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Decentralized Wind Energy Systems as Catalysts for Urban Resilience: A Design Framework

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Confronting the escalating extreme weather events (EWEs) and intensifying winds, this study proposes an active response to these issues by exploring decentralized wind energy production for Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong. It integrates theoretical perspectives on energy democracy—empowering local communities through energy autonomy—and urban ...
Tian Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Severity Relating to TNF-Alpha Serum Concentration

open access: yesDermatology Research and Practice
Conclusion: Serum levels of TNF-alpha are markedly increased in patients with CSU and show a moderate correlation with both UAS7 and pruritus scores. These findings suggest that TNF-alpha might play a potential role in the pathogenesis of CSU.
Thai Van Thanh Le   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the category of 'the aesthetic'

open access: yesAesthetic Investigations, 2015
Those contrasting our appreciation of art (as artistic appreciation) with our appreciation of the other occasions when grace, line, elegance, and so on — or their opposites — (as aesthetic appreciation) typically give much fuller accounts of art-based cases, even though it is recognized that many artworks, although not all, could be ...
openaire   +5 more sources

A path to reconciliation between Indigenous and settler–colonial epistemologies

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
There is a movement across settler–colonial institutions of education and research to engage with Indigenous Peoples and Knowledges. Many settler and Indigenous governments are pursuing pathways to move forward together to address global problems such as climate change. However, given the pervasive history of exploitation and displacement of Indigenous
Joseph Gazing Wolf   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health in Patients Undergoing Osteocutaneous Free Flap Reconstruction for Malignant Disease of the Mandible

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Social determinants of health (SDH), such as race, language, and insurance status, may impact access to surgical care and postoperative outcomes. This study investigates the role of SDH in patients undergoing osteocutaneous free flap reconstruction for mandibular defects due to oral cavity malignancy.
Rohith M. Bhethanabotla   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the Incremental Value of Personality Facets: The Domains‐Incremental Facets‐Acquiescence Bifactor Model

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Personality can be described at different levels of abstraction. Whereas the Big Five domains are the dominant level of analysis, several researchers have called for more fine‐grained approaches, such as facet‐level analysis. Personality facets allow more comprehensive descriptions, more accurate predictions of outcomes, and a better ...
Daniel Danner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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