The Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative receives enthusiastic response, the aim of which is to develop cooperative partnerships with countries along the routes and build a community of common destiny. So far, Chinese companies have invested in many different countries along the B&R. Generally, the...

The development of urban digital platforms has changed its entrepreneurial environment and affected regional innovation vitality. We calculated the development index of digital platforms of 294 prefecture-level cities in China between 2013 and 2020 using the principal component analysis method....

Accurate travel time prediction is of high value for freight transports, as it allows supply chain participants to increase their logistics quality and efficiency. It requires both sufficient input data, which can be generated, e.g., by mobile sensors, and adequate prediction methods. Machine...

The biofilm resistance of microorganisms has severe economic and environmental implications, especially the contamination of facilities associated with human life, including medical implants, air-conditioning systems, water supply systems, and food-processing equipment, resulting in the...

The present study reports the effect of substituting Zr with Sc on the glass forming ability (GFA) and mechanical properties of ZrCuNiAlTi bulk metallic glass (BMG). Results showed that Zr 57- x Cu 20 Ni 8 Al 10 Ti 5 Sc x ( x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 at. %) BMGs had the best GFA at x = 2, and the...