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A novel strategy for the MPPT in a photovoltaic system via sliding modes control. [PDF]

PLoS One
Contreras Carmona I, Saldivar B, Portillo-Rodríguez O, Ramírez Rivera VM, Gil Antonio L, Jacinto-Villegas JM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Energy Return on Investment (EROI) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of biofuels in Ecuador. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Chiriboga G, De La Rosa A, Molina C, Velarde S, Carvajal C G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the Catalytic Activity of Pd Nanocatalysts for Anion Exchange Membrane Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells by Functionalizing Vulcan XC-72 with Cu Organometallic Compounds. [PDF]

ACS Appl Nano Mater
Meléndez-González PC, Fuentez-Torres MO, Sánchez-Castro ME, Alonso-Lemus IL, Escobar-Morales B, Pech-Rodríguez WJ, Napporn TW, Rodríguez-Varela FJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impact of a Pre‐Existing Defect on Liability for Property Damage: Taylor v Jones

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
Taylor v Jones involved liability for causing damage to a building that had a pre‐existing defect. The defendant was in principle liable for the cost of repairing the damage. However, the Court of Appeal denied liability for the cost of repairing the pre‐existing defect even though such repair was necessary to restore the building to the state it would
Sirko Harder
wiley   +1 more source

MAINTAINING RENTAL HOUSING AS AN ASSET: Exploring Institutional Investors in Sweden’s Rental Market

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Institutional investors have asserted significant power over rental markets across the transatlantic. However, their stronghold has been contested after rising interest rates in 2022. In this article I address the situated dimensions of the assetization of the built environment by examining the establishment of residential property investors ...
Jennie Gustafsson
wiley   +1 more source

Open-source three-dimensional IoT anemometer for indoor air quality monitoring. [PDF]

HardwareX
Ospina-Rojas E, Botero-Valencia J, Betancur-Vasquez D, Pearce JM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Household fuel mixes in peri-urban and rural Ecuador: Explaining the context of LPG, patterns of continued firewood use, and the challenges of induction cooking. [PDF]

Energy Policy, 2020
Gould CF, Schlesinger SB, Molina E, Bejarano ML, Valarezo A, Jack DW.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Renovation and renewal [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 2011
openaire   +2 more sources

HYPERSCALING HOUSING: Venture Capital, Real Estate Start‐Ups and the Race to Build a Global Residential Brand

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early‐stage companies, pursuing aggressive growth and market domination. Since the 2008 financial crisis, VCs have poured huge sums into real estate start‐ups.
Tim White
wiley   +1 more source