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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...

journal article 2012

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The Conversion from CityGML to 3D Property Units

Ying, Shen (author), Jin, Fengzan (author), Guo, Renzhong (author), Li, Lin (author), Yang, Jie (author), Zhou, Yujie (author)

Due to the fast growth of building construction technology and increasing demands on the efficient use of land, human living space are expanded from on the surface to above and under the earth surface. It raises the need for three dimentional (3D) cadastral by realizing that the current cadastral system based on 2D is not appropriate to reflect...

conference paper 2014

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Visualization for the Coherent Set of 3D Property Units

Ying, Shen (author), Guo, Renzhong (author), Li, Weiyang (author), Yang, Jie (author), Zhao, Zhigang (author), Li, Lin (author)

There are many 3D objects with denser aggregation that they are fully/partly coherent touched with each other through shared facets, which we called coherent set of 3D objects. Visualization for 3D property unit is an effective way to understand 3D spatial occupation, location and relationship in urban space, particularly in the coherent set of...

conference paper 2016

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Sparse Bayesian classification and feature selection for biological expression data with high correlations

Yang, Xian (author), Pan, W. (author), Guo, Yike (author)

Classification models built on biological expression data are increasingly used to predict distinct disease subtypes. Selected features that separate sample groups can be the candidates of biomarkers, helping us to discover biological functions/pathways. However, three challenges are associated with building a robust classification and...

journal article 2017

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Spherical polyelectrolyte nanogels as templates to prepare hollow silica nanocarriers: observation by small angle X-ray scattering and TEM

Han, Haoya (author), Li, Li (author), Tian, Yuchuan (author), Wang, Yunwei (author), Ye, Zhishuang (author), Yang, Qingsong (author), Wang, Y. (author), Von Klitzing, Regine (author), Guo, Xuhong (author)

Hollow silica nanoparticles were prepared through generating a silica layer in spherical polyelectrolyte nanogels (SPN), which consisted of a solid core of polystyrene (PS) and a shell of crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), followed by removing the PS core via solvent dissolution. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) in combination with TEM...

journal article 2017

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Poly-crystalline silicon-oxide films as carrier-selective passivating contacts for c-Si solar cells

Yang, G. (author), Guo, Peiqing (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)

The poly-Si carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPCs) parasitically absorb a substantial amount of light, especially in the form of free carrier absorption. To minimize these losses, we developed CSPCs based on oxygen-alloyed poly-Si (poly-SiO_x) and deployed them in c-Si solar cells. Transmission electron microscopy analysis...

journal article 2018

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High-efficiency black IBC c-Si solar cells with poly-Si as carrier-selective passivating contacts

Yang, G. (author), Guo, Peiqing (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Limodio, G. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)

In this work, we present the application of poly-Si carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPCs) as both polarities in interdigitated back-contacted (IBC) solar cell architectures. We compared two approaches to form a gap between the back-surface field (BSF) and emitter fingers. It is proved that the gaps prepared by both approaches are...

journal article 2018

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Supercritical water oxidation of quinoline with moderate preheat temperature and initial concentration

Ren, M. (author), Wang, Shuzhong (author), Yang, Chuang (author), Xu, Haitao (author), Guo, Yang (author), Roekaerts, D.J.E.M. (author)

This work reports an experimental study on supercritical water oxidation of quinoline. Moderate preheat temperature (420 °C–510 °C) and initial concentration (1 wt%–10 wt%) are selected to address the possibility of utilizing the heat released during the reaction, in order to realize high conversion rate at relatively low preheat temperature....

journal article 2019

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Seasonal behaviour of tidal damping and residual water level slope in the Yangtze River estuary: Identifying the critical position and river discharge for maximum tidal damping

Cai, Huayang (author), Savenije, Hubert (author), Garel, Erwan (author), Zhang, Xianyi (author), Guo, Leicheng (author), Zhang, Min (author), Liu, Feng (author), Yang, Qingshu (author)

As a tide propagates into the estuary, river discharge affects tidal damping, primarily via a friction term, attenuating tidal motion by increasing the quadratic velocity in the numerator, while reducing the effective friction by increasing the water depth in the denominator. For the first time, we demonstrate a third effect of river discharge...

journal article 2019

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Macro-meso dynamic analysis of railway transition zone: Hybrid DEM/FDM simulation and experimental validation

Shi, Can (author), Zhao, Chunfa (author), Yang, Yang (author), Guo, Y. (author), Zhang, Xu (author), Feng, Yang (author)

To probe into the mechanical behaviour of railway transition zone from the macro-meso aspects, a numerical model of transition zone is built that hybrids the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Finite Difference Method (FDM). The DEM is utilised to simulate the ballast bed and sleeper, because it can consider the realistic ballast shapes and...

journal article 2020

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Effective Approaches of Improving the Performance of Chalcogenide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries

Dai, Hanqing (author), Xu, Wenqian (author), Hu, Zhe (author), Chen, Yuanyuan (author), Wei, Xian (author), Yang, Bobo (author), Chen, Zhihao (author), Gu, Jing (author), Yang, Dan (author), Xie, Fengxian (author), Zhang, Wanlu (author), Guo, Ruiqian (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Wei, Wei (author)

All-solid-state sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) possess the advantages of rich resources, low price, and high security, which are one of the best alternatives for large-scale energy storage systems in the future. Also, the chalcogenide solid electrolytes (CSEs) of SIBs have the characteristics of excellent room-temperature ionic conductivity (10...

review 2020

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Biogas productivity of anaerobic digestion process is governed by a core bacterial microbiota

Tao, Y. (author), Ersahin, M.E. (author), Ghasimi, S.M.D. (author), Ozgun, H. (author), Wang, H. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Guo, Miao (author), Yang, Yunfeng (author), Stuckey, David C. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)

Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been commercially operated worldwide in full scale as a resource recovery technology underpinning a circular economy. However, problems such as a long start-up time, or system instability, have been reported in response to operational shocks. These issues are usually linked to the dynamics of the functional...

journal article 2020

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Investigating energy performance of large-scale seasonal storage in the district heating system of chifeng city: Measurements and model-based analysis of operation strategies

Xu, L. (author), Guo, Fang (author), Hoes, Pieter-Jan (author), Yang, Xudong (author), Hensen, Jan (author)

This paper presents a modeling and simulation method that supports energy performance assessment and operation strategy investigation of borehole thermal energy storage in the Chifeng district heating (DH) system. A living laboratory in Chifeng, China that integrates a 0.5 million m3 borehole thermal energy storage system, an on-site solar...

journal article 2021

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Analysis of Railway Ballasted Track Stiffness and Behavior with a Hybrid Discrete-Continuum Approach

Shi, Can (author), Zhao, Chunfa (author), Yang, Yang (author), Guo, Y. (author), Zhang, Xu (author)

Railway ballasted track stiffness is an important indicator to identify supporting condition that ensures that the facility is well designed and functioned. Although many studies have been performed on track stiffness based on experimental tests and finite-element methods, the factors influencing the track stiffness have not been completely...

journal article 2021

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New innovations in pavement materials and engineering: A review on pavement engineering research 2021

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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Integrated anaerobic and algal bioreactors: A promising conceptual alternative approach for conventional sewage treatment

Yang, Jixiang (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Li, Jian (author), Guo, Jinsong (author), Fang, Fang (author)

Conventional sewage treatment applying activated sludge processes is energy-intensive and requires great financial input, hampering widespread implementation. The introduction of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) followed by an algal reactor growing species of commercial interest, may present an alternative, contributing to the envisaged...

review 2022

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A CAST-Based Analysis of the Metro Accident That Was Triggered by the Zhengzhou Heavy Rainstorm Disaster

Zhao, Jiale (author), Yang, Fuqiang (author), Guo, Yong (author), Ren, X. (author)

Emergency management research is used to deal with the increasing number of extreme weather threats in urban areas. This paper uses causal analysis based on systems theory (CAST) to review the subway water ingress accident and the government's emergency management actions in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, during the heavy rainstorm disaster on 20...

journal article 2022

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An evaluation of the information literacy of safety professionals

Guo, Y. (author), Tao, Jing (author), Yang, F. (author), Chen, C. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)

Information literacy has gradually become one of the necessary qualities in current and future safety practices. The calculation and assessment of information literacy of safety professionals is an effective way to understand their information literacy level. This paper, therefore, aims to evaluate the information literacy level of safety...

journal article 2022

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Design and assessments on a hybrid pin fin-metal foam structure towards enhancing melting heat transfer: An experimental study

Liu, Gang (author), Du, Zhao (author), Xiao, Tian (author), Guo, Junfei (author), Lu, Liu (author), Yang, Xiaohu (author), Hooman, K. (author)

Solar energy, as a kind of renewable energy, offers a large reserve to be harvested at a reasonably low cost for engineering applications. To decouple the temporal and spatial relevance of the continuous energy supply of solar energy, latent heat thermal energy storage can deal with this problem at different temperatures. Aiming to improve...

journal article 2022

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Dynamic Dissociation Behaviors of sII Hydrates in Liquid Water by Heating: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach

Yang, Peihan (author), Guo, Dongdong (author), Fang, B. (author)

An understanding of the dynamic behavior of subtle hydrate dissociation in the liquid water phase is fundamental for gas production from marine hydrate reservoirs. Molecular dynamics simulations are performed in this study to investigate the dissociation kinetics of pure propane and binary propane + methane sII hydrates in a liquid water...

journal article 2022