Nuclear power: The safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels
WEBJan 22, 2021 · Instead, making energy usage more sustainable is an alternative, realistic strategy. Nuclear power is much more sustainable than fossil fuels, and much more reliable than renewable energy sources such as wind or solar. Therefore, the waste products produced by nuclear energy may well be a price worth paying for a …
The new G-Cloud 12 framework is now live - Open Access …
WEBSep 28, 2020 · The UK Government have begun to announce which suppliers have been established under their new procurement framework, G-Cloud 12. Using Cloud will change the way that organisations to deploy their IT resources more quickly, providing flexible power that can even support AI initiatives and enable …
Putting communities at the heart of policy-making - Open Access …
WEBAug 19, 2020 · The five key principles for policy-making: Place the priorities and questions of people and communities at the heart of the agenda – start enquiry and intervention from what matters to them. Be as inclusive and representative as possible – across all nations and regions of the UK, and reflecting the diversity of people and places in ...
Cocoboards: Affordable building material made from coconut husks
WEBSep 20, 2018 · The research team’s primary objective was the development of an environmentally friendly technology for the production of an affordable and natural building material, in this case, a fibreboard consisting of crop residue from the coconut production with a tannin-based adhesive. In doing so, the entire …
How do we define green infrastructure? - Open Access Government
WEBJan 6, 2022 · Green infrastructure refers to a system of interconnected ecosystems, ecological–technological hybrids, and built infrastructures providing contextual social, environmental, and technological functions and benefits. Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. An exploration of ‘green infrastructure’ plans across 20 US cities found several inconsistent ...
The plastic timeline: How did we get here? - Open Access …
WEBJan 28, 2021 · Neil Armstrong plants a nylon flag on the moon in 1969 as plastic starts to become a go-to material in the 1970s. In 1977, the plastic bag was introduced to the grocery industry as an alternative to the paper bag—something we’re trying to revert back to 40-plus years later. Production takes a noticeable dip as laws start to be introduced.
Humanitarian negotiations, diplomacy and the ethics of border …
WEBDec 2, 2022 · Antonio De Lauri, Research Professor at Chr. Michelsen Institute, discusses the purpose of humanitarian negotiations, diplomacy and the ethics of border control. Since at least the mid-nineteenth century, humanitarian negotiations and relief has spread worldwide to become a global salvific narrative. Today, this is captured in the notion of ...
The early history of public health from an evolutionary perspective
WEBOct 2, 2019 · Malaria (Plasmodium vivax) was a major cause of high mortality and ill-health in low-lying areas of southern and eastern England until the early nineteenth century. Figure 1. Diseases that declined before 1945 in England, by virulence and period of onset of decline. Key transmission routes for the diseases are also indicated.
Trochlear dysplasia: A common & confusing knee condition
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is an abnormality of the knees trochlear groove. There is an invisible transition between what is normal and what is pathologic. The knees trochlear groove is the guide channel, into which the patella engages and glides. TD is characterised by a loss of the normal concave anatomy: the depth of …
Shaping the future of research into epilepsy - Open Access …
WEBMay 21, 2021 · There are 21 epilepsy-related deaths every week in the UK – here, Maxine Smeaton, Chief Executive of Epilepsy Research UK discusses what the future holds for essential epilepsy treatment research. Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterised by seizures which are caused by excessive electrical …