The early phases of the Covid-19 pandemic challenged healthcare organisations to rethink how to provide care and deal with their infrastructure differently. Hospitals were forced to amend the use and organisation of their buildings at very short notice in order to separate Covid from non-Covid patients
Chapter Sensorized Tools for Haptic Force Feedback in Computer Assisted Surgery, 'Haptics'
During the last few years, large-scale efforts towards realizing high-photonic inte‐ gration densities have put SOAs in the spotlight once again. Hence, the need to de‐ velop a complete framework for SOA-induced signal distortion to accurately evaluate a system’s performance has now become evident
Building information modeling shows its potential in the performance driven design, where multiple design solutions are generated and assessed against certain design goals. This paper proposes a workflow for the air-conditioning system design and simulation on thermal zoning level
The Coast Guard is an organization committed to safeguarding the marine environment, that requires specialized personnel. Therefore, it is necessary to integrate the "basic" preparation, with "specialist" training in compliance with the high standards of a Q.M.S. of training, which uses teaching methods advanced, classroom and lessons, case studies, but also practice in the field. The latter me…
The Gulf of Pozzuoli (GoP) is a marginal sub-basin of Tyrrhenian Sea, characterized by a strong anthropogenic impact, due to high population density and intense commercial and tourist traffic. Historically, the GoP is dedicated to the farming of bivalve mollusks which are constantly subject to chemical and microbiological monitoring to protect the health of consumers. In the winter season, high…
medical vocabulary; Greek speaking; medieval communities; Southern Italy; plant names
This paper, basing its analysis on England’s national customs accounts between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, briefly examines England’s ports as commercial nodes (of which London was the busiest, with Hull, Southampton and Bristol becoming the main regional hubs by the fifteenth century), its shipping (which provided both liner and tramping services and sailed all year round), and…
Transport: general interest
Polystyrene (PS) is a petroleum‐based plastic made from styrene (vinyl benzene) monomer. Since it was first commercially produced in 1930, it has been used for a wide range of commercial, packaging and building purposes. In 2012, approximately 32.7 million tonnes of styrene were produced globally, and polystyrene is now a ubiquitous household item worldwide. In 1986, the US Environmental Prot…