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Zhan, Teng (author), Sun, J. (author), Feng, Tao (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Zhou, Binru (author), Zhang, Banghong (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Recent research focusing on wide-bandgap and two-dimensional materials with a Schottky junction has provided a new concept for ultraviolet photodetectors. However, the working mechanism of the Schottky junction-based detector varies depending on the photosensitive materials used and the device structure. We demonstrated a TiO<sub>2</sub>...journal article 2022
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Wei Chen, Chen (author), Cao, Dunhua (author), Dong, Yongjun (author), Xiong, Jingkang (author), Trofimov, Yuri (author), Lishik, Sergey (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>:Ce<sup>3+</sup> (YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup>) single crystal phosphor (SCP) exhibits high internal quantum efficiency (IQE) and excellent thermal conductivity and stability. Such properties are promising in high-power laser-excited white lighting applications. However, YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup> SCP usually shows...journal article 2022
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Zhang, X. (author), Valle Torre, M. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)Our life is surrounded by digital devices. Engineering education is one of the cornerstones in higher education for future generations and computational thinking (CT) is deemed as a core component in various engineering curricula. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), is the largest technical university in the Netherlands and computing;...conference paper 2022
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Lin, Yan (author), Qian, Chengduo (author), Shi, Jingtao (author), Zhang, Yuzhen (author), Ren, S. (author), Nan, Guozhi (author), Kong, Xiangjun (author), Fan, Weiyu (author)Compared with traditional asphalt, emulsified asphalt occurs to be a better low-temperature usability and environmental adaptability, which can reduce environmental pollution and energy consuming during road construction. The low-temperature ductility is a very important indicator to evaluate the environmental adaptability of emulsified asphalt....journal article 2022
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Sun, Renjuan (author), Lu, Wei (author), Tawfek, Abdullah M. (author), Guan, Yanhua (author), Hu, Xinlei (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Ling, Yifeng (author), Šavija, B. (author)The resistance of cracked ECC against chloride ingress is mainly governed by the accumulated crack width of all the cracks rather than the maximum width of multiple cracks. However, most studies focus on the influence of a single fine crackjournal article 2022
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Sun, Renjuan (author), Han, Lebing (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Guan, Yanhua (author), Ling, Yifeng (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)This paper presents a study on cracking characterization of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) under flexural cyclic load using digital image correlation (DIC) technique. Five stress levels, namely 0.65, 0.75, 0.8, 0.85 and 0.9 of the flexural strength, were applied. Strain map at the side surface was obtained by DIC and used to drive...journal article 2022
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Yang, Huiru (author), Li, Junfeng (author), Shao, Ziyuan (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Cui, Hongyuan (author), Tang, Xiaosheng (author), Liu, Yufei (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author)The development of high-performance gas sensing materials is one of the development trends of new gas sensor technology. In this work, in order to predict the gas-sensitive characteristics of HfSe<sub>2</sub> and its potential as a gas-sensitive material, the interactions of nonmetallic element (O, S, Te) doped HfSe<sub>2</sub> monolayer and...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Zijian (author), Setty, Vinay (author), Anand, A. (author)We introduce SparCAssist, a general-purpose risk assessment tool for the machine learning models trained for language tasks. It evaluates models' risk by inspecting their behavior on counterfactuals, namely out-of-distribution instances generated based on the given data instance. The counterfactuals are generated by replacing tokens in...conference paper 2022
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Zhang, H. (author), Fu, Rui (author), Wang, Chang (author), Guo, Yingshi (author), Yuan, W. (author)Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication has provided a solution for the improvement of the traffic efficiency of smart city intersections. For example, turning maneuvers prediction at signalized intersections in a connected environment helps traffic command centers time traffic lights and dynamically predict traffic flow. However, the...journal article 2022
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Han, C. (author), Yang, G. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), O'Connor, D. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Gopalakrishnan, Anirudh (author), Zhang, Xiaodan (author), Zeman, M. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Bifacial (BF) copper-plated crystalline silicon solar cell is an attractive topic to concurrently reduce silver consumption and maintain good device performance. However, it is still challenging to realize a high aspect ratio (AR) of the metal fingers. Herein, a new type of hybrid-shaped Cu finger is electromagnetically fabricated in a BF...journal article 2022
