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A Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Janus Membrane for Enhanced On-Demand Inversion Separation of Surfactant-Stabilized Water-in-Oil and Oil-in-Water Emulsions
Janus membrane materials have received widespread attention in oily wastewater due to their special wettability and high selectivity, however, the poor structural stability and weak mechanical properties of me...
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Joint Estimation of Target's Range and Angle Based on Time-Invariant Spot Beam Optimization
The application of frequency diverse array and multiple-input multiple-output (FDA-MIMO) radar to achieve the joint estimation of target's range and angle is receiving more and more attention. However, its per...
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Surface Roughness Analysis of 3D Printed Microchannels and Processing Characteristics of Abrasive Flow Finishing
Because of the low surface roughness of three-dimensional (3D) printed microchannels, in some environments, the use requirements cannot be met, and, at the same time, they are difficult to process. Therefore, ...
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Dialdehyde Oxidation of Cross-Linked Waxy Corn Starch: Optimization, Property and Characterization
The functionalization of waxy corn starch (WCS) was better realized by combing the cross-linking of epichlorohydrin with oxidation of sodium periodate. The results indicated that the cross-linking had a greate...
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Investigation on Compaction Densification Behaviors of Multicomponent Mixed Metal Powders to Manufacture Silver-Based Filler Metal Sheets
The powder compaction combines sintering process method was used to fabricate silver-based filler metal thin sheet; the densification behaviors of two mixed metal powder (Ag50Cu50 and Ag60Cu30Sn10) were modele...
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Risk Assessment Method of Subsea Wellhead Instability in Consideration of Uncertain Factors in Deepwater Drilling
In deepwater drilling, the subsea wellhead is in a complicated stress state and carries the risk of instability. The mechanical stability of subsea wellhead has gradually become one of the key factors in the d...
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A Risk Evaluation Method with an Improved Scale for Tunnel Engineering
Analysis and evaluation of risks in tunnel construction is commonly performed using various scales; however, such scales have serious limitations. In this paper, an improved scale based on a fuzzy analytic net...
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Flexible Performance Design of Robust Control Using the Linear Matrix Technique for a Robotic Coax-Helicopter
This study introduces a parametric \({H_\infty }\) ...
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Community Detection Utilizing a Novel Multi-swarm Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm with Hill-Climbing Strategy
The community detection methods based on evolutionary algorithm have become a hot research topic in recent years. However, most contemporary evolution-based community detection algorithms need many parameters ...
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Preparation, Infrared Emissivity and Electromagnetic Property of Sn(1-x)Fe x O2 (x = 0, 0.03, 0.06, and 0.09) Solid Solution Powders by Coprecipitation Method
Sn(1-x)Fe x O2 (x = 0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09) solid solution powders have been prepared by coprecipitation method using tin chloride (SnCl4 · 5H2O) as the starting material, ammonium ...
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Exotic origin of the Chinese continental shelf: new insights into the tectonic evolution of the western Pacific and eastern China since the Mesozoic
The effect of paleo-Pacific subduction on the geological evolution of the western Pacific and continental China is likely complex. Nevertheless, our analysis of the distribution of Mesozoic granitoids in the e...
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The impact of damming on geochemical behavior of dissolved inorganic carbon in a karst river
To determine the impact of damming on the geochemical behavior of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the Wujiang River basin, field measurements and samples were collected semimonthly for a year. The surface ...
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An optimized short-term wind power interval prediction method considering NWP accuracy
In recent years, the accuracy of the wind power prediction has been urgently studied and improved to satisfy the requirements of power system operation. In this paper, the relevance vector machine (RVM)-based ...
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Entrainment-mixing parameterization in shallow cumuli and effects of secondary mixing events
Parameterization of entrainment-mixing processes in cumulus clouds is critical to improve cloud parameterization in models, but is still at its infancy. For this purpose, we have lately developed a formulation...
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Distribution and risk factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Changchun, northeastern China
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a public health problem, and there have been increasing numbers of outbreaks in mainland China since 2008. Over 17,000 HFMD cases have been reported in Changchun between...
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Impact of urbanization on changes in temperature extremes in Bei**g during 1978–2008
To quantify the impact of urbanization on changes in observed surface air temperature and extremes, a homogenized dataset of daily mean, maximum and minimum temperature (T m, T max and T min) observations at 20 s...
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Open AccessStructural and chronological constraints on a Late Paleozoic shortening event in the Yanshan Tectonic Belt
Early deformation history of the Yanshan Tectonic Belt is an unsolved, important issue. We report early structures and their dating results in basement rocks south of the Kalaqin metamorphic core complex. The ...
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Open AccessThe third family of compact stars with the color-flavor locked quark core
In this paper, we study the third family of compact stars with the color-flavor locked (CFL) quark core. The relativistic mean field model is used for hadronic matter and the MIT bag model for CFL quark matter...
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Open AccessCytotoxicity and genotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with human ocular cells
Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of plasma-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), including hydroxyl-MWCNTs (MWCNT-OH), carboxyl-MWCNTs (MWCNT-COOH) and pristine MWCNTs, with human ocular cells (e.g. re...
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Open AccessSimultaneous polyandry and heteropaternity in tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Implications for conservation of genetic diversity in captive populations of felids
Male tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in captivity copulate alternatively with an estrous female, suggesting a potential for heteropaternity as an effective reproductive strategy to maximize genetic diversity of ...