Brain Activation during Memory Encoding in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Discordant Twin Pair Study by Amanda G. Wood, Jian Chen, Christopher Moran, Thanh Phan, Richard Beare, Kimberley Cooper, Stacey Litras, Velandai Srikanth

“…Twenty-two twin pairs discordant for type 2 diabetes mellitus (mean age 60.9 years) without neurological disease were recruited from the Australian Twin Registry (ATR) and underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during a memory encoding task, cognitive tests, and structural MRI. Type 2 diabetes was associated with significantly reduced activation in left hemisphere temporoparietal regions including angular gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, and middle temporal gyrus and significantly increased activation in bilateral posteriorly distributed regions. …”
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Decoloration of Waste Cooking Oil by Maghnia Algerian Clays via Ion Exchange and Surface Adsorption by Abdelhak Serouri, Zoubida Taleb, Alberto Mannu, Chahineze Nawel Kedir, Cherifa Hakima Memou, Sebastiano Garroni, Andrea Mele, Oussama Zinai, Safia Taleb

“…The adsorption efficiency was evaluated under different conditions, achieving up to 70% decolorization at 10 wt% clay after 4 h of treatment. Structural characterization of the bentonite before and after adsorption was conducted using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to assess compositional and morphological changes. …”
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Experimental investigation of energy storage/discharge characteristics in a finned latent shell-and-tube heat collector under different operating conditions by Juan Du, Fei Li, Shuao Jia, Fengkai Guo, Yuan Shi, Yuxiang Hong

“…The performance of latent thermal storage units in solar water heating systems depends not only on the system structural sizes but also critically on their operation modes. …”
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Screening HFC/HFO and ionic liquid for absorption refrigeration at the atomic scale by the prediction model of machine learning by Jianchun Chu, Maogang He, Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, Xiangyang Liu, Xiaodong Liang

“…This model employs the Attention E(n)-equivariant Graph Neural Network (AEGNN) applied to disconnected graphs, enabling comprehensive learning from both topological and Euclidean structural information. Our atomic-scale model demonstrates significantly higher accuracy than traditional group contribution methods, with an average absolute deviation of 0.003 mol/mol from experimental data. …”
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Tailoring Polymeric Scaffolds with <i>Buddleja globosa</i> Extract for Dual Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Wound Healing Applications by Ricardo Ceriani, Daniel A. Cherif-Pino, Pamela Pérez-Basáez, Marcela Escobar, Patricio Leyton, Caroline R. Weinstein-Oppenheimer, Daniel F. Moraga-Espinoza, Tania F. Bahamondez-Canas

“…Thirteen scaffold formulations were tested for their antimicrobial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, including biofilm forms, as well as for their biocompatibility with normal human fibroblasts. Structural and physical properties, such as the moisture content and swelling capacity, were evaluated. …”
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Risk Assessment of Sudden Coal and Gas Outbursts Based on 3D Modeling of Coal Seams and Integration of Gas-Dynamic and Tectonic Parameters by Vassiliy Portnov, Adil Mindubayev, Andrey Golik, Nurlan Suleimenov, Alexandr Zakharov, Rima Madisheva, Konstantin Kolikov, Sveta Imanbaeva

“…Based on exploratory drilling and geophysical studies, these models map coal seam geometry, fault positioning, and high-risk structural zones. In weakened coal areas, stress distribution changes can lead to avalanche-like gas releases, even under normal gas-dynamic conditions. …”
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Bounded sine hyperbolic distribution with applications to real datasets by Anwaar Saeed, Abdus Saboor, Farrukh Jamal, Najwan Alsadat, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun, Abdoulie Faal, Mohammed Elgarhy

“…It has a simple closed form cumulative distribution function (CDF). Various structural properties of the distribution are obtained, such as quantile function, moments, entropy, order statistics, reversed order statistics, upper record statistics, residual lifetime function, and reversed residual life function. …”
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Optimized wear behavior and oxidative strengthening mechanism of a WC reinforced high entropy composite coatings by Aohan Zhang, Li Jiang, Haohao Deng, Yanhui Li, Hui Liang, Caiying Chen, Zhibin Zhu, Zhiqiang Cao, Wei Zhang

“…The introduction of WC particles not only provides structural support for the coating but also facilitates the retention of the oxide layer, protecting the coating from severe friction and wear. …”
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Probiotic Fermentation of Defatted Cottonseed Meal for Sustainable Foods and Non-Food Applications by Zhanqiang Yan, Tian Li, Gen Zou, Xiaoling Zhang, Lingbo Qu, Yongjun Wei

“…This review outlines the chemical composition, structural features, and unique properties of cottonseed, with a focus on its inherent antinutritional factors, such as gossypol. …”
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Titanium Dioxide and Polyethylmethacrylate electrospun nanofibers: assessing the technique parameters and morphological characterization by Jessica Dias santos, Tabata Prado Sato, Aline Lins de Lima, Andrea Souza Nogueira, Cristiane Campos Costa Quishida, Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges

