Structurally Ordered NIPUs via Catalyst-Free Synthesis with Hard Segments Based on Erythritol and a Long-Chain Diamine by Edyta Hebda, Karolina Wróbel, Aleksandra Cieślik, Kinga Szołdrowska, Jan Ozimek, Paulina Zając, Konstantinos N. Raftopoulos, Krzysztof Pielichowski

“…A detailed chemical structure analysis of the synthesized NIPU was performed using a combination of FTIR and ¹H NMR. …”
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Influence of Post-Weld Heat Treatment on S960QL High-Strength Structural Steel Electron-Beam-Welded Joint by Raghawendra Pratap Singh Sisodia, Piotr Sliwinski, Dániel Koncz-Horváth, Marek St. Węglowski

“…Electron beam welding (EBW) is one of the most highly precise methods that is gaining more importance in high-strength structural steel (HSSS) thicker plate application in various vehicles, construction industries, etc. …”
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Low rates of radiographic progression of structural joint damage over 2 years of baricitinib treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Désirée van der Heijde, Yoshiya Tanaka, Paul Emery, Li Xie, Michael Schiff, Gabriella Meszaros, Taeko Ishii, Marta Casillas, Robert A Ortmann

“…Objectives To evaluate radiographic progression of structural joint damage over 2 years in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from baricitinib clinical trials who were disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)–naïve or had an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARD-IR).Methods Patients had completed one of three phase III studies and entered a long-term extension (LTE) study, continuing on the same baricitinib dose as at originating study completion. …”
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Small mammal diversity and community structure exhibit congruent hump-shaped patterns along a subtropical elevational gradient by Chao Duan, Zhixin Wen, Bingquan Zheng, Yang Chen, Wenling Wang, Jianghong Ran

“…Human footprint, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, precipitation seasonality and potential evapotranspiration are key drivers of small mammal diversity and community structure along elevational gradients. In summary, our study provides evidence that phylogenetic diversity is a robust surrogate for functional diversity, and challenges the recent large-scale studies that advocate a linear relationship between small mammal assembly process and elevation. …”
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Development and characterization of electrospun chitosan-chitin-PVA nanofiber: exploring structural integrity, crystallinity, and thermal stability for advanced applications by Carlos M. Cruz-Segundo, Salomon R. Vasquez-Garcia, Nelly Flores-Ramirez, Raymundo Sanchez-Orozco, Hamdy A. Abdel-Gawwad, Arlette A. Santiago, J. Vargas

“…This enhancement is attributed to the highly ordered crystalline structure and strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding of hCh. …”
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Serum reactivity to citrullinated protein/peptide antigens and left ventricular structure and function in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). by Jan M Hughes-Austin, Ronit Katz, Darcy S Majka, Michael H Criqui, William H Robinson, Gary S Firestein, W Gregory Hundley, Joachim H Ix

“…<h4>Background</h4>Antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens have been linked to altered left ventricular (LV) structure and function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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The central nervous system adjusts muscle synergy structure and tightly controls rollator-supported transitions between sitting and standing by Michael Herzog, Frieder C. Krafft, Janis Fiedler, Denise J. Berger, Lizeth H. Sloot, Andrea d’Avella, Thorsten Stein

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Relation of Cognitive Reserve Indicator to Heart Disease and Cardiac Structure and Function: A Large Community‐Based Longitudinal Study by Xuerui Li, Wenzhe Yang, Yuyang Miao, Abigail Dove, Jiao Wang, Tingting Du, Zhongze Fang, Weili Xu, Qiang Zhang

“…During the follow‐up, a subsample (n=31 182) underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to assess ventricular structure and function. Data were analyzed using Cox regression, Laplace regression, and linear regression. …”
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The Diurnal Cooling Effect of Green Space Structure on the Summer Urban Thermal Environment From a High-Resolution Perspective by Shihao Wang, Chaoyang Sun, Lin Huang, Huading Shi, Xinliang Xu, Dongrui Han, Qingbao Gu, Hanbing Liu

