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The impact of preservation technology investments on lot-sizing and shipment strategies in a three-echelon food supply chain involving growing and deteriorating items

Makoena Sebatjane • Operations Research Perspectives (2022)

Food production systems are complex industrial operations that often involve multiple parties. This study proposes inventory management strategies for a multi-echelon perishable food supply chain with growing and deteriorating items. The up...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.orp.2022.100241

Pricing Decision-Making Considering Ambiguity Tolerance in Consumers: Evidence from Recycled Building Material Enterprises

Jie Peng, Yuxi Zou, Hao Zhang, Lianghui Zeng et al. • Systems (2025)

Globally, recycled building materials have attracted much attention, but the ambiguity of the use of recycled building materials makes it difficult for the building material remanufacturer (BMR) to compete with the building material manufac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/systems13020098

New dynamics in producer-to-consumer price transmission in Spain’s tomato supply chain

Yasmine Bedoui, Zein Kallas, Adrià Menéndez i Molist, Omar Vicente Guadarrama Fuentes et al. • New Medit (2026)

Pricing is an essential element that significantly impacts the supply chain mechanisms. The primary objective of this study is to explore the transmission of producer-to-consumer prices in the Spanish fresh tomato industry. Employing the Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30682/nm2601h

Detection of Toxoplasmosis in Association with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy in Duhok, Iraq

Manal Adil Murad, Souzan Hussain Eassa • Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology (2023)

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that is widely distributed in the human population and is responsible for corresponding global morbidity. Specifically, T. gondii causes toxoplasmosis, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth, and neural...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.17.2.05

Seafood Choice and Consumption Behavior: Assessing the Willingness to Pay for an Edible Sea Urchin

Alessandro Petrontino, Fabio Madau, Michel Frem, Vincenzo Fucilli et al. • Foods (2023)

Consumers’ behavior towards sea urchin and preferences towards their origin certification and place of consumption may condition their market. In this context, the aim of this research was to elicit the preferences and perceptions of Italia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods12020418

Development and quality evaluation of a fermented dessert made from donkey milk fortified with oat flour, wheat germ oil, and pomegranate extract

Claudia Antonino, Graziana Difonzo, Giuseppe Natrella, Giacomo Squeo et al. • Applied Food Research (2024)

The dairy sector is constantly innovating in response to the critical issues connected to sustainability and healthiness and to the increasing consumer demand for products with nutritional benefits. This study aimed to develop an innovative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2024.100507

Prospects for developing allergen‐depleted food crops

Vadthya Lokya, Sejal Parmar, Arun K. Pandey, Hari K. Sudini et al. • The Plant Genome (2023)

Abstract In addition to the challenge of meeting global demand for food production, there are increasing concerns about food safety and the need to protect consumer health from the negative effects of foodborne allergies. Certain bio‐molecu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20375

Guidelines for the management of adult penicillin allergy in community and specialist settings in Australia and New Zealand: An AGREE II and Delphi-based approach

Michaela Lucas, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Jillian Kehoe, MHP BSc (Food Science and Technology), Samantha Stiles, PhD, MPH, MID, BSc, Sandra M. Salter, BPharm, Grad Dip Pharm (Hosp), PhD, FPS et al. • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (2026)

Background: This guideline was developed in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), the National Allergy Council and the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE). Despite the abundance of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2026.100784

Consumers' Perception of Urban Farming—An Exploratory Study

Carola Grebitus, Lauren Chenarides, Rebecca Muenich, Alex Mahalov • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2020)

Urban agriculture offers the opportunity to provide fresh, local food to urban communities. However, urban agriculture can only be successfully embedded in urban areas if consumers perceive urban farming positively and accept urban farms in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00079

Reefs under Siege—the Rise, Putative Drivers, and Consequences of Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

Amanda K. Ford, Amanda K. Ford, Sonia Bejarano, Maggy M. Nugues et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2018)

Benthic cyanobacteria have commonly been a small but integral component of coral reef ecosystems, fulfilling the critical function of introducing bioavailable nitrogen to an inherently oligotrophic environment. Though surveys may have previ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00018

Predictors of Mobile News Consumption through News Applications (Apps): The Impacts of Audience Characteristics, Media Usage, and Motivations

Miao Guo • Journalism and Media (2024)

This study investigates news audiences’ platform preferences, usage patterns, and factors affecting their mobile news consumption through news apps. Four explanatory factors, news app users’ demographics, news media usage, perceptions, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/journalmedia5030068

Offering mental health first aid to a person with depression: a Delphi study to re-develop the guidelines published in 2008

Kathy S. Bond, Fairlie A. Cottrill, Fiona L. Blee, Claire M. Kelly et al. • BMC Psychology (2019)

Abstract Background Depressive disorder is ranked as the largest contributor to non-fatal health burden. However, with prompt treatment, outcomes can improve. Family and friends are well placed to recognise the signs of depression and encou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40359-019-0310-3

Mobile technology and the value chain: Participants, activities and value creation

Coursaris, C., Hassanein, K., Head, M. • International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management (2008)

Technology has evolved significantly and it is increasingly being used by businesses and consumers alike. Technologies such as those supporting electronic business (e-Business) and mobile business (m-Business) are being used across organiza...

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Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo

Jackson Ishara, Marcellin C. Cokola, Ariel Buzera, Mercy Mmari et al. • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2023)

Abstract Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is wides...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00575-z

RESTful API Implementation in Making a Master Data Planogram Using the Flask Framework (Case Study: PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, Tbk)

Era Susanti, Evangs Mailoa • JITeCS (Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science) (2020)

One of developing  retail company and is one of the biggest retail companies in Indonesia, namely Alfamart which is owned by PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, Tbk. Alfamart must have the best marketing strategy and increase innovation for the sa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.25126/jitecs.202053189

Reclaimed water in Taiwan: current status and future prospects

Hai-Hsuan Cheng, Wan-Sheng Yu, Shu-Chuang Tseng, Yi-Ju Wu et al. • Sustainable Environment Research (2023)

Abstract According to the Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the average water demand shortage is 530.6 million m3 yr−1 during the period of 2011 to 2019, and the situation will worsen in the near future due to glo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-023-00177-8