Low-intensity focused ultrasound targeting the nucleus accumbens as a potential treatment for substance use disorder: safety and feasibility clinical trial by James J. Mahoney, James J. Mahoney, Marc W. Haut, Marc W. Haut, Marc W. Haut, Jeffrey Carpenter, Jeffrey Carpenter, Manish Ranjan, Daisy G. Y. Thompson-Lake, Jennifer L. Marton, Jennifer L. Marton, Wanhong Zheng, Wanhong Zheng, James H. Berry, James H. Berry, Padma Tirumalai, Ashley Mears, Pierre D’Haese, Victor S. Finomore, Sally L. Hodder, Ali R. Rezai, Ali R. Rezai

“…Daily craving ratings (without cues) were also obtained for one-week prior to and one-week following LIFU.ResultsBoth LIFU doses were safe and well-tolerated based on reported adverse events and MRI scans revealed no structural changes (0 min, 24 h, and 1-week post-procedure). …”
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Thermal Stability and Crystallization Processes of Pd₇₈Au₄Si₁₈ Thin Films Visualized via In Situ TEM by Bingjiao Yu, Rui Zhao, Zhen Lu, Hangbo Su, Binye Liang, Bingjie Liu, Chunlan Ma, Yan Zhu, Zian Li

“…Upon heating treatment inside a TEM, we trace the structural changes in the Pd-Au-Si thin films through directly recording high-resolution images and diffraction patterns at different temperatures. …”
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Thermal Expansion and Phase Transformation up to 1200 °C of Metastable Aluminas Produced by Flame Spraying by Tilo Zienert, Christos Georgios Aneziris

“…Their transitions from room temperature up to 1200 °C were investigated by high-temperature XRD measurements. Structural changes with time and temperature were observed for all transition aluminas (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">η</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">δ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula><inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>- and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">θ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Al<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>O<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum against Listeria monocytogenes isolated from milk, chicken and pregnant women by Rasha M. M. Abou Elez, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Abdul-Raouf Al-Mohammadi, Marwa Seliem, Asmaa B. M. B. Tahoun, Amira I. Abousaty, Reem M. Algendy, Eman A. A. Mohamed, Nashwa El-Gazzar

“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that L. plantarum CFS induced morphological and intracellular structural changes in L. monocytogenes. In conclusion, this study identified virulent MDR L. monocytogenes isolates with strong biofilm-forming abilities in food products in Egypt, posing significant risks to food safety. …”
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Barriers to Administrative Reforms in Iran: A Study on Organizational Culture by Samad Barani, Abolhasan Faghih, Reza Najafbagy

“…While most studies have a focus on structural changes on the administrative reform programs, this research focus on the administrative culture as a platform reforms. …”
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Chemomechanics of attached and suspended cells by Maloney, John Mapes

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First principles investigation of the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of lithium transition metal oxides by Van der Ven, Anton (Anton Francis), 1970-

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Development of nanostructured carbon thin films by Maziar Shakerzadeh

“…To do this, a wide range of initial a-C structures (from ta-C to high sp2 content a-C films) have been irradiated by a KrF Excimer laser with pulse width of 23 ns. The structural changes have been studied by Raman spectroscopy, TEM and EELS. …”
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Few layers of graphene and carbon nanoscrolls by wedge based mechanical exfoliation by Jayasena R. A. P. B.

“…Interesting kinks/steps are also observed during unloading stage signifying structural changes. The thesis explores, using molecular simulations, how and under what conditions graphene layers separate, fold and shear during the wedge-based mechanical exfoliation machining technique. …”
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Characterization of regulatory central stalk epitopes of mycobacterial- and acetogen F-ATP synthases by Bogdanović, Nebojša

“…By transversing through the c-ring down the chemical gradient, Na+ ions affect its rotation, causing the rotation of the central stalk subunits γ-ε, which in turn imposes the structural changes in the nucleotide-binding α3β3 catalytic hexamer and drives the ATP synthesis. …”
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Kinetics of chemical reactions by Rossell, J

