Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors are hybrid solar collectors that convert solar and ambient energy into thermal and electrical energy.Integrated PVT-HP, in which PVT collectors are combined with a heat pump, offers an efficient and renewable option to replace conventional fossil fuel-based energy systems in residential buildings.Currently, sys
The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Elderly Mental Health
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of reminiscence Abstract therapy on elderly mental health.Methods & Materials: This was a quasi-experimental study.The sample was consisted of 57 elderly men and women who were residing in the HASHEMI NEJAD institution, were selected by stratified random sampling.Inclusion criteria were:
New genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi isolated from humans in Eastern Taiwan.
Scrub typhus, an acute febrile illness, is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi.In our study, O.tsutsugamushi was rapidly detected and typed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the 56-kDa type-specific antigen (TSA) gene.To investigate the genotypes of c
Friend or foe: effects of social experience and genetic line on responses of young gilts in a social challenge paired interaction test
The increased focus on group housing of sows in commercial pig production emphasises the importance of saving appropriate gilts which later become sows that are well-adapted to group housing systems.This study aimed to assess the short-term effects of social mixing experience and genetic line on social and exploration responses of young gilts in st