Er is toenemende aandacht voor bodemvruchtbaarheid door het gebruik van organisch materiaal, waaronder plantaardige reststromen zoals bermgras. Bokashi, een bodemverbeteraar gemaakt van deze reststromen, wordt gezien als een duurzame oplossing voor lokale kringlooplandbouw. Hoewel bokashi potentieel biedt, zijn de toepassingsmogelijkheden beperkt door wet en regelgeving. Er is ook zorg over mogelijke vervuiling (i.e. plastic, onkruiden, zware metalen) in bokashi, wat kwaliteitscontroles vereist. Samen met Mulder Agro, Wetterskip, NFW, deelnemende agrariers en Van Hall Larenstein hebben we sinds 2018 veldproeven lopen. Daarnaast hebben we gezamenlijk een blauwdruk opgezet waarin we onder andere de toepassingsmogelijkheden, wet en regelgeving en laatste kennis van de literatuur uiteenzetten.
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On the 11th of March, just a few days aheadof COVID – 19, the team working on the ELISEUse Case “Comparative analysis of differentmethodologies and datasets for EnergyPerformance Labelling of buildings” organizedthe 2nd European SimStadt workshop atSaxion University of Applied Sciences inEnschede, hosted by the Saxion researchgroup Sustainable Building Technology (SBT).SimStadt is a workflow-driven urban energysimulation platform for CityGML city modelsenabling solar potential- , heating demand- ,environmental- and district heating networkanalysis. Linking urban simulation platformsto CityGML models allows the use ofgeospatial information to enrich data modelsto be used for scenario analysis, e.g. relatedto energy transition. However, the rapid andwidespread development of applications andtools requires the European Commission tofocus on harmonization measures for dataformats.
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During crime scene investigations, numerous traces are secured and may be used as evidence for the evaluation of source and/or activity level propositions. The rapid chemical analysis of a biological trace enables the identification of body fluids and can provide significant donor profiling information, including age, sex, drug abuse, and lifestyle. Such information can be used to provide new leads, exclude from, or restrict the list of possible suspects during the investigative phase. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art labelling techniques to identify the most suitable visual enhancer to be implemented in a lateral flow immunoassay setup for the purpose of trace identification and/or donor profiling. Upon comparison, and with reference to the strengths and limitations of each label, the simplistic one-step analysis of noncompetitive lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) together with the implementation of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) as visual enhancers is proposed for a sensitive, accurate, and reproducible in situ trace analysis. This approach is versatile and stable over different environmental conditions and external stimuli. The findings of the present comparative analysis may have important implications for future forensic practice. The selection of an appropriate enhancer is crucial for a well-designed LFA that can be implemented at the crime scene for a time- and cost-efficient investigation.
