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the harmful wavelength and are also used in converting the unusable light to usable light (Fatherree 2007). “For example, a specific pigment may absorb less-suitable violet light and then give
off (reflect or fluoresce) blue light, which can then be used by the zooxanthellae to produce more
food. Likewise, one pigment may actually absorb unusable near-UV light and emit violet light,
which is then absorbed by another pigment that emits usable blue light” (Fatherree 2007:55).

Invisible Body Parts
The diagram below shows the unobservable parts of the clam body. The clam body parts are covered with a shell. This shell protects the clam body part from any harm. The below figure expose
the invisible body part of the clam. The clam body parts are visible only after removing the shells
(Fig.2).

Figure 2: Clam anatomy (Rosemary 2014)

Case Study and Analysis
Al Manahil cafe restaurant is the case study taken for this report. Al Manahil cafe restaurant is
located in D owntown, Dubai, attached to Al Manzil hotel. This cafe restaurant is located in mid of
the town, on a main street, and surrounded by many landmarks e.g. souk’s and hotels. The cafe
restaurant is occupied by both, the guest hotel and outsiders. This cafe restaurant is occupied
through day and night, without any specific peak hours.
The case study selected for this study is a cafe restaurant building. This cafe restaurant is located
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai. Dubai is located within the Northern desert belt, with a

Thermal comfort through biomimicry in the case of Emirates Towers Metro Station in Dubai

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