123 research outputs found

    A Study on the Food Supply Chain Traceability of Agricultural Produce in Ireland.

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    The agricultural food industry in Ireland is facing unprecedented challenges due to the rapid population growth in the emerging markets by putting a strain on the global food supply. Ireland has a growth in the natural food production techniques that has driven the quality appeal of the food produced with its low environmental footprints, strict traceability and the effective supply chain management. Traceability in the Supply Chain Management process for the agricultural food produce is a growing concern among the farmers, manufacturers and suppliers of the food industry in Ireland. The research study has focused on Ireland's reputation in the food and agricultural production and effective management of the SCM traceability. In order to provide a safe, traceable and sustainable food product through a modern and upgraded supply chain system, Ireland is focused on its agro food industry through adoption of new initiatives and modern technological systems. The initial part of the research study sets the significance and specific purpose of the research study along with developing research objectives and questions. The second part of the study gathers the information that is based on food supply chain traceability in the Irish food produce sector and its effective implementation within the research paper. The methodology part of the research study identifies the specific research technique and the philosophy that is set for the research process. In order to carry out the study the application, a qualitative form of primary data collection method has been taken into consideration. Through the help of the interviews that are being conducted by the researcher, the findings of the data analysis have been presented. Based on the interview responses the primary data is collected and critically elaborated in the discussion part of the study. Finally, the concluding part of the study has justified if the research objectives are successfully linked with the research paper or not by stating a future scope of the study along with the limitations of the research

    Strategies to Enhance E-Commerce in Rural Areas

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    Recent economic statistics and future projections by experts indicate that opportunities for economic growth in the future is going to come mainly from businesses of the ĂŹnew economyĂŽ that utilize the powerful strategy of e-commerce. The recommendations in this article emanate from extensive primary research in the rural parts of North East USA with special focus on the rural parts of Pennsylvania. The primary research is combined with secondary research of the status of e-commerce in rural parts of several other countries thereby rendering the recommendations generically applicable

    Flavour Enhanced Food Recommendation

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    We propose a mechanism to use the features of flavour to enhance the quality of food recommendations. An empirical method to determine the flavour of food is incorporated into a recommendation engine based on major gustatory nerves. Such a system has advantages of suggesting food items that the user is more likely to enjoy based upon matching with their flavour profile through use of the taste biological domain knowledge. This preliminary intends to spark more robust mechanisms by which flavour of food is taken into consideration as a major feature set into food recommendation systems. Our long term vision is to integrate this with health factors to recommend healthy and tasty food to users to enhance quality of life.Comment: In Proceedings of 5th International Workshop on Multimedia Assisted Dietary Management, Nice, France, October 21, 2019, MADiMa 2019, 6 page

    Five years review of extraction frequencies at S.D.M. College of dental sciences and Hospital in orthodontic department

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    To find out the frequency of extraction in general, in Class I, Class II Class III patients, and to compare the frequency of extraction among sex and age. 550 cases were selected retrospectively having detailed case history, complete records of facial photographs, lateral cephalogram, orthopantomographs and study models. Frequency of extraction was evaluated separately for class I, class II and class III malocclusion and for sex and ages, using the records collected. Show that there was 59.80% of extraction in general. Comparison of sex shows that there were 66.60 of extraction in females. The mean age of males for extraction was 17.85 +/- 4.18 and the mean age of females was 18.36 +/_ 4.89. Among all the groups, Class I malocclusion shows 89% of extraction. There was higher frequency of extraction comprising in general. Comparison of sex shows that there was higher frequency of extraction in females. Comparison of age shows that extraction frequency is more in late adolescent period. Among all the groups, Class I malocclusion shows higher frequency of extraction

    On modelling the Fast Radio Burst population and event rate predictions

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    Assuming that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are of extragalactic origin, we have developed a formalism to predict the FRB detection rate and the redshift distribution of the detected events for a telescope with given parameters. We have adopted FRB 110220, for which the emitted pulse energy is estimated to be E0 =5.4×1033 J, as the reference event. The formalism requires us to assume models for (a) pulse broadening due to scattering in the ionized intergalactic medium – we consider two different models for this, (b) the frequency spectrum of the emitted pulse – we consider a power-law model Eν ∝ν −α with −5 ≤ α ≤ 5, and (c) the comoving number density of the FRB occurrence rate n(E, wi, z) – we ignore the z dependence and assume a fixed intrinsic pulse width wi = 1ms for all the FRBs. The distribution of the emitted pulse energy E is modelled through (a) a delta function where all the FRBs have the same energy E = E0, and (b) a Schechter luminosity function where the energies have a spread around E0. The models are all normalized using the four FRBs detected by Thornton et al. Our model predictions for the Parkes telescope are all consistent with the inferred redshift distribution of the 14 FRBs detected there to date. We also find that scattering places an upper limit on the redshift of the FRBs detectable by a given telescope; for the Parkes telescope, this is z ~ 2. Considering the upcoming Ooty Wide Field Array, we predict an FRB detection rate of ~0.01 to ~103 d−1

    Ultraparamagnetic cells formed through intracellular oxidation and chelation of paramagnetic iron

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    Making cells magnetic is a long‐standing goal of chemical biology, aiming to enable the separation of cells from complex biological samples and their visualization in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Previous efforts towards this goal, focused on engineering cells to biomineralize superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic iron oxides, have been largely unsuccessful due to the stringent required chemical conditions. Here, we introduce an alternative approach to making cells magnetic, focused on biochemically maximizing cellular paramagnetism. We show that a novel genetic construct combining the functions of ferroxidation and iron chelation enables engineered bacterial cells to accumulate iron in “ultraparamagnetic” macromolecular complexes, allowing these cells to be trapped with magnetic fields and imaged with MRI in vitro and in vivo. We characterize the properties of these cells and complexes using magnetometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, biochemical assays, and computational modeling to elucidate the unique mechanisms and capabilities of this paramagnetic concept

    Ultraparamagnetic cells formed through intracellular oxidation and chelation of paramagnetic iron

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    Making cells magnetic is a long‐standing goal of chemical biology, aiming to enable the separation of cells from complex biological samples and their visualization in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Previous efforts towards this goal, focused on engineering cells to biomineralize superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic iron oxides, have been largely unsuccessful due to the stringent required chemical conditions. Here, we introduce an alternative approach to making cells magnetic, focused on biochemically maximizing cellular paramagnetism. We show that a novel genetic construct combining the functions of ferroxidation and iron chelation enables engineered bacterial cells to accumulate iron in “ultraparamagnetic” macromolecular complexes, allowing these cells to be trapped with magnetic fields and imaged with MRI in vitro and in vivo. We characterize the properties of these cells and complexes using magnetometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, biochemical assays, and computational modeling to elucidate the unique mechanisms and capabilities of this paramagnetic concept
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