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Climate effect on the incidence of kidney failure patients in Australia [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground Australia’s diverse geography and climate conditions may influence the substantial burden of kidney failure. Understanding current climate impacts on kidney health is critical amid ongoing climate change.
Lijalem M. Tesfaw +4 more
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THE CLIMATE SENSITIVE DESIGN IN HOT-HUMID URBAN DESIGN
Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 2017 Urban and microclimate have intense relationship that affecting each other’s. Specific urban structure can affect microclimate because of high radiation generated. In the other side, urban structure blocks distribution of incoming wind.
M. Donny Koerniawan
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Study on wind environment of semi-open space in hot-arid and hot-humid climate zones in rural areas [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 To explore the coupling effect of open space temperature and air velocity in hot-arid and hot-humid climate regions in rural China, 1690 valid data were obtained by long-term field tests and questionnaires were carried out in hot-arid and hot-humid ...
An Li, Yan Haiyan, Chen Xingyi
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A Review of Retrofit Interventions for Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climates [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 2020 Buildings consume 40% of resources around the world, low energy building is fast becoming a major component of sustainable development. However, limiting the concept of low energy buildings to new builds will only undermine its ef-fects and benefits as there are numerous existing buildings that consume uneconomical energy resources irrespective of how ...
Timothy Ayodele, Tunmise +4 more
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Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2023 Vertical greening systems (VGS) are promising green infrastructure (GI) techniques for addressing urban resilience issues, like mitigating high temperatures and air pollution.
Aya Gamal +3 more
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Energies, 2023 Over the past decade, the integration of desiccant technology with evaporative cooling methods has proven to be highly effective and efficient in providing comfortable indoor environments.
Sibghat Ullah, Muzaffar Ali
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Green roof and energy – role of climate and design elements in hot and temperate climates
Heliyon, 2023 In the past few decades, the air temperature of built environment and energy demand of buildings has been increased, particularly in summer. As a consequence, the number of heat waves, heat-related mortality and morbidity have increased.
E. Jamei +4 more
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The climates of Rio Grande do Sul: a climate classification proposal
Entre-Lugar, 2020 This paper presents the climatic classification developed for the Rio Grande do Sul, as a result of the thesis “The climate of Rio Grande do Sul: variability, trends and typology”.
Maíra Suertegaray Rossato
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Buildings, 2022 Thermal comfort has become an important element in the design, construction, and remodeling of buildings, as well as in the understanding of human behavior that considers inhabitants’ mental conditions.
César Ramírez-Dolores +3 more
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Poultry Science, 2020 Air temperature and relative humidity (RH) are 2 important climatic elements that affect animal welfare and health. The prevailing hot and humid or dry climate is one of the major constraints for optimum poultry production, especially in the tropics and ...
Ying Zhou, Huchuan Liu, Minhong Zhang
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