Article
Behavioral Sciences
Hongyu Li, Katrina M. Schrode, Mark A. Bee
Summary: This study tested whether vocal sacs are a dynamic visual component of a multimodal mate attraction signal in nocturnally breeding frogs. The results showed that vocal sacs were not attractive to females and did not influence female responses when acoustic information was uncertain.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Jixuan Wang, Bin Deng, Tianshi Gao, Jiang Wang, Chen Liu
Summary: This paper investigates the modulation of brain oscillations by periodic electrical stimulation. The results from numerical simulations and theoretical analysis demonstrate that frequency is a crucial factor in the network response, and the impacts of brain state and synaptic plasticity are explored.
COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hua-Jun Feng, Long Chen, Yang-Cheng Ding, Xiang-Juan Ma, Seow-Wah How, Di Wu
Summary: The application of biological methods in industrial saline wastewater treatment is limited due to the inhibitory effect of highly concentrated salts on microbial activity. Acclimatized halotolerant and halophilic microorganisms play a key role in resisting high salinity. Electrical stimulation has been shown to enhance microbial salt tolerance and pollutant removal ability, but a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms is lacking.
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engin Nas, Fuat Kara
Summary: In this study, machinability tests were conducted on a corrosion-resistant superalloy using electrical discharge machining (EDM) and the effect of different cryogenic treatments on the EDM processing performance was investigated. The optimal parameters for both surface roughness and material removal rate were determined using the Taguchi L-18 method. The results showed that peak current was the most significant factor affecting surface roughness and material removal rate.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Irena Gershkovich, Susan T. Lepri, Nicholeen M. Viall, Simone Di Matteo, Larry Kepko
Summary: Mesoscale periodic structures observed in solar wind plasma can serve as a diagnostic tool for understanding the formation of the solar wind. Analysis of four events with such structures reveals variations in elemental abundance, mass dependencies, and charge state, which are linked to temporal or spatial variations in solar source regions and provide constraints on the solar wind formation mechanisms.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Yu Zhou, Jia Zeng, Kairu Li, Levi J. Hargrove, Honghai Liu
Summary: Accurate force control is crucial in FES-based neuroprosthesis applications, and this study proposes an sEMG-driven solution that shows excellent performance in estimating FES parameters and muscle force reconstruction. The experimental results confirm the feasibility and practical potential of the proposed FES control method.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongen Zhang, Xianbao Cui, Pengqi Li, Tianyang Feng, Huisheng Feng
Summary: In this study, double salt ionic liquids (DSILs) with triple ions were generated using parent ionic liquids. The conductivity of DSILs was measured and compared to that of the corresponding parent neat ionic liquids. The results showed that most DSILs had higher conductivity than the linear averages of the parent neat ionic liquids. The temperature dependence of DSILs was accurately described using the VTF equation and the relationships between parameters of the VTF equation and ion composition could be expressed by the first-order Fourier equation.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Review
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Guy Roger Deffo, Serge Bruno Yamgoue, Francois Beceau Pelap
Summary: This study describes the behavior of solitary and periodic waves in a nonlinear electrical transmission line with linear dispersion using the extended cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrodinger equation. It was found that the additional imprint phase in the signal voltage leads to new solitary wave solutions.
CHAOS SOLITONS & FRACTALS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Matilde Forni, Palmi Thor Thorbergsson, Jonas Thelin, Jens Schouenborg
Summary: Developed a biocompatible microelectrode cluster to provide powerful and selective analgesia in awake rats without noticeable side effects. This method had minimal impact on gait, spontaneous cortical activity, and tactile responses, indicating a highly selective action.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pan Liu, Kai Jin, Wingleung Wong, Yanying Wang, Tao Liang, Meng He, Huiyue Li, Chunfeng Lu, Xue Tang, Yuange Zong, Chunya Li
Summary: A multifunctional and conductive hydrogel dressing developed in this study based on polymerized ionic liquid and konjac glucomannan showed excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and an efficient sterilization effect. When combined with electrical stimulation, it significantly improved fibroblast cell migration and proliferation, as well as the treatment effect on diabetic skin wounds, providing a novel strategy for efficiently treating chronic wounds.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tao Zhang, Huageng Liang, Zhen Wang, Chaorui Qiu, Yuan Bo Peng, Xinyu Zhu, Jiapu Li, Xu Ge, Jianbo Xu, Xian Huang, Junwei Tong, Jun Ou-Yang, Xiaofei Yang, Fei Li, Benpeng Zhu
Summary: This study introduces a novel implantable piezoelectric ultrasound energy-harvesting device that achieves high output power density and successful activation in the rat brain. The device shows potential for deep brain stimulation and analgesia applications.
