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Fedulova, Iryna, and Nataliia Skopenko. "RISK APPETITE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK." THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ISSUES OF ECONOMICS, no. 40/41 (2020): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/tppe.2020.40.3.

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he adoption of any managerial decision within the company happens in the presence of risks. Against this background, it is vital to determine whether the risk is acceptable for achieving the objectives. In the article the essence of risk appetite, risk tolerance and risk capacity is considered. Differences between risk capacity, risk appetite and risk tolerance are defined. Risk appetite reflects the level of losses that the company is willing to accept in order to achieve its strategic objectives. In contrast, risk tolerance is related to the acceptance of the outcomes of specific identified risk events and is defined as readiness for certain risk event. Risk capacity is the maximum level of risk that an organization is able to accept for achieving its business goals, taking into account the current level of resources, its capital structure and access to markets. An important part of identifying the risk appetite for the company is a description of advantages and disadvantages of existing methods of its assessment. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to determining risk appetite are considered. In the first case, the absolute value of possible risk or its relative value is established. In this case, the risk appetite is determined depending on organizational objectives. These objectives may determine the achievement of the planned financial indicators, compliance with financial regulations and other indicators of the company. Qualitative assessment of risk appetite is used when the risk cannot be quantified. In this case, the risk appetite is presented in a descriptive way. It is important to define the risk appetite including all aspects of the enterprise activity in the context of certain strategic goals of its development. Breaching the risk tolerance threshold should serve as a red alert for management. In such a case, it is important to reduce the risk position.
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Cox, Natalie, Kinda Ibrahim, Avan Sayer, Sian Robinson, and Helen Roberts. "Assessment and Treatment of the Anorexia of Aging: A Systematic Review." Nutrients 11, no. 1 (January 11, 2019): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11010144.

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(1) Background: Appetite loss in older people, the ‘Anorexia of Aging’ (AA), is common, associated with under-nutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty and yet receives little attention. This review had two aims: describe interventions for AA and their effectiveness, and identify the methods of appetite assessment. (2) Methods: Study inclusion: participants aged ≥65, intervention for AA, and appetite assessment, any design, and comparator. Exclusion: studies on specific health cohorts. Searches in four databases with hand searching of references and citing works. Two researchers independently assessed eligibility and quality. (3) Results: Authors screened 8729 titles, 46 full texts. Eighteen articles were included describing nine intervention types: education (n = 1), exercise (n = 1), flavor enhancement (n = 2), increased meal variety (n = 1), mealtime assistance (n = 1), fortified food (n = 1), oral nutritional supplement (ONS) (n = 8), amino acids (n = 1), and medication (n = 2). Three studies evaluated combinations: education + exercise, ONS + exercise, and ONS + medication. Five intervention types exhibited favorable effects on appetite but in single datasets or not replicated. Appetite was assessed predominantly by Likert (n = 9), or visual analogue scales (n = 7). (4) Conclusions: A variety of interventions and methods of appetite assessments were used. There was a lack of clarity about whether AA or undernutrition was the intervention target. AA is important for future research but needs standardized assessment so that effectiveness of a range of interventions can be fully explored.
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Salazar-Robles, Elihud, Abel Lerma, Martín Calderón-Juárez, Armando Ibarra, Héctor Pérez-Grovas, Luis A. Bermúdez-Aceves, Lilian E. Bosques-Brugada, and Claudia Lerma. "Assessment of Factors Related to Diminished Appetite in Hemodialysis Patients with a New Adapted and Validated Questionnaire." Nutrients 13, no. 4 (April 19, 2021): 1371. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13041371.

