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Ding, Er (author), Zhang, D. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Airborne transmission of small respiratory droplets (i.e., aerosols) is one of the dominant transmission routes of pathogens of several contagious respiratory diseases, which mainly takes place between occupants when sharing indoor spaces. The important role of ventilation in airborne infection control has been extensively discussed in...review 2022
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Ao, Yibin (author), Li, Mingyang (author), Ding, Xuan (author), Zheng, Junjie (author), Xiao, Shan (author), Deng, Shulin (author), Zhang, Zijun (author), Wang, Yan (author), Wang, T. (author), Martek, Igor (author)With the rise of global urbanization, the rural built environment has undergone tremendous changes. As such, the rural built environment impacts on residents’ daily travel behavior is getting more researchers’ attention. To date, most of the research focuses on urban areas in developed countries. To understand the state-of-the-art of interplay...review 2022
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Mantri, D. (author), Wymenga, L.F.A. (author), van Turnhout, J. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Micro-devices that use electric fields to trap, analyze and inactivate micro-organisms vary in concept, design and application. The application of electric fields to manipulate and inactivate bacteria and single-celled organisms has been described extensively in the literature. By contrast, the effect of such fields on viruses is not well...review 2023
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Wang, Jinpeng (author), Zhang, Shang (author), Fenn, Peter (author), Luo, Xiaowei (author), Liu, Y. (author), Zhao, Lilin (author)Previous studies revealed that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to reduce project uncertainties, design errors, change orders, and delays, which might facilitate achieving effective dispute management in the construction industry. However, research into the adoption of BIM to holistically enhance effective dispute...review 2023
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Alagumalai, Avinash (author), Mahian, Omid (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Zhang, Wuyuan (author)Versatile bio-derived catalysts have been under dynamic investigation as potential substitutes to conventional chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production. This is because of their unique, low-cost benefits and production processes that are environmentally and economically acceptable. This critical review aspires to present a...review 2021
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Guo, Y. (author), Markine, V.L. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Qiang, Weile (author), Jing, Guoquig (author)The performance and deformation of ballast bed are significantly influenced by the particle morphology (size and shape), the rheology (translation and rotation), and the degradation (breakage and abrasion). Regarding the ballast particle morphology, the ballast particle size is generally measured by sieving and described with the Particle Size...review 2019
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Schweidtmann, A.M. (author), Zhang, Dongda (author), von Stosch, Moritz (author)The term hybrid modeling refers to the combination of parametric models (typically derived from knowledge about the system) and nonparametric models (typically deduced from data). Despite more than 20 years of research, over 150 scientific publications (Agharafeie et al., 2023), and some recent industrial applications on this topic, the...review 2024
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Song, Ge (author), Ai, Zhengtao (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)Smart and personalized ventilation systems have been demonstrated with high performance in creating a healthy and energy-efficient indoor environment, but they have been rarely comprehensively summarized and explored in previous studies. With the progressive development of various terminal devices and control technologies, personalized...review 2022
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Hauff, C. (author), Kiseleva, Julia (author), Sanderson, Mark (author), Zamani, Hamed (author), Zhang, Yongfeng (author)An introduction to the special issue on conversational search and recommendation is presented in this article. While conversational search and recommendation has roots in early Information Retrieval (IR) research, the recent advances in automatic voice recognition and conversational agents have created increasing interest in this area. In...review 2021
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Mahor, Durga (author), Cong, Zhiqi (author), Weissenborn, Martin J. (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Zhang, Wuyuan (author)The oxidation of alkanes into valuable chemical products is a vital reaction in organic synthesis. This reaction, however, is challenging, owing to the inertness of C−H bonds. Transition metal catalysts for C−H functionalization are frequently explored. Despite chemical alternatives, nature has also evolved powerful oxidative enzymes (e. g.,...review 2021
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Zhang, Z. (author), Duan, X. (author), Jia, Dechang (author), Zhou, Y. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)MAX phases are a family of ternary carbide or nitride ceramics possessing a layered crystal structure and, due to their chemical bonds having a mixed covalent-ionic-metallic nature, have unique properties combining those of metals and ceramics. In this review, the formation mechanisms of MAX phases from elemental and compound powders are...review 2021
