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Measurement Uncertainty and Compliance Evaluation Applied to Natural Gas Moisture

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The reliability of natural gas moisture measurements is crucial in preventing corrosion in pipelines and equipment, ensuring burning efficiency and mitigating operational risks, and is often mandated by standards and regulations.
Rosana Medeiros Moreira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fraud in highly appreciated fish detected from DNA in Europe may undermine the Development Goal of sustainable fishing in Africa

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Despite high effort for food traceability to ensure safe and sustainable consumption, mislabeling persists on seafood markets. Determining what drives deliberate fraud is necessary to improve food authenticity and sustainability.
Carmen Blanco-Fernandez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Consumer Innovativeness, Perceived Benefits, Perceived Risk, and Brand Image in the Decision to Buy Online

open access: yesRecoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2018
With the advancing technology, online shopping is pacing fast. This calls for looking into factors that influence a consumer’s decision to buy online.
Jame Bryan L. Batara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why (and When) are Preferences Convex? Threshold Effects and Uncertain Quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
It is often assumed (for analytical convenience, but also in accordance with common intuition) that consumer preferences are convex. In this paper, we consider circumstances under which such preferences are (or are not) optimal.
Smith, Trenton G., Tasnádi, Attila
core   +2 more sources

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Mean ranked acceptance sampling plan under exponential distribution

open access: yesAin Shams Engineering Journal, 2021
This study proposes a new acceptance sampling scheme, namely mean ranked sampling scheme, for efficient decision of statistical quality control. The proposed scheme is based on ranked set sampling under exponential distribution for acceptance or ...
Syed Adil Hussain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing the salivary RNA landscape to identify potential diagnostic, prognostic, and follow‐up biomarkers for breast cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study explores salivary RNA for breast cancer (BC) diagnosis, prognosis, and follow‐up. High‐throughput RNA sequencing identified distinct salivary RNA signatures, including novel transcripts, that differentiate BC from healthy controls, characterize histological and molecular subtypes, and indicate lymph node involvement.
Nicholas Rajan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Science, 2021
Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture to protect crops from pests. In addition to protection during cultivation, they are also used after harvesting to extend the shelf life of products.
Gordana Jurak   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Consumer Attitude Mediates Risk Perception and Trust in Using Food Delivery Application

open access: yesAPMBA (Asia Pacific Management and Business Application), 2023
This study's objective is to observe the variables influencing decisions to use food delivery applications (FDAs) in West Java, Indonesia. We start with the argument that observing risk and trust factors in online transactions were crucial to determine ...
Putu Nina Madiawati, Tri Indra Wijaksana
doaj   +1 more source

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