Phytoestrogens are polyphenolic non-steroidal plant compounds with estrogen like activity exerted through estrogen receptors. These receptors are distributed in several tissues such as male and female reproductive systems, bones, cardiovascular and central nervous systems. These natural phenolic compounds include isoflavonoids, flavonoids, lignans and stilbenes. Isoflavonoids are the most studi...

Digitalization offers chances as well as risks for industrial companies. This article describes how the area of Mixed Reality, with its manifestations Augmented and Virtual Reality, can support industrial applications in the age of digitalization. Starting from a historical perspective on Augmented and Virtual Reality, this article surveys recent developments in the domain of Mixed Reality, rel...

To fit the globalized economical environment, more and more SMEs have to develop networked and collaborative strategies. Such collaborative networks are mostly based on trusted and well known networks. At the international level, the European Union promotes clearly internet of services based solutions to support innovative business communities of organisations. The results accumulated by variou...

This paper examines the effect of the structural changes arising from the globalisation of production and innovation and from technological changes on the environment. Drawing on theories of international production from international business and innovation, we assess the impact of longterm technological change and changes in international production on the international division of labour and...

Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling, control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these achieve a long reach through narrow tortuous environments, enabling currently unachievable tasks for medical, industrial, service applications. The surge research on leads significant advances methods. developments with comprehe...

The present paper describes methods for monitoring urban development, using statistics of stock and construction of industrial buildings. By aggregation of building data on digital frameworks for the content of local plans, potential construction possibilities are measured. Furthermore the developments in urban industrial construction are analysed. This paper’s focus is on the problems in geo-c...

The use of advanced modeling and simulation tools for both design and operations has long since become routine in industry, and their development has been well documented at previous FOCAPD meetings. Nevertheless many long-existent needs and new requirements are not met, and both the enabling technologies and application of these tools continues to evolve. This paper provides an industrial pers...