Results 31 to 40 of about 428,405 (309)

DSM-to-LoD2: Spaceborne Stereo Digital Surface Model Refinement

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2018
A digital surface model (DSM) provides the geometry and structure of an urban environment with buildings being the most prominent objects in it. Built-up areas change with time due to the rapid expansion of cities. New buildings are being built, existing
Ksenia Bittner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spiderman graph: Visibility in urban regions

open access: yesComputational Geometry, 2015
zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Paz Carmi   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond passive consumption: Dis/ordering water supply and sanitation at Hanoi’s urban edge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In Hanoi people access, expand and create water and sanitation infrastructures in multiple ways that include, but are not restricted to, external provision of networked services.
Section Economic Urban Transitions   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Modeling and investigating the detailed characteristics of solar lighting/heating system based on spectrum split of nanofluids

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2022
Solar lighting technologies can lead sunlight into indoor actively, which has been proved that has great potential to reduce electric lighting consumption and create a healthy visual environment.
Chao Shen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Mobile Offloading on Energy Consumption and Capacity of Radio Access Networks – Case of Finland

open access: yesEAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications, 2015
The Finnish Mobile Operators face two main challenges: (i) mobile data subscriptions penetration and traffic are experiencing rapid growth; and (ii) government intervenes in the market to attain contradictory goals related to extensive high-speed mobile ...
Michail Katsigiannis
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying conservation priorities and management strategies based on ecosystem services to improve urban sustainability in Harbin, China [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2018
Rapid urbanization and agricultural development has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems, while also negatively impacting ecosystem services (ES) and urban sustainability. Identifying conservation priorities for ES and applying reasonable management
Yi Qu, Ming Lu
doaj   +2 more sources

A novel porous channel to optimize the cooling performance of PV modules

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2022
This paper dealt with a series of numerical investigations on a new porous cooling channel applied to PV/T systems in order to improve the insufficient heat transfer in the conventional channel.
Yingbo Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governing a Growing Region: Addressing Challenges of Service Provision and Development in Houston

open access: yes, 2018
Most MUDs are on firm financial footing and effectively help communities function. But, zooming out from individual communities and taking a regional view, major issues with the regional governance system appear on the horizon.
Shelton, Kyle   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy