scholarly journals Implementation of the Swiss ordinance on maternity protection at work in companies in French-speaking Switzerland

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Alessia Abderhalden-Zellweger ◽  
Isabelle Probst ◽  
Maria-Pia Politis Mercier ◽  
Michela Zenoni ◽  
Pascal Wild ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Data Extrapolation

BACKGROUND: Switzerland’s Ordinance on Maternity Protection at Work (OProMa) requires that companies take the necessary measures to ensure that pregnant employees can continue working without danger. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the extent of compliance with OProMa within companies in French-speaking Switzerland as well as factors which facilitate and obstruct the ordinance’s implementation. METHODS: A stratified random telephone survey of 202 companies from the healthcare and food industry was conducted. Descriptive and correlational statistics were calculated. Responses to open questions were analysed thematically. RESULTS: Only a minority of companies performed risk analyses or adapted employees’ workstations, as per the legislation. OProMa was implemented more effectively in larger companies than smaller ones, in public rather than private ones, in the healthcare sector rather than the food industry, and when the person responsible for the wellbeing of pregnant employees within the company had undergone specific training on the subject. Data extrapolation suggested that only 2%of pregnant employees in French-speaking Switzerland’s food industry and 12%in its healthcare sector are properly protected according to OProMa’s provisions. CONCLUSIONS: Maternity protection in French-speaking Switzerland’s companies urgently requires improvement. In addition to the apparent need for stronger incentives and for monitoring of companies, our findings indicate a need to provide them with resources to meet OProMa’s provisions.

Innovations in Food Production - Status and Directions of Development

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Barbara Grzybowska
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
New Products ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Product Manufacturing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Storage

This paper characterises the directions of innovative activities undertaken by food industry enterprises concerning the manufacturing of food products. Based on the subject literature and secondary statistical data, the status of food industry innovativeness and areas of innovative activities related to implementation of technological and non-technological innovations are presented. The activities of enterprises focus on manufacturing new products in response to the ever-changing needs and expectations of consumers. In particular, the production of so-called functional food (which seeks to promote health, minimise the risk of specific diseases, improve psychophysical fitness, lose weight, etc.) is increasingly extensive. Manufacturers must also improve the technologies and techniques of product manufacturing, packaging and storage. 

scholarly journals Discovery of a natural cyan blue: A unique food-sourced anthocyanin could replace synthetic brilliant blue

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. eabe7871
Author(s):  
Pamela R. Denish ◽  
Julie-Anne Fenger ◽  
Randall Powers ◽  
Gregory T. Sigurdson ◽  
Luca Grisanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Design ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Blue Dye ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Enzymatic Transformation ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Subject

The color of food is critical to the food and beverage industries, as it influences many properties beyond eye-pleasing visuals including flavor, safety, and nutritional value. Blue is one of the rarest colors in nature’s food palette—especially a cyan blue—giving scientists few sources for natural blue food colorants. Finding a natural cyan blue dye equivalent to FD&C Blue No. 1 remains an industry-wide challenge and the subject of several research programs worldwide. Computational simulations and large-array spectroscopic techniques were used to determine the 3D chemical structure, color expression, and stability of this previously uncharacterized cyan blue anthocyanin-based colorant. Synthetic biology and computational protein design tools were leveraged to develop an enzymatic transformation of red cabbage anthocyanins into the desired anthocyanin. More broadly, this research demonstrates the power of a multidisciplinary strategy to solve a long-standing challenge in the food industry.

scholarly journals Disintegration process in disc crushers

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 98-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vaculík ◽  
J. Maloun ◽  
L. Chládek ◽  
M. Přikryl
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Fractional Composition ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Specific Energy Consumption ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Subject

Grinding or crushing hard raw materials is usually a primary operation which precedes the follow-up technological processes in a number of industrial sectors. A great variety of machines using different principles of fragmentation are employed in the technology of pulverization. The food industry uses roller mills, in which the main process is the shear grinding. In the animal feed industry impact machines known as hammer mills are often used. In recent years, mills have been employed that use their frontal edges for grinding or crushing during the rotation of one of two adjacent discs. The modern design disc machines used for grinding grain have resulted from long development and their operation has a relatively low noise level with reduced dust. The separation process that occurs in the gap between the active edges of the discs can be described as shear grinding and is currently the subject of attention which is focused on the specific energy consumption and fractional composition of the product of grinding.  

scholarly journals Recent developments on the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions

1987 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Sankar Pathak ◽  
Lokenath Debnath
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Generalized Functions ◽  
Stieltjes Transform ◽  
Poisson Transform ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Laplace Transform ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Abelian Theorems ◽  
Stieltjes Transforms

This paper is concerned with recent developments on the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions. Sections 1 and 2 give a very brief introduction to the subject and the Stieltjes transform of ordinary functions with an emphasis to the inversion theorems. The Stieltjes transform of generalized functions is described in section 3 with a special attention to the inversion theorems of this transform. Sections 4 and 5 deal with the adjoint and kernel methods used for the development of the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions. The real and complex inversion theorems are discussed in sections 6 and 7. The Poisson transform of generalized functions, the iteration of the Laplace transform and the iterated Stieltjes transfrom are included in sections 8, 9 and 10. The Stieltjes transforms of different orders and the fractional order integration and further generalizations of the Stieltjes transform are discussed in sections 11 and 12. Sections 13, 14 and 15 are devoted to Abelian theorems, initial-value and final-value results. Some applications of the Stieltjes transforms are discussed in section 16. The final section deals with some open questions and unsolved problems. Many important and recent references are listed at the end.

scholarly journals The pros and cons of working from home

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 133-145
Author(s):  
Vinicius Mitchell ◽  
Luiza Novaes
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Fitting In

In July 2020, a group of illustrators were contacted so we could hear if their views on remote work and professional collaboration had changed, in light of the covid-19 pandemic scenario. These illustrators participated in a previous research conducted with Brazilian newspaper illustrators between 2016-2018. The main research objective was to understand how illustrators were fitting in newspaper's routines and production, considering the multiplatform publishing trend led by the rise in mobile and digital readership. As it was observed then, illustrators were already used to working remotely. The investigation focused in assessing how these professionals viewed the pros and cons of face-to-face working way compared to working remotely. Also their views on the interaction with other fields’ professionals, in projects involving Illustration & Design were considered. Illustrators of Brazilian newspapers answered a query and an interview with open questions. Although the original research had not been motivated by a pandemic scene, we believe that by renewing the subject with new data collected in 2020, the study can contribute to the ongoing broader discussions over reorganizing workflows for remote work, especially those involving designers and projects with multidisciplinary teams. This paper aims at presenting and discussing qualitative data regarding these issues.

scholarly journals How Well Do Interviewers Record Responses to Numeric, Interviewer Field-code, and Open-ended Narrative Questions in Telephone Surveys?

Field Methods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Jolene D. Smyth ◽  
Kristen Olson
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Telephone Surveys ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Lower Accuracy ◽  
Random Digit Dial ◽  
Interviewer Training ◽  
Single Response ◽  
Accuracy Rates ◽  
Numeric Response ◽  
Interviewer Behaviors

Telephone survey interviewers need to be able to accurately record answers to questions. While straightforward for closed questions, this task can be complicated for open questions. We examine interviewer recording accuracy rates from a national landline random digit dial telephone survey. We find that accuracy rates are over 90% for numeric response and interviewer-code, single-response items but are astonishingly low (49%) for a multiple-answer, nominal, interviewer-code item. Accuracy rates for narrative open questions were around 90% for themes but only about 70% for themes and elaborations. Interviewer behaviors (e.g., probing, feedback) are generally associated with lower accuracy rates. Implications for questionnaire design, interviewer training, and coding procedures are discussed.

scholarly journals State Capacity Redux: Integrating Classical and Experimental Contributions to an Enduring Debate

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elissa Berwick ◽  
Fotini Christia
Keyword(s):  
State Capacity ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The State ◽  
Interactive Process ◽  
Theoretical Structure ◽  
State Activity ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Mass Publics ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
The Subject

What state capacity is and how to strengthen it remain open questions, as the underlying incentives of the state, its citizens, and its agents align in some areas of state activity and diverge in others. This article lays out a framework that integrates classical and experimental approaches within a common theoretical structure based on the diverse capacity challenges states face with respect to extraction, coordination, and compliance. Addressing each in turn, we show that state capacity is an interactive process, the product of institutions governing relations between the state, mass publics, and bureaucrats. We argue that the institutions ensuring capacity and the processes that bring them into being vary. Our review highlights trends in recent research, as well as relevant differences in opportunities for and obstacles to empirical work on the subject.

