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The choice of building façade materiality and composition plays a significant role in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort as well as energy efficiency. However, the carbon footprint of most construction materials contrib...

The portfolio optimization problem is a mathematical and financial decision-making method that aims to achieve an optimal trade-off between financial risk and return. This paper presents the first application of the nove...

Reinforced concrete (RC) piers have been widely studied and applied in bridge construction practice. To ensure the normal operation of RC piers under corrosive environments and seismic effects, new corrosion-resistant ma...

In the period up to the end of the Second World War, 21 women in the Netherlands completed an academic architectural course. Five of these women married a fellow architect and conducted a joint architectural practice wit...

This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of school‐based decision‐making. The review summarises findings from 17 impact studies and nine studies of barriers and enablers. School‐based decision‐m...

Abstract Understanding and controlling the marine degradation of biodegradable polymers is crucial for sustainable materials engineering and pollution prevention. However, a unified interpretive method that links multisc...

Abstract The current study employs Bayesian-regularization optimizer technique with artificial neural networks (BROT-ANNs) to investigate the significance of local thermal non-equilibrium influences on wax + sand-bas...

What makes three dimensional semiconductor quantum nanostructures so attractive is the possibility to tune their electronic properties by careful design of their size and composition. These parameters set the confinement...

Ag-Cu alloys used in sliding electrical contacts often fail by delamination under current-carrying friction. This study examines the delamination mechanism in AgCu10 by characterizing subsurface microstructural evolution...

This study investigates the complementary modulation of chitosan/keratin hydrogels through the combined use of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and Pluronic F-68, aiming to tailor mechanical stability, porosity, and biol...

Abstract Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) solar cells are promising candidates for high-specific-power photovoltaics due to their strong light-matter interactions, such as their high absorption coefficients. The per...

This study investigates the impact of fiber composition and fabric structure on the liquid absorption and retention performance during pressure of weft-knitted fabrics designed for reusable incontinence products. Twelve ...

Abstract Multi-component nanofluids have attracted increasing attention for advanced heat transfer and energy systems; however, experimental data on oxide-based quadri-hybrid nanofluids, particularly regarding their coup...

Conventional sulfur vulcanization in rubber manufacturing depends on elevated curing temperatures and zinc oxide activators, resulting in high energy consumption and increasing environmental concerns associated with zinc...

Bulk Ti–Ni–Cu–Pd alloys show decent thermal- and load-cycling stability, yet low strength and limited recoverable strain. Here, we design a gradient Ti–Ni–Cu–Pd ribbon via nanoscale dual-phase (nanocrystallin...

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the rapid manufacturing of complex prototypes and customized soft electronics. However, the integrated manufacturing of multilayer, multimaterial, and multifunctional so...

In this work, carbon nanotube (CNT) based interconnections and switches will be reviewed, discussing the possibility to use nanotubes as potential building blocks for signal routing in microwave networks. In particular, ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS, ·OH, ·OOH, and O₂) are ubiquitous in urban environments and may significantly accelerate asphalt pavement aging, yet their interactions with asphalt components remain poorly understood. ...

Abstract The conversion of solar radiation into thermal energy has gained increasing attention due to the growing demand for renewable sources of heat and electricity. Nanofluids, owing to their enhanced heat transfer ca...

We present the design for a novel type of dual-band photodetector in the thermal infrared spectral range, the Optically Controlled Dual-band quantum dot Infrared Photodetector (OCDIP). This concept is based on a quantum ...

Micro-capillaries with an engineered hidden surface were produced via the self-rolling of polymer thin films whose surface was photochemically modified so as to coat it with silver nanoparticles. The polymer films consis...

In a hydrothermal preparation of crystalline magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, the influence of the experimental parameters (initial molar ratio of ferrous/ferric ions, initial concentration of ferrous ions, and heating t...

Prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) is composed of concrete, steel cylinder, mortar and prestressed steel wire, which has been widely used in water conveyance and diversion projects. PCCP employs high-strength conc...

Silver nanowires were synthesized by a polyol method with a detailed control of synthesis conditions such as injection rate, concentration of copper (II) chloride, and silver nitrate to poly(vinylpyrrolidone) ratio. The ...