To address the regional applicability of heat-source tower heat pumps (HSTHPs), a mathematical model HSTHPs was established and experimentally verified. In different thermal zones, seasonal operation characteristics were investigated in winter summer conditions. The results showed that, heating performance factor (HSPF) value cold zone is lowest, but it can reach 2.40 winter, HSPF values hot-su...

Flowering plants initially diversified during the Mesozoic era at least 140 million years ago in regions of the world where temperate seasonal environments were not encountered. Since then several cooling events resulted in the contraction of warm and wet environments and the establishment of novel temperate zones in both hemispheres. In response, less than half of modern angiosperm families ha...

The rampant multi-drug resistance among human pathogenic microorganisms has necessitated a continuous search for new and potent antimicrobial substances, especially among plants. Also, the importance of herbal plants as sources of alternative medicine is documented worldwide. In this study, antimicrobial activities of extracts of seven edible mushrooms and two spices (ginger and garlic) against...

Abstract As a type of energy production construction, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) roofs are contributing for achieving NZEB goals. Considering sites’ climate attributes with possible size PV systems can help to reduce the initial investment and consumption operation maintenance. This paper investigates patterns single-family houses, which is designed evaluate comprehensive efficien...

Recommender systems suggest to users items that they might like (e.g., news articles, songs, movies) and, in doing so, they help users deal with information overload and enjoy a personalized experience. One of the main problems of these systems is the cold-start, i.e., when a new item or user is introduced in the system and no past information is available, no effective recommendation can be pr...