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Factors Influencing Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Review

International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope
Outdoor thermal comfort holds a pivotal role in the functionality of urban open spaces with these areas contributing significantly to thermal comfort and thereby elevating the overall quality of city life. The influence of thermal comforts on the built environment impacts outdoor activities and may contribute to the decline of environmental quality ...
Swetika Porwal, Shailendra K Mandal, Subhrajit Banerjee   +2 more
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Modifiable Transdiagnostic Risk and Protective Factors as Potential CBT Augmentation Targets for Eating Disorders: An Updated Umbrella Review

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective A focus on transdiagnostic targets is one of the key strategies for developing effective, efficient, and scalable treatments for mental health conditions. We conducted an umbrella review of recent meta‐analyses (August 2022 to May 2026) to update our understanding of critical transdiagnostic intervention targets that could inform ...
Yuan Zhou, Marcela Radunz, Tracey D. Wade   +2 more
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Identifying priority areas for optimizing the urban thermal environment by considering the impacts of the built environment on outdoor thermal comfort

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
The thermal environment effect poses great threats to the sustainable development of cities. It is crucial to identify the priority areas for optimizing the urban thermal environment as a strategy to mitigate this effect effectively.
Ninglong You
doaj   +1 more source

Fluorescent Colored Passive Radiative Cooling Based on Carbon Dots for Cooling Power Recovery

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
We demonstrate colored passive radiative coolers consisting of a highly reflective porous ceramic base covered by an eco‐friendly luminescent carbon dot‐polymer composite, with two types of carbon dots enabling conversion of either ultraviolet or visible light, respectively.
Lin Liang, Chui Ting Kwok, Maksim Miropoltsev, Kaixin Lin, Elena V. Ushakova, Yang Fu, Wenqi Wang, Hao Li, Dong Lv, Yihao Zhu, Wenjie Liu, Andrey L. Rogach, Chi Yan Tso   +12 more
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Outdoor Thermal Comfort across districts in India

The study analyzes and maps the meteorological and outdoor thermal comfort factors (UTCI) by investigating 339 weather files across ...
Samar Thapa
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Behavioural Perspectives of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Areas: A Critical Review

Atmosphere, 2019
The thermal characteristics of outdoor urban spaces and the street networks connecting them are vital to the assessment of the liveability and sustainability of cities.
Mohamed H. Elnabawi, Neveen Hamza
doaj   +1 more source

Directly Sunlight‐Chargeable Core‐Shell Azobenzene Fabric via Coaxial Electrospinning with Tunable Personal Thermal Management

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This work presents a leakage‐free, sunlight‐chargeable core‐shell Azo‐based textile that effectively bridges molecular photothermal storage with wearable functionality, offering a robust platform for on‐demand solar‐powered personal thermal management.
Yating Zhang, Liqi Dong, Hua Pan, Mo Zhou, Fei Zhai, Zhiping Ye, Wei Feng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Open-Source Urban Digital Twin for Enhancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort in the City of Huelva (Spain)

Smart Cities
Climate change and urbanization are intensifying the urban heat island effect and negatively impacting outdoor thermal comfort in cities. Innovative planning strategies are required to design more livable and resilient urban spaces.
Victoria Patricia Lopez-Cabeza, Marta Videras-Rodriguez, Sergio Gomez-Melgar   +2 more
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Smart Functional Hydrogels: Emerging Platforms for Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Harvesting and Conversion Systems

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The hydrogel exhibits versatile functions, including efficient thermogalvanic conversion under a temperature difference, and acting as a cooling layer/forming a thermally conductive nanoactive composite for thermovoltaic conversion. Additionally, its self‐healing and self‐powered flexibility play a key role in energy storage systems. The growing demand 
Eunah Kang
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Strength, Fluorescent, Triboelectric Cellulose Hydrogel‐Derived Plastics Through Molecular Network Engineering for Energy Harvesting and Motion Sensing

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Multifunctional cellulose hydrogel‐derived plastics (FCBPs) are fabricated via a novel molecular network engineering strategy involving epoxy cross‐linking, solvent exchange, and hot‐pressing techniques. The resulting materials exhibit high mechanical strength, excellent thermal/solvent resistance, stable fluorescence, complete biodegradability, and ...
Fuyuan Lu, Yifan Jiao, Yuxuan Chen, Zhezhe Zhou, Gaobo Lou, Caicai Li, Gaojie Jiao, Mark Lynch, Jialong Wen, Xiaochun Zhang, Pingan Song, Dan Sun   +11 more
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