11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food: book of abstracts

It is our great pleasure to welcome you in Bragança, Portugal, for the 11th International Conference of Predictive Modelling in Food (ICPMF11). Since 1992, ten ICPMF editions have taken place, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, identification of research needs and novel approaches for the advancement of predictive modelling towards ensuring safety and quality of foods. Bragança is a typically-Portuguese old town (Romanic origin dates back to the 10th century), located by the Natural Park of Montesinho – one of the wildest forest zones of Europe – and the Douro Valley – the third oldest protected wine region in the world; and surrounded by traditional villages of a distinctive rustic beauty. Bragança houses several traditional industries producing a myriad of local foods, such as cheese, fermented meats, wine, chestnuts and honey, which provide substantial economic sustainability to the region. ICPMF11 reunites food researchers, stakeholders, risk assessors and users of predictive models to present recent developments and trends in modelling approaches for food quality, safety and sustainability. We succeeded to gather a significant number of delegates from over the world to participate in a comprehensive scientific programme that includes keynote lectures, oral communications and posters, allocated in sessions focusing on: . Advances in predictive microbiology modelling . Predictive modelling in innovative food processing and preservation technologies . Advances in microbial dynamics and interactions . Advances in software and database tools . Meta-analysis protocols and applications . Advances in risk assessment methods and integration of omics techniques . Advances in predictive modelling in food quality and safety . Predictive mycology . Individual cell and whole-cell modelling Apart from those, ICPMF11 features for the first time a special session dedicated to “Innovative approaches for ensuring safety of traditional foods” and the Round Table: “Assuring the Safety of Traditional Foods: A Scientific Contribution to Protecting our Cultural Heritage”. We, as food researchers based in a Mediterranean mountain region, are aware that the production of traditional foods plays a key role in the development of rural regions, since the agricultural commodities used as raw materials are generally produced locally, allowing and stimulating local commercialisation, thus contributing to a sustainable environment, and employment in rural populations. It was inspiring for us to have received many submissions from both developed and developing countries on the valorisation of traditional foods through the application of up-to-date modelling research. Besides that, one morning workshop and three afternoon tutorials were programmed during the day before the scientific programme. The workshop “How to benefit from the Risk Assessment Modelling and Knowledge Integration Platform (RAKIP)” was organised by Matthias Filter. The parallel tutorials “Towards an integrated predictive software map: Practical examples of use of predictive microbiology software tools for food safety and quality”; “Advanced methods in predictive microbiology” and “Topics in quantitative microbial risk assessment using R” were organised by Fernando Pérez-Rodríguez, Pablo Fernández, Alberto Garre and Mariem Ellouze; by Lihan Huang, Cheng-An Hwang and Vasco Cadavez; and by Patrick Njage and Ana Sofia Ribeiro Duarte, respectively. We thank these organisers for their proposals. Abstracts, reviewed by the ICPMF11 Scientific Committee, are published in the present Book of Abstracts while peer-reviewed original research articles will be invited to be published in ICPMF11 Special Issues in the International Journal of Food Microbiology and Microbial Risk Analysis. To stimulate the participation of postgraduate students and young researchers, two kinds of awards were arranged: the Young Researcher Best Oral Presentation prizes, sponsored by Elsevier; and the Developing Scientist Best Poster prizes, sponsored by the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH) of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS). For the first time, this ICPMF edition gives out two awards for the Senior Researcher Best Oral Presentation, sponsored by the open-access journal Foods – MDPI. In addition to the scientific programme, we prepared an exciting social programme for delegates to appreciate the rich culture, gastronomy and traditions of Bragança, w includes welcome reception, live music, tasting of regional food and a gala dinner in the Castle of Bragança. We look forward to lively discussions, and hope that this meeting will give you the opportunity to strengthen friendship and cooperation, and build new contacts for future research endeavours.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

6th International Conference on Simulation and Modelling in Food and Bio Industries: FOODSIM'2010

Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Simulation and Modelling in Food and Bio Industries (FOODSIM'201 0), which is held in Braganga, Portugal from 24 to 26 June 2010. The FOODSIM'201 0 brings together researchers, food experts and industrial users to present the state-of-art simulation research in the food industry, new research results and to exchange ideas and experiences about the modeling and simulation tools used in the food industry. The main theme of FOODSIM'201 0 is: "Simulation applied to food processes, quality, safety, and sustainability", and the success of the conference is already assured, as can be witnessed by the quality and scientific rigor of the 47 published papers. We also take this opportunity to challenge the researchers attending the FOODSIM'201 0 to produce a seed for a FP? project to be submitted at the next call for proposals, which is expected to open next July. We present our recognition for the inestimable collaboration that we had in the FOODSIM'201 0 organisation by Prof. Joana Amaral and Prof. Eisa Ramalhosa, and to all the reviewers for their professional work in the papers evaluation. We also present our recognition to all Institutions that contributed to prepare a pleasant social programme for FOODSIM'201 0. Finally, we wish you all a pleasant staying in Braganga and we are sure that you will have the opportunity to be delighted by the Portuguese hospitality

Sustentabilidade da montanha portuguesa: realidade e desafios

As áreas de montanha em Portugal representam cerca de 40% do território nacional. Encerram um conjunto de valores patrimoniais, materiais e imateriais, de profundo significado identitário, em regiões particulares e no país como um todo. São áreas de geologia e geomorfologia complexa, sistemas chave na regulação do clima regional e geral e na regulação da água, repositórios de uma diversidade notável de habitats, fauna e flora e, cada vez mais, escolhas preferenciais da população para contemplação e usufruição da natureza. Apesar da sua presença frequente na paisagem e da sua importância em tantos aspetos da natureza, da economia e da sociedade, as montanhas portuguesas não mereceram até ao momento uma publicação a elas inteira e especificamente dedicada. Com esta obra pretende-se colmatar esta lacuna da literatura científica e de divulgação em Portugal, reunindo um conjunto de contribuições de investigadores reconhecidos em diferentes domínios das ciências agrárias, naturais e sociais. Baseia-se parcialmente no ciclo de conferências que o Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) organizou na Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança nos anos de 2009 e 2010, dedicado ao tema “Sustentabilidade da Montanha Portuguesa: Realidades e Desafios”, preservado no título desta obra, e nos trabalhos aí apresentados por investigadores nacionais. Um primeiro grupo de capítulos inclui uma introdução geral aos sistemas de montanha abordando aspetos do relevo, clima, hidrologia, biodiversidade e socioeconomia. No Capítulo 1 abordam-se conceitos relativos às montanhas e a sua aplicação no mundo e em Portugal (Azevedo et al.). No Capítulo 2 é feita uma análise das relações entre o relevo e a distribuição espacial dos principais elementos de clima (Gonçalves et al.). Aguiar e Vila-Viçosa fazem, no Capítulo 3, uma descrição da vegetação natural e flora associada no interior norte e centro de Portugal continental e Nunes apresenta, no Capítulo 4, um estudo sobre a vulnerabilidade do fornecimento de serviços de ecossistema hidrológicos em dois sistemas montanhosos portugueses, num quadro de alterações climáticas. Os Capítulos 5 e 6 são dedicados às pastagens e ao pastoreio, elementos centrais na ecologia e economia das montanhas: o primeiro focado na análise de serviços de ecossistema de pastagens semeadas biodiversas (Domingos et al.) e o segundo na descrição dos sistemas de produção animal extensivos das regiões de montanha do Norte de Portugal e dos respetivos sistemas de pastoreio (Castro). Antes das considerações finais apresentadas no Capítulo 9 (Pires et al.), abordam- se especificamente os produtos de montanha: no Capítulo 7 a partir da análise de sistemas de produção e origem de produtos animais (Bessa et al.) e no Capítulo 8 da valorização, do ponto de vista nutricional e bioativo, de plantas, cogumelos e frutos secos (Barros et al.).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio