scholarly journals Genetics of Food Intake Self-Regulation in Childhood: Literature Review and Research Opportunities

2013 ◽  
Vol 75 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 80-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles S. Faith ◽  
Susan Carnell ◽  
Tanja V.E. Kral
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Research Opportunities

scholarly journals Considerations, benefits and unintended consequences of banning plastic shopping bags for environmental sustainability: A systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110039
Author(s):  
Asphat Muposhi ◽  
Mercy Mpinganjira ◽  
Marius Wait
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Transient Nature ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Foamed Plastics

Although the ban on plastic bags is gaining in prominence as a policy option to manage plastic bag litter, there are mixed views on its rationale and effectiveness. This study employs a systematic literature review to understand considerations, benefits and unintended consequences of banning plastic bags. The review’s results pointed to the limited success of a plastic bag ban owing to lack of suitable alternatives, limited state capacity to monitor and enforce the ban, thriving black market, structural and instrumental power of the plastic industry. The power of the industry was manifested by the covert practice of deflecting accountability to consumers by focusing on business-oriented solutions, including an inclination towards self-regulation. The findings of this study underscored the need for a global treaty to address the transient nature of plastic bag litter and moving away from the symbolic gesture of targeting only plastic shopping bags but considering the environmental impact of all forms of plastic such as straws, foamed plastics, plastic bottles and caps. There is a general consensus in literature that the end of plastic shopping bags is not nigh due to their utilitarian benefits. This study therefore recommends the promotion of a circular economy focusing on ecological modernisation, sustainable plastic bag manufacturing and recovery strategies such as recycling as a long-term strategy. A significant strand of literature reviewed also recommends the adoption of community-driven approaches such as voluntary initiatives as opposed to a plastic bag ban as they proved to be effective in promoting environmental citizenship behaviours in countries such as Finland.

scholarly journals Immersive Mobile Telepresence Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Luis de Souza da Silva ◽  
Lohan Rodrigues Narcizo Ferreira ◽  
Lidiane Teixeira Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Mobile Environment ◽  
Remote Collaboration ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Internet Connection

Telepresence can be defined as a system that provides remote collaboration between people in different locations, creating the feeling that both users share in fact the environment. The advances in communication, media and internet, has made possible the popularization of these systems. Smartphones have become increasingly powerful in processing, less expensive and more widespread. A single device combines various sensors, one or more cameras and internet connection, thus a potential hardware for telepresence applications. The main objective of this paper is to present a Systematic Literature Review to identify the main characteristics of immersive telepresence systems designed for mobile environment and to analyze research opportunities that can be further exploited or optimized. This research revealed that the development of immersive telepresence systems for mobile devices has increased in recent years, but is not yet widespread.

A review on risk-taking in tournaments

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zejun Li ◽  
Chengyuan Wang ◽  
Qiong Wang ◽  
Biao Luo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Tournament Theory ◽  
Bibliographic Retrieval ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Purpose This paper aims to summarize antecedents and consequences of risk-taking in tournaments and show the development of tournament optimization considering risk-taking. Moreover, further expansion expectations related to antecedents and consequences of risk-taking in tournaments and tournament optimization considering risk-taking are discussed. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive bibliographic retrieval and further literature review and systematics re-organization are used to build the framework with respect to risk-taking in tournaments. Then, qualitative analysis is used to present conclusions of existing research. Findings By summarizing various antecedents, different consequences and tournament optimizations with regard to risk-taking in tournaments of existing research, the authors present a series of research opportunities regarding risk-taking in tournaments that can propel the advancement of tournament theory. Originality/value The studies on risk-taking in tournament have been recently received wide attention and are growing vigorously. Based on the summary and re-organization, the framework of literature studying risk-taking in tournaments is built. This literature review also helps researchers learn the advance of risk-taking in tournament and provides fruitful direction for future research on this topic.

A New Strategy to Assess Self-Regulation of Food Intake among Elementary School Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (9) ◽  
pp. A27
Author(s):  
A. Macchi ◽  
C. Coccia ◽  
P. Lovan ◽  
J. Coto ◽  
A. Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
New Strategy

Cool executive functioning predicts not only mean levels but also individual 3-year growth trajectories of zBMI in elementary-school children

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-362
Author(s):  
Nele Lensing ◽  
Birgit Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Growth Trajectories ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Curve Modeling

Executive functions (EFs) may help children to regulate their food-intake in an “obesogenic” environment, where energy-dense food is easily available. There is mounting evidence that overweight is associated with diminished hot and cool EFs, and several longitudinal studies found evidence for a predictive effect of hot EFs on children’s bodyweight, but longitudinal research examining the effect of cool EF on weight development in children is still scarce. The current 3-year longitudinal study examined the effect of a latent cool EF factor, which was based on three behavioral EF tasks, on subsequent mean levels and 3-year growth trajectories of body-mass-index z-scores (zBMI). Data from a large sample of children, with zBMI ranging from normal weight to obesity ( n = 1474, aged 6–11 years at T1, 52% girls) was analyzed using structural-equation modeling and linear latent growth-curve modeling. Cool EF at the first wave (T1) negatively predicted subsequent zBMI and zBMI development throughout the 3-year period in middle childhood such that children with better EF had a lower zBMI and less steep zBMI growth. These effects were not moderated by the children’s age or gender. In conclusion, as early as in middle childhood, cool EFs seem to support the self-regulation of food-intake and consequently may play a causal role in the multifactorial etiology of overweight.

scholarly journals The what and how of Family business paradox: Literature-inspired distillations and directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-183
Author(s):  
Mary A Barrett ◽  
Ken Moores
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Learning Framework

The purpose of this article is to review and comment on the literature on family business paradox against the backdrop of Moores and Barrett’s 4Ls learning framework. This framework outlined the learning paradoxes, priorities and pathways that successful family business CEOs identified and coped with in their learning journeys. A ‘what and how’ theme emerges from our literature review (203 items) where we identify both confirmations and deficiencies in the 4Ls framework – deficiencies that suggest future research opportunities. Research directions are distilled in the form of questions that extend the 4Ls by enhancing the model both within it and by connecting it with adjacent areas.

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