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ALTERNATIVE FOOD NETWORKS AND NEW PRODUCER-CONSUMER RELATIONS IN FRANCE AND IN BRAZIL [PDF]

Ambiente & Sociedade, 2016
This paper presents an analysis about agroecological alternative food networks and new producer-consumer relationships in France and Brazil. The investigation method is based on descriptive and qualitative research about 20 cases (qualitative interviews),
MOACIR ROBERTO DAROLT, CLAIRE LAMINE, ALFIO BRANDENBURG, MARIA DE CLÉOFAS FAGGION ALENCAR, LUCIMAR SANTIAGO ABREU   +4 more
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Molecular characterization of covRS mutations in M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) acquires covRS mutations driving a hypervirulent bacterial state, frequently associated with invasive disease‐like necrotizing fasciitis. We demonstrate that the newly emerged M1UK GAS lineage can also acquire these mutations.
Jarrad Pritchard, Emma‐Jayne Proctor, Jiawa Wang, Nikolas P. Johnston, Andrew Hayes, Georgia McCorkell, Haibo Yu, Jai Tree, Mark R. Davies, Mark J. Walker, Ronald Sluyter, Stephan Brouwer, Martina L. Sanderson‐Smith   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The limited contribution of local food policies in food resilience: The case of French Territorial Food Projects

Tér és Társadalom
In the context of multiple crises (environmental, health, conflict…) at different scales affecting food systems, i.e. the social-ecological systems within which humans organize themselves to obtain and consume their food, this article examines how local
Margaux Alarcon, Nathalie Corade
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Leveraging the Local: Cooperative Food Systems and the Local Organic Food Co-ops Network in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Cooperative food systems are based in cooperation, encourage inclusion, reconnect farmers and consumers, champion the local, and support more environmentally sustainable food systems.
Jennifer Sumner, J. J. McMurtry, Hannah Renglich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new flow chip in combination with multiphoton microscopy as a protocol for longitudinal 3D imaging of tissue calcification under shear stress

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Miniaturized flow chip platform enabling continuous perfusion and longitudinal multiphoton 3D imaging of vascular smooth muscle cell constructs under physiological flow. Brightfield imaging guides region selection, while CellTracker Green and mRuby‐labeled fetuin‐A visualize cells and mineral deposition, respectively. Magnesium supplementation markedly
Vytautas Kučikas, Aaron D. Morgan, Ignas Čiurlionis, Christian Böhm, Stefan Jockenhövel, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance and Innovations in Local Food System Development

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019
Governance is a collaborative and systemic approach to governing that fosters innovation and inclusiveness of a broad combination of actors, processes, and instruments (Jordan, Wurzel, & Zito, 2005).
Krystal M. Chojnacki, Nancy Creamer
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Delivery of DNA‐encoded vaccines and proteins in mice using cutaneous suction‐mediated transfection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cutaneous suction‐mediated transfection in mice for delivery of DNA‐encoded vaccines and proteins. A critical limitation of DNA vaccines and other therapeutics is transfection in vivo to produce the encoded antigens or therapeutic proteins. Cutaneous suction‐based methods have demonstrated effectiveness in many animal models and have been successfully ...
Emran O. Lallow, Isabel Brandtjen, Yaxin Mo, Melissa Gulley, Louis Osorio, Sagar Kudchodkar, Nandita C. Jhumur, Christine C. Roberts, Lisa K. Denzin, David I. Shreiber, Biju Parekkadan, Hao Lin, Joel N. Maslow   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance for Local and Regional Food Systems

Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2013
Local and regional food systems continue to emerge, despite daunting challenges. This article argues that such challenges can only be successfully confronted through the adoption of a more systematic approach and adequate governance.
Harry Donkers
doaj  

Healthy Harvest: Florida Herbs

EDIS
This publication from the Healthy Harvest series is intended for individuals who are interested in learning more about herbs and seasonings that are grown in Florida, and ways to use these herbs and seasonings to prepare healthy meals.
Catherine Campbell, Julia Graddy, Jeanette Andrade, Wendy Wilber   +3 more
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Participation and Investment in Local Agriculture: What's in a Community?

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
This commentary highlights how participation and investment in local food systems vary between differently situated actors in Alaska, with an emphasis on communities in the interior of the state. Our experiences with various food system research projects
David V. Fazzino II, Philip A. Loring, Azara Mohammadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source