Sensitivity analysis to derive a food consumption point estimate for deterministic food allergy risk assessment

One of the input parameters in food allergy risk assessment is the amount of a given food consumed at an eating occasion. There is no consensus on how to use food consumption data when assessing the risk from unintended allergen presence in food products. A sensitivity analysis was performed to establish the optimal food consumption estimate for...

Comparing the Advanced REACH Tool's (ART) estimates with Switzerland's occupational exposure data

The Advanced REACH Tool (ART) is the most sophisticated tool used for evaluating exposure levels under the European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) regulations. ART provides estimates at different percentiles of exposure and within different confidence intervals (CIs). However, its performance...

Dynamic Profit Optimization of Composite Web Services with SLAs

In this paper we investigate sequential decision mechanisms for composite web services. After executing each sub-service within a sequential workflow, decisions are made whether to terminate or continue the execution of the workflow. These decisions are based on observed response times, expected rewards, and typical Service Level Agreement...

Scaling head-neck response data and derivation of 5th percentile female side-impact dummy head-neck response requirements in NBDL test conditions

The head-neck biofidelity of side-impact dummies can be assessed according to the response requirements for the head-neck system based on mid-size male human subjects as published in ISO TR9790. These criteria are largely based on volunteer tests performed at the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory (NBDL) in New Orleans. The first objective of this...

Multi-scale human body model to predict side impact thoracic trauma

This study presents a multi-scale human body model that is capable of predicting full-body response in side impact, including detailed thoracic response and injury. The model is based on a detailed finite element model of a 50th percentile human thorax that has been enhanced with improved finite element mesh geometry and refinement, and...

Anthropometry of Malawian live births between 35 and 41 weeks of gestation

The aim of this analysis was to construct cross-sectional gestational age specific percentile curves for birthweight, length, head and mid-arm circumference for Malawian babies, and to compare these percentiles with reference values for babies born to women with normal pregnancies, from a developed country. A cross-sectional study which enrolled...