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BuildingsWith rapid global urbanization, glass curtain wall buildings have been widely adopted due to aesthetics and natural lighting. However, during summer time, intense solar radiation leads to significant indoor heat gain, which adversely affect thermal ...
Haoyu Chen +3 more
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Hygro-thermal performance of wooden beam ends: experimental investigations of uninsulated and internally insulated brick wall [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Wooden floors were traditionally used in brick apartment houses built at the turn of 20th century in many European cities. Thermal renovation of such houses often involves thermal insulation at interior side of external walls.
Kopecký Pavel +2 more
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A Building Information Model (BIM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Based System for Personal Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Energy Efficient Design of Interior Space [PDF]
Sustainability, 2019 It is crucial to evaluate indoor personal thermal comfort for a comfortable and green thermal environment. At present, the research on individual thermal comfort does not consider its implementation mode. Moreover, the improvement of energy saving efficiency under the premise of increasing human comfort is an urgent problem that needs to be solved.
Ma, Liu, Shang
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Positive‐Tone Nanolithography of Antimony Trisulfide with Femtosecond Laser Wet‐Etching
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A butyldithiocarbamic acid (BDCA) etchant is used to fabricate various micro‐ and nanoscale structures on amorphous antimony trisulfide (a‐Sb2S3) thin film via femtosecond laser etching. Numerical analysis and experimental results elucidate the patterning mechanism on gold (reflective) and quartz (transmissive) substrates.
Abhrodeep Dey +12 more
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BuildingsThis study investigates sustainable living through minimizing environment impact, including energy efficiency, while supporting the well-being and thermal comfort in Mediterranean dwellings, specifically in Cyprus.
Salar Salah Muhy Al-Din, Burcin Saltik
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Melt Grafting of Geometry‐Tailored Voltage Stabilizers for High‐Performance Polypropylene Insulation
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A scalable one‐step melt grafting strategy is developed to enhance the dielectric properties of isotactic polypropylene by covalently incorporating thermally stable aromatic voltage stabilizers. This solvent‐free approach improves volume resistivity and DC breakdown strength through deep trap formation and charge localization, offering a sustainable ...
Nazirul Mubin bin Normansah +9 more
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System-level key performance indicators for building performance evaluation [PDF]
, 2020 Quantifying building energy performance through the development and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) is an essential step in achieving energy saving goals in both new and existing buildings. Current methods used to evaluate improvements, however,
Hong, T, Lee, SH, Li, H, Sofos, M
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Liquid crystalline inverted lipid phases and reverse micelles are self‐assembled lipid nanostructures that enhance the solubility, stability, and delivery of diverse therapeutics. This review integrates their physicochemical principles, formulation strategies, drug loading mechanisms, and biomedical applications, highlighting their growing ...
Numan Eczacioglu +3 more
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY STUDY ON COASTAL BAILEO IN WEST SERAM, MALUKU
Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 2021 Thermal comfort is one of the most influencing aspects to affect comfort level in interior. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is one part of thermal comfort parametric often suggested in any building assessment for its role to affect health and comfort.
Purnama Esa Dora Tedjokoesoemo +1 more
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Study of insulation materials, properties and behaviors [PDF]
, 2017 The main role of thermal insulation materials in a building envelope are to prevent heat loss and provide thermal comfort for a building's interior.
Viladot Bel, Cèlia
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