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Managing the kinetic energy of descending greywater in tall buildings and converting them into a valuable source

Heliyon
Harnessing energy from descending greywater (GW) in tall buildings (TBs) is an innovative concept that combines water management with renewable energy generation and applying simulation methods.
Gideon Oron, Yaar Or, Jehonatan Shanni, Eden Hadad, Erez Fershtman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexural behavior of precast prestressed slabs with embedded building service systems

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Dry‐assembled precast concrete construction is rapidly spreading in many parts of the world due to the several advantages offered by industrialized construction. In order to speed up not only the assemblage of the structure, but also the full integrated building process, engineering systems (mechanical–electrical–plumbing) may be prefabricated
Bruno Dal Lago, Aleksei Abramov
wiley   +1 more source

THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

DIFFERENTIATED INFRASTRUCTURAL CITIZENSHIP: Claims‐Making and the Limits to Transformative Urbanization in a Fast‐Growing Small City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article develops the concept of differentiated infrastructural citizenship (DIC) to explain how infrastructural citizenship is materially mediated, socially differentiated, and unevenly exercised in a rapidly urbanizing small city. It advances scholarship on infrastructural citizenship and everyday claims‐making as political participation
Nidhi Subramanyam
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina, Jonathan Kwangulero, Jonathan Òlal Ogwang, Natalie Boyd Williams, Elizabeth Tilley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concentrations of heavy metal content in indoor dust and potential exposure in preschool children

Journal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
Indoor dust serves as a medium for the deposition of heavy metals, and young children's rapid physical growth and hand-to-mouth behavior expose them to the impacts of heavy metals.
Adebayo AKINPELU, K. P. Ojo, olakunle salawu, G. O. Olutona, Francis Aweda, O. O. Jegede   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rent control, rent overcharge, and racial disparity

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Rent control policies have gained renewed legislative momentum in the United States, but are rent‐regulated landlords adhering to these policies? Answering this question is critical to understanding the policy's impact. Using a unique panel data set from the New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS), we investigate noncompliance with ...
Brent W. Ambrose, Xun Bian, Ruoyu Chen, Hanchen Jiang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Missing Link in Australia's Critical Minerals Strategy: The Case for Establishing a Sovereign Resources Fund

Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, EarlyView.
Australia possesses the highest per capita endowment of critical minerals and other natural resources in the world. These minerals are essential for decarbonising the global economy. Australia stands out for having among the most sustainable and responsible mining practices globally.
Russell Smyth, Joaquin Vespignani
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of silver nitrate on Mycobacterium abscessus biofilms in a simulated antimicrobial showerhead environment

Frontiers in Public Health
Antimicrobial silver materials for drinking water disinfection have become increasingly popular in building-wide systems (e.g., copper-silver ionization) and point-of-use applications (e.g., silver containing plumbing fixtures) to combat the microbial ...
Sarah Pitell, Cheolwoon Woo, Jill Millstone, Jill Millstone, Jill Millstone, Janet Stout, Janet Stout, Leanne Gilbertson, Sarah-Jane Haig, Sarah-Jane Haig   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Questioning of Special Items During Conference Calls: High Quality or Highly Questionable? Réexaminer des éléments exceptionnels lors des conférences téléphoniques : une pratique d'excellence ou très contestable?

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accounting standards require firms to distinguish recurring revenues and expenses from nonrecurring gains and losses, which are often referred to as special items. However, not all special items are genuinely nonrecurring. Exploiting the setting of earnings conference calls, we explore whether analysts can identify opportunistic special items,
Jiajia Fu, Yuan Ji, James Potepa
wiley   +1 more source