Development and Validation of a Theoretical Model for Flexural Behavior in Timber-Concrete and Bamboo-Concrete Composite Beams by Thaís P. L. Siqueira, M’hamed Y. R. da Glória, Enzo Martinelli, Romildo D. Toledo Filho

“…The growing demand for sustainable construction has encouraged the use of composite beams combining timber or bamboo with concrete to optimize structural performance and reduce environmental impact. …”
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Influence of the Wave Form on the Material Response Delay by J. R. Azinheira, L. Reis, A. M. R. Ribeiro

“…To model damping effects in structural dynamics, the literature provides a wide range of alternatives. …”
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The role of unidirectional surface roughness on the regularity of LIPSS generated on stainless steel using femtosecond lasers by Diego Gallego, Isabel Ayerdi, Aldara Pan, Santiago M. Olaizola, Ainara Rodriguez

“…Abstract Laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are directional and periodic nanostructures generated in most materials when irradiated with linear polarized laser beams under certain irradiation conditions. …”
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Hyperspectral Estimation of Tea Leaf Chlorophyll Content Based on Stacking Models by Jinfeng Guo, Dong Cui, Jinxing Guo, Umut Hasan, Fengqi Lv, Zixing Li

“…Therefore, when constructing stacking models, the base model combination should comprise various models with minimal structural similarity while ensuring robust predictive performance, and the meta-model should be chosen as a simple linear or nonlinear model.…”
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The role of women in the good governance of Semnan in the corona and post-corona era by Mehdi Asghari, Zeinab Karkehbadi, Abbas Arghan

“…To analyze the data, single-sample t-tests and multivariate linear regression were employed. Finally, to generalize the results from the sample to the statistical population, structural equation modeling was conducted using Lisrel software. …”
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High-Efficiency Drug Loading in Lipid Vesicles by MEMS-Driven Gigahertz Acoustic Streaming by Bingxuan Li, Haopu Wang, Zhen Wang, Huikai Xie, Yao Lu

“…The GUV-first approach demonstrated better performance, achieving 60.04% ± 1.55% encapsulation efficiency (EE%) at 250 mW acoustic power—a 5.93% enhancement over direct SUV loading (54.11% ± 0.72%). Structural analysis via TEM confirmed intact SUV morphology post-loading, while power-dependent EE% analysis showed a linear trend. …”
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Writing without borders: AI and cross-cultural convergence in academic writing quality by Arjun Prakash, Shruti Aggarwal, Jeevan John Varghese, Joel John Varghese

“…Abstract English has become the dominant language in global academic publishing, facilitating cross-border collaboration while reinforcing structural barriers for non-native English-speaking researchers. …”
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EFFECT OF INFLIXIMAB ON PARAMETERS OF REMODELING OF ARTERIAL BLOODSTREAM, RANKL AND OSTEOPROTEGERIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by Larisa Aleksandrovna Knyazeva, N S Meshcherina

“…To study the effect of infliximab (INF) on serum levels of RANKL and osteoprotegerin (OPG), as well as on structural and functional properties of the vascular wall in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Material and Methods. …”
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Construction of an Economically Effective System of Target Indicators for the Development of University Research Activities Considering Correlation Dependencies by D. G. Sandler, D. A. Gladyrev

“…This study is aimed to study linear correlation dependencies between the main indicators measuring the university’s publication activity and other scientometric, social and structural indicators.Materials and methods. …”
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Assessing the effects of design modifications on the use of wildlife exits designed for endangered Texas ocelots. by Rupesh Maharjan, Jamie E Langbein, John H Young, Kevin Ryer, Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Md Saydur Rahman, Richard J Kline

“…Lastly, a third design (Design C) had all the structural features of Design B, except for the raised berm removed from all ten WE sites. …”
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Hard input, soft management and student engagement: How institutional actions promote innovation ability and academic performance among top innovative talent. by Tianbao Zhang, Weihai Huang, Zhimin Liu

“…By reference to a sample consisting of 1,500 graduating doctoral students who participated in a national stratified sampling survey in China, we develop a structural equation model with the goal of investigating the different roles played by the hard inputs and soft management employed by institutions in the task of cultivating top-quality innovative doctoral students as well as the specific paths associated with this influence. …”
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Post-pandemic job market: an analysis of factors influencing university students’ willingness for flexible employment based on SEM-ANN-fsQCA by Quanling Cai, Weidong Chen, Mingxing Wang, Kaisheng Di

“…Using data from 1270 survey responses, we applied Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). …”
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¿Qué queda del como si no paulino? Presentismo, barroco y domesticidad posfranquista by Brice Chamouleau

“…In post-Franco Spain, it encounters a conceptual and institutional space in which presentism does not speak of a present that does not pass, but is installed in a Christian institutional montage, in which social change is not situated in a linear chronology awaiting catastrophe, the decline of a globalised history of capitalism, but in the structural time of the staged revelation of the Christian community before itself. …”
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Optimization of Plate Vibration Based on Innovative Elliptical Thickness Variation by Neeraj Lather, Naveen Mani, Rahul Shukla, Amit Sharma

“…Traditionally, plate vibrations have been analysed by incorporating circular, linear, parabolic, and exponential thickness variations. …”
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Combinatorial-Semantic Analysis of Collocations as a Method of Linguistic Research (on the Example of Colour Collocations Formed by an Adjective Type) by M. V. Vlavatskaya

“…The article is devoted to the application of the method of complex semantic-syntagmatic analysis of collocations, or combinatorially determined lexical and phraseological units, characterized by structural-semantic integrity and having functional, idio-ethnic and other limitations. …”
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A Novel Quadrilateral-Shaped Vibration Isolation Platform and Its Application in the Offshore Floating Platform by Zhenbin Guo, Jing Bian, Liangyu Li, Ning Su

“…This work develops a quadrilateral-shaped vibration isolation platform (QVIP) with a quasi-zero stiffness property for floating structures, combining negative stiffness elements and optimized damping to achieve high-static-low-dynamic-stiffness. …”
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Kernelized Type 2 Intuitionistic Fuzzy C Means: a robust approach for brain MRI image segmentation by Kanika Bhalla, Sonika Dahiya, Anjana Gosain

“…This method improves boundary definition, centroid placement, and handles non-linear structures. Results from tests on 14 datasets (4 simulated, 10 real brain MRI scans) show that KT2IFCM achieves superior noise resilience and segmentation accuracy compared to FCM, IFCM, KIFCM, and T2IFCM. …”
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Exceptional points and stability in nonlinear models of population dynamics having PT symmetry by Alexander Felski, Flore K. Kunst

“…For the latter, parity-time-reflection (PT) symmetry has played an eminent role in understanding exceptional-point structures and phase transitions in these systems. Yet their interplay has remained, by and large, unexplored. …”
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Clinical Sports Medicine by Antretter M, Posch D, Burtscher M

“…In particular, the WUP and the HAT seem to elicit similar effects and benefits, but differences may result from different program structures (i.e., HAT: holistic/all-in-one, WUP: weekly changes). …”
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Temporalités et imprévisibilité des parcours reproductifs : les expériences de l’infertilité par les citadines Camerounaises by Gishleine D. Oukouomi

“…This rhythm highlights different areas of the life story, and the way in which the unpredictable event structures and reshapes them over time.Contribution: This article opens up new avenues of research on how to take account of “social” unpredictability in contexts where social norms and cultures are often thought of as stable and rigid, and life trajectories as linear.…”
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