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Chen, Haixue (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Liu, Pan (author)Nanosilver pastes have been regarded as the most promising die-attach materials for high-temperature and high-power applications due to their advantages such as excellent thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, high temperature resistance, and good shear strength. However, the common hot pressing sintering process for nanosilver pastes...conference paper 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Liang, M. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)This paper reports the carbonation characteristics of a cement-slag system exposed to accelerated carbonation testing, and its improved carbonation resistance with the increasing MgO content in blast furnace slag, in which hydrotalcite-like phase plays a key role. Our research showed that the hydrotalcite-like phase started to carbonate upon...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)In this paper, the authors investigated the correlation between slag chemistry and CO<sub>2</sub> binding capacity of the blended system. To simplify the composition of mixture, model paste containing C<sub>3</sub>S, slag covering the common composition range and gypsum was employed. After accelerated carbonation test, three CO<sub>2</sub>...journal article 2022
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Tang, Jiuyang (author), Li, Liangtao (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Liu, Pan (author)Ultrasonic wedge bonding of aluminum (Al) wires is a widely applied interconnect technology for power electronic packaging. The joint quality of the wedge bonding is mainly affected by the process parameters and material properties. Inappropriate process parameters will lead to failure modes such as chip surface pit, metal layer peeling off,...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Decision-makers in synchromodal transport (ST) have different preferences toward different objectives, such as cost, time, and emissions. To solve the conflicts among objectives and obtain preferred solutions, a preference-based multi-objective optimization model is developed. In ST, containers need to be transferred across modes, therefore...journal article 2022
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Huang, Yuan (author), Zhang, Jiangjiang (author), Zheng, Feifei (author), Jia, Yueyi (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), Savić, Dragan (author)Urban drainage models (UDMs) are often used to manage urban flooding. However, these models generally involve many parameters to represent the underlying complex hydrodynamic processes. This results in significant challenges to achieving effective and robust model calibration especially with frequently limited observations, leading to...journal article 2022
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Liu, Mingqiang (author), Zhu, Yongsong (author), Wei, Jianjun (author), Le, Yun (author), Zhang, X. (author)External program manager involvement can provide professional and systematic management services to owners. It can help to manage and coordinate different subprojects and ensure the achievement of the overall strategic goals of large projects. The promotion of external program manager involvement is not only efficiency-driven, but the...journal article 2022
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Han, Yu (author), Hegyi, A. (author), Zhang, Le (author), He, Zhengbing (author), Chung, Edward (author), Liu, Pan (author)Conventional reinforcement learning (RL) models of variable speed limit (VSL) control systems (and traffic control systems in general) cannot be trained in real traffic process because new control actions are usually explored randomly, which may result in high costs (delays) due to exploration and learning. For this reason, existing RL-based...journal article 2022
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Zhang, F. (author), Westra, Kevin (author), Shen, Q. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Kiecana, A. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)The novel all-d-metal Ni(Co)MnTi based magnetic Heusler alloys provide an adjustable giant magnetocaloric effect and good mechanical properties. We report that the second-order magnetic phase transition can be tailored in this all-d-metal NiCoMnTi based Heusler system by optimizing the Mn/Ti ratio, resulting in a reversible ferromagnetic-to...journal article 2022
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Zhao, Menglian (author), Zhao, Yibo (author), Zhang, H. (author), Hu, Yaopeng (author), Bao, Yuanxin (author), Ye, Le (author), Qu, Wanyuan (author), Tan, Zhichao (author)This article presents a fully dynamic scalable switched-capacitor delta-sigma modulator that achieves a 94.1-dB dynamic range (DR). Power-and- bandwidth scalability by only changing the clock frequency is achieved using a capacitively biased and swing-enhanced floating inverter operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). Fabricated in a 180...journal article 2022
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The energy-saving renovation of existing buildings has been attracted sufficient attention to reduce fossil fuels and mitigate global warming in Europe. The shallow geothermal for building cooling and heating, as an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective alternative, has been widely explored to promote energy efficiency of existing...journal article 2022
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Zhang, X. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)With the vision to promote CT to a wider group of audiences, this PhD project explores the formative assessment of CT skills in Programming Education to support students to learn CT skills in Higher Education. In this project, we plan to investigate the importance of CT in the context of Higher Education, explore the relationship between CT...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Jian (author), Hanjalic, A. (author), Jain, Ramesh (author), Hua, Xiansheng (author), Satoh, Shin'ichi (author), Yao, Yazhou (author), Zeng, Dan (author)This special issue provides a premier forum for researchers in multimedia big data to share challenges and recent advancements in learning from noisy multimedia data. The multimedia age and its proliferation of devices and platforms is fueling exponential data growth. As computational power and deep learning algorithms rapidly evolve, the web...review 2022
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Zhang, Yingyu (author), Yang, Juan (author), van Haaften, M.A. (author), Li, Linyi (author), Lu, Shenglian (author), Wen, Weiliang (author), Zheng, Xiuguo (author), Pan, Jian (author), Qian, Tingting (author)Plant photosynthesis and biomass production are associated with the amount of intercepted light, especially the light distribution inside the canopy. Three virtual canopies (n = 80, 3.25 plants/m2) were constructed based on average leaf size of the digitized plant structures: ‘small leaf’ (98.1 cm2), ‘medium leaf’ (163.0 cm2) and ‘big leaf’ (241...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yubo (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Rahul, A. V. (author), Tao, Yaxin (author), Van Bockstaele, Filip (author), Dewettinck, Koen (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)This study aims to interpret the early-stage rheology of alkali-activated slag (AAS) paste from microstructure perspectives. The microstructures visualized by cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) revealed the essential distinction between hydroxide and silicate-activated slag pastes. The hydroxide-based mixture showed typical...journal article 2022
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Ahvanooey, Milad Taleby (author), Zhu, Mark Xuefang (author), Mazurczyk, Wojciech (author), Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond (author), Conti, M. (author), Zhang, Jing (author)It is increasingly challenging to deal with the volume,variety, velocity, and veracity of misinformation (e.g., dissemination of fake news contents, spurious posts, and fabricated images/videos) from different online platforms. In this article, we present an overview of existing machine learning and information hiding-based misinformation...journal article 2022
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Wang, H. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Leng, Zhen (author), Airey, G.D. (author)Crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB) can be regarded as a binary composite system in which swollen rubber particles are embedded in the bitumen matrix. Previous study has successfully implemented the micromechanics models in predicting the complex moduli of CRMB binders using more representative constituent parameters. In the regime of master...journal article 2022
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Li, Mingliang (author), Ren, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Wu, Zhe (author), Zhang, Haopeng (author), Fan, Weiyu (author), Lin, P. (author), Xu, Jian (author)This study aims to comprehensively investigate the rejuvenation efficiency of various self-developed compound rejuvenators on the physical, mechanical, and aging properties of aged bitumen, asphalt mortar, and mixture. The results revealed that the restoration capacity of vacuum distilled-oil rejuvenators on high-and-low temperature performance...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Jing, R. (author), Lin, P. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Wang, Xuancang (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Lignin, one of the most abundant natural polymers, has been extensively studied as an additive in bituminous binders. Even though the lignin improves the overall resistance against oxidative aging of bitumen, it could lead to high thermal cracking sensitivity. In this study, a bio-oil (i.e., rapeseed oil) is implemented in lignin-modified...journal article 2022
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Wang, Ye (author), Ren, Genkuan (author), Jiang, Bing (author), Yang, Lin (author), Zhang, Zhiye (author), Wang, Xinlong (author), Zhong, Yanjun (author), Chen, Z. (author), Yang, Xiushan (author), Morita, Kazuki (author), Ma, Wenhui (author)Nanometer-sized hematite was prepared via a two-step process. In the first step, FeSO<sub>4</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O was oxidized to Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> by oxygen in an acidic solution. In the second step, the Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> was reduced to nanosize hematite with sulfur vapor at 550 °C. The...journal article 2022