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Changes in Land Cover and Management Affect Heat Stress and Labor Capacity
(2023)Earth's FutureGlobal warming is expected to exacerbate heat stress. Additionally, biogeophysical effects of land cover and land management changes (LCLMC) could substantially alter temperature and relative humidity locally and non-locally. Thereby, LCLMC could affect the occupational capacity to safely perform physical work under hot environments (labor capacity). However, these effects have never been quantified globally using a multi-model setup. ...Journal Article -
Partitioning the Uncertainties in Compound Hot and Dry Precipitation, Soil Moisture, and Runoff Extremes Projections in CMIP6
(2023)Earth's FutureA comprehensive assessment of compound hot and dry extremes based on different drought conditions (low precipitation, runoff, or soil moisture) and associated uncertainties is necessary to fully understand the possible risks. Here, we analyze changes in the likelihood of compound hot and dry conditions associated with low precipitation, runoff, and soil moisture using Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase6 (CMIP6) simulations for ...Journal Article -
Water and Ethanol as Refrigerant Mixture Enabling Adsorption Cooling below 0 °C
(2023)Energy TechnologyAdsorption chillers can avoid two types of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional cooling technologies: energy-related emissions by utilizing waste heat and refrigerant leakage-related emissions by employing the natural refrigerant water. However, water restricts the minimal cooling temperature to its freezing point. To overcome this limitation, herein, a boiling antifreeze in adsorption chillers is proposed. For this purpose, a ...Journal Article -
Harmonization and standardization of nucleus pulposus cell extraction and culture methods
(2023)JOR SpineBackground: In vitro studies using nucleus pulposus (NP) cells are commonly used to investigate disc cell biology and pathogenesis, or to aid in the development of new therapies. However, lab-to-lab variability jeopardizes the much-needed progress in the field. Here, an international group of spine scientists collaborated to standardize extraction and expansion techniques for NP cells to reduce variability, improve comparability between ...Journal Article -
Testing Nano-Powder and Fused-Glass Mineral Reference Materials for In Situ Rb-Sr Dating of Glauconite, Phlogopite, Biotite and Feldspar via LA-ICP-MS/MS
(2023)Geostandards and Geoanalytical ResearchReference materials (RMs) with well-characterised composition are necessary for reliable quantification and quality control of isotopic analyses of geological samples. For in situ Rb-Sr analysis of silicate minerals via laser ablation inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS/MS) with a collision/reaction cell, there is a general lack of mineral-specific and matrix-matched RMs, which limits wider application of this ...Journal Article -
Melting Alpine Water Towers Aggravate Downstream Low Flows: A Stress-Test Storyline Approach
(2023)Earth's FutureDroughts can lead to extreme low flow situations in rivers, with resulting severe impacts. Upstream snow and ice melt in many of the world's mountain water towers can alleviate the hydrological consequences of drought, yet global warming threatens the cryosphere. To improve the understanding of melt water contributions during drought in the case of future glacier retreat, we developed stress-test storyline scenarios to model streamflow ...Journal Article -
Analogue structure: structural analogies in the context of evolving body concept
(2023)Architectural Research QuarterlyThe changing concepts of the body have had a significant impact on architectural and structural design thinking. This article examines the influence of historical analogies with the body on structural design, highlighting the analogies’ bias against functionalist aesthetics and their scope limitations. By contrast, recent advances in cognitive neuroscience research on the body and perception enable us to gain a new perspective on the ...Journal Article -
Teamwork doesn't just happen: Policy recommendations from over half a century of team research
(2023)Behavioral Science & PolicyTeamwork has been at the core of human social organization for millennia and is essential for organizational productivity and innovation. Yet teamwork often is not as effective as it could be. Drawing on extensive research into the factors that enable teams to function well, this article offers policy recommendations for bolstering teamwork capabilities in society at large and in organizations. Our proposals call for teaching teamwork ...Journal Article -
3D Printing of Hierarchical Porous Ceramics for Thermal Insulation and Evaporative Cooling
(2023)Advanced Materials TechnologiesMaterials for thermal management of buildings offer an attractive approach to reduce energy demands and carbon emissions in the infrastructure sector, but many of the state-of-the-art insulators are still expensive, flammable, or difficult to recycle. Here, a 3D printing process is developed and studied to create hierarchical porous ceramics for thermal insulation and passive cooling using recyclable and widely available clay as raw ...Journal Article -
Three-dimensional femtosecond snapshots of isolated faceted nanostructures
(2023)Science AdvancesThe structure and dynamics of isolated nanosamples in free flight can be directly visualized via single-shot coherent diffractive imaging using the intense and short pulses of x-ray free-electron lasers. Wide-angle scattering images encode three-dimensional (3D) morphological information of the samples, but its retrieval remains a challenge. Up to now, effective 3D morphology reconstructions from single shots were only achieved via fitting ...Journal Article