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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
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Intragastric free cancer cells may be attached to automatic staplers during anastomosis in patients with gastric cancer

World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Background Automatic staplers are often used to reconstruct the digestive tract during surgeries for gastric cancer. Intragastric free cancer cells adhering to automatic staplers may come in contact with the laparoscopic port area and progress to port ...
Atsuko Ohki, Taisuke Takagi, Yohei Kojima, Masanao Tsurumi, Yoshikazu Hashimoto, Hirohisa Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kamma, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Eiji Sunami, Nobutsugu Abe   +9 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak, Claudia Bazzani, Andreas C. Drichoutis   +2 more
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Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
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Improving Performance and Access to Difficult-to-Reach Anatomy with a Powered Articulating Stapler

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2022
Zhifan F Huang, James A Vandewalle, Jeffrey W Clymer, Crystal D Ricketts, William J Petraiuolo Ethicon, Inc, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence: Jeffrey W Clymer, Ethicon, Inc, 4545 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45242, USA, Email jclymer@its.jnj ...
Huang ZF, Vandewalle JA, Clymer JW, Ricketts CD, Petraiuolo WJ   +4 more
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Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes Following Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction for Colon Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) in colon cancer surgery raises concerns about intra‐abdominal infection, peritoneal seeding, and local recurrence due to possible tumor cell implantation. This systematic review and meta‐analysis compares complete intracorporeal resection with NOSE versus conventional laparoscopic colon ...
Daichi Kitaguchi, Antonello Forgione, Mariano Giménez, Tatsuya Oda, Jacques Marescaux   +4 more
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Retrospective Comparison of Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Non-Donor Patients Undergoing Radical Nephrectomy Using One of Two Different Linear Stapler Technologies for Transection of the Renal Vessels: Fixed-Height Gripping Surface Reloads vs Variable-Height Reloads

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2022
Stephen S Johnston,1 Barbara H Johnson,1 Divya Chakke,2 Sanjoy Roy,3 Philippe Grange,4 Esther Pollack3 1MedTech Epidemiology and Real-World Data Sciences, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 2Analytics, Mu Sigma, Bangalore, India; 3Franchise ...
Johnston SS, Johnson BH, Chakke D, Roy S, Grange P, Pollack E   +5 more
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Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery for Gastric Cancer as an Alternative Treatment in Elderly Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In a prospective study of 20 elderly gastric cancer patients who declined gastrectomy, laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) was technically safe and preserved postoperative function. However, as oncological curability cannot be assured in advanced cases, careful selection and informed consent are essential.
Marie Washio, Keishi Yamashita, Takuya Wada, Mikiko Sakuraya, Hiroki Harada, Tadashi Higuchi, Koshi Kumagai, Yasushi Orihashi, Chika Kusano, Naoki Hiki   +9 more
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