scholarly journals Satellite of the Congress of the Society of the Study of Ingestive Behaviour, Maastricht, The Netherlands: Control of food intake in man

2004 ◽  
Vol 92 (S1) ◽  
pp. s1-s2
Author(s):  
Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga ◽  
France Bellisle ◽  
Martin Yeomans
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Dietary Restraint ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Ingestive Behaviour ◽  
Intake Control

The Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour meets each year to discuss and highlight recent developments in our understanding of all aspects of controls of eating and drinking. The aim of this satellite was to focus on key issues in human food intake control: palatability, central and peripheral signalling, dietary restraint, macronutrients, energy density, heritability and the significance of animal models for research in man, and to bring together researchers approaching these issues from different perspectives. The presentations including live discussions are reflected in the following papers.

Psychiatric remuneration systems in Europe: an overview

2011 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 09-15
Author(s):  
D. McDaid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Mental Health Systems ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
Recent Developments

SummaryNew forms of psychiatric remuneration linked to levels of activity undoubtedly will have an increasing role to play in mental health systems right across Europe. Potentially they can be more efficient and promote choice, but valid concerns have been raised about their impact on the sustainability and nature of psychiatric care. This article looks in particular at recent developments in England and the Netherlands and reflects on how remuneration mechanisms may need to develop further both to improve efficiency and quality within the context of an ever more fragmented and multi-sectoral mental health system. Any introduction of activity- based reimbursement should be introduced gradually. This should be accompanied by investment in adequate information systems to help better understand service utilisation patterns, transitional funding safeguards to reduce the risk of financial instability and incentives/ contractual measures to ensure that services strive to offer services of the highest possible quality that meet the needs of service users.

scholarly journals Electrochemical Biosensors in Food Safety: Challenges and Perspectives

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2940
Author(s):  
Antonella Curulli
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Electrochemical Biosensors ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Key Issues

Safety and quality are key issues for the food industry. Consequently, there is growing demand to preserve the food chain and products against substances toxic, harmful to human health, such as contaminants, allergens, toxins, or pathogens. For this reason, it is mandatory to develop highly sensitive, reliable, rapid, and cost-effective sensing systems/devices, such as electrochemical sensors/biosensors. Generally, conventional techniques are limited by long analyses, expensive and complex procedures, and skilled personnel. Therefore, developing performant electrochemical biosensors can significantly support the screening of food chains and products. Here, we report some of the recent developments in this area and analyze the contributions produced by electrochemical biosensors in food screening and their challenges.

scholarly journals Leptin Receptor Compound Heterozygosity in Humans and Animal Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4475
Author(s):  
Claudia Berger ◽  
Nora Klöting
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Leptin Receptor ◽  
Compound Heterozygous Mutation ◽  
Heterozygous Mutation ◽  
Compound Heterozygous ◽  
Compound Heterozygosity ◽  
Therapy Options ◽  
Obese Phenotype ◽  
Deficient Mice

Leptin and its receptor are essential for regulating food intake, energy expenditure, glucose homeostasis and fertility. Mutations within leptin or the leptin receptor cause early-onset obesity and hyperphagia, as described in human and animal models. The effect of both heterozygous and homozygous variants is much more investigated than compound heterozygous ones. Recently, we discovered a spontaneous compound heterozygous mutation within the leptin receptor, resulting in a considerably more obese phenotype than described for the homozygous leptin receptor deficient mice. Accordingly, we focus on compound heterozygous mutations of the leptin receptor and their effects on health, as well as possible therapy options in human and animal models in this review.

scholarly journals From lithium to sodium: cell chemistry of room temperature sodium–air and sodium–sulfur batteries

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1016-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Adelhelm ◽  
Pascal Hartmann ◽  
Conrad L Bender ◽  
Martin Busche ◽  
Christine Eufinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Lithium Oxygen Batteries ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

Research devoted to room temperature lithium–sulfur (Li/S8) and lithium–oxygen (Li/O2) batteries has significantly increased over the past ten years. The race to develop such cell systems is mainly motivated by the very high theoretical energy density and the abundance of sulfur and oxygen. The cell chemistry, however, is complex, and progress toward practical device development remains hampered by some fundamental key issues, which are currently being tackled by numerous approaches. Quite surprisingly, not much is known about the analogous sodium-based battery systems, although the already commercialized, high-temperature Na/S8 and Na/NiCl2 batteries suggest that a rechargeable battery based on sodium is feasible on a large scale. Moreover, the natural abundance of sodium is an attractive benefit for the development of batteries based on low cost components. This review provides a summary of the state-of-the-art knowledge on lithium–sulfur and lithium–oxygen batteries and a direct comparison with the analogous sodium systems. The general properties, major benefits and challenges, recent strategies for performance improvements and general guidelines for further development are summarized and critically discussed. In general, the substitution of lithium for sodium has a strong impact on the overall properties of the cell reaction and differences in ion transport, phase stability, electrode potential, energy density, etc. can be thus expected. Whether these differences will benefit a more reversible cell chemistry is still an open question, but some of the first reports on room temperature Na/S8 and Na/O2 cells already show some exciting differences as compared to the established Li/S8 and Li/O2 systems.

scholarly journals Advances in the automated synthesis of 6-[18F]Fluoro-L-DOPA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela C. B. Neves ◽  
Ivanna Hrynchak ◽  
Inês Fonseca ◽  
Vítor H. P. Alves ◽  
Mariette M. Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Neuroendocrine Tumours ◽  
Radiochemical Yield ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Molar Activity ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Diseases ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Improved Methods

AbstractThe neurotracer 6-[18F] FDOPA has been, for many years, a powerful tool in PET imaging of neuropsychiatric diseases, movement disorders and brain malignancies. More recently, it also demonstrated good results in the diagnosis of other malignancies such as neuroendocrine tumours, pheochromocytoma or pancreatic adenocarcinoma.The multiple clinical applications of this tracer fostered a very strong interest in the development of new and improved methods for its radiosynthesis. The no-carrier-added nucleophilic 18F-fluorination process has gained increasing attention, in recent years, due to the high molar activities obtained, when compared with the other methods although the radiochemical yield remains low (17–30%). This led to the development of several nucleophilic synthetic processes in order to obtain the product with molar activity, radiochemical yield and enantiomeric purity suitable for human PET studies.Automation of the synthetic processes is crucial for routine clinical use and compliance with GMP requirements. Nevertheless, the complexity of the synthesis makes the production challenging, increasing the chance of failure in routine production. Thus, for large-scale clinical application and wider use of this radiopharmaceutical, progress in the automation of this complex radiosynthesis is of critical importance.This review summarizes the most recent developments of 6-[18F]FDOPA radiosynthesis and discusses the key issues regarding its automation for routine clinical use.

scholarly journals Effects of Indoor Thermal Environment on Human Food Intake, Productivity, and Comfort: Pilot, Randomized, Crossover Trial

Obesity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1826-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly B. Richardson ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Julia M. Gohlke ◽  
David B. Allison
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Crossover Trial ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Randomized Crossover Trial

Peripheral Signals and Food Intake Control

2014 ◽  
pp. 203-216
Author(s):  
Hugo Mendieta Zerón ◽  
Julio CCésar Téllez López
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Intake Control
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