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… Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution” - a first-of-its-kind model of the global plastics system that describes how to radically reduce ocean plastic pollution. For more information, contact us at plastic@systemiq.earth or visit www.systemiq.earth 2 https://www.systemiq.earth/breakingtheplasticwave/ https://www.systemiq.earth/breakingtheplasticwave/ https://www.systemiq.earth/breakingtheplasticwave/ Preface Endorsements Executive Summary: 5 essential findings … “B2B” films (e.g., Reusa- Wraps), innovative solutions in the form of edible coat- ings for vegetables already exist (example providers include Apeel, Mori, Notpla), dissolvable packaging (e.g., by Aquapack or Kuraray), solid products instead of liquid (e.g., Lush), and concentrates replacing rigid non-food grade bottles for cleaning essentials, are all emerging trends raising the elimination potential in this scenario.32 xliii Direct elimination: packaging that does not serve an essential … into recycling streams because service providers consider recycling in the design phase. xlv (i) Refill at home: consumers fill their own reusable container at home, refills are either delivered to the door (e.g., a subscription service), or in a shop (e.g. concentrates). (ii) Refill on the go: Consumers refill their own reusable packaging at a dispensing point away from home, such as in-store refill stations. (iii) Return from home: Users subscribe to a delivery and collection service that …

… engines, electricity, nuclear missiles, COVID vaccines. But has science only happened to us or is it also the creation of modern culture? Does it perhaps reflect the values and preconceptions particular to our times and to this part of the world? Visiting the history of science will shed light on these questions. Five lectures will address central themes on the relation of science and society, and consider the work of key modernizers, such as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Ulugh Beb, Charles Darwin and … gebied. In de laatste paar jaren zijn we in TEFAF LECTURE THU 16 MARCH, 20:00 Auditorium, Tongersestraat 53 Prof. Thijs Weststeijn Professor of Art History, Utrecht University While the wooden poles under Amsterdam begin to rot, water levels in Venice are rising, archaeological sites in Pakistan are flooding and the temples of Babylon are collapsing due to salinisation. The climate crisis is endangering historical heritage all over the world, through higher temperatures and humidity, more … Generale Office Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht T. (043) 388 53 07 (ma t/m do: 9.00 - 17.00 uur) PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht T. +31 43 388 53 07 (Mon to Thu, 9:00 - 17:00) sg-mail@maastrichtuniversity.nl www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/sg Bezoekadres / Visiting address: Bonnefantenstraat 2, C2.03, Maastricht Bureauhoofd en programmamaker / Head of Office and Programme Maker Rob van Duijn (043) 388 53 04 rob.vanduijn@maastrichtuniversity.nl Programmamakers / Programme Makers Jaap Janssen (043) 388 53 …

… of skills relevant for working in an international environment, and gain experience, in a simulated setting, of negotiating and drafting a global treaty that safeguards fundamental human rights. The course is built as a series of topical lectures, workshops and tutorials that build on each other. This enables the students to progressively deepen their theoretical and policy-relevant knowledge and professional skills and apply them to topical policy cases. 3. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of this … 13 April 2026 End Date 12 June 2026 ECTS credits 8 Instruction language English Coordinator M. Natorski Link https://unu.edu/merit/about/expert/dr-michal-natorski Teaching methods Paper(s); Assignment(s); Research; Skills; Work in subgroups, Working visit(s) Assessment methods Attendance; Portfolio; Final paper; Oral exam; Presentation. Keywords Global governance, project management, crises, climate change, conflicts 2. FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION This course explores the institutional and procedural … F. Visentin; R. Cowan Link https://unu.edu/merit/about/expert/dr-fabiana- visentin; https://unu.edu/merit/about/expert/prof-dr- robin-cowan Teaching methods Assigment(s), Coaching, Paper(s), Presentation(s), Research, Skills, Work in subgroups, Study visit Assessment methods Debate, Policy workshop, Assignment, Final paper Keywords Innovation, Innovation systems, Global and Local perspectives, Networks, Measuring innovation, Incentives to innovate 2. FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION This course serves to …

… values are shown with a thick blue line. (C,I) Observed richness over the first year of life. (D,J) Shannon diversity over the first year of life. (E,K) PCoA plot of the sub-study samples. (F,L) Change in Bray–Curtis dissimilarity between each study visit and the one previous to it. (* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001). 3.5. Alpha Diversity Was Associated with Dietary Variables at the Time of Solid Food Introduction To assess the relationship between alpha diversity and the nutritional variables of … values are shown with a thick blue line. (C,I) Observed richness over the first year of life. (D,J) Shannon diversity over the first year of life. (E,K) PCoA plot of the sub-study samples. (F,L) Change in Bray–Curtis dissimilarity between each study visit and the one previous to it. (* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001). 3.6. Increased Dietary Diversity Stabilized the Gut Microbiota at the Time of Solid Food Introduction In the individual sub-study analyses, the introduction of solids had a significant … using the difference in Bray–Curtis dissimilarity from sample to sample over time within each infant (from day 3 to 1 year in Canada, from day 7 to 14 months in the Netherlands) and was found to be greater than 0.3 (median = 0.41–0.76) between study visits (Figure 3F,L). This underlines the unstable nature of the gut microbiome in early life. Beta diversity changed over the study period; however, each individual infant had its own trajectory, and no clear pattern emerged (Figure S4). …

