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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information on People’s Republic of China (PRC) policies and influence in the ...

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ASHRAE, a global nonprofit membership organization with more than 57,000 members in more than 130 countries worldwide, has been leading the engineering and development of facility standards and ...

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Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in research and initiatives aimed at reducing occupational cancer risks for firefighters, particularly through improved gear cleaning and ...