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Zhang, Zhenya (author), Mao, Jia (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)In response to the growing global demand for clean and sustainable energy solutions, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have emerged as vital components in diverse decarbonization strategies. Despite their increasing importance, a comprehensive synthesis of recent advancements, challenges, and future prospects in thermal and water...journal article 2024
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Zhang, P. (author), Li, S. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)Short pitch corrugation has been a problem for railways worldwide over one century. In this paper, a parametric investigation of fastenings is conducted to understand the corrugation formation mechanism and gain insights into corrugation mitigation. A three-dimensional finite element vehicle–track dynamic interaction model is employed, which...journal article 2024
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Tang, Zhuorui (author), Zhao, Shibo (author), Li, Jian (author), Zuo, Yuanhui (author), Tian, Jing (author), Tang, Hongyu (author), Fan, J. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This work addresses a novel technique for selecting the best process parameters for the 4H–SiC epitaxial layer in a horizontal hot-wall chemical vapor reactor using a transient multi-physical (thermal-fluid-chemical) simulation model and combined with a machine-learning model. An experiment was performed to validate the feasibility of the...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Yi (author), Palha, A. (author), Gerritsma, M.I. (author), Yao, Qinghe (author)In this work, we present a mass, energy, enstrophy and vorticity conserving (MEEVC) mixed finite element discretization for two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations as an alternative to the original MEEVC scheme proposed in A. Palha and M. Gerritsma (2017) [5]. The present method can incorporate general boundary conditions....journal article 2024
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Zhang, Zhenya (author), Mao, Jia (author), Wei, Houyu (author), Cheng, Chuanxiao (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)Proton exchange membrane fuel cells offer promising clean energy solutions for various applications. However, their performance relies heavily on the properties of the microporous layer, which plays a crucial role in transporting and distributing the components in the fuel cell. To date, the potential for optimising the microporous layer...journal article 2024
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Cui, C. (author), Zhang, Xiaodong (author), Qi, Meng (author), Lyu, Hao (author), Sun, Jinsheng (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)In industrial processes there are instances where heat pump assisted distillation falls short of full electrification, necessitating an auxiliary reboiler. To solve this limiting issue, this short communication proposes a new method using flash vapour circulation (FVC) to recuperate the waste heat within the heat pump cycle. This method...journal article 2024
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Wang, Xinyue (author), Chen, Haixue (author), Yang, Zhoudong (author), Liu, Wenting (author), Zeng, Zejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Liu, Pan (author)With the increased deployment of power modules in demanding conditions, sintering materials, especially composite sintering materials, have raised growing interest due to their cost-effectiveness and suitability. Therefore, this study explores the viability of Cu–Ag composite sintering material, focusing on solvent influence through...journal article 2024
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Hong, H. (author), Lei, Xin (author), Wei, Jiangtao (author), Zhang, Yang (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Sun, Jianwen (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Liu, Zewen (author)Ionic FETs have enormous potential for energy conversion, sensing, and ionic circuits due to their efficient regulation of the nanochannel. Here ionic FETs based on single-crystal silicon nanopores and the rectification of the fabricated devices are studied. The electrical characterization results demonstrated that since the silicon-based...journal article 2024
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Jiang, Xi (author), Zhang, X. (author), Zhang, Xiao (author), Long, Luyuan (author), Bai, Yun (author), Huang, Baoshan (author)The development of modern cities has often led to increased traffic congestion and limited usable space. One effective solution to these problems is to construct roadway tunnels, which can expand urban space and alleviate traffic congestion. However, building large underpass tunnels in urban areas, especially in soft ground, presents...journal article 2024
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Wang, Shaochun (author), Xu, Lei (author), Zhang, X. (author), Long, Luyuan (author), Zhuang, Xiaoying (author)This study demonstrates the design and field implementation of an innovative servo concrete bracing system in foundation pit excavation. The bracing system comprises concrete struts, revised purlins, and hydraulic jacks, and its field performance is evaluated in a deep foundation pit project in Shanghai, China. The field measurements demonstrate...journal article 2024
