Research works

Liquid Time-Constant Networks for Water Level Forecasting in Urban Drainage: Adaptive Time-Scale Modeling of Hydrological Dynamics

Liquid Time-Constant networks (LNNs), recurrent models with adaptive, input-dependent time constants, were evaluated for water level prediction in an urban drainage system. The architecture was assessed on a ten-year measurement dataset from the Bellinge catchment and benchmarked...

Beyond poverty reduction: heterogeneous effects of intimate partner violence on reproductive decision-making in communities with social protection in Northern Ghana

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a major public health concern and can constrain women’s reproductive autonomy and reproductive health. Rural women who experience IPV face increased risks of trauma, sexually transmitted infections, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and may h...

Thermal Regulation of Urban Waterfront Spaces Across Functional Districts: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Morphological Influences in Chengdu, China Effect

Urban waterfront spaces play an increasingly important role in mitigating urban heat and supporting climate-resilient urban development. However, previous studies have primarily focused on individual waterfront sites or local microclimatic simulations, with comparatively limited...

Geometry‐Guided Screening of Metal/Oxide Heterointerfaces Enables Superior Sodium Metal Batteries at −40 °C

ABSTRACT Despite their high theoretical energy density, sodium metal batteries (SMBs) remain limited by unstable interfacial chemistry and sluggish Na + transport kinetics, particularly under ultralow‐temperature conditions. Herein, guided by a geometry‐driven design principle li...

Integrative GWAS, eQTL, and functional validation identify ZNF280B as a key regulator of growth and carcass traits in Hu sheep

Abstract Hu sheep are a well-known Chinese dual-purpose breed valued for meat production, early sexual maturity, high prolificacy, and adaptability to hot, humid environments. In this study, we combined whole-genome sequencing, GWAS, and eQTL analyses to investigate the genetic b...

Exploring the complexity of students’ inconsistent relational understanding of the equal sign

Abstract Students’ understanding of the equal sign is a well-researched topic. Recently, some new insights come to emerge. One is the phenomenon of students holding simultaneous operational and relational understanding (SOR). Researcher called for more investigation to this pheno...

Supplementation with Agrobacterium sp. FN01-Derived Crude Product Dominated by L-β-Galactoglucan Enhances Growth Performance and Nutrient Utilization and Modulates Intestinal Microbiota in Pigs

Polysaccharides are well known for their immunomodulatory properties and gut microbiota-regulating functions; however, their digestive stability and structure-dependent biological mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigated the in vitro enzymatic resistance and i...

Value-Gradient Generalist Design of Muscle–Tendon Parameters for Cross-Terrain Musculoskeletal Locomotion

Compliant muscle–tendon mechanics can improve terrain adaptation in musculoskeletal robots, but heterogeneous terrains impose competing requirements on compliance, propulsion, foot clearance, and support transfer. This paper proposes Value-Gradient Generalist Design (VGGD), a fra...

Analyses of cost of energy and multi-objective optimizations for single-stage thermoelectric coolers

Abstract Based on finite-time thermodynamics and single-stage thermoelectric cooler model from prior literature, this study introduces the cost of energy, it is defined as COE = Q L / I , which quantifies heat flux per unit current passing through thermoelectric cooler from cold...

Cooperative Computation for Multiuser Task Offloading in Wireless-Powered MEC Systems

This paper investigates joint computing and relaying for multiuser task offloading in a wireless-powered mobile edge computing (MEC) system comprising an energy node (EN), an edge server (ES), and multiple energy-harvesting users. One user is selected as the helper for the remain...

Interfacial Thermal Transport and Phonon Scattering of Graphene and Graphene Oxide Embedded in Calcium Silicate Hydrate: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Graphene and graphene oxide (GO) are promising nanofillers for improving thermal transport in cementitious materials, but their performance is strongly affected by interactions with calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H). Understanding how these fillers retain or lose their heat-transp...

Green-assisted extraction of babassu (Attalea speciosa) mesocarp starch: impact of multi-enzymatic and physical strategies on multi-scale structure and techno-functional properties

Abstract Babassu coconut is predominantly found in Brazil and primarily exploited for the high-value kernel oil. This industry generates large amount of babassu mesocarp (23% of the fruit), an underutilized source of non-conventional starch. However, the complex polysaccharide ma...

Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Beyond the Neonatal Period: A Single‐Arm Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate hearing outcomes in postneonatal treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection and assess the effect of treatment initiated after the first month of life. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were systematical...

Enhanced Ultraviolet Circularly Polarized Light Detection through Tuning Constitutional Isomers in Chiral Benzo[ ghi ]perylenetriimides

ABSTRACT Chiral perylene diimides (PDIs) are promising candidates for circularly polarized light (CPL) detection due to their intrinsic chirality, outstanding photothermal stability and tunable molecular structures. However, the photocurrent dissymmetry factor ( g ph ) of CPL pho...

The Potential Anaerobic Cultivation of Microbial Biomass for Astronaut Nutrition During Long-Term Space Flight

Long-term crewed space missions will have significant constraints on the weight and volume of supplies. The food needed and the management of the waste produced present a challenge, demanding technologies that effectively recycle nutrients. Using microbiological processes may be...

Endangered Salvia daiguii Has Evolved Drought Tolerance Through Photosynthetic, Antioxidant, and Respiratory Adaptations: Implications for Ex Situ Propagule Reintroduction

Salvia daiguii is an endangered plant species with medicinal potential, whose ex situ conservation and reintroduction are essential for population restoration. However, drought tolerance, critical to the survival and establishment of reintroduced populations, remains poorly under...

Associations of multiple core stability aspects with drop jump performance

Abstract Background Drop jump performance (DJ) is essential for many ball sports. Core stability (CS) contributes to trunk control and lower-limb capacity during jump movements. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between multiple CS aspects and DJ pe...

Exploring Microencapsulated Magnesium Tetraborate: A Promising Flame‐Retardant Additive for Polyurethane‐Based Composites

ABSTRACT Boron compounds exhibit low toxicity and diverse molecular structures, rendering them effective flame‐retardant additives in polymer‐based materials through various mechanisms of action. Magnesium tetraborate (MTB) and melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin‐encapsulated MTB we...

Design Strategies for Heterologous Molecule Display Using Macrobrachium rosenbergii Nodavirus-like Particles: A Systematic Review

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are nanoscale platforms that can be engineered for heterologous molecule display. Among the available VLP platforms, Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus-derived VLPs (MrNV VLPs) have emerged as a promising system for this purpose. Following the Preferr...

Dynamic Modeling and Performance Analysis of Complex Nonlinear Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems based on Timoshenko Beam Theory

This paper establishes a coupled, electromechanical nonlinear model with formulation for a complex piezoelectric energy harvester using Hamilton’s principle based on both Timoshenko and Euler-Bernoulli beam theories. The coupled nonlinear governing equations are derived and it in...