Cryptococcus gattii causes cryptococcosis and life-threatening cryptococcal meningitis. In China, VGI is the most prevalent C. gattii genotype, but little is known about the clinical characteristics, phylogenetic relationships and global virulence evolution of VGI strains. First, we showed that...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is regarded as a renewable energy source. In China, the sharp increase of MSW has precipitated the rapid growth of waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants. Private capital has been getting into the WTE incineration industry through the public–private partnership...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the key influential factors and their impacts on the value for money (VFM) of projects developed through public-private partnerships (PPPs) with an objective to improve the VFM assessment of PPP projects. Design/methodology/approach – This...