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Distributed generation by energy from waste technology: A life cycle perspective by Evangelisti, S., Lettieri, P., Clift, R., Borello, D.

“…•OFMSW alone can only provide a small proportion of the total energy demand of the dwellings so that a supply of natural gas will still be needed.•The biogas…”
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Fluidized bed gasification of biomass from plant assisted bioremediation (PABR): Lab-scale assessment of the effect of different catalytic bed material on emissions by Gallucci, F., Palma, A., Vincenti, B., Carnevale, M., Paris, E., Ancona, V., Migliarese Caputi, M.V., Borello, D.

“…•Biomass from contaminated soils to renewable energy production.•Study for the choice of the most performing material for a fluidized bed gasifier.•The metals…”
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Modeling of Water Droplets Erosion on a Subsonic Compressor Cascade by Venturini, P., Andreoli, M., Borello, D., Rispoli, F., Gabriele, S.

“…In this paper an analysis of the erosion mechanism of water droplets impacting a compressor blade is performed. Three different models are compared: the…”
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Modeling of multiphase combustion and deposit formation in a biomass-fed furnace by Venturini, P., Borello, D., Iossa, C., Lentini, D., Rispoli, F.

“…A comprehensive computational model for biomass combustion is presented, featuring a solid phase combustion model, a fluid dynamic model for the gas phase, and…”
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Vortex structures and heat transfer in a wall-bounded pin matrix: LES with a RANS wall-treatment by Delibra, G., Hanjalić, K., Borello, D., Rispoli, F.

“…A hybrid LES/RANS simulation is applied to study the velocity, vorticity and thermal fields in flow over a staggered matrix of cylindrical pins bounded by a…”
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Repeatability of nest morphology in African weaver birds by Walsh, Patrick T., Hansell, Mike, Borello, Wendy D., Healy, Susan D.

“…It is generally assumed that birds build nests according to a genetic ‘template’, little influenced by learning or memory. One way to confirm the role of…”
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Development of a numerical model for biomass packed bed pyrolysis based on experimental validation by Borello, D., Cedola, L., Frangioni, G.V., Meloni, R., Venturini, P., De Filippis, P., de Caprariis, B.

“…•A model for packed bed pyrolysis of sawdust was proposed and calibrated.•Experimental tests were properly designed and realized to calibrate the model.•Three…”
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URANS of flow and endwall heat transfer in a pinned passage relevant to gas-turbine blade cooling by Delibra, G., Borello, D., Hanjalić, K., Rispoli, F.

“…This paper presents some results of URANS study of flow and heat transfer in a matrix of wall-bounded 8 × 8 round pins, mimicking internal cooling passage of…”
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Microbial fuel cell: An energy harvesting technique for environmental remediation by Ancona, V., Caracciolo, A. Barra, Borello, D., Ferrara, V., Grenni, P., Pietrelli, A.

“…Pollution of soil and water environments is mainly due to different anthropogenic factors, and the presence of organic contaminants, in particular persistent,…”
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Assessment of innovative graphene oxide composite membranes for the improvement of direct methanol fuel cells performance by Gagliardi, G.G., El-Kharouf, A., Borello, D.

“…•GO-Nafion composite membranes were produced successfully by solution casting.•GO contributes to enhance water and methanol uptake but not proton…”
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Development of a novel carbon capture and utilization approach for syngas production based on a chemical looping cycle by Hoxha, A., Palone, O., Cedola, L., Stendardo, S., Borello, D.

“…•CCU for industrial processes is proposed by using CaL and Chemical Looping cycles.•Mass and energy balances of the chemical looping cycle are implemented in…”
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Individuality in nest building: Do Southern Masked weaver ( Ploceus velatus) males vary in their nest-building behaviour? by Walsh, Patrick T., Hansell, Mike, Borello, Wendy D., Healy, Susan D.

“…• Individual males vary in the behaviours used during nest building. • Male behaviour during early nest construction is not repeatable within males. • Male…”
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Assessment of a multistep revamping methodology for cleaner steel production by Palone, O., Barberi, G., Di Gruttola, F., Gagliardi, G.G., Cedola, L., Borello, D.

“…A novel revamping methodology is proposed to achieve the decarbonization of currently operating integrated steel mills (step 0) without reducing steel…”
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A finite element overlapping scheme for turbomachinery flows on parallel platforms by Borello, D., Corsini, A., Rispoli, F.

“…Two- and three-dimensional turbomachinery flows in stationary and rotating compressor cascades are studied by using a one-level inexact explicit Schwarz…”
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Using Africa's protected area network to estimate the global population of a threatened and declining species: a case study of the Critically Endangered White‐headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis by Murn, Campbell, Mundy, Peter, Virani, Munir Z., Borello, Wendy D., Holloway, Graham J., Thiollay, Jean‐Marc

“…The White‐headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis (WhV) is uncommon and largely restricted to protected areas across its range in sub‐Saharan Africa. We used…”
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Are Elaborate Bird Nests Built Using Simple Rules? by Walsh, Patrick T., Hansell, Mike, Borello, Wendy D., Healy, Susan D.

“…Determining how animals achieve seemingly complex behaviours is central to our understanding of the evolution of cognition. Complexity in behaviour is itself…”
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Effects of rotation on flow in an asymmetric rib-roughened duct: LES study by Borello, D., Salvagni, A., Hanjalić, K.

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Microbial fuel cells with polychlorinated biphenyls contaminated soil as electrolyte: energy performance and decontamination potential in presence of compost by Gagliardi, G.G., Borello, D., Cosentini, C., Barra Caracciolo, A., Aimola, G., Ancona, V., Ieropoulos, I.A., Garbini, G.L., Rolando, L., Grenni, P.

“…The electrical performance of Terrestrial Microbial Fuel Cells (TMFCs) with soil as the electrolyte was tested with two concentrations (150 or 250 ng/g soil)…”
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Trade-offs between Specificity and Regional Generality in Habitat Association Models: A Case Study of Two Species of African Vulture by Bamford, Andrew J., Monadjem, Ara, Anderson, Mark D., Anthony, Angus, Borello, Wendy D., Bridgeford, Marilyn, Bridgeford, Peter, Hancock, Pete, Howells, Bill, Wakelin, James, Hardy, Ian C. W.

“…1. The habitat requirements of various species have been evaluated by statistical models. However, recent studies have shown that models are often not…”
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Two incidents of talon-grappling and cartwheeling in the Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax by Borello, Wendy D, Borello, Remigio M

“…Interpretations of aerial displays are often inconclusive, especially when the full sequence of events may not have been observed. This note documents two…”
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