The potential impact of cultured meat on the meat industry and the environment

The meat industry is facing transformation. Besides already existing plant-based substitutes, a new alternative from the laboratory is moving increasingly closer to the market. Cultured meat has emerged as a game-changing technology for the global food business, with the potential to address severe environmental, climate, global public health, and animal welfare issues. The dissertation examines the potential of cultured meat being a substitution threat for conventionally produced meat. In addition, a scenario analysis highlights the environmental impact of cultured meat in the meat industry. To answer the research questions, a qualitative study methodology is applied in the form of semi-structured expert interviews and an examination of the secondary literature. The results indicate that cultured meat poses a significant substitution threat for conventionally produced meat starting in 2030. Although cultured meat is a sustaining innovation, the impact on the meat industry is powerful since the phenomenon exploits its characteristics by addressing the world's driving concerns about the environment, health, and food security. Before cultured meat becomes reality, it still must surmount several challenges, such as regulatory barriers, technological progress, and the associated price parity. Nevertheless, the scenario analysis points out that cultured meat could substantially enhance the environmental footprint of the meat sector.A indústria da carne está a enfrentar transformação. Para além dos substitutos à base de plantas já existentes, uma nova alternativa do laboratório está a aproximar-se cada vez mais do mercado. A carne cultivada surgiu como uma tecnologia revolucionária para a indústria alimentar global, com potencial para abordar graves questões ambientais, de sustentabilidade, de saúde pública global, e de bem-estar animal. A dissertação examina o potencial de a carne cultivada ser uma ameaça de substituição da carne produzida convencionalmente. Além disso, uma análise de cenário destaca o impacto ambiental da carne cultivada na indústria da carne. Para responder às questões base da investigação, é aplicada uma metodologia de estudo qualitativo sob a forma de entrevistas semi-estruturadas de peritos e uma análise da literatura secundária. Os resultados indicam que a carne cultivada representa uma ameaça significativa de substituição da carne produzida convencionalmente a partir de 2030. Embora a carne cultivada seja uma "sustaining innovation", o impacto na indústria da carne é poderoso, uma vez que o fenómeno explora as suas características ao abordar as preocupações mundiais sobre o meio ambiente, a saúde e a segurança alimentar. Até que a carne cultivada se torne realidade, tem ainda de superar vários desafios, tais como barreiras regulamentares, progresso tecnológico, e a paridade de preços associada. No entanto, a análise de cenários salienta que a carne cultivada pode melhorar substancialmente a pegada ambiental do sector da carne

Providers' competencies positively affect personal recovery of involuntarily admitted patients with severe mental illness:A prospective observational study

Objective: There is limited research on the patient–provider relationship in inpatient settings. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of mental healthcare providers’ recovery-promoting competencies on personal recovery in involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients with severe mental illness. Methods: In all, 127 Dutch patients suffering from a severe mental illness residing in a high-secure psychiatric hospital reported the degree of their personal recovery (translated Questionnaire about Processes of Recovery questionnaire (QPR)) and the degree of mental healthcare providers’ recovery-promoting competence (Recovery Promoting Relationship Scale (RPRS)) at two measurement points, 6 months apart. Analyses: (Mixed-effects) linear regression analysis was used to test the effect of providers’ recovery-promoting competence on personal recovery, while controlling for the following confounding variables: age, gender drug/alcohol problems, social relationships, activities of daily living, treatment motivation and medication adherence. Results: Analyses revealed a significant positive effect of providers’ recovery-promoting competencies on the degree of personal recovery (t = 8.4, p 4, p < .001). Conclusion: This study shows that recovery-promoting competencies of mental healthcare providers are positively associated with (a change in) personal recovery of involuntarily admitted patients. Further research is necessary on how to organize recovery-oriented care in inpatient settings and how to enhance providers’ competencies in a sustainable way