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Demand-Response in Smart Buildings [PDF]

, 2020
This book represents the Special Issue of Energies, entitled “Demand-Response in Smart Buildings”, that was published in the section “Energy and Buildings”.

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Increase anti‐poaching law‐enforcement or reduce demand for wildlife products? A framework to guide strategic conservation investments

Conservation Letters, 2019
Donors, NGOs, and governments increasingly invest in campaigns to reduce consumer demand for wildlife products in an attempt to prevent the decline of overexploited and poached species. We provide a novel framework to aid these investment decisions based
Matthew H. Holden, Duan Biggs, Henry Brink, Payal Bal, Jonathan Rhodes, Eve McDonald‐Madden   +5 more
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Hierarchical Look-Ahead Conservation Voltage Reduction Framework Considering Distributed Energy Resources and Demand Reduction

Energies, 2018
This paper proposes a hierarchical look-ahead framework to conduct conservation voltage reduction (CVR) when distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage systems (ESSs), and demand response programs are ...
Davye Mak, Dae-Hyun Choi
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Conservation Voltage Reduction and Volt-VAR Optimization: Measurement and Verification Benchmarking

IEEE Access, 2020
The ongoing efforts in grid modernization, which is accompanied by upgrading distribution grids through employment of advanced distribution grid technologies, further provide the necessary tools to employ Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR) and Volt-VAR
Zohreh S. Hossein, Amin Khodaei, Wen Fan, Md Shakawat Hossan, Honghao Zheng, Sepideh A. Fard, Aleksi Paaso, Shay Bahramirad   +7 more
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Reduction of energy demand during ultrafiltration of goat’s milk [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
This experimental investigation aimed to establish the energy demand depending on the working pressure (0,2 MPa and 0,5 MPa), the feed flow rate (190 dm3/h and 330 dm3/h) and the volume reduction ratio (2 and 4) during ultrafiltration of goat’s milk by ...
Dushkova Mariya, Kodinova Siyka
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Global state of harm reduction 2020. [PDF]

, 2020
he Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its the seventh edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2020 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction ...

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Life-cycle assessment of batteries for peak demand reduction

Journal of Electronic Science and Technology, 2023
At present, a life-cycle assessment of energy storage systems (ESSs) is not widely available in the literature. Such an assessment is increasingly vital nowadays as ESS is recognized as one of the important equipment in power systems to reduce peak ...
Dylon Hao Cheng Lam, Yun Seng Lim, Jianhui Wong, Siti Nadiah M. Sapihie   +3 more
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Using theory and evidence to design behaviour change interventions for reducing unsustainable wildlife consumption

People and Nature, 2021
Efforts to shift unsustainable human behaviour are at the crux of many conservation interventions, particularly when addressing illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade.
Hunter Doughty, Kathryn Oliver, Diogo Veríssimo, Janice Ser Huay Lee, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +4 more
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Reference group influences and campaign exposure effects on rhino horn demand: Qualitative insights from Vietnam

People and Nature, 2020
While considerable effort is invested in rhino horn demand reduction campaigns, it is unclear to what extent users are exposed to and accept the messages in these ads.
Hoai Nam Dang Vu, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen   +2 more
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Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors among mothers in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study

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Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common psychiatric illness after childbirth which affects the health of mothers and children. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of suspected-PPD and associated factors among postpartum women ...
Muhammad Shuaib Shahram, Eiko Yamamoto, Aeraj Feroz, Sayed Ismail Sadat   +3 more
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