scholarly journals Nanotechnologies in Food Science: Applications, Recent Trends, and Future Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivraj Hariram Nile ◽  
Venkidasamy Baskar ◽  
Dhivya Selvaraj ◽  
Arti Nile ◽  
Jianbo Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Food Protection ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Impact

AbstractNanotechnology is a key advanced technology enabling contribution, development, and sustainable impact on food, medicine, and agriculture sectors. Nanomaterials have potential to lead qualitative and quantitative production of healthier, safer, and high-quality functional foods which are perishable or semi-perishable in nature. Nanotechnologies are superior than conventional food processing technologies with increased shelf life of food products, preventing contamination, and production of enhanced food quality. This comprehensive review on nanotechnologies for functional food development describes the current trends and future perspectives of advanced nanomaterials in food sector considering processing, packaging, security, and storage. Applications of nanotechnologies enhance the food bioavailability, taste, texture, and consistency, achieved through modification of particle size, possible cluster formation, and surface charge of food nanomaterials. In addition, the nanodelivery-mediated nutraceuticals, synergistic action of nanomaterials in food protection, and the application of nanosensors in smart food packaging for monitoring the quality of the stored foods and the common methods employed for assessing the impact of nanomaterials in biological systems are also discussed.

scholarly journals Recent Trends in Controlling the Enzymatic Browning of Fruit and Vegetable Products

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung Mi Moon ◽  
Eun-Bin Kwon ◽  
Bonggi Lee ◽  
Choon Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Browning ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Polyphenol Oxidases ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Vegetable Products ◽  
Chemical Inhibitors ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Enzymatic browning because of polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) contributes to the color quality of fruit and vegetable (FV) products. Physical and chemical methods have been developed to inhibit the activity of PPOs, and several synthetic chemical compounds are commonly being used as PPO inhibitors in FV products. Recently, there has been an emphasis on consumer-oriented innovations in the food industry. Consumers tend to urge the use of natural and environment-friendly PPO inhibitors. The purpose of this review is to summarize the mechanisms underlying the anti-browning action of chemical PPO inhibitors and current trends in the research on these inhibitors. Based on their mechanisms of action, chemical inhibitors can be categorized as antioxidants, reducing agents, chelating agents, acidulants, and/or mixed-type PPO inhibitors. Here, we focused on the food ingredients, dietary components, food by-products, and waste associated with anti-browning activity.

Acquiring Advanced Technology: Decision-making Strategies at Twelve Medical Centers

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saul N. Weingart
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis study describes decision making regarding the acquisition of technology in 12 major medical centers. The financial impact of a project was the most widely cited criterion of decision, but financial considerations were less important than either the impact of a technology on the quality of clinical care or its contribution to teaching and research. Rarely were criteria set out explicitly or in advance. Although exemplary models exist, the technology assessment process at most institutions is described as “political,” “informal,” or “ad hoc.”

scholarly journals Pediatric Ototoxicity: Current Trends and Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (02) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Fligor
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Serious Infection ◽  
Timely Access ◽  
Monitoring Protocols ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grading Scales

AbstractMedical interventions to combat serious infection or malignancies carry significant morbidities, including ototoxicity. While these lifesaving drugs are often necessary to preserve life, the impact on quality of life for survivors is increasingly concerning for families and healthcare providers. Of primary importance for medical prescribers are appropriately sensitive ototoxicity grading scales and audiological monitoring protocols for surveillance for hearing loss. The intent of grading scales is to help communicate complicated audiological information to non-audiologist healthcare providers (such as oncologists) to help them make good decisions with regards to chemotherapy dosing. Appropriate audiological monitoring helps reduce the time delay between the adventitious onset of hearing loss and the diagnosis and intervention. Finally, pediatric ototoxicity grading and monitoring protocols help ensure timely access to adequate hearing habilitation, verification and validation of the management of permanent medication-induced hearing loss and tinnitus in children.

