Photovoltaic (PV) panels convert a portion of the incident solar radiation into electrical energy
and the remaining energy (>70 %) is mostly converted into thermal energy. This thermal …

Spectral splitting is an approach to the design of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors
that promises significant performance benefits. However, the ultimate efficiency limits, …

A wealth of epidemiological studies concerning the distribution of type 1 diabetes (T1D)
around the world have pointed to the appreciable variation in the incidence of T1D among …

Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors, which are capable of cogenerating useful
thermal energy and electricity from the same aperture area, have a significantly higher overall …

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in hybrid PV-T
collectors and the wider systems within which they can be implemented, and assess the …

Solar desalination has emerged as a sustainable solution for addressing global water scarcity
in the energy-water nexus, particularly for remote areas in developing countries. How to …

Adult non–insulin requiring diabetes includes latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA),
distinguished from type 2 diabetes by the presence of islet autoantibodies. LADA China …

A relation on electric field dependent surface stress, or alternatively surface piezoelectricity,
is proposed in this paper. Based on such relation, a piezoelectric ring under prescribed …

Context: Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors have been widely used in type 2 diabetes.
An important unanswered question concerns the effect of DPP-4 inhibition on β-cell …

Background Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that vitamin D could
prevent pancreatic β‐cell destruction and reduce the incidence of autoimmune diabetes. In …