… verantwoordelijk dragen voor een zorgvuldige Verwerking van Persoonsgegevens op hun afdeling/eenheid. Dit omvat ook de keuze van maatregelen en de uitvoering en handhaving ervan. Onder de lijnverantwoordelijkheid valt ook de taak om het Beleid te communiceren met alle relevante partijen. Het zorgvuldig omgaan met Persoonsgegevens is tevens ieders verantwoordelijkheid. Er wordt van medewerkers en studenten verwacht dat ze zich integer gedragen. Niet acceptabel is dat door al dan niet opzettelijk …

… imaging use in postmastectomy breast reconstruction patients: preventative or overly conservative? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016;138:15e-21e. 42. Bigdeli AK, Gazyakan E, Schmidt VJ, et al. Indocyanine green fluorescence for free-flap perfusion imaging revisited: advanced decision making by virtual perfusion reality in visionsense fusion imaging angiography. Surg Innov. 2015;23:249-260. 43. Surowitz JB, Most SP. Use of laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography for early division of the forehead flap … Ann Plast Surg. 2004;53:205-209. 71. Still J, Law E, Dawson J, Bracci S, Island T, Holtz J. Evaluation of the circulation of reconstructive flaps using laser-induced fluorescence of indocyanine green. Ann Plast Surg. 1999;42:266-274. 72. Bertoni DM, Nguyen D, Rochlin D, et al. Nipple perfusion is preserved by staged devascularization in high-risk nipple-sparing mastectomies. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015;22(2 suppl 1):35-36. 73. Pestana IA, Crantford JC, Zenn MR. Correlation between abdominal perforator … meta-analysis of timing and outcome of intestinal failure surgery in patients with enteric fistula. World J Surg. 2018;42(3):695–706. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-4224-z. 3. Adabi K, Manrique OJ, Vijayasekaran A, Moran SL, Ciudad P, Huang TCT, Nicoli F, Bishop S, Chen HC. Combined single-stage enterolysis with pedicle seromuscular bowel flaps, myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps to repair recurrent enterocutaneous fistulas in complex abdominal wall defects. Microsurgery. 2018 doi: 10.1002/micr.30374. …

… Javalkar et al., 2017 150 mothers and children with a chronic condition Cross-sectional with a web- based survey with 22 items about the caregiver burden. Patients with lower child self- efficacy, frequent primary care provider, and emergency room visits, and the amount of medicines and injections were predictors of increased caregiver burden. Programs and interventions to improve patients' health-related self-efficacy alleviated the caregiver burden. Emotional, Practical & Psychological … they regarded as necessary. Most distressing experiences were that parents realised that their child was going to die, parents seeing their child suffering, and to plan the funeral. More than 80% of the parents found it essential or very necessary to visit the child every day, to discuss the treatment options, and to have up-to-date information about the treatment. Emotional, Informational, Physical, Practical & Psychological 16 Table 1: Study characteristics by Authors, Sample, Method, … financial support for parents. Reaching a formal diagnosis is necessary for receiving financial support from health insurers. However, the problem exists with rare diseases that a diagnosis is sometimes hard to reach. One parent said that she had to visit more than ten HCPs to receive a diagnosis for her child and that in the whole time of travelling to all kind of different places and hospitals she never received any financial support (personal communication, 28th of February 2017). Another …

… collective action, employees rights ín the event of transfer of undertakings or insolvency of employers, the role of social partners and European collective agreements, and the social policy chapters in the Treaties of Rome, Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice. The course also explains how social legislation is made within the EU and how it relates to the four freedoms of the EU. Course objectives To accomplish understanding in detail of European Labour Law and Social Security Law and of its … sale of goods transaction, which is then used to explore a number of other, related, issues, such as the carriage of goods, third party relationships and payment. In the first part of the course, we pay attention to the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers in international sales contracts, with a particular focus on the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The course then shifts its focus to contracts for the carriage of goods. This part of … Governance Full course description Corporate failures, accounting scandals and the credit crisis have resulted in an entirely new view on corporate governance. The roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders of the corporation have to be revisited. In this course we will explore the corporate governance aspects of this new national and international environment. We will review relevant corporate governance concepts in The Netherlands, the US, the UK, Germany and possibly other …