Földrajzi Árujelzők Magyarországon – Mi várható a magyar cseresznye ágazatban? : Geographical Indications in Hungary –what can be expected in the Hungarian cherry industry?

Az Európai Unió eredetvédelmi szabályozása lehetővé teszi egyes mezőgazdasági termékek és élelmiszerek előállítási hely szerinti megkülönböztetését, ha azok minősége nagymértékben az adott helyszínhez kötődik. Európában számos ilyen élelmiszer elnevezése élvez nemzetközi védelmet, Magyarországról jelenleg mindösszesen tizennégy. Azonban számuk a közeljövőben várhatóan jelentősen emelkedni fog, köztük két cseresznyével. A nagykörűi és szomolyai cseresznyetermelők helyzetét és az eredetvédelmi rendszerhez való csatlakozásuk várható hatásait vizsgálva megállapítható, hogy a földrajzi árujelzők hozzájárulhatnak ahhoz, hogy a gyümölcsöt nagyobb mennyiségben, magasabb áron lehessen értékesíteni, s a folyamat során létrejövő hasznok elsősorban az előállítás helyszínén realizálódjanak. Mindezek eléréséhez ugyanakkor az eredetvédelemben rejlő lehetőségek maximális kihasználása, továbbá széleskörű összefogás és egységes fellépés szükséges a földrajzi árujelzők érintettjei részéről. The geographical indication system of the European Union allows to differentiate agricultural and food products based on their origin, in case their quality is highly linked to the place of production. In Europe many such products with protected denominations benefit from the international production, from Hungary currently only fourteen products are protected, however their number is about to significantly rise in the near future, including two cherry producing sites. Based on the status and the expectations of the cherry producers in Nagykörű and Szomolya it is visible that geographical indications can contribute to sell these fruits in higher quantity for a higher price while the main beneficiaries would be local actors. However, in order to meet these expectations, all the potential advantages embedded in geographical indications have to be taken, and a wide cooperation and coordinated actions on behalf of the stakeholders is required.

34 Improving workflow efficiency by implementing priority indication in paging communication

Primary Subject area Hospital Paediatrics Background Paging is an important method of communication in hospitals but can also interrupt clinical care unnecessarily. These interruptions decrease workflow efficiency and negatively affect patient care. Objectives The goal of this project was to decrease clinical care interruptions from non-urgent pages to pediatric residents by implementing a priority indication system that was: (1) consistently used (90% pages with a priority level indicated); (2) clearly defined (80% concordance in the priority levels between senders and recipients); and (3) satisfying to end users (80% rating the paging system as satisfied). Design/Methods The Plan-Do-Study-Act method of quality improvement was used. The study was conducted at an academic children’s hospital, where numeric paging occurs through a switchboard operator. Three priority levels (1 being most urgent) with a respective expected callback time (5-15, 15-30, 60+ minutes) were determined through a pilot study and stakeholder consensus. A priority level was selected by the page sender and displayed beside a callback number. Process measures were indication of priority levels and concordance of priority levels between senders and recipients. Outcome measures were reduced interruptions to clinical care from non-urgent pages and user satisfaction. Balancing measures included patient safety incidents. Run charts, surveys, and page logs were used to track the impact of interventions. Results In the first two months, 1325 out of 2208 (60%) pages had a priority level indicated. In the subsequent two months after providing feedback to users, the proportion increased to 1822 out of 2410 (76%). Subsequent bimonthly indication rates have ranged between 74% and 83%. Among pages with a priority level indicated over 16 months (n=13,934), 26% were assigned priority 1, 62% priority 2, and 11% priority 3. There was a 74% concordance in priority levels between senders and recipients. 26% of pages were received while a resident was directly interacting with a patient. Fewer residents felt that their workflow was being frequently interrupted by non-urgent pages (from 65% to 39%). End user satisfaction improved. There were no patient safety incidents. Conclusion Using existing infrastructure, we implemented a paging priority indication system that decreased interruptions to clinical care. Residents reported improved workflow efficiency, and end users expressed improved satisfaction with paging communication. The gap in the perception of urgency between senders and recipients will need to be further evaluated. While a priority level indication is particularly pertinent to hospitals using numeric pagers, a standardized indication of priority levels can also be beneficial in hospitals using an alternative communication system.

The Effect of Balsamic Vinegar Dressing on Protein and Carbohydrate Digestibility is Dependent on the Food Matrix

The balsamic vinegar of Modena (BVM), a food specialty under the European Protected Geographical Indication system, is made from grape must blended with wine vinegar exclusively in the Italian province of Modena or Reggio Emilia. Vinegar is associated to an improved digestive function and glycemic response to carbohydrate-rich meals, appetite stimulation, and reduction of hyperlipidemia and obesity. Although many of these effects are attributed to the high concentration of bioactive molecules, the modulation of digestive enzymes activity could have a role. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of BVM on the digestibility and component release of three foods that are often seasoned with this dressing but have different composition: Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Bresaola (cured meat), and boiled potatoes. BVM modulated the protein digestion of protein-rich foods (cheese and cured meat) in a matrix-dependent manner, and the BVM effect was mainly related to the inhibition of pepsin in the gastric phase. In the starch-rich food (boiled potatoes), the most impressive effect of BVM was the lower release of anomeric and total carbohydrates, which was consistent with the observed reduction of pancreatic amylase activity. The present investigation shed a new light on the impact of BVM on the digestion process.

Geosynchronous Spaceborne-Airborne Bistatic Moving Target Indication System: Performance Analysis and Configuration Design

Geosynchronous spaceborne-airborne bistatic synthetic aperture radar (GEO SA-BSAR), consisting of GEO transmitter and airborne receiver, has stable coverage for a long time and benefits moving target detection. However, the performance of GEO SA-BSAR moving target indication (MTI) system varies widely between bistatic configurations. The traditional configuration design for GEO SA-BSAR system only considers the imaging performance, which may cause the poor MTI performance. In this paper, we propose a bistatic configuration design method to jointly optimize the MTI and SAR imaging performance for GEO SA-BSAR MTI system. The relationship between the MTI performance and bistatic configuration parameters is derived analytically and analyzed based on the maximum output signal to clutter and noise ratio (SCNR) criterion. Then, the MTI performance and SAR imaging performance are jointly considered to model the configuration design problem as a multi-objective optimization problem under the constrained condition. Finally, the optimal configuration for GEO SA-BSAR MTI system is given.