The transportation of aggregates from quarry to production site raises significant concerns
over carbon emissions. A considerable body of literature argues that if more freight could be …

PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) can modify immune responses, so they may have potential
therapeutic effects in inflammatory disorders. We previously demonstrated that the cis-9, …

Aggregates represent one of the largest material flows in the UK economy; however, the
importance of these minerals in underpinning economic activity is frequently not recognised. …

Millions of tonnes of aggregates are transported across England and Wales each year, which
causes constant concerns in regard to CO 2 emissions. Much of that concern arises out of …

An expandable rigid PU foam can turns into complex shapes, with a shell like structure on
the outside and honeycomb structure on the inside, which can be easily shaped to a vertebra …

Background: During the past decade there has been a significant increase in the number of
vertebral fractures being treated with the balloon kyphoplasty procedure. Although previous …

Treating fractures of the spine is a major challenge for the medical community with an estimated
1.4 million fractures per annum worldwide. While a considerable volume of study exists …

Policymakers are responsible for key decisions about political governance. Usually, they are
selected or elected based on experience and then supported in their decision-making by …

This report is one of two outputs from a project entitled 'The need for non-energy indigenous
mineral production in England' which received funding from the Sustainable Land-Won and …

Understanding the failure modes which instigate vertebral collapse requires the determination
of trabecular bone fatigue properties, since many of these fractures are observed clinically …