energy balance Negotiating the Energy Balance in the Caribbean By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-16T12:55:00Z Reflecting the azure skies of the Caribbean, solar panels on private houses, hotels and businesses are an increasingly common sight across all the islands. Many Caribbean customers are seeking a degree of energy independence, which is not surprising given that many pay five or six times as much for their grid-provided electricity than their neighbours in mainland USA. Full Article Energy Efficiency Hydropower Baseload Storage Energy Efficiency Rooftop Bioenergy Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar Geothermal
energy balance Energy Balance La Réunion 2018 By www.sankey-diagrams.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:54:06 +0000 Two years ago I posted an early version of the energy balance for the French overseas region La Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean. Visiting the website of Horizon Réunion (formerly Energies Réunion) now, I am happy to see that they have taken the elaboration of the energy balance much further, and are now publishing this detailed Sankey diagram for energy flows in 2018. [See image gallery at www.sankey-diagrams.com] The diagram has been created by Observatoire Énergie Réunion (OER). Flows are in ktoe (ktep, kilo tonne d’équivalent pétrole in French). Overall primary energy for the island was 1441.8 ktep, of which 87% is fossil and 13% from renewable sources. We can see that mobility is the largest chunk of energy use with 64.5%. You can access the full report with all background data here. Full Article Samples energy balance France island
energy balance Amylin/Calcitonin Receptor-Mediated Signaling in POMC Neurons Influences Energy Balance and Locomotor Activity in Chow-Fed Male Mice By diabetes.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-03-09T12:48:09-07:00 Amylin, a pancreatic hormone and neuropeptide, acts principally in the hindbrain to decrease food intake and has been recently shown to act as a neurotrophic factor to control the development of AP->NTS and ARC->PVN axonal fiber outgrowth. Amylin is also able to activate ERK signaling specifically in POMC neurons independently of leptin. To investigate the physiological role of amylin signaling in POMC neurons, the core component of the amylin receptor, calcitonin receptor (CTR) was depleted from POMC neurons using an inducible mouse model. The loss of CTR in POMC neurons leads to increased body weight gain, increased adiposity, and glucose intolerance in male knockout mice, characterized by decreased energy expenditure (EE) and decreased expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) in brown adipose tissue (BAT). Furthermore, a decreased spontaneous locomotor activity and absent thermogenic reaction to the application of the amylin receptor agonist were observed in male and female mice. Together, these results show a significant physiological impact of amylin/calcitonin signaling in CTR-POMC neurons on energy metabolism and demonstrate the need for sex-specific approaches in obesity research and potentially treatment. Full Article
energy balance Prospective Association of Energy Balance Scores Based on Metabolic Biomarkers with Colorectal Cancer Risk By cebp.aacrjournals.org Published On :: 2020-05-01T00:05:36-07:00 Background: Energy balance–related factors, such as body mass index (BMI), diet, and physical activity, may influence colorectal cancer etiology through interconnected metabolic pathways, but their combined influence is less clear. Methods: We used reduced rank regression to derive three energy balance scores that associate lifestyle factors with combinations of prediagnostic, circulating levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), C-peptide, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) among 2,498 participants in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort. Among 114,989 participants, we verified 2,228 colorectal cancer cases. We assessed associations of each score with colorectal cancer incidence and by tumor molecular phenotypes using Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: The derived scores comprised BMI, physical activity, screen time, and 14 food groups, and explained 5.1% to 10.5% of the variation in biomarkers. The HR and 95% confidence interval (CI) for quartile 4 versus 1 of the HbA1c+C peptide–based score and colorectal cancer was 1.30 (1.15–1.47), the hsCRP-based score was 1.35 (1.19–1.53), and the hsCRP, C-peptide, and HbA1c-based score was 1.35 (1.19–1.52). The latter score was associated with non-CIMP tumors (HRQ4vsQ1: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.17–2.16), but not CIMP-positive tumors (Pheterogeneity = 0.04). Conclusions: These results further support hypotheses that systemic biomarkers of metabolic health—inflammation and abnormal glucose homeostasis—mediate part of the relationship between several energy balance–related modifiable factors and colorectal cancer risk. Impact: Results support cancer prevention guidelines for maintaining a healthful body weight, consuming a healthful diet, and being physically active. More research is needed on these clusters of exposures with molecular phenotypes of tumors. Full Article
energy balance Solar electric power generation - photovoltaic energy systems : modeling of optical and thermal performance, electrical yield, energy balance, effect on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions / Stefan C.W. Krauter By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Krauter, Stefan C. W Full Article
energy balance Energy balance climate models / Gerald R. North and Kwang-Yul Kim By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: North, Gerald R., author Full Article
