Z. Wu

Publication List Details

Period

1990 - 2009

Number

108

Co-Authors

Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol: Part 1 – Evidence from measurements (2009)

H. Wex, M. D. Petters, C. M. Carrico, E. Hallbauer, A. Massling, G. R. McMeeking, ...

Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOA) studied in previous laboratory experiments generally showed only slight hygroscopic growth, but a much better activity as a CCN (Cloud Condensation Nucleus) than...

Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol – Part 2: Theoretical approaches (2009)

M. D. Petters, H. Wex, C. M. Carrico, E. Hallbauer, A. Massling, G. R. McMeeking, ...

We examine the hygroscopic properties of secondary organic aerosol particles generated through the reaction of α-pinene and ozone using a continuous flow reaction chamber. The water activity versus...

Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol: Part 1 – Evidence from measurements (2009)

H. Wex, M. D. Petters, C. M. Carrico, E. Hallbauer, A. Massling, G. R. McMeeking, ...

Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOA) studied in laboratory experiments generally was found to show only slight hygroscopic growth, but a much better activity as a CCN (Cloud Condensation Nucleus) than...

Risk-hedging in real estate markets (2009)

Cadenillas, A., Elliott, Robert James, Miao, H., Wu, Z.

© Springer 2009. Part of Springer Science+Business Media

Risk-hedging in real estate markets (2009)

Cadenillas, A., Elliott, Robert James, Miao, H., Wu, Z.

© Springer 2009. Part of Springer Science+Business Media

Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and CCN activation for secondary organic aerosols – Part 3: Influence of the chemical composition on the hygroscopic properties and volatile fractions of aerosols (2009)

L. Poulain, Z. Wu, M. D. Petters, H. Wex, E. Hallbauer, B. Wehner, ...

The influence of varying levels of water mixing ratio, <i>r</i>, during the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the ozonolysis of α-pinene on the SOA hygroscopicity and...

Improving the rainfall rate estimation in the midstream of the Heihe River Basin using rain drop size distribution (2009)

G. Zhao, R. Chu, X. Li, T. Zhang, J. Shen, Z. Wu

During the intensive observation period of the Watershed Allied Telemetry Experimental Research (WATER), a total of 1074 raindrop size distribution were measured by the Parsivel disdrometer, a latest...

Ship Product Modeling (2008)

R. I. Whitfield, J. Meehan, Z. Wu

This paper is a fundamental review of ship product modeling techniques with a focus on determining the state of the art, to identify any shortcomings and propose future directions. The review...

Verifying Statemate Statecharts Using CSP and FDR (2008)

A. W. Roscoe, Z. Wu

Abstract. We propose a framework for the verification of statecharts. We use the CSP/FDR framework to model complex systems designed in statecharts, and check for system consistency or verify special...

Near-edge x-ray absorption studies of Na-doped tetracyanoethylene films: A model system for the V(TCNE)x room-temperature molecular magnet (2008)

Carlegrim, E., Gao, B., Kanciurzewska, A., De Jong, M.P., Wu, Z., Luo, Y., ...

V(TCNE)x, with TCNE=tetracyanoethylene and x~2, is an organic-based molecular magnet with potential to be used in spintronic devices. With the aim of shedding light on the unoccupied frontier...

Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004?2006 (2008)

Wehner, B., Birmili, W., Ditas, F., Wu, Z., Hu, M., Liu, X., ...

The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...

Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004?2006 (2008)

Wehner, B., Birmili, W., Ditas, F., Wu, Z., Hu, M., Liu, X., ...

The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...

Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004–2006 (2008)

B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...

The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...

Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004–2006 (2008)

B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...

The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...

Towards closing the gap between hygroscopic growth and activation for secondary organic aerosol – Part 2: Theoretical approaches (2008)

M. D. Petters, H. Wex, C. M. Carrico, E. Hallbauer, A. Massling, G. R. McMeeking, ...

We examine the hygroscopic properties of secondary organic aerosol particles generated through the reaction of alpha-pinene and ozone using a continuous flow reaction chamber. The water activity...

Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004–2006 (2008)

B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...

The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...

Definition 1.1. A function g: IR d (2007)

Robert Schaback, Z. Wu

Abstract. A general theory is provided that allows to write multivariate Fourier transforms or convolutions of radial functions as very simple univariate operations. As a byproduct, an interesting...

Kirill Melnikov (2007)

Z Wu, Andrzej Czarnecki, Kirill Melnikov

We present an estimate of perturbative QCD corrections to the decay Z ! Wu ¯ d. A simple approximate approach is described in detail. The difference of masses of MZ and MW is used as an expansion...

Data Consistency in a Distributed Persistent Object System (2007)

Z. Wu, K. Moody, J. Bacon, R. J. Stroud

A major issue in persistent systems is preserving data consistency in the presence of concurrency and failures. This paper presents a persistent system PC++ that takes an atomic data type approach to...

To Appear 13. (2007)

Gerasoulis And, Program Transformation, R. Paige, J. Reif, R. Wachter (eds, Z. Wu, ...

processors, Proc. of Supercomputing '91, IEEE, Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 1991, pp. 633-642. 1992 8. T. Yang and A. Gerasoulis, A parallel programming tool for scheduling on distributed memory...

Image Mosaics for Biomedical Visualization (2007)

Jianzhong Qian, J. Qian, C. Novak, Z. Wu, Carol L. Novak, Zhenyu Wu, ...

In diverse biomedical imaging applications, one often encounters the need for high resolution images of an area larger than the field of view of the imaging device. Traditionally the human expert...

Instability to Longitudinal Vortices in Wavy Shear Flow (2007)

Phillips Shen, Q. Shen, Z. Wu

Initially spanwise-independent small but finite-amplitude two-dimensional rotational waves and their nonlinear interaction with unidirectional O(1) shear flows are reviewed from the viewpoint of...

Environmental Assessment for the Rathbun Lake Watershed: Sampling Design, Methods and Results (2007)

J. D. Opsomer, Z. Wu, R. Cruse, T. Isenhart, V. Sitzmann, T.J. Jacobsen, ...

This article describes the sampling design, survey methodology and findings of a natural resources survey conducted in the Rathbun Lake Watershed in Southern Iowa in 1999-2000. The goal of the survey...

The role of PTEN in prostate cancer cell tropism to the bone micro-environment (2007)

Wu, Z, McRoberts, KS, Theodorescu, D

Little is known about the role of the tumor suppressor gene phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) in prostate cancer bone metastasis. To explore this, we used a pTetOn PTEN...

Electrically injected quantum dot photonic crystal microcavity light emitters and microcavity arrays (2007)

Chakravarty, S, Bhattacharya, P, Topol'ančik, J, Wu, Z

Progress in the design, fabrication and characterization of electrically injected photonic-crystal quantum-dot microcavity light sources is described. In the devices investigated in this study, the...

Structural Parameters of Mayall II = G1 in M31 (2007)

Ma, J., De Grijs, R., Chen, D., Bergh, S. Van Den, Fan, Z., Wu, Z., ...

Mayall II = G1 is one of the most luminous globular clusters (GCs) known in M31. New deep, high-resolution observations with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the {\sl Hubble Space Telescope} are...

An architecture for organisational decision support (2007)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B, Thomson, A., Wu, Z., Liu, S.

The Decision Support (DS) topic of the Network Enabled Capability for Through Life Systems Engineering (NECTISE) project aims to provide organisational through-life decision support for the products...

An architecture for organisational decision support (2007)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Thomson, A., Wu, Z., Liu, S.

The Decision Support (DS) topic of the Network Enabled Capability for Through Life Systems Engineering (NECTISE) project aims to provide organisational through-life decision support for the products...

An architecture for organisational decision support (2007)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Thomson, A., Wu, Z., Liu, S.

