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S. Ferrer
Unwanted effects of European Union environmental policy to promote a post-carbon industry. The case of energy in the European ceramic tile sector
Global warming combined with low carbon transition plans is threatening the future of high energy consumption industry sectors in the European Union (EU). The need to respond to environmental challenges is demonstrated by support for international level energy policies and legal requirements, such as the Kyoto Protocol which the EU supports, and increased EU-level environmental legislation and energy policies. The effect of these initiatives is gradually transforming industrial activities in the EU. However, since not all countries have adopted these policies, evaluation of their net effect needs to take account also of side-effects such as delocalization of industry activity and the legal …
A mammographic phantom image reconstruction through Monte Carlo techniques
Mammographic phantoms are employed during quality control test in breast screening locations and other health centres. These quality controls are performed to achieve the image quality required to detect breast abnormalities, ensuring the minimum risk to radiographied women. The aim of this study is the development of a methodology to reproduce the image of a mammogram during a routine exposure in a breast screening programme. In a first step, the CIRS 11A (MAMMO PHANTOM SP01) mammographic phantom has been simplified and modelled with the Monte Carlo transport code MCNP-4c2. Different tallies (F2 and F5) have been used to score the photon flux under the phantom, and a group of aluminium lay…
Evaluation of DR and CR digital mammography systems based on phantom and breast dosimetry.
Digital mammography has been progressively introduced in screening centers, since recent evolution of CR and DR detectors. However, it is questionable which exposure conditions would be more suitable when these techniques are applied, in order to reduce the glandular breast doses, as they are related with induced carcinogenesis. Several exposures have been performed in CR and DR mammography units for comparing absorbed doses during quality control assessments and during screening, diagnosis and treatment. In the first case, the CIRS11A mammographic phantom has been used with standard exposure conditions (28 kV, AEC mode with blackening +0, 50:50 glandularity and 4.5 compressed breast thickn…
How to reduce energy and water consumption in the preparation of raw materials for ceramic tile manufacturing: Dry versus wet route
Abstract Dry and wet routes in the ceramic tile manufacturing process refer to two different technologies for preparing the raw materials for the forming stage. Both result in a granulated solid ready for use in the pressing stage, but with different characteristics. The dry route was the first to be developed. As quality standards and tile sizes increased, the wet route was developed and introduced successfully into the manufacturing process. Since 1990, the wet route has been the most used around the world to prepare ceramic tile body raw materials. The powder produced by the wet route has finer particles and higher flowability, which has allowed the production of higher quality ceramic t…
Transformation of the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes to hygromycin B resistance.
A transformation system for the ringworm-producing dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes has been developed. The system employs the plasmid pHIS, which contains a bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene linked to Cochliobolus heterostrophus regulatory sequences (B. G. Turgeon, R. C. Garber, and O. C. Yoder, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:3297-3305, 1987). This plasmid confers hygromycin B resistance to T. mentagrophytes. The DNA was stably integrated into the fungal genome, and the number and sites of integrations varied among transformants. Transformant clones were capable of infecting guinea pigs. This system opens the way for the molecular genetic analysis of the interaction of T. mentagro…
CCDC 254470: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 254472: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 254471: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 254469: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 224410: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 639526: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 293619: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 885464: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 912352: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 224408: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 918812: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 293618: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 853895: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 901545: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 853896: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 224409: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 139309: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 925179: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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