Integrated spherical phase change modules in concrete roofs enhance thermal performance in hot climates. [PDF]
Sci RepHuluka AB, Muthulingam S.
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On the local warming potential of urban rooftop photovoltaic solar panels in cities. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Khan A, Santamouris M.
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Shocks and Vulnerability in Rural Tanzania
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relative importance of idiosyncratic and covariate shocks in shaping household vulnerability to poverty in rural Tanzania. Using five rounds of the Tanzanian National Panel Survey and a three‐level multilevel modeling framework, we account for the hierarchical structure of the data and decompose consumption variance ...
Tseday J. Mekasha +2 more
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Call to action: recognize and prevent the effects of extreme heat on early childhood development and health. [PDF]
Front Public HealthSampath V +7 more
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2023 Presidential Address: Dignity and Denigration in Economic Life
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sociologists have long addressed the puzzles posed by dignity. In The Polish Peasant, families went out of their way to provide a decent burial for their loved ones, even when social workers and others schooled in financial literacy advised against it. In some communities suffering from fracking, those who arrived to advocate for environmental
Frederick F. Wherry
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Intervention research to protect human health in the era of climate extremes. [PDF]
PLoS MedBärnighausen T, Lumbard H.
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Bothy busi/yness: Recirculating representation and practice in the Scottish landscape
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses the ‘busi/yness’ of Scottish mountain bothies to explore the agency of representation and its entanglement with practice. In doing so it asks, firstly, what are the material and discursive impacts of a rise in the symbolic value of an object (or in this case a building)?
Rachel Hunt
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Evaluating the effectiveness of green roofs and walls in Nigeria's urban centers: a mixed-methods approach. [PDF]
Sci RepUnegbu HCO +3 more
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Review of Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution: Overcoming Challenges for Sustainable Management
Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water management faces increasing challenges driven by population growth, accelerated urbanization and climate change, demanding integrated and sustainable approaches to ensure the preservation of water resources. Water scarcity and rising demand intensify the vulnerability of various regions, threatening both water supply and environmental ...
André Linneo Tocchetto +5 more
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Thermal performance analysis for roofs with heat mitigation strategies in subtropical hot and humid regions. [PDF]
Sci RepHe Y, Yang Z, Fan Y.
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