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ISSN: 2667-3258
CN: 10-1722/N
p-ISSN: 2096-9457

Open Science Readiness Index: Theory and Simulations

An Open Science Readiness Index (abbreviated as OSRI) is proposed to quantify the progression of open science. The index is accumulated by three related but separately measured dimensions: the readiness...

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Can software-defined vehicles never roll over: A perspective of active structural transformation

•A coupled motion model of an active transformable vehicle was established.•The relationship between dynamic performance and adjustable parameters was revealed.•A performance optimization problem supported...

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Construction and evaluation of a polygenic hazard score for prognostic assessment in localized gastric cancer

To investigate whether genetic variants may provide additional prognostic value to improve the existing clinical staging system for gastric cancer (GC), we performed two genome-wide association studies...

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In situ characterization of vacancy ordering in Ge-Sb-Te phase-change memory alloys

Tailoring the degree of structural disorder in Ge-Sb-Te alloys is important for the development of non-volatile phase-change memory and neuro-inspired computing. Upon crystallization from the amorphous...

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Event-triggered neuroadaptive predefined practical finite-time control for dynamic positioning vessels: A time-based generator approach

This paper discusses the predefined practical finite-time (PPFT) dynamic positioning (DP) control problem for DP vessels subject to internal/external uncertainties. Those heterogeneity uncertainties...

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Facile fabrication of quaternized chitosan-incorporated biomolecular patches for non-compressive haemostasis and wound healing

Cell-free wound dressings (WDs) with desirable effectiveness and safety have received much attention in the field of regenerative medicine. However, the weak linkages between bioactive polymers and...

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Reaction mechanism of toluene decomposition in non-thermal plasma: How does it compare with benzene?

•The detailed mechanism of toluene destruction in an NTP system was revealed by SVUV-PIMS and quantum chemistry.•The decomposition processes of toluene and benzene in the NTP process were compared in...

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The role of intelligent technology in the development of urban air mobility systems: A technical perspective

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging transportation system that aims at revolutionizing urban mobility through the deployment of small electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The...

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Recent progress of Ga2O3 materials and devices based on the low-cost, vacuum-free Mist-CVD epitaxial growth method

Compared with silicon, gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and other traditional semiconductors, gallium oxide (Ga2O3) who possesses, an ultrawide bandgap of approximately 5.0 eV and a higher breakdown...

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Compact modeling of quantum confinements in nanoscale gate-all-around MOSFETs

•Compact model of nanowire/nanosheet gate-all-around MOSFETs with quantum effects in focus.•Surface potential-based modeling formulations with energy quantization to characterize staircase behavior...

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Developing inverse motion planning technique for autonomous vehicles using integral nonlinear constraints

The study considers issues of elaborating and validating a technique of autonomous vehicle motion planning based on sequential trajectory and speed optimization. This method includes components such...

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Recent progress on mechanisms that allocate cellular space to plastids

Mechanisms that allocate cellular space to organelles are of fundamental importance to biology but remain poorly understood. A detailed understanding of mechanisms that allocate cellular space to plastids,...

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Large-scale heterogeneous synthesis of monodisperse high performance colloidal CsPbBr3 nanocrystals

Colloidal lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs) are promising semiconductor materials for optoelectronic devices, but the high ionicity of LHP NCs makes their crystallization control and post-treatment...

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Intelligent vehicles and Smart transportation

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Structural rejuvenation of a well-aged metallic glass

Rejuvenation of glassy structures in general is characterized by the exothermic enthalpy prior to the glass transition. In the present work, we find that this situation is not applicable to a heavily-aged...

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Reactions with Criegee intermediates are the dominant gas-phase sink for formyl fluoride in the atmosphere

Atmospheric oxidation processes are of central importance in atmospheric climate models. It is often considered that volatile organic molecules are mainly removed by hydroxyl radical; however, the kinetics...

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Towards in vivo photoacoustic human imaging: Shining a new light on clinical diagnostics

Multiscale visualization of human anatomical structures is revolutionizing clinical diagnosis and treatment. As one of the most promising clinical diagnostic techniques, photoacoustic imaging (PAI),...

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Bi-level ramp merging coordination for dense mixed traffic conditions

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) hold great potential to improve traffic efficiency, emissions and safety in freeway on-ramp bottlenecks through coordination between mainstream and on-ramp vehicles....

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Hydrophobicity gradient optimization of fuel cell gas diffusion media for its application in vehicles

During Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) operation, the liquid water in gas diffusion media (GDM) prevents the reaction gas from reaching the reaction zone and lead to output power fluctuation and reduce the...

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Complex pectin metabolism by Lactobacillus and Streptococcus suggests an effective control approach for Maillard harmful products in brown fermented milk

Harmful Maillard reaction products (HMRPs) derived from brown fermented milk pose a potential threat to human health, but the conversion mechanism during the manufacturing process remains elusive and...

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Double safety guarantees: Food-grade photothermal complex with a pH-triggered NIR absorption from zero to one

Photothermal therapy has aroused great attention and showed promising potential in minimally invasive tumor ablation, but the clinical translation is still stifled by the concerns of unwanted injury...

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The coordinated impact of forest internal structural complexity and tree species diversity on forest productivity across forest biomes

Forest structural complexity can mediate the light and water distribution within forest canopies, and has a direct impact on forest biodiversity and carbon storage capability. It is believed that increases...

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Engineering electronic platinum–carbon support interaction to tame carbon monoxide activation

CO oxidation has been studied for more than a century; however, molecular-level understanding of its activation protocol and related intermediates remains elusive. Here, we present a unified mechanistic...

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σ-dominated charge transport in sub-nanometer molecular junctions

Quantum tunneling conductance of molecular junctions originates from the charge transport through the π-orbitals (π-transport) and the σ-orbitals (σ-transport) of the molecules, but the σ-transport...

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Domain adaptive semantic segmentation by optimal transport

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