Consumidores de produtos orgânicos na economia circular

Purpose: To identify drivers and barriers perceived by consumers of organic products regarding their actions supporting circularity. Theoretical framework: Circular Economy (CE) is seen as solution for food crisis and environmental pollution. It also contributes to growing awareness of social responsibility and sustainability, which increases the interest in organic products. Method/design/approach: Qualitatively, twelve consumers of organic products were interviewed through indepth online interviews. Results and conclusion: Consumers identified several drivers that encourage them to be part of CE, such as less packaging at farmer’s markets, the opportunity to compost at home, and government policies that support waste sorting for recycling. However, the failure of suppliers to provide initiatives to reuse packaging, bags and to return glass containers, the restrictions on home composting, lack of room to separate and dispose of recyclable waste efficiently, not used to reusing vegetable waste, and not used to returning packaging to suppliers, were identified as barriers to CE. Research implications: This study contributes to the development of CE, promotion of sustainability and establishment of CE as an element of organic production. Originality/value: Studies address CE with focus on the industry. Contemplate the importance of the consumer for the development of circularity, this study advances with a look at the consumer, foment to the comprehensive, until then not investigated, of the perception of consumers of organic products regarding their actions supporting circularity.Objetivo: Identificar drivers e barreiras percebidos pelos consumidores de produtos orgânicos em relação às suas ações em prol da circularidade. Referencial teórico: A economia circular (EC) é vista como solução para crise alimentar e poluição ambiental. Também contribui para crescente conscientização sobre responsabilidade social e sustentabilidade, enquanto aumenta o interesse por produtos orgânicos. Método: De forma qualitativa, doze consumidores de produtos orgânicos foram entrevistados por meio de entrevistas em profundidade on-line. Resultados e conclusão: Os consumidores identificaram uma série de drivers que os incentivam a fazer parte da EC, como diminuição do uso de embalagens nas feiras, oportunidade de fazer compostagem em casa e políticas governamentais que apoiam a coleta seletiva de resíduos para reciclagem. No entanto, a falha dos fornecedores em oferecer iniciativas de reutilização de embalagens, sacolas e de devolução de recipientes de vidro, restrições à compostagem domiciliar, falta de espaço para separar e descartar resíduos recicláveis de forma eficiente, não ter como reutilizar resíduos vegetais, e a não devolução de embalagens aos fornecedores, foram identificados como barreiras à EC. Implicações da pesquisa: Este estudo contribui para o desenvolvimento da EC, promoção da sustentabilidade e, estabelecimento da EC como elemento da produção orgânica. Originalidade/valor: Estudos tratam da EC com um foco maior para a indústria. Considerando a significativa importância do consumidor para o desenvolvimento da circularidade, este estudo avança com olhar para o consumidor, contribuindo para o entendimento, até então não investigados, da persepção dos consumidores de produtos orgânicos em relação às suas ações em prol da circularidade

National Neuroinformatics Framework for Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) launched the “International Collaborative Research Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease” as a signature initiative, focusing on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). The Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration and Aging (CCNA) was subsequently established to coordinate and strengthen Canadian research on AD and NDDs. To facilitate this research, CCNA uses LORIS, a modular data management system that integrates acquisition, storage, curation, and dissemination across multiple modalities. Through an unprecedented national collaboration studying various groups of dementia-related diagnoses, CCNA aims to investigate and develop proactive treatment strategies to improve disease prognosis and quality of life of those affected. However, this constitutes a unique technical undertaking, as heterogeneous data collected from sites across Canada must be uniformly organized, stored, and processed in a consistent manner. Currently clinical, neuropsychological, imaging, genomic, and biospecimen data for 509 CCNA subjects have been uploaded to LORIS. In addition, data validation is handled through a number of quality control (QC) measures such as double data entry (DDE), conflict flagging and resolution, imaging protocol checks1, and visual imaging quality validation. Site coordinators are also notified of incidental findings found in MRI reads or biosample analyses. Data is then disseminated to CCNA researchers via a web-based Data-Querying Tool (DQT). This paper will detail the wide array of capabilities handled by LORIS for CCNA, aiming to provide the necessary neuroinformatic infrastructure for this nation-wide investigation of healthy and diseased aging

Genetic analysis of patients with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Brazilian Research Center

