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Identification and Suppression of Multicomponent Noise in Audio Magnetotelluric Data Based on Convolutional Block Attention Module

Zhang, Liang (author), Li, Guang (author), Chen, Huang (author), Tang, Jingtian (author), Yang, Guanci (author), Yu, Mingbiao (author), Hu, Yong (author), Xu, Jun (author), Sun, J. (author)

Audio magnetotelluric (AMT) is commonly used in mineral resource exploration. However, the weak energy of AMT signals makes them susceptible to being overwhelmed by noise, leading to erroneous geophysical interpretations. In recent years, deep learning has been applied to AMT denoising and has shown better denoising performance compared to...

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Extracellular and intracellular effects of bioactive glass nanoparticles on osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and bone regeneration in zebrafish osteoporosis model

Meng, Li (author), Zhao, Panpan (author), Jiang, Yucheng (author), You, Jiawen (author), Xu, Zhiyan (author), Yu, K. (author), Boccaccini, Aldo R. (author), Ma, Junqing (author), Zheng, K. (author)

Bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGNs) are well-recognized multifunctional biomaterials for bone tissue regeneration due to their capability to stimulate various cellular processes through released biologically active ions. Understanding the correlation between BGN composition and cellular responses is key to developing clinically usable BGN...

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Robust additive manufacturable Ni superalloys designed by the integrated optimization of local elemental segregation and cracking susceptibility criteria

Yu, Hao (author), Fu, Jiabo (author), Wang, Chenchong (author), Chen, Yinping (author), Wang, Lingyu (author), Fang, Haixing (author), Li, Jinguo (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Xu, Wei (author)

To achieve an effective design of additively manufacturable Ni superalloys with decent service performance, a hybrid computational design model has been developed, where the strategy to tailor local elemental segregations was integrated within a scheme of minimizing the cracking susceptibility. More specifically, the phase boundary of primary...

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Synergistic effects of cerium-containing bioactive glasses and apoptotic extracellular vesicles alleviate bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaw

Ling, Ziji (author), Guo, Songsong (author), Xie, Hanyu (author), Chen, Xinyu (author), Yu, K. (author), Jiang, Hongbing (author), Xu, Rongyao (author), Wu, Yunong (author), Zheng, K. (author)

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are commonly used to treat skeletal diseases. However, long-term use of BPs can lead to BP-related jaw bone necrosis (BRONJ), particularly in patients undergoing tooth extraction surgery. The treatment of BRONJ remains challenging due to the local inflammatory microenvironment. To address this issue, we developed...

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Investigation on DOPO as reactive fumes suppressant to reduce the fumes emission of asphalt

Zeng, Shangheng (author), Mao, Sanpeng (author), Xu, S. (author), He, Yanheng (author), Yu, Jianying (author)

Asphalt fumes released during pavement construction posed a threat to human health and environment. In this study, 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphorophenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO) was used as a reactive fumes suppressant to reduce the asphalt fumes emission. The volatilization behavior of DOPO modified asphalt (DOPO-Asphalt) was investigated...

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Unveiling the inequalities in virtual water transfer in China: The environmental and economic perspectives

Wei, Ziyi (author), Huang, Kai (author), Chen, Ying (author), Wang, D. (author), Yu, Yajuan (author), Xu, Ming (author), Kapelan, Z. (author)

To alleviate the geographical mismatch between supply and demand of water resources, virtual water trade had attracted extensive attention. Many studies had estimated the virtual water flow and measured the virtual water inequality using Environmental Input-Output (EIO) model. However, EIO model ignores the feedback effect in the trade, which...

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Improving the strength-ductility balance of medium-Mn Q&P steel by controlling cold-worked ferrite microstructure

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...

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Wind turbine load estimation using machine learning and transfer learning

Xu, G. (author), Yu, W. (author), Kim, Taeseong (author)

Machine learning method has always been popular to solve wind turbine related problems at a data level. However, with the limitation of the availability of relevant data, transfer learning has gained increasing attention. In this study, traditional machine learning method of artificial neural networks (ANN), together with parameter-based...

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Robust tube-based model predictive control with Koopman operators

Zhang, Xinglong (author), Pan, W. (author), Scattolini, Riccardo (author), Yu, Shuyou (author), Xu, Xin (author)

Koopman operators are of infinite dimension and capture the characteristics of nonlinear dynamics in a lifted global linear manner. The finite data-driven approximation of Koopman operators results in a class of linear predictors, useful for formulating linear model predictive control (MPC) of nonlinear dynamical systems with reduced...

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Long-lived charge separation following pump-wavelength–dependent ultrafast charge transfer in graphene/WS₂ heterostructures

Fu, Shuai (author), du Fossé, I. (author), Jia, Xiaoyu (author), Xu, Jingyin (author), Yu, Xiaoqing (author), Zhang, Heng (author), Zheng, Wenhao (author), Krasel, Sven (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author)

Van der Waals heterostructures consisting of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides have shown great promise for optoelectronic applications. However, an in-depth understanding of the critical processes for device operation, namely, interfacial charge transfer (CT) and recombination, has so far remained elusive. Here, we investigate...

