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Demand response in the residential sector: A critical feature of sustainable electricity supply in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2008
The world summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg concluded that changing unsustainable patterns of energy use is a key area for global action to ensure survival of our planet.
Krumdieck, S., Gyamfi, S., Brackney, L.
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The effects of demand characteristics on research participant behaviours in non-laboratory settings: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The concept of demand characteristics, which involves research participants being aware of what the researcher is investigating, is well known and widely used within psychology, particularly in laboratory-based studies.
de Bruin, M., Witton, J., Witton John, de Bruin, Marijn, Witton, John, McCambridge Jim, de Bruin Marijn, McCambridge, Jim, Marijn de Bruin, Jim McCambridge, Bruin, M., de, John Witton, McCambridge, J.   +12 more
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A Data-Driven Approach for Demand Side Flexibility: Reducing Peak Demand and CO2 Emissions in Smart Grid

Diyala Journal of Engineering Sciences
The volatility in energy supply and the flexible demand require more efficient demand management techniques. The residential demand response has the ability to provide a promising solution. It becomes difficult to identify as households differ widely in
Seema Pal, Kumar Shantanu, Niraj Kumar Choudhary, Nitin Singh   +3 more
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Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relation between preference and demand for litter substrates in the domestic hen [PDF]

, 2006
Six hen's preferences between 5-min access to each of two litter substrates, sand and sawdust, were measured using dependent concurrent VI 60 s VI 60 s schedules of reinforcement. The obtained preferences were small and idiosyncratic.
Harris, Aimee Rebecca
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Bacillus cereus cell response upon exposure to acid environment: towards the identification of potential biomarkers

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013
Microorganisms are able to adapt to different environments and evolve rapidly, allowing them to cope with their new environments. Such adaptive response and associated protections towards other lethal stresses, is a crucial survival strategy for a wide ...
Noémie eDESRIAC, Noémie eDESRIAC, Veronique eBroussolle, Veronique eBroussolle, Florence ePostollec, Anne-Gabrielle eMathot, Daniele eSohier, Louis eCoroller, Ivan eLeguerinel   +8 more
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The role of knowledge about user behaviour in demand response management of domestic hot water usage [PDF]

Energy Efficiency, 2018
Load balancing is an important topic in smart grid systems. Dynamic pricing is a common approach to achieve a better balance between renewable energy production and energy usage. This assumes that individual households adapt their energy usage patterns based on energy prices.
Seyed Amin Tabatabaei, Michel Klein
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Techno-economic analysis of demand response

, 2015
Publisher Copyright: © ISTE Ltd 2015. All rights reserved.This chapter discusses general approaches for conducting a techno-economic analysis of demand response (DR) concepts and developing relevant business cases.
Mancarella, Pierluigi, Good, Nicholas, Martínez Ceseña, Eduardo Alejandro, Madina, Carlos, Kessels, Kris, Six, Daan   +5 more
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