Inspiration of Science Fiction Products to Innovative Design of Realistic Products

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 319-322
Author(s):  
Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Future Technology ◽  
Technological Base ◽  
And Function ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

With the rapid development of science and technology, science fiction products are gradually becoming realistic and stepping into and affecting our lives. This paper begins from the connotation of science fiction products in movies, analyzes social, economical and technological base for the existence of science fiction products, and involves the impact and function in existing product design of science fiction products in the aspects of innovative model, advanced technology and material use and so on. Finally it comes to the conclusion that we can take advantage of future technology and new materials of science fiction products in modern product design to improve man-machine relationship of realistic products, design new lifestyles, and better man’s quality of life.

scholarly journals Current Trends in the Demographic Development of the Population of Small Villages in Zakarpattia Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Vasyl P. Miklovda ◽  
Mykhailo I. Pitiulych ◽  
Volodymyr V. Hoblyk ◽  
Mykhailo M. Pitiulych
Keyword(s):  
Rural Population ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Sex Structure ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The Impact

One of the dominant features of modern civilisation is the growing correlation between economic growth and the quality of its human potential, the level and condition of which are vital components of national wealth and the driving force of economic prosperity. Hence the increased attention to the analysis of current trends in demographic development of the population. This particularly concerns the lower administrative-territorial level, because it is there that the demoreproducing processes are developed and the life processes of the population take place. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the main trends of demographic development of the population of small rural settlements of Zakarpatska Oblast and identify factors that generate depopulation phenomena and, consequently, formulate recommendations for minimising the impact of said factors on the demographic processes among the rural population. In accordance with the set purpose, the study analyses the main trends in the demographic development of the population of small rural settlements in the Zakarpatska Oblast over the past 30 years. The demo-reproducing processes were studied considering the population structure in terms of natural and economic zones of the region, covering small villages of lowland, foothill, and mountain natural and economic zones. It was established that vertical zoning affects not only the conditions of business affairs and entrepreneurial activity of the population, but also the dynamics of natural population growth. Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the dynamics of change in the population living in small settlements. The study identifies the main reasons that determine the strengthening of depopulation in small villages of the mountain natural economic zone. The authors prove the fact of decrease in the population density of small villages with their remoteness from regional centres and cities. The paper also features an analysis of changes in the age and sex structure of the population of small rural settlements, as well as identifies factors that deform the sex and age structure of the population, the effect of which in the near future will lead to decrease in the number of the economically active population and increase in budgetary expenditures for the maintenance of retired persons. The authors provide sound justification of the necessity of measures aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of demographic policy, thereby improving the quality of the human potential of the rural population, as well as preserving and reproducing its life and labour potential

Disclosure of human capital in corporate reporting and its evaluation based on business analysis tools

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-250
Author(s):  
Irina V. ZENKINA
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Strategic Analysis ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Analytical Potential ◽  
Business Analysis ◽  
Analysis Models ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The article investigates the methodological framework for the information and analytical support to manage human capital. Objectives. The aim is to determine the procedure for human capital disclosure in accordance with modern models of corporate reporting, to underpin the system of human capital indicators and relevant models of business analysis, reflecting the specifics of this type of capital and enabling to assess its contribution to the creation of value to the organization and stakeholders. Methods. The study employs the systems, strategic, and stakeholder approach. Results. The paper reveals the content of human capital based on the concept of six types of capital, systematizes its special aspects that affect the information and analytical support of management. It presents the standards of corporate reporting that prioritize the human capital disclosure for stakeholders, identifies current trends in the measurement and assessment of human capital, shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on applied indicators. I offer a system of key performance indicators of human capital, substantiate the analytical potential of their use as a subsystem of organization’s performance indicators, as well as in combination with strategic analysis models. Conclusions. The conclusions and proposals formulated in the article are aimed at enhancing the quality of human capital disclosure in corporate reporting, improving the assessment of human capital, its contribution to the implementation of the strategy, creating value for the organization and stakeholders.

