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Xu, Yanghui (author), Ou, Q. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Liu, G. (author), Lompe, K.M. (author)Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are attracting increasing attention due to their persistence and potential ecological risks. This review critically summarizes the effects of photo-oxidation on the physical, chemical, and biological behaviors of MNPs in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The core of this paper explores how photo-oxidation...review 2024
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Wang, Xintu (author), Xu, Yanghui (author), Ou, Q. (author), Chen, Wenwen (author), van der Meer, W.G.J. (author), Liu, G. (author)The excessive use and accumulation of water-soluble polymers (WSPs, known as “liquid plastics”) in the environment can pose potential risks to both ecosystems and human health, but the environmental fate of WSPs remains unclear. Here, the adsorption behavior of WSPs with different molecular weight on kaolinite (Kaol) and montmorillonite (Mt)...journal article 2024
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Zou, Yingxue (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author), Chen, Anqi (author), Liu, Quantao (author), Amirkhanian, Serji (author), Xu, S. (author), Yang, Chao (author), Wan, Pei (author), Xu, Haiqin (author), Lu, Ziyu (author)This study characterized the morphology, high-temperature property, rheological property, adhesion, cohesion, and chemical component of asphalt binder under aqueous solutions of different pH values. Then the physicochemical properties of asphalt binder were comprehensively evaluated by the improved radar chart. The properties of asphalt...journal article 2024
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Liu, Y. (author), Xu, M. (author), Portela, L. (author), Garbin, V. (author)Emulsions stabilized by nanoparticles, known as Pickering emulsions, exhibit remarkable stability, which enables applications ranging from encapsulation, to advanced materials, to chemical conversion. The layer of nanoparticles at the interface of Pickering droplets is a semi-permeable barrier between the two liquid phases, which can affect the...journal article 2023
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Xu, H. (author), Ragno, E. (author), Tan, Jinkai (author), Antonini, A. (author), Bricker, J.D. (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author), Liu, Qing (author), Wang, Jun (author)Extreme surges and rainfall represent major driving factors for compound flooding in estuary regions along the Chinese coast. The combined effect of extreme surges and rainfall (that is, compound floods) might lead to greater impacts than if the drivers occurred in isolation. Hence, understanding the frequency and severity of compound...journal article 2023
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Tu, Botao (author), Yang, Xinkui (author), Xu, S. (author), Liang, X. (author), Liu, C. (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)Using solid waste to replace limestone filler in asphalt concrete can not only reduce the cost of road construction, but also improve the utilization rate of solid waste. In this study, PHC pile waste concrete (PPWC) was innovatively used to replace limestone filler in asphalt mixture and its effect on the physical and rheological properties...journal article 2023
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Bordin, A. (author), Wang, Guanzhong (author), Liu, Chun Xiao (author), ten Haaf, S.L.D. (author), van Loo, N. (author), Mazur, G.P. (author), Xu, D. (author), van Driel, D. (author), Zatelli, F. (author), Gazibegovic, Sasa (author), Badawy, Ghada (author), Bakkers, Erik P.A.M. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Dvir, T. (author)A short superconducting segment can couple attached quantum dots via elastic cotunneling (ECT) and crossed Andreev reflection (CAR). Such coupled quantum dots can host Majorana bound states provided that the ratio between CAR and ECT can be controlled. Metallic superconductors have so far been shown to mediate such tunneling phenomena, albeit...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Guoqiang (author), Xu, Keyi (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Huang, R. (author), Li, B. (author), Wang, Ran (author)The construction industry's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality has underscored the urgency of promoting green and low-carbon sustainable affordable housing. However, the development process has encountered several challenges, including conflicts between the central and local governments arising from differences in value preferences,...journal article 2023
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Wan, Pei (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author), Liu, Quantao (author), Wang, Huan (author), Gong, Xing (author), Zhao, Zenggang (author), Xu, S. (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)Self-healing is a biological phenomenon in which living organism responds to the suffered damage in a complex way. Inspired by the self-healing phenomenon in nature, various biomimetic healing methods rooted in intrinsic or extrinsic healing mechanisms have been explored. Research on novel self-healing asphalt materials with intelligent...review 2023
