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This thesis reports on innovations in the design and direct synthesis of graphene-based woven fabric (GWF) and multi-layer graphene/porous carbon woven fabric films (MLG/PC) by means of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), using woven copper mesh and nickel mesh as the template. Further, it presents the successful applications of these materials as a platform for solar cells, supercapacitors and sensors, making it especially of interest to researchers and graduate students in the fields of materials sciences, nanotechnology and renewable energy.

Materials Science. --- Structural Materials. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices. --- Renewable and Green Energy. --- Renewable energy sources. --- Materials. --- Energies renouvelables --- Matériaux --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Graphene. --- Textile research. --- Textile fabrics --- Textile industry --- Research --- Materials science. --- Renewable energy resources. --- Alternate energy sources. --- Green energy industries. --- Structural materials. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Research, Industrial --- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Power resources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Materials --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- New optics --- Optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials

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This book presents outstanding articles addressing various aspects related to the ancient Silk Road, in particular the cultural, political, and economic interactions that took place among the civilizations and cultures on the Eurasian continent. In addition, the articles help to reveal the hallmark features of cultural communication in Inner Asia in different historical periods. The book develops a new approach to studying the civilizations of the Silk Road, promotes interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional research, sets a new direction for Chinese ancient classics and western sinology, and presents the latest discoveries, including both archaeological finds and historical documents.

Civilization—History. --- Ethnology—Asia. --- Archaeology. --- Intercultural communication. --- Cultural History. --- Asian Culture. --- Intercultural Communication. --- Cross-cultural communication --- Communication --- Culture --- Cross-cultural orientation --- Cultural competence --- Multilingual communication --- Technical assistance --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Anthropological aspects --- Silk Road --- History.

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The book explores largely overlooked areas of Silk Road studies by searching for multidisciplinary evidence on the connotations of Silk Road culture and by rewriting social complexities along the Silk Road in different historical periods. It investigates the impacts of conflicts and communication between Silk Road civilizations, presents the latest archaeological discoveries and research findings in the field of Silk Road studies, and develops a new Silk Road archaeological system. By doing so, it defines a new direction for Silk Road archaeological studies.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- China --- Antiquities. --- Civilization. --- History.

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Monetary policy --- Renminbi. --- Yen, Japanese. --- International cooperation.

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The reprint has collected the latest scientific achievements in the microstructure-related deformation and fracture behavior of various metallic materials (e.g., steels, superalloys, and titanium alloys) under monotonical or cyclic loads. According to the research findings arising from this collection of works, the initial microstructure and microstructural evolution have a significant effect on deformation and fracture mechanisms and, thus, mechanical properties. To understand these influences, microstructure characterization, mechanical property testing, and numerical simulation are discussed in this reprint. These results are beneficial for promoting the potential applications of these materials and for the future development of novel high-performance metallic materials.

Materials --- Fracture mechanics. --- Fatigue.