scholarly journals The Signs of Digitalization on Food Safety Issues: A Literature Review Focusing on Traceability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Freund
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Safety Issues

This study aims to examine the signs of digitalization’s/Industry 4.0’s impact on food safety in form of a literature review. It is intended to awake the interest of both the academic sphere and internal (e.g., managers) and external (e.g., costumers, state) stakeholders of food producers and also processing companies. The main research questions focus on the methodology of tracing and tracking, which both have significant importance in the area of quality assurance especially in the food industry. From an economic point of view, we are now in the age of Industry 4.0, which has a major impact on the whole economy. Industry 4.0 solutions significantly are realized in the automation of data transfer. Excellent food safety conditions can be supported by real-time transmission, analysis, and interpretation of data characterizing products and processes. This study is an introductory part of the literature review of my doctoral research. The research goals include the exploration of Industry 4.0 and practices given by digitalization within different sectors of the food industry. Furthermore, establishing relationships between the measurability of food safety criteria and the toolbox of digitization and regulatory requirements are expected to be the results of the research process. The current study aims to introduce and interpret the basics of the connection between food safety and the toolbox of Industry 4.0. In general, the research may contribute both to the scientific area and the arena of practice.

On the Road to SME Sector Development in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 480-499
Author(s):  
Syed Abidur Rahman ◽  
Noor Hazlina Ahmad ◽  
Seyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
The Road ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
On The Road

Entrepreneurship has been deliberated as multidimensional and multidisciplinary study. From the economic point of view entrepreneurship is the central force for economic development for any nation. Scholars and policy makers now have started to see entrepreneurship as panacea for inclusive growth. Entrepreneurships are most widely popular and discussed area. Study on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) has been maturing for the last decade as it has been regarded as significant player for the social development along with the economic development. In Bangladesh, SMEs account for a large proportion of the total establishments in various sectors. Considering the importance of the SME sector in Bangladesh, this study intends to explore and sketch-out the landscape of current SME setting in Bangladesh. With this aim the study has extensively carried out literature review, observed and understood the secondary data obtained from various organizations, and finally presented a policy driven recommendation (micro and macro level) which would enable to develop the SME sector in a developing country like Bangladesh.

Potential predictors of the immunotherapy effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3(5)) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
A.V. Pavlov ◽  
◽  
A.V. Smolin ◽  
S.P. Kazakov ◽  
T.G. Solovey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Immune Status ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Prognostic Indicators ◽  
Treatment Result ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Positive Treatment ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Developing Area ◽  
New Biomarkers

The development of novel predictors of immunotherapy efficacy is a clinically important and rapidly developing area. The currently existing predictors (PD-L1, MSI tumor status) do not always guarantee a positive treatment result. In addition, performing these analyses is characterized by the complexity, high cost, and long execution period. Thus, identifying potential new biomarkers in peripheral blood, which would be more accurate and accessible from a technical and economic point of view, is of great interest and is the object of active research. The article is a literature review of the currently available studies written worldwide on the topic of potential markers of the immunotherapy effectiveness. The most interesting and promising studies with intermediate conclusions are presented. We highlighted a number of clinical studies on the use of various assays and platforms for monitoring peripheral immune status. These studies point to the usefulness of these biomarkers as potential prognostic indicators.

Introducing Food Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
R. Balasasirekha
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

Introducing Food Science authored by Robert L. Shewfelt, Alicia Orta- Ramirez and Andrew D.Clarke overviews the food issues, basic principles of food science, commercial food products and food labelling, packaging and recent trends in the principles of nutrition. The Section I emphasises on food safety issues, healthiest foods and on the foods we eat. Food safety on issues gives insights on foods in the news, unsafe foods, harmful microbes, hazards when food goes bad from the journalist point of view to the classrooms. Taking care of expiry date, preserving foods by different methods, the preservatives used are also emphasised. Governmental regulations of food safety and quality are also introduced.

scholarly journals Critical Food Safety Issues Facing the Food Industry: A Delphi Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevan W Lamm ◽  
Nekeisha L. Randall ◽  
Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Delphi Analysis

The topic of food safety continues to receive increased attention and has ramifications on various human, environmental, policy, and economic levels worldwide. By garnering feedback from 30 food industry experts, this study was undertaken to identify the most critical issues facing the food industry in relation to food safety. According to expert opinion and after three rounds of Delphi inquiry, food contamination detection, outbreaks, and prevention along with governmental oversight, education for and communication with consumers and employees, and globalization were identified as the main areas at the forefront of food safety. Delphi and constant comparative research methods are explained and suggestions on how to make meaning from the results to progress in this area are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Lean Principles on Supply Chain: A Multi-Perspective Systematic Literature Review

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 586
Author(s):  
Mahsa Mahdavisharif ◽  
Anna Corinna Cagliano ◽  
Carlo Rafele
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
The Impact

The development of digital technologies in all aspects of human life leads to increasing the necessity for investigating them in the Supply Chain (SC) as the main channel to provide products. Moreover, Lean principles, with the aim of reducing wastes, could be one of the main research streams in SC in recent years. Therefore, it is valuable to figure out the mutual effects of Lean principles and digital technologies as two growing areas in SC. Previous works did not pay attention to investigating this relationship at the SC level and were more focused on the production level. However, the present work addresses this issue by conducting a multi-perspective Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Additionally, in the present SLR, the impact of individual Industry 4.0 technologies in relation to Lean principles was investigated from various SC perspectives. The results reveal the necessity of studying single SC processes in Lean Digital SC. Moreover, the applicability of each technology should be illustrated to alleviate SC operational and organizational issues. The results provide useful insights about applying single digital technologies as well as a combination of them to each SC process to solve specific issues.

