Evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants under strict non-pharmaceutical interventions – a population-based study by Xiang Huo, Lunbiao Cui, Liguo Zhu, Jun Zhang, Huafeng Fan, Yongxiang Yi, Jun Zhao, Yiyue Ge, Shenjiao Wang, Xu Han, Xingsu Gao, Xian Qi, Jianguang Fu, Zhifeng Li, Huan Fan, Huiyan Yu, Fei Deng, Kangchen Zhao, Xiaojuan Zhu, Jianli Hu, Jianjun Li, Jing Ai, Guodong Kang, Ya Shen, Guangjie Jin, Furu Wang, Zhong Zhang, Min He, Songning Ding, Yin Wang, Yuying Dong, Yao Huang, Changhua Yi, Longyu Wang, Yudong Jiao, Jinfu Wang, Jian Li, Hongde Liu, Jingxin Li, Changjun Bao, Ming Wu, Fengcai Zhu

“… Introduction: China implemented a dynamic zero-COVID strategy to curb viral transmission in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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Acoustic modelling of surface sources. Part II. Piston model, asymmetrical function of vibration velocity, discretizing error, axisymmetrical problem by A. BRAŃSKI

“…In the paper, by applying irregular discretization of the axisymmetrical plane source, an optimal piston model was obtained. An asymmetrical function of the vibration velocity, with regard to its zeros was assumed on vibrating surface. …”
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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Cropland Sustainability in Black Soil Zones Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Heilongjiang, China by Jing Yang, Li Wang, Jinqiu Zou, Lingling Fan, Yan Zha

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Research on a PTSD Risk Assessment Model Using Multi-Modal Data Fusion by Youxi Luo, Yucui Shang, Dongfeng Zhu, Tian Zhang, Chaozhu Hu

“…Therefore, traditional single data source assessment methods are difficult to fully understand and evaluate the complexity of PTSD. …”
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A ZVT Auxiliary Circuit for High Step-Up Multi-Input Converters with Diode-Capacitor Multiplier by Sayed Hossein Mirlohi, Mohammad Yazdani, Mohammad Reza Amini

“…The main switches turn on and turn off under Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) condition whereas the auxiliary switch turns on under Zero Current Switching (ZCS) condition and turns off under zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching (ZVZCS) condition. …”
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How electric vehicles impact the power grid: A spatially high-resolution analysis of charging demand and power system dynamics by Seungho Jeon, Minyoung Roh, Muntae Kim, Jaeick Oh, Suduk Kim

“…Under the ‘NetZero’ scenario, the national electricity demand is projected to increase by 2.18 times. …”
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Efficiency Optimization Control Strategies for High-Voltage-Ratio Dual-Active-Bridge (DAB) Converters in Battery Energy Storage Systems by Hui Ma, Jianhua Lei, Geng Qin, Zhihua Guo, Chuantong Hao

“…Simulation results further confirmed that the converter achieved exceptional performance in terms of efficiency at extremely high voltage conversion ratios, showcasing full-range Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) capabilities and reduced circulating reactive power. …”
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Green Public Transport in Poland—Planning the Process of the Electrification of the Bus Fleet of Vehicles by Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Adam Wyszomirski, Cezary Balewski, Michał Kłodawski

“…The goal of this process is to replace the fleet of buses equipped with internal combustion engines (conventional buses) with zero-emission buses. In the category of zero-emission vehicles, we distinguish between electric-powered buses (electric buses), hydrogen-powered buses (hydrogen buses) and trolleybuses. …”
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Study of Asymmetries in 0.4 kV Distribution Line with Different Schemes of Supply Transformers and Connection of Single-phase Renewable Energy Source by Bosneaga V., Suslov V.

“…In the case of connecting a single-phase generation source through a three-phase 4-core cable, the permissible value of injection is limited not so much by transformer parameters as mainly by the significantly higher zero-sequence impedance of the cable.…”
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Research Progress on Silicon Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond by Chengke Chen, Bo Jiang, Xiaojun Hu

“…The silicon vacancy (SiV) color centers in diamond have significant potential in the fields of quantum information, nanophotonics, bioimaging and sensing, due to its good structural stability at room temperature, strong photostability, short luminescence lifetime, narrow zero-phonon line bandwidth, and avoidance of biological autofluorescence. …”
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Resonant structure for improved directionality and extraction of single photons by Sagar Chowdhury, Rituraj, Srini Krishnamurthy, Vidya Praveen Bhallamudi

“…Our designed diamond metasurface, tailored for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers in diamond, predicts up to 500× improvement in the collection of 637 nm (zero phonon line) photons over that from the bare diamond. …”
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Power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy – Potential, prospects and policy by Muhammad Amir Raza, Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Muhammad Faheem, Raza Haider, Laveet Kumar

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A new high voltage gain step-up converter with minimum phase characteristic by Seyed Mohsen Salehi, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…Conventional step-up converters typically exhibit a right-half-plane zero in their transfer function, leading to non-minimum phase characteristics. …”
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Bioconversion of kitchen waste by Pichia kudriavzeii SGP1 (Sudhida Gautam Parihar1) by Sudhida G Parihar, Ram Dass Gautam

“…Purpose: The study was undertaken with a purpose of at source bioconversion of wet kitchen waste.  To accelerate the “Zero Waste Concept” and meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2015. …”
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Geosciences and the Energy Transition by Nicholas J. Gardiner, Jennifer J. Roberts, Gareth Johnson, Daniel J. Smith, Clare E. Bond, Rob Knipe, Stuart Haszeldine, Sarah Gordon, Megan O’Donnell

“…A new and unprecedented challenge is to reach Geological Net Zero, where zero carbon emissions from geological resource production and consumption are achieved via permanent geological storage. …”
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ML-Enabled Solar PV Electricity Generation Projection for a Large Academic Campus to Reduce Onsite CO₂ Emissions by Sahar Zargarzadeh, Aditya Ramnarayan, Felipe de Castro, Michael Ohadi

“…Photovoltaic electricity is 30 times less carbon-intensive than coal-based electricity, making solar PV an attractive option in reducing electricity demand from fossil-fuel-based sources. This study looks into utilizing solar PV electricity production on a large university campus in an effort to reduce CO₂ emissions. …”
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Thermodynamic integration in combined fuel and power plants producing low carbon hydrogen and power with CCUS by Daniel Mullen, Daniel Mullen, Mathieu Lucquiaud

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Health and associated economic benefits of reduced air pollution and increased physical activity from climate change policies in the UK by Heather Walton, David Dajnak, Mike Holland, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Dylan Wood, Christian Brand, Nosha Assareh, Gregor Stewart, Andrew Beddows, Shawn YC Lee, Daniela Fecht, Yunzhe Liu, Bethan Davies, Anna Goodman, Tuan Vu, Sean Beevers

“…We compared business as usual (BAU) UK policy with Net Zero scenarios from the UK Climate Change Committee for road transport and building sectors. …”
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Enhancing Port Energy Autonomy Through Hybrid Renewables and Optimized Energy Storage Management by Dimitrios Cholidis, Nikolaos Sifakis, Nikolaos Savvakis, George Tsinarakis, Avraam Kartalidis, George Arampatzis

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Analytical determination of optimal sidewall angle for Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ stacked IJJ terahertz sources by S Elghazoly, K J Kihlstrom, T M Benseman

“…In this work we analytically calculate the sidewall profile shape that results in zero junction voltage spread, by treating the heat diffusion equation as approximately linear in the limit in which self-heating of the device is small. …”
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