“…We used Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) to evaluate the structural properties. All parameters were effective in the NF production, however it was shown that the distance of 12 cm produced the best NFs. …”
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Effects of microwave heating on coal seam property for full-cycle in situ exploitation by Song Wu, Bintao Guo, Biaobing Wang, Wenjian Li, Ruixia Gao, Shen Li, Shuxia Yuan

“…Systematic investigations quantify microwave-induced structural modifications in coal matrices, characterizing porosity, permeability, fracture networks, and surface morphology evolution under varied parameters. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Sulfide Solid-State Electrolytes: Properties, Synthesis, Applications, and Challenges by Bin Man, Yulong Zeng, Qingrui Liu, Yinwen Chen, Xin Li, Wenjing Luo, Zikang Zhang, Changliang He, Min Jie, Sijie Liu

“…This paper systematically examines sulfide-based SSEs, with particular emphasis on their underlying physicochemical properties, structural characteristics, and essential functional attributes relevant to ASSB applications. …”
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Application of nanotechnology in agricultural sustainability: Absorption, translocation, and challenges of nanoparticles by Yanping Meng, Yingying Feng, Xin Bai, Qinghui Yu, Jiyang Zhou, Juan Wang

“…To maximize the efficiency of nanomaterials in the fields of agriculture and plant breeding, this article delves into several key aspects: the influence of the physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles on their translocation within the plant body, the impact of plant structural features on nanoparticle penetration and translocation, and the various ways in which nanoparticles are exposed within different plant species. …”
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Elucidation of the Nano-Mechanical Property Evolution of 3D-Printed Zirconia by Joshua Z. R. Dantzler, Diana Hazel Leyva, Amanda L. Borgaro, Md Shahjahan Mahmud, Alexis Lopez, Saqlain Zaman, Sabina Arroyo, Yirong Lin, Alba Jazmin Leyva

“…Vat photopolymerization-based additive manufacturing (AM) was employed to fabricate zirconia samples. The structural and mechanical properties of the printed zirconia samples were explored, focusing on hardness and elastic modulus variations influenced by printing orientation and post-processing conditions. …”
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A facility for thermo-mechanical characterization of fusion magnet materials during cryogenic ion irradiation by Akarsh Aurora, Alexis R. Devitre, Angus P.C. Wylie, Jonas A. Rajagopal, Michael P. Short

“…Commercial fusion power plants demand magnet materials that retain structural integrity and thermal conductivity while operating under neutron bombardment at cryogenic temperatures. …”
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The Role of <i>Wolfiporia cocos</i> (F. A. <i>Wolf</i>) Ryvarden and Gilb. Polysaccharides in Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Its Health Benefits by Yong Lai, Xin Lan, Zhicheng Chen, Guanhua Lou, Ying Li, Chang Liu, Jianan Feng, Xi Li, Yu Wang

“…Numerous scholars have focused on the extraction process, structural identification, and classical pharmacological pathways of <i>P. cocos</i> polysaccharides, but there are few systematic reviews on <i>P. cocos</i> polysaccharides regulating the gut microbiota. …”
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Effect of mechanical stretching stimulation on maturation of human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes co-cultured with human gingival fibroblasts by Mengxue Wang, Harumi Idei, Chen Wang, Yin Liang, Yun Liu, Yusuke Matsuda, Ken Takahashi, Hiroshi Kamioka, Keiji Naruse

“…Fluorescent immunocytochemical staining revealed the presence of cardiac marker proteins (cTnT and MYL2) in both groups, with higher protein expression in the stretch group. Additionally, structural maturation of iPS-CMs in the stretch group was notably better than in the control group. …”
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CURRENT VIEWS ON THE HETEROGENEITY OF RENAL INVOLVEMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS by A. V. Gordeev, A. Yu. Zakharova, Z. Yu. Mutovina, L. P. Ananyeva

“…The authors first propose a concept of the existence and pathogenesis of chronic scleroderma nephropathy, the basis for which is the vascular endothelial dysfunction phenomenon developing in different structural components of the nephron and kidney as a whole.…”
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Utilizing cardiac magnetic resonance to assess the sequelae of prior rejection episodes on myocardium and correlation with clinical outcomes by Akila Bersali, MD, Farhan Ishaq, MD, MPH, MBA, Mianli Xiao, PhD, Edward A Graviss, PhD, MPH, George Naufal, Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, Dipan J. Shah, MD, Rayan Yousefzai, MD

“…This study compared structural and functional alterations using cardiac MRI (CMR) in heart transplant recipients with and without acute cellular rejection (ACR) and analyzed their association with clinical outcomes. …”
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Design and Applications of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration by Sylvia Mangani, Marios Vetoulas, Katerina Mineschou, Konstantinos Spanopoulos, Maria dM. Vivanco, Zoi Piperigkou, Nikos K. Karamanos

“…The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays fundamental roles in tissue development, maintenance, and repair, providing not only structural support, but also critical biochemical and biomechanical cues that regulate cell behavior and signaling. …”
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