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Arango, Erica (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Yang, M. (author), Sousa, Hélder S. (author), Stewart, Mark G. (author), Matos, José C. (author)Wildfires have become a source of concern for society due to the increase in frequency, intensity, and unpredictability. This has caused serious impacts all over the world, even in areas where this type of problem did not occur before. Studies on the adaptation of critical infrastructure have been conducted to reduce the...conference paper 2023
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Liu, Huan (author), Wang, Shilei (author), Jing, Guoqing (author), Yu, Ziye (author), Yang, Jin (author), Zhang, Yong (author), Guo, Y. (author)Vehicle-mounted ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has been used to non-destructively inspect and evaluate railway subgrade conditions. However, existing GPR data processing and interpretation methods mostly rely on time-consuming manual interpretation, and limited studies have applied machine learning methods. GPR data are complex, high...journal article 2023
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Zhao, Wenbo (author), Qiang, Weile (author), Yang, Fei (author), Jing, Guoqing (author), Guo, Y. (author)Ballast layer defects are the primary cause for rapid track geometry degradation. Detecting these defects in real-time during track inspections is urgently needed to ensure safe train operations. To achieve this, an indicator, the track degradation rate (TDR) was proposed. This rate is calculated using track geometry inspection data to locate...journal article 2023
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Yang, Z. (author), Ye, Qin (author), Wang, Xufei (author), Peters, R.Y. (author)Objective Recent advancements in laser scanners and photogrammetry technology have significantly reduced the cost of acquiring 3D point clouds. Consequently, various types of point clouds have gradually become popular data sources for urban applications. The accurate registration of cross-source and multi<sup>-</sup>temporal point clouds must...journal article 2023
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Sun, Zhu (author), Fang, Hui (author), Yang, J. (author), Qu, Xinghua (author), Liu, Hongyang (author), Yu, Di (author), Ong, Yew Soon (author), Zhang, Jie (author)Recently, one critical issue looms large in the field of recommender systems - there are no effective benchmarks for rigorous evaluation - which consequently leads to unreproducible evaluation and unfair comparison. We, therefore, conduct studies from the perspectives of practical theory and experiments, aiming at benchmarking recommendation...journal article 2023
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Song, Dongdong (author), Yang, Xiaobao (author), Yang, Y. (author), Cui, Pengfei (author), Zhu, Guangyu (author)Truck-involved crashes, especially truck-car crashes, are associated with serious and even fatal injuries, thus necessitating an in-depth analysis. Prior research focused solely on examining the injury severity of truck drivers or developed separate performance models for truck and car drivers. However, the severity of injuries to both...journal article 2023
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He, S. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Liang, M. (author), Yang, En-Hua (author), Schlangen, E. (author)This study investigates the microstructural changes of cement paste due to the inclusion of polymeric microfiber at different water-to-cement (w/c) ratios. A procedure to quantify the porosity of epoxy impregnated interfacial transition zone (ITZ) is also presented. Results show that the microstructures of the ITZ beneath and above a...journal article 2023
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Iaiani, Matteo (author), Tugnoli, Alessandro (author), Cozzani, Valerio (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author)Deliberate attacks (security attacks) pose a significant threat to offshore Oil&Gas critical infrastructures as they have the potential of triggering major event scenarios with severe consequences on people, property, and the surrounding environment. The standards API RP 70 and API RP 70I address security issues in the offshore Oil&Gas...journal article 2023
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Yin, Xiaole (author), Chen, Xi (author), Jiang, Xiao Tao (author), Yang, Ying (author), Li, Bing (author), Shum, Marcus Ho Hin (author), Schmitt, H. (author), Cha, Chang Jun (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)Surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has been increasingly conducted in environmental sectors to complement the surveys in human and animal sectors under the "One-Health"framework. However, there are substantial challenges in comparing and synthesizing the results of multiple studies that employ different test methods and...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Bojing (author), Tan, Sin Yen (author), Fang, Shiyu (author), Feng, Xiaohan (author), Park, B.P. (author), Fok, Hong Kiu Francis (author), Yang, Zhongguang (author), Wang, Ri (author), Kou, Songzi (author), Wu, Angela Ruohao (author), Sun, Fei (author)Spider silk is recognized for its exceptional mechanical properties and biocompatibility, making it a versatile platform for developing functional materials. In this study, a modular functionalization strategy for recombinant spider silk is presented using SpyTag/SpyCatcher chemistry, a prototype of genetically encoded click chemistry. The...journal article 2023
