To reduce energy consumption for space heating, a coordinated action on energy supply, building fabric and occupant behavior is required to realize sustainable improvements.A reduction in district heating supply temperature is an interesting option to allow the incorporation of renewable energy sources and reduce distribution losses, but its impact
This paper investigates the cyclic stress-strain behavior of steel-polypropylene-blended fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC) under uniaxial cyclic compression.A total of 48 prism specimens were tested for different fiber volume fractions and aspect ratios.The results show that the introduction of blended fibers has synergetic effects on improving the
The nutritive quality of aphids, conspecific and heterospecific eggs as food for ladybirds is a controversial issue.If ladybirds find aphids more palatable than eggs then they are more likely to efficiently exploit and be biocontrol agents of aphids.If eggs of conspecific or heterospecific ladybirds are more palatable than aphids these biocontrol a
Quantum dots (QDs) are semi-conducting nanoparticles that have been developed for a range of biological and non-biological functions.They can be tuned to multiple different emission wavelengths and Sherlocks can have significant benefits over other fluorescent systems.Many studies have utilised QDs with a cadmium-based core; however, these QDs have
The article introduces the semiotic, cognitive, and technical aspects of the most important trends in Mushroom Drinks the modern written communication, which arise as a result of the competition between acoustic-auditory and manual-visual codes.The author believes that Russian education has to adapt to the contemporary trends in virtual communicati