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Comfort zone: Model or metaphor? [PDF]

, 2008
The comfort zone model is widespread within adventure education literature. It is based on the belief that when placed in a stressful situation people will respond by overcoming their fear and therefore grow as individuals. This model is often presented
Brown, Mike
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Polydopamine‐Wool Textiles for Sustainable Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A natural wool textile engineered for high solar absorbance and a fast‐wicking structure serves as a highly efficient, single‐layer system for interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG). This integrated evaporator seamlessly couples rapid water transport with continuous evaporation. Ultimately, this sustainable photothermal design offers a scalable, eco‐
Kyuin Park, Jintong Gao, Hansadi Jayamaha, Yipu Wang, Mia Bressler, Lenan Zhang, Larissa M. Shepherd   +6 more
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Do the constants used in adaptive comfort algorithms reflect the observed responses of children in junior school classrooms?

, 2014
This paper compares the values used for the Griffiths constant (G=0.5) and the running mean constant (?=0.8) in adaptive comfort algorithms with the values calculated from thermal comfort field surveys in two naturally ventilated junior schools in ...
James, P.A.B., Teli, Despoina, Jentsch, M.F.   +2 more
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Assessing the Impact of Urban Canyon Geometry on Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study in Marrakech, Morocco

Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
The rapid urbanization of cities, combined with the challenges of climate change, has made managing outdoor thermal comfort a priority in urban planning.
Asia Lachir
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User satisfaction with thermal comfort in office buildings

, 2022
S.33-48Thermal comfort in nonresidential buildings is evaluated in accordance with the European standard EN 15251 which defines two comfort models based on the cooling concept implemented in the building: the adaptive model and the PMV model.
Pfafferott, Jens, Kalz, Doreen E.
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Improving High‐Temperature Operational Stability of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Through MXene Heat‐Dissipating Layers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
MeO‐2PACz‐functionalized MXene nanosheets create a thermally conductive buried interface in inverted perovskite solar cells. The interface improves heat spreading, suppresses defects and ion migration, and strengthens charge extraction, extending T80 at 65°C from 141 to 687 h while maintaining competitive efficiency.
Masoud Karimipour, Nil Monrós Oliveras, Zhenchuan Tian, Timm Swoboda, Francesco Salutari, Marianna Sledzinska, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Kenedy Tabah Tanko, Javier Rodríguez‐Viejo, Jordi Arbiol, Tiankai Zhang, Feng Gao, Monica Lira‐Cantu   +12 more
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Thermal comfort level and planning approaches for outdoor public space in villages.

, 2021
Thermal comfort level and planning approaches for outdoor public space in villages.
Chenming Zhang (455452), Qindong Fan (11457629), Hu Li (130600), Fengtian Du (11457632)   +3 more
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Synergistic Effects in Multistate Black Electro‐Thermochromic Smart Windows for Energy‐Efficient Modulation of Solar Heating

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hybrid electro‐thermochromic smart windows are developed for dynamic climate control by integrating a redox‐matched black electrochromic gel with a paraffin‐based thermochromic film. This synergistic combination enables multimodal solar modulation, where photothermal heating from the electrochromic layer triggers thermochromic activation at lower ...
Xilu Wu, Lorenzo Vallan, Hao Li, Jaume Ramon Otaegui, Silvia Mena, Weizhong Jiang, Hongzhi Wang, Jonathan C. Barnes, Daniel Ruiz‐Molina, Kerui Li, Jordi Hernando, Claudio Roscini, Gonzalo Guirado   +12 more
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Architected Spatially Deterministic Multiscale Phase Segregation in Block Copolymer Composites for Augmented Radiative Cooling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multiscale phase segregation in block copolymers enables spatially deterministic structuring from molecular to macroscopic scales, decoupling solar scattering and infrared emission for augmented radiative cooling. ABSTRACT Passive radiative cooling, which reflects solar irradiation while emitting heat through the atmospheric window, provides a ...
Mingxin Feng, Feiyang Zhou, Haoran Cai, Wenchao Zhai, Shuangjiang Feng, Yanmei Liu, Xiaohai Bu, Man He, Dudong Feng, Shuang Liang, Yuming Zhou   +10 more
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Predicting outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas

, 2015
Outdoor thermal comfort is key to creating vibrant outdoor urban spaces. The built form is able to modify solar radiation and wind. However, there is currently no way of considering the effect of the built form on thermal comfort when designing a new ...
Toner, Victoria Jo Louise (11706209), null null, Victoria Jo Louise Toner   +2 more
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