A review of the coordination chemistry along with the structural features of heavy element complexes of dithiocarbimate di-anions in the form of [(R)C=NCS2]2− for R = CN, alkyl, and aryl are described. This class of compound is far less studied compa...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can lead to intestinal complications and systemic risks, significantly increasing the likelihood of colorectal cancer in individuals with long-term illness. Fucoidan has shown...
To address the problems of large terrain variation, limited foundation construction, and poor adaptability of conventional supports in mountain photovoltaic projects, this study establishes finite element models of four flexible photovoltaic support...
The family GH126 represents a potential fourth, but still non-confirmed α-amylase family in CAZy with the founding, partially characterized member, the assumed amylolytic enzyme CPF_2247 from Clostridium perfringens. Proteins of this family ado...
The solution of any engineering problem starts with a modelling process aimed at formulating a mathematical model, which must describe the problem under consideration with sufficient precision. Because of heterogeneity of modern engineering applicati...
In recent years, the interest in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has surged, necessitating deeper understanding, development, and use of low-frequency (LF) numerical dosimetry for TMS studies. While various ad hoc dosimetric models exist, com...
7 October 2020
The objective of the present study was to compare the social structure and internal establishment of a Roma community in two historical periods: in the 18th century and the present. We analysed Samuel Augustini ab Hortis’s work, “Von dem ...
Agmatinase (SpeB) catalyzes the hydrolysis of agmatine to produce putrescine, a key step in bacterial polyamine biosynthesis. Here, we report the crystal structure of SpeB from Klebsiella pneumoniae (kpSpeB) and characterize its oligomeric and active...
Metal oxide nanowires have become popular materials in gas sensing, and more generally in the field of electronic and optoelectronic devices. This is thanks to their unique structural and morphological features, namely their single-crystalline struct...
Isogeometric analysis (IGA) represents a relatively new method of problem-solving in engineering practice. A huge advantage of this method over the finite element method (FEM), is the reduction of the simulation execution time. Non-uniform rational B...
Iron is the major element of the Earth’s core and the cores of Earth-like exoplanets. The crystal structure of iron, the major component of the Earth’s solid inner core (IC), is unknown under the high pressures (P) (3.3–3.6 Mbar) an...
RNA viruses are the fastest evolving known biological entities. Consequently, the sequence similarity between homologous viral proteins disappears quickly, limiting the usability of traditional sequence-based phylogenetic methods in the reconstructio...
The Paratethyan South Caspian and Mediterranean Levant basins relate to the significant hydrocarbon provinces of Eurasia. The giant hydrocarbon reserves of the SCB are well-known. Within the LB, so far, only a few commercial gas fields have been foun...
Although more and more reliability-oriented sensitivity analysis (ROSA) techniques are now available, review and comparison articles of ROSA are absent. In civil engineering, many of the latest indices have never been used to analyse structural relia...
The model of protein folding proposed by Ptitsyn and colleagues involves the accretion of secondary structures around a nucleus. As developed by Efimov, this model also provides a useful way to view the relationships among structures. Although somewh...
Remote sensing contributes to characterizing forest structure across heterogeneous tropical regions, yet structural parameters used to compare Atlantic Forest phytophysiognomies remain limited, especially in fragmented landscapes affected by multiple...
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) catalysts prepared using the precipitation methods was found to be highly effective, and therefore, it was studied with methane (CH4), showing an excellent stable performance below 500 °C. This study investigates hematite...
Background: Idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) often leads to visual symptoms such as metamorphopsia and decreased central vision. This study aimed to evaluate functional, structural, and microvascular characteristics in patients with different sta...
An automated design methodology for electromagnetic harvesters is necessary for the cost-effective design of adapted energy harvesters to be used in application-specific requirements. With the help of the automated design methodology presented in thi...
A conserved comparison ledger is an abstract system in which each state carries a positive ratio
The use of small unmanned aerial system (UAS)-based structure-from-motion (SfM; photogrammetry) and LiDAR point clouds has been widely discussed in the remote sensing community. Here, we compared multiple aspects of the SfM and the LiDAR point clouds...
In this paper, we introduce Pixelator v2, a novel perceptual image comparison method designed to enhance security and analysis through improved image difference detection. Unlike traditional metrics such as MSE, Q, and SSIM, which often fail to captu...
In this paper, data consistency in the three-option Davidson model is investigated. Starting out with the usual consistency definition in pairwise matrices-based methods, we examine its consequences. We formulate an equivalent statement based on the...
An increased interest in decreasing the environmental impact of the construction sector and in vertical urbanization has renewed attention to timber as a primary structural material in multi-story buildings. This study investigated whether an existin...
The exact failure probability of a series structural system requires multidimensional numerical integration that becomes computationally infeasible beyond ten to fifteen elements—a limitation routinely encountered in the probabilistic assessmen...
