Social networking friendships: A cross-cultural comparison of network structure between MySpace and Wretch by Chang Hui-Jung

“…Three network indicators were used to describe the network structure of both social network sites: size, density, and heterogeneity. …”
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Banana fibre-reinforced diatomaceous earth slurry treatment of recycled aggregate for enhanced structural concrete performance by Habtamu Melesse Dicha, Sandeep Chaudhary, Momin Noman Husain, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj

“…Abstract This study explores the impact of banana fiber-reinforced diatomaceous earth (DE) slurry treatment on recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) for structural applications. Six types of treated recycled aggregates were prepared by coating their surface with a slurry containing 5% DE, 0-7% banana fiber, and ordinary Portland cement. …”
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Crown structure indicates tree secondary growth, competition legacy, and growth potential of dominant species in Europe by Shamim Ahmed, Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, Frederico Tupinambá-Simões, Felipe Bravo, Miren del Río, Hans Pretzsch

Subjects: “…3D crown structure…”
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Obstacle Capability of an Air-Ground Amphibious Reconnaissance Robot with a Planetary Wheel-Leg Type Structure by Enzhong Zhang, Ruiyang Sun, Zaixiang Pang, Shuai Liu

“…The kinematic characteristic curves of each component and the whole prototype are obtained, which provides a theoretical basis for the design and numerical calculation of the robot structure. Finally, the climbing ability tests of the reconnaissance robot prototype verify the reliability and practicability of the body structure of the reconnaissance robot.…”
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Preconceptional brain structure and future conception: a prospective brain MRI study among 321 women by Merel W. de Vries, Eline M. P. Poels, Gennady V. Roshchupkin, Ryan L. Muetzel, Milan Zarchev, Astrid M. Kamperman, Henning Tiemeier, Meike W. Vernooij, Steven A. Kushner

Subjects: “…Brain structure…”
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Digital Thread-Based Optimisation Framework for Aeronautical Structures: A Vertical Tail Plane Use Case by Sébastien de Longueville, Christophe Bouvet, Emmanuel Bénard, Joël Jézégou, Yves Gourinat

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A Spatial Euler-Bernoulli Beam Element for Rigid-Flexible Coupling Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Structures by Zhigang Zhang, Zhaohui Qi, Zhigang Wu, Huiqing Fang

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NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE INTENSE DEFORMED STATE AND PECULIARITIES OF STRUCTURE FORMATION OF CAST IRON AT HOT EXTRUSION MOLDING by A. I. Pokrovsky, P. E. Lushchik

“…The specific features of structure formation of high-strength cast iron subjected to direct extrusion with different strain (ε) are studied both theoretically (by computer modeling) and experimentally (by metallographic analysis using light and electron microscopes). …”
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Cryo-EM structure of Sudan ebolavirus glycoprotein complexed with its human endosomal receptor NPC1 by Fan Bu, Gang Ye, Hailey Turner-Hubbard, Morgan Herbst, Bin Liu, Fang Li

“…However, unlike EBOV, there are no approved vaccines or treatments for SUDV, and its structural interaction with the endosomal receptor NPC1 remains unclear. …”
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Electronic Structure of Single-Wall Silicon Nanotubes and Silicon Nanoribbons: Helical Symmetry Treatment and Effect of Dimensionality by Pavol Baňacký, Jozef Noga, Vojtech Szöcs

“…From the calculated band structure results that, irrespective of helicity, the SWSiNTs of larger diameter are small-gap semiconductors with direct gap between the Dirac-like cones of (π*,π) bands. …”
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Full Wave Modeling of Array Structures Using Generalized Single-Source Tangential Equivalence Principle Algorithm by Hanru Shao, Jianfeng Dong, Jun Hu

“…The generalized single-source tangential equivalence principle algorithm (GSST-EPA) is proposed to solve the electromagnetic scattering of array structures with very small distance or even connected elements. …”
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Ballistic Penetration of Small-Caliber Bullet in Double-Arrow Honeycomb Core Structures with Negative Poisson’s Ratio by LIU Yangzuo, XU Cheng, MA Wuning, REN Jie, ZHANG Zhendong

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Structural Alteration of Medial Temporal Lobe Subfield in the Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pan He, Hang Qu, Ming Cai, Weijie Liu, Xinyi Gu, Qiang Ma

“…Volume reduction and structural abnormality is the most replicated finding in neuroimaging studies of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Capital structure and practices of accrual-based earnings management among non-financial Vietnamese listed firms by Pham Duc Hieu, Hoang Ha Anh

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Computational studies and structural insights for discovery of potential natural aromatase modulators for hormone-dependent breast cancer by Snehal Aditya Arvindekar, Sanket Rathod, Prafulla Balkrishna Choudhari, Pradnya Kiran Mane, Aditya Umesh Arvindekar, Suraj Narayan Mali, Bapu Thorat

“…Additionally, anthraquinone compounds with minor structural modification can also serve to be potential aromatase inhibitors. …”
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Stability and Hopf Bifurcation Analysis for a Stage-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Discrete and Distributed Delays by Ruiqing Shi, Junmei Qi, Sanyi Tang

“…We propose a three-dimensional stage-structured predatory-prey model with discrete and distributed delays. …”
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Structural Safety Analysis Based on Seismic Service Conditions for Butterfly Valves in a Nuclear Power Plant by Sang-Uk Han, Dae-Gyun Ahn, Myeong-Gon Lee, Kwon-Hee Lee, Seung-Ho Han

“…The structural integrity of valves that are used to control cooling waters in the primary coolant loop that prevents boiling within the reactor in a nuclear power plant must be capable of withstanding earthquakes or other dangerous situations. …”
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Structural properties and recrystallization effects in ion beam modified B20-type FeGe films by Jiangteng Liu, Ryan Schoell, Xiyue S. Zhang, Hongbin Yang, M. B. Venuti, Hanjong Paik, David A. Muller, Tzu-Ming Lu, Khalid Hattar, Serena Eley

“…In particular, a tunable skyrmion–antiskyrmion system may be created through precise control of the defect landscape in B20-phase FeGe, motivating the development of methods to systematically tune disorder in this material and understand the ensuing structural properties. To this end, we investigate a route for modifying magnetic properties in FeGe. …”
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Development of Approaches to an Organizational and Functional Structure Creating of the Eurasian Economic Union Digital Transport Corridors Ecosystem by O. V. Miasnikova, T. G. Tabolich

Subjects: “…organizational and functional structure…”
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Long-term survey of intertidal rocky shore macrobenthic community metabolism and structure after primary succession by Migné, Aline, Bordeyne, François, Davoult, Dominique

“…The present study aimed in measuring the functional effect of changes in the community structure through succession and to compare the timing of successional sequences in communities dominated by canopy-forming algae established at two levels of the emersion gradient in a rocky shore. …”
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