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A study on the intensive use of air conditioning in large retail stores [PDF]

, 2006
In addition to an increase in greenhouse effect emissions the intensive use of air conditioning in the retail sector can eventually carry implications on the health of some of those directly exposed to sudden cooling particularly in hot summer days. This
Bruhns, H, Caeir, JAJ, Summerfield, AJ
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Terrestrial Cyborg Insects for Real‐Life Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article reviews the development of terrestrial cyborg insects from their emergence in 1997 to mid‐2025, examining three key aspects: locomotion control methods, associated challenges with proposed solutions, and practical applications. Framing these biohybrid systems as insect‐scale mobile robots, the review provides foundational insights for new ...
Hai Nhan Le, Lachlan Fitzgerald, Phuoc Thien Phan, Robbie Wilson, Christofer Clemente, Huu Duoc Nguyen, Hirotaka Sato, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Peter Ross McAree, Thanh Nho Do, Tat Thang Vo‐Doan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor thermal environment of traditional Chinese wooden residential buildings: A case study in Guizhou, China

Energy Reports
This study investigates the indoor thermal environment of traditional Chinese wooden residential buildings in Guizhou Province through in-situ testing of an actual building.
Honggang Tang, Li Zhou, Huanyi Wang, Bo Li, Qianqian Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biophilic Design and Indoor Environmental Quality -Thermal Comfort- in Public Libraries [PDF]

JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences
: The Impact of Biophilic Design on Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality to Achieve Thermal Comfort Standards in Public Library Reading Halls in hot, dry regions.
Zainab Aljamily, Breksam Hafez Boules, Hatem Fathy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comfort driven adaptive window opening behaviour and the influence of building design [PDF]

, 2007
It is important to understand and model the behaviour of occupants in buildings and how this behaviour impacts energy use and comfort. It is similarly important to understand how a buildings design affects occupant comfort, occupant behaviour and ...
Clarke, J., Humphreys, M. A., Nicol, J. F., Rijal, H. B., Samuel, A., Tuohy, P.   +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation: From Classical Approaches to Intelligent Adaptation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping autonomous mobile robot navigation beyond classical pipelines. This review analyzes how AI techniques are integrated into core navigation tasks, including path planning and control, localization and mapping, perception, and context‐aware decision‐making. Learning‐based, probabilistic, and soft‐computing methods
Giovanna Guaragnella, Angelo Cardellicchio, Cosimo Patruno, Massimiliano Nitti, Nicola Pedrocchi, Vito Renò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation Model of Specific Indoor Environment Overall Comfort Based on Effective-Function Method

Energies, 2017
The indoor overall environmental comfort of part limited spaces is studied in this paper. The operative temperature, illumination, and noise intensity are used as objective parameters in order to evaluate the thermal, luminous, and acoustic environment ...
Tieming Guo, Songtao Hu, Guodan Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Advances to ASHRAE Standard 55 to encourage more effective building practice [PDF]

, 2020
ASHRAE Standard 55 has been evolving in recent years to encourage more sustainable building designs and operational practices. A series of changes address issues for which past design practice has been deficient or overly constrained. Some of the changes
Arens, Edward, Heinzerling, David, Liu, Shichao, Paliaga, Gwelen, Pande, Abhijeet, Schiavon, Stefano, Zhai, Yongchao, Zhang, Hui   +7 more
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Technobiological Pathways for High‐CO₂ Capture Using Micro‐/Macroalgae: Genetic Engineering, Process Automation, and Value‐Added Bioproducts

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have emerged as one of the most critical drivers of climate change; this is primarily due to high concentrations and long atmospheric life of carbon dioxide (CO2). For a significant amount of time, various biological processes such as microalgal cultivation, cyanobacterial systems, photosynthetic microorganisms ...
Sadhana Semwal, Harish Chandra Joshi
wiley   +1 more source

Field measurement study of indoor thermal environment of badminton halls in a hot summer and cold winter region in different seasons in China

Heliyon
The indoor thermal environment has a direct impact on human thermal comfort and health. In order to assess the status of the indoor thermal environment of typical sports buildings in hot summer and cold winter climate zones in China, 14 badminton halls ...
Lin Liu, Yong Ma, Ruifeng Huang, Mengyao Jia, Gan Liu, Weitao Zheng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source