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Journal of Future FoodsThis study focused on the modification of lentinan (LNT) and its degradation product, dLNT, through the nitric acid-sodium selenite method, resulting in the synthesis of 4 distinct seleno-polysaccharide (Se-LNTs).
Xuewei Jia +5 more
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Consolidation in the tobacco industry
Tobacco Control, 1998 A quiet revolution has taken place in the international tobacco industry in the past 10 years. Riding the wave of economic liberalisation and free trade pushed by developed countries and the international financial institutions, the cigarette companies have massively increased their manufacturing capacity in developing countries and in the countries of
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Does Stakeholder Pressure Promote Green Innovations and Performance of Agribusiness Companies?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The sustainability of agribusiness companies is guided by multiple, sometimes paradoxical, interests. Green innovation is strategic for sustainable development; however, literature shows inconsistencies regarding its impact on environmental and economic‐financial performance.
Vanderlei dos Santos +4 more
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Journal of Plant InteractionsTobacco is a special commercial crop that prefers potassium but not chlorine, and excessive chloride (Cl–) accumulation can cause toxicity. Here, we revealed that the structural characteristics of chloroplasts in tobacco leaves were significantly ...
Yunjie Wu +5 more
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TOBACCO AND THE ECONOMY: FARMS, JOBS, AND COMMUNITIES [PDF]
Public health policies intended to reduce the incidence of smoking-related disease adversely affect thousands of tobacco farmers, manufacturers, and other businesses that produce, distribute, and sell tobacco products.
Capehart, Thomas C., Jr. +2 more
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Beyond Structural Interventions: The Human Architecture Shaping ESG Integration in Corporate Systems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the promotion of ESG in corporate discourse, substantive integration of ESG principles into business practices remains challenging. This study applies and extends Meadows' leverage framework to examine ESG integration in UAE‐listed firms.
M. Schulte, Dimitris Christopoulos
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Abstract The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the inclusion of an up‐flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB reactor) within an industrial wastewater treatment plant reduces the plant's investment and operating costs compared to a system based solely on conventional complete‐mix activated sludge (CMAS), operating under the same design principles ...
Juan Manuel Morgan‐Sagastume +1 more
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Research on the cyclic load life of automobile bellows
MetalurgijaIn this study, a Finite Element Computational (FEC) model for automotive bellows exhaust pipes is established, and the impact of displacement loads on their fatigue life is investigated.
X. L. Wu +9 more
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Farming Exit Decision by Age Group: Analysis of Tobacco Buyout Impact in Kentucky [PDF]
This article analyzes factors that affected the decision to exit tobacco production in the wake of the tobacco buyout program using the data collected through a survey of Kentucky tobacco farmers.
Pushkarskaya, Helen N. +1 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Cadmium exposure causes serious health consequences; however, there is no clinically approved antidote for cadmium poisoning. This Phase 1a/1b trial aimed to investigate safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of Sodium (S)‐2‐(dithiocarboxylato((2S,3R,4R,5R)‐2,3,4,5,6‐pentahydroxyhexyl) amino)‐4‐(methylthio) butanoate (GMDTC), a novel chelating ...
Xuefeng Ren +21 more
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