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Weighing Anchor on Credit Card Debt [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 We find it is common for consumers who are not in financial distress to make credit card payments at or close to the minimum. This pattern is difficult to reconcile with economic factors but can be explained by minimum payment information presented to consumers acting as an anchor that weighs payments down.
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Defining barriers to food systems sustainability: a novel conceptual framework
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsThe transformation of food systems emerges as a critical challenge necessitating a deep, holistic comprehension of the complex and multifaceted barriers that hinder progress towards sustainability. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying
Brice Even +4 more
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2022 Background A school provided healthy lunch might help to improve the nutritional quality of children’s lunches. However, in the Netherlands, school lunch programs are not common.
Ellen van Kleef +5 more
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Consumer Perceptions of Precision Livestock Farming—A Qualitative Study in Three European Countries
Animals, 2021 Scholars in the fields of animal science and technology have investigated how precision livestock farming (PLF) can contribute to the quality and efficiency of animal husbandry and to the health and welfare of farm animals.
Caspar Krampe +3 more
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Investigating Personalisation-Privacy Paradox Among Young Irish Consumers: A Case of Smart Speakers [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Personalisation refers to the catering of online services to match consumer's interests. In order to provide personalised service, companies gather data on the consumer. In this situation, consumers must navigate a trade-off when they want the benefits of personalised information and services while simultaneously wish to protect themselves from privacy
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International Journal of Agricultural SustainabilityProduct bundling is receiving increasing attention in sustainable agricultural development as a means to ensure access to and enhance the uptake of, agricultural technologies by smallholders. Yet, the how and why of bundling for smallholders are not well-
Tamiru Amanu Abetu +4 more
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Herbal supplements in the print media: communicating benefits and risks
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 Background The rise in use of food supplements based on botanical ingredients (herbal supplements) is depicted as part of a trend empowering consumers to manage their day-to-day health needs, which presupposes access to clear and accurate information to ...
Matthew Peacock +7 more
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Foods, 2022 Over the past few years, many studies have shown how territoriality can be considered a driver for purchasing agri-food products. Products with certification of origin are perceived as more sustainable, safer and of better quality.
Vincenzo Russo +7 more
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A Scenario Analysis for Implementing Immunocastration as a Single Solution for Piglet Castration
Animals, 2022 Painful castration of male piglets to avoid boar taint can potentially be replaced by three more ethical alternatives: entire male production in combination with a detection method, immunocastration (an active vaccination against the gonadotrophin ...
Li Lin-Schilstra, Paul T. M. Ingenbleek
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How does consumer behaviour change? Examples from energy conservation [PDF]
, 2009 A global consumer society is rapidly overshooting ecological limits, there is a dire need to find new ways to change consumer behaviour. Yet history knows few succesful examples of reducing consumption. However, since the 1970s, there is a long legacy of
Heiskanen, Eva +3 more
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