The use of operable shading devices impacts building loads significantly. The need exists for an explicit treatment of window shading devices in the design of energy efficient buildings through simulation. A general framework for modeling complex fenestration systems has recently been implemented in ESP-r. The underlying models have been developed with emphasis on computational efficiency and s...

Two-component systems (TCS) regulate pathogenic commitment in many interactions and provide an opportunity for unique therapeutic intervention. The VirA/VirG TCS of Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediates inter-kingdom gene transfer in the development of host tumors and sets in motion the events that underlie the great success of this multi-host plant pathogen. Significant proof for the feasibility ...

TO THE EDITOR: The review by Grimes (1) of the history of nomograms was informative. However, his criticism of the “epidemic” of nomogram resurgence was fundamentally unsubstantiated. Grimes states that “nomograms provided speed in calculation at the cost of precision” without providing any evidence that the lost precision mattered. Where is the evidence, for example, that calculating likelihoo...

This study investigates different cases to obtain optimal Window-to-Wall ratio (WWR) in seven climate conditions based on the Köppen–Geiger classification. The WWR was decided minimum amount of total energy use (total cooling, heating, and lighting use) a building model during complete year. impact overhang automatic blinds were assessed optimization for with integrated control. Moreover, three...

Modern high-performance as well as powerconstrained System-on-Chips (SoC) are increasingly using hardware accelerated encryption engines to secure computation, memory access, and communication operations. The electromagnetic (EM) emission from a chip leaks information of the underlying logical operation being performed by the chip. As the EM information leakage can be collected using low-cost i...

Abstract The lack of LCA research on the agricultural landscape led to a gap in terms data availability. Even though there was potential emission release uncontrolled and carbon stored product simultaneously. study aims analyze life cycle (land management, extraction, production, distribution, usage, final treatment) footprint tali bamboo species. It is shown were five main products has made e....

Previous studies showed that the identification of a left- or right-pointing arrowhead is impaired when it appears while planning and executing a spatially compatible left or right keypress (Müsseler & Hommel, 1997a). We attribute this effect to stimulus processing and action control operating on the same feature codes so that, once a code is integrated in an action plan, it is less available f...

Ventilated façades have become an increasingly employed feature in the design of low energy buildings over recent years in that they offer the attractive features of a conventional glass façade but without the thermal disadvantages. These façades consist of a double skin surface, the outer layer of which is of toughened glass, and the inner layer of which usually comprises conventional double-g...