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Performance Improvements through Implementation of Lean Practices: A Study of the U.K. Red Meat Industry [PDF]

open access: yes
'Lean' is an established industrial paradigm with proven track record in various sectors of the industry (Womack & Jones, 1996). World-class Companies such as Toyota (second biggest global car manufacturer), Porsche (most profitable global OEM), Boeing ...
Simons, David, Zokaei, Keivan
core   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding meat and fish consumption: Socio-demographic and value insights from five European countries

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON)
Current dietary patterns in developed countries, characterised by high intakes of processed and animal-source foods, are linked to increased obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, as well as environmental burdens.
Diana Kmeťková   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Red and processed meat consumption and risk of glioma in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

open access: yesJournal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: These findings from several observational studies, investigated the association between red meat consumption and gliomas, were inconsistent.
Parvane Saneei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumption of red or processed meat does not predict risk factors for coronary heart disease; results from a cohort of British adults in 1989 and 1999 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Objectives—To investigate whether a high consumption of red or processed meat is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease. Subjects/Methods—The subjects were 517 men and 635 women who were members of the Medical Research Council National
Prynne, C.J.   +3 more
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TacScope: A Miniaturized Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor for Surgical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
TacScope is a compact, vision‐based tactile sensor designed for robot‐assisted surgery. By leveraging a curved elastomer surface with pressure‐sensitive particle redistribution, it captures high‐resolution 3D tactile feedback. TacScope enables accurate tumor detection and shape classification beneath soft tissue phantoms, offering a scalable, low‐cost ...
Md Rakibul Islam Prince   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEAT TRACEABILITY: ARE U.S. CONSUMERS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT? [PDF]

open access: yes
This article reports the results form a series of laboratory auction markets in which consumers bid on meat characteristics. The characteristics examined include meat traceability (i.e., the ability to tract the retail meat back to the farm or animal of ...
Bailey, DeeVon, Dickinson, David L.
core   +4 more sources

Higher Non-processed Red Meat Consumption Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Central Nervous System Demyelination

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
The evidence associating red meat consumption and risk of multiple sclerosis is inconclusive. We tested associations between red meat consumption and risk of a first clinical diagnosis of central nervous system demyelination (FCD), often presaging a ...
Lucinda J. Black   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of dietary supplementation with different forms and levels of organic chromium on broilers meat quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper deals with the effect of supplementation with the three different preparations of organic chromium complexes: the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid complex with chromium; chromium (III)­lysine and chromium picolinate, on broilers meat quality ...
Keleman Svetlana P.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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