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Methodology for the evaluation of thermal comfort in office buildings

, 2022
S.49-64The comfort standards define a methodology for the evaluation of thermal comfort for design purposes. Compared to this, a standardized evaluation of measurement campaigns should apply some constraints: The applied comfort approach need to be ...
Pfafferott, Jens, Kalz, Doreen E.
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Adaptive Thermal Comfort and Skin Moisture Sensation of Occupants During Summer in Naturally Ventilated Urban Dwellings with the Potential to Lower Cooling Energy Demand

Energies
Adaptive thermal comfort is essential for understanding occupants’ responses to indoor thermal environments in residential buildings. However, field studies on adaptive thermal comfort in urban dwellings in Nepal remain limited, and the influence of skin
Sanjiv Shrestha, Hom Bahadur Rijal
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Establishment of a Thermal Comfort Model for Spectator Areas of Air-Supported Membrane Ice Rinks in Severe Cold Regions: A Case Study in Harbin, China

Energies, 2023
In China, the post-Winter Olympics era has seen the rapid development and promotion of ice rinks with air-supported membrane structures. With the rise of large indoor spectator areas in ice rinks, thermal comfort needs in spectator areas are receiving ...
Rulin Li, Ying Liu, Ge Yu, Haibo Guo, Siqi Qin   +4 more
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Protocol for quantifying miRNA trafficking across the endosomal membrane

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
An in vitro protocol measures miRNA uptake into endosomes isolated from mammalian cell extracts, which are free of subcellular contaminants. Performed at 37 °C in the presence of ATP, it ensures the import of single‐stranded miRNA into the endosomal lumen.
Syamantak Ghosh, Kamalika Mukherjee, Suvendra N. Bhattacharyya   +2 more
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Screening Routine Clinical Notes for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates Using Large Language Models

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epilepsy surgery is severely underutilized despite proven efficacy, with substantial under‐referral of eligible patients in routine clinical practice. This study evaluated the potential role of large language models (LLMs) as decision‐support tools for screening unstructured clinical notes to identify epilepsy surgery candidates and ...
Uriel Fennig, Nadav Amir, Maya Schiller, Roni Loebenstein, Johnatan Nissan, Marina Boxer, Shany Guly Gofrit, Gal Goshen, Sándor Beniczky, Nicola Maggio   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart, Anne Horne, Angelo Gaffo, Lisa K. Stamp, N. Lawrence Edwards, Nicola Dalbeth   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of interactions between thermal and acoustic environments on subjective comfort evaluations in outdoor public spaces

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
In this study, five outdoor open areas were selected as the study sites to investigate the effects of thermal and acoustic environments, physical activity levels, and pleasantness on evaluations of the thermal and acoustic comfort in outdoor open spaces.
Dahu Lin, Tingjun Li, Zilin Chen, Lei Li
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Personalized low-cost thermal comfort monitoring using IoT technologies

Indoor Environments
Thermal comfort plays an essential role in the well-being and productivity of occupants. Typically, thermal comfort is assessed either through surveys completed by building occupants or through sensor data that is analyzed using thermal comfort models ...
Carlos Chillón Geck, Hayder Alsaad, Conrad Voelker, Kay Smarsly   +3 more
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Correlation analysis of thermal comfort and physiological responses under different microclimates of urban park

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
Rapid urbanization has brought a range of urban environmental problems that could be harmful to human thermal comfort and health. Urban parks can improve outdoor thermal comfort significantly because of its cooling island effect. However, outdoor thermal
Ruirui Zhu, Xiaotong Zhang, Lei Yang, Yibin Liu, Yu Cong, Weijun Gao   +5 more
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Thermal comfort and energy-efficient cooling

, 2022
S.119-125This chapter summarizes key findings and clarifies success factors for low-energy cooling. Furthermore, a holistic approach is proposed for the evaluation of heating and cooling concepts, seeking to achieve a global optimum of interior thermal ...
Pfafferott, Jens, Kalz, Doreen E.
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