Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a crucial technique in the preparation of high-quality thin films and coatings, and is widely used in various industries including semiconductor, optics, and nuclear fuel, due to its operation simplicity and high gr...
Prior research on cascading failures within interdependent networks has predominantly emphasized the coupling of nodes. Nevertheless, in practical networks, interactions often exist not just through the nodes themselves but also via the connections (...
Arrays of coupled nanoelectromechanical resonators are a promising foundation for implementing large-scale network applications, such as mechanical-based information processing and computing, but their practical realization remains an outstanding cha...
We study the non-linear beam splitter in matter-wave interferometers using ultracold quantum gases in a double-well configuration in presence of non-local interactions inducing inter-well density-density coupling, as they can be realized, e.g., with...
In this paper, the teleconnections from the tropical Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific region from inter-annual to centennial time scales will be reviewed. Identified teleconnections and hypotheses on mechanisms at work are reviewed and further explored i...
This study implemented a coupled SWAT-FEM simulation model to evaluate the impacts of land use land cover and climate change scenarios (LCS) on the water resources of river catchments in Chennai, India. The land use land cover data were obtained by m...
In the context of sustainable development, water resources, energy, and carbon emissions are pivotal factors influencing the rational planning of economic development and the secure establishment of ecological barriers. As a core food production area...
A fully transient discrete-source 3D Additive Manufacturing (AM) process model was coupled with a 3D stochastic solidification structure model to simulate the grain structure evolution quickly and efficiently in metallic alloys processed through Elec...
Anticipating seasonal climate anomalies is essential for defining short-term adaptation measures. To be actionable, many stakeholders require seasonal forecasts at the regional scale to be properly coupled to region-specific vulnerabilities. In this...
Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in geological formations offers a promising solution for large-scale energy buffering, but its long-term safety and mechanical stability remain concerns, particularly in fractured rock environments. This study devel...
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of wave interaction with thin perforated structures is of interest in a range of engineering applications. When large-scale effects such as forces and the overall flow behaviour are of interest, a microstr...
So far, most articles using the multivariate multi-scale entropy algorithm mainly use algorithms to analyze the multivariable signal complexity without clearly describing what characteristics of signals these algorithms measure and what factors affec...
The validation of numerical models is an important component of modeling to ensure reliability of model outputs under prescribed conditions. In river deltas, robust validation of models is paramount given that models are used to forecast land change...
In the process of development and utilization of a large-scale borehole heat exchanger (BHE) array system, the phenomenon of load shifting within BHE array can be observed. In this paper, OpenGeoSys software coupled with TESPy toolkit is used to esta...
The present study assesses, using a theoretical approach, the performances of two widely used fixed-bed reactors for the ethanol-to-butadiene (ETB) one-stage (Lebedev) process: multibed adiabatic reactors (MBAR) with inter-bed heating and a multitubu...
The relative motion and coupled dynamics between individual units in a Multiple AUVs in Tandem Connection (MATC) system make speed and inter-unit distance control particularly challenging, especially in large-scale configurations. This study proposes...
As a natural bridge between Europe and Africa, Italy occupies a prominent position to understand the biogeography of Europe. The influence of climatic, spatial, and historical factors on current patterns of species richness and turnover (i.e., inter-...
Electromagnetic metasurfaces have been intensively used as ultra-compact and easy-to-integrate platforms for versatile wave manipulations from optical to terahertz (THz) and millimeter wave (MMW) ranges. In this paper, the less investigated effects o...
We develop a first-principles theory that bridges three-dimensional (3D) confinement and two-dimensional (2D) in-plane correlations in counterion layers at oppositely charged interfaces. The system is controlled by two independent coupling constants....
With the rapid expansion of multi-platform remote sensing applications, cloud contamination significantly impedes cross-platform data utilization. Current cloud detection methods face critical technical challenges in cross-platform settings, includin...
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool that has enabled experimentalists to characterize molecular dynamics and kinetics spanning a wide range of time-scales from picoseconds to days. This review focuses on addressing the pr...
Subtle alterations of gait patterns in people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) with minimal or no disability often coexist with normal spatio-temporal parameters. Here, we retrospectively investigate the existence of possible anomalies in lower limb in...
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain–transfer (RAFT) polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) is modeled and monitored using a multi-rate multi-delay observer in this work. First, to fit the RAFT reaction rate coefficients and the i...
In unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) large-scale scene modeling, challenges such as missed shots, low overlap, and data gaps due to flight paths and environmental factors, such as variations in lighting, occlusion, and weak textures, often lead to incomp...
The convergence of rural industries has brought about significant changes in the traditional small-scale farmer management model, as well as new requirements for the quality and skills of agricultural practitioners in China. Meanwhile, it has inevita...
Contemporary Critical Infrastructures (CIs), such as the power grid, comprise cyber physical systems that are tightly coupled, to form a complex system of interconnected components with interacting dependencies. Modelling methodologies have been sugg...
