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Sustainable development of stone and marble sector in Palestine
No full textThis paper focuses on the environmental, economic, and social impact of stone and marble industry in the Middle East and North Africa region taking Palestine as a case study. It presents the lifecycle of stone and marble, with adequate indicators, and proposes strategy for proper and efficient use of resources including natural stone, water and energy during production processes. 3Rs (Reclaim, Reuse and Recycle) principles are used to minimize the waste at each stage of stone and marble lifecycle and hence improve its material efficiency. Stone and marble sector is modeled using doughnut-modeling technique taking into account most of the factors influencing this sector. The value contribution of this sector is discussed showing the rational relation between consumption and productio
Developing a survey instrument to assess the readiness of primary care data, genetic and disease registries to conduct
No full textClinical data are collected for routine care in family practice; there are also a growing number of genetic and cancer registry data repositories. The Translational Research and Patient Safety in Europe (TRANSFoRm) project seeks to facilitate research using linked data from more than one source. We performed a requirements analysis which identified a wide range of data and business ] process requirements that need to be met before linking primary care and either genetic or disease registry data.
Objectives: To develop a survey to assess the readiness of data repositories to participate in linked research – the Transform International Research Readiness (TIRRE) survey.
Results : Using feedback gained from these interviews we revised the questionnaire; clarifying questions that were difficult to answer and utilising skip logic to create different series of questions for the various types of data repository. We simplified the questionnaire replacing free-text responses with yes/no or picking list options, wherever possible. We placed the final questionnaire online and encouraged its use (www.clininf.eu/jointirre/info.html). Conclusion Limited field testing suggests that TIRRE is capable of collecting comprehensive and relevant data about the suitability and readiness of data repositories to participate in linked data research
No full textAbu-Hassan,Hassan:Department of Mathematics
Khatib,Akram:Weill Cornell Medical College in Qata
Design of an optical water pollution sensor using a single-layer guided-mode resonance filter
No full textSayyed Ahmad,Abdallah:The optical characteristics of a simple, planar, single layer, dielectric Mg-based guided
mode resonance filter (GMRF) were investigated by means of rigorous-coupled wave analysis
(RCWA). This filter has great potential for real-life applications, especially as bio- and
environmental sensors. The structure of the proposed sensor is compact, and all of its layers can be
grown in a single process. In this paper, we present results on the design of a water pollution sensor
in the violet region of the visible spectrum. The spectral and angular sensitivities of the sensor for
both the transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarization modes were estimated
and compared for various regions in the violet spectrum. A spectral response characterized with a
narrow bandwidth and low reflection side bands was realized by carrying out extensive parameter
search and optimization. Optimal spectral and angular sensitivities were found for the sensor with a
grating thickness of 100 nm in the TM polarized mode where we found them to be 100 nm and
40 degrees, per index refraction unit, respectivel
Translating evidence into practice in childbirth: A case from the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No full textHusseini,Abdullatif:
Sundby,Johanne:
Bjertness,Espen
