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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

A Departure Function-Based Method to Determine the Effect of the Oil Circulation Ratio on the Performance of Vapor Compression Refrigeration Systems

, 2012
A method to estimate the performance of single-stage vapor compression refrigeration systems as a function of the oil circulation ratio is presented. The model is based on the Peng-Robinson equation of state and on the theory of departure functions to ...
Barbosa Jr., Jader, Marcelino Neto, Moises   +1 more
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Animal‐Based Brands Taking the Plant‐Based Opportunity: A Tasting Experiment Exploring Consumer Acceptance of Plant‐Based Brand Extensions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani, Mirta Casati, Elena Castellari, Fosca Vezzulli, Veronica Vitali, Milena Lambri, Claudio Soregaroli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai, Miguel I. Gómez, Harry M. Kaiser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resolving passive heat transfer and phase‐change heat in cryogenic CO2 deposition (Desublimation) from CO2/N2 mixtures

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In cryogenic CO2 desublimation systems where phase change dominates both heat transfer and separation, conventional lumped thermal‐resistance treatments embed interfacial latent heat into an overall heat‐transfer coefficient, obscuring how phase‐change heat is partitioned between the gas phase and the coolant and limiting diagnostic insight ...
Shengwen Xiao, Hiroshi Machida, Koyo Norinaga   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automated generative process synthesis via transformer‐based dual‐loop simulation and optimization

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents a novel framework for automated generative process synthesis, addressing the complexity of simultaneously optimizing discrete topologies and continuous operating variables. To overcome conventional superstructure limitations, we propose a dual‐loop architecture integrating generative transformers with rigorous process ...
Yeong Woo Son, Chan Kim, Ji Hun Pak, Hain Lee, Jong Min Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactive Prompt‐Guided Robotic Grasping for Arbitrary Objects Based on Promptable Segment Anything Model and Force‐Closure Analysis

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
A laser pointer‐guided robotic grasping method for arbitrary objects based on promptable segment anything model and force‐closure analysis is presented. Grasp generation methods based on force‐closure analysis can calculate the optimal grasps for objects through their appearances. However, the limited visual perception ability makes robots difficult to
Yan Liu, Yaxin Liu, Ruiqing Han, Kai Zheng, Yufeng Yao, Ming Zhong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic Valve‐Integrated Garment for Smooth Sequential Gradient Mechanotherapy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We present a soft wearable sleeve that delivers smooth, gap‐free compression using overlapping air‐filled actuators and tiny microfluidic valves. The system reduces bulk, lowers power needs, and uses a smartphone‐sized control box. It can provide sequential gradient compression, gradient pressure holding, and fast deflation, supporting more portable ...
Run Ze Gao, Chen Xi Huang, Drew M. Werbowski, Jacqueline Mary Kormylo, Clark R. Dickerson, Carolyn L. Ren   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melatonin Levels in 89 Individuals With Smith Magenis Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In patients with Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS), an inverted circadian rhythm of melatonin (MT) contributes to the sleep disturbance. Standard treatment of sleep disturbance with MT often leads to extremely high daytime MT levels, resulting in even more sleep disorders. We therefore retrospectively evaluated the MT data of 89 SMS patients.
Wiebe Braam, Ann C. M. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Oxygen‐Tolerant Photo‐Induced Miniaturized Accelerated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (OPTIMA‐ATRP) for High‐Throughput Synthesis of Polymer Bioconjugates

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Oxygen‐tolerant photo‐induced miniaturized accelerated atom transfer radical polymerization (OPTIMA‐ATRP) in water was developed for the polymerization of hydrophilic (meth)acrylate monomers under ambient or sub‐ambient (4°C) temperature and atmospheric conditions, without prior degassing, in less than 10 min, at an ultra‐small scale (< 50 µL) in ...
Arman Moini Jazani, Roksana Wygoda, Hironobu Murata, Mozhdeh Madadi, Grzegorz Przesławski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources