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Evaluation of in-depth energy modelling for the design and operation of a net-positive energy Solar Decathlon house [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams from around the world to design and build functioning, sustainable, solar powered houses.
Banfield Brendan, McDowell Clayton, Robinson Duane A., Agalgaonkar Ashish   +3 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis Focused on Scientific Trends

Buildings
While universities are expected to exemplify sustainable practices, they often encounter high energy demands. This dichotomy highlights the necessity for research into their energy consumption.
Juan P. Laporte, José M. Cansino
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The building information modeling for the retrofitting of existing buildings. A case study in the University of Cagliari. [PDF]

, 2018
Italy's very consistent buildings stock has become the major field for real estate investments and for the related projects and actions. The urge of working on built environment is however facing some crucial issues.
Chiara Tagliabue, Lavinia, Desogus, Giuseppe, Martino Di Giuda, Giuseppe, Monni, Giuseppina, Quaquero, Emanuela, Sanna, Antonello, Villa, Valentina   +6 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack, A. Carolina Tufino, Mohd Azrin Jamalruddin, Sreya Dey, Yinghong Pan, Elina Mukherjee, Jessica D. Daley, Julia Meade, Mahmoud Aarabi, Lisa Maurer, James Cooper, Kara A. Bernstein, Kelly M. Bailey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design Parameters Affecting Energy Consumption of University Educational Buildings in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Area of China

Buildings
The number of colleges and universities in China has been increasing year by year. University buildings have tremendous energy-saving potential due to their high personnel density and energy consumption demand.
Yiming Song, Jiaqi Liu, Wang Zhang
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Agrorecreational ecoparks in the quarries territory as a new type of urban production (on the example of Kryvbas)

Budownictwo i Architektura, 2016
The article analyzes the main conditions of formation of agrorecreational ecoparks in the quarries territory, which no longer perform their initial functions.
Taras Rudenko, Tetiana Mukha, Mariia Rudenko   +2 more
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Virtual reality learning resources in building pathology [PDF]

, 2006
Building surveying students must be capable of analysing the condition of buildings and their components and, where this falls below an agreed standard, make recommendations for their repair.
Dickinson, I, Ellis, RCT, Head, J, Larkman, B, Smith, MB   +4 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the Climate Background of Students on Thermal Perception: Implications for Comfort and Energy Use in University Lecture Theatres

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The thermal conditions in lecture theatres directly affect the well-being and overall learning experience of the users but also offer a testbed for understanding the degree to which people’s thermal perceptions are affected by their climate background ...
Zehra Nur Disci, Ranald Lawrence, Steve Sharples   +2 more
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