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Comprehensive Review on Advancements in Food Preservation Technologies for Quality and Sustainability

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Preservatives limit microbial development, oxidation, and enzymatic degradation, resulting in better food quality and extended shelf life. Classified as natural, synthetic, or biological, each preservative has distinctive attributes and modes of action. Growing preference for natural preservatives aligns with clean label trends.
Monica Suresh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Modernization, Policy Legitimacy, and Environmental Behavior: Evidence from Turkey’s Plastic Bag Charge

open access: yes
Market-based environmental policies are typically evaluated in terms of their deterrent effects on individual behavior, yet this perspective offers only a partial explanation of how such instruments operate in practice. This study argues that market-based regulation can also function as a legitimacy-generating governance mechanism that shapes ...
openaire   +1 more source

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research progress on flexible MXene‐based materials in advanced energy storage devices: From preparation strategies to device applications

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
This review summarizes MXene synthesis and flexible electrode fabrication for FESDs, highlighting their potential owing to high conductivity and flexibility, and outlines future research directions. Abstract The rapid development of wearable and portable electronics has created demand for flexible energy storage systems (FESDs) that not only exhibit ...
Nanxi Miao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Highly conductive and robust epidermal dry electrode for long‐term interval biopotential monitoring

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
A freestanding PVA‐PBFDO conductive dry electrode combines high conductivity, flexibility, and environmental stability to enable long‐term, high‐fidelity electrophysiological (EP) signal monitoring. Its patterning capability further facilitates the fabrication of wearable and multi‐channel bioelectronic devices.
Anni Sun   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are there alternatives to charging 5p for reducing plastic bag use?

open access: yes, 2017
Each year about a trillion plastic bags are used worldwide. In 2014 alone, supermarkets issued over 8.5 billion single-use carrier bags in the UK. Plastic bags, the litter they cause and their harmful effects on the environment are no longer a tolerated ...
Chandra, Gauri
core   +3 more sources

Retail Stores^|^apos; Trend of Charging for Plastic Shopping Bags and Consumers^|^apos; Response

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Conservation Engineering, 2012
Shigezo SHUKUYA   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Beyond the disposable plastic grocery bag : the opportunity of bagless retail as seen through the lenses of morality, economics, and the environment

open access: yes, 2010
This paper has attempted to accurately assess the impact of the disposable plastic grocery bag on the planet. Based on the research findings, it has been concluded that disposable plastic grocery bags are not a necessity, are not justifiable on many ...
Tucker, Norel G.
core  

The Evolution of San Francisco\u27s Plastic-Bag Ban [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Part I of this comment provides an overview of the problems associated with plastic-bag production and disposal and demonstrates the need for reduction. Part II discusses alternatives to plastic bags and steps other countries have taken to reduce plastic-
Romer, Jennie Reilly
core  

Purification of crude cellulase obtained from Aspergillus foetidus and its immobilization in agar xerogel: A comparative study with commercial cellulase immobilized in similar support

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Agar xerogel was used to immobilize cellulase. Properties of partially purified cellulase from Aspergillus foetidus and commercial cellulase were compared after immobilization. Abstract This research study is a comparative study of the characteristics of partially purified cellulase produced from Aspergillus foetidus through solid‐state fermentation ...
Bhaskar Jyoti Kalita, Nandan Sit
wiley   +1 more source

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