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The availability and accessibility of nutrition information in fast food outlets in five states post‐menu labelling legislation in New South Wales

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives: 1) Explore the availability and accessibility of fast food energy and nutrient information post‐NSW menu labelling legislation in states with and without menu labelling legislation. 2) Determine whether availability and accessibility differed
Lyndal Wellard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Does the Presentation of Energy Performance Affect the Price of Houses? A Case Study of Detached Houses in Stockholm, Sweden

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Our study aims to analyse whether the capitalisation of a property’s energy performance is affected by how it is presented. In place since 2002, there is an EU directive mandating the introduction of an energy performance certificate (EPC) when selling ...
Mats Wilhelmsson
doaj   +1 more source

Impact Assessment on Kenyan Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Energy Labels for Cold Chain Appliances [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
In addressing climate change and meeting countries National Determined Contribution (NDC) and national cooling action plan (NCAP) on energy ambitious targets in the year 2030, Kenya made several strides in drafting the appliances energy performance and ...
Kambu Chiro Javan, Obbo Joseph, Rop K.V.
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in energy and nutritional content of menu items served by popular UK chain restaurants with versus without voluntary menu labelling: A cross-sectional study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundPoor diet is a leading driver of obesity and morbidity. One possible contributor is increased consumption of foods from out of home establishments, which tend to be high in energy density and portion size. A number of out of home establishments
Dolly R Z Theis, Jean Adams
doaj   +1 more source

Should fast-food nutritional labelling in South Africa be mandatory?

open access: yesThe South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022
Objectives: This study aimed to: (i) determine the proportion of fast-food restaurants that provide nutritional information, (ii) describe the nutritional information of similar food items and meal combinations across the fast-food restaurants, (iii) and
Siphiwe N Dlamini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Performance Certificate Classes Rating Methods Tested with Data: How Does the Application of Minimum Energy Performance Standards to Worst-Performing Buildings Affect Renovation Rates, Costs, Emissions, Energy Consumption?

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Energy renovations of the building stock are a paramount objective of the European Union (EU) to combat climate change. A tool for renovation progress monitoring is energy performance certificate (EPC) labelling.
Andrea Ferrantelli, Jarek Kurnitski
doaj   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating ageing into minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for sustainable and efficient refrigeration in East Africa

open access: yesEnvironmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
The biggest growth in residential electricity consumption across Africa is projected to arise from the increased proliferation of cooling devices such as air conditioners, fans, and refrigeration units. This growth is due to rising urbanisation, economic
Josephine Nakato Kakande   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in domestic energy use reduction and private renewable energy production [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Domestic energy use can be directly influenced by personal choices. These choices include the selection of equipment (efficiency), mode of equipment use, consumer behaviour but also by self-production of electricity, space heating and/or cooling ...
van Schijndel Patrick
doaj   +1 more source

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