A Novel Bond Anchor for Unidirectional FRP Member: Conceptual Design and Experimental Investigation by Yue Liu, Qing Wei, Ze-Yu Wang, Peng Xiang, Long-Ji Du, Bai-Yong Fu

“…Theoretical analysis was performed to illustrate the high anchorage bearing capacity of this dissolution-rebond anchor. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a Cause of Cognitive Decline and Seizures in the Elderly: Diagnostic Pointers and Strategy for Investigation by R. Williams, F. Cresswell, M. McClure, R. Lane

“…This case of a 71-year-old lady with a 3-month history of progressive cognitive decline illustrates clinical features suggestive of Creutzfeltd-Jakob disease such as rapid decline in conscious level and myoclonic jerking. …”
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Targeting TLR/IL-1R Signalling in Human Diseases by Maria Loiarro, Vito Ruggiero, Claudio Sette

“…In this review, we illustrate the structural and functional features of TLR/IL-1R proteins and discuss some recent advances in the approaches undertaken to develop anti-inflammatory therapeutic drugs. …”
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Review on parametric building information modelling and forward design approaches for sustainable bridge engineering by Shanshan Wu, Mohd Zamri Ramli, Shek Poi Ngian, Gen Qiao, Bolin Jiang

“…It examined how parametric modeling facilitated rapid design exploration and simulation-driven optimization through flexible, rule-based relationships. Case studies illustrated the use of parametric techniques to create customizable bridge components and assemblies, which enhanced decision-making through seamless integration with analysis tools. …”
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Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by R. Alexandrescu, I. Morjan, F. Dumitrache, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare, C. Fleaca, R. Birjega, E. Popovici, L. Gavrila, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, G. Filoti, V. Kuncser, L. Vekas

“…In this paper, some fundamental and applicative characteristics of this technique are outlined and recent results obtained in the preparation of gamma iron oxide (γ-Fe2O3) and titania (TiO2) semiconductor nanostructures are illustrated. Nanosized iron oxide particles (4 to 9 nm diameter values) have been directly synthesized by the laser-induced pyrolysis of a mixture containing iron pentacarbonyl/air (as oxidizer)/ethylene (as sensitizer). …”
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Neurotransmitter-bound bestrophin channel structures reveal small molecule drug targeting sites for disease treatment by Aaron P. Owji, Jingyun Dong, Alec Kittredge, Jiali Wang, Yu Zhang, Tingting Yang

“…Extensive analyses were carried out for a potent activator, 4-aminobenzoic acid (PABA): PABA-bound Best1 and Best2 structures are solved and illustrate the same binding site as in GABA-bound Best2; PABA treatment rescues the functional deficiency of patient-derived Best1 mutations. …”
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An Iterative Algorithm for the Generalized Reflexive Solution of the Matrix Equations AXB=E, CXD=F by Deqin Chen, Feng Yin, Guang-Xin Huang

“…Finally, several numerical examples are given to illustrate that our iterative algorithm is effective.…”
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A Combination of Extended Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy GRA for Government E-Tendering in Hybrid Fuzzy Environment by Yan Wang, Chengyu Xi, Shuai Zhang, Dejian Yu, Wenyu Zhang, Yong Li

“…Finally, a prototype system is built and validated with an illustrative example for GeT to confirm the feasibility of our approach.…”
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Prolonged Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Elevation Associated with Isotretinoin Administration by Roya S. Nazarian, Elizabeth Zheng, Caroline Halverstam, Steven R. Cohen, Allan W. Wolkoff

“…Although the pathogenesis and prognosis of retinoid-induced hepatotoxicity are unknown, this case illustrates that isotretinoin may be safely readministered after normalization of liver function tests.…”
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Non-neoplastic proliferative inflammatory aspect of mucoepidermoid carcinomas involving retromolar trigone: A relevant and ignored clinical aspect by Isabel Schausltz Pereira Faustino, Luan Cesar Silva, Joab Cabral Ramos, Ana Carolina Evangelista Colafemina, Mariana de Pauli Paglioni, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Pablo Agustin Vargas, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes

