Considering the necessity of A simulation tool developed to estimate and qualify waste from building demolition. The was using BIM enabled 4D-CAD combined with physics game engines it simulates impact output alternative demolition processes. In addition, Waste Distribution Maps (WDM) are generated support decision-making. This research represents a significant advancement in applied computing f...

The almost continuous reconstruction of healthcare facilities challenges the safety of patients because of the continual occupancy of hospitals. Traditional safety measures during construction have focused on avoiding hazards such as fire, mineral dust, and chemical aerosols. Since the development of transplant technology and other immunosuppressive therapies, opportunistic pathogens have becom...

We devise a new technique to enhance transmission of quantum information through linear optical quantum information processors. The idea is based on applying the Quantum Zeno effect to the process of photon absorption. By frequently monitoring the presence of the photon through a quantum non-demolition (QND) measurement the absorption is suppressed. Quantum information is encoded in the polariz...

Autophagy is a cellular pathway that leads to the degradation of proteins and organelles. This process is usually involved in the maintenance of cell homeostasis when the organism experiences nutrient starvation, but in holometabolous insects autophagy also intervenes in the demolition of larval tissues and organs during metamorphosis. This review summarizes the current knowledge about autophag...

The fluctuation-dissipation relation is well known for the quantum open system with energy dissipation. In this paper a similar underlying relation is found between the bath fluctuation and the dephasing of the quantum open system, of which energy is conserved, but the information is leaking into the bath. To obtain this relation we revisit the universal, but simple dephasing model with quantum...

The construction industry is one of the biggest and most active sectors of the European Union (EU), consuming more raw materials and energy than any other economic activity. Furthermore, construction waste is the commonest waste produced in the EU. Current EU legislation sets out to implement construction and demolition waste (CDW) prevention and recycling measures. However it lacks tools to ac...

It has recently been estimated that 72 million tonnes of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste arose in 1999 in England and Wales accounting for approximately 20% of total waste arisings. Of this 35% is estimated to be recycled. Improving the efficiency of the construction and demolition industry is a key objective for the UK Government, with the publication of a strategy for more sustainable...

This paper focuses on one aspect of occupational dioxin exposure that is novel and unexpected. Exposures in excess of the German threshold limit value of 50 pg international toxicity equivalent (I-TEQ)/m3 are very frequent, unpredictable, and sometimes very high--up to 6612 pg I-TEQ/m3--during thermal oxygen cutting at scrap metal and demolition sites. The same procedure involving virgin steel ...

Land use change, in the form of urbanization, is one of the most significant forms of global change, and most cities are experiencing a rapid increase in population and infrastructure growth. However, a subset of cities is experiencing a decline in population, which often manifests in the abandonment of residential structures. These vacant and abandoned structures pose a land use challenge to u...