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Yang, Jinxin (author), Wu, Zhifeng (author), Menenti, M. (author), Wong, Man Sing (author), Xie, Yanhua (author), Zhu, Rui (author), Abbas, Sawaid (author), Xu, Yong (author)Urban morphology affects the sensible heat flux and net radiation exchange which can alter urban heat mitigation plans. This study first parameterized the geometric effects on the net radiation, and then calculated the net radiation and sensible heat flux in the urban landscape of Hong Kong. Considering that the sensible heat flux is the main...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Xinqi (author), Shi, Jihao (author), Huang, Xinyan (author), Xiao, Fu (author), Yang, M. (author), Huang, Jiawei (author), Yin, Xiaokang (author), Sohail Usmani, Asif (author), Chen, Guoming (author)Deep learning has been widely applied to automated leakage detection and location of natural gas pipe networks. Prevalent deep learning approaches do not consider the spatial dependency of sensors, which limits leakage detection performance. Graph deep learning is a promising alternative to prevailing approaches as it can model spatial...journal article 2023
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Zheng, X. (author), Yang, Feng (author), Shiau, Jim (author), Lai, F. (author), Dias, Daniel (author)This paper presents a stability study on the collapse mechanisms of a plane-strain tunnel face in c-ϕ soils using the upper bound finite element method with rigid translatory moving elements (UBFELA-RTME) and nonlinear programming technique. Practical considerations are given to the unlined length influence behind the tunnel face. An advanced...journal article 2023
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Yang, Huiru (author), Wang, S. (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Xu, Siyuan (author), Ye, Huaiyu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Flexible strain sensors based on nanomaterials have sparked a lot of interest in the field of wearable smart electronics. Laser induced graphene (LIG) based sensors in particular stand out due to their straightforward fabrication procedure, three-dimensional porous structures, and exceptional electromechanical capabilities. Recent studies...journal article 2023
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An, Xu (author), Yin, Zhiming (author), Tong, Qi (author), Fang, Yiping (author), Yang, M. (author), Yang, Qiaoqiao (author), Meng, Huixing (author)The interactions of external disruptions and technical-human-organizational factors in emergency operations are usually observed. Resilience assessment of emergency systems can improve emergency response capability and system functional recovery. The increasing complexity and coupling of factors in emergency response systems need to be...journal article 2023
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Wang, Y. (author), Yang, Shuo Ying (author), Sivakumar, Pranava K. (author), Ortiz, Brenden R. (author), Teicher, Samuel M.L. (author), Wu, H. (author), Srivastava, Abhay K. (author), Garg, Chirag (author), Ali, M.N. (author)Materials with Kagome nets are of particular importance for their potential combination of strong correlation, exotic magnetism, and electronic topology. KV3Sb5 was discovered to be a layered topological metal with a Kagome net of vanadium. Here, we fabricated Josephson Junctions of K1-xV3Sb5 and induced superconductivity over long junction...journal article 2023
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Lin, Xu Jie (author), Liu, Er Jian (author), Yang, Y. (author), Jia, Xiang Yu (author), Yan, Xiao Yong (author)Heavy trucks which undertake the majority of freight volume play an important role in urban freight systems. By analyzing heavy truck trip data, we find a superlinear scaling relationship for heavy truck trips and a sublinear scaling relationship for heavy truck numbers relative to urban population size. Although these allometric scaling...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Fan (author), Yuan, Baoxin (author), Huang, L. (author), Wen, Yuanqiao (author), Yang, Xue (author), Song, R. (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Accurate fishing activity detection from the trajectories of fishing vessels can not only achieve high-precision fishery management but also ensure the reasonable and sustainable development of marine fishery resources. This paper proposes a new method to detect fishing vessels’ fishing activities based on the defined local dynamic parameters...journal article 2023
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Yang, Yunqi (author), Wang, C. (author), Wang, Chengsi (author), Shen, Xibing (author), Yin, Ke (author), Chen, Tao (author), Shen, Andy Hsitien (author), Algeo, Thomas J. (author), Hong, Hanlie (author)In recent years, some sapphires were found to fade in sunlight and to increase their color after UV irradiation. This unstable color phenomenon is attributed to the photochromism of corundum. The photochromic effect seriously affects the grading and evaluation of sapphires, although its mechanism is still uncertain. Here, we performed a set...journal article 2023
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Wang, C.W. (author), Jiang, W. (author), Yang, K. (author), Sarsenbayeva, Z. (author), Tag, B. (author), Dingler, T. (author), Goncalves, J. (author), Kostakos, V. (author)Objectives: Hand hygiene has long been promoted as the most effective way to prevent the transmission of infection. However, due to low compliance and low quality of hand hygiene reported in previous studies, constant monitoring of hand hygiene compliance and quality among healthcare workers is crucial. This study investigated the feasibility...journal article 2023