Partial Discharge Detection from Large Motor Stator Slots Using EFPI Sensors by Jinlong Wang, Weizhong Sun, Jun Zhou, Lei Wang, Lianfei Chen, Pengcheng Chen, Qichao Chen, Weichao Zhang

“…The sensor features a quartz diaphragm with a thickness of 20 μM, an effective constrained radius of 0.9 mm, a vibration-coupling air gap depth of 100 μM, and a first-order natural resonant frequency of 66 kHz. Simulation and experimental analyses revealed the distribution characteristics and propagation paths of ultrasonic signals within stator slots. …”
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Review of Cathepsin K Inhibitor Development and the Potential Role of Phytochemicals by Dong Oh Moon

“…This review highlights the potential of phytochemicals as alternative inhibitors, emphasizing their natural origin, structural diversity, and minimal adverse effects. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies on the vibration serviceability of fanshaped prestressed concrete floor by Liang Cao, Hongtuo Qi, Jiang Li

“…Specifically heel-drop and jumping impact tests were conducted to obtain the natural frequencies and modal damping ratios of the floor system, followed by the discussion on the distribution of peak accelerations. …”
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Atmospheric microplastic accumulation in Ramalina celastri (Sprengel) Krog & Swinscow Thalli: a transplant study across different levels of urbanization by Gollo Maira S., Villagra Elizabeth L.B., Gomez Jonatan J.

“…This study investigates MP accumulation in natural populations of Ramalina celastri across an urbanization gradient in Luján, Argentina, marking the first report for this species. …”
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Biological evaluation and interaction mechanism of beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 inhibitory pentapeptide from egg albumin by Zhipeng Yu, Sijia Wu, Wenzhu Zhao, Long Ding, David Shiuan, Fuping Zheng, Jianrong Li, Jingbo Liu

“…Inhibition of beta-site APP cleaving enzyme1 (BACE1) is one of the most promising therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. To find natural products for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) properties and in vitro BACE1 inhibitory activity of the peptides isolated from egg albumin were evaluated. …”
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Análisis de las funciones de importación y exportación de México (1980-2000) by Daniel G. Garcés Díaz

“…Esto sugiere que la apertura comercial de los años ochenta provocó un cambio estructural muy pronunciado en el comercio exterior mexicano y que el TLCAN es la continuación natural de dicho proceso.…”
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Espaço e memória: paisagens e entreolhares no documentário O Botão de Pérola by Helena Augusta da Silva Gomes

“…Partindo de elementos, muitas vezes, estudados e enquadrados no campo de uma “ciência natural”, como o oceano, o deserto e a cordilheira, Patrício Guzmán constrói fios narrativos historiográficos, tramas espaciais feitas de inúmeras linhas de força constituidoras da experiência contemporânea.…”
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Primeros ensayos para el cultivo y caracterización del aceite esencial de Conobea scoparioides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth. para el Pacífico colombiano by Robert Tulio González Mina, Ana Milena Hurtado Montaño

“…El presente trabajo intenta obtener resultados preliminares para su reproducción en condiciones experimentales de siembras simulando su entorno natural contrastada con siembras en materas. …”
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Influence of Number of Pole Pairs on Torque Ripple of Magnetic Gear by Huang Zhangxian, Jing Libing

“…The research results show that the torque ripple can be effectively reduced by selecting the magnetic gear with <italic>P</italic>₁=4， <italic>P</italic>₁:<italic>P</italic>₂=1:<italic>n</italic>+0.25 or 1:<italic>n</italic>+0.75 （<italic>n</italic> is a natural number）.…”
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Dynamic Behavior of Supported Structures from Free-Free Modal Tests Using Structural Dynamic Modification by G. Ismael, M. López-Aenlle, F. Pelayo, A. Fernández-Canteli

“…In this paper the SDM theory is used to predict the modal parameters of a pinned-free beam, a cantilever beam, and a 3D steel beam structure from the experimental natural frequencies and mode shapes of the same structures tested in free-free configuration. …”
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Biochanin A Reduces Inflammatory Injury and Neuronal Apoptosis following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage via Suppression of the TLRs/TIRAP/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway by Ling-yun Wu, Zhen-nan Ye, Zong Zhuang, Yongyue Gao, Chao Tang, Chen-hui Zhou, Chun-xi Wang, Xiang-sheng Zhang, Guang-bin Xie, Jing-peng Liu, Meng-liang Zhou, Chun-hua Hang, Ji-xin Shi

