Current advances on the phytochemistry, pharmacology, quality control and applications of Anoectochilus roxburghii by Xiaoxue Zou, Kexin Zhang, Xuezhen Li, Yuqin Zhang, Lixia Chen, Hua Li, Hua Li

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Investigation of the optimum calcination temperature for water treatment plant sludge to develop a sustainable alkali activated concrete by Jasmin Osama Abdelhalim, Ismail Amer, Ibrahim Abdel Latif, Ihab Fawzy, Sayed Ismail, Mohamed A. Khalaf

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Brain Reward System and Its Volumetric Investigations in Alcohol Addiction by Muhammed Fatih Tabara, Murad Atmaca, Hanefi Yıldırım, Onur Solmaz, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Mehmet Gürkan Gurok

“…The study aimed to iden- tify structural changes in the brain’s reward system in alcohol use disorder. …”
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Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging in Glaucoma by Alireza Kamalipour, Sasan Moghimi

“…Moreover, the development of artificial intelligence models in data analysis has enabled a tremendous opportunity to create an integrated representation of structural and functional alterations observed in glaucoma. …”
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Experimental Study on Two-Step Concrete Corbels with Several Interface Conditions by Mohamed A. Hassan, M. Nasser Darwish, Said M. Allam, Muhammad A. Diab

“…Corbels are usually used in precast concrete structures for beam–column connections and are common in industrial structures to support crane girders and may be required in new alteration works. …”
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Intersecting inequities: a scoping review of the gendered relationship between unpaid care work and intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 lockdown in Canada by Alexandra Beukens, Julia Smith

“…Background While there is now extensive research on how COVID-19 lockdowns negatively affected unpaid care burdens and intimate partner violence (IPV), the structural determinants shaping both experiences are less well understood. …”
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Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output by Wei Guo, Ping Shao, Hai-yan Li, Yan Long, Jian-feng Mao

“…In order to avoid unexpected damage of structural specimens in the test, at the beginning, a signal with small amplitude is adopted to input the shake table device to gain the transfer function and corresponding drive signal, and then a strong earthquake output can be reproduced by amplifying the drive signal proportionally. …”
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Analysis of Stationary Random Responses for Non-Parametric Probabilistic Systems by Y. Zhao, Y.H. Zhang, J.H. Lin, W.P. Howson, F.W. Williams

“…The move from conceptual design, through fabrication to observation and measurement on the resulting physical structure is fraught with uncertainty. This, together with the necessary simplifications inherent when using the finite element technique, makes the development of a predictive model for the physical structure sufficiently approximate that the use of random structural models is often to be preferred. …”
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Discretization of the Water Uptake Process of Na-Montmorillonite Undergoing Atmospheric Stress: XRD Modeling Approach by Walid Oueslati, Mahdi Meftah

“…This hydrological disturbance allows the “demolition” of the clay history and to highlight the clay hydrous performance. The structural analysis is achieved using modeling of XRD profiles, which allowed us to determine the optimal structural parameters describing the IS configuration along the c∗ axis. …”
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Quantifying the regulatory potential of genetic variants via a hybrid sequence-oriented model with SVEN by Yu Wang, Nan Liang, Ge Gao

“…We further systematically screen a large-scale structural variants dataset derived from 3622 individuals and clinical structural variants from ClinVar, and provide an overview of transcriptomic impacts of structural variants in population. …”
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Test and Numerical Study on Monotonic Behavior of Complex CFT Column Joints by Zeliang Yu, Bin Yang, Bin Jia, Yuhong Yan, Shaowen Xiao, Ke Lei

“…Based on an engineering structure, 1 : 4 reduced-scale specimens are manufactured and the three-dimensional subassembly testing system is designed to apply the monotonic load. …”
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GNSS Signal Extraction Using CEEMDAN–WPD for Deformation Monitoring of Ropeway Pillars by Song Zhang, Yuntao Yang, Yilin Xie, Haoran Tang, Haiyang Li, Lianbi Yao, Yin Yang

