Icariin Prevents Cartilage and Bone Degradation in Experimental Models of Arthritis by Chen Chao Wei, Dai Qi Ping, Fan Tian You, Chen Yong Qiang, Che Tao

“…Micro-CT analysis showed that the bone mineral density value and bone structural level in ICA treated rabbits were significantly higher compared with those in the AIA group. …”
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Comparison of Pulse-Echo Tomography and Through-Transmission Ultrasonic Test for UPV Characterization of Building Materials by Emilia Vasanelli, Davide Di Gennaro, Matteo Sticchi, Gianni Blasi, Luigi Capozzoli

“…Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) is a widely used technique for diagnosis and structural safety assessment of existing buildings. …”
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Digital transformation in an emerging economy: exploring organizational drivers by Sulemana B. Egala, John Amoah, Abdul Bashiru Jibril, Robert Opoku, Emmanuel Bruce

“…This study tests a new conceptual framework using survey data from 472 employees of small-to-medium-sized service-based firms and employing structural equation model analysis with a variance-based SEM approach. …”
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Improvement of Bread Quality by Adding Wheat Germ Fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum dy-1 by Yansheng Zhao, Jiayan Zhang, Yixing Wei, Lianzhong Ai, Dong Ying, Xiang Xiao

“…Therefore, the addition of FWG could not only enhance its nutritional properties, but also improve the flavor, quality, and structural features of bread. Moreover, it exhibited a good availability to extend the shelf life of bread.…”
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Contesting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: realities and experiences among racialized immigrant and racialized non-immigrant individuals in Peel Region Canada by Andrea Rishworth, Kathi Wilson, Nicole Charles, Matthew Adams, Tracey Galloway

“…Findings indicate vaccine (dis)trust is shaped by various personal, socio-structural and historical factors converge to shape vaccine acceptance and opposition. …”
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Knowledge attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals regarding diabetes self management education and support by Qin Wang, Guihua Miao, Shulan Miao, Peifang Li, Jiali Chen

“…Correlation analysis revealed a negative association between knowledge and attitude (r = − 0.139, p = 0.010) and a positive association between attitude and practice (r = 0.361, p < 0.001). Structural equation modeling revealed a negative direct effect of knowledge on attitude (β = − 0.156, p = 0.025), a positive direct effect of attitude on practice (β = 0.481, p = 0.007), and an indirect effect of knowledge on practice via attitude (β = − 0.075, p = 0.016). …”
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Warmth and Competence: An Empirical Investigation of the Dual Impact of Corporate Apologies on Repairing Brand Trust by Mei-Ru Yang, Shubham Pathak, Shi-Zheng Huang

“…Unlike previous studies, the SCM framework was employed to provide a more comprehensive explanation, demonstrating how corporate apologies in brand crisis contexts impact trust recovery via both emotional (perceived warmth) and cognitive (perceived competence) dimensions. Utilising structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse questionnaire data from consumers of new energy vehicles (n=412), the findings indicate that corporate apologies not only directly enhance brand trust but also indirectly facilitate trust repair by increasing perceived warmth and perceived competence, which function as mediating variables in the repair process. …”
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Image, satisfaction, and continued usage intention in wine tourism through digital content marketing by Marina Perišić Prodan, Ana Čuić Tanković, Nikolina Ritossa

“…Hypothesis testing was conducted using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The research results showed that usefulness, entertainment and quality of digital content had a statistically significant influence on perceived image, while entertainment and quality of digital content were significant predictors of overall satisfaction of wine tourists. …”
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Demographic Insights Into Autonomous Taxi Adoption: A Multi-Group Analysis Extending UTAUT2 With Trust, Perceived Risk, and Personal Innovativeness by Chuan Zheng, Danling Sun, Munirah Khamarudin, Azanin Ahmad, Han Wei, Jie Xu

“…Based on a survey of 417 respondents in Wuhan, China, relationships between the proposed theoretical constructs and AT adoption intention are examined using structural equation modeling (SEM), complemented by multi-group analysis (MGA) to investigate demographic variations. …”
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Sparse point annotations for remote sensing image segmentation by Sixian Chan, Wangjie Zhou, Yanjing Lei, Chao Li, Jie Hu, Feng Hong

