With the advancement of space exploration, the development of sustainable construction technologies has become essential for the establishment of enduring extraterrestrial habitats. In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) assumes a pivotal role by facili...
Increasing coastal space resource utilization (CSRU) activities and their impact on coastal environments has been recognized as a critical coastal zone stressor. Consequently, the need for sustainable and valid CSRU management has been highlighted. I...
In recent years, space agencies, such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have expanded their research activities in the field of manufacturing in space. These measures serve to reduce limitati...
Straw returning is an important measurement to determine the utilization of straw resources. Understanding the decomposition process and nutrient release process of straw is of great significance to the efficient utilization of straw resources and th...
Exploring austere environments required a reimagining of resource acquisition and utilization. Cyanobacterial in situ resources utilization (ISRU) and biological life support system (BLSS) bioreactors have been proposed to allow crewed space missions...
Though custom deep learning (DL) hardware accelerators are attractive for making inferences in edge computing devices, their design and implementation remain a challenge. Open-source frameworks exist for exploring DL hardware accelerators. Gemmini is...
Recent discoveries of potential ice particles and ice-cemented regolith on extraterrestrial bodies like the Moon and Mars have opened new opportunities for developing technologies to extract water, facilitating future space missions and activities on...
The determination of the dynamic angle of repose (DAR) of lunar regolith simulants is essential for modeling material behavior during in situ resource utilization (ISRU) processes and lunar surface operations. This study presents a methodology and de...
The research aimed to assess the contribution of fertilizer, density, and row spacing in integrated cultivation measures and identify their regulation mechanism on canopy architecture and factors in biomass accumulation in spring maize. Zhengdan 958...
The future of long-duration spaceflight missions will place our vehicles and crew outside of the comfort of low-Earth orbit. Luxuries of quick resupply and frequent crew changes will not be available. Future missions will have to be adapted to low re...
The cultivation of cyanobacteria by exploiting available in situ resources represents a possible way to supply food and oxygen to astronauts during long-term crewed missions on Mars. Here, we evaluated the possibility of cultivating the extremophile...
As urbanization continues and more people move into cities and urban areas, pressure on available land for new constructions will continue to increase. This situation constitutes an incentive to review the need for interior space and uses of existing...
The development of underground space resources can alleviate the problems of traffic congestion and land resource tension caused by urbanization, but there are also certain risks in the development of underground space, so the suitability of developm...
The rational allocation of land resources is crucial to ensuring human well-being, livelihood, and survival. The study of Production-Living-Ecological Space (PLES) provides new perspectives on land resource allocation. However, few studies have asses...
Rural communities can be conceptualized as spatial organisms interconnected by optimized resource utilization systems. Investigating the efficient utilization of rural resources and spatial construction methods grounded in resource metabolism is a pi...
In situ utilization of available resources in space is necessary for future space habitation. However, direct sintering of the lunar regolith on the Moon as structural and functional components is considered to be challenging due to the sintering con...
Sustainability of cities and the environmental implications of high resource utilization by the domestic sector are growing concerns related to urban regions. Well-informed urban planning decision-making is an essential tool to help in the task and,...
The advent of the New Space Era has significantly accelerated the development of space equipment systems using commercial off-the-shelf components. Field Programmable Gate Arrays are increasingly favored for their ability to be easily modified, which...
There are significant differences in the utilization efficiency of parking spaces in different spatial locations within the complex parking lots, which reduces the utilization efficiency of parking resources. For the above problem, a parking spaces s...
Urban underground space, as an underutilized land resource, holds tremendous potential and value. Efficient and rational development and utilization of this resource are key to addressing current urban challenges. This study takes the main urban area...
Human beings need abundant material support and energy supply in their exploration of the universe. The sustainable supply of materials is an important condition for long-term space exploration. In situ resource utilization technology (ISRU) is an im...
The extensive utilization of the Snappy compression algorithm in digital devices such as smartphones, IoT, and digital cameras has played a crucial role in alleviating demands on network bandwidth and storage space. This paper presents an improved Sn...
Humanity’s long-term presence in space entails the establishment of sustainable space ecosystems in both orbital and planetary environments. Sustainable ecosystems are characterized by minimal resource depletion, reduction in space debris, reus...
Underground space is considered a critical urban resource that can significantly promote sustainable development under rational planning. This study, taking the Longgang region in SE China as an example, comprehensively considers the dual influences...
In emergency communication scenarios, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used as an air relay to provide higher-quality communication for indoor users. When bandwidth resources are scarce, the use of free space optics (FSO) technology will greatl...
