This study aims to use vernacular climatic solutions (VCS) of traditional dwellings of Bushehr in common residential buildings of this city in southern Iran and answer to the question that “What is the effect of VCS in terms of energy consumption in these buildings?”. This research was conducted on two levels. At the first level, after selecting an existing model of common residential buildings...

We analyze the Ising model on a random surface with a boundary magnetic eld using matrix model techniques. We are able to exactly calculate the disk amplitude, boundary magnetization and bulk magnetization in the presence of a boundary eld. The results of these calculations can be interpreted in terms of renormalization group ow induced by the boundary operator. In the continuum limit this RG o...

The renormalization-group (RG) flow in the finite-temperature (2+1)-dimensional Georgi-Glashow model is explored. This is done in the limit when the squared electric coupling constant is much larger than the mass of the Higgs field. The novel equation describing the evolution of the Higgs mass is derived and integrated along the separatrices of the RG flow in the limit when the original theory ...

A simple modification of the standard Renormalization Group (RG) technique for the study of quantum spin systems is introduced. By applying this method to the xxz spin 1 2 Heisenberg chain, we obtain the ground state energy with much higher accuracy than the standard RG.

We discuss the model ᾱan(Q ) recently proposed for the QCD running coupling ᾱs(Q ) in the Euclidean domain on the basis of the “asymptotic–freedom” expression and on causality condition in the form of the Q-analyticity. The model contains no adjustable parameters and obeys the important features: (i) Finite ghost-free behavior in the “low Q” region and correspondence with the standard RG-summed...

BACKGROUND Understanding how built environment characteristics influence recreational walking is of the utmost importance to develop population-level strategies to increase levels of physical activity in a sustainable manner. PURPOSE This study analyzes the residential and non-residential environmental correlates of recreational walking, using precisely geocoded activity space data. METHODS...

This research used neural networks to develop a decision support system, and model the relationship between one’s living environment and residential satisfaction. Residential satisfaction was investigated at two affordable housing multifamily rental properties located in Atlanta, Georgia. The neural network was trained using data from Defoors Ferry Manor and the network was validated using data...

To the problem of being lack of transit network hierarchy theory, a research on public transit network hierarchy optimization based on residential transit trip distance is conducted. Firstly, the hierarchy standard of transit network is given, in addition, both simulating electron cloud model and Rayleigh distribution model are used to fit the residential transit trip distance. Secondly, from t...

Clarke, A. (2011). Three therapeutic residential care models, the sanctuary model, positive peer culture and dyadic developmental psychotherapy and their application to the theory of congruence. Children Australia, 36, 2, 81–87. DOI 10.1375/jcas.36.2.81 Therapeutic residential care is a service model being funded within the Queensland out-of-home care sector within the last 24 months. The Depar...