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

Agribusiness, 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, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic population structure of the critically endangered stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) in the Black Sea basin: Implications for conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 32, Issue 12, Page 1926-1939, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) is a species of great conservation concern throughout its range. Over the past century, it has experienced a dramatic decline in abundance and distribution in the Black Sea basin. Information regarding the genetic structure of the species is very limited in the region, despite its crucial importance for ...
Daniela Nicoleta Holostenco, Mitică Ciorpac, Șirin Firidin, Oguzhan Eroglu, Devrim Memiș, Marian Paraschiv, Ștefan Honț, Marian Iani, Katarina Tošić, Elena Taflan, Daniela Porea, Petra Kersten, İlhan Aydın, Radu Suciu, Jörn Gessner, Geta Rîșnoveanu, Klaus Kohlmann   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVOLUTION OF MALE AND FEMALE GENITALIA FOLLOWING RELEASE FROM SEXUAL SELECTION

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 2011
Despite the key functions of the genitalia in sexual interactions and fertilization, the role of sexual selection and conflict in shaping genital traits remains poorly understood.
L. Cayetano, Alexei A. Maklakov, R. Brooks, R. Bonduriansky   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrast‐enhanced micro‐computed tomography of compartment and time‐dependent changes in femoral cartilage and subchondral plate in a murine model of osteoarthritis

The Anatomical Record, Volume 306, Issue 1, Page 92-109, January 2023., 2023
Abstract A lack of understanding of the mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis (OA) progression limits the development of effective long‐term treatments. Quantitatively tracking spatiotemporal patterns of cartilage and bone degeneration is critical for assessment of more appropriately targeted OA therapies.
Deva D. Chan, Maleeha Mashiatulla, Jun Li, Ryan D. Ross, Meghana Pendyala, Amit Patwa, Mark W. Grinstaff, Anna Plaas, D. Rick Sumner   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

One-shot genitalia are not an evolutionary dead end - Regained male polygamy in a sperm limited spider species

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011
BackgroundMonogynous mating systems with extremely low male mating rates have several independent evolutionary origins and are associated with drastic adaptations involving self-sacrifice, one-shot genitalia, genital damage, and termination of ...
J. Schneider, P. Michalik
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of female genitalia

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2019
Female genitalia have been largely neglected in studies of genital evolution, perhaps due to the long‐standing belief that they are relatively invariable and therefore taxonomically and evolutionarily uninformative in comparison with male genitalia ...
Nadia S. Sloan, L. Simmons
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ON THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE MALE GENITALIA IN LEPIDOPTERA [PDF]

The Canadian Entomologist, 1911
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openaire   +1 more source