Nuclear power: The safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels
WEBJan 22, 2021 · Instead, making energy usage more sustainable is an alternative, realistic strategy. Nuclear power is much more sustainable than fossil fuels, and much more reliable than renewable energy sources such as wind or solar. Therefore, the waste products produced by nuclear energy may well be a price worth paying for a …
Open Access Government - Health & Social Care | Research
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G-Cloud 13 and public sector technology procurement
WEBSep 15, 2022 · The future of G-Cloud. In the last decade, almost £12 billion worth of Cloud services have been procured through the framework with 39% of that spend awarded to SMEs. In terms of breakdown, Cloud Support has overwhelmingly been the most successful Lot on the framework, with £6.7 billion spent since 2013 and accounting for 65% of total ...
The early history of public health from an evolutionary perspective
WEBOct 2, 2019 · Malaria (Plasmodium vivax) was a major cause of high mortality and ill-health in low-lying areas of southern and eastern England until the early nineteenth century. Figure 1. Diseases that declined before 1945 in England, by virulence and period of onset of decline. Key transmission routes for the diseases are also indicated.
Alternatives to animal testing: science, ethics and the law
WEBDec 5, 2022 · The last 30 years have seen a dramatic increase in alternatives to animal testing. Non-animal methods include tissues and mini-organs grown in the laboratory from human cells, organs-on-chips, research conducted using human volunteers and advanced computer simulations. Non-animal methods include tissues and mini-organs grown in …
Trochlear dysplasia: A common & confusing knee condition
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is an abnormality of the knees trochlear groove. There is an invisible transition between what is normal and what is pathologic. The knees trochlear groove is the guide channel, into which the patella engages and glides. TD is characterised by a loss of the normal concave anatomy: the depth of …
DARPA: 60 years of ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence research
WEBJan 5, 2021 · DARPA is currently under the leadership of Dr Victoria Coleman, who was appointed as 22nd director of the organisation in September 2020. Artificial Intelligence technologies Throughout DARPA’s 60 years, it has played a leading role in the creation, development and advancement of ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The plastic timeline: How did we get here? - Open Access …
WEBJan 28, 2021 · Neil Armstrong plants a nylon flag on the moon in 1969 as plastic starts to become a go-to material in the 1970s. In 1977, the plastic bag was introduced to the grocery industry as an alternative to the paper bag—something we’re trying to revert back to 40-plus years later. Production takes a noticeable dip as laws start to be introduced.
Cocoboards: Affordable building material made from coconut husks
WEBSep 20, 2018 · The research team’s primary objective was the development of an environmentally friendly technology for the production of an affordable and natural building material, in this case, a fibreboard consisting of crop residue from the coconut production with a tannin-based adhesive. In doing so, the entire …
What is open source, and why does it matter today? - Open …
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · The term ‘open source’ describes software that is available on an open source licence that shares the source code or human readable code, and allows anyone using the code on that licence to maintain and modify the code. They can do this themselves, or through a skilled third party of their choosing. Open …