In this paper, a solar-powered dehumidification window (SPDW), combining a conventional double-glazed building window with a solid desiccant packed bed and a photovoltaic panel, has been proposed to dehumidify the air supplied to a residential building in an energy-saving way. The solid desiccant packed bed was installed between the double layers of the residential window to achieve the compact...

Two experiments exploring the effects of social category membership on ‘real life’ helping behavior are reported. In study one, intergroup rivalries between soccer fans are used to examine the role of identity in emergency helping. An injured stranger wearing an ingroup team shirt is more likely to be helped than when wearing a rival team shirt or an unbranded sports shirt. In study two, a more...

We give a rigorous definition of tropical fans (the “local building blocks for tropical varieties”) and their morphisms. For a morphism of tropical fans of the same dimension we show that the number of inverse images (counted with suitable tropical multiplicities) of a point in the target does not depend on the chosen point — a statement that can be viewed as one of the important first steps of...

Consumer negotiation of authenticity is explored through a netnography online fans the reality television series RuPaul’s Drag Race. Suggestion post-postmodern approach to negotiating narratives consumed, associated authentic identities consumers, and supporting interactions consumer community. A more reconstructive stance arises from some fans’ occasional frustrations over staging interfering ...