The Intersection of Advancing Technology and Human Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan K. Corrado
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Human Errors ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Today's sensory and processing technologies are perceptive and precise. They can discern the environment, solve complicated problems, make assessments, and learn from experience. Although they do not think the way humans do, they can replicate many human intellectual aptitudes. Throughout the last several decades, companies have implemented advanced technology and increasingly removed the human from many aspects of nuclear operation. There are many advantages to this transition, but, like any system modification, failures inevitably manifest. In the instance of this article, human errors have resulted and have accounted for several accidents at nuclear facilities in the United States due to this transition. The accidents at these facilities due to human error often result in plant shutdowns, unnecessary expenses, and have the capacity to be problematic for people, the facilities, and environments. This article explores the context surrounding the complexity of changing technologies at the nuclear facilities and the potential exacerbation of problems caused by human error when technology advancements concerning operator interaction with control systems are implemented. To understand the complexity surrounding the human interaction with advancing technologies, the concepts of human performance and human factors are examined and then the impact of these concepts within the framework of advancing technology are applied to the operation of nuclear facilities. This review draws attention to the vulnerabilities due to human error at nuclear facilities within the context of continually advancing technology and sheds insight on the role human performance and human factors have on system design and the resulting outcome.

Quality Assurance Systems of Higher Education in Africa

2022 ◽  
pp. 119-135
Author(s):  
Abdelali Kaaouachi ◽  
Youssef Hamdani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
African Region ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
The World

The quality of higher education is currently the main challenge of public policies for higher education and research in many countries and regions of the world. Since their independence, African countries have made several efforts to ensure the quantitative aspects of higher education. But the big challenge concerns the qualitative aspects allowing to generate significant impacts of this sector for economic and social development. This chapter aims to analyze the current trends of quality assurance of higher education in the African region. Also, it plans to discuss constraints that affect development, implementation, and promotion of quality assurance systems in this region. Finally, it plans to give future perspectives to develop effective quality assurance systems of higher education which take into account African specificities.

scholarly journals The role of digitization in automotive industry: The Indian perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Rizwan Khan ◽  
Mohd Taqi ◽  
Amma Saba
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Impact

The automotive industry is standing on the edge of the digital era. Digitization is the motivating force behind this change and is influencing every aspect of consumer behavior. Forces behind this digital transformation are the new technological possibilities which range from comprehensive connectivity, 3D printing, and the social network of virtual solutions as well. The impact of digitization can already be seen in today’s world and also in the automotive industry of India. Digitization will play an imperative role in the upcoming years such as artificial intelligence. This paper is primarily concerned with the recent trends of digitization and it also tries to measure the impact of digitization on the automobile supply chain between automobile manufacturers and suppliers. It is discussed the thrust on the potentialities of digitalization in the automobile industry of India and its impact on the overall performance of the industry. The study concluded that digitization has a significant impact on the automotive industry of India. Today, all the business practices become digitalized and foreign players use advanced technology in their products as compared to the national automotive players. The selling of automotive products is increased after the adoption of more advanced technology. It upgrades the quality of products and its service after sale which ultimately leads to the customer and brand loyalty used by the consumers.

scholarly journals Science for Food Safety, Security and Quality: a Review - Part 2

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enne Giuseppe ◽  
Serrantoni Monica ◽  
Greppi GianFranco
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Nano Materials ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Safety Attributes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Non Destructive

Authors are continuing to analyze factors which influence on three food essential elements: food safety, food security and food quality. There are discus about innovation in food technology, nanotechnologies, and food packaging. Novel sensing technologies using bio or nano materials can be used to detect quality and safety attributes in packaged foods. These sensing technologies range from rapid non-destructive and non-contact to highly specialized micro and nano-biosensing structures. In addition, the authors analyze the latest research on the application of biosensors to measure parameters that affect the safety and quality of products.Future priorities for research in food science should build on the existing knowledge base and extend the impact of basic and strategic research in delivering high quality foods and food products and improving human health.

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