Article
Neurosciences
Minjae Kim, Yaejin Moon, Jasmine Hunt, Kelly A. McKenzie, Adam Horin, Matt McGuire, Keehoon Kim, Levi J. Hargrove, Arun Jayaraman
Summary: Transcutaneous spinal cord electrical stimulation (tSCS) is a developing technology aiming to restore integrated neuromuscular control of gait, with this study demonstrating a novel filtering technique, ACSR, to remove induced artifacts from sEMG data during walking. Results show that ACSR filtering significantly reduces artifacts in both simulated and real tSCS contaminated data, improving the precision of muscle activity analysis.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jie-Peng Yao, Zi-Yang Wang, Ricardo Ferraz de Oliveira, Zhong-Yi Wang, Lan Huang
Summary: The study introduced a novel data-driven prediction model that can quickly identify salt-tolerant crops at different NaCl concentrations, achieving automation and efficiency in selecting salt-tolerant wheat varieties.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Matthew J. Taylor, Che Fornusek, Philip de Chazal, Andrew J. Ruys
Summary: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a technique that uses electrical pulses to artificially contract muscles. This study presents a novel algorithm developed using MATLAB software to compute and summarize knee joint torque (KJT) data obtained from a stimulation experiment. The algorithm allows for analysis of the effect of changing the stimulation duty cycle on KJT.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Shan-Shan Yao, Hong Wang, Fan-Long Jin, Soo-Jin Park
Summary: In this study, the ionic liquid [DMBIm]Br was synthesized and its application in phenolic formaldehyde (PF) resin was investigated. The results showed that the addition of [DMBIm]Br improved the thermal stability and mechanical properties of the system.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Li-Feng Fan, Zhi-Qiang Chai, Peng-Fei Zhao, Zong-Fu Tian, Shi-Qian Wen, Shao-Ming Li, Zhong-Yi Wang, Lan Huang
Summary: The study proposed a nondestructive measurement method based on the vector reflection coefficient measurement technique for in situ monitoring of the husk-covered corn kernel layer moisture in the field. By establishing quadratic regression models for the corn kernel layer moisture using impedance parameters from 51 husk-covered corn samples, it enabled nondestructive estimation of the husk-covered corn kernel layer moisture with a root mean square error of 3.53%.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jin-Hai Li, Li-Feng Fan, Dong-Jie Zhao, Qiao Zhou, Jie-Peng Yao, Zhong-Yi Wang, Lan Huang
Summary: Plant electrical signals, an early event in plant-stimulus interaction, rapidly transmit information to promote corresponding responses. Recent research on genes associated with electrical signals is increasing, suggesting that plant electrical signals should be considered as an electrophysiological phenotype.
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Qiang Xu, Xiaofei Yan, David A. Grantz, Zhongyi Wang, Xianglin Cheng, Song Yu, Lifeng Fan, Yihan Ma, Qiang Cheng
Summary: A mathematical model was developed in this study to correct ice-induced measurement errors of the DSWP sensor in frozen soils. Experimental results demonstrated that the model can improve the accuracy of soil water potential measurement.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Peng-Fei Zhao, Li-Feng Fan, Yong-Qian Wang, Yang Li, Nan Wang, Zhong-Yi Wang, Qiang Cheng, Lan Huang
Summary: The study presents a convenient calibration method to evaluate factors affecting the conductivity of soils and substrates and establish necessary moisture-conductivity curves. The results show that in-phase conductivity increases with increasing VWC or dry density, with dry density having a relatively smaller effect on conductivity. Good power law relations can be established between in-phase conductivity and VWC at different frequencies.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yuanwei Liu, Xiao Liu, Xinyu Gao, Xidong Mu, Xiangwei Zhou, Octavia A. Dobre, H. Vincent Poor
Summary: This article focuses on 5G/B5G-enabled terrestrial robotic communications, covering signal and spatial modeling, benefits and challenges of robot mobility, a novel SLARM framework, and dynamic trajectory design and resource allocation for indoor and outdoor robots.
