Indicators and characteristics of PET packaging collected in a Deposit and Refund System pilot project [PDF]
Countries that have a Deposit and Refund System (DRS) show high rates of selective beverage packaging waste collection, indicating that it is a powerful economic instrument for achieving the European packaging recycling targets. DRS ensure that collected
Graça Martinho +3 more
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Towards the mountain: characteristics and implications of the South African UPTTRAIL pilot project
In this article Professor van der Vyver, Chairman of the Exkcutive Committee of the UPITRAIL * Trust, states in the first place the goal of the UPITRAIL pilot project, which is to demonstrate convincingly that it can effectively contribute towards ...
Dawid Van der Vyver, Beatriz Capdevielle
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Bringing Early Infant Male Circumcision Information Home to the Family: Demographic Characteristics and Perspectives of Clients in a Pilot Project in Tanzania [PDF]
Iringa region of Tanzania has had great success reaching targets for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Looking to sustain high coverage of male circumcision, the government introduced a pilot project to offer early infant male circumcision (EIMC) in Iringa in 2013.
Amuri, Mbaraka +12 more
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The Characteristics and Evolution of Supercooled Water in Wintertime Storms over the Sierra Nevada: A Summary of Microwave Radiometric Measurements Taken during the Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project [PDF]
Abstract A comprehensive examination of the evolution and vertical distribution of supercooled liquid water in Sierra Nevada winter storms was completed as part of the Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project. Measurements of supercooled water in 63 storms, which affected the area from the 1983/84 through the 1986/87 winter field seasons, were made with a dual-
Mark F. Heggli, Robert M. Rauber
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Strategies for pesticide use reduction have suffered from limited adoption. The impact of such strategies will be greater if they appeal to farmers with typical demographics and attitudes. A participatory, on-farm study was conducted to assess the potential of Pesticide Free Production TM (PFP) [Pesticide Free Production TM and PFP TM are registered
Orla M. Nazarko +4 more
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In Brazil, there have been some initiatives to improve the development of Ministry of Health clinical protocols and therapeutic guidelines (PCDTs in Portuguese, and clinical practice guidelines—CPGs, in English) and their implementation so that best ...
Viviane Cássia Pereira +4 more
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The Impacts of Low-Carbon City Pilot Projects on Carbon Emissions in China
Here, we assessed the impact of low-carbon city pilot projects on carbon emissions across China through application of a series of econometric techniques to data on these three waves of low-carbon city construction. Our baseline results are obtained from
Zhengge Tu, Yu Cao, Jiayang Kong
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535 Translational science vs. translational research in CTSA pilot projects: characteristics and perceptions [PDF]
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: NCATS requires that CTSA-funded pilot projects focus on translational science (TS) and evaluate the translational process. However, a consistent understanding of TS remains elusive. This gap is being addressed by a consortium of 12 CTSA hubs aimed at identifying distinctive features of TS and translational research (TR) proposals ...
Crystal Sparks +5 more
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A pilot project for assessing nonacademic characteristics of premedical students
G J Middents
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The performance of agriculture, which provides livelihood for 85% of the country's population, has been poor over the last few decades. It has been realized that one of the root causes of these problems is poor and unsustainable land management practices.
Teshome Taffa
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