Developing Regenerate: A circular economy engagement tool for the assessment of new and existing buildings

The transition toward a circular economy (CE) is key in decarbonizing the built environment. Despite this, knowledge of—and engagement with—CE philosophies remains limited within the construction industry. Discussion with practitioners reveals this to be contributed to by a lack of clarity regarding CE principles, with numerous organizations recommending implementation of differing and sometimes conflicting principles. In addition, a systematic assessment of how building designs consider CE is made difficult by the multiple design areas required to be considered and the large amount of design data required to do so. The absence of a systematic CE assessment causes a lack of comparability across designs, preventing benchmarking of CE practices in building design at present. This paper details the development of Regenerate, a CE engagement tool for the assessment of new and existing buildings, established in an effort to overcome the aforementioned barriers to the adoption of CE within the construction sector. A CE design workflow for the built environment is proposed, comprising four overarching circularity principles (Design for Adaptability; Design for Deconstructability; Circular Material Selection; Resource Efficiency) and contributing design actions. In addition to engaging stakeholders by enabling the assessment of building designs, the tool retrieves key data for further research. Information on completed design actions as well as recycling and waste metrics is collected to facilitate future CE benchmarking. “Bill of materials” data (i.e., material quantities) is also compiled, with this being key in material stock modeling research and embodied carbon benchmarking.     

The evolutionary consequences of niche construction: a theoretical investigation using two-locus theory

This paper addresses the joint evolution of environment-altering (niche constructing) traits, and traits whose fitness depends on alterable sources of natural selection in environments. We explore the evolutionary consequences of this niche construction using a two-locus population genetic model. The novel conclusions are that niche construction can (1) cause evolutionary inertia and momentum, (2) lead to the fixation of otherwise deleterious alleles, (3) support stable polymorphisms where none are expected, (4) eliminate what would otherwise be stable polymorphisms, and (5) influence disequilibrium. The results suggest that the changes that organisms bring about in their niche can themselves be an important source of natural selection pressures, and imply that evolution may proceed in cycles of selection and niche construction.     

基于网络分析的生态建设评估指标体系定量选取——以福建省为例

科学有效的指标体系是开展区域生态建设评估以及规划、管理的重要技术手段。然而目前在生态指标体系构建中仍缺乏对指标内涵的系统研究,同时指标的选取过程不够透明,掺杂诸多主观臆断,损害了生态指标体系构建的科学性和有效性。针对福建省生态建设实践,将网络分析与量化指标选择过程相结合,(1)根据福建省生态建设规划和目标,建立主题导向的生态省建设评估网状指标体系;(2)从因果联系、生态过程和管理需求三方面分析各个备选指标之间的相互联系,形成基于主题导向的生态指标网络;(3)根据生态指标应用的科学性和实用性标准,基于网络分析原理,建立生态建设评估指标选择标准矩阵和备选指标矩阵;(4)构建面向经济社会成本和生态完整性的指标选取模型,定量化选取符合福建省实际发展特征的生态建设评估操作指标体系。将有助于深入理解生态建设评估指标体系的内涵,提高指标体系构建的科学性和系统性,提升生态指标体系在实际生态建设评估、规划和管理应用中的效用。     

论能源管理体系建设与医院后勤精细化管理的相关性

结合医院开展能源管理体系建设的工作要求,通过对能源管理体系建设和精细化管理各自特点以及两者之间相关性分析,找出共同点与相互依存的关系。继而以能源管理体系建设为抓手,分阶段实现医院后勤精细化管理的战略目标。

     

医院疾病资源库标准化建设探讨

疾病资源库在转化医学发展中发挥着重要作用,收集人类遗传资源和疾病相关资源信息,建设疾病资源库越来越受到重视。首都医科大学附属北京佑安医院在建设乙型肝炎和艾滋病疾病资源库的过程中,总结疾病资源库建设经验,为中国疾病资源库建设的标准化提供参考。     

PIG7慢病毒表达载体的构建

目的:构建一个含有PIG7基因ORF区的表达载体pPRRL-PIG7-IRES,为研究PIG7基因的功能打下基础。方法:采用RT-PCR方法从经苯丁酸钠处理过的Kasumi-1细胞获得PIG7基因SIMPLE转录本的ORF片段,再用酶切-连接的方法将目的片段亚克隆入慢病毒表达质粒PRRL.SIN.CPPT.PGK/GFP.WPRE。结果:PIG7基因ORF区成功亚克隆入了慢病毒表达质粒PRRL.SIN.CPPT.PGK/GFP.WPRE。结论:成功完成了PIG7慢病毒表达载体的构建,为研究PIG7基因的功能打下了基础。     

桂西北喀斯特区域植被变化趋势及其对气候和地形的响应

基于1999—2010年的SPOT NDVI数据,分析了河池市植被变化趋势及空间差异,并结合气象和地形数据分析了植被与气候、地形的关系。结果表明:(1)桂西北喀斯特地区植被变化总体上呈恢复趋势,年均气候因子对植被变化的作用不明显;(2)200—500m的海拔范围内植被恢复显著,但400—500m的海拔范围内有小面积植被退化现象,随着海拔增加,植被变化趋于稳定;(3)6—15°的坡度范围内植被恢复最显著,而2—6°及大于25°坡度范围存在植被退化的现象;(4)不同坡向上的植被恢复差异不明显,但随着坡向由阴坡转阳坡,植被总体恢复呈减小趋势。喀斯特地区人类生态建设取得一定成效,但由于人类活动的负面影响,在海拔400—500m、坡度大于25°的阳坡区域仍存在植被减少的现象。     

拟南芥AtNHX5基因的cDNA克隆及其正义、反义表达载体的构建

采用RT-PCR方法从拟南芥品种Landsberg的实生苗叶片中克隆AtNHX5基因的cDNA,核酸序列表明该基因编码区为1 554 bp,编码538个氨基酸.与GenBank发表的序列(AF490589)相比,有三处碱基不同,分别为850 bp处的G(GenBank的为A)、904 bp处的T(A)、985处的G(A).将该基因分别正向或反向置于CaMV35S启动子之后,可构建正义、反义表达载体.     

Analysis of the H+/sugar symport in yeast under conditions of depolarized plasma membrane

H⁺/sugar symport in the obligatory aerobic yeastRhodotorula glutinis was analyzed under conditions where the plasma membrane was selectively depolarized by the lipophilic cation tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP⁺). Control experiments showed that this treatment did not impair the transmembrane pH, the cell energy charge, and the function of plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase. The kinetic data were fitted to elementary functions derived from a model constructed on the basis of some simplifying premises for ordered (either C + H⁺ + S or C + S + H⁺) and random reaction mechanisms. In addition, the comparison of the kinetic parameters in fully energized and depolarized cells provided information about the free carrier charge. It was concluded that the binding sequence of formation of the ternary carrier/H⁺/substrate complex follows a random mechanism and that the carrier bears a negative charge.