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Thermal Infrared-Image-Enhancement Algorithm Based on Multi-Scale Guided Filtering

Fire
Obtaining thermal infrared images with prominent details, high contrast, and minimal background noise has always been a focal point of infrared technology research.
Huaizhou Li, Shuaijun Wang, Sen Li, Hong Wang, Shupei Wen, Fengyu Li   +5 more
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Research on the Optimal Spacing of Multiple Roof Smoke Blocking Structures in a Long Corridor

Fire
In a long and narrow corridor, the installation of roof smoke blocking structures is a measure to slow down the spread of fire smoke. When employing multiple smoke blocking structures, the spacing between these structures is a critical parameter that ...
Zeqi Wu, Kun Wang, Lin Shao, Huaitao Song, Kunpeng Liu   +4 more
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Integration of Photovoltaics in Buildings—Support Policies Addressing Technical and Formal Aspects

Energies, 2013
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) generators in the envelope of a building by means of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) offers an immense potential, both in market development and the production of renewable electric energy that is close to ...
Thorsten Schuetze
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Dynamic reconfiguration of multiobjective distribution networks considering the variation of load and DG using a novel LDEDBO algorithm

Scientific Reports
To address the challenges related to active power dissipation and node voltage fluctuation in the practical transformation of power grids in the field of new energy such as wind and photovoltaic power generation, an improved Dung Beetle Optimization ...
Yanmin Wu, Lu Wang, Zhenjie Wan, Jiaqi Liu, Dongpeng Fu, Yanjun An, Xiaofeng Zhang   +6 more
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The Impact of Different Ventilation Conditions on Electric Bus Fires

Fire
Once a fire breaks out in an electric bus, it can easily lead to mass casualties and severe injuries, resulting in significant property damage and social impact.
Haowei Yao, Mengyang Xing, Huaitao Song, Yang Zhang, Sheng Luo, Zhenpeng Bai   +5 more
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Nigerian Building Professionals’ Ethical Ideology and Perceived Ethical Judgement

Construction Economics and Building, 2010
In recent years, Nigeria is often cited in the international media in connection with corruption and other unethical practices. The professionals in the Nigerian building industry are not immune from the national trend in ethical erosion.
John Oko Ameh, Koleola Tunwase Odusami
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Skeleton-Based Two-Person Interaction Recognition Using Multi-Stream Feature Fusion and Joint Evaluator

IEEE Access
Two-person interactions are prevalent in public places, and how to recognize the friendly and violent two-person interactions is crucial for ensuring public safety. However, there are three challenges in two-person interaction recognition: the difficulty
Donghui Wu, Guozhi Liu, Dasong Guan, Xiangqian Zhu, Jinfeng Wang, Jiahui Yang, Ming Guo   +6 more
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Building Quality, Building Green: Conventions Theory and Industry Transformation [PDF]

Urbani Izziv, 2012
Conventions theory was developed in part to explain how heterogeneous actors with asymmetrical information manage to carry out economic transactions.
Julie Cidell
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Green Deal and Circular Economy of Bottom Ash Waste Management in Building Industry-Alkali (NaOH) Pre-Treatment. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2022
Poranek N, Łaźniewska-Piekarczyk B, Lombardi L, Czajkowski A, Bogacka M, Pikoń K.   +5 more
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Level of preparedness of the residential building industry in Australia to climate change adaptation: a case of residential building companies in Brisbane, Queensland. [PDF]

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Chang, 2022
Jayasinghe AD, Le Compete Forsyth Stewart P.   +1 more
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