Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fabian Heymann, Martin Rudisuli, Frederik Vom Scheidt, Ana Santos Camanho
Summary: This study provides a framework for comparing the performance of power-to-gas projects worldwide, aiming to guide policymakers and electricity system planners in identifying investment opportunities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Brendan Bulfin, Miguel Miranda, Aldo Steinfeld
Summary: The article discusses how concentrated solar energy can be used to drive chemical processes to convert solar radiation into chemical energy, particularly for fuel production. It proposes dimensionless performance indicators based on mass and energy balances and provides reporting guidelines for these processes and reactors, as well as suggestions for performance benchmarking.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuhua Zheng, Baosheng Wang, Xiaoyang Sun, Xuelian Li
Summary: Based on panel data of China's A-share non-financial listed enterprises from 2011 to 2020, this study empirically examines the impact of ESG performance on corporate value from the stakeholders' perspective. The findings suggest that high-quality ESG performance significantly improves corporate value, with both media attention and analyst coverage playing intermediary roles. The analysis of the individual dimensions of ESG reveals that Environmental (E) and Social (S) factors have a positive impact on corporate value, while Governance (G) does not show a significant relationship. Moreover, heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that the effects of ESG performance vary for heavily polluting enterprises and enterprises with different levels of institutional investor ownership.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Johanna Breyne, Marc Dufrene, Kevin Marechal
Summary: This paper suggests integrating and refining the concept of 'socio-cultural values' within ecosystem services assessments to clarify the importance of services, and demonstrate the potential of 'socio-cultural values' to consider a wide range of actors' opinions and improve decision-making legitimacy and consensus-building.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rosane Maria Seibert, Clea Beatriz Macagnan, Robert Dixon
Summary: This study aims to build a list of composite indicators for the assessment of philanthropic higher education organizations' social responsibility based on stakeholder interests. Through literature review, stakeholder surveys, and analysis, composite indicators were extracted to evaluate the performance of PHEOs social responsibility considering the stakeholders' interests.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Renata Evangelista de Oliveira, Vera Lex Engel, Priscilla de Paula Loiola, Luiz Fernando Duarte de Moraes, Edgar de Souza Vismara
Summary: This study identified and ranked a set of top indicators for monitoring high-diversity forest restoration projects in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, showing that stakeholders' priorities shift between social, economic, structural, and ecological indicators throughout different stages of the restoration trajectory.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Blesson Varghese, Nan Wang, David Bermbach, Cheol-Ho Hong, Eyal De Lara, Weisong Shi, Christopher Stewart
Summary: Edge computing is the future of the internet, leveraging computing resources near users, sensors, and data stores to provide faster services. Benchmarking the performance of such complex systems is crucial, as their operational conditions are expected to change significantly. Edge performance benchmarking has gained momentum as a research field in the past five years.
ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Sabrine Ayed, Timothee Waxin
Summary: This paper analyzes the market reaction to reported discrimination and harassment against LGBT stakeholders using a sample of 167 events worldwide. The results show that there is a significant negative impact on market value following the announcement of an LGBT misconduct incident, with a decrease of around 0.5% over the event day and the next trading day. The average impact is lower after the #MeToo movement, suggesting that investors are less tolerant of inappropriate behavior based on sexual orientation. Firms that experience a large negative impact take concrete corrective actions to repair their reputation.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Macia Blazquez-Salom, Magdalena Cladera, Maria Sard
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive multidimensional examination of overtourism and undertourism in Majorca. Findings indicate that stakeholders agree that both issues stem from an economy based on a tourism monoculture. The pandemic-induced shutdown is seen as an opportunity to restructure the tourism model, focusing on labor conditions, the well-being of local residents, and ecological resilience.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Nikolaus Hansen, Anne Auger, Dimo Brockhoff, Tea Tusar
Summary: This paper presents concepts and recipes for the anytime performance assessment of benchmarking optimization algorithms in a blackbox scenario. The authors argue that runtime is the only performance measure with a generic, meaningful, and quantitative interpretation, and thus their assessment is solely based on runtime measurements. They discuss proper choices for solution quality indicators, target values, and the aggregation of runtimes.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Ionut-Alexandru Spanu, Alexandru Ozunu, Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag
Summary: This study compares agri-environmental indicators (AEIs) of the European Union (EU), OECD, and FAO and their representation in literature. It also evaluates stakeholders' opinions of the 28 AEIs based on four criteria and finds that Irrigation and Soil quality indicators receive the highest evaluation. The study concludes that tripartite cooperation between stakeholders-farmers, agri-environmental researchers, and policymakers-is necessary for successful implementation of EU's AEIs.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Silvana Signori, Leire San-Jose, Jose Luis Retolaza, Gianfranco Rusconi
Summary: This research investigates the relationship between ESG ratings and value creation for stakeholders, finding that ESG ratings cannot be used as a sole indicator and should be considered as a part of the overall assessment. The study suggests a reassessment of the limitations of ESG ratings and emphasizes that they are not suitable for universal decision-making.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Clea Beatriz Macagnan, Rosane Maria Seibert
Summary: This research identifies 61 sustainability indicators from the primary stakeholders' perspective through seven stages, covering economic, social, environmental, and cultural aspects. The disclosure policies of cooperative organizations focus more on cultural and social aspects to mitigate information asymmetry, neglecting the environmental and economic pillars. As a result, there are weaknesses in the procedures for disclosing information on sustainability, reducing the primary stakeholders' reliability and limiting their perspective on the cooperative organization value.
