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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profiling the Aroma of Grape Spirits for Port Wine Using a Multi-Analytical GC Approach and Sensory Analysis

Applied Sciences
Port wine production involves the addition of grape spirit to halt fermentation and retain natural sweetness. This spirit, produced by distilling wine and its by-products, must comply with legal standards, including a mandatory sensory assessment ...
Ilda Caldeira, Maria Loureiro, Nuno Martins, Sílvia Lourenço, Maria João Cabrita, Ricardo Silva, Sílvia M. Rocha, Fernando Alves   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Sustainability in Wineries: How Contingency Factors and Environmental Management Accounting Tools Influence Environmental Performance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do wineries design sustainability practices and use environmental management accounting (EMA)? This study addresses that question by analyzing the influence of contingency factors on the adoption of sustainability practices and the use of EMA tools to improve the environmental performance of wineries. The research was carried out through a
Andréia Cittadin, Fabricia Silva da Rosa, Januario Monteiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Gets Changed? Sam Gets Changed? [PDF]

, 1996
(Excerpt) Most of what I learn about ritual and liturgy and church I learn from places that aren\u27t about ritual and liturgy and church-novels and poems and music and dance-and from people who don\u27t know the jargon but often know the Lord and the ...
Huck, Gabe
core   +1 more source

Turning Mental Models Around: Boundary Objects as Enablers of Sustainable Business Model Innovation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizations increasingly innovate their business models (BMs) toward sustainability to maintain competitiveness and comply with regulations. Sustainable business model innovation (SBMI) requires decision‐makers to identify ecological and social opportunities while balancing economic goals.
Laura Hartung‐Geyer, Sascha P. Klein, Patrick Spieth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Xenocentric Mindset: Cultural and Personality Drivers Behind Consumer Preferences

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the psychological and cultural dimensions that influence consumer xenocentrism in Brazil and Iran, focusing on horizontal–vertical individualism–collectivism and the “Big Five” personality traits—extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and intellect/imagination.
José I. Rojas‐Méndez, Flavia Braga Chinelato, Golnoush Zeidabadi, Marta Massi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Alcohol Beverage Types and Violence [PDF]

, 2018
There is substantial evidence of an ecological association between off-premise alcohol outlets and violence. We know less, however, about how specific beverage types that are sold in the outlets might explain the difference in violence rates across ...
Snowden, Aleksandra J.
core   +1 more source

Comparative Effects of Three Microbial Starter Cultures on the Physicochemical and Sensory Quality of Fermented Sausages

Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study innovatively links specific microbial compositions of commercial starter cultures to the evolution of key odorant and taste‐active amino acids, revealing the underlying mechanisms behind distinct flavor profiles. Three microbial starter cultures—Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC), Scarlet (ST), and Roxaane LC (LC), were added to sausages,
Lili Ji, Yi Luo, Rui Yang, Song Yang, Xiaoping Yu, Hongqian Zhang, Kun Liao, Jiamin Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

COGNAC consumption: A comparative study on American and Chinese consumers

Wine Economics and Policy, 2018
Being a French traditional prestigious spirit, cognac has a strong export orientation, with a majority of the product being consumed internationally. The United States is the largest market in volume and China the largest in value.
Lingfang Song, Yujie Wei, Blaise J. Bergiel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Machine Learning Approaches for GC–MS Data Interpretation in Flavour and Fragrance Analysis

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
The review explores machine learning integration in GC‐MS data analysis for the fragrance and flavour industry, highlighting recent advances and techniques in a context constrained by data scarcity and intellectual property concerns. ABSTRACT This review explores the integration of machine learning (ML) in the analysis of mass spectrometry data ...
Jean‐Baptiste Coffin, Romain Krafft, Sylvain Antoniotti, Sébastien Fiorucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source