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Thermal mass is the material's ability to store heat and release it after an amount of time and concrete is considered one of the best thermal mass material. Since concrete has been used widely in many building constructions, by considering the capability of concrete in terms of thermal mass, it is worthwhile to use this ability of concrete in order to build buildings more healthy and comfortab...

The presence of open spaces in the spatial order campus can encourage students to engage outdoor activities aimed at improving their quality life and academic performance. Providing an integrated, space is key creating a unique, dynamic, aesthetic campus. During development, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan (ITK) continues develop infrastructure support all lecture events, one which configuration ...

The School of Computer Engineering (SCE), which organized this conference, is one of the five engineering schools in the College of Engineering at Nanyang Technological University. The other schools are the School of Civil and Environment Engineering, the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the School of Materials Engineering, and the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering...

Quadtrees* Erik G. Hoel Hanan Samet Computer Science Department Computer Science Department Center for Automation Research Center for Automation Research Institute for Advanced Computer Sciences Institute for Advanced Computer Sciences University of Maryland University of Maryland College Park, Maryland 20742 College Park, Maryland 20742 Abstract Data-parallel primitives for performing operatio...

Debasmita Misra*, Thomas Oommen, Avinash Agarwal, Surendra K. Mishra, Anita M. Thompson Geological Engineering, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755800, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA Tufts University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 200 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155, USA National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee-247667, Uttaranchal, India...

The study attempts to evaluate the existing status of Veterinary College Libraries in India by applying the prevailing standards of the Academic Veterinary Medical Library, USA have been applied to the results of this study for inference and discussion, as no such standards are available in Indian context from the perspective of Veterinary College Libraries especially from Veterinary Council of...

1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Pharmacology Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 12th Floor, Keyanlou Building, 167 Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100037, China 2Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, BSB, 2-106, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Bro...

Which colleges in America contribute the most to helping children climb the income ladder? How can we increase access to such colleges for children from low income families? We take a step toward answering these questions by constructing publicly available mobility report cards – statistics on students’ earnings in their early thirties and their parents’ incomes – for each college. We estimate ...