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Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Blueberry Products with Nonconventional Attributes
Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for three nonconventional attributes associated with six processed blueberry products was examined through an in-store conjoint experiment survey. Both credence and experience attributes were considered, including whether the products were produced locally, and whether they were organic or sugar-free. The results indicate heterogeneity in consumer preference and willingness to pay for different attributes across product categories. Local products and organic formulations generally received positive willingness to pay across all products. This information has implications for blueberry growers and retailers who are trying to create and position value-added products for maximum revenue.blueberries, conjoint experiment, Kentucky, willingness to pay, Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, D12, Q13,
Generation of Total Angular Momentum Eigenstates in Remote Qubits
We propose a scheme enabling the universal coupling of angular momentum of
remote noninteracting qubits using linear optical tools only. Our system
consists of single-photon emitters in a -configuration that are
entangled among their long-lived ground-state qubits through suitably designed
measurements of the emitted photons. In this manner, we present an
experimentally feasible algorithm that is able to generate any of the
symmetric and nonsymmetric total angular momentum eigenstates spanning the
Hilbert space of the -qubit compound.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, improved presentation. Accepted in Physical
Review
1s2s2p23d 6L - 1s2p33d 6D, L=F, D, P Transitions in O IV, F V and Ne VI
We present observations of VUV transitions between doubly excited sextet
states in O IV, F V and Ne VI. Spectra were produced by collisions of an O+
beam with a solid carbon target. We also studied spectra obtained previously of
F V and Ne VI. Some observed lines were assigned to the 1s2s2p23d 6L - 1s2p33d
6D, L=F, D, P electric-dipole transitions, and compared with results of MCHF
(with QED and higher-order corrections) and MCDF calculations. 42 new lines
have been identified. Highly excited sextet states in five-electron ions
provide a new form of energy storage and are possible candidates for VUV and
x-ray lasers.Comment: 11 pages, 12 figure
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