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Zheng, Qiaohong (author), Liu, Xinwang (author), Yang, M. (author), Wang, Weizhong (author), Adriaensen, A. (author)Recent increases in climate-induced natural disasters have amplified the risk of Natech (natural hazard-triggered technological) accidents, particularly in the chemical industry. These emergencies, characterized by their urgency and resource constraints, pose significant challenges for emergency planning. The Functional Resonance Analysis...journal article 2024
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MacLachlan, Ian (author), Tan, D. (author), Shi, Tao (author), Yang, Yixiao (author)This anonymized Research Note reports qualitative observations and interview evidence to explore the operation of a U-pick lychee orchard located in China’s Pearl River Delta. Observation reveals the ironic juxtaposition of an owner-built cottage on a forested hillside surrounded by an intensively planned, densely populated urban environment...journal article 2024
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Liu, Xiangwei (author), Yang, Shuhao (author), Pang, Y. (author)Deep-sea mining activities have lately attracted growing interest. Recent research has led to the development of a hydraulic–mechanical hybrid vertical lifting system for deep-sea mining. Predicting the resistance of vertical plug flow in this system is critical for its engineering design. In this paper, an analytical model was developed to...journal article 2024
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Shiotani, T. (author), Ogura, N. (author), Okude, N. (author), Watabe, K. (author), Van Steen, C. (author), Tsangouri, E. (author), Lacidogna, G. (author), Czarnecki, S. (author), Chai, H. K. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Verstrynge, E. (author), Aggelis, D. G. (author)Aging infrastructure globally faces degradation, posing risks and requiring substantial repair investment. Strategic maintenance practices are crucial for evaluating structural conditions and ensuring sustainability. The growing demands on modern materials and structures necessitate enhanced health monitoring approaches. Shifting from...journal article 2024
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Sun, Shangbiao (author), Yan, Jianguo (author), Gao, Wutong (author), Wang, Bo (author), Dirkx, D. (author), Wang, Zhen (author), Yang, Yongzhang (author), Barriot, Jean Pierre (author)China will launch the “Tianwen-IV” mission around 2030, focusing on the orbiting exploration of Jupiter and Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. As part of this ambitious mission, a main satellite will carry another satellite that will be released in the Jupiter system to continue its journey toward Uranus. Considering the current mission planning,...journal article 2024
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Gan, Y. (author), Yang, Shen (author), He, S. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is widely employed in engineering due to its high toughness and ductility. The Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) between the fibers and the matrix plays a vital role in influencing the strength and durability of ECC. This study introduces a numerical method to simulate fiber pull-out behaviors,...journal article 2024
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Chang, Yanwei (author), Zhang, Jingxing (author), Lu, Ruofei (author), Li, W. (author), Feng, Yuchen (author), Gao, Yixun (author), Yang, Haihong (author), Wang, Fengnan (author), French, P.J. (author)Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) can be used to describe inflammatory processes in the respiratory tract. Directly detecting ppb-level nitric oxide (NO) with chemiresistive sensors at room temperature faces the challenges of simultaneously obtaining high sensitivity and high stability for sensors. We aimed to improve the stability and...journal article 2024
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Song, Dongdong (author), Yang, Xiaobao (author), Ch. Anastasopoulos, Panagiotis (author), Zu, Xingshui (author), Yue, Xianfei (author), Yang, Y. (author)Traffic barrier crashes have been a major concern in many prior studies in traffic safety literature, especially in the crash-prone sections of mountainous regions. However, the effect of factors affecting the injury-severities resulting from crashes involving different types of traffic barriers may be different. This paper provides an...journal article 2023
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Yuan, S. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Bai, Y. (author)Chemical plants face safety hazards and security threats that may induce catastrophic scenarios. Safety and security barriers are employed widely to protect chemical plants from accidental and intentional undesired events and mitigate consequences. Managing safety and security barriers effectively and economically is a research topic with...journal article 2023
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Chen, Honghao (author), Lu, Ruofei (author), Gao, Yixun (author), Yue, Xiaorui (author), Yang, Haihong (author), Li, Hao (author), Lee, Yi Kuen (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author), Zhou, Guofu (author)Inspired by the CO<sub>2</sub>-induced reversible activation mechanism of the slow anion channel 1 (SLAC1) in plant stomatal guard cells during plant photosynthesis, we designed and prepared a CO<sub>2</sub>- switchable H<sup>+</sup>/OH<sup>−</sup> ion channel (CSPH ion channel). A high-performance chemiresistive room temperature CO<sub>2<...journal article 2023
