148 Chapter 4 RBC improvements or alternative applications This regards opportunities and threats for the improvement of RBCs (e.g., enhanced functions, such as resistance to oxidative stress), alternative uses/ applications for RBC (e.g., drug delivery), and miscellaneous related research (e.g. ‘omics’). Digitalization This theme includes opportunities and threats related to automation, access, and exchange of data (e.g., e-health) and data analytics. Societal context This refers to opportunities and threats related to social capital, political, and economical factors. Changing legislation This theme involves opportunities and threats related to legislation, especially to opening of borders and privacy laws. Disruptive events The theme includes opportunities and threats regarding societal, economical, ecological, political, or operational events. Abbreviations: EU, European Union; RBC, red blood cell. Ranking of the themes The individually ranked importance and uncertainty scores obtained in Step 2 are visualized below in a two- dimensional graph (Figure 4.2). Each theme is represented by different lines and an ellipse is added indicating the IQR of the importance and uncertainty scores per theme. Figure 4.2 Ten themes ranked on importance and uncertainty
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