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Mesoporous SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx nanospheres for Z-scheme, visible light aerobic C–N coupling and dehydrogenation
(2019)In light of the growing demand to use renewable energy, we have synthesized a mesoporous bismuth vanadate-copper oxide-silica photocatalyst (SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx) to act as a chromophore in a Z-scheme system. These photocatalysts ... -
Unit commitment with AC power flow constraints for a hybrid transmission grid
(2018)A unit commitment formulation satisfying AC optimal power flow constraints models the resource optimization problem accurately, but is challenging to solve for traditional transmission systems. Integration of generation ... -
Stabilizing droop variation of converter-connected generation in autonomous microgrids with virtual inertia control
(2018)Droop scheduling plays an important role in the microgrid frequency regulation market, as the well-known proportional load sharing may be practically inapplicable in many cases of inverter-based microgrids. The drooping ... -
Octal gray-code phase unwrapping for high-speed fringe projection profilometry
(2019)The speed of a fringe projection profilometry system is of great importance for the measurement of dynamic objects. The previous quaternary gray-code phase unwrapping method uses only five patterns to recover an absolute ... -
Effects of airflow rate and supply air temperature on the airflow pattern under active chilled beam system
(2018)Effects of airflow rate and supply air temperature on the airflow pattern for Active Chilled Beams (ACB) system are investigated in this paper. The air velocity for the air jet near the ceiling are tested and recorded under ... -
Optical NP problem solver on laser-written waveguide platform
(2018)Cognitive photonic networks are researched to efficiently solve computationally hard problems. Flexible fabrication techniques for the implementation of such networks into compact and scalable chips are desirable for the ... -
Rate dependent behaviors of nickel-based microcapsules
(2018)In this work, nickel-based microcapsules with liquid core were fabricated through an electroless plating approach. The quasi-static and high speed impact behaviors of microcapsules were examined by in-house assembled setups ... -
Similarities and differences in gut microbiome composition correlate with dietary patterns of Indian and Chinese adults
(2018)The interaction between diet and gut microbiota, and ultimately their link to health, has turned into the concentration of huge research. However, this relationship still needs to be fully characterized, particularly in ... -
Multi-energy scheduling using a hybrid systems approach
(2018)This paper presents a mixed logical dynamical (MLD) approach for modelling a multi-energy system. The electrical and thermal energy streams are linked through the operation of combined cycle power plants (CCPPs). The MLD ... -
Influence of third particle on the tribological behaviors of diamond-like carbon films
(2016)Tribological mechanisms of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films in a sand-dust environment are commonly unclear due to the complicated three-body abrasion caused by sand particles. This study investigates the three-body abrasion ... -
Tailoring CO2 /CH4 separation properties of mixed-matrix membranes via combined use of two- and three-dimensional metal-organic frameworks
(2018)Mixed-matrix membranes containing both two-dimensional (ns-CuBDC) and three-dimensional (ZIF-8) metal-organic frameworks were fabricated to investigate their potential capabilities in CO2/CH4 separation. The mixed-matrix ... -
Packed bed regenerators using cascaded phase change materials : overcharging and possible solutions
(2018)In this paper, packed bed regenerators using different phase change materials cascaded in series for cold energy storage are investigated with specific focus on charging behaviour. Indeed, when one phase change material ... -
Microfiber drug/gene delivery platform for study of myelination
(2018)Our ability to rescue functional deficits after demyelinating diseases or spinal cord injuries is limited by our lack of understanding of the complex remyelination process, which is crucial to functional recovery. In this ... -
Effectiveness of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease integrated care pathway in a regional health system : a propensity score matched cohort study
(2018)Objective: The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) integrated care pathway (ICP) programme was designed and implemented to ensure that the care for patients with COPD is comprehensive and integrated across different ... -
Piezoelectric cylindrical design for harvesting energy in multi-directional vibration source
(2017)Vibration Energy Harvester (VEH) has attracted a great attention recently both in academia and industry. One of the most challenging issues in VEH is the possibility to harvest vibration energy in multiple directions. In ... -
Stochastic backward/forward sweep power flow analysis for islanded microgrids
(2018)Distributed generation-based islanded microgrids lack a constant reference voltage node, making it difficult to compute the power flows in the microgrid using traditional power system analysis tools. In this work, we model ... -
Metronidazole causes skeletal muscle atrophy and modulates muscle chronometabolism
(2018)Antibiotics lead to increased susceptibility to colonization by pathogenic organisms, with different effects on the host-microbiota relationship. Here, we show that metronidazole treatment of specific pathogen-free (SPF) ... -
Exact speed tracking realization of the single shaft micro-turbine system via higher-order sliding mode observer
(2018)We present in this paper, a composite control approach to realize the exact speed trajectory tracking for the single shaft micro-turbine (MT) system. The composite controller is developed by incorporating a higher-order ... -
Thrombin and plasmin alter the proteome of neutrophil extracellular traps
(2018)Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) consist of a decondensed DNA scaffold decorated with neutrophil-derived proteins. The proteome of NETs, or “NETome,” has been largely elucidated in vitro. However, components such as ... -
Closed-form solution of discrete-time optimal control and its convergence
(2017)The convergence of a new closed-form solution for the discrete-time optimal control is presented. First, a new time optimal control law with simple structure is constructed in the form of the state feedback for a discrete-time ...
