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Differences of skin carotenoids and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern in adults from Southern Italy and Dominican Republic

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background The measurement of the skin carotenoids using the Veggie Meter® has emerged as a rapid objective method for assessing fruit and vegetable intake, highly recommended by the Mediterranean Diet (MD), which represents one of the healthiest dietary
Giuseppina Augimeri, Manuel Soto, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Giovanna Caparello, Melisa Villegas Figueroa, Mirko Cesario, Lorenzo S. Caputi, Berniza Calderón, Daniela Bonofiglio   +8 more
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Cultivation of Vitamin C-Rich Vegetables for Space-Radiation Mitigation

Radiation
Space exploration introduces astronauts to challenges, such as space radiation and microgravity. Researchers have investigated vitamin C as a potential radiation mitigator, as well as antioxidants for sustaining astronaut health.
Alireza Mortazavi, Helia Yarbaksh, Batool Faegheh Bahaaddini Baigy Zarandi, Reza Yarbakhsh, Fatemeh Ghadimi-Moghaddam, Syed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Masoud Haghani, Donya Firoozi, Lembit Sihver   +8 more
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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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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan, Munisamy Gopinath, Kannan Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Veggie Hardware Validation Test Preliminary Results and Lessons Learned

, 2014
The Veggie hardware validation test, VEG-01, was conducted on the International Space Station during Expeditions 39 and 40 from May through June of 2014.
Massa, Gioia D., Smith, T. M., Dufour, Nicole F.   +2 more
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Toward veggie Rx integration: program perceptions among Oregon's coordinated care organizations [PDF]

The concept of “food is medicine” acknowledges the importance of nutrition in achieving health; food is medicine focused nutrition interventions aim to treat and, in some cases, prevent disease.
Kihn-Stang, Alexandra
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

Veggie Gelato

, 2019
El propósito de este proyecto es evaluar la factibilidad económica y operativa de producir helados saludables, los sabores que produciremos serán de 2 tipos, helado de cacaoplátano y helado de cacao - fresa Nuestro proyecto se basa en producir helados
Ramirez Montoya, Omar, Suarez Rojas, Mayra Alison, De Casanova Chavez, Ivan Gaston, Mares Espinoza, Maria Claudia   +3 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source