Crack Risk Evaluation of Submerged Concrete Tunnel during Hardening Phase by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…The mineral additives such as FA and BFS not only reduce the hydration heat during the hardening phase but also have significant influence on the development of mechanic and viscoelastic properties at an early age. …”
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Experimental investigation on the anti-detonation performance of composite structure containing foam geopolymer backfill material by Hang Zhou, Hujun Li, Zhen Wang, Dongming Yan, Wenxin Wang, Guokai Zhang, Zirui Cheng, Song Sun, Mingyang Wang

“…Explosion tests were conducted using several composite structure models, including a concrete lining structure (CLS) without foam geopolymer and six foam geopolymer composite structures (FGCS) with different backfill parameters, to study the dynamic response and wave dissipation mechanisms of FGCS under explosive loading. Pressure, strain, and vibration responses at different locations were synchronously tested. …”
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Transgenerational Obesity and Alteration of ARHGEF11 in the Rat Liver Induced by Intrauterine Hyperglycemia by Wanyi Zhang, Rina Su, Hui Feng, Li Lin, Chen Wang, Huixia Yang

“…It is understood that intrauterine hyperglycemia increases the risk of obesity and diabetes in offspring of consecutive generations but its mechanisms remain obscure. This study is aimed at establishing an intrauterine hyperglycemia rat model to investigate the growth and glycolipid metabolic characteristics in transgenerational offspring and discuss the effects of Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 11 (ARHGEF11) and the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in offspring development. …”
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Reaction Kinetics of Sodium Bentonite with Different Acid Systems: An Experimental Study by Yang Li, Xiaoming Ni, Zheng Zhao, Cixiang Yang, Zhongcheng Li

“…Based on this, a reaction kinetics model of H+ was fitted and reaction mechanisms of HF with sodium bentonite after adding HCl and CH3COOH were analysed. …”
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Machine Learning Enabled Prediction of Biologically Relevant Gene Expression Using CT‐Based Radiomic Features in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer by Shrey S. Sukhadia, Christoph Sadée, Olivier Gevaert, Shivashankar H. Nagaraj

“…These genes have recognized implications in a variety of biological pathways and mechanisms of drug resistance pertinent to NSCLC. Conclusion The successful integration of heterogeneous radiogenomic datasets underscores the potential of imaging biomarkers in uncovering NSCLC biological processes through gene expression profiles.…”
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Deciphering of emergency construction objects using satellite imagery and sub-satellite monitoring data in the Arctic by M. L. Kazaryan, A. A. Richter, M. A. Shakhramanyan, S. M. Grigoriev

“…The ecological aspect of depressed construction objects associated with the production of landfills and certain mechanisms of behavior in relation to land use is shown.Conclusions. …”
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Simulation of Payne Effect of Elastomeric Isolators with a Harmonic Balance Method by V. Jaumouillé, J.-J. Sinou, B. Petitjean

“…It leads to a change in the rubber dynamic modulus with vibration amplitudes and, consequently, modifies resonance frequencies of mechanical systems including non linear elastomers. …”
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Mape: defending against transferable adversarial attacks using multi-source adversarial perturbations elimination by Xinlei Liu, Jichao Xie, Tao Hu, Peng Yi, Yuxiang Hu, Shumin Huo, Zhen Zhang

“…MAPE comprises the single-source adversarial perturbation elimination (SAPE) mechanism and the pre-trained models probabilistic scheduling algorithm (PPSA). …”
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Research on ultrasonic testing method for tangential contact stress based on equivalent medium theory by Nana Niu, Yongsheng Zhao, Zhifeng Liu, Ying Li, Lele Liu

“…However, obtaining the distribution of contact stress is a key problem that urgently needs to be solved in exploring the mechanical properties of joint surface connections. …”
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A Deep Learning-Based Approach for the Detection of Various Internet of Things Intrusion Attacks Through Optical Networks by Nouman Imtiaz, Abdul Wahid, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Mian Muhammad Kamal, Nabila Sehito, Salahuddin Khan, Bal S. Virdee, Lida Kouhalvandi, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari

“…Unlike traditional approaches, XIoT emphasizes interpretability by integrating explainable AI mechanisms, enabling cybersecurity analysts to understand and trust its predictions. …”
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Investigation of Strong Strata Behaviors in the Close-Distance Multiseam Coal Pillar Mining by Hongwei Mu, Yongsheng Bao, Dazhao Song, Dongfang Su