The Decision Support (DS) topic of the Network Enabled Capability for Through Life Systems Engineering (NECTISE) project aims to provide organisational through-life decision support for the products...

Demineralization of a UK bituminous coal using HF and ferric ions (2007)

Wu, Z, Steel, KM

UK bituminous coal has been used to study dernineralization by two-stage chemical leaching. The first-stage uses hydrofluoric acid (HF) at 65 degrees C and reduces the ash content from 5.30 wt%/ to...

The role of PTEN in prostate cancer cell tropism to the bone microenvironment (2007)

Wu, Z, McRoberts, K, Theodorescu, D

Little is known about the role of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN in prostate cancer bone metastasis. To explore this, we used a pTetOn PTEN cell line in which PTEN expression was reconstituted in a...

A "super" star cluster grown old: the most massive star cluster in the Local Group (2006)

Ma, J., De Grijs, R., Yang, Y., Zhou, X., Chen, J., Jiang, Z., ...

We independently redetermine the reddening and age of the globular cluster 037-B327 in M31 by comparing independently obtained multicolour photometry with theoretical stellar population synthesis...

Experimental Investigation on the Operation Performance of a Liquid Desiccant Air-conditioning System (2006)

Liu, J., Wang, J., Wu, Z., Gu, W., Zhang, G.

A large share of energy consumption is taken by an air-conditioning system. It worsens the electricity load of the power network. Therefore, more and more scholars are paying attention to research on...

Design and Experiments of a Solar Low-temperature Hot Water Floor Radiant Heating System (2006)

Wu, Z., Li, D.

The solar low-temperature hot water floor radiant heating system combines solar energy heating with floor radiant heating. This kind of environmental heating way not only saves fossil resources and...

Realising intelligent virtual design (2006)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B, Wu, Z.

This paper presents a vision and focus for the CAD Centre research: the Intelligent Design Assistant (IDA). The vision is based upon the assumption that the human and computer can operate...

Realising intelligent virtual design (2006)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z.

This paper presents a vision and focus for the CAD Centre research: the Intelligent Design Assistant (IDA). The vision is based upon the assumption that the human and computer can operate...

Realising intelligent virtual design (2006)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z.

This paper presents a vision and focus for the CAD Centre research: the Intelligent Design Assistant (IDA). The vision is based upon the assumption that the human and computer can operate...

Modeling the large inelastic deformation response of non-filled and silica filled SL5170 cured resin (2005)

Wu, Z., Ahzi, S., Arruda, Ellen M., Makradi, A.

In recent years, important efforts have been focused on rapid production of tools using Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) technologies such as the Stereo-Lithography Apparatus (SLA). One of...

An overview of the VRS virtual platform (2005)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B, Wu, Z, Meehan, J

This paper provides an overview of the development of the virtual platform within the European Commission funded VRShips-ROPAX (VRS) project. This project is a major collaboration of approximately 40...

An overview of the VRS virtual platform (2005)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z., Meehan, J.

This paper provides an overview of the development of the virtual platform within the European Commission funded VRShips-ROPAX (VRS) project. This project is a major collaboration of approximately 40...

An overview of the VRS virtual platform (2005)

Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z., Meehan, J.

This paper provides an overview of the development of the virtual platform within the European Commission funded VRShips-ROPAX (VRS) project. This project is a major collaboration of approximately 40...

BGP Behavior Analysis During the August 2003 Blackout (2005)

Z. Wu, E. Purpus, J. Li

By studying BGP under the stress of large-scale events such as large-scale power outages, worm attacks, and other events that affect Internet routing, we can begin to understand how BGP reacts to...

Remodelling of the pulmonary arteries during recovery from pulmonary hypertension induced by neonatal hypoxia (2004)

Hall, S.M., Hislop, A.A., Wu, Z., Haworth, S.G.

Little is understood of the mechanisms involved in reducing pulmonary arterial wall thickness on recovery from pulmonary hypertension and the present study sought to clarify the events that occur....

