This paper reviews the principle and application of thermally activated desiccant cooling systems with their capability to perform efficiently in hot-humid climates. The first introduces continuous increase thermal comfort required building relation consumption conventional energy sources. importance technology its applications has been introduced as well. environmental issues supply demand pro...

INTRODUCTION In an extensive review of organic mulches applied on conventionally tilled (plow-disk) fields, Dutton (1957) concluded: 1) that organic mulches such ashay and straw often increasedboth yield and quality of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and 2 ) that improved soil physical properties under the mulch, particularly lower soil temperatures and conservation of soil moisture, were r...

Maintaining mechanical ventilation has been identified as a potential strategy for reducing the risk of virus infections. However, in hot and humid climatic conditions, delivering fresh air to building comes at an energy cost could impact occupant comfort due persistent need simultaneous cooling dehumidification. In this paper, performance novel hybrid conditioning system that handles is studie...

It was shown recently that the genus Burkholderia is rich in N2-fixing bacteria that are associated with plants. A group of these diazotrophic isolates with identical or very similar 16S rDNA restriction patterns [designated amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) genotypes 13, 14 and 15] was selected and a polyphasic taxonomic study was performed, which included new isolates that were reco...

Abstract—This paper presents an adaptive thermal comfort model study in the tropical country of Malaysia. A number of researchers have been interested in applying the adaptive thermal comfort model to different climates throughout the world, but so far no study has been performed in Malaysia. For the use as a thermal comfort model, which better applies to hot and humid climates, the adaptive th...

background: sunlight is the main source of vitamin d; therefore, environmental factors might have an important role in the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis d in children. this study aimed to assess the vitamin d status according to the climate of the living area in a nationally representative sample of iranian adolescents. material and methods: this nationwide cross-sectional survey was perfo...

In this paper, we present what was learned in the research & design process of a decentralized ventilation system with chilled ceilings for a commercial office in Singapore. We make two key observations from the knowledge gathered. First, we observe, in quantitative terms, that present-day radiant cooling panel products may not provide sufficient sensible cooling capacity for commercial offices...