Hui Feng, Xiaopeng Shen, Qiang Cheng, Wei Jiang et al.
The conversion from spatial propagating waves to surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) has been well studied, and shown to be very efficient by using gradient-index metasurfaces. However, feeding energies into and extracting signals from functional plasmonic devices or circuits through transmission line...
Zhouxiaosong Zeng, Xingxia Sun, Danliang Zhang, Weihao Zheng et al.
Abstract 2D layered 3‐rhombohedral (3R) phase transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have received significantly increased research interest in nonlinear optical applications due to their unique crystal structures and broken inversion symmetry. However, controlled growth of 2D 3R phase TMDs still r...
Mahsa Sadeghi, Amin Mahmoudi, Xiaopeng Deng
Construction 4.0 has become a buzzword since the penetration of building information modeling (BIM), cyber-physical systems, and digital and computing technologies into the construction industry. Among emerging technologies, distributed ledger technology (DLT), or blockchain, is a powerful business ...
Amin Mahmoudi, Xiaopeng Deng, Saad Ahmed Javed, Na Zhang
Abstract Due to mounting environmental and social challenges, supplier selection has become one of the most critical tasks of project‐oriented organizations. Because supplier selection can affect the long‐term success and profitability of the organizations and their projects, directly, embracing sus...
Amin Mahmoudi, Saad Ahmed Javed, Sifeng Liu, Xiaopeng Deng
The Distinguishing Coefficient (ξ) is an important parameter of Grey Relational Analysis (GRA), a flagship multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model of Grey System Theory, an intelligent and multifaceted field developed by Chinese scientists in 1980s. However, the scholars widely assume ξ = 0.5. T...
Xiaoming Li, Xiaopeng Duan, Zezhou Liang, Lihe Yan et al.
Abstract Molecular design of polymer donors is of vital importance for obtaining high‐performance organic solar cells (OSCs). At present, much of the important progress in power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) achieved for OSCs has been associated with the benzodithiophene (BDT)‐based polymers, while...
Tengyuan Chang, Bon‐Gang Hwang, Xiaopeng Deng, Xianbo Zhao
International construction projects are plagued with political risk, and international construction enterprises (ICEs) must manage this risk to survive. However, little attention has been devoted to political risk management strategies in international construction projects. To fill this research ga...
Amin Mahmoudi, Mahsa Sadeghi, Xiaopeng Deng
The suppliers’ performance plays a vital role, with a domino effect, in project success, organizational competitiveness, protecting supply chain and construction industry from disruptions and PESTEL risks (political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal). Therefore, measuring th...
Haonan Qi, Zhipeng Zhou, Javier Irizarry, Xiaopeng Deng et al.
Purpose This study aims to modify the human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS) to make it suitable for collapse accident analysis in construction. Based upon the modified HFACS, distribution patterns of causal factors across multiple levels were discerned among causal factors of vari...
Tengyuan Chang, Xiaopeng Deng, Bon‐Gang Hwang, Xiaojing Zhao
Political risk is one of the most prominent dangers for International Construction Companies (ICCs) to deal with in overseas countries. Despite considerable studies on political risk management in international business, few have been focused on quantitative political risk assessment methods in inte...
Xiaopeng Luo, Yankun Yu, Zongqin Xiang, Huisu Wu et al.
Abstract Adding a free radical‐scavenging nitrone moiety on tetramethylpyrazine, we have previously synthesized a chemical named 2‐[[(1,1‐dimethylethyl)oxidoimino]‐methyl]‐3,5,6‐trimethylpyrazine (tetramethylpyrazine nitrone, or TBN ) and proved its neuroprotective effect but with limited understand...
Yuwei Huang, Xiaopeng Mo, Jie Xu, Ling Qiu et al.
This paper considers an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled uplink non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA) system, where multiple users on the ground send independent messages to a UAV via NOMA transmission. We aim to design the UAV's dynamic maneuver in real time for maximizing the sum-rate through...
Guobin Wu, Xiaopeng Deng, Bingsheng Liu
During the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the effects of location information of patients has significant theoretical and practical implications for public crisis management and health communication. Based on fear appeal theories, this research proposed a chain reaction model that links physical d...
Longjun Li, Rudi Mao, Shenli Yuan, Qingqing Xie et al.
Abstract The spatiotemporal regulation of inflammasome activation remains unclear. To examine the mechanism underlying the assembly and regulation of the inflammasome response, here we perform an immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry analysis of apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a C...
Qianwen Zhou, Xiaopeng Deng, Bon‐Gang Hwang, Amin Mahmoudi et al.
Nowadays, competition in the international contracting market is becoming increasingly fierce, and knowledge has become one of the most important resources for international construction projects (ICPs). Academia and industry have gradually realized that members’ individual knowledge should be integ...
Jingfeng Yuan, Xiaopeng Deng, Qiming Li
Public private partnerships (PPPs) have been applied for twenty years in China. Many problems of PPP projects in China are related to unsuccessful risk management. This paper addresses the process of risk identification for the PPP projects in China, which is the first stage of the risk management p...
Ruoyu Chen, Yuliang Zhao, Yongliang Yang, Shuyu Wang et al.
The increasing consumption of ducks and chickens in China demands characterizing carcasses of domestic birds efficiently. Most existing methods, however, were developed for characterizing carcasses of pigs or cattle. Here, we developed a noncontact and automated weighing method for duck carcasses ha...
Yanliang Niu, Dan Zhao, Xianbo Zhao, Ruoyu Lu et al.
The mode of international joint ventures (IJVs) has been widely used in international high-speed railway (HSR) projects. This study aims to investigate coopetition strategies of IJVs for HSR projects. The grounded theory was performed to identify 16 coopetition strategies, which were further divided...
Kaiyang Wang, Xiaoxiao Xu, Peng Mao, Xiaopeng Deng et al.
Purpose In the digital economy, the adoption and implementation of digital transformation (DX) is essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction industry to secure a competitive advantage and achieve sustainability. This study examines the dynamic managerial capabilities...
Xue Wang, Jiahua Zhang, Xiaopeng Wang, Zhenjiang Wu et al.
The accurate monitoring of crop areas is essential for food security and agriculture, but accurately extracting multiple-crop distribution over large areas remains challenging. To solve the above issue, in this study, the Pixel-based One-dimensional convolutional neural network (PB-Conv1D) and Pixel...