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An Optimal Air-Conditioner On-Off Control Scheme under Extremely Hot Weather Conditions

Energies, 2020
Being reliant on Air Conditioning (AC) throughout the majority of the year, desert countries with extremely hot weather conditions such as Qatar are facing challenges in lowering weariness cost due to AC On-Off switching while maintaining an adequate ...
Mohammed Al-Azba, Zhaohui Cen, Yves Remond, Said Ahzi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies [PDF]

, 2019
We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the acquisition of relevant population exposure information for ...
Alastuey, A., Amato, F., Forastiere, F., Ginoux, P., Gumy, S., Karanasiou, A., Mudu, P., Pérez García-Pando, Carlos, Pérez, N., Querol, X., Stafoggia, M., Tobías, A.   +11 more
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Synergies between Urban Overheating and Heatwaves (HWs) in Western Sydney

Energies, 2020
There is no consensus regarding the change of magnitude of urban overheating during HW periods, and possible interactions between the two phenomena are still an open question, despite the increasing frequency and impacts of Heatwaves (HW). The purpose of
Hassan Saeed Khan, Riccardo Paolini, Mattheos Santamouris, Peter Caccetta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desertification and Related Climate Change in the Alashan Plateau since the Last 40 ka of the Last Glacial Period

Atmosphere, 2023
Clues of climate change on the Alashan Plateau since the last glacial period (40 ka) are important for revealing the mechanism of desertification of middle-latitude deserts in the Northern Hemisphere (NH).
Bingqi Zhu, Limin Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental, Neuroanatomical and Cellular Expression of Genes Causing Dystonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most common movement disorders, with variants in multiple genes identified as causative. However, an understanding of which developmental stages, brain regions, and cell types are most relevant is crucial for developing relevant disease models and therapeutics.
Darren Cameron, Nicholas E. Clifton, Daniel Cabezas de la Fuente, Peter Holmans, Nicholas J. Bray, Kathryn J. Peall   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deferred Cooling System for Desert Climates

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2020
The paper presents the design of a novel heat rejection system suitable for desert climates where daytime temperatures are typically high, nighttime cooling through sky radiation exchange is highly effective, and freshwater is scarce. Desert climates also feature high solar energy intensities during daytime, which can be exploited to power ...
MF El Bedaiwy, MS El Morsi, MA Serag-Eldin   +2 more
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Shrubs indirectly increase desert seedbanks through facilitation of the plant community [PDF]

, 2019
The mechanisms supporting positive ecological interactions are important. Foundation species can structure desert biodiversity by facilitating seedbanks of annual plants, but the direct and indirect mechanisms of shrub effects on seedbank have not been ...
Filazzola, Alessandro, Liczner, Amanda, Lortie, Christopher, Westphal, Michael   +3 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling, Mark D. Parker, Sven Kerst, Richard A. Pasternack, Jacob Tondreau, Marjolein Breur, Gemma M. van Rooijen‐van Leeuwen, Davide Tonduti, Ettore Salsano, Alejandra Darling, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Susanna Törnroth‐Horsefield, Marianna Bugiani, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Quinten Waisfisz, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Rogier Min   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of active layer water contents in the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica [PDF]

, 2010
The liquid soil water contents in the seasonally thawed layer (active layer) were characterized from seven soil climate monitoring sites - four coastal sites from south to north (Minna Bluff, Scott Base, Marble Point and Granite Harbour), and inland ...
Balks, Megan R., Harms, D.S., Seybold, Cathy A.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources