The changes in lipid and microbial during beef storage exert a substantial impact on the overall quality of beef. In this study, lipidomics and microbiomics were used to evaluate the effects of chilled storage (at 4 °C, CS) and superchilled storage (at ...
Feiyan Yang+6 more
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Establish seedling quality classification standard for Chrysanthemum efficiently with help of deep clustering algorithm [PDF]
Establishing reasonable standards for edible chrysanthemum seedlings helps promote seedling development, thereby improving plant quality. However, current grading methods have the several issues. The limitation that only support a few indicators causes information loss, and indicators selected to evaluate seedling level have a narrow applicability ...
arxiv
HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE EXPORT SUBSIDIES TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE? TRADE AND WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL REFORMS [PDF]
We analyze the impacts of removing export subsidies with or without reforms to domestic support and tariffs using a multi-country trade model. Model simulations are designed to assess both the magnitude and the direction of trade in the absence of export
Elbehri, Aziz, Leetmaa, Susan E.
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Political Ecologies of Storage for the 21st Century
Abstract New resource storage arrangements are proliferating rapidly both in terms of physical infrastructures—for the storage of things like “clean” energy, nuclear waste, carbon dioxide, fresh water, and data—and as part of a set of discursive moves that reinforce a vision of a near future world in which problems of climate change mitigation and ...
Sayd Randle, Matthew Archer
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Detecting Visual Triggers in Cannabis Imagery: A CLIP-Based Multi-Labeling Framework with Local-Global Aggregation [PDF]
This study investigates the interplay of visual and textual features in online discussions about cannabis edibles and their impact on user engagement. Leveraging the CLIP model, we analyzed 42,743 images from Facebook (March 1 to August 31, 2021), with a focus on detecting food-related visuals and examining the influence of image attributes such as ...
arxiv
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin+14 more
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DEMAND FOR FOOD QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN CHINA [PDF]
As their incomes rise, Chinese consumers are changing their diets and demanding greater quality, convenience, and safety in food. Food expenditures grow faster than quantities purchased as income rises, suggesting that consumers with higher incomes ...
Gale, H. Frederick, Jr., Huang, Kuo S.
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Direct seeding mulch-based cropping systems - A holistic research approach implemented in Northern Laos [PDF]
Farming systems throughout the Lao PDR have changed drastically over the last 15 years due to a range of factors. In some areas where market forces are prevalent, shifting cultivation systems have given way to more conventional high-input agricultural ...
Bouahom, Bounthong+7 more
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso+13 more
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A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply: Comparing Per Capita Food Consumption with Food Guide Pyramid Serving Recommendations [PDF]
Most American diets do not meet Federal Food Guide Pyramid dietary recommendations. On average, people consume too many servings of added fats and sugars and too few servings of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, lean meats, and foods made from whole ...
Kantor, Linda Scott
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