scholarly journals Developments for Collagen Hydrolysate in Biological, Biochemical, and Biomedical Domains: A Comprehensive Review

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2806
Author(s):  
Muhammad Harris ◽  
Johan Potgieter ◽  
Kashif Ishfaq ◽  
Muhammad Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collagen Hydrolysate ◽  
Metabolic System ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Developments

The collagen hydrolysate, a proteinic biopeptide, is used for various key functionalities in humans and animals. Numerous reviews explained either individually or a few of following aspects: types, processes, properties, and applications. In the recent developments, various biological, biochemical, and biomedical functionalities are achieved in five aspects: process, type, species, disease, receptors. The receptors are rarely addressed in the past which are an essential stimulus to activate various biomedical and biological activities in the metabolic system of humans and animals. Furthermore, a systematic segregation of the recent developments regarding the five main aspects is not yet reported. This review presents various biological, biochemical, and biomedical functionalities achieved for each of the beforementioned five aspects using a systematic approach. The review proposes a novel three-level hierarchy that aims to associate a specific functionality to a particular aspect and its subcategory. The hierarchy also highlights various key research novelties in a categorical manner that will contribute to future research.

Implicit? What Do You Mean? A Comprehensive Review of the Delusive Implicitness Construct in Attitude Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Corneille ◽  
Mandy Hütter
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Attitude Research ◽  
Two Hybrid

This article provides a comprehensive review of divergent conceptualizations of the “implicit” construct that have emerged in attitude research over the past two decades. In doing so, our goal is to raise awareness of the harmful consequences of conceptual ambiguities associated with this terminology. We identify three main conceptualizations of the “implicitness” construct: the procedural conceptualization (implicit-as-indirect), the functional conceptualization (implicit-as-automatic), and the mental theory conceptualization (implicit-as-associative), as well as two hybrid conceptualizations (implicit-as-indirect-and-automatic, implicit-as-driven-by-affective-gut-reactions). We discuss critical limitations associated with each conceptualization and explain that confusion also arises from their coexistence. We recommend discontinuing the usage of the “implicit” terminology in attitude research and research inspired by it. We offer terminological alternatives aimed at increasing both the precision of theorization and the practical value of future research.

A review of facilities management performance measurement

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Amos ◽  
Zairul Nisham Musa ◽  
Cheong Peng Au-Yong
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Slow Pace ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Issues

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of facilities management (FM) performance measurement (PM) research within the past two decades to understand existing gaps in FM PM literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs a systematic approach to review papers in FM PM published from 1997 to 2017. The articles published in selected peer-reviewed international journals in the last 20 years were collected by conducting literature search in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The content of the papers were scrutinized to understand the gap in literature. Findings The review depicts a slow pace of FM PM research characterized by diverse and fragmented performance measures, whereas the existing PM frameworks are at the nascent stage. Research limitations/implications The judgments of the paper are based on the 54 papers selected for the critical review and analysis that should be treated as key issues in FM PM research agenda. The review also excludes energy management. Originality/value The paper identifies the gaps in the current PM literature in FM and set propositions for future research which is of utility and relevance to FM researchers more especially on the existing conceptual frameworks. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first attempt to conduct a review on FM PM in the extant literature.

scholarly journals Marine Cyanobacteria and Microalgae Metabolites—A Rich Source of Potential Anticancer Drugs

Marine Drugs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 476
Author(s):  
Arijit Mondal ◽  
Sankhadip Bose ◽  
Sabyasachi Banerjee ◽  
Jayanta Kumar Patra ◽  
Jai Malik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Drugs ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pharmaceutically Active Compounds ◽  
Action Current ◽  
The Past ◽  
Marine Metabolites ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Cancer is at present one of the utmost deadly diseases worldwide. Past efforts in cancer research have focused on natural medicinal products. Over the past decades, a great deal of initiatives was invested towards isolating and identifying new marine metabolites via pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions in general. Secondary marine metabolites are looked at as a favorable source of potentially new pharmaceutically active compounds, having a vast structural diversity and diverse biological activities; therefore, this is an astonishing source of potentially new anticancer therapy. This review contains an extensive critical discussion on the potential of marine microbial compounds and marine microalgae metabolites as anticancer drugs, highlighting their chemical structure and exploring the underlying mechanisms of action. Current limitation, challenges, and future research pathways were also presented.

scholarly journals Undefined lands: A review of their role as an underexplored resource of landscape

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Maryam Naghibi ◽  
Mohsen Faizi ◽  
Ahmad Ekhlassi
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Vacant Land ◽  
Formal Definition ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Landscape Research ◽  
Definition Of

Landscape areas have spatial discontinuities, such as vacant land and leftover spaces. Undefined lands present a compelling area for landscape research, aesthetical experience, and development of cities which discuss irregular and unexpected aspects in landscape settings. Having lacked a formal definition of undefined land, this study aims at proposing keywords of undefined lands, a comprehensive review of knowledge, and definition. In order to promote new aspects of such spaces in the future research, the study conducts a systematic analysis of 65 peer-reviewed papers for their temporal trends, locations, methods, key authors, and commonly studied aspects. Results show the production of vacancy and the temporary use of undefined lands as an opportunity, and a flexible method of regeneration. An increase in publications over the past 30 years demonstrates that leftover space is an evolving subject. Although socio-ecological aspects are the most effective, serious gaps are mentioned in the literature considering aesthetical and ecological qualities in leftover spaces formed by visual, sensorial (hearing, touch, smell, taste), and cognitive perception. These gaps in the literature suggest that it is important to understand the potential effects of repurposing citizen's ideas about interventions in which to use leftover spaces. Having identified the knowledge gaps, undefined lands are suggested as a significant sub-discipline in landscape research.