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Liu, Kezhong (author), Wu, Xiaolie (author), Zhou, Y. (author), Yuan, Zhitao (author), Yang, Xing (author), Xin, Xuri (author), Zhuang, Sujie (author)During the process of collision avoidance, especially in a multi-ship encounter situation, the dynamic interactions among individual ships impose a significant impact on collision avoidance decision-making. It is imperative, therefore, that collision avoidance decisions are formulated with a comprehensive consideration of not only the current...journal article 2023
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Yang, Mengshi (author), Liao, Mingsheng (author), Chang, Ling (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author)Multi-epoch interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a highly effective technique for monitoring deformation in urban areas. However, interpreting InSAR deformation can be challenging due to various factors, including inherent geometric imaging distortion, the intricate structure and deformation properties of targets in urban...journal article 2023
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Yang, Y. (author), Jia, Bin (author), Yan, Xiao Yong (author), Chen, Yan (author), Song, Dongdong (author), Zhi, Danyue (author), Wang, Y. (author), Gao, Ziyou (author)Accurate estimation of intercity heavy truck mobility flows is of vital importance to urban planning, transportation management and logistics operations. The inaccessibility of big data related to intercity transport systems and the heterogeneity of trucking activities pose challenges for the reliable estimation. Recently, the advance of...journal article 2023
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Wang, Jinke (author), Tan, Weimin (author), Yang, Hao (author), Rao, Xingxing (author), Luo, Xinliang (author), Ma, Lingwei (author), Ren, Chenhao (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Zhang, Dawei (author)In this work, an active protective epoxy coating with weathering resistant, corrosion-warning, and self-healing properties was developed by incorporating tannic acid (TA) loaded mesoporous silica (MSN-TA) nanocontainers. The introduction of MSN-TA nanocontainers could alleviate the coating degradation via scavenging the radicals generated...journal article 2023
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Guo, Junfei (author), Li, Ze (author), Wei, Pan (author), Li, Ling (author), Yang, Xiaohu (author), He, Ya Ling (author), Hooman, K. (author)The integration of phase change materials (PCMs) and metal foam has been widely concerned recently. To decrease non-uniformity of uniform metal foam-PCMs, adaptive metal foam arrangement strategy with increasing porosity from inside to outside has attracted widespread attention. This work conducted a symmetric simulation model of vertical...journal article 2023
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Yang, Fan (author), Zhang, P. (author), Wang, Yuan (author), Wei, Kai (author), Dong, Liwei (author), Wang, Ping (author)The coupled vehicle-track system (CVTS) dynamics have been extensively investigated for decades. However, the calculation accuracy of prevailing vehicle-track coupling models needs to be improved in the high frequency range due to the inappropriate model simplification and neglect of material nonlinearity. In this study, we propose a refined...journal article 2023
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Li, Zhenghui (author), Le Kernec, Julien (author), Abbasi, Qammer (author), Fioranelli, F. (author), Yang, Shufan (author), Romain, Olivier (author)Radar systems are increasingly being employed in healthcare applications for human activity recognition due to their advantages in terms of privacy, contactless sensing, and insensitivity to lighting conditions. The proposed classification algorithms are however often complex, focusing on a single domain of radar, and requiring significant...journal article 2023
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Yang, Shengnan (author), Ruangpan, L. (author), Torres, Arlex Sanchez (author), Vojinovic, Zoran (author)Urbanization and climate change are producing an escalation in the prevalence of urban problems, particularly those connected to flooding, prompting authorities and stakeholders to recognize the need for sustainable solutions. Nature-Based Solutions are progressively replacing traditional engineering solutions as an alternative since they are...journal article 2023
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Zhao, Changjiu (author), Zhang, Wenjun (author), Chen, C.Y. (author), Yang, Xue (author), Yue, Jingwen (author), Han, Bing (author)In the maritime industry, unsafe behaviors exhibited by crew members are a significant factor contributing to shipping and occupational accidents. Among these behaviors, unsafe operation of mooring lines is particularly prone to causing severe accidents. Video-based monitoring has been demonstrated as an effective means of detecting these...journal article 2023
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Iaiani, Matteo (author), Tugnoli, Alessandro (author), Cozzani, Valerio (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author)Offshore Oil&Gas facilities are attractive targets of intentional malicious attacks (security attacks) that may trigger cascading events (e.g., the release and dispersion of hazardous material and/or energy, fires, explosions) with consequences on people, environment, and assets. The severity of these consequences is potentially similar to...journal article 2023