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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesRekayasa
Effective road infrastructure maintenance is essential to ensure the sustainability and safety of the transportation system, particularly in urban areas.
Yogi Oktopianto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesParticle 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost Pass‐Through in Crisis: Evidence From the German Malt‐Beer Supply Chain

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Global agri‐food supply chains are increasingly exposed to geopolitical shocks, climate volatility, and market consolidation, factors that disrupt traditional price relationships and reshape market power dynamics. Nowhere is this more visible than in the brewing sector, where agricultural raw materials meet complex industrial processing and ...
Nikolas Bublik, Lukáš Čechura
wiley   +1 more source

Fermentation of a mango beverage with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP01: from bench to semi-industrial scale

open access: yesCyTA - Journal of Food
This study introduces a probiotic-fermented mango beverage with probiotics using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP01. Bench-scale fermentation results increased lactic acid bacteria (LAB) concentration from 6.0 to 8.3 log CFU/mL in 24 h, stable for four ...
David Orrego   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tunable BIC metamaterials with Dirac semimetals

open access: yesNanophotonics
Proposed by von Neuman and Wigner in 1929, bound states in the continuum (BIC) exhibit the merits of ultrahigh Q–factor and strongly confined modes, solving the inherent high dissipation of metamaterials (MMs) and plasmonic devices. Dirac semimetal (DSM)
He Xiaoyong, Cao Wenhan, Lin Fangting
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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