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Hydrological Changes of the Irtysh River and the Possible Causes

Huang, F. (author), Xia, Z. (author), Li, F. (author), Guo, L. (author), Yang, F. (author)

Hydrological changes of the Irtysh River were analyzed concerning the changes of annual runoff and its distribution features within a year measured by coefficient of variation and concentration degree. Abrupt changes were detected by the heuristic segmentation method. Possible causes of the hydrological changes were investigated considering...

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Groundwater–surface water interactions, vegetation dependencies and implications for water resources management in the semi-arid Hailiutu River catchment, China – a synthesis

Zhou, Y. (author), Wenninger, J. (author), Yang, Z. (author), Yin, L. (author), Huang, J. (author), Hou, L. (author), Wang, X. (author), Zhang, D. (author), Uhlenbrook, S. (author)

During the last decades, large-scale land use changes took place in the Hailiutu River catchment, a semi-arid area in northwest China. These changes had significant impacts on the water resources in the area. Insights into groundwater and surface water interactions and vegetation-water dependencies help to understand these impacts and formulate...

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Construction safety during pandemics: Learning from the xinjia express hotel collapse during covid-19 in china

Huang, Yu Jie (author), Tao, Jing (author), Yang, Fu Qiang (author), Chen, C. (author)

Many construction accidents occur in China each year, leading to a large number of deaths, injures, and property losses. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, little attention is paid to construction safety, resulting in severe accidents. To prevent construction accidents and learn to how address safety issues in future pandemics, this study...

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Surface functionalized N-C-TiO₂/C nanocomposites derived from metal-organic framework in water vapour for enhanced photocatalytic H₂ generation

Hussain, Mian Zahid (author), Yang, Zhuxian (author), van der Linden, B. (author), Huang, Zheng (author), Jia, Quanli (author), Cerrato, Erik (author), Fischer, Roland A. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Zhu, Yanqiu (author), Xia, Yongde (author)

Surface-functionalized nitrogen/carbon co-doped polymorphic TiO₂ phase junction nanoparticles uniformly distributed in porous carbon matrix were synthesized by a simple one-step pyrolysis of titanium based metal–organic framework (MOF), NH₂-MIL-125(Ti) at 700 °C under water vapour atmosphere. Introducing water vapour...

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Understanding spatiotemporal patterns of typhoon storm surge disasters based on their tropical cyclone track clusters in China

Wang, K. (author), Yang, Yongsheng (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Huang, Quanyi (author)

Typhoon storm surge disasters have garnered much attention because of their catastrophic damages. We investigated spatiotemporal patterns of typhoon storm surge disasters based on their tropical cyclone track clusters to support disaster mitigation in China. We aggregated 172 typhoon storm surge disasters in the entire cluster. Then, we used...

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Understanding the interaction of nucleotides with UVC light: an insight from quantum chemical calculation-based findings

Tan, C. (author), Wang, S. (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, X. (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)

Short-wave ultraviolet (also called UVC) irradiation is a well-adopted method of viral inactivation due to its ability to damage genetic material. A fundamental problem with the UVC inactivation method is that its mechanism of action on viruses is still unknown at the molecular level. To address this problem, herein we investigate the...

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Real-time pipeline leak detection and localization using an attention-based LSTM approach

Zhang, Xinqi (author), Shi, Jihao (author), Yang, M. (author), Huang, Xinyan (author), Usmani, Asif Sohail (author), Chen, Guoming (author), Fu, Jianmin (author), Huang, Jiawei (author), Li, Junjie (author)

Long short-term memory (LSTM) has been widely applied to real-time automated natural gas leak detection and localization. However, LSTM approach could not provide the interpretation that this leak position is localized instead of other positions. This study proposes a leakage detection and localization approach by integrating the attention...

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A risk-based approach to inspection planning for pipelines considering the coupling effect of corrosion and dents

Huang, Y. (author), Qin, Guojin (author), Yang, M. (author)

RBI, referring to a risk-based approach to inspection planning, is an established pipeline integrity management method. Both corrosion and dents are the primary threats to pipeline integrity. However, they are often treated separately in RBI without considering their interactions. This coupling may lead to a synergic effect on integrity...

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Probing Cation Displacements in Antiferroelectrics: A Joint NMR and TEM Approach

Ding, Hui (author), Egert, Sonja (author), Huang, Binxiang (author), Jiang, Tianshu (author), Carstensen, Leif (author), Šić, Edina (author), Liu, Yucheng (author), Yang, Tongqing (author), Braga Groszewicz, P. (author)

High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) enjoys great advantages for atomic-resolution visualization of the atomic structure, while failing to disclose structural information along the atomic columns. On the other hand, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is highly sensitive to the three...

