scholarly journals Active and Intelligent Packaging of Cheese: Developments and Future Scope

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Kr Deshwal ◽  
Narender Raju Panjagari
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Dairy Product ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intelligent Packaging ◽  
Smart Packaging ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Future Research Directions

Technological advances and changes in consumer preferences for safer food with better shelf life have led to packaging innovations like smart packaging. Smart packaging systems involve the blend of active and intelligent packaging properties. Most of the smart packaging systems in food sector are mainly focused on fish, sea, food, meat, poultry, fruits and vegetables. With cheese being the major dairy product and its market expanding exponentially, smart packaging systems for cheese are exhaustively addressed in this book chapter. Some of the smart packaging systems pertaining to cheese like antioxidant releasers, antimicrobial packaging, ripening indicator and self-cleaning rinds can hasten commercial acceptance and reliability of cheese products. This book chapter also tabulates the recent data related to production, and consumption of cheese, permitted additives, types of active and intelligent packaging systems explored for cheese and commercial suppliers of smart packaging systems. Along with, future research directions for smart packaging of cheese are also presented.

Public Safety Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 267-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Iapichino ◽  
Daniel Câmara ◽  
Christian Bonnet ◽  
Fethi Filali
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
Public Safety Networks

Disaster can be defined as the onset of an extreme event causing profound damage or loss as perceived by the afflicted people. The networks built in order to detect and handle these events are called Public safety networks (PSNs). These networks have the fundamental role of providing communication and coordination for emergency operations. Many of the problems of the PSN field come from the heterogeneity of systems and agencies involved in the crisis site and from their mobility at the disaster site. The main aim of this book chapter is to provide a broad view of the PSN field, presenting the different emergency management phases, PSNs requirements, technologies and some of the future research directions for this field.

scholarly journals Somatic Mutations in Cardiovascular Disease

2022 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
J. Brett Heimlich ◽  
Alexander G. Bick
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Somatic Mutations ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Clonal Hematopoiesis ◽  
Dna Mutations ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Population Scale

Advances in population-scale genomic sequencing have greatly expanded the understanding of the inherited basis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Reanalysis of these genomic datasets identified an unexpected risk factor for CVD, somatically acquired DNA mutations. In this review, we provide an overview of somatic mutations and their contributions to CVD. We focus on the most common and well-described manifestation, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential. We also review the currently available data regarding how somatic mutations lead to tissue mosaicism in various forms of CVD, including atrial fibrillation and aortic aneurism associated with Marfan Syndrome. Finally, we highlight future research directions given current knowledge gaps and consider how technological advances will enhance the discovery of somatic mutations in CVD and management of patients with somatic mutations.

scholarly journals Supporting Active and Healthy Aging with Advanced Robotics Integrated in Smart Environment

2016 ◽  
pp. 46-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Esposito ◽  
Laura Fiorini ◽  
Raffaele Limosani ◽  
Manuele Bonaccorsi ◽  
Alessandro Manzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Advanced Robotics ◽  
Societal Problems

The technological advances in the robotic and ICT fields represent an effective solution to address specific societal problems to support ageing and independent life. One of the key factors for these technologies is the integration of service robotics for optimising social services and improving quality of life of the elderly population. This chapter aims to underline the barriers of the state of the art, furthermore the authors present their concrete experiences to overcome these barriers gained at the RoboTown Living Lab of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna within past and current projects. They analyse and discuss the results in order to give recommendations based on their experiences. Furthermore, this work highlights the trend of development from stand-alone solutions to cloud computing architecture, describing the future research directions.

scholarly journals A Review of Sports Wagering: Prevalence, Characteristics of Sports Bettors, and Association with Problem Gambling

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken C Winters ◽  
Jeffrey L Derevensky
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Supreme Court Ruling ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Sports Gambling ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Gambling Operators ◽  
The Impact

