Purchase and production optimization in a meat processing plant
International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 1016-1051, March 2026.Abstract This paper addresses an optimization problem concerning the purchase and subsequent material processing in a meat processing company. Unlike the majority of existing papers, we do not concentrate on how this problem concerns supply chain management, but we focus on the production stage, primarily the meat cutting.
Marek Vlk +3 more
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Chronic Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Presented as a Sausage Toe Treated With Internal Pedal Amputation: A Small Case Series. [PDF]
Int Wound JYammine K +3 more
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Functionaries: A Distributional Approach to Institutional Analysis
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT This paper outlines a distributional approach to institutional analysis, reconceptualising institutions as distributions of knowledge and activity across people. We argue that institutionalisation and institutional change are best understood by focussing on actors with the requisite knowledge and motivation to keep institutional patterns going,
Dustin S. Stoltz +2 more
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A Meaty Problem: Radiological Perspective on an Unusual Rectal Foreign Body. [PDF]
CureusNaldemir IF.
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.Complementary feeding (CF) in preterm infants (LBWI) has been discussed due to the need to balance the risks and benefits that permeate the age and quality of CF introduction. We conducted a cohort study in Brazil to compare CF among LBWI who participated or not in the Kangaroo Care Method. ABSTRACT In Brazil, the Kangaroo Care Method (KCM) is a public
Rejane Sousa Romão +6 more
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Lunch Provision, Consumption and Plate Waste in Early Years Settings in Sheffield
Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Food provision in early years settings (EYS) presents an opportunity to support healthy eating amongst young children. This study aimed to record and nutritionally analyse setting lunches provided for, consumed and wasted by 3‐ to 4‐year‐old children attending EYS in Sheffield, England, including a comparison to packed lunches.
Claire J. Wall, Jo Pearce
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Application of <i>Propionibacterium</i> and <i>Lactobacillus</i> Starter Cultures in Semidry Fermented and Smoked Sausage Production: Effects on Quality, Safety, and Nitrite Reduction. [PDF]
Int J Food SciBaytukenova S +4 more
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The Distinctness of Objects Near and Far
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 112, Issue 2, Page 406-420, March 2026.ABSTRACT Philosophers working on the metaphysics of persistence typically do not extend their views to the distinctness of objects at a single time. I argue that we can provide criteria to distinguish objects across time if and only if we can provide criteria to distinguish objects at a time. Furthermore, I endorse a stronger claim.
Erica Shumener
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Oleogels, Bigels, and Emulgels: Fabrication, Application and Research Trends. [PDF]
GelsGhinea C, Leahu A.
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An Exploratory Study of Mayoral Transition Work
Public Administration Review, Volume 86, Issue 2, Page 474-490, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT A new mayor's transition period is widely regarded as important to their overall success, yet mayoral transitions have received little research attention. This exploratory, mixed‐method study of 15 newly elected U.S. mayors combines primary survey data of time use with two waves of mayoral interviews to illuminate the nature and purposes of ...
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