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Evaluation of renewable energy options for cooling applications
Srinivasa Ramana, Aluru; Chidambaram, Lakshmanan; … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 6 (2012) 1, pp. 65-74
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess renewable energy‐based cooling technologies using multi‐criteria methodology. Design/methodology/approach – Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology is applied to obtain the ranking of renewable energy options for cooling technology...
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Foldable magnetic wheeled climbing robot for the inspection of gas turbines and similar environments with very narrow access holes
Fischer, Wolfgang; Caprari, Gilles; Siegwart, Roland; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 3, pp. 244-249
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and prototype implementation of a miniature climbing robot with magnetic adhesion, developed for the inspection of gas turbines and other environments that require vertical mobility along curved steel surfaces, but only offer very...
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Do different kinds of user-generated content in online brand communities really work?
Estrella-Ramón, Antonia; Ellis-Chadwick, Fiona - In: Online Information Review 41 (2017) 7, pp. 954-968
Purpose Due to the fact that user-generated content (UGC) and online brand communities (OBCs) are gaining popularity, the purpose of this paper is to identify the type of UGC that has a real effect on product success, in terms of the number of owners, within a popular OBC associated with video...
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Spatial and Eeducational Patterns of Innovation for Charter Schools
Harwood, Pamela - In: Open House International 34 (2009) 1, pp. 55-67
We present ten patterns and design examples in this paper, revealing some of the most relevant trends in educational design, drawn from our research on charter schools. An interdisciplinary team of students in architecture, urban planning, business, education, and psychology have completed a...
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Adapting the Scottish tenement to twenty‐first century standards
Sharpe, Tim; Shearer, Donald - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 3 (2013) 1, pp. 55-67
and historic structure, including internal insulation, a ground source heat pump with underfloor heating, sunspaces and …
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Optimal size and layout planning for district heating and cooling networks with distributed generation options
Chinese, Damiana - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 2 (2008) 3, pp. 385-419
Purpose – The objective of this study is to highlight the questions arising in the design of district heating and … special reference to network sizing and layout, significantly depend on heating demand profiles and energy prices. Research …
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Maintenance Policies with Minimal Repair
Mamabolo, R. M.; Beichelt, F. E. - In: Stochastics and Quality Control 19 (2004) 2, pp. 143-166
Abstract This article gives a survey on some important maintenance policies involving minimal repairs and replacements …
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Process Control for Three Quality Classes and Three Repair Actions
Shankar, Gauri - In: Stochastics and Quality Control 19 (2004) 2, pp. 241-250
Abstract In this paper a production process with a uni-variate quality characteristic is considered where the output is classified in three quality classes: good, marginal and bad. The process is subject to quality deterioration and, therefore, it is periodically monitored and according to the...
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Service quality in outsourced facility maintenance services
Marja Rasila, Heidi; Florian Gersberg, Nils - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 9 (2007) 1, pp. 39-49
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess service quality of outsourced facility maintenance services (FMS) from … maintenance quality (technical outcome). It seems that the main quality problems are linked to service recovery quality. These … necessary. If the service recovery processes and observed maintenance quality are not understood well, the improvements may be …
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Multicriteria decision-making to support preventive maintenance of built heritage in the historic center of Sobral, Brazil
Olimpio, Luiz Carlos Magalhães; Campos, Vanessa Ribeiro; … - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 13 (2021) 4, pp. 814-836
policies for preventive maintenance comprised in a conservation approach to built heritage and aligned with local sustainable … results show that for the decision problem over preventive maintenance, social contribution and historical record of built …
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