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Guo, Leicheng (author), Xie, Weiming (author), Xu, Fan (author), Wang, Xianye (author), Zhu, C. (author), Meng, Yi (author), Zhang, Weiguo (author), He, Qing (author)Net sediment transport is predominantly seaward in fluvial-dominated estuaries worldwide. However, a distributary branch in the Changjiang Estuary, the North Branch, undergoes net landward sediment transport, which leads to severe channel aggradation. Its controlling mechanism and the role of human activities remain insufficiently understood,...review 2021
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Guo, Leicheng (author), Zhu, C. (author), Xie, Weiming (author), Xu, Fan (author), Wu, Hui (author), Wan, Yuanyang (author), Wang, Zhanghua (author), Zhang, Weiguo (author), Shen, Jian (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), He, Qing (author)The Changjiang Delta (CD) is one of well-studied large deltas of critical socio-economical and ecological importance regionally and global representativeness. Cumulated field data and numerical modeling has facilitated scientific understanding of its hydro-morphodynamics at multiple spatial and time scales, but the changing boundary forcing...review 2021
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Wang, M. (author), Ge, Daohan (author), Zhang, Liqiang (author), Herder, J.L. (author)Compliant micromechanisms (CMMs) acquire mobility from the deflection of elastic members and have been proven to be robust by millions of silicon MEMS devices. However, the limited deflection of silicon impedes the realization of more sophisticated CMMs, which often require larger deflections. Recently, some novel manufacturing processes have...review 2021
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Zhang, Chunbo (author), Hu, Mingming (author), Di Maio, F. (author), Sprecher, B. (author), Yang, Xining (author), Tukker, Arnold (author)The construction sector is the biggest driver of resource consumption and waste generation in Europe. The European Union (EU) is making efforts to move from its traditional linear resource and waste management system in the construction sector to a level of high circularity. Based on the theory of circular economy, a new paradigm called waste...review 2022
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Weber, Jana M. (author), Guo, Zhen (author), Zhang, Chonghuan (author), Schweidtmann, A.M. (author), Lapkin, Alexei A. (author)This study highlights new opportunities for optimal reaction route selection from large chemical databases brought about by the rapid digitalisation of chemical data. The chemical industry requires a transformation towards more sustainable practices, eliminating its dependencies on fossil fuels and limiting its impact on the environment....review 2021
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Chen, Jiaqi (author), Dan, Hancheng (author), Ding, Yongjie (author), Gao, Y. (author), Guo, Meng (author), Guo, Shuaicheng (author), Han, Bingye (author), Hong, Bin (author), Hou, Yue (author), Hu, Chichun (author), Hu, Jing (author), Huyan, Ju (author), Jiang, Jiwang (author), Jiang, Wei (author), Li, Cheng (author), Liu, Pengfei (author), Liu, Yu (author), Liu, Zhuangzhuang (author), Lu, Guoyang (author), Ouyang, Jian (author), Qu, Xin (author), Ren, Dongya (author), Wang, Chao (author), Wang, Chaohui (author), Wang, Dawei (author), Wang, Di (author), Wang, Hainian (author), Wang, Haopeng (author), Xiao, Yue (author), Xing, Chao (author), Xu, Huining (author), Yan, Yu (author), Yang, Xu (author), You, Lingyun (author), You, Zhanping (author), Yu, Bin (author), Yu, Huayang (author), Yu, Huanan (author), Zhang, Henglong (author), Zhang, Jizhe (author), Zhou, Changhong (author), Zhou, Changjun (author), Zhu, Xingyi (author)Sustainable and resilient pavement infrastructure is critical for current economic and environmental challenges. In the past 10 years, the pavement infrastructure strongly supports the rapid development of the global social economy. New theories, new methods, new technologies and new materials related to pavement engineering are emerging....review 2021
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Ying, Yi Lun (author), Hu, Zheng Li (author), Zhang, Shengli (author), Qing, Yujia (author), Fragasso, A. (author), Maglia, Giovanni (author), Meller, Amit (author), Bayley, Hagan (author), Dekker, C. (author), Long, Yi Tao (author)Inspired by the biological processes of molecular recognition and transportation across membranes, nanopore techniques have evolved in recent decades as ultrasensitive analytical tools for individual molecules. In particular, nanopore-based single-molecule DNA/RNA sequencing has advanced genomic and transcriptomic research due to the...review 2022
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Zhang, H. (author), Nijhuis, S. (author), Newton, C.E.L. (author)Water is a critical element of human existence and has shaped cities for centuries. In urban environments, water provides multiple ecosystem services and is an important element in the design of urban environments. Next to the many qualities and services provided by water, recent research indicates that exposure to freshwater blue space also...review 2022
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Sun, Ying (author), Xing, Chaojie (author), Liu, Jia (author), He, Yingdong (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The vigorous expansion of renewable energy as a substitute for fossil energy is the predominant route of action to achieve worldwide carbon neutrality. However, clean energy supplies in multi-energy building districts are still at the preliminary stages for energy paradigm transitions. In particular, technologies and methodologies for large...review 2022