Pharmacological effects of Fucus spiralis extracts and phycochemicals: a comprehensive review

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonçalo P. Rosa ◽  
Maria Carmo Barreto ◽  
Ana M.L. Seca
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity Of Results ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Fucus Spiralis ◽  
Future Work ◽  
African Atlantic

Abstract The value of macroalgae to the pharmaceutical and food industries has increased, due to their richness in compounds with relevant biological activities and health effects. However, there are still many species that are worth exploring, like the edible Fucus spiralis L., widespread throughout the European and African Atlantic coasts. In order to demonstrate the phycochemical, pharmacological and nutritional potential of F. spiralis, this work presents a comprehensive review of studies regarding the bioactivities of F. spiralis extracts and their phycochemicals. A critical analysis of studies is presented, identifying the challenges and opportunities, and unveiling the knowledge gaps in order to guide future research with this alga. Although the studies performed so far have shown the potential of F. spiralis, this review shows that there is still a big gap in the knowledge about its metabolites. In this context, it is suggested that future investigations should focus more on the isolation and unequivocal structural characterization of the metabolites, such as phlorotannins. In addition, some weaknesses in the reviewed literature are mentioned here, which should be avoided in future work, in order to allow a better evaluation of the validity of results and their comparison.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Review on the Development of Car Booster Seats for Children

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Ibun Nuraresya ◽  
Umar Nirmal ◽  
P. K. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Traffic Fatalities ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Booster Seats ◽  
New Research

Over the past decade there has been a deeply troubling increase in the number of vehicle traffic fatalities involving children. Owing to this, many researchers have contributed to research and development on car booster seats for children. In view of this, the current work encompasses a compilation of articles reviewed on car booster seats for children ranging from the years 1988 to 2018. Further than that, this work also provides information relating to the varying designs and specifications of car booster seats. Concurrently, the writers also propose potential future research that could be undertaken in relation to the developments in child car booster seats, which in turn may allow for new research pathways in this area of interest. Finally, taking into consideration the design and safety factors of the current market trend car booster seats for children, the writers also propose possible state of the art car booster seats for various applications.

scholarly journals Fatigue modeling using neural networks: a comprehensive review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Chen ◽  
Yongming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Life Prediction ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fatigue Load ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Fatigue Modeling

Neural network (NN) models have made a significant impact on fatigue-related engineering communities and are expected to increase rapidly soon due to the recent advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence. A comprehensive review of fatigue modeling methods using NNs is lacking and will help to recognize past achievements and suggest future research directions. Thus, this paper presents a survey of 251 publications between 1990 and July 2021. The NN modeling in fatigue is classified into five applications: fatigue life prediction, fatigue crack, fatigue damage diagnosis, fatigue strength, and fatigue load. A wide range of NN architectures are employed in the literature and are summarized in this review. An overview of important considerations and current limitations for the application of NNs in fatigue is provided. Statistical analysis for the past and the current trend is provided with representative examples. Existing gaps and future research directions are also presented based on the reviewed articles.

scholarly journals Undefined lands: A review of their role as an underexplored resource of landscape

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Maryam Naghibi ◽  
Mohsen Faizi ◽  
Ahmad Ekhlassi
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Vacant Land ◽  
Formal Definition ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Landscape Research ◽  
Definition Of

Landscape areas have spatial discontinuities, such as vacant land and leftover spaces. Undefined lands present a compelling area for landscape research, aesthetical experience, and development of cities which discuss irregular and unexpected aspects in landscape settings. Having lacked a formal definition of undefined land, this study aims at proposing keywords of undefined lands, a comprehensive review of knowledge, and definition. In order to promote new aspects of such spaces in the future research, the study conducts a systematic analysis of 65 peer-reviewed papers for their temporal trends, locations, methods, key authors, and commonly studied aspects. Results show the production of vacancy and the temporary use of undefined lands as an opportunity, and a flexible method of regeneration. An increase in publications over the past 30 years demonstrates that leftover space is an evolving subject. Although socio-ecological aspects are the most effective, serious gaps are mentioned in the literature considering aesthetical and ecological qualities in leftover spaces formed by visual, sensorial (hearing, touch, smell, taste), and cognitive perception. These gaps in the literature suggest that it is important to understand the potential effects of repurposing citizen's ideas about interventions in which to use leftover spaces. Having identified the knowledge gaps, undefined lands are suggested as a significant sub-discipline in landscape research.

scholarly journals Investigating mindfulness influences on cognitive function: On the promise and potential of converging research strategies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli Lin ◽  
Rongxiang Tang ◽  
Todd Samuel Braver
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Taxonomic Framework ◽  
Mechanisms Of Mindfulness ◽  
Organizing Principles

Research investigating the effects and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness on cognitive functioning has accelerated exponentially over the past two decades. Despite the rapid growth of the literature and its influential role in garnering public interest in mindfulness, inconsistent methods in defining and measuring mindfulness have yielded variable findings, which contribute to the overall dearth of clear generalizable conclusions. The focus of this article is to address the lack of cohesion in the collective methodologies used in this domain, by providing a new perspective grounded in classic cognitive and experimental psychology principles. We leverage the concept of converging operations to demonstrate how seemingly disparate research strategies can be integrated towards a more unified and systematic approach. An organizing taxonomic framework is described to provide useful structure in how mindfulness can be operationalized, measured, and investigated. We illustrate the rationale and core organizing principles of the framework through a selective review of studies on mindfulness and cognitive control. We then demonstrate the utility of the approach by showing how it can be applied to synthesize extant methodologies and guide the development of future research. Specific suggestions and examples pertaining to experimental design and statistical analysis are provided.

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