Leptin Indirectly Activates Human Neutrophils via Induction of TNF-α (2004)

Zarkesh-Esfahani, H., Pockley, A.G., Wu, Z., Hellewell, P.G., Weetman, A.P., Ross, R.J.M.

Leptin, the satiety hormone, appears to act as a link between nutritional status and immune function. It has been shown to elicit a number of immunoregulatory effects, including the promotion of T...

Modelling collective learning in design (2004)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.D.

In this paper, a model of collective learning in design is developed in the context of team design. It explains that a team design activity uses input knowledge, environmental information, and design...

Ship product modelling (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Meehan, J., Wu, Z.

This paper is a fundamental review of ship product modeling techniques with a focus on determining the state of the art, to identify any shortcomings and propose future directions. The review...

Ship product modelling (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Meehan, J., Wu, Z.

This paper is a fundamental review of ship product modeling techniques with a focus on determining the state of the art, to identify any shortcomings and propose future directions. The review...

Ship product modelling (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Meehan, J., Wu, Z.

This paper is a fundamental review of ship product modeling techniques with a focus on determining the state of the art, to identify any shortcomings and propose future directions. The review...

Asymmetries in the Production of Lambda0 in 250 GeV/c pi+-, K+- and p -- Nucleon Interactions (2003)

Alves, G. A., Amato, S., Anjos, J. C., Appel, J. A., Astorga, J., Bernard, T., ...

Using data from Fermilab fixed-target experiment E769, we have measured particle-antiparticle production asymmetries for Lambda0 hyperons in 250 GeV/c pi+-, K+- and p -- nucleon interactions. The...

Broadband dual-plate monopole antennas (2003)

Wu, Z., Sevret, P., Ammann, Max

In this paper, dual-plate monopole antennas without and with a shorting pin and/or edge trimming have been studied. The experimental results of return loss have been presented, and compared with...

A novel hybrid inverted-L antenna with wide bandwidth. (2003)

Ammann, Max, Evans, J. A., Wu, Z

The paper describes a novel inverted-L antenna which comprises a short planar monopole loaded with two linear elements. This small antenna is shown to have impedance bandwidth up to 100 % for 6 dB...

Intelligent design guidance (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z., Meehan, J.

This paper presents results from an investigation regarding the use of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) as a means to guide a designer through the calculation of numerical relationships within the...

Intelligent design guidance (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z., Meehan, J.

This paper presents results from an investigation regarding the use of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) as a means to guide a designer through the calculation of numerical relationships within the...

Intelligent design guidance (2003)

Whifield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B., Wu, Z., Meehan, J.

This paper presents results from an investigation regarding the use of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) as a means to guide a designer through the calculation of numerical relationships within the...

Mutual knowledge evolution in team design (2002)

Wu, Z, Duffy, A.H.B

This paper presents an investigation into the phenomenon of mutual knowledge evolution in team working using protocol data. The focus is on whether mutual knowledge evolution in agents exists, and if...

Mutual knowledge evolution in team design (2002)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

This paper presents an investigation into the phenomenon of mutual knowledge evolution in team working using protocol data. The focus is on whether mutual knowledge evolution in agents exists, and if...

Mutual knowledge evolution in team design (2002)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

This paper presents an investigation into the phenomenon of mutual knowledge evolution in team working using protocol data. The focus is on whether mutual knowledge evolution in agents exists, and if...

Polymer microchips bonded by O2-plasma activation (2002)

Wu, Z., Xanthopoulos, N., Reymond, F., Rossier, J. S., Girault, H. H.

This paper presents a fabrication of polymer microchips with homogeneous material technique due to surface treatment by plasma before sealing. UV laser photoablation was used for fast prototyping of...

High-Dose Leptin Activates Human Leukocytes Via Receptor Expression on Monocytes (2001)

Zarkesh-Esfahani, H., Pockley, A.G., Metcalfe, R.A., Bidlingmaier, M., Wu, Z., Ajami, A., ...

