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There is a need to shield from the wind improve pedestrian comfort in urban environments. Perforated windbreaks, such as fences, vegetation or textile nets, have proven be an efficient solution, whereas knitted textiles not yet been explored. The purpose of this study was evaluate capacity windbreaks reduce velocities, inform further research and promote wider architectural applications. Five c...

the chronic exposure to elf-emf (extremely-low frequency electromagnetic field) has been shown as an effective factor at biological systems. in order to determine the possible effects of whole-body exposure to emf on plasma levels of testosterones and corticosterone, weight gain and testicular gene expression of gstt1 of male rats, the present study was performed by the following procedure: thi...