Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringAs urbanization and the heat island effect intensify, comfortable and healthy outdoor micro-environments are particularly important for sustainable urban development, encouraging more outdoor activities.
Yuankui Li +6 more
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Comparisons of the Urbanization Effect on Heat Stress Changes in Guangdong during Different Periods
Remote Sensing, 2023 While rapid urbanization promotes social and economic development, it exacerbates human outdoor thermal comfort, which increases the risks to human health.
Wen Li +4 more
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Perceptions of urban residential landscapes: role of plants in enhancing outdoor thermal comfort [PDF]
, 2012 Urban residents satisfies the need for a place of environment is comfort and pleasant to live in. Otherwise, their quality of life may be affected.
Md Saring, Md Zaidib +1 more
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Photonic Hybrid Integration: Strategies and Promises of Advanced Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Heterogeneous photonic integration combines wafer bonding, transfer printing, and advanced multi‐photon lithography to realize compact, adaptable photonic systems. This review highlights breakthroughs in hybrid materials, metrology, and 4D printing, revealing how the convergence of traditional and emerging fabrication unlocks scalable, high‐performance
Zhitian Shi +3 more
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Thermal comfort in the historical urban canyon: the effect of innovative materials [PDF]
, 2017 Urban heat island (UHI) can considerably affect the thermal quality of the urban environment, especially within urban canyons, that have typically low sky view factor and limited surface heat re-emission capability.
Castaldo, Veronica Lucia +8 more
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Revisiting individual and group differences in thermal comfort based on ASHRAE database [PDF]
, 2020 Different thermal demands and preferences between individuals lead to a low occupant satisfaction rate, despite the high energy consumption by HVAC system.
He, Y +6 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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Spatial Differences in Outdoor Thermal Comfort during the Transition Season in Cold Regions of China
Buildings, 2022 This study investigates the differences in outdoor thermal comfort in different spatial types over long-term observations during the transition season in a cold region.
Fei Guo +6 more
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Learning occupants’ indoor comfort temperature through a Bayesian inference approach for office buildings in United States [PDF]
, 2020 A carefully chosen indoor comfort temperature as the thermostat set-point is the key to optimizing building energy use and occupants’ comfort and well-being.
Hong, T, Wang, Z
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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