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Buildings, 2019 Existing assessment tools have not been successfully used to evaluate the performance of the remedial treatment of concrete flat roofs by building users or building management personnel because they are complicated and difficult to be applied by non ...
Chin-Ong Woon +4 more
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Cool Roof Impact on Building Energy Need: The Role of Thermal Insulation with Varying Climate Conditions [PDF]
, 2019 Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy ...
Cabeza, Luisa F. +5 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ciliopathies are a group of genetic disorders caused by defective function of either the primary cilia (a large number) or the motile cilia (a much smaller number). These have been defined as diseases with mutations in genes encoding individual ciliary or cilia‐associated proteins.
Robert P. Erickson +1 more
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In-situ U-value-measurements of wood frame roofs: analysis of deviations between measured and design performance [PDF]
, 2013 The hygrothermal performance of various lightweight sloped roof designs was monitored in the KULeuven VLIET testbuilding for 2 years (Janssens et al. 1998). One of the aims of the investigation was to evaluate whether the design U-value of 0.18 W/m²K was
Janssens, Arnold
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Three years of experience with the STELLA robotic observatory [PDF]
, 2010 Since May 2006, the two STELLA robotic telescopes at the Izana observatory in Tenerife, Spain, delivered an almost uninterrupted stream of scientific data.
Granzer, Thomas +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak +3 more
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Wind-tunnel simulations of wind influence on snow load distribution on roofs
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2013 The paper summarizes the problem of snow load prediction on building roofs, the importance of wind action in context of this load and the scope of wind tunnel applications in such research with more detailed description of experimental stand in Cracow ...
Grzegorz Kimbar
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Zur Besiedlung begrünter Gebäudedächer durch Araneen [PDF]
, 2012 Auf Flachdächern im Stadtgebiet von Osnabrück (Niedersachsen) wurde die Araneenfauna mit Hilfe von Bodenfallen untersucht. Hierbei fanden sowohl der Gradient zunehmender Urbanität von der Peripherie zum Stadtzentrum als auch das Alter der Dächer und ihre
Balkenhol, Birgit +2 more
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‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
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‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay‐at‐Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Stay‐at‐home‐dads are an emerging group in Australia, impacted by societal assumptions and expectations. However, there is a scarcity of research on the perspectives and experiences of fathers assuming stay‐at‐home dad roles within Australian society.
Elyse Manie +3 more
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