The western region of Sichuan Province, located in the Hengduan Mountains, is one of China’s most seismically active zones. Due to limited land resources, many villages in western Sichuan Province are situated in mountainous and valley areas, f...
Amid long-term human consumption of surface resources and the intensifying climate crisis, underground space has increasingly attracted attention as a viable alternative for habitation, survival, and urban resilience. Historical and contemporary exam...
Long-term continuous oxygen supply is of vital importance during the process of space exploration. Considering the cost and feasibility, in situ resource utilization (ISRU) may be a promising solution. The conversion of CO2 to O2 is a key point for I...
Due to the rise in emerging strategic industries and the widespread application of new and improved technology, the global demand for strategic mineral resources has rapidly increased. Among these, fluorite is one of the most crucial strategic minera...
This paper investigates the convergence of risk, sustainability, and supply chain in space missions, including a review of fundamental concepts, the introduction of a multi-objective conceptual optimization model, and the presentation of a practical...
To build a sustainable social system in the future, the promotion of animal welfare, as well as human welfare, is essential. In this study, we address the issues related to animal euthanasia that are commonly encountered in animal shelters. Many anim...
The development of space-based Internet of Things is limited by insufficient allocable frequency resources and low spectrum utilization. To meet the demand for massive access users under the condition of restricted frequency resources, a multi-dimens...
The widely applied Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) provides relatively simple and straightforward techniques to assess how well the attributes of a good or service perform in meeting the expectations of consumers, clients, users, and visitors....
Mobile edge computing (MEC) has emerged as a promising paradigm to enhance computational capabilities at the network edge, enabling low-latency services for users while ensuring efficient resource utilization for operators. One of the key challenges...
Production–living–ecological space (PLES) is the main body of the optimization of the development and protection pattern of territorial space, and the spatial conflict in PLES reflects a struggle for ecological protection and socio-econom...
The space information networks (SIN) have a series of characteristics, such as strong heterogeneity, multiple types of resources, and difficulty in management. Aiming at the problem of resource allocation in SIN, this paper firstly establishes a hier...
The utilization of contemporary technology enhances the efficiency of parking resource management, contributing to more liveable and sustainable cities. In response to the growing challenges of urbanization, intelligent parking systems have emerged a...
With the rapid rate of population growth and economic development, cities face enormous challenges that require both optimal and integrated solutions to meet the needs of growth and to protect the environment and sustainable development. These urban...
In the current context of tight constraints on land resources in major Chinese cities, the development of underground space in green spaces (USGSs) has become an important approach to exploit land use potential and alleviate the contradiction between...
Scheduling is essential in managing projects. ‘Schedula Anima’ is a new software designed to provide a comprehensive view of schedules between early and late dates for construction project managers. Capturing the dynamic nature of project...
Water scientists often find themselves interacting with decision-makers with varying levels of technical background. The sustainable management of water resources is complex by nature, and future conditions are highly uncertain, requiring modeling ap...
The deterioration of the global climate and accelerated urbanization have led to intense pressure on surface space resources. As a strategic development field, deep underground space has become a crucial direction for alleviating human habitation pre...
The problems of water shortages and groundwater overexploitation are serious in Beijing. Resources are over-exploited to meet the industrial needs of various sectors, and the capacity of groundwater resources to support economic development is also r...
In-space manufacturing represents a transformative frontier in space exploration and industrial production, offering the potential to revolutionize how goods are produced and resources are utilized beyond Earth. This paper explores the multifaceted a...
Urban park green spaces (UPGS) are essential resources for improving the urban ecological environment and meeting residents’ recreational needs. However, during rapid urbanization, the layout of UPGS often exhibits spatial inequity, with signif...
The Space Race in the second half of the 20th century was primarily concerned with getting there and back. Gradually, technology and international collaboration opened new horizons, but human activity was mostly restricted around Earth’s orbit, while...
Before each user equipment (UE) can send data using the narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH), each UE should periodically monitor a search space in the narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) to decode a downlink control i...
On-board processing is increasingly prevalent due to its efficient utilization of satellite resources. Among these resources, geometric rectification can significantly enhance positioning accuracy for subsequent tasks, such as object detection. This...
The optimization of ecological resource allocation is increasingly seen as a potential solution for urban revitalization and sustainable land use planning, and the key point is to assess and simulate the spatial arrangement of the ecological land. In...
With the development of the information age, the importance of edge computing has been highlighted in industrial site monitoring, health management, and fault diagnosis. Among them, the processing and computing of signals in edge scenarios is the cor...
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