On the Road to SME Sector Development in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Abidur Rahman ◽  
Noor Hazlina Ahmad ◽  
Seyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
The Road ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
On The Road

Entrepreneurship has been deliberated as multidimensional and multidisciplinary study. From the economic point of view entrepreneurship is the central force for economic development for any nation. Scholars and policy makers now have started to see entrepreneurship as panacea for inclusive growth. Entrepreneurships are most widely popular and discussed area. Study on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) has been maturing for the last decade as it has been regarded as significant player for the social development along with the economic development. In Bangladesh, SMEs account for a large proportion of the total establishments in various sectors. Considering the importance of the SME sector in Bangladesh, this study intends to explore and sketch-out the landscape of current SME setting in Bangladesh. With this aim the study has extensively carried out literature review, observed and understood the secondary data obtained from various organizations, and finally presented a policy driven recommendation (micro and macro level) which would enable to develop the SME sector in a developing country like Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Polysaccharide and Protein Films with Antimicrobial/Antioxidant Activity in the Food Industry: A Review

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Jamróz ◽  
Pavel Kopel
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Active Packaging ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Protein Films ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Antioxidant And Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
The Impact

From an economic point of view, the spoilage of food products during processing and distribution has a negative impact on the food industry. Lipid oxidation and deterioration caused by the growth of microorganisms are the main problems during storage of food products. In order to reduce losses and extend the shelf-life of food products, the food industry has designed active packaging as an alternative to the traditional type. In the review, the benefits of active packaging materials containing biopolymers (polysaccharides and/or proteins) and active compounds (plant extracts, essential oils, nanofillers, etc.) are highlighted. The antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of this type of film has also been highlighted. In addition, the impact of active packaging on the quality and durability of food products during storage has been described.

scholarly journals The Influence of Port Tugs on Improving the Navigational Safety of the Port

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Vytautas Paulauskas ◽  
Martynas Simutis ◽  
Birute Plačiene ◽  
Raimondas Barzdžiukas ◽  
Martynas Jonkus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Optimal Number ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Port Operations ◽  
Capacity Evaluation

Port tugs are an important element in port activity and navigational safety issues. Port tugs ensure the safety of big ships while they are entering, manoeuvring, mooring and unmooring, and are of huge importance during other port operations. At the same time, optimizing the number of port tugs and tug bollard pull is also important from a port navigational safety and economic point of view. Calculation and evaluation methods of the optimal request for tugs bollard pull, in particular, port operations, are very important in order to guarantee the navigational safety of the port and ships during the main ship operations in the port. This article provides the number of requested port tugs and bollard pull calculation and evaluation methods on the basis of forces and moments acting on ships. On the basis of real ship voyages and manoeuvring at ports data as well as high accuracy simulators, theoretical methods were used, which were followed by our conclusions and recommendations, which can be used by port harbour masters and tug companies. Modern tugs have become an important element and integral part of modern port navigational safety. Such modern port tugs are also used for navigational safety and other important port functions and activities, such as fire protection and search and rescue operations. The optimal number and capacity evaluation of port tugs depending on port capacity and conditions are studied in this article.

scholarly journals Health and Sustainability: New Gender Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 894-904
Author(s):  
Francesca Donofrio ◽  
Antonio Fusco ◽  
Angelamaria De Feo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Gender Medicine ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Eu Member States

European health systems face important challenges related to the sustainability of health care, both from an economic point of view and in relation to the quality of health services provided in terms of continuous improvement of effectiveness, safety, clinical and organisational appropriateness. The ability of EU Member States to continue to provide high quality care to all, whatever their biological and socio-cultural characteristics, depends on their health systems becoming more sustainable. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen health promotion and disease prevention, to invest in primary care systems, to move health care out of the hospital and into more accessible ambulatory and domestic care, and to develop integrated care practices. Starting from these premises, the aim of this paper is to present a narrative overview of the main aspects related to Gender Medicine and its evolution over time. Our critical overview is, therefore, aimed at providing a general picture of what has been developed by health systems on Gender Medicine, with a particular focus on the relationship between social sustainability and Gender Medicine. To achieve our goal, we carry out a systematic literature review in order to understand what has been developed so far in the area and to highlight the possible evolution of studies in the field and to strengthen the awareness of the importance of encouraging prevention, training and information programs shared with hospitals, institutions, health professionals and patient associations. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is among the first studies that investigate through a systematic literature review the phenomenon of gender medicine, especially with reference to the sustainability of the health care system. Although our analysis needs further investigation, due to the fact that the topic is not yet fully mature, our initial and preliminary results underline the importance of further investigating gender diversity and assessing the possibility of promoting a clinical pathway to personalised treatment. In fact, only through a “gender medicine” approach it is possible to guarantee a real right to health and an effective personalisation of treatments, thus reinforcing the concept of patient focussed care and contributing to the sustainability of the whole health system.

scholarly journals Digitalization in the food industry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Nagy ◽  
Zsófia Jámbor ◽  
Anna Freund ◽  
Tamás Dusek
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Digital Development

The study examines the appearance of Industry 4.0 and digitalization in the food industry that is not typically considered high-tech. Our aim was to point out that Industry 4.0 is also present in the food industry and offers many opportunities in two areas that are a particular focus of this industry: increasing traceability and food safety. During the research, we asked seven companies about their digital development and Industry 4.0 experience. We have explored the factors that drive companies to adopt digital solutions and the technologies that have been applied. Our results show that companies, not consciously moving towards Industry 4.0 but taking advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization, are making improvements, often with a lack of workforce, eager to reach higher efficiency and thus competitiveness, as well as to serve the company's growth strategy.

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