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Schwab, Andrea (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Xu, J. (author), Abinzano, Florencia (author), Loebel, Claudia (author), Levato, Riccardo (author), Eglin, David (author), Narcisi, Roberto (author), Malda, Jos (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)Background: The use of acellular hydrogels to repair osteochondral defects requires cells to first invade the biomaterial and then to deposit extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration. Due to the diverse physicochemical properties of engineered hydrogels, the specific properties that allow or even improve the behaviour of cells are not yet...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Bin (author), Gao, Xu (author), Xu, S. (author), Yang, Xinkui (author), Tian, Qin (author), Liu, Jiayi (author)Microwave heating is an effective method to achieve autonomic crack healing in asphalt mixtures, and the use of microwave-absorbing materials can largely improve this healing efficiency. As a solid waste, coal gangue contains metal oxides, which shows the possibility of microwave heating. In order to further promote the application of coal...journal article 2023
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Yao, X. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Vledder, G. (author), Xu, J. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)Wearables are used to recognize human activities in various applications. However, there is limited evidence on the comfort feelings in using wearables, which is crucial for the adoption and long-term engagement of users in those applications. In this paper, we propose the concept of comfort wearables in the context of in-flight posture...journal article 2023
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Zhao, Zheyu (author), Cheng, H. (author), Xu, Xiaohua (author), Pan, Yi (author)The deployment of edge servers make a significant impact on the service quality of a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) system. This service quality relies on solving two key sub-problems: 1) interference management between servers 2) the placement of MEC servers. To improve the Quality of Service (QoS), we propose a method based on Graph Partition ...journal article 2023
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Li, Jiayu (author), Xu, Yunbo (author), Jing, Yi (author), Gao, Yijing (author), Liu, Hongliang (author), Yu, Yongmei (author), Banis, Alexandros (author), Kestens, L.A.I. (author), Petrov, R.H. (author)The phase transformations, microstructure and properties of two Medium-Mn processed via quenching and partitioning steels were compared in this contribution and a new strategy for controlling mechanical properties by introducing and controlling cold-worked ferrite prior to heat treatment is proposed. It was found that during heating, the...journal article 2023
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Piergentili, I. (author), Cai, Mao (author), Klemm, B. (author), Xu, B. (author), Luo, Sanzhong (author), Eelkema, R. (author)The redox balance in tumor and diseased cells often leads to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Many ROS-responsive materials based on sulfur oxidation have been reported with the goal of achieving controlled delivery at the tumor. However, these materials often lack responsiveness to low ROS concentrations present in the tumor...journal article 2023
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Wan, Z. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Additively manufactured vascular networks have great potential for use in autonomous self-healing of cementitious composites as they potentially allow multiple healing events to take place. However, the existence of a vascular tube wall may impede with the healing efficiency if it does not rupture timely to release the healing agent. The...journal article 2023
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Xu, Yaowen (author), Liang, X. (author), Wan, Chaojun (author), Yang, Hongyu (author), Feng, Xiaming (author)This paper develops a kind of molded disc samples to investigate the carbonation and related behaviors of hardened cement pastes under different previous hydration degrees. Weight and length changes of cement pastes over time are monitored during a multistep process including carbonation, drying, rewetting, and redrying. The combination of X...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Guoqiang (author), Xu, Keyi (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Huang, R. (author), Li, B. (author), Wang, Ran (author)The construction industry's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality has underscored the urgency of promoting green and low-carbon sustainable affordable housing. However, the development process has encountered several challenges, including conflicts between the central and local governments arising from differences in value preferences,...journal article 2023
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Xu, Y. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Yuan, S. (author), Chen, Chao (author)Domino accidents are typical low-frequency and high-consequence events in chemical process industries. Applying quantitative risk assessment (QRA) in domino accident assessment is challenging due to the uncertainties in the escalation process. Meanwhile, the outcomes of QRA are subject to a certain degree of unreliability due to the...journal article 2023