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Appetite loss is a common phenomenon in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD). We aimed to (i) adapt and validate a Spanish language version of the Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) and (ii) to identify psychological and biological factors associated with diminished appetite. We recruited 242 patients undergoing HD from four hemodialysis centers to validate the Spanish-translated version of the CNAQ. In another set of 182 patients from three HD centers, the Appetite and Diet Assessment Tool (ADAT) was used as the gold standard to identify a cut-off value for diminished appetite in our adapted questionnaire. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Distorted Thoughts Scale (DTS), Dialysis Malnutrition Score (DMS), anthropometric, values and laboratory values were also measured. Seven items were preserved in the adapted appetite questionnaire, with two factors associated with flavor and gastric fullness (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.758). Diminished appetite was identified with a cut-off value ≤25 points (sensitivity 73%, specificity 77%). Patients with diminished appetite had a higher proportion of females and DMS punctuation, lower plasmatic level of creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and phosphorus. Appetite score correlated with BDI score, BAI score and DTS. Conclusions: This simple but robust appetite score adequately discriminates against patients with diminished appetite. Screening and treatment of psychological conditions may be useful to increase appetite and the nutritional status of these patients.
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Womble, Leslie G., Thomas A. Wadden, Julie M. Chandler, and Allison R. Martin. "Agreement between weekly vs. daily assessment of appetite." Appetite 40, no. 2 (February 2003): 131–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0195-6663(02)00170-8.

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Molfino, Alessio, George A. Kaysen, Glenn M. Chertow, Julie Doyle, Cynthia Delgado, Tjien Dwyer, Alessandro Laviano, Filippo Rossi Fanelli, and Kirsten L. Johansen. "Validating Appetite Assessment Tools Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis." Journal of Renal Nutrition 26, no. 2 (March 2016): 103–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2015.09.002.

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Wang, T., and Jiaqing Shen. "Usefulness of Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) in Appetite Assessment in Elder Patients with Liver Cirrhosis." Journal of nutrition, health & aging 22, no. 8 (August 4, 2018): 911–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-018-1086-5.

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Wilson, Margaret-Mary G., David R. Thomas, Laurence Z. Rubenstein, John T. Chibnall, Stephanie Anderson, Amy Baxi, Marilyn R. Diebold, and John E. Morley. "Appetite assessment: simple appetite questionnaire predicts weight loss in community-dwelling adults and nursing home residents." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82, no. 5 (November 1, 2005): 1074–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/82.5.1074.

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M. Badubi, Reuben. "Dynamic Assessment of Mergers and Acquisitions Risks in Botswana." JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND MARKETING 2, no. 4 (2017): 30–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/jibrm.1849-8558.2015.24.3005.

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The aim of the paper is to address the issue of local enterprises that fall prey to international companies in terms of mergers as they fail to address risks that collapse their institutions.In this research paper, the study is based on literature. The researcher looked at similar cases of mergers and acquisitions in Botswana and overseas in diverse sectors of the economy. The core assessment of risk identification which is portfolio risk helped in identifying risks that affect consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions in Botswana. The researcher intends to help the companies taking over others to be able to manage risks, contain their risk appetite in order to avoid financial losses as well as legal litigations from either parties that will be affected. Local enterprises fail because of lack of experience and capacity to handle risks. It is also coupled with failure to measure their risk appetite as well as test the role of leadership in managing risks. The methodology used is direct interview and consultations for the information.
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Del Fabbro, Egidio, Rony Dev, David Hui, Lynn Palmer, and Eduardo Bruera. "Effects of Melatonin on Appetite and Other Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Cachexia: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 10 (April 1, 2013): 1271–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.43.6766.