<p><i>Objective</i>: To investigate gene mutations in familial form (FALS) and sporadic form (SALS) of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a highly miscegenated population. <i>Methods</i>: Frequencies of mutations in the <i>C9orfF72</i>, <i>TARDBP</i>, <i>SOD1</i>, <i>FUS</i> and <i>VAPB</i> genes were investigated in a cohort of FALS (<i>n</i> = 39) and SALS (<i>n</i> = 189) subjects from the Research Centre of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine. All patients were subjected to <i>C9orf72</i> and <i>TARDBP</i> analyses. <i>SOD1</i>, <i>FUS</i> and <i>VAPB</i> were also evaluated in FALS subjects. <i>Results</i>: Mutations were identified in FALS (61.3%) and SALS (5.3%) patients. Mutations in <i>C9orf72</i> (12.8%, >45 GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeats), <i>VAPB</i> (43.6%, P56S) and <i>SOD1</i> (7.7%, <i>L145S</i>) were identified in FALS subjects. Pathogenic <i>C9orf72</i> expansions (2.64%) were identified in some SALS patients. Similar changes of <i>TARDBP</i> were found in SALS (2.64%) but not in FALS subjects. No <i>FUS</i> mutations were seen in any FALS subjects. <i>Conclusions</i>: <i>TARDBP</i> and <i>C9orf72</i> mutations in this cohort were similar to those found in other centres worldwide. <i>VAPB</i> mutation (P56S) was highly prevalent in Brazilian FALS patients.</p

aces/Loris: LORIS Release v24.1.6

&lt;h2&gt;What's Changed&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;[issue_tracker] Do not display inactive users in issue form by @charlottesce in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8841&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[LINST] skip metadatafields for surveys by @zaliqarosli in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8961&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[tools] Fix efficiency of fix_candidate_age script by @CamilleBeau in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8992&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[media] fixes issue when media module try to instantiate a non existing instrument. by @racostas in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8903&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[LINST] fix survey and date issues by @ridz1208 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8858&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[JSX] Modal Width Prop by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8893&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[libraries] Get examiner sites by UserID by @CamilleBeau in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8994&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[genomic_browser] Download button not showing up in the Files tab by @ridz1208 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8480&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[issue_tracker - raisinbread/tools] Fix issue tracker history wrong module ID by @zaliqarosli in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8677&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[Issue Tracker] Issue Change Notifications by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8885&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[behavioural_qc] fixes visitLevel feedback not showing up. by @racostas in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8900&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Full Changelog&lt;/strong&gt;: https://github.com/aces/Loris/compare/v24.1.5...v24.1.6&lt;/p&gt

LORIS (Longitudinal Online Research and Imaging System)

&lt;h2&gt;What's Changed&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;[media] React Warning on Upload Tab by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8721&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[issue_tracker] Do not display inactive users in issue form by @charlottesce in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8841&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[LINST] skip metadatafields for surveys by @zaliqarosli in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8961&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[dictionary] Fixes for correct displaying &quot;Data Type&quot; column for the enumeration type in the &quot;Data Dictionary (Beta)&quot; table by @yagurdmitriy in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8976&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[tools] Fix efficiency of fix_candidate_age script by @CamilleBeau in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8992&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[media] fixes issue when media module try to instantiate a non existing instrument. by @racostas in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8903&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[instrument_list] Fix deprecation warning by @driusan in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8867&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[LINST] fix survey and date issues by @ridz1208 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8858&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[JSX] Modal Width Prop by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8893&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[libraries] Get examiner sites by UserID by @CamilleBeau in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8994&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[genomic_browser] Download button not showing up in the Files tab by @ridz1208 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8480&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[issue_tracker - raisinbread/tools] Fix issue tracker history wrong module ID by @zaliqarosli in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8677&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[Issue Tracker] Issue Change Notifications by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8885&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[behavioural_qc] fixes visitLevel feedback not showing up. by @racostas in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8900&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;[battery_manager] Update Test Plan by @skarya22 in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8782&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2&gt;New Contributors&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;@yagurdmitriy made their first contribution in https://github.com/aces/Loris/pull/8976&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Full Changelog&lt;/strong&gt;: https://github.com/aces/Loris/compare/v25.0.1...v25.0.2&lt;/p&gt;If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata