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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of statistical design of experiments for the optimization of floor tile glaze formulation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Graphic Engineering and Design, 2017
This paper investigates the influence of the various parameters on the quality of industrial Iranian floor tile glaze by using the experimental designs analysis, Taguchi Method.
Sousan Rasouli
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing multifactorial psychotherapy research in online virtual environments (IMPROVE-2): study protocol for a phase III trial of the MOST randomized component selection method for internet cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2016
Background Depression is a global health challenge. Although there are effective psychological and pharmaceutical interventions, our best treatments achieve remission rates less than 1/3 and limited sustained recovery.
Edward Watkins   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are all meats substitutes? A basket‐and‐expenditure‐based approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship among animal‐based meat and plant‐based meat alternatives (PBMAs) using a basket‐and‐expenditure‐based choice experiment. In particular, we examine whether animal‐based meat products are substitutes or complements with PBMAs.
Clinton L. Neill, Logan L. Britton
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Foldover Plans for Resolution IV Designs with 17 to 21 Factors

open access: yesMathematics
This paper provides an identification of optimal foldover plans for two-level fractional factorial designs involving 17 to 21 factors, thereby augmenting the repertoire of available optimal foldover plans for resolution IV designs.
Hazael Zarco-Murillo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality by Design Based Optimization of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Assay Determination of Low Concentration Preservatives in Complex Nasal Formulations

open access: yesActa Chimica Slovenica, 2015
The effects of seven different chromatographic parameters and five sample preparation parameters in a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for assay determination of benzalkonium chloride (BKC) in a nasal formulation were evaluated using ...
Jure Zakrajšek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF FRACTIONAL COMPOSITION OF THE WORKING MIXTURE OF POWDERS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOLID MIXTURE FUEL

open access: yesАвіаційно-космічна техніка та технологія, 2020
When studying the influence of the fractional composition of the working mixture of powders on the characteristics of solid mixed rocket fuel (SMRF), optimization is proposed using the jumping frog method to construct time-optimal experimental designs ...
Николай Дмитриевич Кошевой   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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