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Purpose Prior studies have suggested that melatonin, a frequently used integrative medicine, can attenuate weight loss, anorexia, and fatigue in patients with cancer. These studies were limited by a lack of blinding and absence of placebo controls. The primary purpose of this study was to compare melatonin with placebo for appetite improvement in patients with cancer cachexia. Patients and Methods We performed a randomized, double-blind, 28-day trial of melatonin 20 mg versus placebo in patients with advanced lung or GI cancer, appetite scores ≥ 4 on a 0 to 10 scale (10 = worst appetite), and history of weight loss ≥ 5%. Assessments included weight, symptoms by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, and quality of life by the Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy (FAACT) questionnaire. Differences between groups from baseline to day 28 were analyzed using one-sided, two-sample t tests or Wilcoxon two-sample tests. Interim analysis halfway through the trial had a Lan-DeMets monitoring boundary with an O'Brien-Fleming stopping rule. Decision boundaries were to accept the null hypothesis of futility if the test statistic z < 0.39 (P ≥ .348) and reject the null hypothesis if z > 2.54 (P ≤ .0056). Results After interim analysis of 48 patients, the study was closed for futility. There were no significant differences between groups for appetite (P = .78) or other symptoms, weight (P = .17), FAACT score (P = .95), toxicity, or survival from baseline to day 28. Conclusion In cachectic patients with advanced cancer, oral melatonin 20 mg at night did not improve appetite, weight, or quality of life compared with placebo.
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Brown, Laura J. E., Tim Adlam, Faustina Hwang, Hassan Khadra, Linda M. Maclean, Bridey Rudd, Tom Smith, Claire Timon, Elizabeth A. Williams, and Arlene J. Astell. "Computerized Self-Administered Measures of Mood and Appetite for Older Adults: The Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing Toolkit." Journal of Applied Gerontology 37, no. 2 (February 10, 2016): 157–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464816630636.

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The “Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing” (NANA) toolkit is a computerized system for collecting longitudinal information about older adults’ health and behavior. Here, we describe the validation of six items for measuring older adults’ self-reported mood and appetite as part of the NANA system. In Study 1, 48 community-living older adults (aged 65-89 years) completed NANA measures of their current mood and appetite alongside standard paper measures, on three occasions, in a laboratory setting. In Study 2, 40 community-living older adults (aged 64-88 years) completed daily NANA measures of momentary mood and appetite in their own homes, unsupervised, alongside additional measures of health and behavior, over three 7-day periods. The NANA measures were significantly correlated with standard measures of mood and appetite, and showed stability over time. They show utility for tracking mood and appetite longitudinally, and for better understanding links with other aspects of health and behavior.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Appetite assessment"

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Smith, Lindsey. "Psychosocial and Physical Factors Associated with Appetite of Children During Hospitalization." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623166635281573.

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Roitman, Mitchell F. "The role of mesolimbic dopamine in the motivation for sodium and food : voltammetric assessment of dopamine transporter activity and pharmacological antagonism /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10630.

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Books on the topic "Appetite assessment"

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Misina, Miroslav. What does the risk-appetite index measure? Ottawa: Bank of Canada, 2003.

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Misina, Miroslav. What does the risk-appetite index measure? Ottawa: Bank of Canada, 2003.

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Misina, Miroslav. What does the risk-appetite index measure? Ottawa: Bank of Canada, 2003.

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J, Ellsworth Shane, and Schuster Reece C, eds. Appetite and nutritional assessment. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science, 2009.

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Ryan, Frank. Appetite lost and found. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780198569299.003.0010.

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Chapter 10 discusses cognitive psychology in the addiction clinic, including cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for addiction, neuroscience perspectives, treatment outcome research, the re-conceptualization of CBT for addiction, enhanced reward detection, negative reinforcement, individual differences, neurocognitive deficits, the application of research findings to psychological interventions, the role of cognitive processes in therapeutic engagement, assessment of cognitive processes, assessment and formulation of specific therapeutic strategies.
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Shekelle, Paul G. Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects (Evidence Report/Technology Assessment,). Agency, 2003.

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Baracos, Vickie E., Sharon M. Watanabe, and Kenneth C. H. Fearon. Aetiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of the anorexia-cachexia syndrome. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199656097.003.0205.

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Anorexia-cachexia is a heterogeneous and multifactorial syndrome most likely driven by systemic inflammation and neuroendocrine activation. Key diagnostic features include reduced appetite, weight loss, and muscle wasting. Key clinical problems include management of anorexia without resort to artificial nutritional support, and muscle wasting that cannot be completely arrested/reversed even with such intervention. Assessment should cover domains such as body stores of energy and protein, food intake, performance status, and factors resulting in excess catabolism. Intervention should be early rather than late, informed by the assessment process and focused on a multimodal approach (nutrition, exercise, and pharmacological agents). This chapter aims to discuss these issues and provide (a) the reader with some background principles to classification, (b) a simple approach to patient assessment and a robust algorithm for basic multimodal treatment, and (c) an overview of the evidence base for different pharmacological interventions.
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Kog, Elly, and Walter Vandereycken. The Family Approach to Eating Disorders: Assessment and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Pma Pub Corp, 1989.

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1949-, Vandereycken Walter, Kog Elly, and Vanderlinden Johan, eds. The Family approach to eating disorders: Assessment and treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. New York: PMA Pub. Corp., 1989.

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Watson, David, and Sara M. Stasik. Examining the Comorbidity Between Depression and the Anxiety Disorders From the Perspective of the Quadripartite Model. Edited by C. Steven Richards and Michael W. O'Hara. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199797004.013.026.

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Major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent heterogeneous combinations of symptoms. Analyses focusing on these distinctive symptom dimensions can play an important role in explicating key diagnostic phenomena such as comorbidity. We review depression and PTSD from the perspective of the quadripartite model, which posits that it is important to consider two quantitative elements when analyzing the properties of symptoms: (a) the magnitude of their general distress component and (b) their level of specificity. Within both disorders, we identified certain symptoms—insomnia and appetite disturbance in the case of depression, dysphoria within PTSD—that both (a) exhibited poor diagnostic specificity and (b) provided little or no incremental information to their respective diagnoses. We therefore argue that deemphasizing these weak and nonspecific indicators and focusing primarily on more specific types of symptoms potentially can improve the diagnosis and assessment of these disorders.
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Book chapters on the topic "Appetite assessment"

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"UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATING RISK APPETITE." In Risk Assessment for Mid-Sized Organisations, 61–87. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119449294.ch6.

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Yu, Hana, and Jennifer S. Scherer. "Systematic Nonpain Symptom Assessment and Management." In Palliative Care in Nephrology, edited by Alvin H. Moss, Dale E. Lupu, Nancy C. Armistead, and Louis H. Diamond, 167–77. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190945527.003.0016.

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Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from a substantial burden of physical and emotional symptoms that adversely affect their health-related quality of life. Their number of symptoms when systematically evaluated is comparable to cancer patients. Overall symptom burden and severity are correlated directly with impaired quality of life and depression. Among the most frequent are fatigue, pain, pruritus, sleep disturbances and poor appetite. This chapter highlights one of the most common and troublesome of these symptoms affecting advanced CKD patients, particularly those with end-stage kidney disease: uremic pruritus. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and current evidence-based treatments are discussed as a way to provide a practical guide for diagnosis and treatment. Lastly, areas for future research to improve symptom management in this growing, chronically ill population are identified.
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Mohammadi, Kaveh, Amir Khanlari, and Babak Sohrabi. "Organizational Readiness Assessment for Knowledge Management." In Information Resources Management, 279–95. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-965-1.ch207.

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Implementing knowledge management or knowledge-sharing projects in an organization require significant organizational prerequisites. Lacking proper infrastructures and prerequisite, not only make the knowledge management process unprofitable, but might incur harmful effects as well. To decrease such risks, it is proposed to introduce the readiness assessment, in order to gauge a company’s appetite for the work involved in implementing the knowledge management. In this research, critical success factors have been extracted from literature reviews and surveyed through a questionnaire, distributed among 130 knowledge management experts. Then, to validate the measurement of the multi-item constructs, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used. Identifying effective variables and their grouping onto related factors, the second questionnaire was employed for readiness assessment of an IT firm working in Iran and its results were presented with Radar diagrams. Finally, promoting propositions were provided based on the firm’s current state.
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Watson, David, and Michael W. O’Hara. "Development of the IDAS and IDAS-II." In Understanding the Emotional Disorders, 23–60. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780199301096.003.0002.

