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Food pricing and consumer choice

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Summary This policy and practice brief summarizes input from over 95 participants in the Fruit and Vege­table (Veggie) Policy Convening hosted by A Red Circle and University of Missouri Extension over two and a half days in February 2024. The purpose
Erica Williams, Participants of the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Policy Convening, Lyndsey Ellis, Sagata Chatterjee, Thi Nguyen, Sarah Anderson   +5 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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Effect of Ultrasound and High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing on Quality and Bioactive Compounds during the Shelf Life of a Broccoli and Carrot By-Products Beverage

Foods, 2023
Vegetable beverages are a convenient strategy to enhance the consumption of horticultural commodities, with the possibility of being fortified with plant by-products to increase functional quality.
Pablo Pérez, Seyedehzeinab Hashemi, Marina Cano-Lamadrid, Lorena Martínez-Zamora, Perla A. Gómez, Francisco Artés-Hernández   +5 more
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Evolution of OLED Lamination Technology With Development of Display Form Factors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review evaluates the evolution of organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) lamination technologies alongside advancing display form factors. It contrasts optically clear adhesives and resins, highlighting uniformity control for rigid screens, bubble‐free optimization for bended architectures, and visible‐light curing for foldable layers.
Kwan‐Young Han, Ji‐Hoon Park
wiley   +1 more source

Edible Pouch Motors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi, Kazuma Takai, Ryuma Niiyama, Jun Shintake   +3 more
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
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No need for meat as most customers do not leave canteens on Veggie Days

npj Climate Action
Switching to a diet lower in red meat has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Using a unique time series of daily sales data from three German university canteens from 2017 to 2019, we analyse the effects of a monthly Veggie Day in a food ...
Christine Merk, Leonie P. Meissner, Amelie Griesoph, Stefan Hoffmann, Ulrich Schmidt, Katrin Rehdanz   +5 more
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Enhancing sustainable food innovation through consumer participatory co-creation: A case study on plant-based dietary snack bars in Thailand

Future Foods
The veggie bar is a novel dietary concept that caters to the growing trend of individuals who prioritize their health and search for wholesome meal options.
Chavis Ketkaew, Rara Dwi Oktaviani, Siraphat Padthar, Ratchanon Leeanansaksiri, Thanapoom Meethonglang, Athro Hanna   +5 more
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Flies Eat Their Veggies to Survive the Cold [PDF]

Developmental Cell, 2018
Although Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies are cold-blooded, they can survive a wide range of temperatures. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Brankatschk et al. (2018) discover a mechanism by which flies extend their viable temperature range by altering their diet in response to environmental temperature.
Katrin, Strassburger, Aurelio A, Teleman
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MFPD: A Multiple Fungal Pathogen Detection Pipeline Across Diverse Habitats

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The MFPD pipeline integrates a comprehensive ITS reference database of fungal pathogens, optimized parameters, and algorithms tailored for both full‐length and subregion sequences that balance accuracy and computational efficiency; it enables high‐throughput, species‐level identification from amplicon sequencing data, supporting large‐scale ...
Yi Shen, Xinrun Yang, Jiabao Yu, Yaozhong Zhang, Tianjie Yang, Yang Gao, Xiaofang Wang, Alexandre Jousset, Waseem Raza, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Qirong Shen, Gaofei Jiang, Zhong Wei, Yangchun Xu   +13 more
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