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The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talking With Patients: How Hospitals Use Bilingual Clinicians and Staff to Care for Patients With Language Needs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Presents survey findings on bilingual clinicians, staff, interpreters, and volunteers providing language services; training and assessment; hospital policies; and their impact.
Christal Ramos   +3 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Numeracy, literacy and ESOL: evaluation of entry and level 1 awards (National report from the Inspectorate 1998-99) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
During the past 20 years a range of awards has been developed to meet the demand for external validation of students’ achievements. Since the introduction of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (the Act) there has been a particularly sharp increase

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Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Education Planning Rubric: State Strategies to Prepare Globally Competent Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Offers guidance for planning and assessing state strategies to develop students' global competence, including language, communication, and collaboration skills.

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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consequences of test use: a case study of employers’ voice on the social impact of English certification exit requirements in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: This study investigates the social impact of a policy requiring university graduates to pass an English proficiency test by examining the consequences of test use in the workplace in Taiwan.
Carsten Roever, Yi-Ching Pan
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Annual Report of the 2022 National Clinical Database: Decade‐Long Trends and Current Status of Gastroenterological Surgery in Japan

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The National Clinical Database (NCD) of Japan is the largest nationwide registry, covering over 95% of surgeries in the country. This 2022 annual report summarizes the short‐term outcomes of gastroenterological surgeries and discusses trends and insights over the past decade.
Koshi Kumagai   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Workforce Development Triad: Federal Education Tax Credits, Community-Based Organizations, and Community Colleges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Through a literature review of partnerships between community colleges and community-based organizations, looks at how education tax credits can be leveraged as a workforce development tool.

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