Distinctive sedimentary processes on two contrasting tidal flats of the Yellow River Delta

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...

A Landscape-Based Regional Design Approach for Sustainable Urban Development in the Pearl River Delta, China

Adaptive urban transformations employ landscape-based regional design as an integrative and multiscale design and planning approach for sustainable urban development. In this approach, natural and urban dynamics as derived from systems analysis set the pace and nature of adaptation. This chapter presents an initial strategy for adaptive urban...

A Secure Robot Learning Framework for Cyber Attack Scheduling and Countermeasure

The problem of learning-based control for robots has been extensively studied, whereas the security issue under malicious adversaries has not been paid much attention to. Malicious adversaries can invade intelligent devices and communication networks used in robots, causing incidents, achieving illegal objectives, and even injuring people....

Template-free preparation of porous Co microfibers from spent lithium-ion batteries as a promising microwave absorber

In order to take full advantage of the secondary resources, in this paper, we reported a template-free process to prepare porous Co microfibers from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). First, the waste LiCoO₂ powders were leached by oxalic acid at a suitable temperature, and rod-like cobalt oxalate powders were obtained. Second,...

Impacts of the Silk Road pattern on the interdecadal variations of the atmospheric heat source over the Tibetan Plateau

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the boreal summer Silk Road Pattern (SRP) and the atmospheric heat (<Q1>) over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) region, using 5 reanalysis datasets over the period 1979–2019. Our results indicate an interdecadal change of boreal summer SRP over the Eurasian region, with a regime shift in...

乡村体验视角下特色田园乡村景观空间分析与优化研究——以苏州市树山村为例

Under the background of coordinated development between urban and rural areas, rural revival is a hot topic. The research focuses on the landscape spatial form under the Characteristic and Idyllic Village. From the perspective of rural experience, it uses settlement space and landscape space analysis method to construct the renewal strategy of...

Chemical and rheological properties of polymer modified bitumen incorporating bio-oil derived from waste cooking oil

The chemical and rheological properties of polymer modified bitumen incorporating bio-oil derived from waste cooking oil (WCO) were investigated in this paper. At first, the chemical composition and mixing mechanism of the experimental materials were analysed from the perspective of functional group, and the influence of bio-oil on the...