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UNINA9910557422203321 |
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Autore |
Bigiani Albertino |
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Salt Taste, Nutrition, and Health |
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Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
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1 electronic resource (152 p.) |
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Research & information: general |
Biology, life sciences |
Food & society |
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Monografia |
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Salt (NaCl) is a key component of the human diet because it provides the sodium ion (Na+), an essential mineral for our body. Na+ regulates extracellular fluid volume and plays a key role in many physiological processes, such as the generation of nerve impulses. Na+ is lost continuously through the kidneys, intestine, and sweating. Thus, to maintain proper bodily balance, losses have to be balanced with foods containing this cation. The need for salt explains our ability to detect Na+ in foodstuffs: Na+ elicits a specific taste sensation called “salty”, and gustatory sensitivity to this cation is crucial for regulating its intake. Indeed, the widespread use of salt in food products for flavoring and to improve their palatability exploits our sense of taste for Na+. When consumed in excess, however, salt might be detrimental to health because it may determine an increase in blood pressure—a major risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases. Understanding how salt taste works and how it affects food preference and consumption is therefore of paramount importance for improving human nutrition. This book comprises cutting-edge research dealing with salt taste mechanisms relevant for nutrition and health. |
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UNINA9910796552503321 |
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Autore |
Wirth Harry |
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Photovoltaic modules : technology and reliability / / Harry Wirth, Karl-Anders Weiss, Cornelia Wiesmeier |
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Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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3-11-038398-5 |
3-11-034828-4 |
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1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations (some colour) |
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Photovoltaic power systems - Equipment and supplies |
Photovoltaic cells |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Symbols and units -- Part I: Crystalline Silicon Module Technology 1 Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solar cell properties -- 3. Module design, materials, and production -- 4. Basic module characterization -- 5. Module power and efficiency -- 6. Module performance -- 7. References -- Part II: Crystalline Silicon Module Reliability -- 8. Characterization of modules and degradation effects -- 9. Loads for PV Modules -- 10. Accelerated aging tests -- 11. Reliability testing of materials -- 12. Reliability testing of modules -- 13. PV module and component certification -- 14. References -- Index |
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Photovoltaic Modules: Technology and Reliability provides unique insights into concepts, material design strategies, manufacturing techniques, quality and service life analysis of wafer-based photovoltaic modules. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors focus on two main topics. Part I - Crystalline Silicone Module Technology offers photovoltaics fundamentals: solar cell properties, module design, materials and production, basic module characterization, module power as well as efficiency and module performance. Part II, on the other hand, illustrates the state-of-the-art of module reliability by characterization of modules and degradation |
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effects, examination of PV-Module loads, accelerated aging tests as well as reliability testing of materials and modules. A separate chapter is dedicated to PV module and component certification. |
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