We propose that the recently conceptualized suction stress characteristic curve represents
the effective stress for the shear strength behavior of unsaturated soil. Mechanically, suction …

This article has given a broadbrush description of issues related to smart-grid security. Designing
solutions in at this stage, before widespread deployment, would be beneficial; in some …

The concept of the suction stress characteristic curve (SSCC) for unsaturated soil is
presented. Particle-scale equilibrium analyses are employed to distinguish three types of …

This paper investigates the potential of providing intra-hour load balancing services using
aggregated heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) loads. A directload control …

Background Aboveground biomass (AGB) is a widely used agronomic parameter for
characterizing crop growth status and predicting grain yield. The rapid and accurate estimation of …

Attention-based scene text recognizers have gained huge success, which leverages a more
compact intermediate representation to learn 1d- or 2d- attention by a RNN-based encoder-…

Providing various wireless connectivities for vehicles enables the communication between
vehicles and their internal and external environments. Such a connected vehicle solution is …

Soil masses are important carriers of human engineering construction. Accurate prediction
of its deformation and failure behavior is the core content of research and practice of …

The recognition of pathogenic DNA is important to the initiation of antiviral responses. Here
we report the identification of DDX41, a member of the DEXDc family of helicases, as an …

Interleukin (IL) 25 (IL-17E), a distinct member of the IL-17 cytokine family, plays important
roles in evoking T helper type 2 (Th2) cell–mediated inflammation that features the infiltrations …