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Zuo, Xiaojiang (author), Luopan, Yaxin (author), Han, Rui (author), Zhang, Qinglong (author), Liu, Chi Harold (author), Wang, Guoren (author), Chen, Lydia Y. (author)Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have been ubiquitously adopted in internet of things and are becoming an integral part of our daily life. When tackling the evolving learning tasks in real world, such as classifying different types of objects, DNNs face the challenge to continually retrain themselves according to the tasks on different edge...journal article 2024
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Plastic particles affect N2O release via altering core microbial metabolisms in constructed wetlandsYang, X. (author), Chen, Yi (author), Liu, Tao (author), Zhang, Lu (author), Wang, Hui (author), Chen, Mengli (author), He, Qiang (author), Liu, G. (author), Ju, Feng (author)Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been proven to effectively immobilize plastic particles. However, little is known about the differences in the impact of varying sized plastic particles on nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) release, as well as the intervention mechanisms in CWs. Here, we built a lab-scale wetland model and introduced plastic...journal article 2024
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Zhang, H. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author), Bueno Lopez, J. (author), Freni, Angelo (author)Photoconductive antennas (PCAs) are promising candidates for sensing and imaging applications. In recent years, our group has investigated their properties under pulsed laser illumination in transmission using a time-domain (TD) Norton equivalent circuit. Here, we extend this analysis to the link between a photoconductive source and a...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Lujing (author), Hu, Yuchen (author), Li, Peng (author), Wei, Renke (author), Pang, Hongtao (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author), Qu, Shen (author), Lam, K.L. (author), van der Meer, Walter (author), Liu, G. (author)This study assessed the evolution of wastewater systems during the rapid urbanization of Beijing, with special focuses on the carbon footprints and growing underground WWTPs (u-WWTPs). Specifically, the Bishui plant (in situ constructed u-WWTP) was assessed in detail regarding eco-environmental benefits. Our results showed that, the direct...journal article 2024
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Krezinger, Máté (author), Frey, Sándor (author), Perger, Krisztina (author), Gabányi, Krisztina (author), An, Tao (author), Zhang, Yingkang (author), Gurvits, L. (author), Titov, Oleg (author), Melnikov, Alexey (author), Paragi, Zsolt (author)There is still a limited number of high-redshift (z > 3) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) whose jet kinematics have been studied with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). Without a dedicated proper motion survey, regularly conducted astrometric VLBI observations of bright radio-emitting AGN with sensitive arrays can be utilized to follow...journal article 2024
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Zhang, M. (author), Raghunath, Aparna (author), Zhao, A. (author), Eral, H.B. (author)On-dose authentication (ODA) enhances security by incorporating customized molecular or micro-tags into each pill, preventing counterfeit products in genuine packages. ODA's security relies on tag non-replication and non-reverse engineering. Combining ODA with graphical Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) promises maximum security. PUF uses...journal article 2024
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Zhu, Qi (author), Guo, Huadong (author), Zhang, Lu (author), Liang, Dong (author), Wu, Zherong (author), de Roda Husman, S. (author), Du, Xiaobing (author)Surface melt plays a vital role in impacting the polar mass balance and global sea level rise. Over the past decades, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery has garnered considerable attention due to its capacity to provide high-precision and long-term information. However, the traditional SAR-based large-scale surface melt detection methods...journal article 2024
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Zhou, Shuxia (author), Meylaerts, Reine (author), Hua, E. (author), Zhang, Linhua (author)Trust is important in public health communication to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities during pandemics. This empirical research, using quantitative data from 107 foreign nationals at a university in Shanghai, probes into how trust varied in official translation services (OTS) and non-official translation services (NOTS)...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Qinglong (author), Han, Rui (author), Liu, Chi Harold (author), Wang, Guoren (author), Chen, Lydia Y. (author)Executing deep neural networks (DNN) based vision tasks on edge devices encounters challenging scenarios of significant and continually evolving data domains (e.g. background or subpopulation shift). With limited resources, the state-of-the-art domain adaptation (DA) methods either cause high training overheads on large DNN models, or incur...journal article 2024
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Zhang, F. (author), Wu, Z. (author), Wang, Jianlin (author), Wu, Zhenduo (author), Zhao, C. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Schut, H. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)Recently, the all-d-metal Ni(Co)MnTi based Heusler compounds are found to have a giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) near room temperature and manifest different functionalities like multicaloric effects, which can be employed for solid-state refrigeration. However, in comparison to other traditional Heusler compounds, the relatively large...journal article 2024