EVALUATING THE CRADLE-TO-GATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND COOLING PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING MATERIALS TO ESTABLISH A COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR A NOVEL PHOTONIC META-CONCRETE

Abstract Background By the end of 2050, it is expected that 68% of the population will live in urban areas.A higher density of people living in cities generates an increased urban heat island.Radiative cooling (RC) materials are proposed as a key strategy to mitigate global warming and urban heating.The Horizon 2020 project MIRACLE aims at developi

We conducted a citizen science survey on overwinter honey bee colony losses in Austria.A total of 1534 beekeepers with 33,651 colonies reported valid loss rates.The total winter loss rate for Austria was 15.2% (95% confidence interval: 14.4−16.1%).Young queens showed a positive effect on colony survival and queen-related losses.Observed queen

This study analyses the LIQUID B-50 complexities of implementing trilingual education in the context of Kazakhstan.Trilingualism has been gaining both supporters and opponents among teachers, students and parents.The main objective of this paper is to identify the educational characteristics in the implementation process of trilingual policies in K

Objective: to explore experiences related to fundamental elements for the care in Gift Card private nurseries, carried out by nurses who work in public nurseries.Method: an exploratory qualitative study was carried out in October 2020, with 15 nurses who work in public nurseries from Santa Clara municipality, Villa Clara province, Cuba.The informat