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Investigating energy savings due to implementing green roof on existing residential buildings in UAE
Published 2013“…A widespread use of roof vegetation as a refurbishing technique has significantly increased in recent years. The specific purposes of green roof installations vary, between storm water reduction and/or improved building energy efficiency and often both. …”
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Advancing Sustainable Energy Transition Through Green Hydrogen Valleys
Published 2025“…<p dir="ltr">The development of Green Hydrogen Valleys (GHVs) is pivotal in the global shift toward sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. …”
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Greening the Desert: Sustainability Challenges and Environmental Initiatives in the GCC States
Published 2023“…<p dir="ltr">Oil, gas, and other minerals contribute significantly to the growth of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, however their development always affects the environment. …”
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Green Supply Chains: A Comparative Efficiency Analysis in the Gulf and Beyond
Published 2023“…Using a modified RAM-DEA model, our results showed high logistics performance but significant divergence in green logistics performance among GCC countries. …”
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A Study on Reducing Heat Gains through the use of Green Envelope
Published 2013“…The increment of ambient temperature in urban areas caused by heat island phenomenon increases the stress on cooling loads and increases the electricity peak demand. 75% of electricity consumption in Abu Dhabi is used for cooling the buildings which increase the carbon footprint of UAE significantly. The rising anxiety of climate change and the importance of energy resources, led to the creation of Estidama rating system by the government of Abu Dhabi in order to promote green buildings that incorporate green roofs and green facades. …”
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Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running
Published 2019“…Study 1 revealed that walking in a green environment induced a significant reduction in heart rate values as compared to the red and white conditions although no differences in gait speed were found. …”
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Attitudes towards climate change and energy sources in oil exporters
Published 2021“…We aim to fill this gap by focusing on the UAE, a nation with a peculiar demographic composition that includes an overwhelming proportion of expatriates and transitions towards green and nuclear resources. We examine whether transiency of residence and life satisfaction play a role in influencing perceptions about climate change and energy sources. …”
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Internet Searches for Medical Symptoms Before Seeking Information on 12-Step Addiction Treatment Programs: A Web-Search Log Analysis
Published 2019“…Specifically, symptom queries were first determined to be significantly predictive of subsequent 12-step queries if the probability of querying a medical symptom by those who later sought information about the 12-step program exceeded the probability of that same query being made by a comparison group of all other Bing users in the United States. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on the Generation of Waste in Marrakech, Morocco
Published 2021“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The production of solid waste continues to increase as the population and standard of living increases. In addition, changes in living conditions can induce significant variation in the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of waste.…”
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Beyond economic growth goals: can foreign aid mitigate carbon dioxide emissions in developing countries?
Published 2024“…This impact operates through a direct effect resulting from the adoption of green and eco-friendly investments and an indirect effect driven by economic growth. …”
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