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Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: I. Taxonomy by Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J, Smith, Raymond L, Gonzalez, Michael A

“…High demand and consumption rates of ecological materials and services to satisfy societal needs and for the dissipation of emissions are quickly exceeding the…”
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Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: II. Data Needs by Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J, Smith, Raymond L, Gonzalez, Michael A

“…To begin repair of the environmental quality of the planet, there is a need to embrace sustainable development at many levels of the chemical industry and…”
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Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: III. Biodiesel Case Study by Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J, Gonzalez, Michael A, Smith, Raymond L

“…The chemical industry is one of the most important business sectors, not only economically, but also societally; as it allows humanity to attain higher…”
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Organizational decision‐making during COVID‐19: A qualitative analysis of the organizational decision‐making system in the United States during COVID‐19 by Johnson, Karl, Biddell, Caitlin B., Hecht, Hillary K., Lich, Kristen H., Swann, Julie, Delamater, Paul, Mayorga, Maria, Ivy, Julie, Smith, Raymond L., Patel, Mehul D.

“…This study sought to understand COVID‐19‐related organizational decisions were made across sectors. To gain this understanding, we conducted semi‐structured…”
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Association of Simulated COVID-19 Vaccination and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions With Infections, Hospitalizations, and Mortality by Patel, Mehul D, Rosenstrom, Erik, Ivy, Julie S, Mayorga, Maria E, Keskinocak, Pinar, Boyce, Ross M, Hassmiller Lich, Kristen, Smith, 3rd, Raymond L, Johnson, Karl T, Delamater, Paul L, Swann, Julie L

“…Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to significantly reduce transmission and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. The relative importance of…”
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10 Mindframes for Leaders: The VISIBLE LEARNING® Approach to School Success by Hattie, John, Ed, Smith, Raymond, Ed

“…Mindframes--your internal set of beliefs about your role as school leader--determine the high-impact leadership practices you choose to implement. In other…”
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Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is crucial to protect schools and communities by Rosenstrom, Erik T, Mele, Jessica, Ivy, Julie S, Mayorga, Maria E, Patel, Mehul D, Lich, Kristen Hassmiller, Delamater, Paul L, Smith, 3rd, Raymond L, Swann, Julie L

“…To evaluate the joint impact of childhood vaccination rates and school masking policies on community transmission and severe outcomes due to COVID-19, we…”
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Demonstrating an approach for including pesticide use in life-cycle assessment: Estimating human and ecosystem toxicity of pesticide use in Midwest corn farming by Xue, Xiaobo, Hawkins, Troy R., Ingwersen, Wesley W., Smith, Raymond L.

“…Purpose This study demonstrates an approach to assess human health and ecotoxicity impacts of pesticide use by including multiple environmental pathways and…”
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Cross-sector decision landscape in response to COVID-19: A qualitative network mapping analysis of North Carolina decision-makers by Biddell, Caitlin B, Johnson, Karl T, Patel, Mehul D, Smith, Raymond L, Hecht, Hillary K, Swann, Julie L, Mayorga, Maria E, Hassmiller Lich, Kristen

“…The COVID-19 pandemic response has demonstrated the interconnectedness of individuals, organizations, and other entities jointly contributing to the production…”
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Use of Modeling to Inform Decision Making in North Carolina during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study by Johnson, Karl, Biddell, Caitlin B., Hassmiller Lich, Kristen, Swann, Julie, Delamater, Paul, Mayorga, Maria, Ivy, Julie, Smith, Raymond L., Patel, Mehul D.

“…Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has popularized computer-based decision-support models, which are commonly used to inform decision making amidst complexity…”
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Recycling of Plastics in the United States: Plastic Material Flows and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling Processes by Smith, Raymond L, Takkellapati, Sudhakar, Riegerix, Rachelle C

“…As efforts are made toward establishing a circular economy that engages in activities that maintain resources at their highest values for as long as possible,…”
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Confidence limit variation for a single IMRT system following the TG119 protocol by Gordon, J. D., Krafft, S. P., Jang, S., Smith-Raymond, L., Stevie, M. Y., Hamilton, R. J.

“…Purpose: To evaluate the robustness of TG119-based quality assurance metrics for an IMRT system. Methods: Four planners constructed treatment plans for the…”
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Material Flow Analysis and Occupational Exposure Assessment in Additive Manufacturing End-of-Life Material Management by Chea, John D., Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J., Smith, Raymond L., Meyer, David E., Gonzalez, Michael A., Barrett, William M.

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) offers a variety of material manufacturing techniques for a wide range of applications across many industries. Most efforts at…”
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Data engineering for tracking chemicals and releases at industrial end-of-life activities by Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D., Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J., Abraham, John P., Martin, Mariano, Ingwersen, Wesley W., Smith, Raymond L.

“…Performing risk evaluation is necessary to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment…”
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TU‐E‐BRB‐04: Confidence Limit Variation for a Single System Following the TG119 Protocol by Gordon, J, Krafft, S, Jang, S, Smith‐Raymond, L, Stevie, M, Hamilton, R

“…Purpose: To evaluate the consistency of TG119‐based quality assurance metrics for an IMRT system. Methods and Materials: Four planners constructed treatment…”
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Assessing Resource Intensity and Renewability of Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies Using Eco-LCA by Baral, Anil, Bakshi, Bhavik R, Smith, Raymond L

“…Recognizing the contributions of ecosystem services and the lack of their comprehensive accounting in life cycle assessment (LCA), an in-depth analysis of…”
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A conceptual chemical process for the recycling of Ce, Eu, and Y from LED flat panel displays by Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J., Gonzalez, Michael A., Smith, Raymond L., Meyer, David E.

“…[Display omitted] •A commercial-scale E-waste recycling process for a LED TV backlighting.•Recovery and recycle of rare earth metals in the light emitting…”
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Review of generic scenario environmental release and occupational exposure models used in chemical risk assessment by Barrett, William M., Meyer, David E., Smith, Raymond L., Takkellapati, Sudhakar, Gonzalez, Michael A.

“…Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is required to determine whether a new chemical…”
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Using GREENSCOPE indicators for sustainable computer-aided process evaluation and design by Smith, Raymond L., Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J., Gonzalez, Michael A.

“…•GREENSCOPE method and tool further educational and industrial sustainability.•Information on dimensionless scale with best-target and worst-case indicator…”
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Mining Available Data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to Support Rapid Life Cycle Inventory Modeling of Chemical Manufacturing by Cashman, Sarah A, Meyer, David E, Edelen, Ashley N, Ingwersen, Wesley W, Abraham, John P, Barrett, William M, Gonzalez, Michael A, Randall, Paul M, Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo, Smith, Raymond L

“…Demands for quick and accurate life cycle assessments create a need for methods to rapidly generate reliable life cycle inventories (LCI). Data mining is a…”
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