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Characterization and Monitoring of a Self-Constructible Photovoltaic-Based Refrigerator
Energies, 2016 At present, in the developing countries, the power grids do not reach every small town and, even when they do, they are not reliable. For this reason, preservation of food and medicines is a sensitive issue for a large number of people.
Claudio Del Pero +5 more
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Spontaneous Areas in Egypt and the Concept of Self-Sufficiency [PDF]
Port Said Engineering Research Journal, 2020 Egypt faces many urban challenges such as Spontaneous growth on agricultural lands, which causes the inability to fulfilling the needs of the increase population, and it is necessary to contribute to the development of a comprehensive strategy to guide ...
Hager Elkhodary +3 more
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The affectively extended self: A pragmatist approach [PDF]
, 2019 In this paper we suggest an understanding of the self within the conceptual framework of situated affectivity, proposing the notion of an affectively extended self and arguing that the construction, diachronic re-shaping and maintenance of the self is ...
Candiotto, Laura, Piredda, Giulia
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Coolness, Aesthetic Agency and Self-Construction
ZoneModa Journal, 2020 The notion of coolness is connected with a broad range of different meanings that involve personal attitude, taste, fashion choices but also the recognition of uniqueness and authenticity by others.
Emanuele Arielli
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Applied Sciences, 2021 In this study, we propose a methodology for constructing a prototype room intended primarily for people with low incomes, allowing self-construction practices and upcycling of widely available waste materials in their original form. Mechanical tests were
José de Jesús Pérez Bueno +6 more
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Religions, 2022 European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps.
Federica Manfredi
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Meia-água: producing space and kinship in an irregular housing subdivision in Rio de Janeiro
Articulo: Journal of Urban Research, 2019 As owners of a land plot, the poor families living in Rio de Janeiro’s loteamentos periféricos (“peripheral housing subdivisions”) have evolved their own unique ways of using their land, often with scant regard for building regulations.
Thomas Cortado
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APPLICATION OF CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR 3D MAPPING OF PARKING SPACE [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 This paper explores and investigates potential of the close range terrestrial photogrammetry for urban parking space, which is occluded by trees and surrounded by buildings. The main challenge is to map boundaries of horizontal ground surface adjacent to
D. Deka +5 more
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The Experience Machine: Existential reflections on Virtual Worlds [PDF]
, 2016 Problems and questions originally raised by Robert Nozick in his famous thought experiment ‘The Experience Machine’ are frequently invoked in the current discourse concerning virtual worlds.
Gualeni, Stefano
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Investor and (Un)Accountability of The Supervisor in Self-Construction of a Single-Family House
Central European Public Administration Review, 2011 The paper addresses the role and importance of a supervisor and his controlling bodies in self-construction of a single-family house. We study his accountability in actions, which must be in accordance with both statutory provisions and ethical-moral ...
Mojca Klemenčič Manič +2 more
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