Bio-inspired cooling technologies and the applications in buildings

SC Fu, XL Zhong, Y Zhang, TW Lai, KC Chan… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In response to the growing demand for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and energy
efficiency, abundant innovative bio-inspired cooling technologies have been proposed and …

A review on thermoregulation techniques in honey bees'(Apis mellifera) beehive microclimate and its similarities to the heating and cooling management in buildings

H Jarimi, E Tapia-Brito, S Riffat - Future Cities …, 2020 - account.futurecitiesandenvironment …
Apis mellifera–Apis, which is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera, which is Latin for 'honey-bearing'–
refers to Western or European honey bees. Research shows that regardless of the ambient …

Co** with the cold and fighting the heat: thermal homeostasis of a superorganism, the honeybee colony

A Stabentheiner, H Kovac, M Mandl, H Käfer - Journal of Comparative …, 2021 - Springer
The worldwide distribution of honeybees and their fast propagation to new areas rests on
their ability to keep up optimal 'tropical conditions' in their brood nest both in the cold and in …

[HTML][HTML] Organochlorine pesticide residues in Uganda's honey as a bioindicator of environmental contamination and reproductive health implications to consumers

SB Mukiibi, SA Nyanzi, J Kwetegyeka, C Olisah… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on
the floral origin of the nectar. Taking advantage of the large areas that they cover; …

[HTML][HTML] Apis-Prime: A deep learning model to optimize beehive monitoring system for the task of daily weight estimation

O Anwar, A Keating, R Cardell-Oliver, A Datta… - Applied Soft …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This work presents Apis-Prime, 2 a hybrid deep learning model for soft sensing and
time series forecasting, to estimate the daily weight variations of honeybee hives. Apis-Prime …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of microplastic pollution using bee colonies: An exploration of various sampling methodologies

L Cortés-Corrales, JJ Flores, A Rosa… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent research has highlighted the potential of honeybees and bee products as biological
samplers for monitoring xenobiotic pollutants. However, the effectiveness of these biological …

Collective ventilation in honeybee nests

JM Peters, O Peleg… - Journal of The Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
European honey bees (Apis mellifera) live in large congested nest cavities with a single
opening that limits passive ventilation. When the local air temperature exceeds a threshold …

[HTML][HTML] Thermo-bioconvection in nanoliquid suspension saturated with thermotactic microorganisms

A Bisht, S Maheshwari - Forces in Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
This study primarily focuses on the analytical investigation of thermal-bioconvection in the
nanoliquid layer confined between two horizontal parallel walls. Bioconvection is …

A Mathematical Model of the Honeybee–Varroa destructor–Acute Bee Paralysis Virus System with Seasonal Effects

V Ratti, PG Kevan, HJ Eberl - Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2015 - Springer
A mathematical model for the honeybee–varroa mite–ABPV system is proposed in terms of
four differential equations for the: infected and uninfected bees in the colony, number of …

Design and development of low-power, long-range data acquisition system for beehives-beedas

O Anwar, A Keating, R Cardell-Oliver, A Datta… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Decision making capability of a system is highly dependent upon the quality and quantity of
training data. Majority of beehive monitoring systems developed for research purposes are …