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1. Functional characterisation of lenticels, micro-cracks, wax patterns, peel tissue fractions and water loss of pomegranate fruit (cv. Wonderful) during storage

Author:
Lufu, Robert; Ambaw, Alemayehu; Opara, Umezuruike Linus
Source:
Postharvest biology and technology 2021 v.178 pp. 111539
ISSN:
0925-5214
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; fruits; pomegranates;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Pomegranate fruit is prone to moisture loss irrespective of its thick rind and tough leathery outer skin, resulting in compromised visual appearance and financial loss. The aim of this study was to identify and characterise structural changes in lenticels, micro-cracks, wax patterns and peel tissue fractions to aid the understanding of water loss trends in pomegranate fruit during storage. Fruit w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111539

2. Consumer responses to suboptimal food products

Author:
Cao, Yan; Miao, Li
Source:
Appetite 2021 v.163 pp. 105205
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; appetite; foods; taste;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Suboptimal food is defined as physically imperfect food product that deviates from the normal visual standards without intrinsic quality or safety concerns. The forms of suboptimal food can be visual (e.g., cosmetic appearance), temporal (e.g., close to or past expiration date), or peripheral (e.g., superficially damaged packaging). This study aimed to identify the salient inferential determinants ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2021.105205

3. Who should lead raw materials collection considering regulatory pressure and technological innovation？

Author:
Zhang, Cuihua; Lyu, Ruxia; Li, Zhitang; MacMillen, Simeon J.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.298 pp. 126762
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; Internet; social welfare;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Government regulations have increased pressure on emissions-producing manufacturers. Due to regulatory pressure, manufacturers begin to invest in green technologies to reduce emissions, and collect end-of-life products as recycled raw materials. This paper analyzes who should lead raw materials collection, the manufacturer, the retailer or the third-party Internet recycling platform, from the pers ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126762

4. Elasticity of attention and optimal monetary policy

Author:
Luo, Shaowen; Tsang, Kwok Ping
Source:
Economics letters 2020 v.194 pp. 109393
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; monetary policy;     Show all 2 Subject
Abstract:
... Optimal monetary policy depends on whether agents have exogenous, endogenous–inelastic, or endogenous–elastic attention. Under elastic attention, optimal monetary policy induces equilibria that are not possible under the other two settings: no attention to any shocks that generate inefficient economic fluctuations. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109393

5. Nitrite-responsive hydrogel for long-term and smart control of cyanobacteria bloom

Author:
Xiong, Jialiang; Xie, Ruoxiao; Zhang, Huiying; Gao, Jianyi; Wang, Jiaping; Liang, Qionglin
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2021 v.411 pp. 125150
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; algicides; aquaculture; hydrogels; overdose; polymers; water quality;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Frequent cyanobacteria bloom has caused serious environmental consequences and economic loss, especially in aquaculture. Direct algaecide addition, the most commonly used method, suffered from the poor control and overdose of algaecide. In this manuscript, we designed a smart nitrite-responsive hydrogel (DHPG) loading algaecide (BZK@DHPG) based on selective crosslinker: a kind of dihydropyridine d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125150

6. Legal, environmental and economic issues with functional sales – A case of indoor lighting

Author:
Jacobson, Herbert; Carlson, Annelie; Lindahl, Mattias
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.298 pp. 126713
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; econometric models; economic performance; lighting; wilderness;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Functional sales is a business model that has steadily seen increased use. This article features, from a life cycle perspective and in a novel way, its legal, environmental, and economic implications. Functional sales has been highlighted to have the potential for promoting the use of more resource-efficient technologies, which may have a positive impact on the provided solution’s environmental an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126713

7. Comparing cost-effectiveness of paddy fields and seawalls for coastal protection to reduce economic damage of typhoons in China

Author:
Geng, Ruiying; Liu, Xin; Lv, Xin; Gao, Zhiqiang; Xu, Ning
Source:
Ecosystem services 2021 v.47 pp. 101232
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; cost effectiveness; ecosystems; paddies; typhoons; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... China suffers from typhoons frequently. The protection of the population and property of coastal areas from typhoon damage mainly relies on seawalls. As the largest artificial wetlands in China, paddy fields have been proven to provide some ecosystem services as natural wetlands do. However, the studies about whether paddy fields have the same typhoon protection function as wetlands are few. We as ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101232

8. Critical factors for enhancing the circular economy in waste management

Author:
Salmenperä, Hanna; Pitkänen, Kati; Kautto, Petrus; Saikku, Laura
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.280 pp. 124339
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; circular economy; interviews; manufacturing; recycling; supply chain; wastes;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Circular and efficient material use faces challenges stemming from present practices. The current way of managing waste needs revising if material circularity is to increase. Earlier studies on key factors promoting the circular economy (CE) have been theoretically oriented, whereas this study aims to increase understanding of the critical factors faced by practitioners in the transition towards a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124339

