Daniel Pereira

At the June 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – held on Friday, June 21, 2024 – the network discussed The Uptick in Global IT Supply Chain Breaches (Frequency and Specific Targeting), amongst other topics.

In this analysis, we will delve into Mayo Clinic mission and vision statement, which guide its operations and shape its vision for the future.

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At approximately 3 AM EST, reports started crossing the transom of a global IT outage impacting a broad range of industries, causing airlines, banks, media broadcasters, and shipping lines to shut down operations. This post is a quick and dirty tick-tock of the incident and the response from Microsoft and Crowdstrike. For CISOs in mitigation mode, we have compiled some technical links here as well.

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The Gymshark Business Model revolves around a unique and innovative approach to fitness apparel and accessories.

After the Biden administration announced plans to bar sales of the company in the U.S., Kaspersky Lab will gradually wind down its U.S. operations. Details here.

This article will comprehensively examine Lifetime mission and vision statements, exploring their influence on the organization's strategies, competitive edge, and overall achievement.

Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil

Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules capable of reducing the surface tension of water and forming emulsions between immiscible liquids. These versatile molecules find applications in different industrial sectors, standing out in environmental applications, such as the bioremediation agents of contaminated environments. Bioremediation is an emerging sustainable method of controlling the degradation of waste. The present study carried out a bibliometric analysis, reviewing all research published in the SCOPUS database up to 2023, focused on producing biosurfactants from sunflowers with applications in this sustainable method of waste degradation. Using sunflowers to produce biosurfactants proved an ecological, sustainable, and economical alternative to conventional substrates. The results showed that only the seed husks, the oil derived from the seed, and the sunflower stems were used to produce biosurfactants, emphasizing oil as the most used raw material, probably due to its rich linoleic acid content. The preliminary selection detected only 12 articles that addressed the subject under analysis. According to these studies, the tested biosurfactants showed high potential for application in sustainable environmental bioremediation processes and were able to decontaminate soil, water, and liquid effluents. The bibliometric analysis was performed with the VOSviewer software to evaluate the quality of the publications and, above all, to show a more comprehensive scenario of the subject based on the following bibliometric indicators: the most productive journals, publications by country, the most cited articles, the most recurrent keywords, and most productive institutions. These insights will undoubtedly help scientists to develop new and sustainable practices of waste degradation and contribute to bioremediation research using biosurfactants from sunflowers. By showcasing the environmental benefits and practicality of sunflower-derived biosurfactants, this study contributes to the broader discourse on sustainable bioremediation, fostering innovative and eco-friendly waste management solutions.