The structure of a protein determines its function, and the advancement of machine learning has led to the rapid development of protein structure prediction. Protein structure comparison is crucial for inferring the evolutionary relationship of prote...
Single-crystals of lead(II) oxoarsenates(V) were grown from the melt (Pb2As2O7), from solution (Pb(H2AsO4)2 and Pb5(AsO4)3OH), and under hydrothermal conditions (NaPb4(AsO4)3). Crystal structure refinements from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data...
This study examines how domain-general (processing speed and receptive vocabulary) and domain-specific (symbolic and non-symbolic comparison) cognitive skills contribute to early informal mathematical thinking in preschoolers. The aim was to assess t...
Malate dehydrogenase (MDH), which catalyzes a reversible conversion of L-malate to oxaloacetate, plays essential roles in common metabolic processes, such as the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the oxaloacetate–malate shuttle, and the glyoxylate cycl...
Magnesium slag is a type of industrial solid waste produced during the production of magnesium metal. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the structure of magnesium slag, the composition and microstructure of magnesium slag were investigated b...
29 January 2022
Background: Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms among young females. Idealized body images shared on the platform have been associated with lower levels of body satisfaction in this population, likely due to social comparison...
Reliable interpretation of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) data from large building foundations requires accounting for thermal effects, temporal response, and structural context while preserving distributed spatial resolution. This study deve...
Accurate information of the fine-scale spatial patterns of trees and their interactions within a stand is critical for explaining the competition, health and vigor status, and future development of a stand. There are a number of indices which can sho...
Nucleosome Assembly Protein (NAP) is a highly conserved family of histone chaperones present in yeast, animals, and plants. Unlike other organisms, plants possess an additional class of proteins in its NAP family, known as the NAP1-related proteins o...
Fibrillin-1 microfibrils are essential elements of the extracellular matrix serving as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin and endowing connective tissues with tensile strength and elasticity. Mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) are linked...
Divalent metal oxidoarsenates(V) with compositions M(H2AsO4)2(H3AsO4)2 (M = Mg, Mn, Co, Ni), M(HAsO4)(H3AsO4)(H2O)0.5 (M = Mn, Cd) and Zn(HAsO4)(H3AsO4) were obtained from solutions containing an excess of arsenic acid. Single crystal X-ray diffracti...
Xylose isomerase (XI, also known as glucose isomerase) is an oxidoreductase that interconverts aldoses and ketoses. XI catalyzes the reversible isomerization of D-glucose and D-xylose into D-fructose and D-xylulose, respectively. The molecular functi...
Background: Noise reduction in low-dose pediatric computed tomography (CT) requires effective suppression of quantum noise without compromising subtle anatomical structures. This study compared three bilateral-based noise reduction algorithms, namely...
Forest structural parameters are key indicators for forest growth assessment, and play a critical role in forest resources monitoring and ecosystem management. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) can obtain three-dimensional (3D) forest structures with...
In order to contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable poverty reduction by exploring the relationship between rural and structural transformations and rural poverty incidence in Asian developing countries, this paper selected China, the Phil...
Recent decades have seen substantial interest in the use of natural fibers in continuous fiber reinforced composites, such as flax, jute and hemp. Considering potential applications, it is of particular interest how natural fiber composites compare t...
Pattern recognition plays a critical role in integrative bioinformatics to determine the structural patterns of proteins of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. This study identifies the pattern of SARS-CoV-2 proteins to depict the structure–function re...
Functional elucidation of uncharacterized protein structures is an important task in bioinformatics. We report our new approach for structure-based function prediction which captures local surface features of ligand binding pockets. Function of prote...
This study attempts to investigate the impact of structural parameters (volume, shape, and the wall absorption coefficient) in closed space on the auditory perception of three different musical sound types. With binaural audibility technology and roo...
Linked-read sequencing was developed to aid the detection of large structural variants (SVs) from short-read sequencing efforts. We performed a systematic evaluation to determine if linked-read exome sequencing provides more comprehensive and clinica...
On 6 February 2023, two very large destructive earthquakes occurred in the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ), one of Türkiye’s primary tectonic members. The fact that these earthquakes occurred on the same day and in the same region increas...
The quality of the fiber orientation of injection molding simulations and the transferred fiber orientation content, due to the process–structure coupling, influence the material modeling and thus the prediction of subsequently performed struct...
Coating, as one of the significant applications in the building and construction sector, is crucial to prevent steel from reaching critical temperature and fire-induced structural collapse. This article reviews the current use of conventional coating...
Estimating forest structural attributes of planted forests plays a key role in managing forest resources, monitoring carbon stocks, and mitigating climate change. High-resolution and low-cost remote-sensing data are increasingly available to measure...
Brassica oleracea displays remarkable morphological variations. It intrigued researchers to study the underlying cause of the enormous diversification of this organism. However, genomic variations in complex heading traits are less known in B. olerac...
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