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This chapter describes the creation of an instrument providing comprehensive assessment of emotional disorder symptoms. The original Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) was created to address limitations associated with older measures of these disorders. The original IDAS contained symptom scales assessing depression (General Depression, Dysphoria, Suicidality, Lassitude, Insomnia, Appetite Loss, Appetite Gain), anxiety (Panic, Social Anxiety, Traumatic Intrusions), anger (Ill Temper), and positive mood (Well-Being). The Expanded Form of the IDAS (IDAS-II) subsequently was created to provide additional coverage of anxiety (Claustrophobia, Traumatic Avoidance), obsessive-compulsive (Checking, Ordering, Cleaning), and bipolar (Mania, Euphoria) symptoms. The IDAS-II scales are internally consistent and stable over short time intervals. Most scales show substantial elevations in clinical samples. Structural analyses of the IDAS-II scales reveal three underlying factors: distress, obsessions/fear, and positive mood. Finally, nationally representative norms are presented for the IDAS-II scales.
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Grossman, Mila N. "Several weeks of low mood, decreased appetite, and poor sleep after changing schools." In Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53–62. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780197577479.003.0007.

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. The diagnostic criteria require the history of one or more depressive episodes in the absence of a history of mania. In contrast to adults, youth may experience predominantly irritable rather than sad mood. The assessment of depression should include a psychiatric evaluation, medical history, and focused laboratory studies to rule out medical and/or substance-related causes. The evaluation should also consider potential precipitants such as recent losses, interpersonal problems, or trauma. The patient should be asked directly about suicidal ideation, plans, and past attempts. Psychotherapy alone or in combination with antidepressant therapy is effective for the treatment of pediatric depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) are the most well-studied psychotherapies. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first-line medication class and should be considered in moderate to severe cases of depression.
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Yaldiz, Gulsum, and Mahmut Camlica. "Assessment of Secondary Metabolites with Different Uses of Fenugreek." In Legumes [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99479.

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Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual medicinal plant with trifoliate leaves, a branched stem, white flowers, rooted tubers, and golden yellow seed belonging to Fabaceae family. Fenugreek is used in different industries such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and food industries as an ancient crop plant. Fenugreek is grown as a medicinal herb in many countries and has antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hypercholesterolemia, stomach protective, chemopreventive, laxative and appetite stimulating properties. In recent years, many important studies have been conducted on the biological activities and therapeutic properties of fenugreek mainly secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids and saponins. These compounds are used for multipurpose uses in different industries and also appreciated by scientists. Based on these several health usefulness as discussed in review, fenugreek might be a good candidate for a herbal drug and used for preparation of new drugs. In this review, secondary metabolites used in different industries of fenugreek will be discussed and general benefits of them will be expressed within the all significant aspect of fenugreek as clearly. This review also highlights the traditional uses and nutraceutical properties (antioxidant activity, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer hypoglemic effects and anti-inflammatory and immunological activity) of fenugreek. These uses and effect properties of fenugreek have been discussed and researchable areas were implied to depending on the previous studies. In the future, studies on fenugreek are needed some important applications to increasing the popularity of fenugreek. In this context, researchers should be focused on secondary and primary metabolite studies in fenugreek seeds and leaves. In addition to these, fenugreek germplasm should be collected and subjected to intensive selection via modern breeding programs and new fenugreek genotypes with desired properties should be obtained.
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Sohrabi, Babak, Iman Raeesi, Amir Khanlari, and Sakineh Forouzandeh. "A Comprehensive Model for Assessing the Organizational Readiness of Knowledge Management." In Global Aspects and Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management, 30–48. IGI Global, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-555-1.ch003.

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Nowadays, the key to an organization’s success is the ability to assess its readiness to create and improve the processes underlying its strategy. Realizing the fact that knowledge plays important roles in attaining competitive edge and strategic goals, managers give much emphasis on Knowledge Management (KM). However, implementing knowledge management or knowledge-sharing projects in an organization require significant organizational prerequisites. Lacking proper infrastructures and prerequisites, not only make the knowledge management process unprofitable, but also it might incur harmful effects as well. To decrease such risks, it is proposed to introduce the readiness assessment, in order to gauge a company’s appetite for the work involved in implementing the knowledge management. In this research, critical success factors have been extracted from comprehensive literature reviews and they have been surveyed through a questionnaire, distributed among 130 knowledge management experts. Then, to validate the measurement of the multi-item constructs, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used. Identifying effective variables and their grouping into related factors, the second questionnaire was employed for readiness assessment of an IT firm working in Iran. The final results were presented with Radar diagrams. Finally, promoting propositions were provided based on the firm’s current status.
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Irizar, Jose, and Martin George Wynn. "A New Maturity Model for Project Risk Management in the Automotive Industry." In Start-Ups and SMEs, 611–33. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1760-4.ch033.

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The purpose of this article is to present a new maturity model for the assessment and ongoing management of project risk management capability in the automotive industry. The research design is based on a multi-project case study analysis in a major German automotive company. The approach is qualitative and inductive, using 12 in-depth interviews with major stakeholders in the project management function in the company to provide data for the construction of the initial maturity model. This model is then verified and refined via an on-line survey and three follow-up interviews.The findings provide material for the construction of a new maturity model that can be used for the assessment of project risk management capability and as a tool for on-going monitoring and improvement. The model is structured around four dimensions of risk management – identification, assessment, allocation and appetite – and has four maturity stages – rudimentary, intermediate, standardised and corporate. The model is based on a detailed analysis of in-depth interview material in a specific industry sector. It can be used as a basis for similar research in other industries. The model adds to existing risk management maturity models and is unique in being specific to the automotive industry. It can be used by risk and project managers, and can also be adapted to other industry sectors.
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Watson, David, and Michael W. O’Hara. "The Structure, Specificity, and Validity of Depression Symptoms." In Understanding the Emotional Disorders, 61–86. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780199301096.003.0003.

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This chapter examines key symptom criteria of major depression. It begins by developing a comprehensive measurement model based on six symptom dimensions: dysphoria, lassitude, insomnia, suicidality, appetite loss, and appetite gain. It then demonstrates that these symptom dimensions are robust and show impressive convergent and discriminant validity across multiple methods (self-reports, clinicians’ ratings, interview assessments). Three types of symptoms—dysphoria, lassitude, and suicidality—exhibit strong criterion validity and significant specificity in relation to diagnoses of major depression. In contrast, symptoms of insomnia and appetite disturbance display unimpressive criterion validity and poor specificity. Moreover, these nonspecific symptoms provided little or no incremental information in logistic regression analyses. Taken together, these results suggest that the diagnosis of depression can be improved by focusing primarily on strong and specific symptoms (such as dysphoria and lassitude) and deemphasizing weak and nonspecific symptoms (i.e., insomnia and appetite disturbance).
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O’Toole, William, Dr Stephen Luke, Travis Semmens, Dr Jason Brown, and Andrew Tatrai. "Crowd Planning and Preparation." In Crowd Management. Goodfellow Publishers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-911396-88-8-4296.

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This chapter reviews planning methods and practices. Significant work has been published and used for long periods on planning methods. Preplanning is essential due to the life safety factors that a crowd can develop in situ. Planning can be considered in two phases. Information and background planning essential to communicate facts and identify risk areas in crowd management and operational planning. This then provides resourcing and contingency planning once the operation is in place. Like military operations both phases are important, however in many crowd situations operational and contingency planning is given less scrutiny. This is because the plans are normally scrutinised by authorities, councils, government, venue or land owners and they are more comfortable with pre-information type plans that inform them of the context background and communication flows. How the crowds are managed by security contractors is not usually an area they are experienced in, hence less attention is paid to these areas. The aim of this chapter is to provide enough knowledge for all event stakeholders to review and discuss practical implementation issues in security deployment and control. Planning and preparation requires an increased focus for crowd management because the emerging behaviour from the collective requires more options to be considered and prepared for. As crowds can cause life safety issues and because agents and systems can interact to exaggerate interactions and responses quickly, preparation and contingency planning is vital. Crowd risk assessments have to be conducted to understand and communicate the magnitude of the problems that can occur. If the consequences of the crowd activity are significant to the risk appetite of the organiser then response methods and measures should be developed and implemented. An example of this would be preparing additional signage, barriers and guards to divert pedestrians away or around potential bottlenecks when the flow becomes too congested.
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Conference papers on the topic "Appetite assessment"

