Textile sustainability: reuse of clean waste from the textile and apparel industry

Today societies are already experiencing changes in their production systems and even consumption in order to guarantee the survival and well-being of future generations. This fact emerges from the need to adopt a more sustainable posture in both people's daily lives and productive systems. Within this context, textile sustainability emerges as the object of study of this work whose aim is to analyse which sustainability dimensions are being prioritized by the clean waste management systems of the textile and garment industries. This article aims to analyse solutions that are being proposed by sustainable creative business models in the reuse of discarded fabrics by the textile industry. Search also through a qualitative research by a case study (the Reuse Fabric Bank) understand the benefits generated by the re-use in environmental, economic, social and ways to add value.This work is supported by FEDER funds through the Competitivity Factors Operational Programme - COMPETE and by national funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology within the scope of the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007136.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Endolifter, una nueva herramienta para una segura y rápida disección endoscópica submucosa

ResumenAntecedentesLa disección endoscópica de la submucosa (DES) tiene una efectividad similar a la cirugía en el tratamiento de las lesiones incipientes. La técnica requiere un alto nivel de destreza técnica. El entrenamiento en modelos biológicos y el perfeccionamiento de accesorios facilita la DES.ObjetivosEl objetivo fue evaluar la utilidad del Endolifter para facilitar la exposición tisular durante la DES en un modelo in vivo porcino. Fue realizado en el laboratorio de cirugía experimental de la Escuela de Medicina de la Facultad de Sao Paulo, Brasil.Material y métodoDiseño experimental en modelo porcino in vivo. Se incluyeron un total de 5 cerdos Yorkshire con un peso de 20-25kg. Las DES se realizaron usando el dispositivo Endolifter. Se empleó un Dual-Knife y el IT-Knife para la disección de la capa submucosa. Todos los procedimientos endoscópicos fueron realizados por un único endoscopista experto.ResultadosSe realizaron un total de 25 DES, con una tasa de éxito técnico del 100%. El tiempo promedio de la disección fue de 12.34min (10.40-14.50min) y el tamaño promedio de las lesiones fue de 2.7cm (2.3-3.2cm). No se presentó hemorragia ni perforaciones durante el procedimiento.ConclusionesEl Endolifter permite realizar DES de manera rápida y eficaz. Es factible, de fácil uso y puede ser empleado por un solo operador.AbstractBackgroundThe effectiveness of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is similar to that of surgery in the treatment of early lesions. The technique requires a high level of technical skill. Training on biologic models and the mastering of accessories facilitate ESD.AimsThe aim was to evaluate the usefulness of the Endolifter in facilitating tissue exposure during ESD in an in vivo porcine model performed at the experimental surgery laboratory of the School of Medicine at the Universidad de São Paulo in Brazil.Material and methodA study with an experimental design employing an in vivo porcine model was conducted on 5 Yorkshire pigs weighing 20-25kg. ESDs were performed using the Endolifter. Mucosal layer dissection was carried out with a dual knife and IT knife and all the endoscopic procedures were performed by a single expert endoscopist.ResultsA total of 25 ESDs were performed, with a technical success rate of 100%. The mean dissection time was 12.34min (range: 10.40-14.50 min) and the mean lesion size was 2.7cm (range: 2.3-3.2cm). There were no episodes of bleeding or perforations during the procedures.ConclusionsThe Endolifter enables rapid and effective ESDs to be carried out. It is an applicable and easy-to-use device that can be manipulated by a single operator

Low-temperature nucleation in a kinetic Ising model with soft stochastic dynamics

We study low-temperature nucleation in kinetic Ising models by analytical and simulational methods, confirming the general result for the average metastable lifetime, = A*exp(beta*Gamma) (beta = 1/kT) [E. Jordao Neves and R.H. Schonmann, Commun. Math. Phys. 137, 209 (1991)]. Contrary to common belief, we find that both A and Gamma depend significantly on the stochastic dynamic. In particular, for a ``soft'' dynamic, in which the effects of the interactions and the applied field factorize in the transition rates, Gamma does NOT simply equal the energy barrier against nucleation, as it does for the standard Glauber dynamic, which does not have this factorization property.Comment: 4 pages RevTex4, 2 figures. Phys. Rev. Lett., in pres

Monte Carlo with Absorbing Markov Chains: Fast Local Algorithms for Slow Dynamics

A class of Monte Carlo algorithms which incorporate absorbing Markov chains is presented. In a particular limit, the lowest-order of these algorithms reduces to the $n$-fold way algorithm. These algorithms are applied to study the escape from the metastable state in the two-dimensional square-lattice nearest-neighbor Ising ferromagnet in an unfavorable applied field, and the agreement with theoretical predictions is very good. It is demonstrated that the higher-order algorithms can be many orders of magnitude faster than either the traditional Monte Carlo or $n$-fold way algorithms.Comment: ReVTeX, Request 3 figures from [email protected]

Scaling analysis of a divergent prefactor in the metastable lifetime of a square-lattice Ising ferromagnet at low temperatures

We examine a square-lattice nearest-neighbor Ising quantum ferromagnet coupled to $d$-dimensional phonon baths. Using the density-matrix equation, we calculate the transition rates between configurations, which determines the specific dynamic. Applying the calculated stochastic dynamic in Monte Carlo simulations, we measure the lifetimes of the metastable state. As the magnetic field approaches $|H|/J=2$ at low temperatures, the lifetime prefactor diverges because the transition rates between certain configurations approaches zero under these conditions. Near $|H|/J=2$ and zero temperature, the divergent prefactor shows scaling behavior as a function of the field, temperature, and the dimension of the phonon baths. With proper scaling, the simulation data at different temperatures and for different dimensions of the baths collapse well onto two master curves, one for $|H|/J>2$ and one for $|H|/J<2$.Comment: published versio

Teor relativo de clorofila em folhas de milho inoculado com Azospirillum braziliense sob diferentes doses de nitrogênio e manejo com braquiária.

A cultura do milho safrinha, implantada no início dos anos 80, no Estado do Paraná, ganhou destaque no fim dessa década como mais uma alternativa econômica na entressafra. Com objetivo de avaliar o teor relativo de clorofila em folhas de milho em função de doses de nitrogênio, inoculação das sementes e diferentes manejos, foi realizado um experimento de campo em Nitossolo Vermelho distroférrico, em Maringá (PR). Utilizaram-se três doses de nitrogênio (25, 50 e 75 kg ha-1), inoculante contendo estirpes de Azospirillum brasiliense no tratamento das sementes de milho e dois manejos distintos de milho solteiro e consorciado com Brachiaria ruziziensis. Os tratamentos foram arranjados com fatorial nas parcelas (doses de nitrogênio x presença e ausência de Azospirillum brasiliense) e em faixa nas subparcelas o milho safrinha (milho solteiro e consorciado com braquiária), sob o delineamento blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições dos blocos, totalizando 64 parcelas. O teor relativo de clorofila nas folhas aumentou linearmente com as doses de nitrogênio utilizadas. Da mesma forma, as médias de todos os tratamentos que receberam a inoculação das sementes com Azospirillum brasiliense foram maiores que os tratamentos não inoculados. Por outro lado, o manejo não influenciou no teor relativo de clorofila nas folhas