Determination of an acceptable comfort zone for apartment occupants in South Korea: An empirical analysis of cooling operation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.019
Abstract: Abstract Occupants of apartment blocks tend to wear less clothing and exhibit lower metabolic rates than occupants of other building types. Further, the use of air conditioning systems to maintain certain comfort levels within living… read more here.
Keywords: comfort zone; acceptable comfort; apartment; comfort ... See more keywords
Stepping outside the comfort zone of membrane contact site research
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DOI: 10.1038/s41580-018-0022-1
Abstract: The past decade has seen striking progress in our understanding of communication between organelles via close appositions of their membranes, known as contact sites. Recent systematic studies highlight that the cellular contact site landscape is… read more here.
Keywords: membrane contact; contact sites; contact site; comfort zone ... See more keywords
Going beyond the comfort zone: multilingualism, translation and mediation to foster plurilingual competence
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DOI: 10.1080/07908318.2019.1661687
Abstract: ABSTRACT From watching a subtitled TV series to learning the lyrics of a popular song in a foreign language, media act as a mirror reflecting global multilingual realities. And yet, it is not always clear… read more here.
Keywords: beyond comfort; translation; plurilingual competence; comfort zone ... See more keywords
Challenging the comfort zone: self-discovery, everyday practices and international student mobility to the Global South
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DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2016.1225863
Abstract: Abstract This paper scrutinises the underlying motivations of short-term international students by unpacking the notion of ‘leaving the comfort zone’ for self-discovery and self-change. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with Canadian exchange students volunteering and studying… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; global south; self; comfort zone ... See more keywords
‘Being pushed outside your comfort zone is a good way to learn’
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DOI: 10.1136/vr.m1537
Abstract: Simon Johnson was a client care adviser before qualifying as a vet nurse. He recently volunteered at a neutering clinic in Ecuador, where he faced unexpected challenges. read more here.
Keywords: pushed outside; good way; way learn; comfort zone ... See more keywords
Out of the comfort zone? The ECB, financial assistance, independence and accountability
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DOI: 10.1177/1023263x18822793
Abstract: The European debt crisis (Eurozone crisis) precipitated an unprecedented reconfiguration of the institutional architecture of the Economic and Monetary Union. At the core of such overhaul was the establishment of a financial assistance function specific… read more here.
Keywords: comfort zone; accountability; financial assistance; independence ... See more keywords
Stepping out of your comfort zone.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.1.55
Abstract: Sophie Emery, Student Children's Nurse at the University of Hertfordshire, reflects on her elective placement in Zambia. read more here.
Keywords: comfort zone; stepping comfort;
Tourists’ apprehension toward choosing the next destination: A study based on the learning zone model
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.987154
Abstract: The current research is based on Senninger’s Learning Zone Model applied to the tourists’ comfort zone. This model was created in 2000 and it proved to be useful in many applied areas: Psychology, Sociology, Marketing… read more here.
Keywords: zone model; comfort zone; learning zone; destination ... See more keywords