Youth-Serving Organization Safety Risks and the Situational Prevention Approach

The use of mobile technologies is important for Supply Chain Management (SCM) because these technologies allow for a ubiquitous flow of information, higher agility and risk reduction in supply chains. In food markets, these issues are particularly relevant due to food safety risks. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the use of mobile technology for management and risk control in the Brazilian beef supply chain, since Brazil is one of the main producers and beef exporters in the world. The research method was a single case study. Results show the actual level of mobile technology use; drivers and barriers to mobile technology adoption and how mobile technology is applied to beef traceability and risk reduction along the chain. The authors propose a framework that links the issues of mobile technology use for SCM and risk control, considering the context of a developing country such as Brazil.

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Comparison of whole genome sequences of three Bacillus cereus strains reveals the food safety risks of Apostichopus japonicus in China

Aquaculture Reports ◽

10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100649 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 100649

Author(s):

Xiaoran Zhao ◽

Ruijun Li ◽

Huifeng Dang ◽

Luo Wang ◽

Songzhe Fu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Bacillus Cereus ◽

Apostichopus Japonicus ◽

Whole Genome ◽

Genome Sequences ◽

Safety Risks

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Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Patients in 12 European Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041507 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1507

Author(s):

Agne Valinciute-Jankauskiene ◽

Loreta Kubiliene

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting ◽

Regulatory System ◽

European Countries ◽

Pharmacovigilance System ◽

Common Source ◽

Patient Reporting ◽

Safety Risks ◽

European Regulatory ◽

National Competent Authorities

Patients who report suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) help minimize drug safety risks and bolster the pharmacovigilance system. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of patients to pharmacovigilance and compare the tools used to promote patient reporting in European countries that implemented this reporting type in 2012–2013. A web-based questionnaire was sent to the national competent authorities (NCAs) of the European countries. The received answers were systematized and compared using statistical analysis. The performed statistical analysis demonstrated that changes in the number of received ADR reports increased significantly in each country during the analyzed period. These changes were significantly different in Ireland and Finland from those in the other reviewed countries. The common source of information on direct patient reporting was the country’s NCA website. Other sources used were social media pages, leaflets, and posters. This is the first study on patient reporting schemes implemented after the significant reform of the European regulatory system for pharmacovigilance. However, some countries did not actively promote their patient reporting schemes. Our findings indicate that countries with minimal experience in pharmacovigilance systems that include direct patient reporting should organize comprehensive campaigns on ADR reporting.

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Risk Management in Seaports: A Community Analysis at the Port of Hamburg

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13148035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 8035

Author(s):

Ayman Nagi ◽

Meike Schroeder ◽

Wolfgang Kersten

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Community Analysis ◽

Detection Algorithm ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Emergency Plans ◽

Plausibility Check ◽

Safety Risks ◽

Community Detection Algorithm

The aim of this work is to detect communities of stakeholders at the port of Hamburg regarding their communication intensity in activities related to risk management. An exploratory mixed-method design is chosen as a methodology based on a compact survey and semi-structured interviews, as well as secondary data. A compact survey at the port of Hamburg is utilized to address the communication intensity values among stakeholders. Based on 28 full responses, the data is extracted, cleansed, and prepared for the network analysis using the software “Gephi”. Thereafter, the Louvain community detection algorithm is used to extract the communities from the network. A plausibility check is carried out using 15 semi-structured interviews and secondary data to verify and refine the results of the community analysis. The results have revealed different communities for the following risk categories: (a) natural disasters and (b) operational and safety risks. The focus of cooperation is on the reactive process and emergency plans. For instance, emergency plans play an important role in the handling of natural disasters such as floods or extreme winds.

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Combining the Anticancer and Immunomodulatory Effects of Astragalus and Shiitake as an Integrated Therapeutic Approach

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13082564 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 2564

Author(s):

Biju Balakrishnan ◽

Qi Liang ◽

Kevin Fenix ◽

Bunu Tamang ◽

Ehud Hauben ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Data ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Lentinus Edodes ◽

Immunomodulatory Effects ◽

Shiitake Mushrooms ◽

Medicinal Foods ◽

Medicinal Food ◽

Immunogenic Properties ◽

Prevention Approach

Astragalus root (Huang Qi) and Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) are both considered medicinal foods and are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine due to their anticancer and immunomodulating properties. Here, the scientific literatures describing evidence for the anticancer and immunogenic properties of Shiitake and Astragalus were reviewed. Based on our experimental data, the potential to develop medicinal food with combined bioactivities was assessed using Shiitake mushrooms grown over Astragalus beds in a proprietary manufacturing process, as a novel cancer prevention approach. Notably, our data suggest that this new manufacturing process can result in transfer and increased bioavailability of Astragalus polysaccharides with therapeutic potential into edible Shiitake. Further research efforts are required to validate the therapeutic potential of this new Hengshan Astragalus Shiitake medicinal food.

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