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Homeowners’ Participation in Energy Efficient Renovation Projects in China’s Northern Heating RegionMa, J. (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Song, Kun (author)In China’s government-led energy efficient renovation of residential buildings, homeowners’ participation refers to their involvement and engagement throughout the process. Lacking homeowners’ participation has brought difficulties in the execution and financing of the projects. This paper explores the current situation of homeowners’...journal article 2021
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Song, Ji Won (author), Baeg, Yoonjin (author), Jeong, Ha Yeon (author), Lee, Jinwon (author), Oh, Deok Kun (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Park, Jin Byung (author)Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are small unilamellar proteoliposomes, involved in various functions including cell-to-cell signalling and protein excretion. We have engineered the OMVs of Escherichia coli to nano-scaled bioreactors for the biotransformation of fatty acids by targeting a fatty acid double bond hydratase of...journal article 2021
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Li, Z. (author), Chang, Weiwei (author), Cui, Tianyu (author), Xu, Dake (author), Zhang, Dawei (author), Lou, Yuntian (author), Qian, Hongchang (author), Song, Hao (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Cao, Fahe (author), Gu, Tingyue (author), Li, Xiaogang (author)Microbiologically influenced corrosion of metals is prevalent in both natural and industrial environments, causing enormous structural damage and economic loss. Exactly how microbes influence corrosion remains controversial. Here, we show that the pitting corrosion of stainless steel is accelerated in the presence of Shewanella oneidensis MR...journal article 2021
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Song, Y. (author), de Jong, W.M. (author), Stead, D. (author)China is often viewed as an emerging experimental base for transit-oriented development (TOD) practices because of its rapid urban growth and development of mass transit networks. The implementation of TOD can be heavily influenced by institutional barriers to urban growth. However, some newly emerging types of TOD practice allow planners and...journal article 2021
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Huang, Ce (author), Ma, J. (author), Song, Kun (author)In China, energy efficiency retrofit of residential buildings is entering a new stage in which homeowners are the main subject. In order to investigate homeowners’ willingness to invest and to analyze its influencing factors, interviews and a questionnaire survey were conducted in central Tianjin, China. The results show that homeowners have...journal article 2021
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Yao, X. (author), He, Y. (author), Hessenberger, Norbert (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)During a flight, passengers spend most of their time sitting in their seats. Studying the comfort and discomfort while passengers are sitting is helpful to improve the overall comfort during a flight. Pressure mats are commonly used in studies to collect pressure distribution in order to research sitting comfort. Different from most past studies...conference paper 2021
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Fiorillo, Iolanda (author), Song, Y. (author), Califano, Rosaria (author), Vink, P. (author), Naddeo, Alessandro (author)Designing seats is crucial not only for health issues but also for the (dis)comfort perception. The seat pan design could be mainly influenced by two factors: pressure distribution and seat contour. For seat pan discomfort, the lower average pressure is accompanied by less discomfort. Moreover, a seat contour with a large contact area is...conference paper 2021
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Ping, Y. (author), Yao, X. (author), Xu, J. (author), Li, Juntian (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)The angle of attack (AOA) of an airplane changes the direction of the gravitational force on passengers and thereby might influence passengers’ flying experience. However, the contribution of the AOA regarding comfort/discomfort is not fully explored. In this paper, we aim to fill this knowledge gap by identifying the relationships between the...conference paper 2021
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Identify dominant dimensions of 3D hand shapes using statistical shape model and deep neural networkYang, Y. (author), Zhou, H. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)Hand anthropometry is one of the fundamentals of ergonomic research and product design. Many studies have been conducted to analyze the hand dimensions among different populations, however, the definitions and the numbers of those dimensions were usually selected based on the experience of the researchers and the available equipment. Few...journal article 2021
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Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)In this paper, a literature study is presented on the types of objective measures that can contribute to the prediction of (dis)comfort, the feasibility of measuring those factors, and the potential of building a model based on them. Results indicate that in addition to subjective measurements, objective measures might help us to understand the...conference paper 2021
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Nuñez Vicente, A. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)Usually, the economy class has limited space and limited recline possibilities causing discomfort, especially on long haul flights. In this paper, a seat was developed creating more space by using thevertical space in the aircraft. The design is described and 59% preferred this seat based on visual impression, which is promising. Further...conference paper 2021
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Yang, Y. (author), Xu, J. (author), Elkhuizen, W.S. (author), Song, Y. (author)Acquiring an accurate 3D scan of the human hand is a challenging task, mainly due to the complicated geometry and the instability of the hand. In this paper, we present a low-cost photogrammetry-based scanner that is designed for scanning the human hand. The scanner has fifty modules, each has a Raspberry Pi with an 8-megapixels camera. They...journal article 2021
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Yao, X. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)BACKGROUND: Scents may influence the perceived comfort of an environment. There are only a few studies conducted on the relationship between scent and comfort in aircraft cabin. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this research is to explore whether relationships between scents and perceived comfort can be found for passengers in an aircraft cabin....journal article 2021
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Yao, X. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)Visual stimulus might influence comfort of passengers in air travel. For a better understanding of the visual comfort, it is crucial to identify the constructs of the visual stimulus in the cabin and the contributions of different elements. A two-step approach was adopted in this study where in the first step, several creative sessions were...conference paper 2021
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Myers, N.J. (author), Kwon, Hyukjoon (author), Ding, Yacong (author), Song, Kee-Bong (author)In this paper, we propose a learning-aided signal processing solution for channel estimation in 5G new radio (NR). Channel estimation is an important algorithm for baseband modem design. In 5G NR, estimating the channel is challenging due to two reasons. First, the pilot signals are transmitted over a small fraction of the available time...conference paper 2021
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Fu, J. (author), Song, Guobing (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Fault location algorithms for transmission lines use the parameters of the transmission line to locate faults after the faults have occurred along the line. Although these parameters can be estimated by the phasor measurement units (PMUs) at the terminal(s) of the transmission line continuously, the uncertainty in the measurements will give...journal article 2021
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Owen, Gwilym (author), Manley, D.J. (author), Johnston, Ron (author), Birabi, Tim (author), Song, Hui (author), Wang, Bifeng (author)This chapter explores multi-scale estimation methods as an important future direction for segregation research in China. We explain how these recently developed methods help address many longstanding problems in traditional index-based segregation research and open up new avenues of research on Chinese cities. We explain the conceptual...book chapter 2021
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Han, L. (author), Zhang, Hechen (author), Xiang, Zhongxia (author), Shang, J. (author), Anjani, S. (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)BACKGROUND: The contrast between a bright computer screen and a dark ambient environment may influence comfort of the users, especially on their eyes. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to identify the optimal desktop lighting for the comfortable use of the computer screen in a dark environment. METHODS: An experiment was designed...journal article 2021
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Anjani, S. (author), Kühne, Manon (author), Naddeo, Alessandro (author), Frohriep, Susanne (author), Mansfield, Neil (author), Song, Y. (author), Vink, P. (author)BACKGROUND: Selecting the most suitable questionnaire(s) in comfort research for product design is always a challenge, even for experienced researchers. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to create a list of Preferred Comfort Questionnaires (PCQ) for product design to help researchers in the selection of questionnaires for comfort...journal article 2021
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Anjani, S. (author), Song, Y. (author), Hou, T. (author), Ruiter, I.A. (author), Vink, P. (author)The pitch and width of airline seats are crucial factors on the comfort of passengers. The aim of this study is to measure the comfort feeling of passengers regarding different widths and together with data from a previous study, to offer suggestions on the aircraft interior design. 311 participants were recruited and were asked to sit in 17...journal article 2021