“…Moreover, a theoretical model for the mechanism of strong strata behaviors in the close-distance multiseam coal pillar mining was established, which was validated by the monitoring data of seismic computed tomography CT, microseism, and electromagnetic radiation (EMR). …”
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Convergent origin and accelerated evolution of vesicle-associated RhoGAP proteins in two unrelated parasitoid wasps by Colinet, Dominique, Cavigliasso, Fanny, Leobold, Matthieu, Pichon, Apolline, Urbach, Serge, Cazes, Dominique, Poullet, Marine, Belghazi, Maya, Volkoff, Anne-Nathalie, Drezen, Jean-Michel, Gatti, Jean-Luc, Poirié, Marylène

“…The potential new function(s) and the exact mechanism of action of these proteins in host cells remain to be elucidated.…”
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Vegetation types shape the soil micro-food web compositions and soil multifunctionality in Loess Plateau by Zhiming Chen, Wenjuan Kang, Renyuan He, Guang Li, Zhuzhu Luo, Zhuzhu Luo

“…., and the control vegetation Stipa bungeana on soil micro-food webs and soil multifunctionality, as well as their response mechanisms to soil environmental drivers, were investigated using High-throughput sequencing technology.ResultsC. korshinskii significantly enhanced soil physicochemical properties and soil enzyme activities by facilitating the stability of the soil micro-food web structure driven by soil bacteria and fungi and increasing the soil multifunctionality in contrast to S. bungeana. …”
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Relieving Sore Throat Formula Exerts a Therapeutic Effect on Pharyngitis through Immunoregulation and NF-κB Pathway by Yushi Ding, Suyun Yu, Zhonghong Wei, Rui Deng, Peng Chen, Yifan Sun, Qi Jia, Xiaoman Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Wenxing Chen, Kurt S. Zanker, Aiyun Wang, Yin Lu

“…However, the potential pharmacological mechanism still remains unknown. We combined multiple methods including bioinformatics data digging, network pharmacology analysis, and pathway analysis to predict the potential target of RSTF. …”
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Living in fear: How experience shapes caribou responses to predation risk by Laurie Derguy, Mathieu Leblond, Martin‐Hugues St‐Laurent

“…As they get older, individuals should be able to fine‐tune this avoidance based on their increased experience with predation risk. Such learning mechanisms are expected to play a key role in how individuals cope with risk during their life, particularly in altered landscapes where human disturbances have created habitat conditions distinct from those of the past. …”
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Model Test on the Behaviors of Deep Excavation with Lateral Confined Water by Mingyuan Wang, Minyun Hu, Chaohua Li, Xiaobing Xu, Zefeng Ye, Qi Hu

“…To investigate the excavation characteristics and mechanisms of a deep foundation under lateral confined water pressure, a model test was conducted with real-time monitoring of the stress and deformation of the foundation strut system. …”
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Size effect on the flexural behavior of UHPFRC beams and RC beams strengthened with UHPFRC by Felipe Augusto da Silva Barbosa, Ramoel Serafini, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo, Luís Antônio Guimarães Bitencourt Júnior

“… Abstract The presence of fibers in Ultra-High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) considerably affects the mechanical behavior of structural elements constructed from this material. …”
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CircRNF13 enhances IGF2BP1 phase separation-mediated ITGB1 mRNA stabilization in an m6A-dependent manner to promote oral cancer cisplatin chemoresistance by Xuemeng Xu, Qiu Peng, Zongyao Ren, Yaqian Han, Xianjie Jiang, Zhu Wu, Shiming Tan, Wenjuan Yang, Linda Oyang, Xia Luo, Jinguan Lin, Longzheng Xia, Mingjing Peng, Nayiyuan Wu, Yanyan Tang, Hao Tian, Yujuan Zhou, Qianjin Liao

“…However, their specific mechanisms in oral cancer are not well understood. This study analyzed circRNAs expression in oral cancer, identifying circRNF13 (circbaseID: has_circ_0006801) as having elevated expression in oral cancer cells and tissues. …”
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Analysis and Selection Method for Radar Echo Features in Challenging Scenarios by Yunlong Dong, Xiao Luo, Hao Ding, Ningbo Liu, Zheng Cao

“…Under high sea states and large grazing angles, variations in scattering mechanisms lead to changes in feature characteristics, resulting in performance degradation when these methods are applied directly due to scene mismatch. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of V-doped ZnO films implemented to lead-free piezoelectric micromachined devices by Xingxu Zhang, Hao Wu, Yuhui Zhang, Jian Luo, Tao Ye, Kai Tao, Jinjun Deng, Binghe Ma, Weizheng Yuan

“…Firstly, the doping mechanism of ZnO is analyzed and the p-MUT structure is designed. …”
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