MEASURING CIRCULARITY FROM BUILDINGS TO NEIGHBOURHOODS

Measuring circularity from buildings to neighbourhoods

The circular economy (CE) aims to eliminate the concept of pollution and waste generation, maintain the integrity of the product over several use cycles, and focus on closing material and energy loops.Circularity metrics are relevant for monitoring, reporting and communicating CE SHARPENERS implementation progress.Applied to buildings, these metric

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Low salt exposure results in inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites during formulation of dry cured ready-to-eat pork sausage

The production of safe and healthy food products represents one of the main objectives of the food industry.The presence of microorganisms in meat and products containing meat can result in a range of human health problems, as well as economic losses to producers of these products.However, contaminated meat products continue to initiate serious and

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Proteomic analysis of the Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum SS14 strain: coverage and comparison with the Nichols strain proteome

IntroductionStrains of the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum ssp.pallidum, group into one of two deep-branching clades: the Nichols clade or the globally dominant Street Strain 14 (SS14) clade.To date, in-depth proteome-wide analyses have focused on Nichols clade strains.MethodsThe T.pallidum SS14 clade reference Towel Rack strain (SS14) prot

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Examining community perceptions of malaria to inform elimination efforts in Southern Mozambique: a qualitative study

Abstract Background In a background of renewed calls for malaria eradication, several endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa are contemplating malaria elimination nationally or sub-nationally.In Mozambique, a strategy to eliminate malaria in the south is underway in the context of low endemicity levels and cross-border initiatives to eliminate mal

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