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Zhang, X. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)With the vision to promote CT to a wider group of audiences, this PhD project explores the formative assessment of CT skills in Programming Education to support students to learn CT skills in Higher Education. In this project, we plan to investigate the importance of CT in the context of Higher Education, explore the relationship between CT...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Jian (author), Hanjalic, A. (author), Jain, Ramesh (author), Hua, Xiansheng (author), Satoh, Shin'ichi (author), Yao, Yazhou (author), Zeng, Dan (author)This special issue provides a premier forum for researchers in multimedia big data to share challenges and recent advancements in learning from noisy multimedia data. The multimedia age and its proliferation of devices and platforms is fueling exponential data growth. As computational power and deep learning algorithms rapidly evolve, the web...review 2022
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Zhang, Yingyu (author), Yang, Juan (author), van Haaften, M.A. (author), Li, Linyi (author), Lu, Shenglian (author), Wen, Weiliang (author), Zheng, Xiuguo (author), Pan, Jian (author), Qian, Tingting (author)Plant photosynthesis and biomass production are associated with the amount of intercepted light, especially the light distribution inside the canopy. Three virtual canopies (n = 80, 3.25 plants/m2) were constructed based on average leaf size of the digitized plant structures: ‘small leaf’ (98.1 cm2), ‘medium leaf’ (163.0 cm2) and ‘big leaf’ (241...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yubo (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Rahul, A. V. (author), Tao, Yaxin (author), Van Bockstaele, Filip (author), Dewettinck, Koen (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)This study aims to interpret the early-stage rheology of alkali-activated slag (AAS) paste from microstructure perspectives. The microstructures visualized by cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) revealed the essential distinction between hydroxide and silicate-activated slag pastes. The hydroxide-based mixture showed typical...journal article 2022
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Ahvanooey, Milad Taleby (author), Zhu, Mark Xuefang (author), Mazurczyk, Wojciech (author), Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond (author), Conti, M. (author), Zhang, Jing (author)It is increasingly challenging to deal with the volume,variety, velocity, and veracity of misinformation (e.g., dissemination of fake news contents, spurious posts, and fabricated images/videos) from different online platforms. In this article, we present an overview of existing machine learning and information hiding-based misinformation...journal article 2022
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Wang, H. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Leng, Zhen (author), Airey, G.D. (author)Crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB) can be regarded as a binary composite system in which swollen rubber particles are embedded in the bitumen matrix. Previous study has successfully implemented the micromechanics models in predicting the complex moduli of CRMB binders using more representative constituent parameters. In the regime of master...journal article 2022
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Song, R. (author), Wen, Yuanqiao (author), Tao, Wei (author), Zhang, Qi (author), Papadimitriou, E. (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Ship behavior is the semantic expression of corresponding trajectory in spatial-temporal space. The intelligent identification of ship behavior is critical for safety supervision in the waterborne transport. In particular, the complicated behavior reflects the long-term intentions of a ship, but it is challenging to recognize it automatically...journal article 2022
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Chen, Wei (author), Chen, Ye (author), Cao, Yixing (author), Cui, Z. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)In a light-emitting diode (LED) package, silicone encapsulant serves as a chip protector and enables the light to transmit, since it exhibits the advantages of high light transmittance, high refractive index, and high thermal stability. However, its reliability is still challenged under harsh operation conditions. In this study, the optical...journal article 2022
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Ji, Y. (author), Li, Ni (author), Cheng, Zhanming (author), Fu, Xiaoqian (author), Sun, Xiaoguang (author), Chowwanonthapunya, Thee (author), Zhang, Dawei (author), Ren, Jingli (author), Dey, P. (author), Dong, Chaofang (author)Corrosion jeopardizes the materials longevity and engineering safety, hence the corrosion rate needs to be forecasted so as to better guide materials selection. Although field exposure experiments are dependable, the prohibitive cost and their time-consuming nature make it difficult to obtain large dataset for machine learning. Here, we...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Qiang (author), Zhang, X. (author), Xu, Lei (author)Modelling slab track-bridge interaction subject to a moving train usually involves solving complex high-dimensional matrix equations which is time-consuming. This research works to optimize the auto-assembling process in the slab track-bridge coupling matrices formulation and improve the computational efficiency by truncating the dynamic...journal article 2022