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xinyu Gao, Yuanwei Liu, Xiao Liu, Lingyang Song
Summary: A novel framework of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided MISO NOMA network is proposed, which aims to maximize the sum-rate of all users by jointly optimizing multiple factors. A three-step approach is proposed to solve the problem, and simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms benchmarks, achieving a throughput gain of 35% by using NOMA technique.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Peng-Fei Zhao, Li-Feng Fan, Yong-Qian Wang, Yang Li, Nan Wang, Qiang Cheng, Zhong-Yi Wang, Lan Huang
Summary: This paper presents a novel sensor structure to improve the spatial resolution of electrical impedance tomography for mapping small-scale cylindrical plant root zones. Various simulations and experiments were conducted to assess the structure's ability in the electrode plane and the effects of measurement noise, conductivity contrast, radial position of internal electrodes, and measurement strategy on its performance. Results show that increased noise level or decreased conductivity contrast will decrease the resolution. Moreover, the internal-external electrodes exhibit benefits in improving and uniforming the resolution.
Review
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Sifei Chen, Chang Liu, Lifeng Fan, Chen Liu, Yuanhao Li, Shaohang Xu, Chaojie Li, Yanhui Wang
Summary: This paper presents an overview of the optically detected magnetic-state-selected cesium beam clock (OMCC) and discusses its technical issues, noise sources, frequency shifts, and improvements. The frequency stability of five OMCC is also compared to that of the high-performance version of Microsemi 5071A.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Yang Li, Nan Wang, Li-Feng Fan, Yong-Qian Wang, Peng-Fei Zhao, Lan Huang, Zhong-Yi Wang
Summary: The moisture distribution in maize ears has significant effects on crop quality, production costs, and plant breeding. We developed an electrical impedance tomography system with a resilient electrode array to monitor the moisture distribution in situ. The system provided high-contrast images and a 3D model to visualize the spatial-temporal dynamics of moisture content within the maize ear.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Li-Feng Fan, Zhong-Yi Wang, Lan Huang, Yan-Hui Wang
Summary: The RLCG parameters model and one-port measurement model of the closed-double ring electrodes have been established to obtain the dielectric properties of two-layer medium in radio frequency. The accuracy of these models was verified by electromagnetic simulation experiments and the permittivity measurement experiments under 160 MHz. Results showed that (1) When the medium dielectric constant εr is in the range of [6.03,78.8], the calculation values based on the models and the real values have a determination coefficient R-spc(2)=0.98 using the quadratic regression function fitting; (2) the effective sensing depth of the ring electrodes was about the structural wavelength of the ring electrodes; (3) the measuring permittivity of the intact mature corn ear were in good agreement with the results in the literature. This study demonstrates a practical technique to extract the permittivity of two-layer medium with the ring electrodes, and will provide a new way to in situ monitoring the physiological changes of two-layer medium and environmental parameters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIRCUIT THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
Sifei Chen, Chen Liu, Lifeng Fan, Chaojie Li, Yuanhao Li, Chang Liu, Yanhui Wang
Summary: We propose a new scheme for magnetic state selection in optically detected compact cesium beam clocks. By pointing the atomic collimator to the convex pole of the magnet, we select atoms in the desired ground state and avoid the undesired states, reducing fluorescence background. The scheme improves the signal contrast and short-term frequency stability significantly.
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yang Li, Nan Wang, Li-Feng Fan, Peng-Fei Zhao, Jin-Hai Li, Lan Huang, Zhong-Yi Wang
Summary: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a low-cost and no-radiation imaging technique widely used in various fields. It evaluates changes in different indicators within the image target using complex conductivity in bio-impedance experiments. The hardware design for EIT needs to meet the demands of diverse volumes and edges of biological tissues and the large impedance range. This review explores the strategies proposed in the literature for developing EIT hardware.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Xinyu Gao, Yuanwei Liu, Xidong Mu
Summary: The novel SLARM framework utilizes SLAM and GGMR algorithms to construct geographic and radio maps simultaneously, providing accurate localization and mapping for communication-aware connected robots in unknown indoor environments. The study demonstrates the significant impact of resolution values on the accuracy of the constructed radio map, with accuracies exceeding 78.78% when the resolution is smaller than 0.15m and reaching 91.95% when the resolution is 0.05m.
2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOPS (ICC WORKSHOPS)
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Telecommunications
Xinyu Gao, Yuanwei Liu, Xidong Mu
Summary: This study proposes a novel intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided multi-robot network that maximizes the sumrate of all robots by jointly optimizing trajectories, reflecting coefficients, and power allocation. Experimental results show that this approach outperforms traditional algorithms.
IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC 2021)
(2021)
