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Liu, Bin (author), Wang, Q. (author), Pollin, Sofie (author)This paper presents a novel transparent amplifying intelligent surface (TAIS) architecture for uplink enhancement in indoor-to-outdoor mmWave communications. The TAIS is an amplifier-based transmissive intelligent surface that can refract and amplify the incident signal, instead of only refracting it with adjustable phase shift by most passive...conference paper 2023
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Li, Shizhen (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Liu, X. (author), Wang, S. (author), Zhang, Zhonghua (author), Ye, Huaiyu (author)Substrate metallization is a crucial factor affecting the mechanical properties of sintered nanoparticles in microelectronics applications, as it is essential for ensuring good adhesion between the substrate and the sintered material. In this study, we investigated the influence of metallization on pressure-assisted nanocopper sintering and...conference paper 2023
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Wang, S. (author), Tan, Yanlong (author), Liu, Xu (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, Ke (author), Yuan, Wucheng (author), Li, Tao (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), French, P.J. (author), Ye, Huaiyu (author), Tan, Chunjian (author)In this article, the avalanche withstand capability and transient failure model of commercial 1200 V asymmetric trench gate SiC MOSFETs are investigated by experiment and simulation under single-pulse unclamped inductive switching (UIS) conditions. The limiting avalanche current and limiting avalanche energy of the device are determined by...conference paper 2023
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Wang, Y. (author), Liu, Letao (author), Dauwels, J.H.G. (author)Slot attention has shown remarkable object-centric representation learning performance in computer vision tasks without requiring any supervision. Despite its object-centric binding ability brought by compositional modelling, as a deterministic module, slot attention lacks the ability to generate novel scenes. In this paper, we propose the...journal article 2023
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Wang, Sheng (author), Huang, Weidong (author), Liu, X. (author), Lin, P. (author)The influence of sulfur on the chemical, rheological, and aging resistance of terminal blend rubberized bitumen (TBRB) was studied. TB hybrid bitumen (TBHB) was prepared from with different sulfur contents (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 wt%) and TBRB prepared with neat bitumen and crumb rubbers at 20% content. TBHB binders were aged by rolling thin film...journal article 2022
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Wu, Jiantao (author), Wang, Haoan (author), Liu, Quan (author), Gao, Y. (author), Liu, Shengjie (author)Owing to the continuous increase of traffic loads, bitumen modification has been manifested as an efficient methodology to enhance asphaltic pavement performance. Currently, the modification index, defined as the ratio of mechanical properties (e.g., complex modulus) before and after bitumen modification, is extensively adopted to evaluate the...journal article 2022
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Wang, Shilei (author), Liu, Guixian (author), Jing, Guoqing (author), Feng, Qiankuan (author), Liu, Hengbai (author), Guo, Y. (author)In the past 20 years, many studies have been performed on ballast layer inspection and condition evaluation with ground penetrating radar (GPR). GPR is a non-destructive means that can reflect the ballast layer condition (fouling, moisture) by analysing the received signal variation. Even though GPR detection/inspection for ballast layers has...review 2022
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Li, Bo (author), Liu, Qiuhong (author), Wang, T. (author), He, He (author), Peng, You (author), Feng, Tao (author)Outdoor physical activities can promote public health and they are largely influenced by the built environment in different urban settings. Understanding the association between outdoor physical activities and the built environment is important for promoting a high quality of life. Existing studies typically focus on one type of outdoor activity...journal article 2022
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Wang, Zhongkai (author), Choi, Minsoo (author), Lee, Kyoungtae (author), Park, Kwanseo (author), Liu, Zhaokai (author), Biswas, Ayan (author), Han, Jaeduk (author), Du, S. (author), Alon, Elad (author)This article presents a 200-Gb/s pulse amplitude-modulation four-level (PAM-4) and 100-Gb/s non-return-to-zero (NRZ) transmitter (TX) in 28-nm CMOS technology. To achieve the target data rate, the output bandwidth and swing of the proposed TX are optimized by minimizing the output capacitance of the 4:1 multiplexer (MUX) and driver stage with...journal article 2022
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Jiang, Jing (author), Wang, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Liu, Jianhui (author), Li, Jun (author), Zhou, Dexiang (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author), Tan, C. (author)High electric-field stress is an effective solution to the recovery of irradiated devices. In this paper, the dependence of the recovery level on the magnitude of gate voltage and duration is investigated. Compared with the scheme of high gate-bias voltage with a short stress time, the transfer characteristics are significantly recovered by...journal article 2022