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Sbs modified bitumen with organic layered double hydroxides: Compatibility and aging effects on rheological properties

Zhang, Canlin (author), Dong, Hongjun (author), Yan, Zhengli (author), Yu, Meng (author), Wang, Ting (author), Xu, S. (author), Jiang, Zhenliang (author), Hu, Changbin (author)

SBS-modified bitumen (SMB) is susceptible to aging, which seriously influences its service performance and life. In order to strengthen the anti-aging ability of SMB, triethoxyvinylsilane was designed to organically modify layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and was applied to modify SMB. The dispersibility and storage stability of LDHs in SMB...

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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....

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Microstructure and dislocation structure evolution during creep life of Ni-based single crystal superalloys

Yu, H. (author), Xu, W. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)

The high performance of Ni single crystal superalloys during high temperature low stress creep service, is intrinsically determined by the combined effects of microstructural evolution and the dislocation behaviour. In the field of the evolution of dislocation network, two main recovery mechanism based on dislocation migration dominate the...

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A first step towards computational design of W-containing self-healing ferritic creep resistant steels

Yu, H. (author), Xu, W. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)

In this work, we combine a generic alloy-by-design model with a novel concept, the nucleation barrier for the formation of Laves phase to fill the creep cavities, in order to develop multi-component creep resistant steels with kinetically tuned self-healing behaviour. In the model the high-temperature long-term strength is estimated by...

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Fullerene-like WS₂ supported Pd catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

Xiao, Ping (author), Buijnsters, J.G. (author), Zhao, Yanxi (author), Yu, Huan (author), Xu, Xuelian (author), Zhu, Yujun (author), Tang, Duihai (author), Zhu, Junjiang (author), Zhao, Zhen (author)

Hydrogen is the most desirable green energy carrier and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) from water is a promising route for hydrogen production. The search for efficient, low-cost HER catalysts is a challenging and attracting topic. In this work, we report that inorganic fullerene-like WS₂ supported Pd...

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Residents' willingness to participate in green infrastructure: Spatial differences and influence factors in Shanghai, China

Yu, Yang (author), Xu, Hui (author), Wang, Xiaohan (author), Wen, Jiahong (author), Du, Shiqiang (author), Zhang, Min (author), Ke, Q. (author)

Green infrastructure (GI) plays a fundamental role in achieving urban pluvial flood management, mitigating urban heat island effect, and improving living suitability. Residents' participation is the main driving force of GI implementation. Based on semi-structured interviews, GIS spatial analysis, and multiple regression, we investigated...

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Synthesis and characterization of argyrodite solid electrolytes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Zhang, Zhixia (author), Zhang, Long (author), Liu, Yanyan (author), Yu, C. (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Xu, Bo (author), Wang, L. (author)

Li₆PS₅X (X = Cl, Br, I) argyrodites possess high ionic conductivity but with rather scattered values due to various processing conditions. In this work, Li₆PS₅X solid electrolytes were prepared by solid-state sintering or mechanical alloying and optimized with or without excess Li₂S....

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Synthesis of severe lattice distorted MoS₂ coupled with hetero-bonds as anode for superior lithium-ion batteries

Liu, Yanyan (author), Zhang, Long (author), Wang, Hongqiang (author), Yu, C. (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Liu, Qiunan (author), Xu, Bo (author), Wang, Li min (author)

Exploration of advanced anode materials is a highly relevant research topic for next generation lithium-ion batteries. Here, we report severe lattice distorted MoS₂ nanosheets with a flower-like morphology prepared with PEG400 as additive, which acts not only as surfactant but importantly, also as reactant. Notably, in the absence...

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Lithium halide coating as an effective intergrain engineering for garnet-type solid electrolytes avoiding high temperature sintering

Zhang, Zhaoshuai (author), Zhang, Long (author), Yu, C. (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Xu, Bo (author), Wang, L. (author)

Garnet-type Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ solid electrolytes were commonly prepared by two steps solid-state reaction method, which undergoes high temperature over 1000 °C and thus inevitable for lithium volatilization and formation of secondary phases. Here, we propose a new intergrain architecture engineering of a...

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On the Relationship between the Chromium Concentration, the Z-Phase Formation and the Creep Strength of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels

Yu, H. (author), Xu, W. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)

In this study, the long term creep strength behavior of commercial heat resistant martensitic/ferritic steels with Cr levels ranging from 1 to 15 wt% is analyzed by linking their computed equilibrium compositions to their creep properties. At lower Cr levels, the calculated strength due to precipitation hardening agrees well with the...

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