Occurrence, Migration Behavior, and Environmental Burden of Phthalate Esters in Flooring Materials Used in Newly Renovated Chinese Homes [PDF]
ToxicsPhthalic acid esters (PAEs), a class of synthetic semi-volatile organic compounds, are extensively incorporated into decorative materials. However, their specific occurrence, migration behaviors, and environmental impact on these materials—which comprise
Ying Zhang +6 more
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Fallville: A Perspective on an Interactive Pedagogical Tool to Enhance Understanding and Implementation of Fall-Compliant Flooring [PDF]
BioengineeringFall-compliant flooring represents a passive fall preventative approach that has emerged as an effective intervention for reducing fall-related injuries, yet its adoption remains limited due to insufficient understanding among end-users and key ...
Shashank Ghai, Ishan Ghai
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Use and aesthetics of Iasian marble in presbyteries of the 6th century [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2023 This paper offers a survey of the uses of Iasian marbles and their relationships with other stones. In the 6th century, these marbles were used for wall cladding and flooring, with an aim to alternate with or frame lighter marbles, as was the case in ...
Diego Peirano
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Broiler Chicken Behavior and Activity Are Affected by Novel Flooring Treatments
Animals, 2021 The objective was to determine broiler chicken behavioral differences in response to novel flooring treatments. Broilers (n = 182) were housed in 14 pens (a random subset from a larger-scale study including 42 pens), with 13 birds/pen.
Leonie Jacobs +4 more
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FRICTION COEFFICIENT AND ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE GENERATED FROM RUBBER FOOTWEAR SLIDING AGAINST FLOORING MATERIALS [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology, 2014 The present work discusses the effect of flooring materials on the generation of electric static charge and friction coefficient. The electric static charge and friction coefficient of smooth rubber footwear sliding against different types of flooring ...
W. Y. Ali +2 more
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Risk factors associated with swine dysentery in East-European pig production units [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2005 The objective of the present study was to determine the risk factors for swine dysentery in East-European middle-size to large farrow to finish units with separate breeding and grower-finisher facilities.
Mirko C.P., Bilkei G.
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Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022 Animal welfare is a priority across accredited zoological institutions; however, historically, research has been prioritized for mammals. Bird-focused studies accounted for less than 10% of welfare research in zoos and aquariums over the last ten years ...
Jocelyn M. Woods +2 more
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QUALITY OF TROPICAL HARDWOOD FLOORS [PDF]
Revista Árvore, 2021 This study aimed to determine the basic density of the wood and to simulate the performance of flooring produced with wood from five tropical species: Dipteryx odorata (Cumaru), Handroanthus spp.
Ana Carolina Silva Costa +5 more
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Recycling, 2023 The Voluntary Agreement for Collecting and Recycling Plastic Waste (VA), including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles and flooring materials, will be converted to an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system from 2023.
Do-Wan Kim +3 more
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Janka Hardness Evaluation of Plantation-Grown Eucalyptus nitens for Engineered Flooring Applications
Buildings, 2022 Hardness is commonly used to determine the suitability of a timber species for flooring applications. In this study, Janka hardness test is conducted on sawlog managed Eucalyptus nitens and regrowth forest Eucalyptus obliqua sourced from Tasmania ...
Kuluni Millaniyage +4 more
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