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Surveying consumer preferences for eco-labeled fruits and vegetables in Euro-Mediterranean alternative food systems

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The growing environmental challenges in Mediterranean fruit and vegetables production, including water scarcity, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss, have led to increased interest in alternative food systems as a pathway to sustainable agriculture ...
Marzieh Aminravan, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Luca Mulazzani, Cosimo Rota, Luca Camanzi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionarily divergent DUF4465 domains have a common vitamin B12‐binding function

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We show that DUF4465 family proteins, widespread across bacteria from gut microbiomes, hydrothermal vents, and soil, share a common vitamin B12‐binding function. These augmented β‐jellyroll proteins bind vitamin B12 via extended loops. Our findings establish sequence‐diverse DUF4465 proteins as a widespread class of B12‐binding proteins, highlighting ...
Charlea Clarke, Michal Banasik, Rokas Juodeikis, Martin J. Warren, Richard W. Pickersgill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and scenario analysis of coping strategies for the ripple effect in Iran's food products supply chain: Fuzzy cognitive mapping approach [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī
The supply chain of the food industry is crucial for countries, yet it is vulnerable to disruptions caused by natural disasters like floods, frost, and heatwaves, as well as operational shutdowns.
Ali Mirzaei, Esmaeil Mazroui Nasrabadi
doaj   +1 more source

Short food supply chains for local food: a difficult path

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2018
AbstractAgri-food globalization is having a serious adverse impact on small- and medium-sized family farms in the province of Málaga (southern Spain), 43% of which have disappeared over the last 10 years. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are emerging as a potential option for this type of farm, but as a strategy it is apparently not being implemented ...
Thais Rucabado-Palomar, Mamen Cuéllar-Padilla   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Molecular dynamics simulations of positively selected codons in FcγRI reveal novel biochemical binding properties

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Evolutionary analysis across 32 placental mammals identified positive selection at residues H148 and W149 in the immune receptor FcγR1. Ancestral reconstruction combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveals how these mutations may influence receptor structure and dynamics, providing insight into the evolution of antibody recognition and immune ...
David A. Young, Omar Arias‐Gaguancela, Fiona Gibson, Morgan Grainger, Jodie Score, Amit Nathubhai, Mauricio Cafiero, Lee Richard Machado   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digitalization and Short Food Supply Chains in Hungary

European Countryside
Abstract The study focuses on the relationship between local producers and consumers in agri-food chains and the future potential of online sales channels in the rural economy through the example of a Hungarian micro-region. The paper categorises the Hungarian micro-regions and identifies the districts that could be considered for the
Krisztián Ritter, Zsolt Ádám Orbán
openaire   +2 more sources

Sudden anaerobization in Amphibacillus xylanus increases intracellular labile ferrous iron and inhibits cell growth

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Abruptly changing from aerobic to anaerobic conditions (sudden anaerobization) induced growth inhibition and a significant increase in intracellular labile ferrous iron in the aerotolerant anaerobe Amphibacillus xylanus. We found that free flavins mediate efficient electron transfer from NADH to ferric iron under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that ...
Shinya Kimata, Yoichi Sakai, Keisuke Tanaka, Etsuro Yoshimura, Ken Kitano, Morio Ishikawa, Tadahiro Nakamoto, Tsutomu Takayama, Hirofumi Inoue, Kaho Nomura, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, Akira Abe, Youichi Niimura   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supply chain strategy in the board room [PDF]

, 2010
Supply chain thinking is more important today than ever before. The impact of supply chain on company performance is increasingly prominent, not only in terms of cost, but also in terms of value creation - this is shown to be especially true in ...
Mayhew, S., Cigolini, R., Rossi, Silvia, Geldard, C., Metcalfe, C., Wilding, Richard D., Waller, A.   +6 more
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How the proximity sales certification shapes consumer perception of sustainability in short food supply chains

Discover Sustainability
Enhancing the sustainability of the agri-food supply chain is dependent on the active and informed participation of consumers. Food product certifications can aid consumers in making better-informed purchasing decisions. This research examines consumers’
Adrià Menéndez i Molist, Zein Kallas, Omar Vicente Guadarrama Fuentes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic, social and environmental sustainability of farms in Poland. Does a short food supply chain matter?

Economics and Environment
The aim of the article is to indicate how sustainable farms participating in short food supply chains are compared to farms not participating. A database of 199 farms from Poland was collected in 2023, of which 94 participated in ‘short’ selling, and ...
Marta Guth, Sebastian Stępień, Maciej Gawrysiak, Aleksander Grzelak, Jan Polcyn, Aleksandra Tošović-Stevanović   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source