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Learning image representations for content-based image retrieval of radiotherapy treatment plans

Huang, Charles (author), Vasudevan, Varun (author), Pastor Serrano, O. (author), Islam, Md Tauhidul (author), Nomura, Yusuke (author), Dubrowski, Piotr (author), Wang, Jen Yeu (author), Schulz, Joseph B. (author), Yang, Yong (author)

Objective. In this work, we propose a content-based image retrieval (CBIR) method for retrieving dose distributions of previously planned patients based on anatomical similarity. Retrieved dose distributions from this method can be incorporated into automated treatment planning workflows in order to streamline the iterative planning process....

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Towards deep probabilistic graph neural network for natural gas leak detection and localization without labeled anomaly data

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...

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Stretchable strain sensor based on HfSe₂/LIG composite with high sensitivity and good linearity within a wide range

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...

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Fishing Behavior Detection and Analysis of Squid Fishing Vessel Based on Multiscale Trajectory Characteristics

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...

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Laser-Induced Graphene Formation on Chitosan Derivatives toward Ecofriendly Electronics

Huang, Qian Ming (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Wang, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Tan, C. (author), Luo, Anxin (author), Xu, Siyuan (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author)

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) has aroused a wide range of research interests ranging from micro-nano energy devices to the Internet of Things (IoT). Nevertheless, the non-degradability of most-used synthetic polymer carbon sources poses a serious threat to the environment. In this work, ecofriendly chitosan-based derivatives, including...

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Rapid Fabrication of High-Performance Flexible Pressure Sensors Using Laser Pyrolysis Direct Writing

Wang, S. (author), Zong, Qihang (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Tan, C. (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), French, P.J. (author), Ye, H. (author)

The fabrication of flexible pressure sensors with low cost, high scalability, and easy fabrication is an essential driving force in developing flexible electronics, especially for high-performance sensors that require precise surface microstructures. However, optimizing complex fabrication processes and expensive microfabrication methods...

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Influence of unilateral low adhesion on transient wheel-rail rolling contact and wheel damages

Zhao, X. (author), Huang, Shuangchao (author), Yin, Shan (author), Yang, Jizhong (author), Yang, Z. (author), Tao, Gongquan (author), Wen, Zefeng (author)

A time-domain finite element model is developed to study the transient rolling contact of a driving wheelset over a curved track with Low Adhesion Zones (LAZs) shorter than 1.0 m. LAZs on one rail, i.e., unilateral LAZs occurring more likely, is treated for a speed up to 500 km/h. Structural vibrations of wheelset are analyzed to explain the...

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A Level Shifter With Almost Full Immunity to Positive dv/dt for Buck Converters

Yang, Y. (author), Huang, Mo (author), Du, S. (author), Martins, Rui P. (author), Lu, Yan (author)

High-frequency buck converters need a fast transition of switching nodes (high dv/dt). Such high dv/dt, especially the positive one, can cause malfunction of a conventional pulse-triggered active-coupled (PTAC) level shifter that is used to control the high-side NMOS switch. In this work, we first discuss the dv/dt immunity of conventional PTAC...

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A deep learning framework based on improved self-supervised learning for ground-penetrating radar tunnel lining inspection

Huang, Jian (author), Yang, Xi (author), Zhou, Feng (author), Li, Xiaofeng (author), Zhou, Bin (author), Lu, Song (author), Ivashov, Sergey (author), Giannakis, Iraklis (author), Kong, Fannian (author), Slob, E.C. (author)

It is not practical to obtain a large number of labeled data to train a supervised learning network in tunnel lining nondestructive testing with ground-penetrating radar (GPR). To decrease the dependence of supervised learning on the number of labeled data, an improved self-supervised learning algorithm—self-attention dense contrastive...

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Impact of g -factors and valleys on spin qubits in a silicon double quantum dot

Hwang, J.C.C. (author), Yang, C.H. (author), Veldhorst, M. (author), Hendrickx, N.W. (author), Fogarty, M. A. (author), Huang, W. (author), Hudson, F. E. (author), Morello, A. (author), Dzurak, A. S. (author)

We define single electron spin qubits in a silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor double quantum dot system. By mapping the qubit resonance frequency as a function of a gate-induced electric field, the spectrum reveals an anticrossing that is consistent with an intervalley spin-orbit coupling. We fit the data from which we extract an intervalley...

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Hydrogenated Boron Phosphide THz-Metamaterial-Based Biosensor for Diagnosing COVID-19: A DFT Coupled FEM Study

Tan, C. (author), Wang, S. (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, X. (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)

Recent reports focus on the hydrogenation engineering of monolayer boron phosphide and simultaneously explore its promising applications in nanoelectronics. Coupling density functional theory and finite element method, we investigate the bowtie triangle ring microstructure composed of boron phosphide with hydrogenation based on structural and...

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