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Hyaluronan: From Biomimetic to Industrial Business Strategy

Natural Product Communications, 2011
Hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) is a naturally occurring polysaccharide of a linear repeating disaccharide unit consisting of β-(1→4)-linked D-glucopyranuronic acid and β-(1→3)-linked 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, which is present in extracellular ...
Erminio Murano, Danilo Perin, Riaz Khan, Massimo Bergamin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Susceptibility of prediabetes to the health effect of air pollution: a community-based panel study with a nested case-control design

Environmental Health, 2019
Background Recent studies suggest that people with diabetes or who are at risk of developing diabetes, i.e. prediabetic (preDM), are potentially susceptible to air pollution, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear because the existing ...
Yiqun Han, Yanwen Wang, Weiju Li, Xi Chen, Tao Xue, Wu Chen, Yunfei Fan, Xinghua Qiu, Tong Zhu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Model BIC scores. [PDF]

, 2015
The abbreviation ‘pp’ stands for participant; boldfaced values correspond to the ‘best’ BIC-score. For an explanation of the models and their acronyms see methods section: Multisensory ModelsModel BIC scores.
Mikhail Katliar (734337), Ksander N. de Winkel (734336), Heinrich H. Bülthoff (177413)   +2 more
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of facemasks on airway inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in healthy young adults: a double-blind, randomized, controlled crossover study

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2018
Background Facemasks are increasingly worn during air pollution episodes in China, but their protective effects are poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the filtration efficiencies of N95 facemasks and the cardiopulmonary benefits associated with ...
Tianjia Guan, Songhe Hu, Yiqun Han, Ruoyu Wang, Qindan Zhu, Yaoqian Hu, Hanqing Fan, Tong Zhu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dilophotes anthracinus [PDF]

, 2002
Dilophotes anthracinus group Diagnosis. Dilophotes anthracinus group is characterized by the flabellate male antennae, partially sclerotized internals sac and simple short phallus (Figs 22, 23).Published as part of Bic, Vlastislav, 2002, Review of the
Bic, Vlastislav
core   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Exploration of Road Damage Parameters Using Surface Distress Index (SDI) in Enhancing Urban Road Infrastructure Maintenance Planning

Rekayasa
Effective road infrastructure maintenance is essential to ensure the sustainability and safety of the transportation system, particularly in urban areas.
Yogi Oktopianto, Antonius Antonius, Abdul Rochim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source