Ireland has a system to grade the energy efficiency of residential buildings, called a Building Energy Rating (BER). A BER is a standardized assessment of…
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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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Solar energy exploitation is one of the most promising ways to face major problems as the growing population, the climate change, the fossil fuel depletion…
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How do we understand and learn about the world? By gathering information. If we perform enough experiments and write down what happens, eventually we should…
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Hazardous alcohol use is a pattern of alcohol consumption that places the individual at an increased risk for adverse health outcomes such as cardiovascular diseases….
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Smart polymeric materials have received extensive attention for a wide variety of applications. In particular, thermal-responsive polymers, which are able to exhibit a reversible phase,…
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Throughout the history of homo sapiens, there has been an intense focus and investment on alleviating the signs and symptoms of aging whether it be…
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The Alphavirus Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was first identified as the causative agent of an equine disease in 1938 and later was found to…
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What do a migraine and depression have in common? Australian scientists unravel with the help of thousands of twins why both diseases frequently coincide. Both…
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As the natural environment for an aircraft is the atmosphere, meteorology is a major variable in aviation safety management. The airline industry recognized meteorology as a…
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