scholarly journals Veterinary Parasitology – recent developments in immunology, epidemiology and control

Parasitology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
RICHARD J. MARTIN ◽  
HENK D. F. H. SCHALLIG ◽  
L. H. CHAPPELL
Keyword(s):  
Field Of Study ◽  
Veterinary Parasitology ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Control

There have been important developments in the field of veterinary parasitology over the last few years. This symposium was called to collect individuals together, who have made significant contributions to their field of study, to present and summarize their work.I would like to pause for a moment before introducing the Symposium in this preface to comment on the sad loss of Professor Peter Nansen, a particularly eminent Danish scientist who developed our field of study. I, like many others, remember him with affection. He was a very helpful colleague and outstanding leader of the Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C. We are all saddened by his death and will continue to carry our memories of him with us.

Internal and Consulting Information Flows in the Process of Knowledge Accumulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiliam Acar ◽  
Rami al-Gharaibeh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Seci Model ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Deductive Synthesis ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Control Framework ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Hierarchy

Practical applications of knowledge management are hindered by a lack of linkage between the accepted data-information-knowledge hierarchy with using pragmatic approaches. Specifically, the authors seek to clarify the use of the tacit-explicit dichotomy with a deductive synthesis of complementary concepts. The authors review appropriate segments of the KM/OL literature with an emphasis on the SECI model of Nonaka and Takeuchi. Looking beyond equating the sharing of knowledge with mere socialization, the authors deduce from more recent developments a knowledge creation, nurturing and control framework. Based on a cyclic and upward-spiraling data-information-knowledge structure, the authors' proposed model affords top managers and their consultants opportunities for capturing, debating and storing richer information – as well as monitoring their progress and controlling their learning process.

scholarly journals Epigenetic Aspects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Schmidt ◽  
Florian Holsboer ◽  
Theo Rein
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Adverse Life Events ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Covalent Modifications ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
And Control

Development of psychiatric diseases such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) invokes, as with most complex diseases, both genetic and environmental factors. The era of genome-wide high throughput technologies has sparked the initiation of genotype screenings in large cohorts of diseased and control individuals, but had limited success in identification of disease causing genetic variants. It has become evident that these efforts at the genomic level need to be complemented with endeavours in elucidating the proteome, transcriptome and epigenetic profiles. Epigenetics is attractive in particular because there is accumulating evidence that the lasting impact of adverse life events is reflected in certain covalent modifications of the chromatin.In this review, we outline the characteristics of PTSD as a stress-related disease and survey recent developments revealing epigenetic aspects of stress-related disorders in general. There is also increasing direct evidence for gene programming and epigenetic components in PTSD. Finally, we discuss treatment options in the light of recent discoveries of epigenetic mechanisms of psychotropic drugs.

21st Century Citizen Pharma: The FDA & Patient-Focused Product Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 309-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Paradise
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
United States Food ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
States Food ◽  
And Control ◽  
Patient Advocacy Groups

Perpetual debate regarding the delicate balance between access and innovation and the protection of the public health and safety dominate discussions of the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Established chiefly as a command and control federal administrative agency, iterative changes in legislation have shaped the FDA's activity in drug, biologic, and medical device regulation over the course of the last one hundred plus years. The most recent fundamental reframing of the agency's authority and directive presented itself in the 21st Century Cures Act, reflecting an important role for patient perspectives in the regulatory process. This Article explores recent developments in patient-focused product development efforts at the FDA and offers modest insights on the increasing role of patients, and patient advocacy groups, in agency decision-making. The Article terms this era “21st century citizen pharma.”

