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Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus with a fatality rate of up to 92% in humans. While several pathogenic mechanisms used by NiV to counteract host immune defense responses have been described, all of the processes that take place in cells...

The formation of ordered structures by Janus-like particles, composed of two parts (A and B), with orientation-dependent interactions on a triangular lattice was studied using Monte Carlo methods. The assumed lattice model allows each particle to tak...

Additional entropy generation rates through non-equilibrium ordered structures are predicted for corner flows with sidewall mass injection. Well-defined non-equilibrium ordered structures are predicted at a normalized vertical station of approximatel...

ABO₃ perovskite materials with small cations at the A site, especially with ordered cation arrangements, have attracted a lot of interest because they show unusual physical properties and deviations from general perovskite tendencies. In this work, A...

The effects of 44 types of elements on the stabilities of I1-constitute multi-type long-period stacking-ordered (LPSO) structures in Mg alloys, such as 4H, 6H, 8H, 9R, 12H, 15R, and 16H phases, are systematically investigated by first-principle high-...

As-cast Mg₉₇Zn₁Y₂ alloy consists of α-Mg matrix and 18R-type long-period stacking-ordered (LPSO) structures. We observed that the alloy undergoes a phase transformation to D0₃ superlattices and α-Mg matrix due to high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT)...

Diverse higher-order structures, foundational for supporting a network’s “meta-functions”, play a vital role in structure, functionality, and the emergence of complex dynamics. Nevertheless, the problem of dismantling them has been...

Topology structure and system parameters have a great influence on the dynamical behavior of dynamical networks. However, they are sometimes unknown or uncertain in advance. How to effectively identify them has been investigated in various network mo...

The ordered structures of polynomial idempotent algebras over max-plus algebra are investigated in this paper. Based on the antisymmetry, the partial orders on the sets of formal polynomials and polynomial functions are introduced to generate two par...

Experiments and theory have revealed versatile possible phases for adsorbed and confined water on two-dimensional solid surfaces, which are closely related to the aspects of various phenomena in physics, chemistry, biology, and tribology. In this rev...

The structure of a grafted layer of lactide chains in the “dry brush” regime immersed in a melt of chemically similar polymer was examined while varying graft lengths. To this end, microsecond atomistic molecular dynamics simulations were...

Scapolite forms solid solutions between the end members marialite, Na₄[Al₃Si₉O₂₄]Cl = Me₀, and meionite, Ca₄[Al₆Si₆O₂₄]CO₃ = Me₁₀₀. Al-Si order and chemical composition models are proposed for the scapolite solid solutions. These models predict the c...

In the condensed liquid phase, both single- and multicomponent Lennard–Jones (LJ) systems obey the “hidden-scale-invariance” symmetry to a good approximation. Defining an isomorph as a line of constant excess entropy in the thermodynamic phase diagra...

Nucleic acid analogues play a multifaceted role in biology and materials science. Our efforts towards unveiling these roles led to xanthine derivatives that form higher–order structures with quadruplex-forming abilities. In this paper we presen...

Recent studies have shown that it is possible to construct a probability measure from a fractal structure defined on a space. On the other hand, a theory on cumulative distribution functions from an order on a separable linearly ordered topological s...

Using fully-atomistic models, tens-microseconds-long molecular-dynamic modelling was carried out for the first time to simulate the kinetics of polyimides ordering induced by the presence of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) nanofillers. Three po...

Seismic-induced vibration mitigation in multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) building structures calls for efficient and adaptive control strategies. Fractional-order PI^λD^μ controllers allow increased flexibility in tuning when compared with the...

This work develops and validates a high-order, three-dimensional Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) framework for coupled structural–acoustic eigenanalysis, aiming at accurate low-frequency modal characterization of interior cavity-structure sys...

The ordered structure of partially melted isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was investigated using polarized optical microscopy (POM) and small-/wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) measurements. The crystalline morphology was first examined by means...

This study proposes a method for time-efficient order picking based on a structural stability assessment (SSA) when target boxes inside box-stacking storage (BSS) on multi-layer racks are removed. This method performs optimal order picking by generat...

We theoretically study the structural and electronic properties of a molecular conductor, $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)${}_2$I${}_3$, using first-principles density-functional theory calculations, especially in its low-temperature charge-ordered state at ambient pressure. We a...

Significant enhancements of electrocatalytic activities for both half-reactions of water-electrolysis, i.e., oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as well as pseudocapacitive charge-storage properties are demonstrated...

Despite the effectiveness of cisplatin as an anticancer agent, its trans-isomer, transplatin, is clinically ineffective. Although both isomers target nuclear DNA, there is a large difference in the magnitude of their biological effects. Here, we comp...

In order to more effectively design the structure of vehicle ISD (Inerter Spring Damper) suspension system using the inerter, this paper proposed a design method using a fractional-order electrical network structure of a mechatronic inerter for fract...

The formation, surface structure, and thermal annealing effects of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) via vapor deposition of 4-fluorobenzeneselenol (4-FBSeH) on Au(111) at room temperature were investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). T...

