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Evolvement of Public Open Spaces in Historical Environments of Yerevan City

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
In this article the role of public open spaces in Yerevan city as well as their correct and literate organisation from an architectural and planning perspective are studied and evaluated.
Mamyan Zaruhi, Aloyan Artyom, Kartashyan Tatevik   +2 more
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Polydopamine‐Wool Textiles for Sustainable Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A natural wool textile engineered for high solar absorbance and a fast‐wicking structure serves as a highly efficient, single‐layer system for interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG). This integrated evaporator seamlessly couples rapid water transport with continuous evaporation. Ultimately, this sustainable photothermal design offers a scalable, eco‐
Kyuin Park, Jintong Gao, Hansadi Jayamaha, Yipu Wang, Mia Bressler, Lenan Zhang, Larissa M. Shepherd   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open space preservation in an urbanization context [PDF]

Journal of Regional Science, 2019
AbstractThe objective of this paper is to address the question of open space preservation in an urbanization context. We study the possibility of preserving two different types of open spaces, namely, large open spaces at cities’ outskirts and small intraurban open spaces.
openaire   +1 more source

Cross‐scale Material‐Structure Synergy for 2D Metamaterials: Toward Customizable Intelligent Electromagnetic Manipulation in Multiphysics Fields

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in metasurface‐enabled low‐observable technologies are reviewed from the perspective of cross‐scale material–structure synergy. Electromagnetic, thermal, optical, and acoustic stealth are highlighted together with dynamic tuning, programmable coding, data‐driven inverse design, artificial intelligence, multispectral compatibility, and ...
Shuhao Wang, Xing Yang, Liping Liu, Yang Peng, Yangyang Wang, Hualiang Lv   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Design Quality Attributes of Public Open Spaces on Users’ Satisfaction: Insights from a Case Study in Saudi Arabia

Architecture
Public open spaces have recently attracted significant attention in the national development programs aimed at improving urban livability and quality of life in Saudi Arabia.
Omar S. Asfour, Sharif Tousif Hossain
doaj   +1 more source

Optimized Land–Water Management Expands Afforestation Potential Under Land and Human Water‐Use Constraints

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Human water demand constrains China's feasible afforestation potential more strongly than is commonly recognized, and future climate change further intensifies this limitation. Integrating land‐use optimization with water‐saving measures substantially expands feasible afforestation area and associated carbon sinks, revealing a practical pathway to ...
Binbin Huang, Fei Lu, Yuebo Su, Xuming Wang, Hua Zheng, Zhiyun Ouyang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Digital Co-Creation for Public Open Spaces: Methodological Guidelines

Informatics, 2019
The accessibility and quality of public open spaces (e.g., parks, gardens, squares and plazas) are critical for cultural identity development as they provide important gathering points in the urban fabric and offer a place for social activities, enabling
Aelita Skaržauskienė, Monika Mačiulienė   +1 more
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Vine‐Inspired Soft Robotics: Materials, Actuations, and Emerging Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Vine‐inspired robots grow from the tip, enabling navigation through confined spaces with minimal disturbance. This Review summarizes material and actuation strategies for vine‐inspired growth, key functions including steering, retraction, attachment, branching, and variable stiffness, and emerging applications spanning medical intervention, confined ...
Jiahao Wu, Xingyun Liu, Fangzhou Wang, Huili Ren, Chaojun Zhang, Ziyu Ren, Zunqi Liu, Jing Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Functional Smart Skin for High‐Efficiency Energy‐Saving Buildings

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A scalable multifunctional smart skin (MSS) with broadband modulation, zero‐energy input controllable operation mode, and thermal insulation is designed by assembling thermal managing unit of high solar reflectance and low thermal conductivity and actuation unit of multi‐responsive shape‐memory effect.
Zongxu Na, Li Yu, Bo Lu, Jing Li, Xianyang Yue, Qian Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do urban open spaces provide refugia for frogs in urban environments? [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Hutto D, Barrett K.
europepmc   +1 more source