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Metal‐Organic Framework Embedded Electrospun Fibrous Membranes‐Based Hybrid Nanogenerators with Hierarchical Modified Polyamide Films for Mechanical Energy Harvesting and IoT Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Hybrid nanogenerator (HNG) based on a zinc‐metal‐organic framework‐loaded fibrous film integrated with a hierarchically modified nylon film having micropatterns and micropores is fabricated via an electrospinning technique, and its electrical properties are optimized. The HNGs are incorporated into wearable garments and automobile systems for practical
Sontyana Adonijah Graham, Anand Kurakula, Venkata Siva Kavarthapu, Jun Kyu Lee, Punnarao Manchi, Mandar Vasant Paranjape, Jae Su Yu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Occupant Behavior and Window Design through Post-Occupancy Evaluation: Enhancing Natural Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

Buildings
This study investigates how window design features, such as size, placement, and orientation, might impact occupants’ behavior related to natural ventilation in residential houses and how residents manage natural ventilation to affect indoor air quality (
Mojgan Pourtangestani, Nima Izadyar, Elmira Jamei, Zora Vrcelj   +3 more
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Analysing climate action plans of selected UK cities for their SDG alignment [PDF]

, 2019
In UK, the Climate change Act of 2008 has placed a binding target of reducing the net carbon emission in 2050 by at least 80% compared to the 1990 baseline. With a high share of urban population, the contribution of cities and urban areas towards climate
Bhattacharyya, Subhes, Ozawa-Meida, Leticia, Painter, B.   +2 more
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Sustainable planning of cross-border cooperation: a strategy for alliances in border cities [PDF]

, 2018
In recent years, cooperation among nations has become a critical issue towards sustainable development of neighbor cities in border areas. In this regard, sustainable common planning approaches and policies are an increasing reality, particularly in ...
Adams, Amado, Baptista, Beck, Blatter, Castanho, Clark, Cáceres, Eisenhardt, Fadigas, Grant, Herling, Herzog, Jakubiec, Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Kurowska-Pysz, Kurowska-Pysz, Kurowska-Pysz, Lange, Lisiński, Loures, Loures, Loures, Luís Loures, Macias, Martins, Martín, Mau, Medeiros, Piekkari, Popper, Rui Castanho, Sassen, Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek, Soldatos, Spangenberg, Spangenberg, Spirkova, Szczepańska-Woszczyna, Vulevic, Wackernagel, Wassenberg, Willem, Williams, Yin   +44 more
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FeDSNP‐Pa Nanoassemblies: A Triple‐Action Therapeutic Strategy Targeting Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis for Retinal Ganglion Cell Protection in Glaucoma

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
FeDSNP‐Pa, a metallized nanoparticle loaded with sodium pyruvate (Pa), exerts triple therapeutic effects by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS), suppressing inflammatory responses, and inhibiting pyroptosis signaling pathways. This multifunctional neuroprotective strategy protecting retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from elevated intraocular pressure ...
Yukun Wu, Xue Li, Tong Wu, Dan Ji, Yugang Bai, Xuezhi Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-scalar analysis of European cities [PDF]

In this article, we observe existing links between sustainable development and cities’ structural features. First, we identify cluster of cities that are homogenous in structural terms. We then adopt a multiscalar perspective.
Enrico Giovannetti, Francesco Pagliacci
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‘Bridge-builders’ and ‘boundary spanners’: a qualitative study of youth workers’ perceptions of their roles and practices with vulnerable young people in school-based settings

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
This paper presents a qualitative study of 22 youth workers’ perceptions of their roles and practices in seven school-based settings in a large post-industrial city in regional Australia.
T. Corney, J. Gorman, B. Woods, N. Benedict, A. Law   +4 more
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Current and Emerging Techniques for High-Pressure Membrane Integrity Testing

Membranes, 2018
Ideally, pressure driven membrane processes used in wastewater treatment such as reverse osmosis and nanofiltration should provide a complete physical barrier to the passage of pathogens such as enteric viruses.
Eddy R. Ostarcevic, Joseph Jacangelo, Stephen R. Gray, Marlene J. Cran   +3 more
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Sustainable Glasgow [PDF]

, 2010
The Sustainable Glasgow Initiative aims to help Glasgow become one of Europe’s most sustainable cities. For Glasgow sustainability means achieving a mix of objectives – reducing carbon – but also achieving urban regeneration; delivering jobs and training;
Bellingham, Richard
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The inhabited environment, infrastructure development and advanced urbanization in China's Yangtze River Delta Region [PDF]

, 2016
This paper analyzes the relationship among the inhabited environment, infrastructure development and environmental impacts in China's heavily urbanized Yangtze River Delta region.
Chen, W, Gao, W, Kammen, DM, Wu, Y, Zhang, Y, Zhou, N, Zhu, X   +6 more
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