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Environmental negotiations are complex, and conveying the interaction between science and policy in traditional teaching methods is challenging. To address this issue, innovative educational approaches like serious gaming and role-playing games have emerged. These methods allow students to actively explore the roles of different stakeholders in environmental decision-making and weigh for instance between sometimes conflicting UN Sustainable Development Goals or other dilemmas. In this work the phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game) is for the first time introduced. We present the initial quantitative and qualitative findings derived from engaging 788 students at various academic levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Postdoc) across three continents and spanning 22 different countries. Quantitative results indicate that female participants and MSc students benefitted the most significantly from the P-Game, with their self-reported knowledge about phosphorus science and negotiation science/practice increasing by 71–93% (overall), 86–100% (females), and 73–106% (MSc students in general). Qualitative findings reveal that the P-Game can be smoothly conducted with students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, students highly value their participation in the P-Game, which can be completed in just 2–3 h. This game not only encourages active engagement among participants but also provides valuable insights into the complex environmental issues associated with global phosphorus production. We strongly believe that the underlying methodology described here could also be used for other topics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Poor measurement quality has set back the utility of anthropometry in defining childhood malnutrition, prompting calls for alternative measurement techniques. This study aimed to assess the reliability of anthropometric measurements using a digital height board in comparison to an analog height board in Namibian children under 5 years of age. A cross‐sectional, descriptive study was conducted (n = 425) between the age of 6 and 59 months, using anthropometric measurements of weight, height and mid‐upper arm circumference. Two trained enumerators each collected four height measurements of each child: two using an analog height board and two using a digi‐board. The repeated height measurements between and within the enumerators were used to determine intra‐ and interobserver reliability. Reliability of the digi‐board was assessed using the technical error of measurement (TEM), relative TEM (%TEM), intraclass correlation and a Bland–Altman analysis to assess the agreement between the two methods. In all these assessments, the analog height board was considered as the gold standard and used for comparison. The digi‐board showed superiority to the analog height board in terms of reliability (analog TEM = 0.22, digi‐board TEM = 0.16). Although the digi‐board has potential to improve child anthropometry, further clinical and large survey studies are needed to validate the used of this tool in routine population‐based surveys. Key messages: Malnutrition is a global health concern, specifically in children under 5 years, emphasizing the need for interventions to address malnutrition at the population level.Moving anthropometric measurement from analog (which is prone to human error) to digital has the potential to improve data quality in anthropometric measurements in children.Accurate and reliable measurements are important in identifying populations that are at risk of malnutrition.The digi‐board has better reliability compared to the analog height board.An increased measurement error was observed in younger children (6–23 months) compared to children between 24 and 59 months of age for both the analog board and the digi‐board. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) has traditionally been grown in South-West Asia and North Africa, principally for date fruit consumption. Nevertheless, its cultivation has recently spread to other areas of America, sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania and Southern Europe. During date fruit processing, several by-products are generated, like low-quality dates, pits, leaves and pollen. These wastes, together with the date fruit, constitute an important source of biocomponents such as hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids, flavonoids, tannins, carotenoids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, phytosterols and phytoestrogens. This review provides detailed information about the sensory properties, nutritional profile and biocompounds with health-promoting properties present in date fruit and its by-products. Furthermore, recent findings regarding the potential of these products to develop new functional foodstuffs was also highlighted. Several studies have reported that the date fruit and its by-products present an outstanding richness in bioactive compounds with potential healthy properties that make them suitable to be used as nutraceutical ingredients in several foodstuffs. Their incorporation in the formulation of foods would contribute to cover the increasing demand of consumers by products elaborated with natural ingredients. Moreover, an important aspect to take into account is that food matrixes are an excellent vehicle for the availability of biomolecules present in the date palm products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]