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Earnings Effects of Household Investment in Health in Colombia [PDF]

open access: yes
This study considers the links between primary indicators of health and individual labor productivity in Colombia and explores how additional public expenditures on health may improve individuals' health.
Rocio Ribero
core  

The Role and Impact of Rooftop Photovoltaics in the Norwegian Energy System under Different Energy Transition Pathways

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study investigates the impact and cost‐competitiveness of rooftop solar power in a highly hydropower‐driven northern energy system toward 2050. The role of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) is assessed under different energy transition pathways and through a sensitivity analysis aiming to disclose important barriers to PV investments in the energy system.
Stine Fleischer Myhre, Eva Rosenberg
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Active Urban Aging: A Measurement Approach to Neighborhood Walkability for Older Adults

open access: yesCities and the Environment, 2010
Understanding the role of the built environment on physical activity behavior among older adults is an important public health goal, but evaluating these relationships remains complicated due to the difficulty of measuring specific attributes of the ...
Rachael L. Weiss   +2 more
doaj  

Plant Doctor: A hybrid machine learning and image segmentation software to quantify plant damage in video footage [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Artificial intelligence has significantly advanced the automation of diagnostic processes, benefiting various fields including agriculture. This study introduces an AI-based system for the automatic diagnosis of urban street plants using video footage obtained with accessible camera devices. The system aims to monitor plant health on a day-to-day basis,
arxiv  

An Omnidirectional, High Power Density Magneto–Mechano–Electric Energy Harvester Using PNN–PZT Piezoceramic Operating in Decoupling Bending Mode

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Decoupling bending modes in magneto–mechano–electric energy harvesters, featuring two bending modes responding to different excitations with identical resonant frequencies, enables effective harvesting stray magnetic field energy in diverse environments.
Wei Peng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Digital Urban Twin Enabling Interactive Pollution Predictions and Enhanced Planning [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Digital twin (DT) technology is increasingly used in urban planning, leveraging real-time data integration for environmental monitoring. This paper presents an urban-focused DT that combines computational fluid dynamics simulations with live meteorological data to analyze pollution dispersion.
arxiv  

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