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The Mathematics of life cycle sustainability assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021
Abstract This paper discusses a novel digital output using mathematical computation of life cycle sustainability assessment for design decisions on systemic holistic sustainability of technical systems. The computational social life cycle assessment (SLCA) combining the supply chain import data and social hotspot database for interacting countries in
Jhuma Sadhukhan, Sohum Sen, Siddharth Gadkari   +2 more
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Framework for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Additive Manufacturing [PDF]

Sustainability, 2020
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a group of technologies that create objects by adding material layer upon layer, in precise geometric shapes. They are amongst the most disruptive technologies nowadays, potentially changing value chains from the design process to the end-of-life, providing significant advantages over traditional manufacturing processes ...
Inês Ribeiro, Florinda Matos, Celeste Jacinto, Hafiz Salman, Gonçalo Cardeal, Helena Carvalho, Radu Godina, Paulo Peças   +7 more
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Fish for food or food for fish? Use of material flow analysis to optimize protein availability of seafood products for human consumption

Future Foods
The growing pressure on pelagic resources and the dilemma of redirecting high-nutritional whole fish to aquafeed, stress the need for quantitative evidence to maximize marine-protein availability for human consumption.
David Baptista de Sousa, Ramzy Kahhat, Ian Vázquez-Rowe   +2 more
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Climate-based meal pricing in hospital catering: a field study on consumer behaviour and environmental impact

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This study investigates the effect of climate-based meal pricing on food choice behaviour and environmental impact in two staff restaurants of Zurich City Hospitals, Switzerland.
Annette Jenny, Dimitri Chryssolouris, Nina Minder, David Koch, Matthias Stucki   +4 more
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Relevance of attributional and consequential life cycle assessment for society and decision support

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an essential tool for assessing the environmental impact of product systems. There are two main types: attributional LCA (ALCA), which assesses the global impact share of a product's life cycle, and consequential LCA (CLCA),
Thomas Schaubroeck
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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Left Ventricular Remodeling in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated With Anthracyclines: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Anthracycline‐related cardiac remodeling precedes heart failure in childhood cancer survivors. The objectives of this study were to determine the relationships between patient‐specific factors, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and cardiac remodeling.
Hari K. Narayan, Sitong Chen, F. Lennie Wong, Nathan Young, Anna Qi, Christopher Davis, Sanjeet Hegde, Nicholas Gloude, Kasey J. Leger, Kelly D. Getz, Francisco Contijoch, Kirsten Ness, Bonnie Ky, Dennis Kuo, Sheri J. Hartman, Saro H. Armenian   +15 more
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Pathways to global hydrogen production within planetary boundaries

Nature Communications
Hydrogen is a key lever for decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors. Mitigation scenarios project an essential role for hydrogen in returning within the climate change planetary boundary.
Michaël Lejeune, Sami Kara, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Sareh Shahrabifarahani, Rahman Daiyan   +4 more
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Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment: A Review

Energies, 2020
Exergy is important and relevant in many areas of study such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), sustainability, energy systems, and the built environment.
Martin N. Nwodo, Chimay J. Anumba
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Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
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Sectorial Investigation of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Context of Case Studies

Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi
The emergence of the concept of sustainability has brought with it the challenge of measuring this concept. Over the years, methods have been developed to assess the environmental impacts of sustainability using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), evaluate its ...
Seher Demir , Veysel Özdemir
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