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Saitta, Simone (author), Maga, L.M. (author), Armour, Chloe (author), Votta, Emiliano (author), O'Regan, Declan P. (author), Salmasi, M. Yousuf (author), Athanasiou, Thanos (author), Weinsaft, Jonathan W. (author), Xu, Xiao Yun (author), Pirola, S. (author), Redaelli, Alberto (author)Background and Objective: Numerical simulations of blood flow are a valuable tool to investigate the pathophysiology of ascending thoratic aortic aneurysms (ATAA). To accurately reproduce in vivo hemodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models must employ realistic inflow boundary conditions (BCs). However, the limited availability of...journal article 2023
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Dianyu, E. (author), Su, Zhongfang (author), Zeng, Jia (author), Yang, Liuyimei (author), Li, Jing (author), Xu, Qiang (author), Wang, L. (author), Cui, Jiaxin (author)Ionic rare earth ore is a type of featured rare earth ore in China. Its mining process suffers from a long leaching cycle and considerable consumption of leaching agents. Improving mining efficiency requires a sound physical understanding of the leaching process. In this study, the CFD-based numerical model is used to analyze the physical...journal article 2023
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Wang, Guozhi (author), Pei, Binbin (author), Xu, Haojun (author), Lv, Maolong (author), Zhao, Z. (author), Bu, Xiangwei (author)This paper proposes a flight risk analysis method that combines risk assessment and visual deduction to study the causes of flight accidents, specifically the loss of control caused by failure factors. The goal is to explore the impact of these failure factors on loss-of-control events and illustrate the risk evolution under different scenarios...journal article 2023
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Xu, Z. (author), Ye, G. (author)One of the key problems that affect the durability of reinforced concrete structures is the corrosion of rebar induced by chloride. Despite the complicated transport mechanism of chloride ions in cementitious materials, diffusion is still the key mechanism of chloride ingress. The determination of the chloride diffusion coefficient will help to...journal article 2023
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Xie, Weiming (author), Sun, J. (author), Guo, Leicheng (author), Xu, Fan (author), Wang, Xianye (author), Ji, Hongyu (author), Fan, Yaoshen (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), He, Qing (author)Coastal tidal flats provide valuable ecosystems, but are highly sensitive to tidal dynamics, sea-level rise, and human activities. Tidal inundation depth and frequency are known to affect tidal flat morphodynamics. However, the causes, processes and extent remain uncertain, particularly given the associated changes in sediment availability. In...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Yanxu (author), Wu, Peipei (author), Xu, Ruochong (author), Wang, Xuantong (author), Lei, Lili (author), Schartup, Amina T. (author), Peng, Yiming (author), Pang, Qiaotong (author), Luijendijk, Arjen (author)Correction to: Nature Communications, published online 13 March 2023 The original version of this Article contained an error in Fig. 2, in which c was incorrectly described as “middle scenario” where it should have been described as “low scenario”. The correct version of Fig. 2 is: (Figure presented.) which replaces the previous incorrect...journal article 2023
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Liu, Y. (author), Xu, M. (author), Portela, L. (author), Garbin, V. (author)Emulsions stabilized by nanoparticles, known as Pickering emulsions, exhibit remarkable stability, which enables applications ranging from encapsulation, to advanced materials, to chemical conversion. The layer of nanoparticles at the interface of Pickering droplets is a semi-permeable barrier between the two liquid phases, which can affect the...journal article 2023
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Wan, Z. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Šavija, B. (author)In this paper, optimization of vascular structure of self-healing concrete is performed with deep neural network (DNN). An input representation method is proposed to effectively represent the concrete beams with 6 round pores in the middle span as well as benefit the optimization process. To investigate the feasibility of using DNN for...journal article 2023
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Xu, J. (author), Fahmy-Garcia, Shorouk (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Forte, Lucia (author), De Luca, Claudio (author), Filardo, Giuseppe (author), Labberté, Margot (author), Kok, Joeri (author), Nickel, Joachim (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)Despite promising clinical results in osteochondral defect repair, a recently developed bi-layered collagen/collagen-magnesium-hydroxyapatite scaffold has demonstrated less optimal subchondral bone repair. This study aimed to improve the bone repair potential of this scaffold by adsorbing bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and/or platelet...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Yanxu (author), Wu, Peipei (author), Xu, Ruochong (author), Wang, Xuantong (author), Lei, Lili (author), Schartup, Amina T. (author), Peng, Yiming (author), Pang, Qiaotong (author), Luijendijk, Arjen (author)Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but the sources and their magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among studies for two to three orders of magnitudes (OMs). Here, we adopt a top-down approach that uses observed dataset of sea surface plastic concentrations and an...journal article 2023