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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765892203321

Titolo

LC-MS/MS method for mycotoxin analysis / / edited by Aldo Laganà

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

3-03842-607-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

615.95295

Soggetti

Mycotoxins

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some species of filamentous fungi belonging to Fusarium, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Claviceps and Alternaria genera. The biochemical significance of mycotoxins in fungal metabolism has not always been fully clarified; however, the main concern for mycotoxins is driven by the deleterious effects they can exert on human and animal health. Structurally, the mycotoxins currently known belong to heterogeneous chemical classes, therefore the toxic effects they can induce are highly diverse (e.g., cancerogenic and immunosuppressive effects). The main route of human exposure to mycotoxins is by intake of contaminated food, either directly from contaminated agricultural products, or indirectly from residues and metabolites present in foods of animal origin. Immunochemical methods are generally used for the fast screening of mycotoxin presence; however, for confirmation purposes, analytical methods based on high-performance liquid chromatography (LC) are preferred, especially when coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), which allows the determination of multiclass mycotoxins in a single analysis. Moreover, the technical innovations available in LC-MS/MS instrumentation are prompting its application to the monitoring of contaminants in food and feed. The aim of this paper collection, constituted by ten research articles and one review, is to provide the reader with an overview on the novelties and capabilities in LC-MS/MS-



based multi-mycotoxin methods, also including the investigation of emerging and modified mycotoxins.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298166603321

Autore

Abbott Pamela

Titolo

Collaboration, Learning and Innovation Across Outsourced Services Value Networks : Software Services Outsourcing in China / / by Pamela Abbott, Yingqin Zheng, Rong Du

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-14421-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (66 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Digital Spaces, , 2193-5890

Disciplina

005.74

330

381

650

658.5

658514

Soggetti

Information technology

Business—Data processing

Globalization

Markets

Management information systems

Computer science

Management

Industrial management

Production management

IT in Business

Emerging Markets/Globalization

Management of Computing and Information Systems

Innovation/Technology Management

Operations Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Collaboration as a Process of Creolization of Vance Info -- VanceInfo's Reconfigurative Strategy -- Innovation in a Collaborative Project -- Discussion -- Conclusion: The 2020 Enterprise.

Sommario/riassunto

This book collects and reports on the results of a study conducted on the Chinese Software and Services Outsourcing (SSO) industry, focusing on one of its main players as a key case study. Two sets of research findings are presented: first, the knowledge management and communication processes inherent within a highly collaborative software development project between the case study company and one of its long-term UK clients are explored and distilled into specific practices; second, at the organizational level, the strategies used by the company to build and exploit capabilities and to dynamically configure resources to promote specific value positions along its outsourced services value networks are identified and discussed. The significance of these findings for similar China-based global high-tech firms and the value of this organizational form in moving closer to the goals of the 2020 enterprise vision are both discussed, along with the implications of the findings for EU/UK businesses operating in similar digital domains.