“…To compensate for missing structural cues, a dedicated Segment Anything Model (SAM) branch generates supplementary point-based pseudo-labels that help recover object boundaries and sizes. …”
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Wine and cultural heritage. The experience of the Alto Douro Wine Region by Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia M.C. Pinto, João Rebelo

“…During recent decades, both activities have witnessed deep and structural changes, with consequences for the maintenance of the traditional characteristics of the cultural landscape that drove the UNESCO classification. …”
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Dual roles of exostosin glycosyltransferase 1 in Zika virus infection by Jiaxin Ling, Asifa Khan, Matthias Denkewitz, Marco Maccarana, Åke Lundkvist, Jin-Ping Li, Jinlin Li

“…While over-expressing EXT1 results in the reduction of ZIKV production by targeting the viral envelope (E) protein and non-structural protein NS3 in a proteasome-dependent degradation manner. …”
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Inactive hospital based cancer registries in eastern India exploring challenges and pathways to sustainability a qualitative study by Shubharanjan Jena, Venkatarao Epari, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Sunil Agrawala, Raghul Durairaj

“…Results The study identified multiple barriers to sustainability, including structural (limited resources, inadequate staffing), technological (lack of digital infrastructure), and organizational (low institutional priority, competing clinical workloads) factors. …”
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Gender pay gaps in Morocco: urban-rural disparities across the wage distribution by Fatima Mounir, Said Hanchane, Khalid Soudi

“…Our results highlight the need for targeted public policies to address the structural barriers women face, particularly in low-paid jobs and rural labor markets.…”
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Life Satisfaction and Family Communication as Protective Factors in Problematic Internet Use in University Students by Walter Capa-Luque, Luz Elizabeth Mayorga-Falcón, Evelyn Barboza Navarro, Armando Martínez Portillo, Yovana Pardavé-Livia, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez, Edmundo Hervias-Guerra, Catalina Bello-Vidal

“…Results According to the structural regression model, satisfaction with life and family communication has a negative impact with a combined effect of 20% in explaining PIU. …”
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Study on the irradiation damage effect of heavy ions on carbon foil by Xu Zhiyou, Liu Yong, Zhang Junjie, Tao Zechao, Jia Hui, Zhao Huanyu, Sun Liangting

“…The results indicated that MLG has a tendency for amorphization, DLC has a tendency for graphitization, and the oxygen-containing functional groups on the GO surface are damaged. These structural changes are expected to significantly impact the mechanical properties of the foils.…”
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Trade-Offs and Partitioning Strategy of Carbon Source-Sink During Fruit Development of <i>Camellia oleifera</i> by Yueling Li, Yiqing Xie, Yue Zhang, Xuan Fang, Jian Wang

“…Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs), the main substrates and energy carriers of plants, play an important role in mediating the source-sink balance of carbon (C). …”
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Geological features and genesis of the Dyusembay Central (Sayakhat) ore deposit by Galym Zh. Nurzhanov, Vladimir V. Kuznetsov, Pavel A. Nicenko, Nelly G. Kudryavtseva, Tatiana P. Kuznetsova, Mergen M. Murzagulov

“…The composition and structural and textural features of the ores reflect the long and complicated history of their formation. …”
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Biochar-supported highly dispersed ultrasmall Cu/ZnO nanoparticles as a highly efficient novel catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol by Seyed Alireza Vali, Javier Moral-Vico, Antoni Sánchez

“…These metrics significantly outperformed those of the Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst (STY of 98.6 mgMeOH gCu-1 h-1, selectivity of 54%, with catalytic activity loss after 25 h) under identical reaction conditions (260 °C, 1 MPa). Structural characterizations revealed that the enhanced catalytic activity and improved stability of the biochar-supported Cu/ZnO nanoparticles, relative to Cu/ZnO/Al2O3, were attributed to the enrichment of Cu-Zn interfacial sites. …”
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Sustainability through lignin valorization: recent innovations and applications driving industrial transformation by Poulose Sarojam Jiju, Anil Kumar Patel, Nalinakshan Sreevidya Shruthy, Saseendran Shalu, Cheng-Di Dong, Reeta Rani Singhania

“…Despite its significant potential, lignin valorization is constrained by challenges including structural complexity, inefficient processing, and scalability limitations. …”
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