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Considerations on envelope design criteria for hybrid ventilation thermal management of school buildings in hot–humid climates

Energy Reports, 2021
Owing to the impact of global warming, the weather becomes hotter than the past. Responding to the hot–humid climate, the Taiwan government intends to install air-conditioning in classrooms to provide comfort study environment.
Ruey-Lung Hwang, Ai-Wen Huang, Wei-An Chen   +2 more
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Descriptive, stratigraphic, and morpho‐functional study of the myocardium and myocardial bridges in domestic pig hearts

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The heart is the central organ of the cardiovascular system. The myocardium is composed of a three‐dimensional network of fibers arranged in clockwise and counterclockwise helices, which are essential for proper cardiac contraction. This study aimed to describe the stratigraphic and morpho‐functional pattern of the porcine myocardium to ...
Mauricio Oliveira da Silva, Henrique Inhauser Riceti Magalhães, Rafael Garabet Agopian, Edson Aparecido Liberti   +3 more
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Natural ventilation and passive solar heating in classrooms

PARC: Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção
The literature has highlighted the importance of satisfactory thermal conditions in educational buildings, which significantly influence the learning process. The use of passive strategies in classrooms positively impacts thermal comfort, and the combined use of bioclimatic strategies is essential in regions that require both heating and cooling ...
Paula Scherer, Giane de Campos Grigoletti, Graziela Cortez Sawitzki   +2 more
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The Effect of Changing Ventilation Conditions after COVID-19 on Thermal Loads in Naturally Ventilated Higher Education Classrooms

Iconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning
It is difficult to control the recommended ventilation rates for infection control during the COVID-19 preriod by natural ventilation. While insufficient ventilation increases the risk of infection, excessive ventilation can cause problems in energy ...
Hasan Murat Çetin, Gamze Özer, Mustafa Özgünler   +2 more
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Exploring the impact of building characteristics and occupancy on CO2 levels in 943 Switzerland classrooms

Indoor Environments
Maintaining healthy CO2 levels and indoor air quality in school environments is determinant to guarantee children and teachers health, and suitable learning conditions.
Joan F. Rey, Matias Cesari, Joëlle Goyette Pernot   +2 more
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CO2, temperature and RH in Swedish primary school classrooms with and without automatic window operation [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Extensive field measurements have shown that school buildings ventilated naturally often suffer from insufficient air change rates (ACR) and elevated CO2 concentrations, which can result in decreased alertness, lower school performance and increased ...
Cabovská Blanka, Teli Despoina, Dalenbäck Jan-Olof, Ekberg Lars, Langer Sarka   +4 more
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Walking Through Housing History: Creative Histories Beyond the Classroom

History, EarlyView.
Abstract How might walking be used to support a creative and historically informed approach to learning about public health, environmental health and housing and take students beyond the traditional confines of the classroom? In this article, we discuss the development and delivery of a North London walking tour close to a university campus.
Zoë Hendon, Jill Stewart
wiley   +1 more source

Simulation study for natural ventilation retrofitting techniques in educational classrooms – A case study [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Building retrofitting plays a critical role in achieving sustainable development and is an efficient way to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) of existing spaces. The IAQ in classrooms has a significant impact on the health and academic achievement of students.
Shouib Nouh Ma'bdeh, Amani Ahmad Al-Zghoul, Tamer Al-Radaideh, Asma Bataineh, Saba Ahmad   +4 more
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Comparative Framing From Below: How Young People in Three Cities Interpret Cyber Dating Abuse by Drawing Boundaries Between Love, Harm, and Justice

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As digital technologies become embedded in everyday life, interpersonal violence increasingly takes place in cyberspace. Existing studies have focused on how states, experts, and the media define what counts as cyber violence and abuse. Less attention has been paid to how ordinary people interpret and contest these definitions and how their ...
Susanne Y. P. Choi, Tangi P. C. Yip, Hsiu‐Hua Shen, Xiying Wang, Lynne Y. Nakano   +4 more
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Democratising Multi‐Projector Displays

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Spatially augmented reality (SAR) transforms large, surround, collaborative experiences out of VR/AR headsets to the real world by merging content from projectors with the physical environment. This detailed state‐of‐the‐art survey reports on the advancements in multi‐projector aggregation and hardware technologies used to achieve SAR and build ...
Aditi Majumder, Muhammad Twaha Ibrahim
wiley   +1 more source