Few studies have investigated the characteristics of stroke inpatients after post-acute care (PAC) rehabilitation, and few studies have applied propensity score matching (PSM) in a natural experimental design to examine the longitudinal impacts of a...
The coupled steel plate and reinforced concrete (C-SPRC) composite wall is a new type of coupled-wall system consisting of steel coupling beams (SCBs) that join two SPRC walls where the steel plate shear wall (SPSW) is embedded in the RC wall. Althou...
Promoting the synergistic development of green finance (GF) and green technology innovation (GTI) is crucial for achieving sustainable economic development. Based on the sample data of 30 provinces in China from 2010 to 2023, this study first investi...
The long-term exposure of rocks to supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) during sequestration creates structural and chemical changes. In turn, these lead to changes in the permeability of inter-layers and caprocks that can alter plume migration behav...
The utilization of PMCUs (Prefabricated Modular Cabin Units) is a key strategy for enhancing the efficiency and reducing the costs of large cruise ship construction. Effective transportation planning for multiple PMCU cabins, including the paths and...
Accurate, real-time estimation of battery state-of-charge (SoC) and state-of-health represents a crucial task of modern battery management systems. Due to nonlinear and battery degradation-dependent behavior of output voltage, the design of these est...
To support dual-carbon objectives and enhance the accuracy of rooftop distributed photovoltaic (PV) planning, this study proposes a multidimensional coupled evaluation framework that integrates an improved rooftop segmentation network (CESW-TransUNet...
This work investigates the inter-model diversity of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation’s (PDO) impact on tropical cyclone frequency (TCF) over the Western North Pacific (WNP) from the historical simulation of twenty-two Coupled Model Intercomparis...
Accurately modeling and representing the collective dynamics of large-scale robotic systems remains one of the fundamental challenges in swarm robotics. Within the context of agricultural robotics, swarm-based coordination schemes enable scalable and...
The mineral CaF2 is the archetype of the α fluorite structure and its high-pressure phase transition to γ cotunnite is an ideal test bed for exploring the effects of kinetics. The inter-disciplinary topic of the kinetics of dynamically dr...
19 January 2023
Water resources are important factors limiting social and economic development, so how to ensure the coordination between economic development and water resources–ecological management capacity has become a key issue that needs to be addressed...
Background: Raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) causes tremendous stress for parents that may lead to marital conflict and relationship dissatisfaction. Many factors are associated with parent relationships including severity of auti...
High-resolution ISAR (Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar) imaging plays a crucial role in dynamic target monitoring for aerospace, maritime, and ground surveillance. Among various remote sensing techniques, ISAR is distinguished by its ability to produ...
Climate change in Northwest China could lead to the change of the hydrological cycle and water resources. This paper assessed the influence of climate change on runoff in the Manas River basin as follows. First, the temporal trends and abrupt change...
Data-driven methods are commonly applied in avalanche hazard evaluation. However, few studies have tapped into the relationship between the explanatory variables and avalanche hazard in arid–frigid areas, and the seasonal dynamics of avalanche...
Industrialization production with high quality and effect on winter is an important measure for accelerating the shift from increasing agricultural production to improving quality in terms of grain protein content (GPC). Remote sensing technology ach...
The persistent challenge of fracture-driven interference (FDI) during large-scale hydraulic fracturing in the southern Sichuan Basin has severely compromised shale gas productivity, while the existing research has inadequately addressed both FDI risk...
Compared with conventional gas reservoirs, deep shale gas reservoirs are characterized by developed faults and fractures, strong heterogeneity, high stress sensitivity, and complex in situ stress distribution. To address traditional 3D static models&...
Modulation of the amplitude of high-frequency cortical field activity locked to changes in the phase of a slower brain rhythm is known as phase-amplitude coupling (PAC). The study of this phenomenon has been gaining traction in neuroscience because o...
In the near future, Poland is going to have more and more favorable conditions for viticulture. Organic acids and polyphenols are among the most commonly analyzed compounds due to their beneficial properties for human health and their importance in t...
The Upper Zambezi River Basin (UZRB) delineates a complex region of topographic, soil and rainfall gradients between the Congo rainforest and the Kalahari Desert. Satellite imagery shows permanent wetlands in low-lying convergence zones where surface...
To address the challenges of complex harmonic characteristics, multi-source coupling, and strong time variability in aggregated loads downstream of high-voltage substations, this paper proposes an Adaptive Multi-Task Gaussian Process Regression (AMT-...
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and computational technologies, collision risk assessment remains a key challenge for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs). Traditional approaches typically based on five indicators including distan...
28 September 2022
Raising and caring for a child with ASD is a challenge for the parents’ marriage relationship. Caring for a disabled child changes the functioning of the family and requires greater involvement in care and specialist therapy. The respondents&rs...
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