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Nutrition Transition and Traditional Food Cultural Changes in Sri Lanka during Colonization and Post-Colonization

open access: yesFoods, 2018
Sri Lanka was a colony of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. The simplification of Sri Lankan food culture can be seen most clearly today, including how the diet has been changed in the last 400 years since the colonial occupation began.
Permani C. Weerasekara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional status of preschool children attending kindergartens in Kosovo

open access: yesJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2017
Background There is very limited data on malnutrition of preschool children in Kosovo. The main objective of the study is to provide a nutritional status profile of preschool children attending kindergartens in Kosovo.
Agim Rysha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Crowding Out? - A Study of Danish Organic Food Demand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Only a handful of studies have estimated organic food demand. These all focus on specific food sub-markets assuming separability from other food consumption. However, consumers typically associate attributes such as e.g.
Hansen, Lars Gårn
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
We investigate the seasonal dynamics of two freshwater snails, Biomphalaria straminea and Melanoides tuberculata, in artificial reservoirs of the Brazilian semiarid region. Despite regulated hydrology, B. straminea exhibited strong seasonal fluctuations associated with dry periods, while M. tuberculata maintained stable populations throughout the year,
Lucas Henrique Sousa da Silva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heaven and earth: a systematic review of theories on the relationship between religion and environmental behaviour

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Background Accelerating anthropogenic environmental degradation calls for diverse strategies to promote pro-environmental behaviors. Religion, with its potential to motivate such behaviors, has gained attention, exemplified by the rise of eco-theology ...
Ghezal Sabir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Food and Agriculture Organization food-composition initiative [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1997
The 1992 International Conference on Nutrition, new legislation in developing countries, and international trade agreements have renewed interest in food-composition data. Because of the costs involved in gathering such information and the need for it to be uniform, collaborative efforts are required. The production of new food-composition data must be
openaire   +3 more sources

Consumption of Organic Foods from a Life History Perspective:An Explorative Study among Italian consumers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Taking into consideration individuals’ cognitive reasoning, and assuming that consumption of organic food has involved a change of mind about food experiences and food habits, we have identified the concepts, stories and theories mentioned by respondents
Bracchi, Luca   +2 more
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B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A brief review on recent high-performance platforms for electrochemical sensing of azo dye Allura Red (E129): food safety and pharmaceutical applications

open access: yesJournal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering
Artificial dyes are increasingly widespread, especially in foodstuffs and pharmaceutical products as an industry marketing strategy to attract consumers.
Totka Dodevska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An empirical analysis of consumer awareness and trust in organic food legislation in Croatia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The results of the research conducted in March 2009 on a representative sample of the citizens of the Republic of Croatia using a highly structured survey questionnaire in households have shown that the majority of the respondents (76.6%) are familiar ...
Brčić-Stipčević, Vesna   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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