Effects of transmitted solar irradiance on predicted mean vote in perimeter zone of west-facing lecture rooms with unprotected glazed windows [PDF]
, 2011 One of the methods employed in creating a sustainable built environment is the maximisation in usage of day lighting through glazed walls. From an energy efficiency standpoint, such measures have been proven beneficial through the reduction in energy ...
Rusli, Ijhar Hidayat
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From 2000 Bush-Gore to 2006 Italian elections: Voting at fifty-fifty and the Contrarian Effect [PDF]
, 2007 A sociophysical model for opinion dynamics is shown to embody a series of recent western hung national votes all set at the unexpected and very improbable edge of a fifty-fifty score.
C.J. Tessone +14 more
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International Journal of Air-Conditioning and RefrigerationAir conditioner (AC) systems are important for maintaining indoor thermal comfort, but discrepancies can exist between setpoints and the actual room temperature.
Jing Yik Chan, Joon Ahn
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Transfer Learning for Thermal Comfort Prediction in Multiple Cities
, 2020 HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system is an important part of a building, which constitutes up to 40% of building energy usage. The main purpose of HVAC, maintaining appropriate thermal comfort, is crucial for the best utilisation of ...
David, Klaus +5 more
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Assessment of thermal comfort near a glazed exterior wall [PDF]
, 2011 In many highly glazed buildings, the thermal comfort of the occupants will tend to be related to the incoming solar energy and the solar heat gain coefficient of the glazing.
Anderson, Timothy +2 more
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Exploring an opinion network for taste prediction: an empirical study [PDF]
, 2006 We develop a simple statistical method to find affinity relations in a large opinion network which is represented by a very sparse matrix. These relations allow us to predict missing matrix elements.
Billsus +9 more
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Thermal Comfort of Older People: Validation of the MPMV Model
EnergiesOlder people are the most vulnerable to extreme heat and cold events, and understanding their thermal comfort requirements is an important component for the design of healthy buildings.
Abdelaziz Laouadi +2 more
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The Effects of Negative Political Advertising on Young College-Educated Voters [PDF]
, 2011 This study examines the effectiveness of negative and positive political advertisements among voters in college. The study builds on past research exploring negative political advertising and demobilization and mobilization theories.
Donahue, Sean
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Development of Adaptive Prediction Mean Vote (APMV) Model for the Elderly in Guiyang, China
Energy Procedia, 2017 Abstract As aged, elderly people require a thermal-comfortable dwelling environment for living but some of them are not satisfied with the indoor environment primarily due to underestimation of comfortable temperature. The objective of this paper is to ascertain the comfortable temperature expected by the elderly in Guiyang, China by developing ...
Zu Wang, Liang Xia, Jun Lu
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Inferring Population Preferences via Mixtures of Spatial Voting Models
, 2016 Understanding political phenomena requires measuring the political preferences of society. We introduce a model based on mixtures of spatial voting models that infers the underlying distribution of political preferences of voters with only voting records
A Bonica +17 more
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