Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation حسب Thapa, Samar

"…Thermal comfort standards are required to provide comfortable indoor condition which has a positive effect on the occupant. However, the Predicted Mean Vote – Percentage People Dissatisfied (PMV-PPD) model which is used to determine the indoor comfort in most of the international standards fails often, especially in naturally ventilated buildings. …"
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Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Inverse Weibull Distribution with Type II Censored Data حسب Alshaikh, Fatima A.

"…We found that the parameter estimators are almost unbiased, while the MRL and TVaR estimators are asymptotically unbiased. Moreover, the mean squared error of all estimators decreased for larger sample sizes and it increased when the censoring proportion is increased for a fixed sample size. …"
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Thermal characterization of phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene, paraffin wax and expanded graphite حسب Sobolciak, Patrik

"…A similar decrease in sensible heat with increased loading of EG was observed for PCMs containing 50 wt.% of EG. …"
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The nexus between debt structure, firm performance, and the financial crisis: non-linear panel data evidence from Japan حسب Zeitun, Rami

"…This study seeks to analyze the non-linear relationship between a firm's debt structure and performance based on evidence from Japan through the use of a panel data fixed effects model for a sample of 1,670 listed firms. …"
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Non-linear relationship between real commodity price volatility and real effective exchange rate: The case of commodity-exporting countries حسب Boubakri, Salem

"…However, for periods when a country is better integrated financially, we observe a decrease in the impact of real commodity price volatility on REER, especially for the two panels of food and beverages as well as energy. …"
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Solar Technology and District Cooling System in a Hot Climate Regions: Optimal Configuration and Technology Selection حسب Ismaen, Rabah

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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women حسب Vijay, Ganji

"…In multivariable adjusted analysis, no association was found between serum 25(OH)D concentration and bone mass when serum 25(OH)D was categorized. In a continuous variable analysis, the association between 25(OH)D and bone mass was significant, non-linear, inverse ‘U’. …"
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women حسب Vijay, Ganji

"…In multivariable adjusted analysis, no association was found between serum 25(OH)D concentration and bone mass when serum 25(OH)D was categorized. In a continuous variable analysis, the association between 25(OH)D and bone mass was significant, non-linear, inverse ‘U’. …"
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case حسب Okan, Sirin

"…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …"
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case حسب Okan, Sirin

"…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …"
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Event-triggered fault detection for discrete-time LPV systems حسب Golabi, Arash

"…In this paper, a new event-triggering mechanism is proposed for the problem of fault detection (FD) in discrete-time linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems. …"
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Variability of Physical and Biogeochemical Parameters in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Qatar حسب Valliyil Mohammed, Aboobacker

"…The oceanographic data collected along a transect in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar during late summer (September 2014) and winter (January 2015) have been analyzed to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of hydrography and biogeochemistry. …"
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Run Rules-Based EWMA Charts for Efficient Monitoring of Profile Parameters حسب Yeganeh, Ali

"…The proposed EWMAR chart with run rules exhibits a much better performance in detecting small and decreasing shifts than the other competing charts. …"
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Effect of BPA on CYP450s expression, and nicotine modulation, in fetal rat brain حسب Mohammad H., Merii

"…Fetal brains were isolated at gestational days GD14 and GD19, and protein expression was assessed by Western blotting. Results showed a BPA-induced significant decrease in CYP1B1 expression levels at GD14 (p = 0.001), and CYP19A1 (aromatase) expression at both mid- and late-stage development (p < 0.001). …"
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Effect of hyperlipidemia on ketoconazole-midazolam drug-drug interaction in rat حسب Hamdy, D. A.

"…Plasma was jointly assayed for MDZ and KTZ concentrations using a validated assay. MDZ mean clearance (CL) was unchanged by KTZ coadministration. …"
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Autonomous vehicle sunshade using aluminum panels حسب Bin Abul Kashem, Saad

"…The heat build-up inside of a vehicle cabin due to the direct composure of thermal energy when parked outside during the day can be a huge dilemma, the intensity of the problem can be decreased by covering the windows of the automobile, but drivers are reluctant to do it manually. …"
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Optimization of design and operation of solar assisted district cooling systems حسب Alghool, Dana M.

"…Toward this end, a mixed-integer linear programming model (MILP) is proposed that captures the key design and operation variables of a solar-assisted district cooling system. …"
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Modeling and optimal scheduling of battery energy storage systems in electric power distribution networks حسب Mehrjerdi H.

"…Moreover, a linear power flow model is used to calculate voltage magnitudes and power losses with high accuracy. …"
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Changing Trends in the Referral and Timing of Treatment for Congenital Cryptorchidism: A Single-Center Experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina. حسب Zvizdic, Zlatan

"…The analysis of the observed two periods (2008-2010 and 2015-2017) showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean referral age and the mean age at surgery over the last 5 years (2015-2017) (p = 0.007 and p = 0.003, respectively). …"
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Optimal Energy Dispatch Engine for PV-DG-ESS Hybrid Power Plants Considering Battery Degradation and Carbon Emissions حسب Kanaan, Laith

"…The test results revealed a 9.2% and 3.5% decrease in daily costs compared to the heuristic and stochastic methods, respectively, and a 29.4% decrease in carbon emission costs.…"
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