Given significant technological advances, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2018 permitting U.S. states to offer and regulate sports wagering, and multiple international governments already regulating and licensing sports wagering operators, sports wagering will likely continue to grow exponentially. This expanding landscape of sports wagering may pose public health problems. This literature review provides a description of our current knowledge of sports gambling behaviour among adults, adolescents, and athletes, including prevalence rates and factors associated with problem gambling sports bettors. We highlight new issues that are surfacing, particularly the interaction between online betting, sports viewing, live betting, mobile technology, and sports fantasy gambling. We also address future research directions, including the need for longitudinal studies to clarify factors that contribute to the onset and maintenance of sports-related problem gambling, to examine the impact of major league sports leagues and professional teams that partner with gambling operators and casinos on gambling behaviour, and the need to assess public policy and treatment approaches.RésuméCompte tenu des progrès technologiques importants, de la décision rendue par la Cour suprême des États-Unis en 2018 autorisant les États américains à proposer et à réglementer les paris sportifs et des multiples réglementations gouvernementales internationales les autorisant, les paris sportifs continueront probablement de croître de manière exponentielle. Or, ce domaine de paris sportifs en pleine expansion peut poser des problèmes de santé publique. Cet examen de la littérature contient une description de nos connaissances actuelles sur le comportement au jeu sportif chez les adultes, les adolescents et les athlètes, notamment les taux de prévalence et les facteurs associés aux parieurs sportifs du jeu problématique. Nous mettons en lumière des problèmes émergents, notamment l’interaction entre les paris en ligne, l’écoute de joutes sportives, les paris en direct, la technologie mobile et les jeux de hasard fantastiques. Y sont également abordés l’orientation des recherches futures, notamment la nécessité d’études longitudinales visant à clarifier les facteurs qui contribuent aux débuts et à la poursuite du jeu compulsif lié au sport, un examen de l’impact sur le comportement de jeu des collaborations entre des ligues sportives majeures et des équipes professionnelles et des opérateurs de jeux et des casinos, ainsi que les secteurs d’intérêt concernant les politiques publiques et le traitement.

Cross-Layer Monitoring in Cloud Computing

2012 ◽  
pp. 328-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose M. Alcaraz Calero ◽  
Benjamin König ◽  
Johannes Kirschnick
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Layer ◽  
Distributed Monitoring ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Monitoring Architecture

This book chapter describes the different aspects related to designing a suitable monitoring architecture for Cloud Computing, aiming to support cross-layer monitoring across all layers available in the Cloud stack. For this purpose, the importance of monitoring services in Cloud scenarios is outlined, followed by a comprehensible analysis of a wide set of distributed monitoring solutions. After that, the particular requirements related to cross-layer monitoring for Cloud Computing architectures are identified and explained. Then, diverse aspects which may fit a monitoring architecture for fulfilling such requirements are explained. Finally, some future research directions and conclusions are highlighted.

scholarly journals The Trap of Success: A Paradox of Scale for Sharing Economy and Degrowth

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Andreoni
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Social Collaboration ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Future Research Directions

Over the recent years, the sharing economy has been discussed as a community-based solution for a more sustainable future. Supported by the development of information technologies and defined by a large range of activities based on the access of underutilized resources over ownership, the sharing economy has been framed as a socio-economic model that is able to increase social bonding and collaboration and to reduce the inefficient allocation of resources. Within this framework, the sharing economy seems to align with the ideas of degrowth, broadly defined as a downscaling of production and consumption activities oriented to increase environmental quality and social collaboration. Despite the connections existing between them, no previous studies investigate the two concepts together. By considering the evidence provided by previous literature, this paper maps the links and similarities existing between sharing economy and degrowth and analyzes the discrepancies existing between the promises of the sharing economy and the impacts generated by practices. A paradox of scale, where the sharing activities fail to deliver as a consequence of success is also discussed together with future research directions. This paper contributes to the existing debate around alternative economic models and can support the design of sustainable practices.