Leptin is capable of modulating the immune response. Proinflammatory cytokines induce leptin production, and we now demonstrate that leptin can directly activate the inflammatory response. RNA...

Saturable dose-response relationships for melphalan in melanoma treatment by isolated limb infusion in the nude rat (2001)

Roberts, M. S., Wu, Z., Siebert, G., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M.

Nude rats bearing melanomas on their hindlimbs were treated by isolated limb infusion (ILI) with increasing doses (7.5-400 mug/ml) of melphalan. The response of tumours to treatment at the end of the...

A novel model of learning in design (2001)

Wu, Z, Duffy, A.H.B

Learning in design is a phenomenon that has been observed in design practice by many researchers. The observation that designers learn is supported by protocol studies in design that experienced...

Using situation theory to model information flow in design (2001)

Wu, Z.

Information flow is intensive during a design process, where delivering timely and appropriate information is required. Sonnenwald [2] identified 13 communication roles that emerged during four...

A novel model of learning in design (2001)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

Learning in design is a phenomenon that has been observed in design practice by many researchers. The observation that designers learn is supported by protocol studies in design that experienced...

Using situation theory to model information flow in design (2001)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

Information flow is intensive during a design process, where delivering timely and appropriate information is required. Sonnenwald [2] identified 13 communication roles that emerged during four...

Saturable dose-response relationships for melphalan in melanoma treatment by isolated limb infusion in the nude rat (2001)

Roberts, M. S., Wu, Z., Siebert, G., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M.

Nude rats bearing melanomas on their hindlimbs were treated by isolated limb infusion (ILI) with increasing doses (7.5-400 mug/ml) of melphalan. The response of tumours to treatment at the end of the...

A novel model of learning in design (2001)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

Learning in design is a phenomenon that has been observed in design practice by many researchers. The observation that designers learn is supported by protocol studies in design that experienced...

Using situation theory to model information flow in design (2001)

Wu, Z., Duffy, A.H.B.

Information flow is intensive during a design process, where delivering timely and appropriate information is required. Sonnenwald [2] identified 13 communication roles that emerged during four...

Can tissue drug concentrations be monitored by microdialysis during or after isolated limb perfusion for melanoma treatment? (2000)

Wu, Z., Smithers, B. M., Anderson, C., Roberts, M. S.

Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with melphalan is used to treat recurrent melanoma. This study aimed to develop a microdialysis technique for melphalan tissue concentration measurement during ILP. The...

Can tissue drug concentrations be monitored by microdialysis during or after isolated limb perfusion for melanoma treatment? (2000)

Wu, Z., Smithers, B. M., Anderson, C., Roberts, M. S.

Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with melphalan is used to treat recurrent melanoma. This study aimed to develop a microdialysis technique for melphalan tissue concentration measurement during ILP. The...

Coordination of Actinides in Silicate Melts (1997)

Farges, F., Brown, G., Wu, Z.

The structural environments around Th(IV) and U(VI) at concentrations ranging from 90 ppm to 7 wt.% were investigated in glasses and melts of Na di- and trisilicate compositions between 293 and 1550...

Schottky Barrier and the Behaviour of the Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator with Metal Mirrors (1997)

Pérennès, F., Wu, Z.

The Schottky barriers formed by the ITO/a-Si:H/Al and ITO/a-Si:H/Pt contact have strong effects on the characteristics of an OASLM, its sensitivity, the maximum working frequency and the recording of...

Coordination of Actinides in Silicate Melts (1997)

Farges, F., Brown, G., Wu, Z.

The structural environments around Th(IV) and U(VI) at concentrations ranging from 90 ppm to 7 wt.% were investigated in glasses and melts of Na di- and trisilicate compositions between 293 and 1550...

Schottky Barrier and the Behaviour of the Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator with Metal Mirrors (1997)

Pérennès, F., Wu, Z.

