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Blurring the boundaries: Prosumption, circularity and online sustainable consumption through Freecycle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© The Author(s) 2015. This article explores the digital exchange and moral ordering of sustainable and ethical consumption in online Freecycle groups.
Eden, Sally
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Improve the quality of charging services for rechargeable wireless sensor networks by deploying a mobile vehicle with multiple removable chargers

open access: yesWireless Networks, 2022
The increasing demand for real-time applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) makes Quality of Service (QoS)-based charging scheduling models an interesting and hot research topic. Satisfying QoS requirements (e.g. data collection integrity, charging respond delay, etc.) for the different applications of WSNs raises significant challenges.
Zhansheng Chen   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

On The Continuous Coverage Problem for a Swarm of UAVs

open access: yes, 2017
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used to provide wireless network and remote surveillance coverage for disaster-affected areas. During such a situation, the UAVs need to return periodically to a charging station for recharging, due to their limited
Chakareski, Jacob   +4 more
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Repurposing ATX Power Supply for Battery Charging Applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
ICT equipment is usually replaced at regular intervals, usually before the equipment has failed, opening up the opportunity of providing a second-life through repurposing.
Abuzed, S.   +3 more
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Wireless rechargeable sensor networks with separable charger array

open access: yesInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2018
Wireless charging technology has been developing rapidly in recent years and has been used to deliver power and provide a new source of energy for wireless rechargeable sensor networks. With current solutions, charging is usually done by a mobile vehicle
Chengjie Xu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing Smartphone Power Management in the Wild

open access: yes, 2016
For better reliability and prolonged battery life, it is important that users and vendors understand the quality of charging and the performance of smartphone batteries. Considering the diverse set of devices and user behavior it is a challenge.
Hoque, Mohammad A., Tarkoma, Sasu
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Recharging of Flying Base Stations using Airborne RF Energy Sources

open access: yes, 2019
This paper presents a new method for recharging flying base stations, carried by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), using wireless power transfer from dedicated, airborne, Radio Frequency (RF) energy sources.
Bokani, Ayub   +2 more
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Infrared laser sampling of low volumes combined with shotgun lipidomics reveals lipid markers in palatine tonsil carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Nanosecond infrared laser (NIRL) low‐volume sampling combined with shotgun lipidomics uncovers distinct lipidome alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) of the palatine tonsil. Several lipid species consistently differentiate tumor from healthy tissue, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers.
Leonard Kerkhoff   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Critical Role of Public Charging Infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Editors: Peter Fox-Penner, PhD, Z. Justin Ren, PhD, David O. JermainA decade after the launch of the contemporary global electric vehicle (EV) market, most cities face a major challenge preparing for rising EV demand.
Fox-Penner, Peter   +8 more
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