Article
Transportation Science & Technology
Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Max Z. Li, Hamsa Balakrishnan
Summary: The study introduces a framework that uses network clustering to identify baseline benchmarks for airline on-time performance, demonstrated using US flight data from 2014 to 2016. This framework enables airlines to conduct self- and peer-comparisons, evaluate improvements over time, and diagnose causes of poor on-time performance.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Robotics
Brice Denoun, Miles Hansard, Beatriz Leon, Lorenzo Jamone
Summary: Robotic grasping is important for practical applications and needs systematic evaluation. However, current evaluation methods often ignore the random variability in different experiments. To address this, we propose a statistical framework to analyze the performance of grasp planning algorithms, considering the variability between experiments. Our approach allows for distinct evaluations without repeating data collection and enables identification and evaluation of differences between algorithms that may not be apparent from overall success rates.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Rounaq Nayak, Louise Manning
Summary: Using a systems analysis approach, this study analyses forced child labour incidents in Indian cottonseed farms and explores the role of human factors in illegal child labour in the Indian agri-food sector. It reviews national policies on labour welfare and rights through case studies and highlights the evolution of organized crime in India with regards to the reliance on forced child labour.
TRENDS IN ORGANIZED CRIME
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
E. F. Okpala, L. Manning, R. N. Baines
Summary: This narrative review paper explores the connection between poverty and food security in urban and rural Nigeria, focusing on economic, social, and environmental implications. The study suggests the importance of establishing appropriate governance mechanisms when developing strategies and policies to address poverty and food insecurity. It also highlights the significance of improving infrastructure, mitigating the impact of population growth and income inequality, and identifying educational opportunities in developing food security policies and strategies for the Nigerian people.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Dawn Ainsworth, Jan Mei Soon
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between nutritional knowledge, eating habits, and quality of life of adults diagnosed with coeliac disease (CD) in relation to time since diagnosis and age. Participants who had been diagnosed for more than 5 years demonstrated better knowledge about gluten-free or gluten-containing products. Social interactions were limited by concerns about becoming ill, unwanted attention, and increased financial costs. Negative emotions declined and positive emotions increased since diagnosis across all years.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Dileyni Diaz De Oleo, Lynn McIntyre, Nicola Randall, Rounaq Nayak, Louise Manning
Summary: This research systematically maps the available scientific literature on foodborne disease outbreaks in the hospitality sector in the Dominican Republic (DR), highlighting a knowledge gap and low reporting rate. It emphasizes the importance of improving government and stakeholder capacity to report and understand foodborne diseases.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Zainab Laheri, Jan Mei Soon, Stephanie Dillon
Summary: This study examines the factors influencing food selection behavior in late adolescents with food allergies and celiac disease, and finds that taste and cost play the most significant role. There are also differences in food choice determinants between males and females.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Louise Manning, Steve Brewer, Peter J. Craigon, Jeremy Frey, Anabel Gutierrez, Naomi Jacobs, Samantha Kanza, Samuel Munday, Justin Sacks, Simon Pearson
Summary: This review paper examines the ethical language used by stakeholders in adopting AI in food supply chains. It explores the ethical interaction of AI in food supply chains and proposes management activities to improve the applicability and performance benefits of AI technology.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sophia Lingham, Louise Manning, Damian Maye
Summary: The values associated with food are constructed by market-based systems. This paper introduces a new typology, alter-values, to support a more holistic and sustainable food system. By changing the food environment and focusing on intrinsic and emotio-cultural values, it is possible to challenge and alter the structure of the conventional food system.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Mukhtar Muhammad, Jessica E. Stokes, Lisa Morgans, Louise Manning
