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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Outdoor lighting"”.
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Outdoor lighting: sustainable practices for effectively restoring the night
Artificial lighting at night has lasting negative impacts on humans, animals, and the environment. This report aims to review and analyze existing and emerging sustainable practices in outdoor lighting that can aid in effectively restoring the night. The analysis of this report is focused on …
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Comparative Environmental and Planning Law Relating to Light Pollution Control in England and Other Jurisdictions
… activities in relation to the nature of lighting and darkness, light pollution still significantly reduces average human well-being, impacts on the visibility of faint night sky objects during the night with the naked eye and telescope, and damages the night environment. It can be defined …
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High-Intensity Discharge Industrial Lighting Design Strategies for the Minimization of Energy Usage and Life-Cycle Cost
… the electrical energy consumed by artificial lighting is second only to the amount consumed by electric machinery. Of the energy usage attributed to lighting in North America, approximately fifteen percent is consumed by those lighting products that are classified as High-Intensity Discharge …
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Análisis de fiabilidad de leds de AlInGaP de alta eficiencia luminosa
… reliability of commercial high efficiency LED lighting from the perspective of life and failure analysis. The high luminous efficiency LED are an alternative to traditional lamps, both signaling systems and indoor and outdoor lighting systems. Equipment where are mounted LEDs operates in …
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Seeing the light: germination, growth and flowering responses in wildflowers under artificial nighttime lighting
The introduction of artificial nighttime lighting due to human settlements and transport networks is increasingly altering the timing, intensity and spectra of natural light regimes worldwide. Artificial light at night (ALAN) is predicted to constitute a significant anthropogenic pressure on …
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High-efficiency ultrasound-powered micro-LEDs for optogenetic applications
… and more than 87% LEDs are used in indoor/outdoor lighting, automotive lighting, etc. Recent advancements in neuroscience and technology opened a new opportunity for LEDs to be used for optogenetic applications. Optogenetics is an emerging field that combines genetic engineering and light …
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Effects of artificial light at night on benthic primary producers in freshwaters
… ecosystems. Simultaneously, a global shift in outdoor lighting technologies from yellow high-pressure sodium (HPS) to white light-emitting diode (LED) light is taking place, changing the spectral composition of nocturnal illumination. Mounting evidence suggests that ALAN affects microorganisms, …