Th e main aim of the article is to show the response of the Maximum Residue Limits adopted by importing countries on exports of the selected food commodities from China. Th e study estimates the gravity model using the Ordinary Least Squares, Poisson and the Negative Binomial Regression estimators. According to the results, the Maximum Residue Limits has a trade enhancing eff ect on exports of the selected food commodities from China. Th is trade enhancing impact may be due to the current government policies to put a cut on the food safety issues, to ensure safe food for all and adopting a protectionist policy in terms of the Maximum Residues Limits for the selected commodities.
ObjectivesNasal obstruction is a common presentation in ENT practice, and yet decisions on its management are challenging, with high rates of patient and clinician dissatisfaction following surgery. The aim of the study was to investigate the practice of UK ENT clinicians in the subjective and objective evaluation of nasal patency. DesignVoluntary, written questionnaire. SettingBritish Academic Conference in Otolaryngology 2015, Liverpool, UK. Participants UK-based ENT professionals. Results UK based rhinologists were surveyed at the 2015 British Academic Conference inOtorhinolaryngology (BACO) from a cohort of 250 delegates attending two symposia on rhinology with a response rate of 78/250. Clinical history and examination were found to be almost universally used in the evaluation of nasal blockage. The most commonly used clinical test was the nasal misting pattern demonstration on a metal spatula (73%), followed by the peak nasal inspiratory flow rate (19%). The most commonly used subjective measure was the sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22/23), with a 29% uptake.63% of the responders reported that non-availability of suitable equipment was the main reason for not using objective measures, followed by time consumption, and the lack of correlation with subjective symptom scores. ConclusionsOur study demonstrated that British clinicians rely largely on clinical skills to evaluate nasal blockage. There is a desire for a simple, practical, non-invasive device which a) objectively measures airflow during physiological resting nasal breathing, b) correlates with subjective symptom scores, and c) is capable of simultaneous measurement of each nostril.
China is the largest exporter of toys. Small- and medium-sized toy factories usually face various challenges when they deal with quality aspects and toy safety requirements. After a literature review and pilot study, a conceptual framework to improve factories’ capabilities in dealing with European and US toy safety requirements through Toy safety assessment, Cost and resources optimization, Industry 4.0, ISO 19600:2014 (which has become ISO 37301:2021), and Web-based product compliance platforms, is proposed. In mid-2020, a questionnaire was designed, and an internet questionnaire survey empirical study was conducted. The statistical results from 107 responses suggested that Toy Safety Assessment, ISO 19600:2014 (ISO 37301), and Industry 4.0 have made positive and significant contributions to factories’ capability to respond to European and US toy safety requirements. The study identifies and prioritizes the factors to improve toy factories’ capabilities in dealing with European and US requirements.
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