Five triads are presented that can be used as a framework to rank sustainable measures for the built environment in terms of space, transport, energy, water and materials. These new triads are all based on the same known principle of the Trias Energetica, which constitutes a three-step strategy to come to sustainable energy use. Most favourable measures which prevent energy use are defi ned as ...

Organic chromophores or crystals with large two-photon absorption (TPA) in the solid state are very much demanded for applications in optical limiting, frequency-upconversion lasing, laser pulse stabilization and reshaping etc. [ 1,2 ] In particular, effi cient two-photon excited fl uorescence emission or absorption that can be achieved at low optical intensity with the near infrared wavelength...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key developing innovation aimed at linking objects via the Internet. While, Software Defined Networking (SDN) another modern network- ing domain intelligence that increases network effi- ciency and enhances security, reliability, protection through dynamic software programs. In this paper, we proposed distributed secure SDoT-NFV architecture for smart cities wi...

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Identify barriers to medication adherence among their patients. 2. Take steps to reduce nonadherence among glaucoma patients. 3. Identify glaucoma patients who may benefi t from sustained-release therapies by increasing awareness of nonadherence with eye drop treatment. 4. Compare diff erent drug-delivery sys...

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This paper presents an integrated theory of money and dynamic credit. I study financial intermediation when both the intermediary and individuals have private information. I show that money is essential in solving the two-sided incentive problems under the dynamic credit arrangement. First, requiring settlement with money can induce market trades that generate information-revealing prices to di...

Rebound eff ects measure the behaviorally induced off set in the reduction of energy consumption following effi ciency improvements. Using both panel estimation and quantile-regression methods on household travel diary data collected in Germany between 1997 and 2009, this study investigates the heterogeneity of the rebound eff ect in private transport. With the average rebound eff ect being in ...

Rebound eff ects measure the behaviorally induced off set in the reduction of energy consumption following effi ciency improvements. Using both panel estimation and quantile-regression methods on household travel diary data collected in Germany between 1997 and 2009, this study investigates the heterogeneity of the rebound eff ect in private transport. With the average rebound eff ect being in ...