Summary: Animal welfare is a public good that can be viewed differently by stakeholders. This paper explores the contribution of narrative and argumentative discourse to the social construction of animal welfare. The study reveals the contestation within stakeholder discourse and how language shapes the understanding of good and bad welfare. Future research should delve into the socially constructed language and dialogues among stakeholders to better understand the multiple meanings of animal welfare and how to achieve positive welfare for farm animals.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Samantha Islam, Louise Manning, Jonathan M. Cullen
Summary: Traceability information systems in food supply chains can suffer from information loss, resulting in food safety crises and economic downturns. A comprehensive approach to identify and analyze vulnerabilities in these systems is still lacking. This paper proposes a systematic information loss assessment technique, offering a systematic approach for analyzing vulnerabilities in the food traceability system.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jan Mei Soon -Sinclair, Shingai Nyarugwe, Lisa Jack
Summary: Covid-19 has exposed the vulnerability of the food supply chain, and fraudsters may take advantage of the pandemic to engage in fraudulent activities while the population needs a continuous supply of safe and quality food. This study investigates food fraud during Covid-19 and explores strategies adopted by the food supply chain to mitigate fraudulent activities.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Louise Manning, Wyn Morris, Ian Birchmore
Summary: Strategically unlearning specific knowledge, behaviors, and practices is crucial for product and process innovation, business model evolution, and new market opportunities. However, it is risky if vital knowledge is lost or there is insufficient knowledge generation and management. This article explores the cycle of unlearning, learning, and relearning in the context of food organizations and supply chains. It highlights the importance of unlearning without compromising food safety and emphasizes the need for a dynamic integrated knowledge approach. Rating: 8/10.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Louise Manning, Steve Brewer, Peter J. Craigon, Jeremy Frey, Anabel Gutierrez, Naomi Jacobs, Samantha Kanza, Samuel Munday, Justin Sacks, Simon Pearson
Summary: This paper criticizes existing reflective food-related ethical assessment tools and proposes the structural elements required for reflexive governance architectures in the application of autonomous technology in food supply chains. The findings suggest that considering the ethical implications in real-life contexts is challenging, and a more holistic approach can inform ethical considerations and the need for mitigation at all lifecycle stages of technology and food product in the supply chain. This research is of interest to those engaged in ethical deliberation on data sharing, AI, and machine learning in food supply chains.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maria Zuba-Ciszewska, Aleksandra Kowalska, Aneta Brodziak, Louise Manning
Summary: The study shows that organic milk production in Poland is lower compared to other EU countries. The low production is attributed to issues such as sustainable supply, market demand, and cooperation. To develop the organic dairy sector, it is important to provide production and market advice to farms and strengthen cooperation between producers and processors.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Aleksandra Kowalska, Sophia Lingham, Damian Maye, Louise Manning
Summary: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine-Russian conflict, the global food system has experienced significant geo-political and socio-economic shocks, leading to increased food insecurity worldwide. This critical perspectives paper explores the concept of transitioning from a lean just-in-time food system to a more resilient and agile one, capable of effectively responding to routine supply operations as well as emergency situations. By promoting the idea of "leagility" and advocating for resilient and sustainable practices, such as digitalization and business continuity planning, this study argues for reducing the risk of food insecurity at personal, household, and community levels.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jan Mei Soon-Sinclair, Thanh Mai Ha, Iwan Vanany, Mark Raguindin Limon, Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, Ikarastika Rahayu Abdul Wahab, Ruhil Hayati Hamdan, Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin
Summary: This study investigates consumers' concern about food fraud in selected countries in Southeast Asia and finds that respondents from Vietnam and Malaysia are more worried about food fraud. The study reveals that concern about food fraud is influenced by increased demand, risk perception, information sources, and personal experience.