“…</p> <p>Section IV of the thesis contains the record and discussion of results for the reactions in nitrobenzene solution. Although structural changes in the reactants provide examples conforming to all three of the types of behaviour discussed in section I, the major effect is to change the rate through a variation of E. …”

Synthesis and characterization of mixed-metal germanates by Xu, D

“…Comparison with isostructural compounds leads to the conclusion that subtle structural changes play a greater role than the electronic configuration of the cation in determining the magnetic structure.…”

Studies on ribosomal oxygenases by Sekirnik, R

“…The structures reveal key interactions required for binding of ribosomal proteins. Substantial structural changes were observed in the presence of the substrate fragment, which implies induced-fit binding of the L16_RM substrate. …”

Influence of Bi₂O₃ content on thermal, structural and optical properties of bismuth tellurite glass-ceramics by controlled heat treatment for optical applications by Fong, Wai Leng

“…On the other hand, the structural changes based on the variation of composition also investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). …”
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Effects of microwave frying on physicochemical properties of edible oils and quality of potato chips by Elfaitouri, Taher A.Houssein

“…Scanning electron microscopy images showed the structural changes at the surface of microwaved potato chips, revealing detailed and specific information to elucidate the relation between microwave frying processing conditions and fried food structure. …”
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Renoprotective Effect of Liraglutide Is Mediated via the Inhibition of TGF-Beta 1 in an LLC-PK1 Cell Model of Diabetic Nephropathy by Vjera Ninčević, Milorad Zjalić, Tea Omanović Kolarić, Martina Smolić, Tomislav Kizivat, Lucija Kuna, Aleksandar Včev, Ashraf Tabll, Ines Bilić Ćurčić

“…F actin distribution was used to assess the structural changes of the cells upon treatment. Materials and methods: The cells were exposed to high glucose (HG30 mM) followed by 0.5 mM H₂O₂ and a combination of glucose and H₂O₂ during 24 h. …”
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Analyzing the Viability of the Structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Gholamhossein Mosalmani Nooshabadi, Adel Azar

“…Extended Abstract AbstractIt will be a dynamic and sustainable government that, with structural changes, adapts itself to constantly changing conditions and, while maintaining its identity and survival, can move towards its goals. …”
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First Demonstration of Space-Borne Polarization Coherence Tomography for Characterizing Hyrcanian Forest Structural Diversity by Maryam Poorazimy, Shaban Shataee, Hossein Aghababaei, Erkki Tomppo, Jaan Praks

“…Because of prohibitive costs associated with the ground measurements of forest structure, despite their high accuracy, space-borne polarization coherence tomography (PCT) can introduce an alternative approach given its ability to provide a vertical reflectivity profile and spatiotemporal resolutions related to detecting forest structural changes. In this study, for the first time ever, the potential of space-borne PCT was evaluated in a broad-leaved Hyrcanian forest of Iran over 308 circular sample plots with an area of 0.1 ha. …”
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Hypertrophy of the right ventricle by pulmonary artery banding in rats: a study of structural, functional, and transcriptomics alterations in the right and left ventricles by Jairo Montemor Augusto Silva, Ednei Luiz Antonio, Luis Felipe Neves Dos Santos, Andrey Jorge Serra, Regiane Santos Feliciano, Jose Antonio Silva Junior, Silvia Saiuli Miki Ihara, Paulo Jose Ferreira Tucci, Valdir Ambrosio Moises

“…Such alterations were mediated by increased gene expression and functional alterations, which coincide with the onset of fibrosis. 2) Structural changes of the RV, such as weight, myocardial thickness, myocyte nuclear volume, and degree of fibrosis, were modified according to the time of exposure to pulmonary artery banding and related to variations in gene expression, highlighting the change from an alpha to a beta pattern from early to late follow-up times. 3) The study suggests that the left ventricle developed histological alterations accompanied by gene expression modifications simultaneously with the alterations found in the right ventricle.…”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF RITUXIMAB IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS by O. A. Koneva, O. V. Desinova, L. P. Ananyeva, N. V. Kovaleva

“…Semiquantitative assessment of structural changes by chest MSCT in SSc patients and ILD did not reveal any changes in their total scores for a sufficiently long follow-up period. …”
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