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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenolics and Antioxidant Activity of Green and Red Sweet Peppers from Organic and Conventional Agriculture: A Comparative Study

Agriculture, 2020
Today, consumers are very concerned regarding food quality, nutritional composition and positive health effects of consumed foods. In this context, the preference and consumption of organic products has been increasing worldwide.
Rosa Guilherme, Alfredo Aires, Nuno Rodrigues, António M. Peres, José Alberto Pereira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Agribusiness, 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, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Efficient Error Reduction in DNA Data Storage Systems with Deep Learning‐Based Denoising Models

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Deep learning‐based denoising models are applied to DNA data storage systems to enhance error reduction and data fidelity. By integrating DnCNN with DNA sequence encoding methods, the study demonstrates significant improvements in image quality and correction of substitution errors, revealing a promising path toward robust and efficient DNA‐based ...
Seongjun Seo, Anshula Tandon, Nguyen Kim Uyen, Quoc Nam Le, Jee‐Hyong Lee, Sung Ha Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aflatoxin in Chili Peppers in Nigeria: Extent of Contamination and Control Using Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Genotypes as Biocontrol Agents

Toxins, 2019
Across sub-Saharan Africa, chili peppers are fundamental ingredients of many traditional dishes. However, chili peppers may contain unsafe aflatoxin concentrations produced by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi.
Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, Eniola O. Oyedeji, Joseph Atehnkeng, Philip Kössler, Folasade Tairu, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Petr Karlovsky, Peter J. Cotty, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large‐Scale and Highly Reliable Hopfield Neural Networks Using Vertical NAND Flash Memory for the In‐Memory Associative Computing

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Large‐scale Hopfield neural networks (HNNs) for associative computing are implemented using vertical NAND (VNAND) flash memory. The proposed VNAND HNN with the asynchronous update scenario achieve robust image restoration performance despite fabrication variations, while significantly reducing chip area (≈117× smaller than resistive random‐access ...
Jin Ho Chang, Jae Seung Woo, Suk‐Kang Sung, Ki‐Whan Song, Woo Young Choi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Capsicum spp. genotypes resist simultaneous damage by both Phytophthora capsici and Bemisia tabaci? Can natural enemies of Bemisia complement plant resistance?

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Capsicum (Solanaceae) includes peppers and chilies. Phytophthora capsici (Peronosporaceae) and Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are two relevant problems in the production of this genus.
Liliana Corozo-Quiñónez, Dorys T. Chirinos, Luis Saltos-Rezabala, Alvaro Monteros-Altamirano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality attributes and related enzyme activities in peppers during storage: effect of hydrothermal and calcium chloride treatment

International Journal of Food Properties, 2019
The effects of hydrothermal (HT)-calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatment on water loss, chlorophylls, L-ascorbic acid, total phenol, antioxidant capacity, malondialdehyde (MDA), peroxidase (POD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), catalase (CAT), and phenylalanine ...
Haishan Xu, Shenghua Ding, Hui Zhou, Youjin Yi, Fangming Deng, Rongrong Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling Metal‐Based Soft Robotics Through Investment Casting

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Vacuum investment casting enables manufacturing of compliant soft robotic structures out of AA7075 high‐strength aluminum alloy. Additively manufactured patterns are converted into metal soft robotic structures addressing long lasting challenges like durability and nonlinearity of elastomer‐based soft robotics.
Felix Pancheri, Tim C. Lueth, Yilun Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation: From Classical Approaches to Intelligent Adaptation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping autonomous mobile robot navigation beyond classical pipelines. This review analyzes how AI techniques are integrated into core navigation tasks, including path planning and control, localization and mapping, perception, and context‐aware decision‐making. Learning‐based, probabilistic, and soft‐computing methods
Giovanna Guaragnella, Angelo Cardellicchio, Cosimo Patruno, Massimiliano Nitti, Nicola Pedrocchi, Vito Renò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source