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Temporal evolution of the "thermal" and "superthermal" income classes in the USA during 1983-2001 [PDF]

, 2004
Personal income distribution in the USA has a well-defined two-class structure. The majority of population (97-99%) belongs to the lower class characterized by the exponential Boltzmann-Gibbs ("thermal") distribution, whereas the upper class (1-3% of ...
Silva, A. Christian, Yakovenko, Victor M.   +1 more
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Highly Conductive and Stretchable Photothermal CuSe Fiber for Wearable Electronics and Implantable Drug Release Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The conductive and stretchable photothermal CuSe fiber is fabricated for versatile biomedical applications. This CuSe fiber functions as a reliable wearable strain sensor and heater due to its high conductivity, stretchability and photothermal efficiency.
Kukro Yoon, Yukye Lee, Sang Ki Rhee, Hyeonjoo Park, Kyowon Kang, Mingyu Sang, Byeonggwan Kim, Jung Seung Lee, Jaehong Lee, Taeyoon Lee   +9 more
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Web-based learning environment based on students’ needs [PDF]

, 2017
Traditional learning needs to be improved since it does not involve active learning among students. Therefore, in the twenty-first century, the development of internet technology in the learning environment has become the main needs of each student.
Ariffin, A., Hamid, H., Hamzah, N.
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Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi, Naseeh Backer Kannanthodi, Alice Nicole Casling, Babar Ali, Samira Lakouraj Mansouri, Alessandro Giuseppe D'aloia, Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi, Maria Sabrina Sarto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

iSEA: IoT-based smartphone energy assistant for prompting energy-aware behaviors in commercial buildings [PDF]

, 2020
Providing personalized energy-use information to individual occupants enables the adoption of energy-aware behaviors in commercial buildings. However, the implementation of individualized feedback still remains challenging due to the difficulties in ...
Ghahramani, Ali, Nabizadeh, Amir Hossein, Rafsanjani, Hamed Nabizadeh   +2 more
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Electrically Assisted Thermal Stamping of Tunable Carbon‐Based Nanofilms for Direct Fabrication of Hydrophobic, Energy Harvesting, and Sensing Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the electrically assisted thermal stamping (EATS) method for direct fabrication of carbon‐based nanofilms and their multifunctional applications. Localized Joule heating triggers simultaneous exfoliation, reduction, and fluoropolymer incorporation under ambient conditions, yielding tunable carbon‐based thin‐film coatings ...
Byungseok Seo, Yong Choi, Gajendra S. Shekhawat, Minjoong Shin, Kunmo Koo, Xiaobing Hu, Jiheon Kim, Wonjoon Choi, Xinqi Chen, Vinayak P. Dravid   +9 more
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Fast and scalable production of crosslinked polyimide aerogel fibers for ultrathin thermoregulating clothes

Nature Communications, 2023
Polyimide aerogel fibers hold promise for intelligent thermal management fabrics, but their scalable production faces challenges due to the sluggish gelation kinetics and the weak backbone strength.
Tiantian Xue, Chenyu Zhu, Dingyi Yu, Xu Zhang, Feili Lai, Longsheng Zhang, Chao Zhang, Wei Fan, Tianxi Liu   +8 more
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Toward sustainable cities: Monitoring thermal environment for buildings and pedestrian space using drone-captured 3D thermal imaging

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023
UAE's average temperature has risen in recent years and is expected to rise more in the next 40 years, creating a massive heat island agglomeration. Therefore, the demand for energy saving and diversified personal thermal management requires innovative ...
Khaula Alkaabi, Salieu Senghore, Abdel Rhman El Fawair   +2 more
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Integrating Smart Ceiling Fans and Communicating Thermostats to Provide Energy-Efficient Comfort [PDF]

, 2020
The project goal was to identify and test the integration of smart ceiling fans and communicating thermostats. These highly efficient ceiling fans use as much power as an LED light bulb and have onboard temperature and occupancy sensors for automatic ...
Arens, Edward, Brager, Gail, Brooks, Andy, Cohn, Sebastian, Douglas-Jaimes, David, Graham, Lindsay T, Greene, Mitch, Miller, Dana, Paliaga, Gwelen, Peffer, Therese, Present, Elaina, Raftery, Paul, Zhang, Hui   +12 more
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Light‐Induced Entropy for Secure Vision

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work realized a ternary true random number generator by exploiting stochastic traps emerging within multiple junction interfaces, and quantitatively validated the generation of high‐quality random numbers. Furthermore, it successfully demonstrated diverse applications, including AI‐resilient image security, thereby providing a valuable guide for ...
Juhyung Seo, Seungme Kang, Chaehyun Kim, Taehyun Park, Youngwoo Yoo, Yeong Kwon Kim, Wonjun Shin, Byung Chul Jang, Young‐Joon Kim, Hocheon Yoo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source