The impact of the solar energy on the load profile of the building by Zhang, Jun

“…Unlike fossil fuels such as oil and natural gases, the silicon sheets – known as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, harness the sun’s energy, turning it into electricity, while emitting minimal greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. …”
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Thermodynamics versus kinetics in nanosynthesis by Wang, Yawen, He, Jiating, Liu, Cuicui, Chong, Wen Han, Chen, Hongyu

“…One may discover a stone tool by chance but it takes more than luck to make a car or cell phone. With the advance of nanoscience, the synthesis of increasingly sophisticated nanostructures demands a rational design and a systems approach. …”
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Entrepreneurial resourcefulness: theoretical origins, integrative review, and research agenda by Williams, TA, Li, JM, Zhao, EY

“…Entrepreneurial resourcefulness is frequently invoked as an essential quality needed to succeed in the entrepreneurship processes. As such, recent years have seen a proliferation of a diverse body of scholarship on entrepreneurial resourcefulness. …”

Enhancing the Oxford University Research Archive: compliance, consistency, and challenges in supporting researchers by Mitchell, T, Lindgren, T, Partridge, J

“…Over the past four to five years, ORA has undergone significant updates, including the implementation of a new data model, the adoption of enhanced metadata standards, and the integration of automation tools. …”

New directions in competition policy: an overview by Cowan, S, Ormosi, P, Perkins, J

“…Competition policy has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years, with growing tension between traditional antitrust frameworks and contemporary critiques, including the "hipster antitrust" movement. …”

Aspects of the management of cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus jubatus, trapped on Namibian farmlands by Marker, L, Dickman, AJ, Mills, M, Macdonald, D

“…Long-term monitoring must include detailed consideration of these indiscriminate removals, as they involve many cheetahs, fluctuate between years, often go unreported, and are likely to have a serious impact on cheetah populations outside protected areas.…”

Why do rural migrant mothers in urban China digitally monitor their children? by Murphy, R, Wu, G

“…The discussion draws on our 22 face-to-face interviews with the rural migrant mothers of at least one child ages 7–14 years. Our analysis highlights the intersectionally constituted time pressures arising from these women’s need to balance their responsibilities in paid work and childcare. …”

Survival of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.) into the Late Pleistocene in Southwestern British Columbia (Vancouver Island), Canada by Termes, L, Keddie, G, Hebda, R, Trask, P, Arbour, V, Speller, C, Paskulin, L, Ramsey, C, Richards, MR

“…The mammoth dates span a wide range, from >47,500 to 18,000 radiocarbon years BP (uncalibrated). These later new dates support other lines of evidence for portions of Vancouver Island remaining unglaciated towards the end of Late Pleistocene.…”

A manifesto for a globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science by Ghai, S, Thériault, R, Forscher, P, Shoda, Y, Syed, M, Puthillam, A, Peng, HC, Basnight-Brown, D, Majid, A, Azevedo, F, Singh, L

“…The field of psychology has rapidly transformed its open science practices in recent years. Yet there has been limited progress in integrating principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. …”

Al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī and Fatimid Daʿwa poetry: a case of commitment in classical Arabic literature by Qutbuddin, T

“…Chief missionary for their Caliph-Imams, he founded the dynamic tradition of "Fatimid daʿwa (religious mission) poetry” that flourished after him for a thousand years through the succeeding Ṭayyibī daʿwa and continues to thrive today. …”

How coalitions shape legislative institutions in parliamentary democracies by Zubek, R

“…In this article, I propose a simple formal model of procedural choice under coalition government and probe its empirical plausibility in a novel analysis of committee procedure reforms undertaken in 14 European parliamentary democracies over more than 60 years. The analysis reveals an empirical pattern which is broadly consistent with expectations. …”

Psychedelics, meaningfulness, and the “proper scope” of medicine: continuing the conversation by Cheung, K, Patch, K, Earp, BD, Yaden, DB

“…These include certain changes to perception, cognition, and affect, which we refer to here as the acute subjective effects of psychedelics. In recent years, psychedelics such as psilocybin have also shown considerable promise as therapeutic agents when combined with talk therapy, for example, in the treatment of major depression or substance use disorder. …”

Variation in height and BMI of adult Indians by Som, S, Ulijaszek, S, Pal, M, Bharati, S, Bharati, P

“…Data for adults aged 15–49 years were taken from the India National Family Health Survey-3 and descriptive studies and multiple linear regression analyses carried out. …”

Gamson going global? Cabinet proportionality in comparative perspective by Chaisty, P, Power, T

“…Using a sample of 1551 country-years of coalitional government in 97 countries from 1966 to 2019, and comparing all main constitutional formats (parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential), we find that Gamson’s Law does not travel well outside its context of origin. …”

Renewables in GCC countries: the next frontier? by Haug, M

“…More than 20,000 people attended the 7th World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. The buzz and excitement is understandable in view of the many initiatives announced. …”

Energy efficiency: the first renewable by Khan, S

“…The Arabic word Istidaama has only been applied in this context in Saudi Arabia in recent years, and the concept of using energy more efficiently is both new and vague. …”

Designing and delivering research-into-use programmes in the WASH sphere: experience from SHARE, REACH and the Urban Sanitation Research Initiative by Charles, K, Esteves Mills, J, Balls, E, Norman, G

“…In fact, achieving policy change may not necessarily be more difficult in low-income contexts than in wealthier contexts (for example, Rwanda and Kenya outlawed plastic bags almost overnight, whereas even the most ambitious EU countries set targets 3-5 years into the future). Nonetheless, it’s clear that using research to drive meaningful change is far from straightforward. …”

New approaches to the architectural design, amenities, and function of macella: typologies, scale, and the Macellum Magnum by Hanson, JW

“…In recent years, scholars have drawn particular attention to the existence in the ancient world of permanent, specialized market buildings, macella or μάκɛλλοι, which offered dedicated facilities for the processing and sale of luxury commodities such as fish and meat. …”

¿Hacia una ciudad vasca? Aproximación desde la innovación social by Calzada, I

“…Thereafter, he was awarded with a Postdoctoral Fellowship by Ikerbasque, Basque Science Foundation, for three years (2012-2014) and the RSA Early Career Grant (2014-2015), to compiled a eight-cases benchmarking gathered and disseminated in www.cityregions.org. …”

Recommended changes to standard of care for monitoring of cortically blind fields by Willis, HE, Cavanaugh, MR

“…Global incidence of stroke has risen 70% in the last 30 years, affecting approximately 25% of adults throughout the course of their lives. …”