Publications by authors named "A Arbet Engels"
In each food business, a food safety culture (FSC) with a certain maturity level prevails. Previous research has demonstrated that the maturity level of the prevailing FSC can be assessed, but empirical proof of FSC maturity improvement remains limited especially in food processing companies. This study aimed to zoom in on the food safety culture improvement trajectory of four food processing case studies, focusing on human-organizational dimensions of food safety culture.
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- Hybrid scaffolds combining different biomaterials show promise for musculoskeletal tissue engineering, but there is a need for better in vitro systems to study their biological interactions.
- The researchers developed a novel, scalable clamp culture system using 3D-printed polymer and hydrogel, providing mechanical stability while allowing for analysis of cell and material interactions.
- This system demonstrated favorable results in cell viability and osteogenic differentiation after 14 days of culture, indicating its potential for advancing tissue engineering research and biomaterial development.
Tissue engineering holds promise for developing therapeutic applications using viscous materials e.g. hydrogels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFModular Cloning (MoClo) is based on libraries of standardized genetic parts that can be directionally assembled via Golden Gate cloning in one-pot reactions into transcription units and multigene constructs. Here, a team of bachelor students established a MoClo toolkit for the protist in the frame of the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. Our modular toolkit is based on a domesticated version of a commercial LEXSY expression vector and comprises 34 genetic parts encoding various affinity tags, targeting signals as well as fluorescent and luminescent proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Psychiatry, Neurology, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (PNP) program of the German statutory health insurance AOK BW promotes coordinated and evidence-based specialist care with the aim of providing individualized, guideline-based outpatient care, strengthening the collaboration between health care providers, as well as reducing care costs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate its effectiveness regarding patient-reported outcomes compared to the less specialized general practitioner program (GP) and usual care (UC).
Materials And Methods: AOK insured patients, who were on sick leave due to a mental disorder (affective disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, somatoform disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, schizophrenia) or multiple sclerosis were included in the prospective non-randomized controlled study.