An article of manufacture comprising: a floor covering element having an obverse face and a reverse face; an adhesive layer applied to the reverse face; and a release liner in adherence to the adhesive layer; wherein: the adhesive layer comprises a UV-curable hot melt adhesive composition comprising a UV-curable acrylic co-polymer derived from a (meth)acrylic co-polymer covalently bound to a compound of Formula,, or through the olefinic moiety of the compound: or wherein: R 1 is a linker group; wherein: R 1 is arylene, cycloalkylenyl, -[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' -, or - {[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' C} x' [O(C(R 6)(R 7)) y] p -; each R 6 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, aryl, or C OH; each R 7 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, or aryl; each R 10 is individually H or alkyl; n' is 1-12; y is 1, 2, or 3; p is 1, 2, or 3; and x' is 1-10; R 2 is H or alkyl; E is O or NR 5; each R 3 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; each R 4 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; R 5 is H or alkyl; n is 0-5; x is 0-4; and each of q, q', and z are individually 1-10. a floor covering element having an obverse face and a reverse face; an adhesive layer applied to the reverse face; and a release liner in adherence to the adhesive layer; wherein: the adhesive layer comprises a UV-curable hot melt adhesive composition comprising a UV-curable acrylic co-polymer derived from a (meth)acrylic co-polymer covalently bound to a compound of Formula,, or through the olefinic moiety of the compound: or wherein: R 1 is a linker group; wherein: R 1 is arylene, cycloalkylenyl, -[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' -, or - {[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' C} x' [O(C(R 6)(R 7)) y] p -; each R 6 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, aryl, or C OH; each R 7 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, or aryl; each R 10 is individually H or alkyl; n' is 1-12; y is 1, 2, or 3; p is 1, 2, or 3; and x' is 1-10; R 2 is H or alkyl; E is O or NR 5; each R 3 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; each R 4 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; R 5 is H or alkyl; n is 0-5; x is 0-4; and each of q, q', and z are individually 1-10. R 1 is arylene, cycloalkylenyl, -[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' -, or - {[C(R 6)(R 7)] n' C} x' [O(C(R 6)(R 7)) y] p -; each R 6 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, aryl, or C OH; each R 7 is individually H, OR 10, alkyl, or aryl; each R 10 is individually H or alkyl; n' is 1-12; y is 1, 2, or 3; p is 1, 2, or 3; and x' is 1-10; R 2 is H or alkyl; E is O or NR 5; each R 3 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; each R 4 is individually a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, O-alkyl, cycloalkyl, and an alkyl group containing a heteroatom, a halogen, a carbonyl group, alkoxy, or amino group; R 5 is H or alkyl; n is 0-5; x is 0-4; and each of q, q', and z are individually 1-10.