Offshore Outsourcing

2011 ◽  
pp. 265-282
Author(s):  
Purva Kansal ◽  
Amit Kumar Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Physical Distance ◽  
Offshore Outsourcing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Relative Term ◽  
Private Investments ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Control ◽  
Coordination And Control

In an attempt to influence their pace of development, developing countries around the world try and influence the rate of investment (especially foreign private investments) in their economy. These countries attempt to influence investor decisions by matching and changing their portfolio with that of foreign investors’ needs. However, to make the country portfolio impressive, a country requires massive investment in infrastructure and other portfolio variables which brings countries at an impasse. This chapter discusses the viability of increasing income as a way out. This leads to another important issue as to how to increase revenue of a country with its limited portfolio of strengths. Recent developments in information technology and the Internet have led to a simple solution to this - offshore outsourcing. Outsourcing as a strategy has been around for many years. Traditionally, companies used to outsource their activities to independent suppliers who were best, but the choice was made from the suppliers located in the vicinity of the outsourcing company for easier coordination and control of the activities of the partner. However, due to developments in e-commerce, distance has become a relative term. Exchange of information in a fraction of a minute, irrespective of physical distance, has made it possible for companies to widen their horizons and look for independent suppliers in different nations — offshore outsourcing.

scholarly journals Towards smart biomanufacturing: a perspective on recent developments in industrial measurement and monitoring technologies for bio-based production processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 947-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina L. Gargalo ◽  
Isuru Udugama ◽  
Katrin Pontius ◽  
Pau C. Lopez ◽  
Rasmus F. Nielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Large Sets ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Monitoring Technologies ◽  
And Control ◽  
Industrial Measurement

AbstractThe biomanufacturing industry has now the opportunity to upgrade its production processes to be in harmony with the latest industrial revolution. Technology creates capabilities that enable smart manufacturing while still complying with unfolding regulations. However, many biomanufacturing companies, especially in the biopharma sector, still have a long way to go to fully benefit from smart manufacturing as they first need to transition their current operations to an information-driven future. One of the most significant obstacles towards the implementation of smart biomanufacturing is the collection of large sets of relevant data. Therefore, in this work, we both summarize the advances that have been made to date with regards to the monitoring and control of bioprocesses, and highlight some of the key technologies that have the potential to contribute to gathering big data. Empowering the current biomanufacturing industry to transition to Industry 4.0 operations allows for improved productivity through information-driven automation, not only by developing infrastructure, but also by introducing more advanced monitoring and control strategies.

scholarly journals Augmented Reality for Robotics: A Review

Robotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanat Makhataeva ◽  
Huseyin Varol
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Robot Swarms ◽  
Wearable Robots ◽  
Camera Localization ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
And Control

Augmented reality (AR) is used to enhance the perception of the real world by integrating virtual objects to an image sequence acquired from various camera technologies. Numerous AR applications in robotics have been developed in recent years. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of AR research in robotics during the five year period from 2015 to 2019. We classified these works in terms of application areas into four categories: (1) Medical robotics: Robot-Assisted surgery (RAS), prosthetics, rehabilitation, and training systems; (2) Motion planning and control: trajectory generation, robot programming, simulation, and manipulation; (3) Human-robot interaction (HRI): teleoperation, collaborative interfaces, wearable robots, haptic interfaces, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and gaming; (4) Multi-agent systems: use of visual feedback to remotely control drones, robot swarms, and robots with shared workspace. Recent developments in AR technology are discussed followed by the challenges met in AR due to issues of camera localization, environment mapping, and registration. We explore AR applications in terms of how AR was integrated and which improvements it introduced to corresponding fields of robotics. In addition, we summarize the major limitations of the presented applications in each category. Finally, we conclude our review with future directions of AR research in robotics. The survey covers over 100 research works published over the last five years.

Recent developments in the prediction and control of aerodynamic noise from high-speed trains

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Thompson ◽  
Eduardo Latorre Iglesias ◽  
Xiaowan Liu ◽  
Jianyue Zhu ◽  
Zhiwei Hu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Aerodynamic Noise ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
High Speed Trains ◽  
Prediction And Control ◽  
And Control

Recent Developments in Iron Removal and Control at the Zinc Corporation of South Africa

2013 ◽  
pp. 1675-1690
Author(s):  
J. O. Claassen ◽  
J. Rennie ◽  
W.H. van Niekerk ◽  
E.H.O. Meyer ◽  
R.F. Sandenbergh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Iron Removal ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Control
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