“…However, at a fine scale, the cooling capacity of UGs with different structures and the diurnal variation still require in-depth study. …”
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No sex differences in the association between regional brain structure abnormalities and cognitive functioning in a geriatric memory clinic population by A. Lamé, E.G. Thomas, S.A.J. van de Schraaf, C. Groot, C.H. Sudre, F. Barkhof, M. Muller, R. Ossenkoppele, H.F.M. Rhodius-Meester

“…We analyzed global and regional volumetric measures of WMH and GM of 475 patients visiting an academic geriatric memory clinic in the Netherlands with multiple linear regression analyses. For both global and regional WMH and GM, we found no sex differences in brain structure abnormalities. …”
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Improved Accuracy of the 3D Measurement Method Utilizing Differential Modulation Based on Multi-Color Channel Fusion by Lei Liu, Xusheng Zhu, Hexiang Zhou, Long Xu, Xinming Zhou, Wei Liu

“…The traditional structured light illumination measurement method usually utilizes peak detection and curve fitting to extract the target position of the modulation curve, while the modulation function is extremely insensitive to the variation of the peak position with height, which leads to the inability to further improve the measurement accuracy. …”
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Optimal estimators in biadditive models and their families by Manuela Oliveira, Eugénio Garção, Armando Alexandre, Joana Paulino, João Mexia

“…Biadditive regression models are linear models with an additive structure for their covariance matrix. …”
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Small Opening Flow Linearity Optimization of High-Pressure and Large-Flow Two-Way Proportional Throttle Valve by Baosheng Wang, Liu Yang, Tianxiong Gao, Qingxin Meng, Shouwen Xiao, Chao Ai

“…However, under existing main valve structures, flow linearity is typically nonlinear. To address this issue, this paper introduces a main valve structure designed to enhance flow linearity at low openings. …”
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Research on the Seam Formation Mechanism of Elliptical Bipolar Linear Directional Blasting Based on the SPH-FEM Coupling Method by Bo Wu, Hualong Li, Guowang Meng, Shixiang Xu, Jinglong Zhang, Yaozhong Cui

“…This paper aims to reveal the dynamic failure process between adjacent boreholes under an elliptical bipolar linear charge structure using the SPH-FEM (smooth particle hydrodynamics and finite-element method) coupling algorithm numerical simulation method. …”
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A system for assessing the functional state of blood flow in the skin surface layers by the speckle structure of multiply scattered optical radiation by N. D. Abramovich, S. K. Dick

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A Gradient Grating Period Guided-Mode Resonance Spectrometer by Hsin-Yun Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Lan, Cheng-Sheng Huang

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Sensitivity of momentum-distribution asymmetry on ionization potential and atomic structure for ionization by few-cycle fields with two carrier frequencies by D. Habibović, D. B. Milošević

“…On the other hand, for the driving pulse with linearly polarized components, the dependence of the asymmetry parameter on the ionization potential is significant, while the dependence on the structure of the ground state is relatively small. …”
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Influence of the Primary Structural Parameters of a Precipitated SiO on the Specific Parameters of the Adsorption Isotherms of Cholesterol Dissolved in Toluene by Borivoj K. Adnadjevic, Jelena D. Jovanovic

“…The influence of the primary structural parameters of the precipitated SiO 2 [globular diameter (d g ), coordination number (CN) and coalescence coefficient (CC)] on the specific parameters associated with the shapes of the adsorption isotherms [range of linearity (P), adsorption sensitivity (IS) and equilibrium adsorption capacity (a max )], the constants of the Freundlich isotherm (k and z) and the energy density distribution function parameters of the adsorption centres (β, m) was investigated. …”
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Investigation of the insulator to half-metal transition in Cr-doped ZnO at low temperature (19 K) wurtzite structure by SARAJIT BISWAS

“…The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of pure and Cr doped ZnO with a low temperature (19 K) wurtzite structure were calculated employing the density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in the tight-binding linearized-muffin-tin orbital (TB-LMTO) method. …”
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Comprehensive characterization of pore structure in coal seams with abnormal gas emission in deep close range coal seam clusters by Anying YUAN, Xiaolu YANG, Junling HOU, Guangsheng FU

“…It is of great significance to study the structural characteristics of pores and fissures for the prevention and control of gas disasters. …”
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