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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption

, 2021
We analyze how residential water consumption is influenced by the consumption of households belonging to the same social group (peer effect). Analyses are based on household-level data provided by the Brazilian Household Budget Survey and use an ...
Daniel Morales Martínez, Alexandre Gori Maia   +1 more
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Change law and cause analysis of water resources and water consumption in China in past 20 years

Shuili Shuiyun Gongcheng Xuebao, 2019
The water resources have become one of the main factors restricting the economic and social development of our country. The water safety has become one of the strategic issues of the national security, and especially in recent years, the shortage of the ...
LIU Jing, BAO Zhenxin, LIU Cuishan, WANG Guoqing, LIU Yue, WANG Jie, GUAN Xiaoxiang   +6 more
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Analysis of Water Tariff Reform on Water Consumption in Different Housing Typologies in Calvià (Mallorca) [PDF]

, 2017
This study analyses water prices and residential water consumption using micro data for three different housing typologies in Calvia with contrasting household characteristics. We examine the effect of a price reform of the sanitation fee (implemented in
Bartolomé Deyà-Tortella, William Nilsson, Dolores Tirado, Celso Garcia, Garcia, C., Deya-Tortella, B., Nilsson, W., Tirado, D.   +7 more
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Effects of Different Mulching Materials on Soil Moisture and Water Consumption of Potato in Dryland

Shuitu baochi yanjiu, 2023
[Objective] The aims of this study are to clarify the effects of different mulching materials on soil moisture and water consumption of potato in the semi-arid area of Northwest China, and to seek the best planting measures for preserving soil moisture ...
Liu Qing, Ma Jiantao, Han Fanxiang, Yang Chengcun, Huang Caixia, Cheng Hongbo, Chai Shouxi, Chang Lei   +7 more
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Water consumption, not expectancies about water consumption, affects cognitive performance in adults [PDF]

, 2013
Research has shown that water supplementation positively affects cognitive performance in children and adults. The present study considered whether this could be a result of expectancies that individuals have about the effects of water on cognition ...
Edmonds, C.J., Baillieux, H., Gardner, M., Ballieux, H., Dawkins, L., Gardner, M.R., Crombie, R.   +6 more
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Effect of drip irrigation amount on growth, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat in northern Xinjiang

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Xinjiang in northwestern China is scarce in freshwater and commonly uses drip irrigation in its agricultural production. In this paper we study the effect of irrigation amount on growth, yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of spring wheat in
ZHANG Zhao, HUANG Chao, FAN Yi, GUO Xiang, GU Songhua, CHE Hongbing, CHEN Haiqing, LIU Xuchen, LIU Zhandong   +8 more
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Methodology for estimating energy and water consumption patterns in university buildings: case study, Federal University of Roraima (UFRR)

Heliyon, 2021
Knowing water and energy consumption patterns sets the baseline for understanding their drivers and assessing the performance of potential measures to increase efficiency and/or reliability. These patterns can vary substantially depending on the building
Alissandra Pessoa Almeida, Vitor Sousa, Cristina Matos Silva   +2 more
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A simple forecast technique for estimating the statistical characteristics of water consumption

Water Supply, 2014
The forecast water consumption values are the most critical input data in the pump schedule optimization of water distribution systems. The aim of this paper is to present a simple technique which is able to estimate the mean consumption and its distribution for a given demand zone with an hourly resolution.
Varga Roxána, Csaba Ho˝s, Dávid Bóka, József Bene   +3 more
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Evapotranspiration Characteristics of Shrub Land and Alpine Meadow in Qaidam Basin

Gaoyuan qixiang, 2023
Qaidam Basin belongs to the alpine arid inland basin， which is short of water resources and fragile in ecological environment.Evapotranspiration is the main way of water dissipation in the natural ecosystem.The study of its variation characteristics is ...
Yuanzheng WANG, Qimin MA, Xiaopeng JIA
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Straw strip mulching boosts potato yields by enhancing soil moisture and water use efficiency

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionWater scarcity is a critical constraint limiting potato production in semi-arid rainfed areas. Mulching practices are recognized as effective water conservation strategies; Here, we investigated the effects of mulching practices on soil ...
Qian Chen, Qian Chen, Lei Chang, Lei Chang, Fanxiang Han, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Yuwei Chai, Yuwei Chai, Shouxi Chai, Shouxi Chai, Linlin Wang, Linlin Wang, Jiantao Ma, Jiantao Ma   +14 more
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