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Evaluation of connection types in design for disassembly (DFD) using

, 2006
Design for disassembly (DFD) is an important design concept to make products more friendly for maintenance and remanufacturing practices. One of the important issues in DFD guidelines is related with the selection of the connectors used in the product.
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A review of demountable connections in structural engineering for circular construction across materials and systems

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The global construction industry’s transition to a Circular Economy (CE) requires innovative structural solutions, especially demountable connections, which enable component reuse and improve resource efficiency.
Vittoria Borghese, Jan Niederwestberg, Marcel Vullings   +2 more
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Prefabricated Solutions for Housing: Modular Architecture and Flexible Living Spaces

Buildings
This research explores the development of a modular prefabricated concrete housing prototype, focusing on sustainability and flexibility. Supported by industry collaboration, it examines three key hypotheses: (1) a rigid geometric modular layout ...
Mina Djukanovic, Alexandra Alegre, Francisco Teixeira Bastos   +2 more
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Sustainable Packaging User-centered Design Employing CycleGAN and Deep Learning

BioResources
An innovative approach was pursued for sustainable packaging design using Cycle Generative Adversarial Networks (CycleGANs), tailored for wood packaging engraving.
Weiwei Jin, Weiye Chen, Ke Ma
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Circular economy in construction: The digital transformation perspective

Cleaner Engineering and Technology
This systematic review critically examines the intersection of digital transformation and circular economy (CE) principles within the built environment. While digitalisation has been shown to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability in construction,
Saeed Banihashemi, Senada Meskin, Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Aso Hajirasouli, Khuong LeNguyen   +5 more
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End-of-Life Scenarios for Mass Timber: Assumptions, Limitations and Potentials—A Literature Review

Applied Sciences
This paper presents a literature review exploring the end-of-life (EoL) scenarios for mass timber, focusing on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), and circular principles.
Lu Lin, Dario Trabucco, Giovanni Perrucci   +2 more
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Circular economy strategies for the design of a social housing system: a PRISMA-based systematic review

Frontiers in Sustainability
The convergence of an increasing global housing affordability crisis and critical climate decarbonisation targets calls for a fundamental paradigm shift in the planning, design, construction and management of social and public housing across the life ...
Foluke Oladunni Jegede, Ridwan Omogbolahan Soneye   +1 more
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Serum-derived extracellular vesicles from breast cancer patients contribute to differential regulation of T-cell-mediated immune-escape mechanisms in breast cancer subtypes. [PDF]

Front Immunol, 2023
Graham R, Gazinska P, Zhang B, Khiabany A, Sinha S, Alaguthurai T, Flores-Borja F, Vicencio J, Beuron F, Roxanis I, Matkowski R, Liam-Or R, Tutt A, Ng T, Al-Jamal KT, Zhou Y, Irshad S.   +16 more
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A deep dive into addressing obsolescence in product design: A review. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Sierra-Fontalvo L, Gonzalez-Quiroga A, Mesa JA.   +2 more
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A bibliometric and thematic review of metaverse and reverse logistics for a sustainable circular economy

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Reverse logistics (RL) is a fundamental component of the circular economy (CE) that supports the recovery, reuse, and recycling of products and materials.
Toan Cong Tran, Thanh Thi Tuyet Le
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