“…Although the clinical appearance of palate MEC is widely recognized, few reports illustrate the clinical aspect of MEC in the retromolar trigone and, therefore, the present report highlights two cases of MEC with a peculiar clinical presentation.…”
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Optimal design of maintenance service contract considering preventive maintenance, random repair cost and time value of money by Majeed Heydari, Amir Yousefli

“…A numerical example with comprehensive sensitivity analysis is presented to illustrate the model and its parameters' effect. The result shows that the presented model helps the service provider to design an MSC with a minimum price while assuring the profit margin.…”
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Nicotinamide mononucleotide restores impaired metabolism, endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis in old sedentary male mice by Kevin Kiesworo, Thomas Agius, Michael R. Macarthur, Martine Lambelet, Arnaud Lyon, Jing Zhang, Guillermo Turiel, Zheng Fan, Sènan d’Almeida, Korkut Uygun, Heidi Yeh, Sébastien Déglise, Katrien de Bock, Sarah J. Mitchell, Alejandro Ocampo, Florent Allagnat, Alban Longchamp

“…Taken together, our study illustrates the importance of NAD+-dependent metabolism in the maintenance of EC proliferation capacity with age, and the therapeutic potential of NAD precursors.…”
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AADL Extension to Model Classical FPGA and FPGA Embedded within a SoC by Dominique Blouin, Daniel Chillet, Eric Senn, Sébastien Bilavarn, Robin Bonamy, Christian Samoyeau

“…These levels are exposed in detail and illustrated on a concrete example of FPGA device. The design space exploration of an application deployment using this model is also presented.…”
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Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for Anomaly Detection by Hanna Arini Parhusip, Suryasatriya Trihandaru, Bambang Susanto, Adrianus Herry Heriadi, Petrus Priyo Santosa, Yohanes Sardjono, Johanes Dian Kurniawan

“…The positions where anomalies occur are illustrated based on altitude, temperature, pressure, and concentration. …”
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A Pathophysiological Insight into Sepsis and Its Correlation with Postmortem Diagnosis by C. Pomara, I. Riezzo, S. Bello, D. De Carlo, M. Neri, E. Turillazzi

“…The diagnosis of sepsis-related deaths is an illustrative example of the reciprocal value of autopsy both for clinicians and for pathologists. …”
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Application of Choquet Integral-Fuzzy Measures for Aggregating Customers’ Satisfaction by Lazim Abdullah, Noor Azzah Awang, Mahmod Othman

“…A case of customers’ satisfaction over two fast restaurants in Malaysia is presented to illustrate the application of the proposed aggregation operator. …”
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Evaluation of competences for research through experimental reports: An example with high school professors by Maria Elena Rodriguez Perez, Catalina Rodríguez Pérez, Luis Hernando Silva Castillo

“…A competence, in the interbehavioral approach, refers to the functional organization of skills in order to fulfill a type of performance criterion. To illustrate the use of this notion in educational settings, an evaluation of research competences was carried out through the analysis of 17 research reports prepared by high school professors of the University of Guadalajara. …”
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Residual stress determination by blind hole drilling and local displacement mapping in aluminium alloy aerospace components by Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev, Eugene Statnik, Alexey Salimon, Alexander Korsunsky

“…High density fringe patterns from ESPI provide a rapid and reliable method for residual stress determination, as illustrated using examples of approximately 160 MPa stresses in irregular zones of thick-walled structures. …”
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Modulation of diurnal variation in rainfall associated with tropical cyclones over the East Asia–Western North Pacific region by environmental vertical wind shear by Na Wei, Qian Wang, Xinghai Zhang, Dajun Zhao

“…Over CEC, the diurnal signal of TCR is very weak but statistically significant in the downshear‐left and upshear‐right quadrants with opposite phase, illustrating the change in asymmetry of the spatial distribution of TCR induced by the large VWS diurnal cycle. …”
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Exploring the changing of name as a socio-cultural adaptation strategy of the Javanese Diaspora in Sabah Borneo—Malaysia by Sahid Teguh Widodo, Suyatno Suyatno, Bahtiar Mohamad, Shafinar Ismail

“…This research contributes to the understanding of personal names as a reflection of cultural identity, illustrating the dynamic relationship between linguistic forms and broader social, historical, and cultural contexts. …”
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