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Effects of Building Microclimate on the Thermal Environment of Traditional Japanese Houses during Hot-Humid Summer

Buildings, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of building microclimate on the indoor thermal environment of traditional Japanese houses, focusing especially on the shading effect of trees as well as the cooling effect of spraying water ...
Ayaz Fazeel Hosham, Tetsu Kubota
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Diverse and nonlinear influences of built environment factors on COVID-19 spread across townships in China at its initial stage

Scientific Reports, 2021
The built environment can contribute to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by facilitating human mobility and social contacts between infected and uninfected individuals.
Shuang Ma, Shuangjin Li, Junyi Zhang
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Local Human Development in contexts of permanent crisis: Women’s experiences in the Western Sahara

Jàmbá, 2009
Sahrawi women are active agents in the social dynamics of the refugee camps, in which they have developeda number of coping strategies to overcome the hardships of a deteriorating humanitarian situation.
María López Belloso, Irantzu Mendia Azkue   +1 more
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Antioxidant, α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities and Potential Constituents of Canarium tramdenum Bark

Molecules, 2019
The fruits of Canarium tramdenum are commonly used as foods and cooking ingredients in Vietnam, Laos, and the southeast region of China, whilst the leaves are traditionally used for treating diarrhea and rheumatism.
Nguyen Van Quan, Tran Dang Xuan, Hoang-Dung Tran, Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Le Thu Trang, Can Thu Huong, Yusuf Andriana, Phung Thi Tuyen   +7 more
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Global climate damage in 2 °C and 1.5 °C scenarios based on BCC_SESM model in IAM framework

Advances in Climate Change Research, 2020
The quantitative functions for climate damages provide theoretical ground for the cost-benefit analysis in climate change economics, and they are also critical for linking climate module with economic module in the Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs ...
Zi-Jian Zhao, Xiao-Tong Chen, Chang-Yi Liu, Fang Yang, Xin Tan, Yang Zhao, Han Huang, Chao Wei, Xue-Li Shi, Wen Zhai, Fei Guo, Bas J. van Ruijven   +11 more
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Hypoglycemic effect of polysaccharides isolated from shoots of Actinidia arguta

Інтродукція Рослин, 2022
Diabetes mellitus can result in hyperglycemia caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance. As such, plant extracts that exert a hypoglycemic effect with limited side effects are of interest to the medical and healthcare fields.
Qiang Niu, Jian Shen, Lili Li, Huiming Zhang, Natalia Zaimenko, Nadiia Skrypchenko, Lijuan Tian, Honglai Sun, Lihong Wang, Dejiang Liu   +9 more
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International Development Co-operation Diplomacy

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2011
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J. R. Мavlanov
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Isolation and Purification of Bioactive Compounds from the Stem Bark of Jatropha podagrica

Molecules, 2019
This paper reports the successive isolation and purification of bioactive compounds from the stem bark of Jatropha podagrica, a widely known medicinal plant. The ethyl acetate extract of the stem bark exhibited the strongest antioxidant activity assessed
Truong Ngoc Minh, Tran Dang Xuan, Hoang-Dung Tran, Truong Mai Van, Yusuf Andriana, Tran Dang Khanh, Nguyen Van Quan, Ateeque Ahmad   +7 more
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The Impact of an Energy Efficiency Improvement Policy on the Economic Performance of Electricity-Intensive Firms in Ghana

Energies, 2019
This paper investigates the economic impact of an energy efficiency improvement policy on electricity-intensive firms in Ghana. The policy imposed a penalty on these electricity-intensive firms, which are referred to as special load tariff (SLT ...
Chui Ying Lee, Samuel Lotsu, Moinul Islam, Yuichiro Yoshida, Shinji Kaneko   +4 more
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Inhibitory Activities of Momilactones A, B, E, and 7-Ketostigmasterol Isolated from Rice Husk on Paddy and Invasive Weeds

Plants, 2019
Rice husk has been exploited as a potential source of allelochemicals. In this study, four bioactive compounds including momilactone E (ME), 7-ketostigmasterol (7KS), momilactone A (MA), and momilactone B (MB) were isolated by column chromatography (CC ...
Nguyen Van Quan, Tran Dang Xuan, Hoang-Dung Tran, Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy   +3 more
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