Resilience of food companies to calamities - perceptions in the Netherlands

Calamities such as extreme droughts and trade or infrastructure breakdowns potentially hamper the continuity of individual food companies, as well as the continuity of food supply in Europe at large. There is a lack of insight into food companies’ resilience in case of cumulative calamities or calamities that did not happen before in recent history. In this context, an expert elicitation study among feed and food companies in the Netherlands was undertaken. Results show that lengthy or structural unavailability of electricity and a lengthy crisis of road transport are perceived as the most threatening calamities.Outcomes also show a relatively limited implementation of BCM (business continuity management) at company level. Complete BCM programs for top-3 calamities perceived to threaten the continuity of food supply in Europe are reported by 0% to 30% of the companies. For calamities perceived to be important for business continuity this is between 20% and 40%. In the field of risk management a leading role is attributed to the public sector for improving international governance and setting up a so-called masterplan with measures such as larger raw-materials stocks and broad sourcing. Findings suggest that further actions are needed, starting with prioritised calamities and the design of a masterplan. Yet, stakeholders are also urged to pro-actively “think the unthinkable

De elektrochirurgische excisie van de transformatiezone

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Management of stage 1 endometrial carcinoma - Postoperative radiotherapy is not justified in women with medium risk disease

Una de las principales características del sistema energético argentino, ha sido su tendencia hacia la concentración y dependencia de hidrocarburos, lo que ha impactado sobre el desarrollo del sistema. Esta estructura de la matriz, ha originado la necesidad de establecer políticas de fomento de las fuentes renovables de energía. Sin embargo, cuando se analiza la insuficiente inserción de las energías renovables, en particular la energía eólica, se observa que las barreras legales, relacionadas a los problemas regulatorios, son uno de los principales factores que explicarían esta situación. El objetivo de este trabajo, es estudiar los principales sistemas de incentivos y las barreras regulatorias existentes en Argentina que obstaculizan la promoción de la energía eólica. Entre las conclusiones del trabajo se destaca que Argentina se encuentra en una etapa incipiente respecto al desarrollo de las fuentes nuevas de energía, y participación del Estado es necesaria para implementar políticas públicas de promoción.One of the main features of the Argentine energy system, has been its trend towards the concentration and dependence of hydrocarbons, which has impacted on the system ‘s development. This matrix structure has originated the need to establish promotion policies of the renewable energy sources. However, when analyzing the insufficient insertion of renewable energy, particular eolic energy, it is observed that legal barriers, related to regulatory problems, are one of the main factors that would explain this situation. The aim of this work is to study the principal incentive systems and the regulative existing barriers in Argentina that hinder the promotion of eolic energy. Among the work’s conclusions, it is outstanding that Argentina is in an incipient stage respect to the new energy sources development and Government participation is necessary for introducing public policies of promotion.Asociación Argentina de Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

Resilience of food companies to calamities - perceptions in the Netherlands

Calamities such as extreme droughts and trade or infrastructure breakdowns potentially hamper the continuity of individual food companies, as well as the continuity of food supply in Europe at large. There is a lack of insight into food companies’ resilience in case of cumulative calamities or calamities that did not happen before in recent history. In this context, an expert elicitation study among feed and food companies in the Netherlands was undertaken. Results show that lengthy or structural unavailability of electricity and a lengthy crisis of road transport are perceived as the most threatening calamities.Outcomes also show a relatively limited implementation of BCM (business continuity management) at company level. Complete BCM programs for top-3 calamities perceived to threaten the continuity of food supply in Europe are reported by 0% to 30% of the companies. For calamities perceived to be important for business continuity this is between 20% and 40%. In the field of risk management a leading role is attributed to the public sector for improving international governance and setting up a so-called masterplan with measures such as larger raw-materials stocks and broad sourcing. Findings suggest that further actions are needed, starting with prioritised calamities and the design of a masterplan. Yet, stakeholders are also urged to pro-actively “think the unthinkable

Assignment of the p150 subunit of the eukaryotic initiation factor 3A gene (EIF3A) to human chromosome band 10q26 by in situ hydridisation

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Long-term response to successful acute pharmacological treatment of psychotic depression

Background: Data about follow-up after acute pharmacological treatment of psychotic depression are scarce. Methods: A 4 month open follow-up was done, preferentially with same medication as during acute treatment, of patients (n=59) with DSM-IV-TR major depressive disorder with psychotic features, aged 18 to 65 years, who had completed as responders an acute double-blind 7 week trial with imipramine, venlafaxine or venlafaxine plus quetiapine. Main outcome measures were Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Clinical Global Impression Scale. Results: Six patients dropped out during the 4 month follow-up. Almost all patients (86.4%; 51/59) remained responder while remission rate increased from 59.3% (35/59) to 86.8% (46/53), independent of treatment. Relapse rate was low (3.8%; 2/53). Tolerability was good. Weight increased with all treatments. Limitations: Limitations were the limited sample size and consequent limited statistical power. The treatment during follow-up was not double-blind. Conclusions: Continuation treatment with the same medication that was effective in the acute treatment trial, remained effective during the 4 month follow-up in many patients leading to further improvement, and was well tolerated. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved