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Application of footprint models for wind turbine locations

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2013
The possibility to use footprint models, which are well established in micrometeorology and ecology, is discussed also for the fine-tuning of the location of wind turbines. A selection of possible models is given.
Thomas Foken
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Study of Biometric Identification Method Based on Naked Footprint

International Journal of Science and Engineering, 2013
The scale of deployment of biometric identity-verification systems has recently seen an enormous increase owing to the need for more secure and reliable way of identifying people.
Raji Rafiu King, Wang Xiaopeng
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Preserving the impossible: conservation of soft-sediment hominin footprint sites and strategies for three-dimensional digital data capture. [PDF]

, 2013
Human footprints provide some of the most publically emotive and tangible evidence of our ancestors. To the scientific community they provide evidence of stature, presence, behaviour and in the case of early hominins potential evidence with respect to ...
Morse Sarita A., Matthew R Bennett, Sarita A Morse, Falkingham, P., Robin H Crompton, Bates, KT, Crompton, RH, Bates, K., Bates Karl, Falkingham, P L, Morse, SA, Liverpool, Crompton, R H, Morse, S.A., Falkingham, PL, Bennett, MR, Bournemouth, Crompton Robin H., Peter Falkingham, Morse, S A, Brown University, USA, Karl Bates, Falkingham Peter, Crompton, R.H., Bates, K T, Bennett Matthew R., Bennett, M R, Bennett, Matthew R.   +27 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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Ecological Footprint and Water Footprint of Taipei [PDF]

Sustainability, 2019
Taiwan suffers from many natural disasters and is vulnerable to climate change. A continuous increase in its ecological footprint (EF) would pose numerous threats to the city. Taipei is Taiwan’s most densely populated city. Whether its citizens are consuming more resources because of their high income and high degree of urbanization, thereby burdening ...
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Cell Proteomic Footprint

Nature Precedings, 2008
AbstractThe authentication of mammalian cell cultures and their subpopulations are of tremendous demand in biotechnology and cell therapy. However, current techniques are either not efficient or can be very complex and expensive. Here we report a simple and straightforward approach for authentication of biological cells and their subpopulations with ...
Petr Lokhov, Elena Balashova, Maxim Dashtiev   +2 more
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Can building footprint extraction from LiDAR be used productively in a topographic mapping context? [PDF]

, 2014
Chapter 3Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a quick and economical method for obtaining cloud-point data that can be used in various disciplines and a diversity of applications. LiDAR is a technique that is based on laser technology.
Brearley, James, Agius, Carol
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades, Pedro Hidalgo, David Maestre, Ruth Martínez‐Casado, Emilio Nogales, Beatriz Rodríguez, G. Cristian Vásquez, Bianchi Méndez   +7 more
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Healthcare-related carbon footprinting—lower impact of a coronary stenting compared to a coronary surgery pathway

Frontiers in Public Health
Healthcare is a major generator of greenhouse gases, so consideration of this contribution to climate change needs to be quantified in ways that can inform models of care.
Fabian Sack, Amanda Irwin, Raymond van der Zalm, Lorraine Ho, Danielle J. Celermajer, David S. Celermajer   +5 more
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