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Yang, Yapin (author), Sun, Ying (author), Chen, Mingsi (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author), Wang, Ran (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)Fire at a construction site usually results in serious accidents. Therefore, fire management at the construction site is critical to decreasing possible accidents. However, conventional fire safety management can be problematic in many aspects, such as visualization, multi-stage alarm systems, and dynamic escape route optimization. To solve...journal article 2022
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Wang, Zhongkai (author), Choi, Minsoo (author), Kwon, Paul (author), Lee, Kyoungtae (author), Yin, Bozhi (author), Liu, Zhaokai (author), Park, Kwanseo (author), Biswas, Ayan (author), Du, S. (author)This paper presents a complete 200Gb/s PAM-4 transmitter (TX) in 28nm CMOS technology. The transmitter features a hybrid sub-sampling PLL (SSPLL) with a delta-sigma (?S) modulator, clock distribution network with flexible timing control, and data path with a hybrid 5-tap Feed-Forward Equalizer (FFE) and T-coil for bandwidth extension. The...conference paper 2022
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Xu, Yanghui (author), Ou, Q. (author), Li, Xiaoming (author), Wang, Xintu (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Liu, Gang (author)The transport and fate of nanoplastics (NPs) in aquatic environments are closely associated with their colloidal stability, which is affected by aging and natural organic matter (NOM) adsorption. This study systematically investigated the combined effects of photoaging and NOM (e.g. humic acids, HA; and a model protein, bovine serum albumin, BSA...journal article 2022
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Wang, S. (author), Huang, Weidong (author), Liu, X. (author), Lin, P. (author)The chemical and rheological properties of terminal blend hybrid asphalt (TBHA) contributing to the consumption of waste tires before and after aging were studied. Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) polymer, sulphur, crumb rubber (CR), and neat asphalt were chosen to prepare the TBHA. The short-term aging (STA) and long-term aging (LTA) of TBHA...journal article 2022
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Gu, Yi (author), Han, Chao (author), Chen, Yuhan (author), Liu, Shenggang (author), Wang, X. (author)The last decades have witnessed a rapid increase of Earth observation satellites (EOSs), leading to the increasing complexity of EOSs scheduling. On account of the widespread applications of large region observation, this article aims to address the EOSs observation scheduling problem for large region targets. A rapid coverage calculation...journal article 2022
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Wang, Huatian (author), Ren, Yue (author), Liu, W. (author)Students’ learning processes are heavily impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Students are experiencing more online learning environment and less face-to-face idea exchange, which may make them feel exhausted and demotivated. Using self-determination and proactivity theories, we propose and examine whether playful study design (PSD)—a proactive...journal article 2022
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Liu, Ganzhong (author), Cong, Jianli (author), Wang, Ping (author), Du, Shuai (author), Wang, L. (author), Chen, Rong (author)The vertical vibration and transmission characteristics of ballast are key factors that affect the dynamic stability of railway track structures and control the settlement of ballasted beds. Therefore, the following study was conducted to explore this topic. Firstly, through an impact hammer test on a ballast sensor with embedding chip, the...journal article 2022
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Xie, Mingjing (author), Wang, Yuran (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The use of natural ventilation in buildings to reduce the energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emission has been widely investigated and practiced, but few existing studies have considered the exploration and assessment of natural ventilation in different location patterns of rural residential buildings in the mountainous terrain of China....journal article 2022
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Liu, M. (author), Zhao, J. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author), Wang, M. (author)A joint control approach that simultaneously optimizes traffic signals and trajectories of cooperative (automated) vehicle platooning at urban intersections is presented in this paper. In the proposed approach, the signal phase lengths and the accelerations of the controlled platoons are optimized to maximize comfort and minimize travel delay...journal article 2022
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Chi, Lin (author), Li, Wenda (author), Li, Z. (author), Wang, Zheng (author), Lu, Shuang (author), Liu, Qi (author)Alternative current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS) is a promising non-destructive testing method to monitor long-term change and assess the durability of concrete. This study investigates the influences of Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) on the hydration of hardening cement by ACIS. It is found that EDTA retards the early-age...journal article 2022