Publications by authors named "Chang-Shu Cheng"

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  • The "bud of Wight," traditionally used as herbal tea by the Yi people in Yunnan, China, was analyzed for its chemical constituents and health benefits.
  • Five fractions were created from the methanol extract, with one fraction (ethyl acetate) showing the highest levels of beneficial compounds and the strongest activity against key enzymes and oxidative damage.
  • The study suggests that flavonoids and phenolic acids found in the bud are mainly responsible for its enzyme inhibitory effects, antioxidant properties, and protection against cell damage.
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Few of the current methods of improving air quality, including end-pipe treatment, industrial, energy and transportation structure adjustments, are from the viewpoint of the spatial pattern optimization of pollutant emissions. Therefore, based on factors such as natural environment, human health, pollutant transmission capability, and meteorological diffusion conditions, our research group used the threshold approach, natural breaks, spatial erasure, and other methods to define the layout area suitable for atmospheric pollution sources. Based on these results, the emissions pattern was optimized to achieve air quality improvement.

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Based on observational data for pollutants and meteorology, this study analyzed the pollution episode that occurred during Dec 17th to 23th in 2018 in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China. Using the source apportionment model CMAQ-ISAM and the hybrid receptor model, the regional contributions to air pollution were examined. The results showed that low-pressure conditions had an adverse effect on the diffusion of pollutants during this pollution episode in Zhaoqing.

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The thermal annealing conditions in nitrogen ambient for the self-synthesis of tungsten carbide nanowires from sputter-deposited WC(x) films were investigated. Experimental results show that the temperature window for the growth of nanowires lies in the range of 500-750 °C with the corresponding annealing time interval ranging from 2.5 to 0.

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