Public Safety Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 376-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Iapichino ◽  
Daniel Câmara ◽  
Christian Bonnet ◽  
Fethi Filali
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
Public Safety Networks

Disaster can be defined as the onset of an extreme event causing profound damage or loss as perceived by the afflicted people. The networks built in order to detect and handle these events are called Public safety networks (PSNs). These networks have the fundamental role of providing communication and coordination for emergency operations. Many of the problems of the PSN field come from the heterogeneity of systems and agencies involved in the crisis site and from their mobility at the disaster site. The main aim of this book chapter is to provide a broad view of the PSN field, presenting the different emergency management phases, PSNs requirements, technologies and some of the future research directions for this field.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Maramures County, Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1812
Author(s):  
Gratiela Dana Boca
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Or Education

The article explores consumer behavior in the context of sustainable consumption and the changes related to healthy food that have occurred during the pandemic. The study seeks to identify the factors that influenced consumer behavior on the consumption of fruits and vegetables. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 1230 people from Maramures County, Romania. This study evaluates consumer behavior and attitudes on sustainable healthy food consumption; determining factors of consumer behavior are established by the needs, knowledge, selection of quality products, and the degree of culture and education in health diet issues. The study also presents a specific classification for fruits and vegetables in terms of consumer preferences and the clustering of local consumers by their interest in healthy food habits according to consumer culture, consumer loyalty, consumer needs, and consumer knowledge. In this study, it was revealed that consumer behavior consumption is not influenced by age, gender, or education. As a result of the correlation analysis, a positive relation was identified between the consumer preference, consumer attitude, and consumer behavior variables. The results of this study offer practical solutions and directions for future research on redesigning sustainable development of local, traditional foods. The new trend focuses on brand offerings and consumer needs for quality food and shows the consumer’s ethnocentrism and orientation for practical solutions.

scholarly journals Advanced Materials and Assembly Strategies for Wearable Biosensors: A Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Kwang Lee ◽  
Hocheon Yoo ◽  
Chi Hwan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Inorganic Nanomaterials ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Low Dimensional

Recent technological advances of soft functional materials and their assembly into wearable (i.e., on-skin) biosensors lead to the development of ground-breaking biomedical applications ranging from wearable health monitoring to drug delivery and to human-robot interactions. These wearable biosensors are capable of unobtrusively interfacing with the human skin and enabling long-term reliable monitoring of clinically useful biosignals associated with health and other conditions affecting well-being. Scalable assembly of diverse wearable biosensors has been realized through the elaborate combination of intrinsically stretchable materials including organic polymers or/and low-dimensional inorganic nanomaterials. In this Chapter, we review various types of wearable biosensors within the context of human health monitoring with a focus of their constituent materials, mechanics designs, and large-scale assembly strategies. In addition, we discuss the current challenges and potential future research directions at the end of this chapter.

Semantically Enhanced Authoring of Shared Media

2019 ◽  
pp. 277-289
Author(s):  
Charalampos A. Dimoulas ◽  
Andreas A. Veglis ◽  
George Kalliris
Keyword(s):  
User Interaction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multimedia Authoring ◽  
Web 3.0 ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Semantically Enhanced ◽  
User Friendly

This chapter examines current trends and future perspectives of semantically enhanced media/multimedia, considering all forms of non-linear storytelling, sharing, and authoring. Background is presented providing basic definitions, involved technology, achieved progress, and limitations. Recommendations and future research directions are then stated, aiming at serving a two-fold target: firstly, to present new, user-friendly forms of collaborative creativity, multimedia authoring, and storytelling; secondly, to suggest innovative adaptation mechanisms that can be utilized in both the media production and consumption ends. A semantically enhanced media authoring model is proposed, integrating most of the expected progress in augmented user interaction and the upcoming Web 2.0/3.0 services. The targeted Semantically-enhanced Multimedia Storytelling Services aim at engaging audience members individually, validating their involvement and positively reinforcing personal participation in the narration. Thus, the importance of the topic toward the transition to the Web 3.0 era is revealed.

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