1. Fuel combustion synthesis and upconversion properties of Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ dual-doped ZrO₂ nanocrystals

   • Xiao-lin Liu
   • Ning Zhang
   • Bin Yang

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2209 - 2214

2. Effect of Ti on microstructure and strengthening behavior in press hardening steels

   • Yu-hui Wen
   • Guo-ming Zhu
   • Yong-lin Kang

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2215 - 2221

3. Flatness predictive model based on T-S cloud reasoning network implemented by DSP

   • Xiu-ling Zhang
   • Wu-yang Gao
   • Yan-tao Cheng

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2222 - 2230

4. Effect of zirconium on microstructures and mechanical properties of squeeze cast Al–5.0Cu–0.4Mn–0.1Ti–0.1RE alloy

   • Fan-sheng Meng
   • Wei-wen Zhang
   • Chao Yang

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2231 - 2237

5. Effect of cathode composition on microstructure and tribological properties of TiBN nanocomposite multilayer coating synthesized by plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition

   • Wen-quan Lü
   • Yong-zhi Cao
   • Fu-li Yu

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2238 - 2244

6. Effect of ultraviolet mutagenesis on heterotrophic strain mutation and bioleaching of low grade copper ore

   • Ai-xiang Wu
   • Kai-jian Hu
   • Ying Yang

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2245 - 2252

7. Solvent extraction separate of zinc and cadmium from magnesium and calcium in sulfuric acid medium by mixing extractants

   • Xiao-hui Li
   • Xian-bin Ai
   • Feng Li

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2253 - 2259

8. Evaluation of granulability and absorbtivity of biomass in agglomeration mixture

   • Hudák Jozef
   • Leško Jaroslav
   • Legemza Jaroslav

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2260 - 2265

9. Extracting reaction mechanism analysis of Zn and Si from zinc oxide ore by NaOH roasting method

   • Bing Chen
   • Xiao-yi Shen
   • Pei-hua Ma

   OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2266 - 2274

10. Numerical study on polymer nanofibers with electrically charged jet of viscoelastic fluid in electrospinning process

    • P. Valipour
    • H. Zaersabet
    • S. E. Ghasemi

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2275 - 2280

11. Theoretical and experimental investigation on vertical tank technology for sinter waste heat recovery

    • Jun-sheng Feng
    • Hui Dong
    • Kai Liang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2281 - 2287

12. Electronic structure and flotability of gold-bearing pyrite: A density functional theory study

    • Dan Liu
    • Yi-jie Wang
    • Shu-ming Wen

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2288 - 2293

13. Performance analysis of high-static-low-dynamic stiffness vibration isolator with time-delayed displacement feedback

    • Chun Cheng
    • Shun-ming Li
    • Xing-xing Jiang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2294 - 2305

14. Rock fragmentation under different installation polar angles of TBM disc cutters

    • Yong-liang Cheng
    • Jue Zhong
    • Yi-min Xia

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2306 - 2313

15. Phase type delay distribution with PU return and sensing error in CR networks

    • Mohammad Reza Amini
    • Hemati Farzad

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2314 - 2321

16. Chinese micro-blog sentiment classification through a novel hybrid learning model

    • Fang-fang Li
    • Huan-ting Wang
    • Bei-ji Zou

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2322 - 2330

17. Energy-efficient virtual machine consolidation algorithm in cloud data centers

    • Zhou Zhou
    • Zhi-gang Hu
    • Morshed Chowdhury

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2331 - 2341

18. Blind adaptive constrained constant modulus algorithms based on unscented Kalman filter for beamforming

    • Hua-ming Qian
    • Ke Liu
    • Jun-da Ma

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2342 - 2352

19. Analysis of nano droplet dynamics with various sphericities using efficient computational techniques

    • Ali Zolfagharian
    • Milad Darzi
    • S. E. Ghasemi

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2353 - 2359

20. Fuzzy least brain storm optimization and entropy-based Euclidean distance for multimodal vein-based recognition system

    • Dipti Verma
    • Sipi Dubey

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2360 - 2371

21. Crack stop holes in steel bridge decks: Drilling method and effects

    • Zhong-qiu Fu
    • Bo-hai Ji
    • Tian-jia Liu

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2372 - 2381

22. Test and numerical investigations on static and dynamic characteristics of extra-wide concrete self-anchored suspension bridge under vehicle loads

    • Guang-pan Zhou
    • Ai-qun Li
    • Mao-jun Duan

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2382 - 2395

23. Stress dependent permeability and porosity of low-permeability rock

    • Chao-jun Jia
    • Wei-ya Xu
    • Long Yan

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2396 - 2405

24. Failure behavior around a circular opening in a rock mass with non-persistent joints: A parallel-bond stress corrosion approach

    • Xu-xu Yang
    • Hong-wen Jing
    • Sheng-qi Yang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2406 - 2420

25. Near ground wind characteristics during typhoon Meari: Turbulence intensities, gust factors, and peak factors

    • Xu Wang
    • Peng Huang
    • Chao Huang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2421 - 2430

26. Evaluation of spontaneous combustion tendency of sulfide ore heap based on nonlinear parameters

    • Wei Pan
    • Chao Wu
    • Yue-ping Yang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2431 - 2437

27. Multi-scale regionalization based mining of spatio-temporal teleconnection patterns between anomalous sea and land climate events

    • Feng Xu
    • Yan Shi
    • Rui Jin

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2438 - 2448

28. Analysis of longitudinal forces of coupler devices in emergency braking process for heavy haul trains

    • Guang-jun Gao
    • Wei Chen
    • Wei-yuan Guan

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2449 - 2457

29. A novel method for virtual clearance computation of high-speed train based on model integration and convex hull

    • Bing Yi
    • Xiong-bing Li
    • Yue Yang

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2458 - 2467

30. Differences in leaf functional traits between exotic and native Compositae plant species

    • Cong-yan Wang
    • Jun Liu
    • Hong-guang Xiao

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2468 - 2474

31. Squeezing rock conditions at phyllite-slate zone in Golab water conveyance tunnel, Iran: A case study

    • Rahmati Asghar
    • Faramarzi Lohrasb
    • Darbor Mohammad

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 2475 - 2485

32. Erratum to: Optimal selection of annulus radius ratio to enhance heat transfer with minimum entropy generation in developing laminar forced convection of water-Al₂O₃ nanofluid flow

    • Majid Siavashi
    • Mohammad Jamali

    Erratum 11 November 2017 Pages: 2486 - 2486