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Halogenated flame retardants in Irish waste polymers: Concentrations, Legislative compliance, and preliminary assessment of temporal trends
(Elsevier, 2022-07-20)
Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) were measured in 470 waste plastic articles from Ireland between 2019 and 2020. We identified articles containing concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane ...
Discovery and recovery of an exceptional accumulation of carboniferous echinoids at Hook Head, Wexford
(Royal Irish Academy, 2022-09-30)
Geoconservation is a burgeoning area of activity within the Earth sciences and the preservation of significant fossil finds remains crucial for the advancement of palaeontological knowledge and protection of geoheritage. ...
The invisible barrier to safe textile recycling
(Frontiers Media, 2022-06-14)
Presence of certain chemical additives (e.g. halogenated flame retardants, perfluoroalkyl substances, and phthalates) could hinder textile recycling operations as their presence renders end-of-life materials as “hazardous” ...
Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and ventilation in deep energy retrofitted Irish dwellings
(Elsevier, 2022-05-28)
Residential building stock energy retrofits will play a key role in EU climate actions. The impact of these retrofits on indoor air quality (IAQ) and occupant comfort needs to be assessed to inform future renovation ...
Evaluating the interaction of human serum albumin (HSA) and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) liposomes in different aqueous environments using anisotropy resolved multi-dimensional emission spectroscopy (ARMES)
(Elsevier, 2022-01-07)
Studying the interaction between plasma proteins and liposomes is critical, particularly for their use as drug delivery systems. Here, the efficacy of anisotropy resolved multidimensional emission spectroscopy (ARMES) for ...
Framework for developing an exposure science curriculum as part of the European Exposure Science Strategy 2020–2030
(Elsevier, 2022-08-20)
Background
Evaluating and managing exposures to chemical, physical and biological stressors, which frequently interplay with psychological stressors as well as social and behavioural aspects, is crucial for protecting ...
Analyzing protein conjugation reactions for antibody-drug conjugate synthesis using polarized excitation emission matrix spectroscopy
(Wiley, 2022-09-07)
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are promising anticancer therapeutics, which offer important advantages compared to more classical therapies. There are a variety of ADC critical quality attributes (CQAs) such as the protein ...
Optical system of aplanatic telescope with a 100 m spherical primary mirror
(Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2022-06-30)
We propose an optical system of an extremely large telescope for ground-based or planetary use. The system comprises a segmented spherical mirror with a diameter of 100 m and f-number of f/1. There are three annular zones ...
SV40 T antigen helicase domain regions responsible for oligomerisation regulate Okazaki fragment synthesis initiation
(Wiley Open Access and Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 2022-01-24)
The initiation of Okazaki fragment synthesis during cellular DNA replication is a crucial step for lagging strand synthesis, which is carried out by the primase function of DNA polymerase ¿-primase (Pol-prim). Since cellular ...
Structural and material electro-mechanical instabilities in microstructured dielectric elastomer plates
(Elsevier, 2022-02-18)
In this paper, we investigate the stability of microstructured dielectric elastomer (DE) plates under electro-mechanical finite deformations. We examine the influence of the DE composite microstructure parameters on the ...