Artificial intelligence in radiation therapy treatment planning: A discrete choice experiment DOI Creative Commons
Milena Lewandowska, Deborah J. Street, Jackie Yim

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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

Abstract Introduction The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiation therapy holds promise for addressing challenges, such as healthcare staff shortages, increased efficiency and treatment planning variations. Increased AI adoption has the potential to standardise protocols, enhance quality, improve patient outcomes, reduce costs. However, drawbacks include impacts on employment algorithmic biases, making it crucial navigate trade‐offs. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was undertaken examine AI‐related characteristics oncology professionals think are most important planning. Methods Radiation completed an online express their preferences about systems which were described by five attributes, each with 2–4 levels: accuracy, automation, exploratory ability, compatibility other impact workload. survey also included questions attitudes AI. Choices modelled using mixed logit regression. Results 82 respondents. results showed they preferred that offer largest time saving, provide explanations reasoning (both in‐depth basic). They favoured improved contouring precision compared manual systems. Respondents emphasised importance being cost‐effective, while recognising AI's professional roles, responsibilities, service delivery. Conclusions This study provides information professionals' priorities findings from this can be used inform future research economic evaluations management perspectives AI‐driven technologies therapy.

Language: Английский

Unveiling the potential of bioactive compounds in vegetable and fruit by-products: Exploring phytochemical properties, health benefits, and industrial opportunities DOI Creative Commons
Ana Rita Soares Mateus, Angelina Pena, A. Sanches‐Silva

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Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 100938 - 100938

Published: May 24, 2024

Vegetables and fruits are among the most widely consumed foods in world. Due to consumption industrial processing, huge amounts of by-products generated, causing important environmental economic problems. However, these wastes present a high content bioactive compounds making its recovery an excellent opportunity enhance sustainability reduce food waste. This review highlights main health benefits vegetable fruit their applications, towards circular economy, critical for valorization.

Language: Английский

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Hospitality customer intentions to write fake online reviews: A cross-cultural approach DOI Creative Commons
Mustafeed Zaman, Chai Ching Tan, Mohammad Shahidul Islam

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International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 120, P. 103775 - 103775

Published: May 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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Challenges and Technological Requirements in Agri-Food Waste Upcycling: the Case Study of Olive Leaf Extract DOI Creative Commons
Małgorzata Krzywonos, Graziana Difonzo, Antonella Pasqualone

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Future Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100547 - 100547

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Waste to wealth: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from food waste for a sustainable packaging paradigm DOI Creative Commons
Heri Septya Kusuma,

Atna Sabita,

Najla Anira Putri

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Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9, P. 100225 - 100225

Published: Oct. 10, 2024

The growing demand for sustainable food packaging and the increasing concerns regarding environmental pollution have driven interest in biodegradable materials. This paper presents an in-depth review of production Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a polymer, from waste. PHA-based bioplastics, particularly when derived low-cost carbon sources such as volatile fatty acids (VFAs) waste oils, offer promising solution reducing plastic enhancing sustainability. Through optimization microbial fermentation processes, PHA can achieve significant efficiency improvements, with yields reaching up to 87 % content under ideal conditions. highlights technical advancements using packaging, emphasizing its biodegradability, biocompatibility, potential serve alternative petroleum-based plastics. However, challenges high costs, mechanical limitations, need scalability remain barriers industrial adoption. future hinges on overcoming these through further research innovation techniques, material properties, cost reduction strategies, along necessary legislative support promote widespread use.

Language: Английский

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The role of environmental attitudes and consumption patterns in consumers’ preferences for sustainable food from circular farming system: a six EU case studies DOI Creative Commons
Selene Ivette Ornelas Herrera,

Yasmina Baba,

Zein Kallas

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Agricultural and Food Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Decisions about what we consume have environmental repercussions and, therefore, implications for future generations. Consumers' ability to pay more sustainable food stimulates production strategies, like circular agriculture, aiding the European Green Deal's system. With aim of analysing preferences and willingness consumers labelled as obtained by systems in terms reduced greenhouse gas emissions, optimisation soil nutrients, a survey with 5591 participants from Spain, Poland, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Belgium was conducted. The designed analyse three products (pork meat, milk, bread) through different (circular, conventional, organic) using discrete choice experiment methodology. included questions consumers' attitudes consumption behaviour, identify their influence over regarding products. Results revealed that 27% preferred food, unveiling potential market. This preference highlighted effect attitudes. Those who actively engaged recycling were prone choose shown tendency go less conventional options. WTP consistently higher milk compared across all studied countries. However, pork bread, this greater reported exclusively Spain Croatia. It suggested sectors involved should standardise labels create educational programmes problems generated unsustainable consumption, promote online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40100-025-00350-0.

