THE IN-STORE TRAINING CONCEPT

Looks at three approaches to in-store training of personnel.Agribusiness,

TRANSPORTATION - WORK GROUP DISCUSSION

Agribusiness,

MARKET STRATEGY

Agribusiness,

DEVELOPING A COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION TRAINING PACKAGE

Agribusiness,

THE ALL-TRAILER - A PERISHABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Agribusiness,

Wege zur regenerativen Stromversorgung

Ausgehend vom heutigen Status Quo mit gut 30 % regenerativem Energieanteil (RE) im deutschen Stromsektor sind grundsätzlich zwei Strategien denkbar, um in einigen Jahrzehnten zu einer beinahe vollständig regenerativen Versorgung zu gelangen. Die erste Strategie setzt vorrangig auf den Ausbau variabler Erzeugung mit Windkraft und Photovoltaik und deren Ergänzung durch innovative Speichertechnologien, verstärkten Ausbau der Stromnetze und weiterer Flexibilisierungsmaßnahmen sowie konventionelle Backup-Kraftwerke auf der Basis von Erdgas und Kohle. Deutlich seltener wird die Strategie eines gleichmäßigen, abgestimmten Ausbaus sowohl variabler regenerativer Quellen als auch Dargebots unabhängiger regenerativer Quellen wie Wasserkraft, Biomasse, Geothermie und thermische Solarkraftwerke untersucht. Mit ihr gehen deutliche Vorteile einher, wie eine Modellanalyse zeigt

Octodrine: New Questions and Challenges in Sport Supplements

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).Background: Octodrine is the trade name for Dimethylhexylamine (DMHA), a central nervous stimulant that increases the uptake of dopamine and noradrenaline. Originally developed as a nasal decongestant in the 1950’s, it has recently been re-introduced on the market as a pre-workout and ‘fat-burner’ product but its use remains unregulated. Our work provides the first observational cross-sectional analytic study on Octodrine as a new drug trend and its associated harms after a gap spanning seven decades. Methods: A comprehensive multilingual assessment of literature, websites, drug fora and other online resources was carried out with no time restriction in English, German, Russian and Arabic. Keywords included Octodrine’s synonyms and chemical isomers. Results: Only five relevant publications emerged from the literature search, with most of the available data on body building websites and fora. Since 2015, Octodrine has been advertised online as “the next big thing” and “the god of stimulants,” with captivating marketing strategies directed at athletes and a wider cohort of users. Reported side-effects include hypertension, dyspnoea and hyperthermia. Conclusions: The uncontrolled use of Octodrine, its physiological and psychoactive effects raise serious health implications with possible impact on athletes and doping practices. This new phenomenon needs to be thoroughly studied and monitored.Peer reviewe