9. Dynamic and rutting characteristics of recycled asphalt mixtures containing natural sand and anti-stripping agents

Author:
Li, Jin; Xiao, Feipeng; Amirkhanian, Serji N.; Xu, Ouming
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.280 pp. 124365
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; bitumen; calcium hydroxide; engineering; liquids; pavements; sand;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The combined utilization of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and natural sand as alternative aggregates was attractive for potential environmental and economic benefits. The dynamic and rutting performances of recycled asphalt mixtures containing natural sand and Anti-stripping Agents (ASAs) were investigated in this study. Two mixture types (Surface Type B with Ndₑₛᵢgₙ of 75 and Surface Type C wit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124365

10. The wider regional benefits of power grids improved resilience through tree-trimming operations evidences from Connecticut, USA

Author:
Graziano, Marcello; Gunther, Peter; Gallaher, Adam; Carstensen, Fred V.; Becker, Brian
Source:
Energy policy 2020 v.138 pp. 111293
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; econometric models; Connecticut;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Tree-trimming operations (TTOs) are expensive, yet popular management practices for increasing power-grid reliability. In this work, we investigate and identify the relationship between TTOs and power outages and quantify the regional economic benefits TTOs provide in the three years following these operations. Our data focus on a portion of Connecticut, for 2009–2015. We find that even a limited ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111293

11. Cryptic host-driven speciation of mobilid ciliates epibiotic on freshwater planarians

Author:
Rataj, Matej; Vďačný, Peter
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2021 v.161 pp. 107174
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; Dugesia; Schmidtea; Trichodina; freshwater; genes; mitochondria; phylogeny; ventral adhesive disk;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mobilids are among the most taxonomically diverse but morphologically uniform groups of epibiotic ciliates. They attach to their hosts by means of an adhesive disc as harmless commensals such as Urceolaria, or as parasites causing significant economic loss such as some Trichodina species. We investigated the diversity, species boundaries, and phylogenetic relationships of mobilids associated with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107174

12. Present status and future perspectives of grain drying and storage practices as a means to reduce mycotoxin exposure in Nigeria

Author:
Ayeni, Kolawole I.; Atanda, Olusegun O.; Krska, Rudolf; Ezekiel, Chibundu N.
Source:
Food control 2021 v.126 pp. 108074
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; aflatoxins; carcinogenicity; food safety; fumonisins; market value; ochratoxins; poverty; storage; trichothecenes; Nigeria;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cereals, legumes and nuts are widely produced and consumed in Nigeria. Despite the availability of these food crops, their safety is often compromised by the presence of mycotoxins. In Nigeria, mixtures of several mycotoxins, including the highly carcinogenic aflatoxins together with fumonisins, ochratoxins and the trichothecenes, commonly co-occur in cereals and nuts than in legumes, thus, posing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108074

13. Emergetic and cosmic exergy-based ecological assessments of long-term raised field eco-farming systems in saline–alkaline lands

Author:
Hu, Hengyu; Zhang, Mengkun; Zhang, Yin; Fu, Min; Chen, Jiansheng; Li, Geng; Zhai, Mingzhen; Ming, Xiuyun; Ning, Tangyuan
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.125 pp. 107531
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; Zea mays; animal husbandry; conservation tillage; energy; soil electrical conductivity; winter wheat;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ecological and efficient use of saline–alkaline lands is very important worldwide. The main objective of this paper is to identify an eco-farming system suitable for saline–alkaline lands via emergetic and cosmic exergy-based ecological assessments. Three ecosystems were compared: an agriculture-free system, a local agricultural system, and a superior agricultural system. In the latter two sys ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107531

14. Optimal fed-batch bioreactor operating strategies for the microbial production of lignocellulosic bioethanol and exploration of their economic implications: A step forward towards sustainability and commercialization

Author:
Flevaris, Konstantinos; Chatzidoukas, Christos
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.295 pp. 126384
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; bioethanol; bioreactors; commercialization; economic feasibility; economic performance; ethanol production; fermentation; lignocellulose; model uncertainty;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The enduring adoption of greener technologies from the biofuel manufacturing industries requires the balanced integration of multiple inter-disciplinary concerns (i.e., engineering, business, sustainability, societal) to make production processes more attractive to the industrial sector. From an engineering perspective, the commercial establishment of lignocellulosic bioethanol plants is still hin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126384

15. Evaluation of evapotranspiration deficit index for agricultural drought monitoring in North China

Author:
Wu, Rongjun; Liu, Yibo; Xing, Xiaoyong
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2021 v.596 pp. 126057
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; atmospheric precipitation; cropland; drought; ecosystems; evapotranspiration; filling period; irrigation; water stress; winter wheat; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Drought is a major natural hazard that causes significant economic loss across the world. Drought indexes derived from remote sensing data can provide dynamic information in real time, facilitating drought assessments. The evapotranspiration (ET) deficit index (ETDI) is derived from observations of ET and potential ET. ETDI is an indicator of agricultural drought. In this study, actual ET was mode ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126057

16. An efficient strategy of phosphorus recovery: Electrochemical pretreatment enhanced the anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge

Author:
Xu, Yunfeng; Zhou, Qinghao; Wang, Xin; Yang, Min; Fang, Yangfan; Lu, Yongsheng
Source:
Chemosphere 2021 v.268 pp. 129391
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; activated sludge; chemical oxygen demand; electrochemistry; fermentation; orthophosphates; phosphorus; polysaccharides;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The anaerobic fermentation (AF) of waste activated sludge (WAS) with an electrochemical pretreatment (EPT) was investigated to determine its correlation with the release of phosphorus and the disintegration of WAS. The sludge was pretreated by holding under 4.5 V for 60 min, followed by AF for 9 days. Untreated sludge was used as the control group (no-EPT). Results showed that, with pretreatment, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129391

17. Impact of Covid-19 outbreak on psychological health–The case of Bangladesh

Author:
Sultana, Sayema; Shafique, Imran; Majeed, Nauman; Jamshed, Samia; Shahani, Akram Khan; Qureshi, Fiza
Source:
Heliyon 2021 v.7 no.4 pp. e06772
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; COVID-19 infection; distress; risk perception; social sciences; surveys; Bangladesh;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The outbreak of COVID-19, a profoundly contagious disease has unnerved the world in a calamitous manner from diverse aspects. The present study ventures to expand the literature by exploring loneliness, social isolation, risk perception, financial distress, and psychological distress amidst the lockdown phase of the general population of Bangladesh.Through an online survey among 474 respondents (b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06772

18. Spatial variability of crop responses to agronomic inputs in on-farm precision experimentation

Author:
Trevisan, R. G.; Bullock, D. S.; Martin, N. F.
Source:
Precision agriculture 2021 v.22 no.2 pp. 342-363
ISSN:
1385-2256
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; corn; crop yield; models; nitrogen; precision agriculture; spatial variation; Illinois;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Within-field variability of crop yield levels has been extensively investigated, but the spatial variability of crop yield responses to agronomic treatments is less understood. On-farm precision experimentation (OFPE) can be a valuable tool for the estimation of in-field variation of optimal input rates and thus improve agronomic decisions. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investiga ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11119-020-09720-8

19. Damage by Optatus palmaris Pascoe¹ on Annona L. (Annonaceae) in the State of Guerrero, Mexico

Author:
Palemón-Alberto, Francisco; Ortega-Acosta, Santo Ángel; Reyes-García, Guadalupe; García-López, Elvis; Cristóbal-Alejo, Jairo; Castañeda-Vildozola, Álvaro
Source:
TheSouthwestern entomologist 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 279-282
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; Annona; Curculionidae; commercialization; entomologists; exocarp; farmers; fruit quality; income; necrosis; pests; plant damage; Mexico;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Farmers who grow ilama (Annona diversifolia (L.) Saff.) in small orchards and backyards have had pest problems during the past 5 years. During a tour in towns at seven municipalities, a weevil (Optatus palmaris Pascoe) was observed as the principal cause of damage to the fruits of ilama in the northern region of the State of Guerrero. Damage by the weevil ranged from 5 to 100% (total fruit damage) ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.046.0130

20. Tomato Russet Mite, Aculops lycopersici (Massee)¹, Abundance and Effect on Tomato Yield

Author:
López-Bautista, Everardo; Bautista-Martínez, Néstor; Suárez-Espinosa, Javier; Santillán-Galicia, Ma. Teresa; Meraz-Álvarez, Ricardo
Source:
TheSouthwestern entomologist 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 137-146
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
financial economics,   etc   ; Aculops lycopersici; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; entomologists; fruits; tomatoes;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Aculops lycopersici (Massee) causes plant desiccation and severe damage to tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) fruit, resulting in serious economic loss. The objective of the study was to determine the incidence of damage to fruit by A. lycopersici. Three varieties of tomato (SUN 7705, CID, and V305 F1) were used. Variety V305 F1 had the greatest index of damaged fruit (1.6852a), lowest index of ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.046.0113