Buildings concentrate 40% of total energy used in Europe, so the improvement of the sustainability of constructions through a more efficient and use of buildings…
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Grid-tied residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems reduce customer grid electricity costs. In most major PV markets, customers are also compensated for PV output exported to…
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Chemical sensors have gained increasing attraction for applications in environmental monitoring, industrial process monitoring, medical diagnostics, national defense, and public security. Among a variety of…
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Aluminum is an abundant metal in the Earth’s crust and has become widely used in a large diversity of applications also due to its desirable…
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Mass spectrometry (MS) has been a powerful tool for analyzing the molecular weights of the biological components comprising our body. Biochemists routinely utilize the information…
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Microfluidic fuel cells (MFC) have been studied extensively since the last decade. Compare with conventional fuel cells, particularly Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) and…
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Forests need water. Without water, there is no vegetation. When it rains over a forest, the rainwater wets the leaves and the soil surface. The…
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Nest-building behavior has fascinated scientists for ages. It is known that this behavior is not driven entirely by instinct; individual quality, experience, and ability to…
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South Africa has recently been rated as one of the countries with the highest hypertension prevalence rates, with alcohol abuse being one of the most…
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“Sign on the dotted line.” We practice signatures for a variety of day-to-day activities. We sign receipts to approve a transfer of funds; greeting cards…
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Electricity markets need to keep the balance between energy generation and energy consumption. Utility companies increasingly have to deal with peak demands in constrained networks,…
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