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Li, Jiayu (author), Xu, Yunbo (author), Jing, Yi (author), Gao, Yijing (author), Liu, Hongliang (author), Yu, Yongmei (author), Banis, Alexandros (author), Kestens, L.A.I. (author), Petrov, R.H. (author)The phase transformations, microstructure and properties of two Medium-Mn processed via quenching and partitioning steels were compared in this contribution and a new strategy for controlling mechanical properties by introducing and controlling cold-worked ferrite prior to heat treatment is proposed. It was found that during heating, the...journal article 2023
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Xu, Yanghui (author), Ou, Q. (author), Wang, Xintu (author), Hou, Feng (author), Li, Peng (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Liu, G. (author)The level of microplastics (MPs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has been well evaluated by the particle number, while the mass concentration of MPs and especially nanoplastics (NPs) remains unclear. In this study, pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to determine the mass concentrations of MPs and NPs with different...journal article 2023
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Lin, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Li, Yi (author), Xu, Jian (author), Li, Mingliang (author)High-Content SBS Polymer Modified Asphalt Mixtures (HCPMA) combined with fibers have gained popularity in porous pavement construction due to their superior performance. Although the aging behavior of HCPMA has been extensively studied, the impact of fibers on performance and aging susceptibility remains unclear. This research investigates the...journal article 2023
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Liu, Lingya (author), Hua, Cunqing (author), Xu, Jing (author), Leus, G.J.T. (author), Wang, Yiyin (author)This article focuses on greedy approaches to select the most informative k sensors from N candidates to maximize the Fisher information, i.e., the determinant of the Fisher information matrix (FIM), which indicates the volume of the information ellipsoid (VIE) constructed by the FIM. However, it is a critical issue for conventional greedy...journal article 2023
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Bai, Wei (author), Xu, X. (author), Liu, Yaolan (author), Liang, Yunxiao (author), Shen, Yijie (author), Han, Zhenyu (author), Sheng, Zhendong (author), Chen, Rong (author), Zhu, Minhao (author)Systematic experimental investigations were conducted to study the microstructures and impact toughness of each heat affected zone (HAZ) formed during rail flash-butt welding. A high-strength carbide-free bainitic rail steel was subjected to different thermal simulation cycles to separately reproduce each HAZ subzone by tailoring the peak...journal article 2023
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Lin, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Xu, Jian (author), Li, Yi (author), Li, Mingliang (author)The film thickness of asphalt mixtures is critical for determining their performance and aging durability. However, understanding of the appropriate film thickness and its influence on performance and aging behavior for high-content polymer-modified asphalt (HCPMA) mixtures is still limited. This research aims to examine the relationship between...journal article 2023
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Hu, Weidong (author), Xu, Zhihao (author), Jiang, Huanyu (author), Liu, Qingguo (author), Yao, Zhiyu (author), Tan, Zhen (author), Ligthart, L.P. (author)The terahertz frequency modulation continuous-wave (THz FMCW) imaging technology has been widely used in non-destructive testing applications. However, THz FMCW real-aperture radar usually has a small depth of field and poor lateral resolution, thus restricting the high-precision imaging application. This paper proposes a 150-220 GHz FMCW...journal article 2023
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Wang, Wei (author), Liu, Dongli (author), Xu, Peng (author), Yang, Laurence Tianruo (author), Liang, K. (author)It has become a trend for clients to outsource their encrypted databases to remote servers and then leverage the Searchable Encryption technique to perform secure data retrieval. However, the method has yet to be considered a crucial need for replication on searchable encrypted data. It calls for challenging works on Dynamic Searchable...journal article 2023
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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...journal article 2023
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Yao, Zhiyu (author), Hu, Weidong (author), Feng, Zhiyan (author), Zhang, Wenlong (author), Liu, Yang (author), Xu, Zhihao (author), Ligthart, L.P. (author)Passive multifrequency microwave sensors frequently struggle with difficulties of nonuniform spatial resolution among multiple channels. The raw measurements in the land-sea transition zone are seriously contaminated. Conventional analytical deconvolution techniques suffer from the tradeoff between spatial resolution enhancement and noise...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Bin (author), Gao, Xu (author), Xu, S. (author), Yang, Xinkui (author), Tian, Qin (author), Liu, Jiayi (author)Microwave heating is an effective method to achieve autonomic crack healing in asphalt mixtures, and the use of microwave-absorbing materials can largely improve this healing efficiency. As a solid waste, coal gangue contains metal oxides, which shows the possibility of microwave heating. In order to further promote the application of coal...journal article 2023