“…Biochanin A (BCA), a natural bioactive isoflavonoid, has been confirmed to emerge the anti-inflammatory pharmacological function. …”
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Probes for 4th Generation Constituents of Dark Atoms in Higgs Boson Studies at the LHC by M. Yu. Khlopov, R. M. Shibaev

“…Here, we argue that the difference between the three known quark-lepton families and the 4th family can naturally lead to suppression of this coupling, relating the accelerator test for such a composite dark matter scenario to the detailed study of the production and modes of decay of the 125.5 GeV boson, discovered at the LHC.…”
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A Probabilistic Model for Evaluation of the Dynamic Behavior of a Concrete Gravity Dam considering the Fluid-Structure Interaction by Majid Pasbani Khiavi, Adel Ferdousi, Abdolrahman Moallemi Khiavi

“…Also, the results present the dependence of the responses and the propagation status on the excitation frequency and its relationship with the system frequency and the reservoir natural frequency.…”
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Computer-Aided Analysis of Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutic Targets: Identification of Potent Molecules from African Medicinal Plants by Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi

“…Sixty-five molecules from the ZINC database subset (AfroDb Natural Products) were virtually screened with some reported repurposed therapeutics against six SARS-CoV-2 and two human targets. …”
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Hyperspectral Imaging Surface Analysis for Dried and Thermally Modified Wood: An Exploratory Study by Olena Myronycheva, Ekaterina Sidorova, Olle Hagman, Margot Sehlstedt-Persson, Olov Karlsson, Dick Sandberg

“…Naturally seasoned, kiln-dried, and thermally modified wood has been studied by hyperspectral near-infrared imaging between 980 and 2500 nm in order to obtain spatial chemical information. …”
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Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Site in the UNESCO Global Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald, Germany – Challenges of Geoscience Popularisation in a Complex Geoheritage Context by Marie-Luise Frey, Pascal Schmitz, Jutta Weber

“…Despite its paleontological importance, the Messel Pit was under threat to become a waste disposal site, and its eventual designation as the first Natural World Heritage UNESCO geosite in Germany followed an intense fight in which numerous principles of geoheritage and geoscience popularization were explored. …”
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Bioaccessibility In Vitro of Nutraceuticals from Bark of Selected Salix Species by Urszula Gawlik-Dziki, Danuta Sugier, Dariusz Dziki, Piotr Sugier

“…The aim of this study was to investigate and to compare the extractability, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability in vitro of antioxidative compounds from bark of selected Salix species: S. alba (SA), S. daphnoides (SD), S. purpurea (SP), and S. daphnoides x purpurea (SDP) hybrid willow clones originating from their natural habitats and cultivated on the sandy soil. …”
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Biobased Polylactide Nanoparticles as Novel Gene Delivery Nanoplatforms: Can They Be Used for DNA Transport? by Farnaz Sadat Fattahi

“…Polylactide nanoparticles are easily processable and undergo degradation into natural metabolites while matching its degradation rate with the healing time of damaged human tissues. …”
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Life Cycle Costs and Life Cycle Assessment for the Harvesting, Conversion, and the Use of Switchgrass to Produce Electricity by Nuttapol Lerkkasemsan, Luke E. K. Achenie

“…Using an average agriculture land fraction of the United States at 0.4, the estimated cost of electricity from pyrolysis of 5000 tons of switchgrass is the lowest at $0.12 per kwh. Using natural gas turbine power plant for electricity generation, the price of electricity can go as low as 7.70 cent/kwh. …”
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Le réchauffement climatique actuel influence-t-il l’activité des ouragans extrêmes de l’Atlantique Nord (1945-2018) ? by Karl Hoarau, Florence Pirard, Ludovic Chalonge

“…It is still complicated to detect a possible global warming signal in hurricanes data with the natural variations on multiple time-scales.…”
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