Proposition of Regression Equations to Determine Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Tropical and Humid Environment
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عنوان ژورنال: IPTEK The Journal for Technology and Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2088-2033,0853-4098
DOI: 10.12962/j20882033.v23i2.9