“…Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology is increasingly recognized for its critical role in structural deformation monitoring, providing precise measurements for various structural applications. …”
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Sex differences in patients with working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) by Marek Milewski, Aneta Desperak, Maciej Koźlik, Marta Bujak, Marek Gierlotka, Krzysztof Milewski, Krystian Wita, Zbigniew Kalarus, Joanna Fluder-Włodarczyk, Pawel E. Buszman, Jacek Piegza, Mamas A. Mamas, Wojciech Wojakowski, Pawel Gasior

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Individualized gray matter morphological abnormalities unveil two neuroanatomical obsessive-compulsive disorder subtypes by Baohong Wen, Keke Fang, Qiuying Tao, Ya Tian, Lianjie Niu, Wenqing Shi, Zijun Liu, Jin Sun, Liang Liu, Xiaopan Zhang, Ruiping Zheng, Hui-Rong Guo, Yarui Wei, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng, Shaoqiang Han

“…Abstract Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, with notable variations among cases in structural brain abnormalities. To address this heterogeneity, our study aimed to delineate OCD subtypes based on individualized gray matter morphological differences. …”
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Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges by Feng Xiao, J Leroy Hulsey, Gang S Chen, Yujiang Xiang

“…A method to identify optimal strain sensor placement for examining structural static responses is presented. The method is based on the use of numerical optimization. …”
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STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENT MODEL UPDATING BASED ON POLYNOMIAL CHAOTIC EXPANSION AND KL DIVERGENCE by XU ZeWei, PENG ZhenRui, ZHANG YaFeng, BAI Yu

“…Finally, the mean value and standard deviation of structural parameters are modified to minimize KL divergence. …”
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Outlier Detection Method of Dam Monitoring Data Based on Robust Estimation and Variable Separation by LIANG Huibin, ZHANG Han, ZHANG Linsong, CAO Yuxin, ZHOU Jingren

“…The original monitoring data of dams is the most important data to grasp the operation behavior of the dams,and the outliers in the data are the focus during the analysis.Outliers are divided into two categories.One category is caused by measurement errors and should be eliminated or supplemented to avoid affecting subsequent analysis.The other is caused by structural mutations and should be highly valued.At present,main outlier recognition methods in dam engineering are based on traditional mathematical statistics and do not consider the influence of structural anomalies,which results in low recognition accuracy.Therefore,based on an in-depth study of dam monitoring data and outlier characteristics,this paper first employs robust MM estimation to eliminate the normal influence of internal and external factors and then adopts the residual measured value to eliminate the stable abnormal influence by difference before and after.Finally,according to the minimum value method,outlier identification is conducted on the residual values.The application of the measured dam data proves that the proposed method can identify the measurement outliers more effectively and robustly,and avoid the interference of structural stability anomalies.…”
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Natural Frequency Analysis of Two Nonlinear Panels Coupled with a Cavity Using the Approximate Elliptic Integral Solution and the Method of Harmonic Residual Minimization by Y. Y. Lee

“…The nonlinear structural acoustic problem considered in this study is the nonlinear natural frequency analysis of flexible double panels using the elliptic integral solution method. …”
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New Active Control Method Based on Using Multiactuators and Sensors Considering Uncertainty of Parameters by Babak Karimpour, Ali Keyhani, Javad Alamatian

“…New approach is presented for controlling the structural vibrations. The proposed active control method is based on structural dynamics theories in which multiactuators and sensors are utilized. …”
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Equivalent Modal Damping Ratios of a Composite Tube-Type Tall Building to Dynamic Wind Loading by B.C. Huang, K.M. Lam, A.Y.T. Leung, Y.K. Cheung

“…The equivalent damping ratio of a composite structure under wind-induced vibrations encompasses the combined effects from the different values of damping, mass, and stiffness of the external and internal tubes. …”
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