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Is the Food System prepared for 2030? Considering that Zoomers (Generation Z) will be the largest global cohort in the world at that time, the purpose of the study is to identify what can be learned now from their eating habits to diversify and create a more resilient Food System prepared for the future. Researchers have discovered that the Food System should encourage sustainable and healthier food production by empowering a resilient local production. These changes are aligned with Zoomer preferences for local and organic food, considering their moral, ethical, and economic implications. To gather data, a quantitative investigation was performed among university students from Romania using an online survey in which 343 responses were recorded. A direct logistic regression was performed, similar to the one presented by Wilson and Lorenz (2015), to assess the impact of factors on the changing eating habits of Zoomers. The results showed significant changes in the diet of Zoomers who are facing an increased internationalization of the food consumption; they seek convenience but are also more eager to consume healthy food. For a more resilient Food System, special importance should be given to these preferences, through local and organic production, improving delivery methods, and enhancing the food experience in a responsible and ethical manner in order to prepare it for the next majoritarian cohort. These findings can be further developed by adapting the current Food System to emerging food eating habits and also by addressing how Zoomers’ food choices can improve the environmental impact of the Food System.
Robert Bumbac; Magdalena Bobe; Roxana Procopie; Rodica Pamfilie; Smaranda Giușcă; Calcedonia Enache. How Zoomers’ Eating Habits Should be Considered in Shaping the Food System for 2030—A Case Study on the Young Generation from Romania. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7390 .
AMA StyleRobert Bumbac, Magdalena Bobe, Roxana Procopie, Rodica Pamfilie, Smaranda Giușcă, Calcedonia Enache. How Zoomers’ Eating Habits Should be Considered in Shaping the Food System for 2030—A Case Study on the Young Generation from Romania. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7390.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRobert Bumbac; Magdalena Bobe; Roxana Procopie; Rodica Pamfilie; Smaranda Giușcă; Calcedonia Enache. 2020. "How Zoomers’ Eating Habits Should be Considered in Shaping the Food System for 2030—A Case Study on the Young Generation from Romania." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7390.
The paper addresses the dynamics of education by using Markov chains, a powerful probabilistic model able to make predictions on how sources of knowledge either change or stabilize over adulthood. To this end, each student filled in a survey that rated, on a scale from 1 to 5, the utility of five different sources of knowledge. They completed this survey twice, once for their previous and once for their current education. The authors then fitted a Markov chain to these data—essentially, calculating transition probabilities from one ranking of sources of knowledge to another—and inferred the final maximum utility sources of knowledge via the stationary distribution. The overall conclusion is the following: even if the professor used to play a crucial role in early development, students have the tendency to become independent in their learning process, relying more on online materials and less on printed books and libraries.
Shahrazad Hadad; Mihai Dinu; Robert Bumbac; Maria-Cristina Iorgulescu; Ramona Cantaragiu. Source of Knowledge Dynamics—Transition from High School to University. Entropy 2020, 22, 918 .
AMA StyleShahrazad Hadad, Mihai Dinu, Robert Bumbac, Maria-Cristina Iorgulescu, Ramona Cantaragiu. Source of Knowledge Dynamics—Transition from High School to University. Entropy. 2020; 22 (9):918.
Chicago/Turabian StyleShahrazad Hadad; Mihai Dinu; Robert Bumbac; Maria-Cristina Iorgulescu; Ramona Cantaragiu. 2020. "Source of Knowledge Dynamics—Transition from High School to University." Entropy 22, no. 9: 918.
Innovation is often as complex and hard to manage by companies as there is clearly a high desire for it to be performed. In spite of the important advance in research literature on innovation and the important contribution that different international organizations had towards clarifying its meaning, current business practices frequently show a lack of consistency in understanding and applying it. Our research aims to address the main innovation particularities for companies in order to simplify its meaning and increase its application. By identifying key innovation types, activities, sources and explaining the company’s role in innovation diffusion, correlated to different novelty degrees, this can represent a step forward in social and economic development. Besides the documentary analysis, a semi structured interview was performed to better understand how companies address innovation.
Rodica Pamfilie; Robert Bumbac; Andra Vasilcovschi. Innovation for Companies – Increased Application by Better Understanding its Particularities. Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms 2019, 147 -164.
AMA StyleRodica Pamfilie, Robert Bumbac, Andra Vasilcovschi. Innovation for Companies – Increased Application by Better Understanding its Particularities. Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms. 2019; ():147-164.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodica Pamfilie; Robert Bumbac; Andra Vasilcovschi. 2019. "Innovation for Companies – Increased Application by Better Understanding its Particularities." Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms , no. : 147-164.