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Perez, Jerico, David Weir, Caroline Seguin, and Refaul Ferdous. "Development and Implementation of a Liquid Pipeline Quantitative Risk Assessment Model." In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2014-33705.

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To the end of 2012, Enbridge Pipelines employed an in-house developed indexed or relative risk assessment algorithm to model its liquid pipeline system. Using this model, Enbridge was able to identify risk control or treatment projects (e.g. valve placement) that could mitigate identified high risk areas. A changing understanding of the threats faced by a liquid pipeline system and their consequences meant that the model changed year over year making it difficult to demonstrate risk reduction accomplished on an annual basis using a relative scoring system. As the development of risk management evolved within the company, the expectations on the model also evolved and significantly increased. For example, questions were being asked such as “what risk is acceptable and what risk is not acceptable?”, “what is the true risk of failure for a given pipe section that considers the likelihood of all threats applicable to the pipeline”, and “is enough being done to reduce these risks to acceptable levels?” To this end, starting in 2012 and continuing through to the end of 2013, Enbridge Pipelines developed a quantitative mainline risk assessment model. This tool quantifies both threat likelihood and consequence and offers advantages over the indexed risk assessment model in the following areas: • Models likely worst case (P90) rupture scenarios • Enables independent evaluation of threats and consequences in order to understand the drivers • Produces risk assessment results in uniform units for all consequence criteria and in terms of frequencies of failure for likelihood • Aggregates likelihood and consequence at varying levels of granularity • Uses the risk appetite of the organization and its quantification allows for the setting of defined high, medium, and low risk targets • Quantifies the amount of risk in dollars/year facilitating cost-benefit analyses of mitigation efforts and risk reduction activities • Grounds risk assessment results on changes in product volume-out and receptor sensitivity • Balances between complexity and utility by using enough information and data granularity to capture all factors that have a meaningful impact on risk Development and implementation of the quantitative mainline risk assessment tool has had a number of challenges and hurdles. This paper provides an overview of the approach used by Enbridge to develop its quantitative mainline risk assessment model and examines the challenges, learnings and successes that have been achieved in its implementation.
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Pidugu, Srikanth B., and Tuba Bayraktar. "Industrial Energy Audits via Thermal-Fluid System Design Course Projects." In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2008-69195.

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The staggering cost of energy has become a major challenge for industrial facilities in their constant effort to reduce product cost. For some manufacturing industries in the United States, the energy cost has even exceeded labor cost of their products. Staying viable in a world with a large appetite for energy resources depends on making energy efficient practices a part of day-to-day operation. Engineering programs need to prepare prospective engineers to become critical thinkers in the area of energy usage. This paper outlines the process of industrial energy audit projects conducted in senior level thermal-fluid design classes at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UWP) and University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). In the frame of project work, each student team visited a local industrial facility, found out facility’s energy consumption data, identified and evaluated opportunities for energy saving. Total of eight projects were carried out for diverse manufacturing industries such as iron melting foundry, engine industry, aircraft and vehicle industries in Northeast Wisconsin and Central Arkansas. The energy audit reports included energy assessments of various systems such as fans, air compressors and compressed air lines, lighting, and motors. The energy audit reports also evaluated redesign of a large cooling water pipe network and design of a Rankine cycle to utilize the large amount of heat wasted during the iron melting process.
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