A new control strategy is proposed to suppress earthquake-induced vibrations on uncertain building structures. The control strategy embeds fuzzy logic in a fractional-order (FO) proportional derivative (FOPD) controller. A new improved FO particle sw...

In this paper, we propose the symmetric structure of the reconstructed points discretization model to partition and order the subsets of Ordered Subset Expectation Maximum (OSEM) algorithms for image reconstruction and then simplify the calculation o...

In this paper, a cascade control structure is suggested to control servo systems that normally include a servo motor in coupling with two kinds of mechanism elements, a translational or rotational movement. These kinds of systems have high demands fo...

The study of capital structure is one of the most relevant topics in finance because, despite the various theories that seek to explain it, there is still no consensus on the determining factors or the behaviors of financing decisions in companies. T...

The higher-order structure (HOS) of protein therapeutics is directly related to the function and represents a critical quality attribute. Currently, the HOS of protein therapeutics is characterized by methods with low to medium structural resolution,...

Obtaining high ordered structure (HOS) information is of importance to guarantee the efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in clinical application. Assessment of HOS should ideally be performed in a non-invasive manner under their formu...

Prediction of the retention time from the molecular structure using quantitative structure-retention relationships is a powerful tool for the development of methods in reversed-phase HPLC. However, its fundamental limitation lies in the fact that low...

The acquisition of appropriate linguistic markers of information structure (IS), e.g., word order and specific lexical and syntactic constructions, is a rather late development. This study revisits the debate on language-general preferred word order...

The focus of this investigation is on reduced order models (ROMs) of the nonlinear geometric response of structures that are built nonintrusively, i.e., from standard outputs of commercial finite element codes. Several structures with atypical loadin...

In the early 2010s, with rising oil prices and increasing purchase orders for offshore structures for deep-sea resource development, the shipyards that took these orders suffered unexpected losses. Unlike the construction of commercial carrier vessel...

Grinding wheels are important tools for precision machining. Traditional grinding wheels have issues such as high grinding forces and temperatures on the machined surface, and excessive use of grinding fluids often leads to significant waste. To solv...

Owing to exceptionally high selectivity, membranes based on palladium alloys are widely used for obtaining high-purity hydrogen. An important issue for providing high hydrogen permeability of the membranes is to form the required phase composition. T...

In this work, we employed a non-linear programming (NLP) approach via quantitative structure–retention relationships (QSRRs) modelling for prediction of elution order in reversed phase-liquid chromatography. With our rapid and efficient approac...

Fractional-order Butterworth filters of order 1 + $\alpha$ (0 < $\alpha$ < 1) can be implemented by a unified structure, using the method presented in this paper. The main offered benefit is that the cutoff frequencies of the filters are fully co...

Wetland in the urban or peri-urban areas has been recognized as an important component of urban ecosystems and provides ecological and environmental services. Wetland park emerged as a kind of restoration of natural wetlands in the context of increas...

The ferri- and antiferromagnetic structures of a hureaulite-type synthetic compound, Mn²⁺₅(PO₄)₂(PO₃(OH))₂(HOH)₄, were elucidated by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction in combination with magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements...

Line segment matching is essential for industrial applications such as scene reconstruction, pattern recognition, and VSLAM. To achieve good performance under the scene with illumination changes, we propose a line segment matching method fusing local...

This paper presents the application of a value-set-based graphical approach to robust stability analysis for the ellipsoidal families of fractional-order polynomials with a complex structure of parametric uncertainty. More specifically, the article f...

The higher-order structure (HOS) of protein therapeutics has been confirmed as a critical quality parameter. In this study, we compared 2D ¹H-¹³C ALSOFAST-HMQC NMR spectra with immunochemical ELISA-based analysis to evaluate their sensitivity in asse...

The crystal structure of paratooite-(La) has been solved using crystals from the type locality, Paratoo copper mine, near Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia. The mineral is orthorhombic, Pbam, a = 7.2250(3) Å, b = 12.7626(5) &Ari...

In this study, we investigate a delayed fractional-order predator–prey model with a stage structure and cannibalism. The model is characterized by a three-stage structure of the prey population and incorporates cannibalistic interactions. Our m...

Nowadays, the aging, deterioration, and failure of civil structures are challenges of paramount importance, increasingly motivating the search of advanced Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) tools. In this work, we propose a SHM strategy for online st...

Various coercive force field components in Wiegand wire exhibit a significant magnetization reversal under an applied magnetic field. A fast magnetization reversal is accompanied by a large Barkhausen jump, which induces a pulse voltage in a pickup c...

Higher-order chromatin structures (HOCS) are fundamental to genome organization, gene regulation, and cellular homeostasis. This review examines the epigenetic mechanisms shaping HOCS, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remod...

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are becoming increasingly popular, being used in various fields, such as construction, marine, petroleum, water transfer, process water, methane gas collection, oil and gas gathering, gas distribution systems, m...