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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Retrofitting Buildings: Embodied & Operational Energy Use in English Housing Stock

Proceedings, 2018
This study is aimed at assessing the impact of the insulation refurbishment of the English housing stock on the embodied energy needed for the various refurbishment scenarios and their corresponding operational energy use reductions.
Adnan Hossain, Monjur Mourshed
doaj   +1 more source

Design of Dwellings and Interior Family Space in China: Understanding the History of Change and Opportunities for Improved Sustainability Practices [PDF]

, 2014
This paper reviews briefly the recent history of dwelling design in China. It notes the rapid changes that have taken place since the 1980s and identifies the way contemporary procurement processes leave out the final fit-out and decoration/refurbishment.
Gao, Yun, Pitts, Adrian
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Making it explicit – Sustained shared thinking dialogue as a way to explore children's perspectives on quality in German early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract To negotiate quality in early childhood education and care, we must ask from different perspectives what constitutes a good centre for children. The children themselves have only recently been identified as a resource to contribute to that discussion.
Katrin Macha, Frauke Hildebrandt, Caroline Wronski, Jan Lonnemann, Mathias Urban   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Reheat Treatment on Microstructural Refurbishment and Hardness of the As-cast Inconel 738

High Temperature Materials and Processes, 2014
This work investigates the effect of rejuvenation heat treatment conditions for refurbishment of the long-term serviced gas turbine blades, which were made of as-cast nickel base superalloy grade, Inconel 738.
Wongbunyakul Piyanut, Visuttipitukkul Patama, Wangyao Panyawat, Lothongkum Gobboon, Sricharoenchai Prasonk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deciphering the catalytic and pharmacological mechanisms of Coptis chinensis herbzymes to renovate intestinal microenvironment for colitis alleviation

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The synthesized CCzymes possess both antioxidant enzyme activity and pharmacological properties inherent to Coptis chinensis. By their antioxidant enzyme activity, CCzymes can attenuate oxidative stress within the inflammatory region of ulcerative colitis (UC), while their pharmacological activity acts on macrophage polarization and the intestinal ...
Zhichao Deng, Can Li, Yujie Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Chenxi Xu, Bowen Gao, Mingxin Zhang, Martina H. Stenzel, Kelong Fan, Mingzhen Zhang, Yanyan Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy and technological refurbishment of the School of Architecture Valle Giulia, Rome [PDF]

, 2017
Modern architecture built in historical urban contexts represents a demanding issue when its energy efficiency should be improved. Indeed, the strongest efforts have to be made to maintain the architectural identity and its harmony with the surrounding ...
Clemente, C., De Santoli, L., Lucci, S., Mancini, F.   +3 more
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Application of Building Typologies for Modelling the Energy Balance of the Residential Building Stock [PDF]

, 2012
Building typologies can serve as a basis for analysing the national housing sector. During the TABULA project which was introducing or further developing building typologies in thirteen EU countries, six of the European partners have carried out model ...
Balaras, C., Ballarini, Ilaria, Corgnati, Stefano Paolo, Corrado, Vincenzo, Dascalaki, E., Diefenbach, N., Kragh, J., Loga, T., Rakušček, A., Renders, N., Vimmr, T., Wittchen, K.B., Šijanec Zavrl, M.   +12 more
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Strategies of Sufficiency Under Institutional Complexity: A Study in the German Food Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizations face increasing institutional complexity as they navigate competing demands from their institutional environment regarding financial performance and environmental responsibility. In our study, we examine how 39 award‐winning organizations in the German food industry frame sufficiency, a sustainability strategy focusing on ...
Lena Leifeld, Simon Oertel
wiley   +1 more source

Refurbishment of the cryogenic coolers for the Skylab earth resources experiment package [PDF]

, 1975
Skylab Earth Resources Experiment Package (EREP) experiments, S191 and S192, required a cold temperature reference for operation of a spectrometer. This cold temperature reference was provided by a subminiature Stirling cycle cooler. However, the failure
Luksa, N. C., Smithson, J. C.
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