Language: Английский

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Tourists’ perceptions and adoption of winery upcycled products: The moderating effect of product type DOI
Yang Xu, EunHa Jeong

International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 128, P. 104157 - 104157

Published: March 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Environment attitudes and social influence of sustainable practices: a study on consumer behaviour in Zimbabwe DOI Creative Commons
Reason Masengu,

Patson Chawuruka,

Chenjerai Muchenje

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Future Business Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: April 22, 2025

Abstract This article examines the relationship between environmental attitudes, social influence and consumer behaviour towards sustainable practices in Zimbabwe. study used a pragmatic approach combining descriptive exploratory research designs to collect analyse data on factors influencing behaviour. evaluated measurement model, discriminant validity, structural model partial least squares (PLS) prediction using Smart PLS V.4.1.0.0. The results reveal that attitudes drive sustainability brand adoption, loyalty, advocacy, while perceived behavioural control (PBC) effectiveness (PCE) emerged as robust predictors. indicate higher values for Q 2=0.339-0.366 lower predicted mean squared error/mean absolute error (PMSE/MAE), indicating better performance. Sustainable loyalty have stronger predictive power, endorsement is moderate but within accepted means. Subjective norms weak power.The recommends policymakers companies need enhance education impacts use media reinforce subjective norms, fostering practice,

Language: Английский

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Food Waste Valorization: Leveraging Singapore’s Zero Waste Master Plan and 30-by-30 Goal DOI Open Access

Kiangsoon Heng,

Kyeteng Tan,

Adeline Chan

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(17), P. 7321 - 7321

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

Singapore, being a land-scarce country, imports more than 90% of the food supply, which poses challenge in ensuring security. In last five years, with population 5.9 million, generated approximately 759 tonnes waste on average, thus further deepening security challenges and imposing enormous pressure country’s land resources. The Zero Waste Plan 30-by-30 goal initiated by Singapore government focus reducing improving resource efficiency encourage collective efforts from local agri-food businesses to sustainably provide 30% Singapore’s nutritional requirements 2030. recent valorizing streams into higher-value products has been an increasing trend tackling wastage offering new source ingredients. Food wastes such as okara, spent barley grains, fruit vegetable have successfully valorized variety prototypes research development capabilities for agricultural applications. However, valorization faces various challenges, i.e., infrastructure development, economy viability, consumer awareness, collaborative partnership, regulatory support, data management. This review serves reference other countries achieving sustainable goals.

Language: Английский

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Consumer attitudes towards hydroponic cultivation of vegetables – Specifically exploring the impact of the fertilisation strategy (using mineral origin or food waste as fertilisers) DOI Creative Commons
Sara Spendrup, Karl-Johan Bergstrand, Rebecca Thörning

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Food Quality and Preference, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 113, P. 105085 - 105085

Published: Dec. 23, 2023

This study explores consumer attitudes and beliefs towards hydroponics (growing without soil), as well the willingness to eat vegetables grown using two different fertilisation strategies (mineral food waste). The impact of neophobia, connectedness nature awareness ongoing climate change is also explored. Data were collected through a survey (October 2021) with 1,000 Swedish respondents. Less than half respondents aware hydroponics, no differences due gender or age. Nonetheless, education turned out be predictor. No seen in attitude level education, yet slightly more positive was found among older those who had not heard about hydroponic systems before. Food neophobia higher age only (negatively) predicted input from waste, whereas did predict any fertilising systems. A belief on both results revealed significant between systems, circular perceived significantly natural, environmentally friendly, exciting, representing future, energy efficient, innovative overall, compared mineral. These qualities could used by stakeholders when communicating these new support understanding that technology which consumers express beliefs.

Language: Английский

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Linking farmers to markets: Assessing small-scale farmers' preferences for an official phytosanitary regime in the Kyrgyz Republic DOI Creative Commons
Gulkaiyr Saparova, Ghulam Dastgir Khan, Niraj Prakash Joshi

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Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 696 - 708

Published: Dec. 16, 2023

Small-scale farmers are integral to Kyrgyz agriculture, contending with challenges such as low productivity, market entry barriers, and financial constraints. Most of these hindered by phytosanitary restrictions preventing direct exports their products. Granting smallholders access regional markets could significantly enhance economic prospects. However, the specific policy measures that can encourage participate in official regime remain unclear. This study employs a randomized conjoint experiment, creating hypothetical measure preferences fruit regarding an regime. Presenting choice sets two randomly generated alternatives opt-out option, we collect data from 378 across five villages. Each alternative comprises six attributes: (1) type service provision, (2) provision production inputs, (3) interest-free loans, (4) information, (5) inspection frequency, (6) annual fees. The results reveal attributes inputs—particularly virus-free seedlings—significantly increase farmers' participation probability systematization. prefer private sector provider over government. Additionally, higher fees negatively impact favorability Overall, express preference for willing pay at least 14,000 som addresses practical faced meeting stringent standards, indicating potential systematization access. It lays groundwork future research investigating impacts farmers.

Language: Английский

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