A Simulation-Based Study of Classroom IAQ and Thermal Comfort Performance Across New Zealand’s Six Climate Zones: The Avalon Typology by Vineet Kumar Arya, Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed, Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe

“…Optimise window-to-wall ratios, ceiling heights, window placement, insulation values (R-values), clothing insulation (Clo), and window opening schedules. …”
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Contribution of Glazed Additions as Passive Elements of the Reduction in Energy Consumption in Detached Houses by Hristina Krstić, Dušan Ranđelović, Vladan Jovanović, Marko Mančić, Branislava Stoiljković

“…Glazed additions in the form of sunspaces or greenhouses can influence the improvement of building energy efficiency and, at the same time, create appealing and pleasant building extensions. …”
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Reducing Cooling Energy Demand in Saudi Arabian Residential Buildings Using Passive Design Approaches by Lucelia Rodrigues, Benjamin Abraham Cherian, Serik Tokbolat

“…The findings revealed that individual measures such as insulated ceilings and reduced window-to-wall ratios significantly lowered cooling loads. …”
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Optimized design and thermal performance study of solar heating composite exterior wall panels by Qinghua Guo, Ximeng Lv, Fei Xia, Wenjing He, Sijia Wang, Peijun Sun

“…This paper presents the design of a unit-type solar self-insulating composite exterior wall panel, which integrates a solar collector panel, photovoltaic (PV) panel, and insulation board into a single unit module. …”
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Remodelling operational parameters on the performance of a modified domestic pressure cooker by Hesborn R. Ayub, Willis J. Ambusso, Daudi M. Nyaanga

“…From the study findings, it can be inferred that insulation improved standby cooking time by 100% and efficiency by 1.07% - 9.09%. …”
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Innovative concept of design and production of perspective models of tractors of economy class by L. F. Mechkalo, A. L. Mechkalo

“…A technical solution of a problem of increase of efficiency of the Russian agrarian and industrial complex is creation of the agricultural tractor which is not only most adapted for the Russian conditions, but also having competitive advantages. …”
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World class manufacturing implementation in fiberglass industry: A performance analysis of operational excellence by Daniela Moya-Rodriguez, Angelica Alzate-Ibanez

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Addressing Energy Performance Challenges in a 24-h Fire Station Through Green Remodeling by June Hae Lee, Jae-Sik Kang, Byonghu Sohn

“…The project further addressed unique challenges associated with continuously operated public facilities, such as insulating the fire apparatus garage and executing phased construction to avoid operational disruption. …”
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Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs): A Systematic Review of the Current Status of Single-Family Houses in the EU by Marek Borowski, Charith Madhuwantha Rathnayake, Klaudia Zwolińska-Glądys

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Energy, emissions, and economics of institutional solar PV cooking: evidence from an experimental study by Flavio Odoi-Yorke, Richard Opoku, Eunice A. Adjei, Samuel Antwi, Francis Davis, George Yaw Obeng, Francis Kofi Forson

“…The experimental results show that the SESC reduces energy consumption by approximately 90 %, achieves an average thermal efficiency of 37.4 % (compared to 14.8 %-14.9 % for BCS), and eliminates direct emissions. …”
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Energy and Ecological Concept of a Zero-Emission Building Using Renewable Energy Sources—Case Study in Poland by Anna Barwińska-Małajowicz, Marian Banaś, Teresa Piecuch, Radosław Pyrek, Krzysztof Szczotka, Jakub Szymiczek

“…NZEBs combine effective insulation, energy-efficient systems, and smart energy management to minimize consumption, and may even produce excess energy that feeds back into the grid. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Short Circuit Faults in Converter Valve Submodules on Valve Power Transmission by Yirun Ji, Qian Yuan, Chengjie Zhou, Minxiang Yang, Xuanfei Huang, Libo Ma, Hongshan Zhao

“…To quantify the impact of submodule faults on the energy transfer efficiency of the converter valve, an energy transfer efficiency index was proposed to obtain analytical expressions for energy transfer efficiency in the case of intra-submodule and inter-submodule short-circuit faults. …”
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Experimental heat transfer performance evaluation of a novel multi electric injera bakery by Kalkidan Mekonnen Meshesha, Gezahegn Habtamu Tafesse

“…Injera is daily cooked using conventional electric mitad or stove. It has low efficiency in the range of 45–55 %. This stove takes 14 min to heat up and another 3 min to make single Injera. …”
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Impact of ion implantation on the performance of AlGaInP Micro-LEDs by Wei-Hsiang Chiang, Yen-Ru Chen, Yu-Chih Hsu, Shiang-Jiun Lo, Anoop Kumar Singh, Hsin-Yu Chou, Po-Liang Liu, Dong-Sing Wuu

“…Notably, As ion implantation demonstrated superior performance in reducing leakage current and improving external quantum efficiency. These findings offer new perspectives on the design of insulation layers for future micro-LED technologies. …”
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Results of Water Inflow Elimination in Wells Draining Gas Сondestate Deposits by E. Vaganov, S. Sokhoshko, A. Sarancha, E. Levitina, I. Krasnov, T. Kharitonova

“…The results of previous well workovers in 2015 by the Urengoy UIRS showed a low success rate of about 30%. The low efficiency is associated with insufficient injection pressure at the final stage of the insulating composition into the reservoir, etc. …”
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Reliability Evaluation of Integrated Energy Systems Based on Exergy by Chaoqiong Pan, Zhaohong Bie, Gengfeng Li, Can Wang, Chao Yan

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Dynamic Performance Evaluation of Bidirectional Bridgeless Interleaved Totem-Pole Power Factor Correction Boost Converter by Hsien-Chie Cheng, Wen-You Jhu, Yu-Cheng Liu, Da-Wei Zheng, Yan-Cheng Liu, Tao-Chih Chang

“…Furthermore, a comparative study between the interleaved and non-interleaved topologies is also performed in terms of power loss and efficiency. Additionally, the performance of the SiC MOSFET-based PFC boost converter is further compared with that of the silicon (Si) insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based one. …”
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A PLANAR n⁺ –n–n⁺ GaAs DIODE WITH GaInAs-BASED GRADED-GAP ACTIVE SIDE BOUNDARYN by V. O. Zozulia, O. V. Botsula, K. H. Prykhodko

“…The diode structure is placed on a semiconductor semi-insulating substrate and represents a GaAs channel approximately 1μm long. …”
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Optimal DC-Link Voltage Mapping for SiC-Based EV Drives: Considering the Impact of a Synchronous Boost Converter by Sepideh Amirpour, Torbjorn Thiringer, Sima Soltanipour, Yu Xu

“…The results are then compared with those of traditional silicon-insulated-gate bipolar transistor (Si-IGBT) systems. …”
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Adaptive Determination of Optimum Switching Frequency in SiC-PWM-Based Motor Drives: A Speed-Dependent Core Loss Correction Approach by Sepideh Amirpour, Sima Soltanipour, Torbjorn Thiringer, Pranav Katta

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