The Schottky barriers formed by the ITO/a-Si:H/Al and ITO/a-Si:H/Pt contact have strong effects on the characteristics of an OASLM, its sensitivity, the maximum working frequency and the recording of...

Thermal wave imaging of propagating cracks in polymers (1994)

Thomas, R., Favro, L., Kuo, P., Wu, Z., Ahmed, T., Wang, X., ...

Thermal wave imaging techniques, using both an Inframetrics IR740 Camera and a Santa Barbara Focal Plane InSb array camera, have been used to measure the temperature distributions around propagating...

Thermal wave imaging of propagating cracks in polymers (1994)

Thomas, R., Favro, L., Kuo, P., Wu, Z., Ahmed, T., Wang, X., ...

Thermal wave imaging techniques, using both an Inframetrics IR740 Camera and a Santa Barbara Focal Plane InSb array camera, have been used to measure the temperature distributions around propagating...

Smectic A and C* liquid crystal light valves (1993)

Dupont, L., Wu, Z., Cambon, P.

The development of light valves for application in the domain of imaging and information display has benefited from simultaneous advances in liquid crystal materials. We will focus on recent...

Smectic A and C* liquid crystal light valves (1993)

Dupont, L., Wu, Z., Cambon, P.

The development of light valves for application in the domain of imaging and information display has benefited from simultaneous advances in liquid crystal materials. We will focus on recent...

Scheduling and Code Generation for Parallel Architectures (1993)

Tao Yang, Program Transformation, R. Paige, J. Reif, R. Wachter (eds, A. Gerasoulis, ...

.46> News, Vol. 18, No. 3, September, 1990. 1991 7. T. Yang and A. Gerasoulis, A fast static scheduling algorithm for DAGs on an unbounded number of processors, Proc. of Supercomputing '91,...

Comparative thrombolytic properties of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) and K1K2Pu (a t-PA/u-PA chimera) in a combined arterial and venous thrombosis model in the dog (1992)

Wu, Z, Pauwels, P

The chimeric molecule K1K2Pu, comprising the two kringle domains (K1 and K2) of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and the COOH-terminal region with the serine protease domain (Pu) of...

Comparison of intravenous bolus injection or continuous infusion of recombinant single chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (saruplase) for thrombolysis. A canine model of combined coronary arterial and femoral venous thrombosis (1990)

Wu, Z

The thrombolytic efficacy of recombinant unglycosylated full length single chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (rscu-PA, saruplase), applied either as single intravenous bolus or as a...

A nested case-control study of lung cancer among silica exposed workers in China.

McLaughlin, J K, Chen, J Q, Dosemeci, M, Chen, R A, Rexing, S H, Wu, Z, ...

In an attempt to assess whether silica induces lung cancer, a nested case-control study of 316 male lung cancer cases and 1352 controls was carried out among pottery workers and tungsten,...

Indirect validation of a retrospective method of exposure assessment used in a nested case-control study of lung cancer and silica exposure.

Dosemeci, M, McLaughlin, J K, Chen, J Q, Hearl, F, McCawley, M, Wu, Z, ...

Validations of retrospective methods of assessment used in occupational epidemiological studies have rarely been published. This study is an indirect validation of a quantitative retrospective...

A prospective cohort study among new Chinese coal miners: the early pattern of lung function change

Wang, M, Wu, Z, Du, Q, Petsonk, E, Peng, K, Li, Y, ...

Aims: To investigate the early pattern of longitudinal change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) among new Chinese coal miners, and the relation between coal mine dust exposure and the...

Anomalous compressibility of ferropericlase throughout the iron spin cross-over

Wentzcovitch, R. M., Justo, J. F., Wu, Z., Yuen, D. A., Kohlstedt, D.

The thermoelastic properties of ferropericlase Mg1−xFexO (x = 0.1875) throughout the iron high-to-low spin cross-over have been investigated by first principles at Earth's lower mantle conditions....