Nonlinear Creep Constitutive Model of Rock Considering Hardening Effect by Dipeng Zhu, Zhiyong Hu, Shuguang Zhang, Wei Qiu, Yijie Wang, Donglan Chen, Fan Mingzhuo, Shutian Zhao, Ye Sun, Wenbo Liu

“…The creep of rock is a complex mechanical phenomenon driven by internal stress adjustment and the interplay between hardening and damage effects. …”
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Influence and Mechanism of Crack Morphology on Post-Fracture Stiffening Effect of SG-laminated Glass by PENG Shennan, YANG Jian, WANG Xing’er, LU Mincheng, ZHU Yuhan

“…Accurately evaluating and predicting the post-fracture performance of laminated glass is essential for balancing cost and performance. …”
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Data-driven assessment of climate change and vegetative cover dynamics in traditional oases by Elisa Baioni, Giulia Fiantanese, Giovanni Michele Porta

“…The monthly scale analysis suggests a lagged effect of climatic variables, especially cumulative precipitation, on vegetation water stress. The long term VEC prediction of climatic variables aligns with GDDP-CMIP6 climate projections, forecasting an increase in average temperature and potential evapo-transpiration. …”
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Development of rice mutants with enhanced resilience to drought and brown spot (Bipolaris oryzae) and their physiological and multivariate analysis by Shahwar Fatima, Muhammad Rashid, Amjad Hameed, Sajid Fiaz, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Qamar uz Zaman

“…Abstract Background Rice serves as staple food for four billion people but encounters yield reductions because of natural as well as biological stress factors. …”
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Influence of Bake Hardening on Plastic Strain Dependency of Elastic Modulus by Kusaka Shota, Iwama Takashi, Sato Kentaro, Ohnishi Yoichiro, Shiozaki Tsuyoshi, Yoshida Fusahito

“…The yield-point phenomenon appeared in tension of the BH specimens, but it was not observed in compression after BH although the flow stress increased by BH. The elastic modulus significantly affects the prediction accuracy of springback. …”
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Bisphenol A induces cellular senescence in SW1353 chondrocytes via miRNA-449a-mediated downregulation of SIRT1 by Yu Gui, Cun Li, Wenrui Wang, Yuxin Hu, Xiaoying Guo

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Fatigue Damage Prognosis Method for Main Girders of Cable-Stayed Bridges Based on Wavelet Neural Network by Shan Huang, Rui Chen, Jun Ling, Nan Jin

“…At present, the research on bridge structure health monitoring mainly focuses on discovering existing structural damage and less on predicting when the damage will occur in the future. …”
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Test and DEM study on the influence of particle morphology on the shear characteristics of the reinforcement–soil Interface by Jingting LI, Feiyu LIU, Chenbo GAO, Yifei JIN

“…The model’s contact parameters were validated by comparing the shear stress and volumetric behavior predictions with experimental results. …”
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Leptin signaling in POMC neurons regulates plasma leptin levels and is critical to mediate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation during fasting by Nathalia Lopes Ferreira, Higor J. Fideles, Ana Beatriz Marcal, Ana Paula Brianezi, João Victor Silva Nani, André Souza Mecawi, Rodrigo Rorato

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Construction of Response Models for Color Gradation Skewed Distribution Parameters Extracted from Digital Wheat Canopy Images in Response to Cold-Spell Effects by Jibo Zhang, Hongwei Zhou, Chuanxiang Yi, Pei Zhang, Haijun Huan, Feifei Xu, Qi Chen, Qiqing Shan, Ye Sheng, Qin Mei

“…The kurtosis model for green values achieved exceptional prediction accuracy, surpassing 90%. Findings demonstrate quantifiable cold-induced changes in canopy color gradient distribution, establishing a foundation for enhancing freeze damage monitoring systems through image-based metrics. …”
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Lognormal Distribution Function for Describing Seepage Damage Process of Single-Cracked Rock by Xinyu Liu, Zhende Zhu, Aihua Liu, Yuan Tian

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The Influence of Heading Rate on Roof Stability in Coal Entry Excavation by Sen Yang, Nong Zhang, Xiaowei Feng, Dongjiang Pan, Deyu Qian

“…In order to accelerate the coal entry heading, a simplified method including theoretical analysis and laboratory and in situ tests was developed to predict the influence of heading rate on the stability of the unsupported immediate roof. …”
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The Importance of Velocity Acceleration to Flow-Mediated Dilation by Lee Stoner, Joanna M. Young, Simon Fryer, Manning J. Sabatier

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Application of Metamodels to Identification of Metallic Materials Models by Maciej Pietrzyk, Jan Kusiak, Danuta Szeliga, Łukasz Rauch, Łukasz Sztangret, Grzegorz Górecki

“…Improvement of the efficiency of the inverse analysis (IA) for various material tests was the objective of the paper. Flow stress models and microstructure evolution models of various complexity of mathematical formulation were considered. …”
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Dynamic parking space allocation at urban scale: Problem formulation and resolution by Hanae Errousso, Jihane El Ouadi, El Arbi Abdellaoui Alaoui, Siham Benhadou

“…This system consists of effectively managing a city's parking spaces by predicting and understanding their occupancy patterns. …”
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Effect of Mercury on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Mungbean (<i>Vigna radiata</i> (L.) Wilczek) by ZI Muhammad, KS Maria, A Mohammad, S Muhammad, F Zia-ur-Rehman, K Muhammad

“…Increase in  concentration of mercury to 3 mM produced significant (p<0.05) reduction in seed germination. Mercury treatment at 7 mM-produced significant (p<0.05)  reduction in seedling and root length of the plants. …”
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Innovative reinforcement techniques for 3D-printed concrete: The impact of shape memory alloys on flexural strength and crack mitigation by Ronak Motiani, Saha Keunang Sylvain, Sejal P. Dalal, Jay Vora, Rakesh Chaudhari

“…FR plus 0.5 % SMAs specimens showed a 35.3 % reduction in crack width and a 31.42 % reduction in crack depth, while FR with 0.25 % SMAs showed reductions of 20.80 % in crack width and 12.48 % in crack depth. …”
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Database assessment of lateral strength of unreinforced masonry walls according to existing design provisions by Dinh Ngoc Hieu, Le Khanh Toan, Pham My, Dang Cong Thuat

“…Eurocode 6 showed less conservative results under high compressive stress, compared to ASCE 41-17 and NZSEE. The GB50003 model based on Mohr-Coulomb theory showed the lowest accuracy and highest variability in shear strength predictions.…”
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Mental Health in the Shadow of Crisis: Psychological Interventions as a Public Health Priority by Maryam Shakiba

“…Approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Life Skills Training have shown promise in improving emotional resilience, managing stress-related disorders, and enhancing quality of life⁵⁻⁷. …”
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Experimental Study of Three-Dimensional Propagation of Crack in Transparent Rock Mass by Zhende Zhu, Yuan Tian, Xinyu Liu

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