Country-scale complementary passive and active biomonitoring of airborne trace elements for environmental risk assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107357
Abstract: Abstract Despite the growing list of elements assessed and recognised as environmental and human health hazards, pollution monitoring and mitigation strategies are mandatory only for a limited number of metals, for which ambient air quality… read more here.
Keywords: active biomonitoring; monitoring; passive active; complementary passive ... See more keywords
Design of a prefabricated passive and active double skin façade system for UK offices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2017.06.001
Abstract: Abstract The Egan Report, changes to Part L Building Regulations, and the importance of office workers are challenging designers to improve the construction process, reduce operational carbon emissions, and enhance occupant comfort for office buildings… read more here.
Keywords: system; passive active; double skin; prefabricated passive ... See more keywords
A comparison between passive and active PCM systems applied to buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.007
Abstract: Abstract The incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs) in buildings increases their thermal mass and hence improves thermal comfort through internal temperature stabilization. In this paper, the thermal performance of an active PCM system was… read more here.
Keywords: storage; system; passive active; energy ... See more keywords
Passive/active photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system implementing infiltrated phase change material (PCM) in PS-CNT foam
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110942
Abstract: Abstract Power efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) cell reduce due to the warm up under solar irradiation. Several passive and active cooling experimental investigations are implemented on a PV cell in this study to find out… read more here.
Keywords: system; foam; pcm; pvt system ... See more keywords
Multi-frequency passive and active microrheology with optical tweezers
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93130-x
Abstract: Optical tweezers have attracted significant attention for microrheological applications, due to the possibility of investigating viscoelastic properties in vivo which are strongly related to the health status and development of biological specimens. In order to… read more here.
Keywords: optical tweezers; passive active; frequency; active microrheology ... See more keywords
Biomimetic swarm of active particles with coupled passive-active interactions.
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DOI: 10.1039/d4sm01298d
Abstract: We study the universal behavior of a class of active colloids whose design is inspired by the collective dynamics of natural systems such as schools of fish and flocks of birds. These colloids, with off-center… read more here.
Keywords: active particles; swarm active; passive active; biomimetic swarm ... See more keywords
Spiral and helical formation of passive and active polymers with stiffness heterogeneity in a spherical cavity.
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DOI: 10.1039/d5sm00007f
Abstract: Biomolecules usually adopt ubiquitous circular structures which are important for their functionality. Based on three-dimensional Langevin dynamics simulations, we investigate the conformational change of a polymer confined in a spherical cavity. Both passive and active… read more here.
Keywords: passive active; active polymers; cavity; spherical cavity ... See more keywords
Numerical Investigations for Passive and Active Flow Control on Tiltrotor–Wing Aerodynamic Interactions
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DOI: 10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0001288
Abstract: AbstractNumerical investigations for passive and active controls on aerodynamic interactions of the rotor/wing of a tiltrotor aircraft are conducted in hovering flight. The moving embedded grid met... read more here.
Keywords: aerodynamic interactions; investigations passive; tiltrotor; numerical investigations ... See more keywords
Initial lower hybrid current drive experiments with a passive active multijunction launcher in the ADITYA-U tokamak
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/adf00a
Abstract: Following the successful integration of a 3.7 GHz, 250 kW-1s passive active multijunction (PAM) launcher in the ADITYA-U tokamak, lower hybrid (LH) current drive experiments were conducted for the first time. The launcher was designed… read more here.
Keywords: launcher aditya; passive active; lower hybrid; active multijunction ... See more keywords
Effects of kinetic energy on heat fluctuations of passive and active overdamped driven particles.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.111.034111
Abstract: To describe the spatial trajectory of an overdamped Brownian particle, inertial effects can be neglected. Yet, at the energetic level of stochastic thermodynamics, changes in kinetic energy must be considered to accurately predict the heat… read more here.
Keywords: active overdamped; effects kinetic; energy; passive active ... See more keywords
Hybrid Reflectarray Antenna of Passive and Active Unit Cells for Highly Directive Two-Direction Beam Steering
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3232120
Abstract: A hybrid reflectarray antenna (RA) composed of passive and active unit cells that can steer a beam into two selected directions with high aperture efficiencies is designed and experimentally verified. The hybrid RA is implemented… read more here.
Keywords: unit cells; beam; unit; reflectarray antenna ... See more keywords