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Ann E. Wakefield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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DNA sequences identical to Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii and Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis in samples of air spora.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1996Co-Authors: Ann E. WakefieldAbstract:Samples of ambient air collected with three different types of spore traps in a rural location were examined for the presence of Pneumocystis carinii by screening for P. carinii-specific DNA sequences by DNA amplification. Eleven spore trap samples were analyzed by nested PCR, using oligonucleotide primers designed for the gene encoding the mitochondrial large subunit rRNA of P. carinii f. sp. carinii and P. carinii f. sp. hominis. The samples were collected over a 3-year period during the months of May to September, with a range of sampling times from 9 to 240 h. One air sample from an animal Facility Housing P. carinii-infected rats was also examined. P. carinii-specific amplification products were obtained from samples from each of the spore traps. The amplification products from eight air samples were cloned and sequenced. The majority of the recombinants from each of these samples had sequences identical to those of P. carinii f. sp. carinii and P. carinii f. sp. hominis, and a number of clones had single-base differences. These data suggest that sequences identical to those of P. carinii f. sp. carinii and P. carinii f. sp. hominis can be detected in samples of air collected in a rural location and that P. carinii may be a component of the air spora of rural Oxfordshire.
Shauhrat S. Chopra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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industrial symbiosis at the Facility scale
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2017Co-Authors: John Mulrow, Weslynne Ashton, Sybil Derrible, Shauhrat S. ChopraAbstract:Summary Industrial symbiosis (IS), as a subfield of industrial ecology, is concerned with cooperation among industrial firms in managing resources, particularly by-products, such that the waste of one firm becomes the input of another. This “closed-loop” pattern also lies at the heart of the concept of the circular economy (CE). Both concepts are typically considered at scales ranging from industrial parks to global supply chains, but rarely at the scale of a single Facility Housing multiple firms. Moreover, both concepts have requirements and implications that reach beyond the tracking and coordination of material flows. These additional requirements include the cultivation of new business models and political support, as well as engagement of local communities and cultures. Thus, both IS and the CE face the challenge of bridging the gap between the technical and sociocultural aspects of industrial development and adapting to the Facility scale. We address this challenge by proposing a framework for the development of Facility-scale industrial symbiosis (Facility-IS). Facility-IS accounts for the presence of symbiotic interfirm relationships—including, but not limited to, material and knowledge exchange—within a single physical Facility. The conditions for planning, facilitating, and growing Facility-IS are outlined, as well as three approaches to implement such projects. Overall, this research forms a Facility-IS framework rooted in existing best practices for understanding the CE at the local scale, tracking business sustainability factors and assessing viable strategies that facilitate IS.
Joseph Bick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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tuberculosis outbreak in a Housing unit for human immunodeficiency virus infected patients in a correctional Facility transmission risk factors and effective outbreak control
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2002Co-Authors: Janet C Mohleboetani, Vanessa Miguelino, Daniel H Dewsnup, Edward Desmond, Evalyn Horowitz, Stephen H Waterman, Joseph BickAbstract:In 1995, an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) occurred among residents of a correctional-Facility Housing unit for inmates infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We isolated and treated patients who were suspected to have TB. To determine risk factors for in-prison transmission of TB, we conducted a case-control study to compare inmate case patients infected with a distinct outbreak strain of TB with control subjects who resided in the HIV unit. We identified 15 case patients during a 4-month period. Among inmates with a CD4 count of <100 cells/mm 3 , case patients were more likely than control subjects to spend ≥20 hours per week in a communal day room (odds ratio, 42; P =.002) and were less likely to have a television in their single-person room (odds ratio, 0.10; P =.003). The communal day room was a likely site of transmission. Successful collaboration between the correctional system and public health departments halted the outbreak.
John Mulrow - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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industrial symbiosis at the Facility scale
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2017Co-Authors: John Mulrow, Weslynne Ashton, Sybil Derrible, Shauhrat S. ChopraAbstract:Summary Industrial symbiosis (IS), as a subfield of industrial ecology, is concerned with cooperation among industrial firms in managing resources, particularly by-products, such that the waste of one firm becomes the input of another. This “closed-loop” pattern also lies at the heart of the concept of the circular economy (CE). Both concepts are typically considered at scales ranging from industrial parks to global supply chains, but rarely at the scale of a single Facility Housing multiple firms. Moreover, both concepts have requirements and implications that reach beyond the tracking and coordination of material flows. These additional requirements include the cultivation of new business models and political support, as well as engagement of local communities and cultures. Thus, both IS and the CE face the challenge of bridging the gap between the technical and sociocultural aspects of industrial development and adapting to the Facility scale. We address this challenge by proposing a framework for the development of Facility-scale industrial symbiosis (Facility-IS). Facility-IS accounts for the presence of symbiotic interfirm relationships—including, but not limited to, material and knowledge exchange—within a single physical Facility. The conditions for planning, facilitating, and growing Facility-IS are outlined, as well as three approaches to implement such projects. Overall, this research forms a Facility-IS framework rooted in existing best practices for understanding the CE at the local scale, tracking business sustainability factors and assessing viable strategies that facilitate IS.
Janet C Mohleboetani - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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tuberculosis outbreak in a Housing unit for human immunodeficiency virus infected patients in a correctional Facility transmission risk factors and effective outbreak control
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2002Co-Authors: Janet C Mohleboetani, Vanessa Miguelino, Daniel H Dewsnup, Edward Desmond, Evalyn Horowitz, Stephen H Waterman, Joseph BickAbstract:In 1995, an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) occurred among residents of a correctional-Facility Housing unit for inmates infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We isolated and treated patients who were suspected to have TB. To determine risk factors for in-prison transmission of TB, we conducted a case-control study to compare inmate case patients infected with a distinct outbreak strain of TB with control subjects who resided in the HIV unit. We identified 15 case patients during a 4-month period. Among inmates with a CD4 count of <100 cells/mm 3 , case patients were more likely than control subjects to spend ≥20 hours per week in a communal day room (odds ratio, 42; P =.002) and were less likely to have a television in their single-person room (odds ratio, 0.10; P =.003). The communal day room was a likely site of transmission. Successful collaboration between the correctional system and public health departments halted the outbreak.
