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Contributions of Water-Related Building Installations to Urban Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation to Face Climate Change

Applied Sciences, 2019
In addition to the possible contributions of buildings to mitigating CO2 emissions, increased attention is being paid to the potential impacts of climate change on urban environments.
Carla Pimentel-Rodrigues, Armando Silva-Afonso   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation on the Synthesis of Alkali Activated Materials from Thermally Modified Clays

Applied Sciences, 2022
The sustainability and economic competitiveness of alkali activation technology greatly depends on expanding the raw materials database with locally available resources.
Guilherme Ascensão, Enrico Bernardo, Victor M. Ferreira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment and Mitigation of the Fire Vulnerability and Risk in the Historic City Centre of Aveiro, Portugal

Fire, 2022
Identifying fire risk in urban centres is instrumental for supporting informed decision-making and outlining efficient vulnerability mitigation strategies.
Dener Silva, Hugo Rodrigues, Tiago Miguel Ferreira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Thermal Inertia on the Indoor Thermal Environment of Light Steel Framing Constructions

Energies, 2022
Typically, reinforced concrete and brick masonry construction is the most common construction system of the majority of the southern European residential building stock.
Eduardo Roque, Romeu Vicente, Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida, Victor M. Ferreira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Seismic Behavior of a Precast Reinforced Concrete Industrial Building with the Presence of Horizontal Cladding Panels

Buildings, 2021
The latest earthquakes in Europe exposed some critical problems in the connections of cladding panels in industrial precast reinforced concrete (PRC) structures.
Liana Ostetto, Romain Sousa, Hugo Rodrigues, Paulo Fernandes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy Efficiency Policies to Face Buildings’ Climate Change Effects in Paraguay

Applied Sciences, 2020
Nowadays, the importance of implementing energy efficiency (EE) measures is growing significantly worldwide, based on its potential to reduce energy demands and mitigate climate change effects. Paraguay is a developing country with the highest per capita
Fabiana Silvero, Fernanda Rodrigues, Sergio Montelpare   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Mortar from Casa Barbot (Portugal), a Case Study from the Beginning of the 20th Century

Buildings, 2023
The popularity of natural cement (Roman cement) in buildings from the late 19th and the beginning of the 20th century and the high diversity of characteristics of natural cement demand research of mortar and binders used in the buildings of this period ...
Hamid Maljaee, António Santos Silva, Ana Velosa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Portuguese Adobe Buildings

Buildings, 2021
Adobe construction represents 5.3% of the total Portuguese building stock according to the latest National Housing Census. The distribution of these adobe buildings is scattered across the country, with higher density in the central region and in Algarve
Samar Momin, Holger Lovon, Vitor Silva, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Romeu Vicente   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotypic associations between young horse assessments and orthopaedic diagnoses in insured Swedish Warmblood horses

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Lameness is the most common health problem in riding horses, and insurance data have previously been used to investigate the prevalence of orthopaedic diagnoses in Swedish Warmblood (SWB) horses. Young horse performance testing is an important part of the SWB breeding programme and contributes data to the genetic evaluation ...
Sandra Bonow, Elin Hernlund, Susanne Eriksson, Erling Strandberg, Åsa Gelinder Viklund   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sedentarismo e outros fatores de risco cardiovasculares em adolescentes [PDF]

, 2007
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física.Embora as doenças cardiovasculares se manifestem, predominantemente, a partir da quarta década de vida, fatores de risco ...
Dummel, Carmem Cristina Beck
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