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Investigation of Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Land Surface Albedo for the Entire Chinese Territory by Yuan, Jihui

“…Currently, global climate change (GCC) and the urban heat island (UHI) phenomena are becoming serious problems, partly due to the artificial construction of…”
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Multivariate stochastic generation of meteorological data for building simulation through interdependent meteorological processes by Jiao, Zhichao, Yuan, Jihui, Farnham, Craig, Emura, Kazuo

“…In recent years, the uncertainty of weather conditions and the impact of future climate change on building energy assessment has received increasing attention…”
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Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review by He, Chao, Tang, Chunyan, Li, Chuanhao, Yuan, Jihui, Tran, Khanh-Quang, Bach, Quang-Vu, Qiu, Rongliang, Yang, Yanhui

“…Wet torrefaction (WT) is a sustainable subcritical water pretreatment technology to upgrade moist biomass into hydrochar solid fuel with superior fuel…”
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Predictive artificial neural network models to forecast the seasonal hourly electricity consumption for a University Campus by Yuan, Jihui, Farnham, Craig, Azuma, Chikako, Emura, Kazuo

“…•Proposed ANN models to forecast seasonal hourly electricity consumption for Osaka City University.•Adopted the R2 and RMSE metrics to evaluate the performance…”
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Application of glass beads as retro-reflective facades for urban heat island mitigation: Experimental investigation and simulation analysis by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig, Sakai, Hideki

“…Glass beads are the common main component of retro-reflective (RR) material applied to building envelopes for urban heat island (UHI) mitigation. In order to…”
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Analytical model to evaluate the reflective directional characteristics of retro-reflective materials by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig

“…•Created three types of retro-reflective (RR) plates for evaluating their reflective directional characteristics.•Investigated angular distributions of created…”
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Proposal for optimum combination of reflectivity and insulation thickness of building exterior walls for annual thermal load in Japan by Yuan, Jihui, Farnham, Craig, Emura, Kazuo, Alam, Md Ashraful

“…This paper is a proposal to optimize the combination of surface reflectivity and the insulation thickness of exterior walls for energy savings in regions of…”
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Optical analysis of glass bead retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Sakai, Hideki, Farnham, Craig, Lu, Siqiang

“…•Developed several glass bead retro-reflective (RR) samples for application to building walls.•RR capacity of samples was investigated by an optical…”
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Best-Fit Probability Distributions and Return Periods for Maximum Monthly Rainfall in Bangladesh by Md Ashraful Alam, Kazuo Emura, Craig Farnham, Jihui Yuan

“…The study of frequency analysis is important to find the most suitable model that could anticipate extreme events of certain natural phenomena e.g., rainfall,…”
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Research on the design and image perception of cultural landscapes based on digital roaming technology by Lin, Zhengsong, Yang, Ziqian, Yuan, Jihui

“…The preservation and advancement of cultural heritage continue to present significant challenges, arising from conflicting objectives, concepts, methodologies,…”
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Geometrical-optics analysis of reflective glass beads applied to building coatings by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig

“…•Geometrical-optics analysis of a reflective glass bead was carried out by optical theory.•Reflective directional characteristics of a glass bead were…”
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Neural network models for predicting urban albedo of urban surfaces with different reflection directional properties by Yuan, Jihui, Shimazaki, Yasuhiro, Masuko, Shingo

“…The urban albedo is regarded as an important indicator for mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. The goal of this paper is to create neural…”
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Evaluation of retro-reflective properties and upward to downward reflection ratio of glass bead retro-reflective material using a numerical model by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig

“…Recently, retro-reflective (RR) materials have been proposed to be applied to building facades instead of diffuse reflective (DR) materials for urban heat…”
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Possible Perception Bias in the Thermal Evaluation of Evaporation Cooling with a Misting Fan by Farnham, Craig, Yuan, Jihui

“…Mist evaporation cooling (MEC) is increasingly used as a low-energy means to improve thermal comfort in hot environments. However, the thermal sensation votes…”
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Proposal to Refine Solar Radiation of Typical Meteorological Year Database and Evaluation on the Influence of Air-Conditioning Load by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig

“…The Typical meteorological year (TMY) database is often used to calculate air-conditioning loads, and it directly affects the building energy savings design…”
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Investigating the influence of reflective materials on indoor thermal environment and solar reflectance in buildings by Yuan, Jihui, Shimazaki, Yasuhiro, Tajima, Masaki, Sheng, Shaoyu, Jiao, Zhichao, Bizjak, Marko

“…This in-depth study explores the intricate dynamics of reflective materials, emphasizing their impact on the indoor thermal environment and urban heat island…”
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Frequency analysis of annual maximum hourly precipitation and determination of best fit probability distribution for regions in Japan by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig, Alam, Md Ashraful

“…In the design of irrigation and other hydraulic structures, evaluating the extreme rainfall for a specific probability of occurrence is important. The capacity…”
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A method to measure retro-reflectance and durability of retro-reflective materials for building outer walls by Yuan, Jihui, Emura, Kazuo, Farnham, Craig

“…A method of determining the retro-reflectance of retro-reflective materials used for building coatings is proposed in this article. In addition, the durability…”
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Can retro-reflective materials replace diffuse highly reflective materials for urban buildings’ wall to improve outdoor thermal comfort? by Yuan, Jihui, Shimazaki, Yasuhiro, Zhang, Ruijun, Masuko, Shingo, Cao, Shi-Jie

“…In recent years, there have been numerous studies on the application of retroreflective (RR) materials to exterior building walls to relieve the urban heat…”
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Performance of Retro-Reflective Building Envelope Materials with Fixed Glass Beads by Yuan, Jihui, Farnham, Craig, Emura, Kazuo

“…Urban heat islands (UHI) are growing in size and intensity, which is partly attributable to the large amount of anthropogenic waste heat. Moreover, heat…”
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