Search Results - "Ripa, M."

The relevance of site-specific data in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The case of the municipal solid waste management in the metropolitan city of Naples (Italy) by Ripa, M., Fiorentino, G., Vacca, V., Ulgiati, S.

“…Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is an unavoidable by-product of modern societies production and consumption patterns. Envisaging waste management strategies is a…”
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Bio-products from algae-based biorefinery on wastewater: A review by Catone, C.M., Ripa, M., Geremia, E., Ulgiati, S.

“…Increasing resource demand, predicted fossil resources shortage in the near future, and environmental concerns due to the production of greenhouse gas carbon…”
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End-of-life treatment of crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels. An emergy-based case study by Corcelli, F., Ripa, M., Ulgiati, S.

“…Although photovoltaic (PV) technology has been projected as one of the most promising candidates to replace conventional fossil based power generation, claims…”
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Challenges and opportunities for more efficient water use and circular wastewater management. The case of Campania Region, Italy by Colella, M., Ripa, M., Cocozza, A., Panfilo, C., Ulgiati, S.

“…By 2050, global demand for water is expected to increase by some 55% due to population growth and urbanization. The utilization of large amounts of freshwater…”
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An environmental assessment of electricity production from slaughterhouse residues. Linking urban, industrial and waste management systems by Santagata, R., Ripa, M., Ulgiati, S.

“…•Animal by-products use for electricity generation is investigated as a case-study.•Different methodological approaches to deal with by-products are explored…”
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Efficiency and sustainability indicators for papermaking from virgin pulp—An emergy-based case study by Corcelli, F., Ripa, M., Ulgiati, S.

“…•Environmental costs of papermaking process are evaluated by Emergy Accounting.•A sensitivity analysis of results to three forest management scenarios was…”
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Refuse recovered biomass fuel from municipal solid waste. A life cycle assessment by Ripa, M., Fiorentino, G., Giani, H., Clausen, A., Ulgiati, S.

“…•An innovative waste treatment process is proposed and evaluated by means of LCA.•The MARSS process produces a biomass fuel with a marketable quality for CHP…”
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A roadmap towards integrated assessment and participatory strategies in support of decision-making processes. The case of urban waste management by Hornsby, C., Ripa, M., Vassillo, C., Ulgiati, S.

“…This study outlines the work carried out on Naples (Italy) as an example of a solid waste management case study that is used to test and validate a much…”
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The energy metabolism of post-industrial economies. A framework to account for externalization across scales by Ripa, M., Di Felice, L.J., Giampietro, M.

“…Post-industrial societies heavily rely on the consumption of embodied energy for their activities – i.e., energy invested elsewhere to produce what is imported…”
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Cutting through the biofuel confusion: A conceptual framework to check the feasibility, viability and desirability of biofuels by Ripa, M., Cadillo-Benalcazar, J.J., Giampietro, M.

“…Biofuels represent a complex issue in the sustainability discourse as they require the simultaneous consideration of different dimensions and scales of…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste: Multi-input versus multi-output perspective by Fiorentino, G., Ripa, M., Protano, G., Hornsby, C., Ulgiati, S.

“…•Four scenarios for urban waste management are investigated and compared by LCA methodology.•Landfill results the worst option concerning global warming and…”
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Vulnerability and risk evaluation of agricultural nitrogen pollution for Hungary's main aquifer using DRASTIC and GLEAMS models by Leone, A., Ripa, M.N., Uricchio, V., Deák, J., Vargay, Z.

“…In recent years, the significant improvement in point source depuration technologies has highlighted problems regarding, in particular, phosphorus and nitrogen…”
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Life cycle assessment of Brassica carinata biomass conversion to bioenergy and platform chemicals by Fiorentino, G., Ripa, M., Mellino, S., Fahd, S., Ulgiati, S.

“…The extraction, supply and use of fossil energy carriers and chemicals is a day-by-day increasingly critical issue, linked as it is to severe damages to…”
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Land Use, Climate and Transport of Nutrients: Evidence Emerging from the Lake Vicocase Study by Recanatesi, F., Ripa, M. N., Leone, A., Luigi, Perini, Luca, Salvati

“…Soil erosion is a Europe-wide problem, causing both loss of soil fertility and pollution due to nutrient transport into water bodies. This process is…”
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Partial spike gene sequencing for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Cameroon in 2021 by Monamele, Chavely Gwladys, Sadeuh-Mba, Serge Alain, Ilouga, Pauliana Vanessa, Moumbeket, Moïse Henri Y, Messanga, Loique Landry E, Mounchili Njifon, Aristide, Madaha, Estelle L, Njankouo, Ripa M, Tagnouokam-Ngoupo, Paul Alain, Tchatchueng, Jules Brice M, Tejiokem, Mathurin Cyrille, Perraut, Ronald, Eyangoh, Sara, Njouom, Richard

“…Global monitoring of severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic sequences and associated metadata is essential for…”
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Best article award for GFF volume 139 by Skovsted, C.B., Johnson, M., Ripa, M.

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Best article award for GFF volume 138 by Skovsted, C. B., Johnson, M., Ripa, M.

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Publisher Correction: Viral clearance after early corticosteroid treatment in patients with moderate or severe covid-19 by Spagnuolo, V., Guffanti, M., Galli, L., Poli, A., Querini, P. Rovere, Ripa, M., Clementi, M., Scarpellini, P., Lazzarin, A., Tresoldi, M., Dagna, L., Zangrillo, A., Ciceri, F., Castagna, A.

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Soluble endothelial protein C receptor (sEPCR) as an inflammatory biomarker in naive HIV-infected patients during ART by Chiappetta, S, Ripa, M, Galli, L, Razzari, C, Longo, V, Galli, A, Faioni, E M, Nozza, S, Lazzarin, A, Tambussi, G

“…After the advent of ART, non-AIDS-related comorbidities are the main causes of death in HIV patients. Multiple biomarkers have been studied as markers of…”
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Dynamics of adaptive and innate immunity in patients treated during primary human immunodeficiency virus infection: results from Maraviroc in HIV Acute Infection (MAIN) randomized clinical trial by Ripa, M., Pogliaghi, M., Chiappetta, S., Galli, L., Pensieroso, S., Cavarelli, M., Scarlatti, G., De Biasi, S., Cossarizza, A., De Battista, D., Malnati, M., Lazzarin, A., Nozza, S., Tambussi, G.

“…We evaluated the dynamics of innate and adaptive immunity in patients treated with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) during primary human immunodeficiency…”
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