Are Blankets the New Going-Out Accessory?

From Sarah Jessica Parker’s monogrammed Burberry poncho to Norma Kamali’s Sleeping Bag Coat, fashion has long embraced blanket-inspired styles. During

a time when most socializing takes place outdoors, would you wear one outside the house?

A weighted blanket is exactly what it sounds like – i…[Leia mais]

Environmental impacts of wooden, plastic, and wood-polymer composite pallet: a life cycle assessment approach

Waste recycling is one of the essential tools for the European Union’s transition towards a circular economy. One of the possibilities for recycling

wood and plastic waste is to utilise it to produce composite product. This study a…[Leia mais]

The Science of LED Grow Lights for Your Indoor Garden

Indoor Gardening isn’t exactly a new thing, but LED’s are changing the way we light our indoor gardens.  LED lights are more efficient than

traditional fluorescent and incandescent lights.  That’s because LED lights convert nearly all of their energy (95%) into light, while other light…[Leia mais]

Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights: The Truth You Need to Know

Many LED lighting suppliers will say that full-spectrum LED grow lights are the best option for growing plants because they mimic the natural light from

the sun. The argument goes:

“Plants have grown under sunlight for millions of years. Why would we want to change w…[Leia mais]

The Best Garden Tillers According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try

everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in which we find the best-reviewed products and single out the most convi…[Leia mais]

Pruning Shears

Flowers are harvested with sharp knives or electric pruning shear. On

standard carnations two to three nodes and on spray carnations three to four nodes are left on the shoots for the next flowering. Flowers should be cut in

the early morning when plants are turgid. Standard carnations are harvested as open flowers or in…[Leia mais]

What to know about peptides for health

Peptides are smaller versions of proteins. Many health and cosmetic products contain

different peptides for many uses, such as their potential anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, or muscle building properties.

Recent research indicates that some types of peptides could have a beneficial role…[Leia mais]

Flexible ureteroscopy update: indications, instrumentation and technical advances

Retrograde ureteroscopy has recently gained a broadened indication for use from diagnostic to a variety of complex minimally invasive therapies. This

review aims to look at the recent advances in the instrumentation and accessories, the widened indications of…[Leia mais]

What is a combiner box?

The role of the combiner box is to bring the output of several solar strings together.

Daniel Sherwood, director of product management at SolarBOS, explained that each string conductor lands on a fuse terminal and the output of the fused inputs

are combined onto a single conductor that connects the box to the…[Leia mais]

How are stand up pouches made?

A brief HISTORY

So what is a stand up pouch? Simply put, it’s bag/pouch that has the ability to stand on its own. The original stand up pouch design was actually

patented in 1968. However, it wasn’t until the patent expired did the stand up pouch revolution begin. The stand up pouch design and con…[Leia mais]

A review on RO membrane technology: Developments and challenges

Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water.

Since its conception and initiation, a significant development has been witnessed in this technology w.r.t. materials,…[Leia mais]

Operator Essentials

You’ve heard the term before; tactical backpack.  It’s

hard to avoid, in fact.  It’s impossible to deny that “tactical” packs are a trend that isn’t going away any time soon in the carry world.  In

fact, at this point it may not even be a trend, but one of the pillar groups.  How did this happen?  Well, as long as the…[Leia mais]

Building efficiency begins with lighting design and controls in step with the space

At the surface level, lighting is the application of light to spaces and simply serves as a prerequisite for visualization. However, because our

impression of a space happens via sight, commercial lighting not only becomes a

necessity for vision but a…[Leia mais]

The Importance of Good Makeup Brushes

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and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

An artist is only as good as their tools, and we’re not just t…[Leia mais]