Correlations for calculating diffuse solar radiation can be classified into models with global solar radiation (H-based method) and without it (Non-H method). The objective of the present study is to compare the performance of H-based and Non-H methods for calculating the diffuse solar radiation...

Cryogenic generation is one of the most important ways to utilize cold energy during LNG (liquefied natural gas) regasification. This paper fundamentally investigates LNG cryogenic generation with the Stirling cycle method based on previous studies. A basic process of LNG cryogenic generation...

Two models based on Li et al. (2011) are developed for general application in estimating the monthly average daily diffuse solar radiation in China. The validation of these models is performed by comparing with four existing empirical models against the measured data. It is found that the...

Eight models using only the sunshine duration for estimating the global solar radiation on a horizontal surface are evaluated at Changdu, Geer, Lasa and Naqu stations in Tibet, China against the measured meteorological data during 1994–2008. Based on statistical error tests, results show that...

How do macroeconomic variables affect housing prices? In this paper we apply a non-linear modeling approach, the Nonlinear Auto Regressive Moving Average with eXogenous inputs (NARMAX), to investigate determinants of housing prices in China over the period 1999:01 to 2010:06. The NARMAX...

In the present study, the photon absorption in a suspended photocatalytic reactor was simulated by adopting Monte Carlo method and the six-flux radiation absorption-scattering model. Different photocatalyst concentrations, i.e. uniform concentrations, linearly increasing concentration gradients...

Purpose: Despite the growing research exploring the possibility and feasibility of financing socially oriented projects through crowdfunding, relatively little research examines which crowdfunding model is better to serve such purpose. The purpose of this paper is to offer novel insights to...

Purpose: Building trust is critical in reverse mergers and acquisitions (M&As), attributed to the divergence of governance and culture between the East and the West. This paper aims to explore the barriers and trust-building practices of Chinese managers in reverse M&As in developed countries....

In this article, the authors design two metric sets considering Richness and Correctness based on a quasi-formal conceptual representation. They also design a novel metric set on overlapped instances of different KBs to make the metric results comparable. Finally, they use random sampling...