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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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He, C. (author), Yang, Z. (author), Zhang, P. (author), Li, S. (author), Naeimi, M. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)Polygonal wear is a type of damage commonly observed on the railway wheel tread. It induces wheel-rail impacts and consequent train/track components failure. This study presents a finite element (FE) thermomechanical wheel-rail contact model, which is able to cope with the three possible generation and development mechanisms of polygonal wear...journal article 2024
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Chen, Chao (author), Chen, Hang (author), Mo, Li (author), Xiao, Shenbin (author), Li, Changjun (author), Yang, M. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)Fire-induced domino effect is one of the main threats to hazardous material storage tanks, and many attempts have been conducted to assess the vulnerability of storage tanks exposed to fire to evaluate domino effect risk. However, past research ignored the influence of wind load on the thermal buckling behavior of storage tanks exposed to...journal article 2024
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Yang, X. (author), Shin, D. (author), Yu, Z. (author), Watanabe, Kenji (author), Taniguchi, Takashi (author), Babenko, Vitaliy (author), Hofmann, Stephan (author), Caneva, S. (author)Fluorescence imaging is an invaluable tool to investigate biomolecular dynamics, mechanics, and interactions in aqueous environments. Two-dimensional materials offer large-area, atomically smooth surfaces for wide-field biomolecule imaging. Despite the success of graphene for on-chip biosensing and biomolecule manipulation, its strong...journal article 2024
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Yun, Minghui (author), Yang, Daoguo (author), Cai, Miao (author), Yan, Haidong (author), Yu, Jiabing (author), Liu, Mengyuan (author), He, Siliang (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) undergo fatigue degradation under high thermal and electrical stresses. This process results in changes in their parasitic parameters, which can be detected using frequency domain reflectometry (FDR). Frequency domain impedance analysis is employed to characterize the various...journal article 2024
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Chen, Wei (author), Liu, Xu (author), Yang, Zhoudong (author), Liu, X. (author), Hu, D. (author), Zhu, Xi (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)The power semiconductor joining technology through sintering of copper nanoparticles is well-suited for die attachment in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, offering high electrical, thermal, and mechanical performances. However, sintered nanocopper will be prone to degradation resulting from corrosion in sulfur-containing corrosive...journal article 2024
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Yang, Huiru (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Wang, S. (author), Zong, Qihang (author), Tan, C. (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Flexible strain sensors play a crucial role in health monitoring, smart wearable devices, and human–machine interaction. Three-dimensional surface evaluation methods for strain sensors offer advantages by being closer to actual strain, featuring a larger working range, and being more suitable for multidirectional strain. In this study, a...journal article 2024
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Li, Meng (author), Li, Chao (author), Wu, Guanyin (author), An, Xizhong (author), Zhang, Hao (author), Fu, Haitao (author), Yang, Xiaohong (author), Zou, Qingchuan (author), Wu, Yongli (author), Dong, Kejun (author)An in-depth exploration of the reaction kinetics and thermo-chemical behaviors of the raceway can offer practical insights for optimizing the operations of blast furnace (BF), thus achieving a more effective iron and steel production process. In this study, the dynamic characteristics and the flow, heat and mass transfer behaviors in the BF...journal article 2024
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Tan, Xinxin (author), Xiao, Shenbin (author), Yang, Yu (author), Khakzad, Nima (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Chen, Chao (author)Frequent unpredictable earthquake disasters such as the Turkey Earthquake in 2023 pose an increasing threat to oil tank farms since they may trigger major accidents and domino effects, resulting in casualties, economic losses, and environmental pollution. Unpredictable earthquakes are definitely difficult to prevent and thus resilience...journal article 2024
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Yang, Chenyang (author), Sun, Jianwen (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Tang, Jingya (author), Liu, Zizheng (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Wang, Dian-Bing (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Zhang, Xian-En (author)The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report an ultrasensitive SARS-CoV-2 immunosensor by integration of an AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) and anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibody. The AlGaN/GaN HEMT immunosensor has demonstrated the capability to detect...journal article 2024
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Liu, Z. (author), Liu, Haipei (author), Vera, Andrés M. (author), Yang, Byeongseon (author), Tinnefeld, Philip (author), Nash, Michael A. (author)Catch bonds are a rare class of protein-protein interactions where the bond lifetime increases under an external pulling force. Here, we report how modification of anchor geometry generates catch bonding behavior for the mechanostable Dockerin G:Cohesin E (DocG:CohE) adhesion complex found on human gut bacteria. Using AFM single-molecule...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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Yang, Zhe (author), Liu, Zhou (author), Zhang, Qi (author), Chen, Zhe (author), de Jesus Chavez, Jose (author), Popov, M. (author)The traditional fault control strategy of converter-interfaced renewable energy sources (CIRESs) may bring about a lower sensitivity level or misoperation of fault component-based directional elements. To overcome this problem, a new control scheme is proposed to adjust sequence impedance angles of CIRESs by computing suitable current...journal article 2023
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Yang, G. (author), Gram, Remon (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Han, C. (author), Yao, Z. (author), Singh, M. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Passivating contacts based on poly-Si have enabled record-high c-Si solar cell efficiencies due to their excellent surface passivation quality and carrier selectivity. The eventual existence of pinholes within the ultra-thin SiOx layer is one of the key factors for carrier collection, beside the tunneling mechanism. However, pinholes are usually...journal article 2023
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Dianyu, E. (author), Su, Zhongfang (author), Zeng, Jia (author), Yang, Liuyimei (author), Li, Jing (author), Xu, Qiang (author), Wang, L. (author), Cui, Jiaxin (author)Ionic rare earth ore is a type of featured rare earth ore in China. Its mining process suffers from a long leaching cycle and considerable consumption of leaching agents. Improving mining efficiency requires a sound physical understanding of the leaching process. In this study, the CFD-based numerical model is used to analyze the physical...journal article 2023
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Modi, Siddharth (author), Srinivasa Rao, Meka (author), Gupta, T.C.S.M. (author), Yang, M. (author)This paper elaborates three novel contributions in the field of chemical process safety. The first contribution is the identification and classification of chemical system variabilities into seven broad categories, namely, media, equipment, component, operator, procedural, management, and external (MECOPME). The identified variabilities lead to...journal article 2023
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Zhang, F. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author)To assess the structural capacity of reinforced concrete structures, identifying the internal cracks is important. Acoustic emission (AE) is promising to estimate the location of internal cracks. However, the localization is influenced by many factors like arrival time picking error, presence of crack, etc., resulting in localization error. The...journal article 2023
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van Nieuwburg, W.C.A.M. (author), van Spreuwel, B.J.J. (author), Tran, Minh Tâm Kevin (author), Yang, M.D. (author), Greidanus, A.J. (author), Mulder, G. (author), Tummers, M.J. (author), Westerweel, J. (author), Suijker, W. (author), van Wijk, R. (author)The principal aim of the work presented here is to investigate and demonstrate that a forward tilted rowing blade would result in a more efficient and effective motion of the blade through the water that would result in a higher boat speed when an equal input power is provided. A 1:5 scaled rowing boat is used to determine the performance of...journal article 2023
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Hosseini, A. (author), Hage, Johannes (author), Meijer, Koen (author), Offerman, S.E. (author), Yang, Y. (author)In this paper a CFD analysis of HIsarna off-gas system for post combustion of CO-H2-carbon particle mixture is presented to evaluate the effect of different sub-models and parameters on the accuracy of predictions and simulation time. The effects of different mesh type, mesh grid size, radiation models, turbulent models, kinetic mechanism,...journal article 2023