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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"island effects"”.
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A Bio-inspired Solution to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects
… other and, as a result, exacerbating Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects. I sought solutions to this significant engineering issue from nature, and discovered a similar heat island effect in flowers, namely the micro-greenhouse effect. However, a special cooling effect has been observed in a peculiar …
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Mitigating urban heat island effects : An analysis of precinct ventilation performance and its impact on urban heat islands and outdoor thermal comfort
… impacts of urban climate change via urban heat islands (UHI) effects. Wind is a critical factor for urban temperature regulation. However, the potential of utilising natural wind for UHI mitigation is significantly constrained by the limited knowledge on urban ventilation at the precinct scale. …
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Impact of urban water bodies and green spaces on the spatial distribution of heat island effects: A case study of New York
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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The Role of Individual Differences in the Acceptability of Island Violations in Native and Non-native Speakers
This study examines the acquisition of syntactic island constraints on wh-movement in English by native speakers of Najdi Arabic to test whether it is possible for second language learners (L2) to acquire syntactic constraints that are not present in their first language (L1). According to the Full …
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Multiple dominance and interface operations
… restriction on right-node raising and selective island effects in A'-movement. I develop a linearization algorithm which is locally sensitive to complete dominance, and show how, when applied to right-node raising structures, it predicts the right-edge effect. I also explore how, following …
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Applications of deep learning and computer vision in large scale quantification of tree canopy cover and real-time estimation of street parking
… and analyzing city ecology and urban heat island effects. We apply state-of-the-art deep learning models, and compare their performance to a previously established benchmark of an unsupervised method.
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Scrambling as Case-Driven Obligatory Movement
… nominative constructions, and absence of island effects in scrambling out of a scrambled clause. In Ch. 6, I examine island effects and discourse constraints on scrambling. I argue that islandhood of various clause types is determined by the selectional properties of the clause, as argued …
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Influence of tree planting guidelines on street tree distribution along bus corridors
… street trees can significantly reduce urban heat island effects and enhance the comfort of bus users. This study examines how municipal tree planting regulations influence street tree density along bus routes in 15 U.S. cities. Analysis of street tree distributions revealed that in 73% of the …
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Implementation and evaluation of thermal avoidance strategies in arid, cost-constrained climates aimed at improving indoor thermal comfort : a case study in Bhuj, India
… emissions, energy consumption, and urban heat island effects. India is a prime example of a region where new building trends, hot climatic conditions, increasing social aspirations, and rapid population growth is likely to spread the adoption of air conditioning. To reduce the need for air …
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Living with Water: Re-Imagining Urban Hydrologies in Washington, DC
… access to local waterways – reduced urban heat island effects, a place to cool off on hot days, and mental health benefits. Climate change is stressing all aspects of our hydrological systems: creating risks of supply disruptions and shortages and resulting in more frequent floods. Using as a …
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Effect of Extreme Temperature on Stroke Incidence and Mortality in General
… more frequent in temperate zones. Urban heat island effects and poor heating infrastructure exacerbated risks. Air pollution, poor hydration, and socioeconomic factors were additional contributing elements. Conclusion: There is robust evidence linking extreme temperatures with increased stroke …
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A theory of two strong islands
This thesis is dedicated to two strong island effects: The Subject Condition and The Adjunct Condition. Both effects can be unified under a single generalization, known as Condition on Extraction Domain, or CED (Cattell, 1976; Kayne, 1981; Huang, 1982): any maximal projection that is merged with a …
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Airflow in Interior Spaces: Implications on Comfort and Health
… emissions, energy consumption, and urban heat island effects. India exhibits these traits, where new building trends, hot climatic conditions, increasing social aspirations, and rapid population growth is likely to spread the adoption of air conditioning. Within India, while air-conditioners …
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The Syntax and Semantics of Korean Wh-Quantification: Wh-NPIs and Wh-In-Situ
… data: 1) split wh-NPIs cannot be formed across island boundaries, 2) split wh-NPIs are susceptible to focus intervention effects. This analysis has important implications for another wh-in-situ construction in Korean, wh-questions. By comparing split wh-NPIs with wh-in-situ questions, I argue …
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Thermal Pollution in Urban Streams of the North Carolina Piedmont
… and are warmer due to canopy loss and urban heat island effects (Paul and Meyer 2001, Pickett et al. 2001, Groffman et al. 2002, 2003). These baseflow and stormflow changes lead to the loss of sensitive taxa and increase in tolerant biota, as well as changes in ecosystem function, including carbon …