Quantification of Atmospheric Humidity Variability using Fourier Transform [PDF]
In this paper, the methodology of the TEVY index is used to quantify the variability of atmospheric relative humidity during a year. Like the TEVY index, the variability of humidity is quantified by calculating the deviations between the observed values ...
Dimitriou-Kommata Konstantina +3 more
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Sustainable design and the design curriculum [PDF]
This paper reports on an initial study that begins the process of considering how design education should deal with the issue of sustainable design specifically in the context of the education of graduate designers in the fields of product, design engineering and interior design.
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Examining the application of the new energy building regulation concerning lighting of parks and building facades in Greece and Cyprus [PDF]
Compliance with standards and regulations is an important and integral part of lighting design projects. However, many lighting designers do not take always into consideration compliance with norms.
Tomasovits Militsa +5 more
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Effect of the Grain Boundary Microstructure on SCC Resistance of High Strength Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Extruded Materials [PDF]
It is known while Al-Zn-Mg alloys extruded materials have high strength, those materials are characteristically occurred to Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC).
Tomoo Yoshida +4 more
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Design for Sustainability: An Introduction [PDF]
Históricamente, la reacción de la humanidad a la degradación ambiental, especialmente desde la segunda mitad del siglo pasado, ha pasado de un enfoque de fin de ciclo a acciones cada vez más dirigidas a la prevención.
Carlo Vezzoli +6 more
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Further Connecting Sustainable Interaction Design with Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Design [PDF]
This paper advances the connections between sustainable interaction design (SID) also known as sustainable HCI (SHCI) and sustainable digital infrastructure design (SDID), building on prior work in the HCI archive. We describe trends in sustainable interaction design.
Eli Blevis +3 more
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Comparative review of the application of education for sustainable development in secondary education in Europe [PDF]
Education for sustainable development is a key pillar in the effort to achieve a sustainable society. Education for sustainable development is a holistic and transformative learning process that aims to bring about changes both in school and in society ...
Lagoudaki Eleni +2 more
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Forest fires in Greece: Environmental impacts and restoration methods [PDF]
Forest fires are among the most severe environmental phenomena worldwide with increasing intensity and frequency over recent decades. Beyond the immediate destruction of vegetation, they release significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...
Mavraki Maria +2 more
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Designing for nature and sustainability [PDF]
Humankind is now using natural resources more rapidly than natural systems can replace them and has been doing so for approximately two and a half decades. Moreover, both natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides are being diminished at an unprecedented rate.
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Schistosomiasis is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases that affects over 200 million people worldwide, of which 29 million people in Nigeria. The principal strategy for schistosomiasis in Nigeria is a control and elimination program which comprises a ...
G-Young Van +4 more
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