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The Role of Moisture in the Built Environment for Occupant Wellness: A Critical Review

Architecture
Moisture is present in every feature of the anthroposphere, and its occurrence in air has a profound impact on life. It has an impact on all aspects of the built environment, inside which modern occupants spend nearly 90% of their time.
Suchi Priyadarshani, Monto Mani, Daniel Maskell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using a miniaturized double-net trap (DN-Mini) to assess relationships between indoor–outdoor biting preferences and physiological ages of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Effective malaria surveillance requires detailed assessments of mosquitoes biting indoors, where interventions such as insecticide-treated nets work best, and outdoors, where other interventions may be required.
Alex J. Limwagu, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Halfan S. Ngowo, Emmanuel Hape, Marceline Finda, Gustav Mkandawile, Japhet Kihonda, Khamis Kifungo, Rukiyah M. Njalambaha, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Fredros O. Okumu   +10 more
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Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of intake and digestibility of fresh Digitaria decumbens grass fed to sheep, indoors or at pasture, at two different stages of regrowth

Animal, 2012
The effect of two feeding systems (indoors and at pasture) on intake and digestion of fresh grass was studied at two stages of regrowth (21 and 35 days of regrowth) in two parallel experiments. In Experiment 1, 10 adult Martinik rams weighing, on average,
A. Fanchone, H. Archimede, R. Delagarde, M. Boval   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spectrally Coordinated Plasmonic–Photothermal Photocatalysts for Mineralization of Mixed Indoor VOCs Under White LED Illumination

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A plasmonic–photothermal–photocatalytic hybrid comprising Cu(II)‐grafted TiO2, yolk–shell Au@SiO2, and reduced graphene oxide sheets (CuT/AuSi‐GS) harvests full‐spectrum white light‐emitting diode (LED) light via complementary photocatalytic oxidation, localized surface‐plasmon‐resonance‐induced electric‐field enhancement, and photothermal acceleration.
Minhyung Lee, Geun Young Kim, Gahye Shin, Haein Cho, Juwon Lee, Jinglin Wen, Wooyul Kim, Changha Lee, Kangwoo Cho, Jae‐Hyuk Kim, Hyoung‐il Kim   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor and ambient influences on PM2.5 exposure and well-being for a rail impacted community and implications for personal protections

Environmental Research Letters
Higher air pollution concentrations can be observed near rail networks, local and highway automobile corridors, and shipyards. Communities adjacent to such sources are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from these stationary and mobile sources ...
Ivette Torres, Khanh Do, Andrea Delgado, Charlotte Mourad, Haofei Yu, Cesunica E Ivey   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human exposure to anopheline mosquitoes occurs primarily indoors, even for users of insecticide-treated nets in Luangwa Valley, South-east Zambia

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Current front line malaria vector control methods such as indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), rely upon the preference of many primary vectors to feed and/or rest inside human habitations where they can ...
Seyoum Aklilu, Sikaala Chadwick H, Chanda Javan, Chinula Dingani, Ntamatungiro Alex J, Hawela Moonga, Miller John M, Russell Tanya L, Briët Olivier J T, Killeen Gerry F   +9 more
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Improving the Robustness of Visual Teach‐and‐Repeat Navigation Using Drift Error Correction and Event‐Based Vision for Low‐Light Environments

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Visual teach‐and‐repeat (VTR) navigation allows robots to learn and follow routes without building a full metric map. We show that navigation accuracy for VTR can be improved by integrating a topological map with error‐drift correction based on stereo vision.
Fuhai Ling, Ze Huang, Tony J. Prescott
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Microbial Growth on Indoor Building Materials in Two Countries Using qPCR

Microorganisms
According to several reports, 10–50% of buildings in Europe and worldwide suffer from moisture problems, which can lead to microbial growth in building materials. Unrepaired moisture and microbial damage can lead to the degradation of building structures
Helena Rintala, Oliver Röhl, Pinja Tegelberg, Teija Meklin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Philippe Fraisse, Gentiane Venture   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source