How Well Are Radiology Residents Prepared for Practice After Training? A Survey of French-Speaking Quebec Recent Graduates and Department Chiefs

2020 ◽  
pp. 084653711989952
Author(s):  
Roxanne Labranche ◽  
Chantale Lapierre ◽  
Isabelle Trop
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Procedure ◽  
Conventional Radiography ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Certification Exams ◽  
Certification Exam ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Radiology Residents

Objective: Radiology residents must fulfill a standardized curriculum to complete residency and pass a certification exam before they are granted a licence to practice. We sought to evaluate how well residency prepares trainees for practice as perceived by recent graduates and their department chiefs. Subjects and Methods: Radiologists who graduated from the 4 Quebec radiology residency programs between 2005 and 2016 (n = 237) and Quebec radiology department chiefs (n = 98) were anonymously surveyed. Two electronic surveys were created, for recent graduates (74 questions) and for department chiefs (11 questions), with multiple-choice questions and open questions covering all fields of radiology. Surveys were administered between April and June 2016 using the Association des radiologistes du Québec database. Results: Response rate was 75 (31.6%) of 237 from recent graduates and 96% rated their training as excellent or good. Satisfaction with training in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging was high, with musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging, particularly MSK ultrasound (US), as well as pediatric, cardiac, and vascular imaging needing more training. Thirty-nine (39.8%) of 98 department chiefs answered the survey and highlighted weaknesses in the interpretation of conventional radiography, obstetrical US, and invasive procedures, as well as limited leadership and administrative skills. Recent graduates and department chiefs both reported difficulties in the ability to interpret daily volume of examinations as scheduled and invasive procedure competency. Conclusion: This survey highlights areas of the radiology curriculum which may benefit from more emphasis during training. Adjustments in the residency program would ensure graduates are successful both in their certification exams and clinical practice.

scholarly journals NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION IN DISORDERED MEDIA

1991 ◽  
Vol 05 (18) ◽  
pp. 2825-2882 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANGEL SÁNCHEZ ◽  
LUIS VÁZQUEZ
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Nonlinear Wave ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Disordered Media ◽  
Nonlinear Wave Propagation ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Klein Gordon ◽  
The Subject

We briefly review the state-of-the-art of research on nonlinear wave propagation in disordered media. The paper is intended to provide the non-specialist reader with a flavor of this active field of physics. Firstly, a general introduction to the subject is made. We describe the basic models and the ways to study disorder in connection with them. Secondly, analytical and numerical techniques suitable for this purpose are outlined. We summarize their features and comment on their respective advantages, drawbacks and applicability conditions. Thirdly, the Nonlinear Klein-Gordon and Schrödinger equations are chosen as specific examples. We collect a number of results that are representative of the phenomena arising from the competition between nonlinearity and disorder. The review is concluded with some remarks on open questions, main current trends and possible further developments.

scholarly journals Food Production and Trading Under the Impact of Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-285
Author(s):  
Cecilia Irina Rabontu ◽  
Mădălina Cristina Vasile ◽  
Laura Nicoleta Nasta
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Technological Processes ◽  
Current Period ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In the current period, more and more economic agents involved in producing and trading food are tempted to avoid certain standards of safety and innocuousness of agricultural and technological processes in order to maximize profit. There are often situations in which food producers with the will of a quick return do not realize or do not measure the adverse effects that may arise on life, health, environment and thus on sustainable development. This paper tries to determine the degree of compliance with safety rules imposed by manufacturers in the food industry but also the factors that may cause the consumer purchasing decision in the context of uncertainty about the harmlessness of food. The food correctly and environmentally made, stored, transported and traded contributes to a sustainable development, aspect that will be the subject of our study.

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