Accumulation of Biogenic Amines in Foods: Hazard Identification and Control Options

Dynamical system analysis is included in undergraduate courses in the Northern Ireland Polytechnic, as part of a presentation of general engineering methodology and more particularly, accompanied by synthesis techniques, in control options at final year honours level. Such is the extent of the computational requirement, necessary for a non-trivial treatment, that steps have been taken to introduce computer usage where possible. Included is information on the initial stage of a project undertaken to provide for the computational needs of undergraduates involved in dynamical problems in the laboratory.

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Evaluation of Infection, Prevention and Control Program in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe, 2018: A process outcome evaluation

10.21203/rs.2.18251/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Govha Emmanuel ◽

Zizhou Simukai Tirivanhu ◽

Shambira Gerald ◽

Gombe Tafara Notion ◽

Tsitsi Juru ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Facility ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Health Workers ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Hazard Identification ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Hiv Test ◽

And Control

Abstract Background A healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is defined as an infection originating in the environment of a health facility that was not present or incubating at the time of patient admission. HAIs can be prevented through infection, prevention and control (IPC) measures. No hazard identification and risk assessment IPC rounds and monthly meetings were conducted in Goromonzi district since 1st of January to 30th of June 2018. No trainings nor orientation for the new employees was conducted. We therefore evaluated Goromonzi District IPC program. Methods A process-outcome evaluation using the logic model was conducted in Goromonzi district’s 15 health facilities. Checklists, interviewer administered questionnaires and key informant guides were used to collect data on availability of inputs, knowledge of health workers, processes performed, outputs and outcomes achieved. Data were entered into Epi Info 7TM, which was used to generate frequencies and proportions. Qualitative data from checklists and key informants interviews was sorted manually into themes and analysed. Results All 15 health facilities had adequate stocks of HIV test kits and PEP kits. Adequate bins and detergents were found in only 3/15 (20%) of health facilities. All facilities failed to hold a single IPC meeting and none had specific budget for IPC in 2018. No IPC mentorship activities were carried out in the district. Only 7/13 (54%) health workers who had needle pricks received PEP with 2/7 (29%) of them finishing the course. No health facility had a functional HAI surveillance system. The overall knowledge rating was fair. Conclusion The IPC program inputs in Goromonzi district were inadequate hence its failure to achieve the intended outputs and outcomes. Inadequate knowledge, unavailability of health worker training plans, specific budgets and absence of IPC committees reflected non prioritisation of the program.

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Safety Hazard Identification and Control in Chemical Process Design

10.47939/et.v2i11.120 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Process Design ◽

Chemical Process ◽

Hazard Identification ◽

Chemical Process Design ◽

Safety Hazard ◽

And Control

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The Operational Risk Assessments in Manufacturing Industry

Handbook of Research on Global Enterprise Operations and Opportunities - Advances in Information Quality and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2245-4.ch008 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 125-146

Author(s):

Melek Akgün

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Operational Risk ◽

Hazard Identification ◽

Natural Environments ◽

Operational Environment ◽

Risk Environment ◽

Operational Risk Management ◽

Management Function ◽

And Control

Today's companies are facing frequent fluctuation in their social, politics, economics and natural environments, which significantly increased complexity in management function. In such a high risk environment planning, coordinating and control of a company's functions is a very challenging duty for management teams. Regardless of the source this kind risks are dealt with by operational risk management process. The operational risk management has been applied mostly in financial institutions, particularly in the banks until near past. Nevertheless, the companies that are non-financial have to also use operational risk management techniques to continue properly their operations. The purpose of operational risk management can be defined as enhancing hazard identification in the operational environment in order to eliminate risks or reduce them to an acceptable level. In this chapter will be discussed the methods and techniques could be used for the operational risk assessment in manufacturing industry.

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Fasciola gigantica and Fasciola hybrids in Southeast Asia.

10.1079/9781789246162.0013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 423-460

Author(s):

Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani ◽

Jan Šlapeta

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Economic Importance ◽

Fasciola Gigantica ◽

Rice Fields ◽

Control Options ◽

And Control

Abstract This book chapter describes the life cycle of F. gigantica and its differences from F. hepatica, including its economic importance and control options available, with particular emphasis on the importance of the smallholder farmers and the role of rice fields in maintaining the life cycle in Southeast Asia.

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