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An objective based classification of aggregation techniques for wireless sensor networks

open access: yes, 2012
Wireless Sensor Networks have gained immense popularity in recent years due to their ever increasing capabilities and wide range of critical applications.
B. Krishnamachari   +22 more
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Energy Efficient MAC Protocols with Adaptive Duty Cycle for Wireless Sensor Networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In Wireless Sensor Networks due to limited energy and resources it is very important to conserve energy and improve utilization of its resources by reducing latency. In this paper we focus on Medium Access Control protocols proposed to adapt towards more
Choudhary, P. (Prashansa)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Sustainable Development and Environmentally Friendly Energy Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
People are relying upon oil for primary energy and this will continue for a few more decades. Other conventional sources may be more enduring but are not without serious disadvantages.
Omer, A. M. (Abdeen)
core   +1 more source

Pemilihan Alternatif Kebijakan Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Energi Panas Bumi di Kamojang, Jawa Barat dengan Analisis Multi Criteria Decesion Making (Mcdm) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Indonesia has geothermal potential equal to 29.038 MWe. As a clean renewable source of energy, geothermal is an alternative to the non-renewable fossil fuel which brings environmental impact such as carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gasses ...
Ekayani, M. (Meti)   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Resource saving and “green” technologies in the refining of petroleum products in Russia [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
The issues of resource conservation affect the economy in each country all over the world and with the globalization process of society and the growth in population size, as consumers of the planet's natural resources, are paramount in the aspect of ...
Efimova Elena, Lukashenok Tatiana
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Conservation Policy Reconsidered [PDF]

open access: yes
Research related to the Endangered Species Act tends to take the presence of that policy as given and focus on issues of implementation and effects. This paper seeks to reconsider U.S. conservation policy entirely.
Ando, Amy Whritenour
core   +1 more source

Approximating Generalized Network Design under (Dis)economies of Scale with Applications to Energy Efficiency

open access: yes, 2018
In a generalized network design (GND) problem, a set of resources are assigned to multiple communication requests. Each request contributes its weight to the resources it uses and the total load on a resource is then translated to the cost it incurs via ...
Emek, Yuval   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Energy and Economic Growth in Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent rise in energy prices, shrinking existing resources, and the search for alternative sources of energy and energy conservation technologies have brought into focus the issue of causality between energy use and economic growth.
Rehana Siddiqui
core  

Factors shaping the availability of state-owned, degraded tropical forests for conservation management by NGOs in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Management, Massey University, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Degradation of tropical forests contributes to climate change, loss of biodiversity through habitat reduction and ongoing poverty for people who depend on forest resources.
Ross, Amy Elizabeth
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Implications of "peak oil" for atmospheric CO2 and climate

open access: yes, 2007
Unconstrained CO2 emission from fossil fuel burning has been the dominant cause of observed anthropogenic global warming. The amounts of "proven" and potential fossil fuel reserves are uncertain and debated.
Archer   +42 more
core   +1 more source

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