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Bridging Horizontal to Vertical Radiative Cooling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Radiative cooling materials are mature but only work facing the sky, confining them to rooftops. Instead of developing new ones, this system bridges existing horizontal coolers to vertical windows using blades outside the glass. On an occupied urban building, windows stay up to 1.4°C below air temperature while preserving daylight, outward views, and ...
Xiangyu Meng, Gan Huang
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Walking together: exploring australian parent experiences of walking in nature with their preschool children with autism using a bioecological lens

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Background Walking regularly in natural settings is a common healthy activity for Australian parents and their preschool children. Extant research conveys that walking in nature provides cognitive, emotional and physical benefits for both parents and ...
Carolyn Galbraith, Tonia Gray, Marion Sturges   +2 more
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Circadian‐Inspired Hydrogel Moisture Electricity Generation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A circadian‐inspired hydrogel moisture‐electric generator enables sustainable electricity generation by autonomously current direction switching between daytime and nighttime. This reversible output is accompanied by inversion of the internal water gradient, which effectively reduce hydrogel fatigue and offers a new strategy for harvesting diurnal ...
Ziqi Li, Dilalanmu Ahemaitijiang, Hongfei Yang, Xuan Zhao, Mengjiao Pan, Jun Wan, Pingan Zhu, Dahua Shou   +7 more
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Hypovitaminosis D in university workers in Southern Ecuador: interactions between gender and lifestyle

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundHypovitaminosis D may be common in tropical countries and is linked to disorders of phospho-calcium metabolism, rickets, muscle pain, immune system deficiencies, and increased susceptibility to microbial infections.ObjectiveTo assess the ...
Patricia Díaz, Marcela Cadena, Martha Elena Montalván, Kleber Garrochamba, Paula Calderón, Gloria Carrión, Sergio Santana   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multirobot Aerial Soft Manipulator for Floating Litter Collection

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A multirobot aerial manipulator enables autonomous floating litter collection by controlling the shape of a flexible rope equipped with a hook‐based tool. Adaptive rope‐shape planning enhances grasping performance while reducing tension, demonstrating the potential of aerial robots for floating litter removal. Removing floating litter from water bodies
Antonio González‐Morgado, Sander Smits, Guillermo Heredia, Anibal Ollero, Alexandre Krupa, François Chaumette, Fabien Spindler, Antonio Franchi, Chiara Gabellieri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time spent outdoors in childhood is associated with reduced risk of myopia as an adult

Scientific Reports, 2021
Myopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and myopia has not been well characterised.
Gareth Lingham, Seyhan Yazar, Robyn M. Lucas, Elizabeth Milne, Alex W. Hewitt, Christopher J. Hammond, Stuart MacGregor, Kathryn A. Rose, Fred K. Chen, Mingguang He, Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Michael W. Clarke, Seang-Mei Saw, Cathy Williams, Minas T. Coroneo, Leon Straker, David A. Mackey   +16 more
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Cancer Incidence Among Swedish Seafarers Between 1985 and 2020

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Several studies from different countries have shown that merchant seafarers have an increased cancer risk compared to the general population. The aim of this study was to provide updated information on cancer incidence in a cohort of Swedish seafarers.
Maria Wallin, Helena P. Eriksson, Karl Forsell, Eva Andersson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A publicidade e os símbolos raciais

Comunicação & Educação, 1995
Sobre a campanha publicitária da Benetton, o artigo procura identificar no slogan United Colors of Benetton, colado sobre modelos das raças branca e negra, uma união das raças através das cores, mas considera que no Brasil nem todos os anúncios podem ser
Solange M. Couceiro de Lima
doaj  

Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors : a Survey of School and Pre-School Provision in Scotland

, 2015
In Scottish pre-schools and schools, through the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence and other policies, it has become an expectation that pupils will receive opportunities to learn outdoors within subject areas and in interdisciplinary studies ...
Wilson, M., Mattu, L., Mannion, G.
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Seasonal Fluctuations of Plastochromanol‐8 and α‐Tocopherol Amounts in the Leaves of Cecropia Trees

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plastochromanol‐8 (PC‐8) is a homologue of γ‐tocotrienol with a longer side chain (eight instead of three isoprene units) and therefore also a representative of the tocochromanol (vitamin E) group. PC‐8 has been determined in various plants and seeds, with Cecropia sp. leaves showing unusually high levels.
Rosalie Ormos, Jörg Rau, Walter Vetter
wiley   +1 more source