Tag: vertical farming

The models that have been used in previous studies are simple steady state models for the fuel cell and liquid desiccant systems. In this study, I investigate the integration of rack and row level fuel cell powered servers with Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier technology that can be dynamically dispatched to produce electricity and cooling in various amounts […]

The vast majority of adult smokers began smoking during adolescence. Each day, approximately 2,000 youth smoke their first cigarette and over 300 become daily smokers. Previous studies have shown that the younger people are when they begin using tobacco products, the more likely they are to develop nicotine dependence and other substance use disorders. It […]

Taylor and colleagues report that between 34% and 61% of adult males used cannabis at least once in the year 2000, including between 17% and 63% of violent criminal offenders and between 34% and 74% of offenders in property crimes . These findings, while far from definitive, do not suggest a clear and direct link […]

The overwhelming majority of this sample reported using cannabis to treat multiple health conditions. This result is unsurprising given increased cultural attention to the wide range of conditions for which cannabinoids may be therapeutic. However, panacea-like use may prove problematic. The same cannabinoid preparation that might be helpful for one condition [e.g., high THC and […]

Even in the United States, new research is needed that more accurately evaluates real differences across the states in terms of the legal status of possession offences, how these laws are enforced and interpreted by police and prosecutors, how these differences get translated into arrest patterns, and how these differences in laws and their enforcement […]

The review not only examined the mechanisms by which odors induce a health response, but also identified effective risk-based approaches for regulating health impacts from exposures. The main outcomes of interest in the review were health symptoms, physiological responses, annoyance, mood and psychological health, quality of life, cognition , athletic performance, and brain activity. Alberta […]

The physical environment also plays a role. Varying wind direction and speed lead to the transitory nature of odors, and multiple sources in the vicinity lead to difficulty in source attribution. Even temperature and humidity play roles in the perception of odor, which is often overlooked during exposure sampling and analysis. In addition to the […]

Social science contributions to understanding multiple drug use have lagged behind those from the natural sciences . The regular and combined use of multiple substances is disproportionately practiced by some minority and socially marginalized groups, such as gender minority individuals . The particular risks and benefits associated with multiple drug use demand a better understanding of its […]

When we found the same retailer or a branch of the same retail chain elsewhere in the same county, we kept the retailer in the data set. If a retailer disappeared and then reappeared in a later round of data collection, we kept it in the data set. If a retailer re moved its online price list, […]

Employed was a combinatorial assembly of yeast toolkit parts and iterative design-build-learn-test cycles with strain selection guided by a mathematical model relating genetic design to monoterpene flux. To be functionally useful, the engineered strain needed to retain its ability to convert sugars to ethanol, and have precise, stable expression of flavor-determining monoterpenes linalool and geraniol. This […]