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 Trike closing material and energy loops.Circularity metrics are relevant for monitoring, reporting and communicating CE implementation progress.Applied to buildings, these metrics del
Soapstone production in the Gusii region is one of the oldest traditional handcraft industries in Kenya.The history of the industry dates back hundreds and perhaps even thousands of years.Initially made as traditional handcraft for local use over the years, the products have been transformed into tourist Trike items that are sold to both domestic a
A search of the current scientific literature yields a limited number of studies that describe the use of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic imaging for the analysis of forensic casework, which is likely due to the fact that these instruments are fairly new commodities to the field of analytical chemistry and are therefore not yet com
Category: Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Autogenous bone graft remains the standard bone graft in foot and ankle surgery when filling a bone void or adding biology to an arthrodesis site.Harvesting autograft can have serious donor site morbidity with an average complication rate of 8% and reports as high as 25%.Complications range from persistent p
BK virus (BKV) associated nephropathy affects 1-10% of kidney transplant recipients, leading to graft failure in about 50% of cases.Immune responses against different BKV antigens have been shown to have a prognostic value for disease development.Data currently suggest that the structural antigens and regulatory antigens of BKV might each trigger a