Consumer Willingness-To-Pay for Different Organic Certification Logos in Turkey

Using data from focus group discussions with consumers and a choice experimentconducted in some of Turkey’s major cities, this study investigates whetherTurkish consumers prefer certain organic labelling schemes over others attemptsand to elicit their willingness to pay (WTP) for different organic certificationlogos. Although the level of awareness regarding organic certification logos waslow, consumers’ perceptions of the logos were generally positive. The results ofthe random parameter logit models indicated a positive WTP for the presence ofone of the three tested certification body logos in addition to the mandatorygovernmental logo. Given the low level of certification logo awareness, theconclusion is that both purchasing decisions and perceptions regarding logoswere affected by subjective criteria. Both the government and certification bodiesshould develop measures to increase consumer awareness of their logos and formconsumer perceptions and attitudes regarding the quality of the certificationimplied by the logo

Factors influencing the perception of organic certification logos in Turkey

Consumers’ perceptions on organic certification logos and the factors influencing these perceptions were explored. Data from surveys conducted in major cities of Turkey revealed that organic food consumers had little knowledge about logos, although the declared level of trust in organic logos was high. According to ordered logit models, consumer’s perceptions on organic certification logos were influenced by purchasing frequency and weight of organic foods in total food consumption. Dummy variables representing additional private certification company logos as well were generally found to have a significant effect on logo perception. This result suggests that consumers’ attitudes towards these logos and towards the governmental logo are not the same. Female and older people were more sceptical about the trustworthiness of the logos. While the credibility of the logos and the standards and control systems underlying the logos increased as frequency of purchasing organic food increased, those consumers who prefer organic open markets for buying organic food were hesitant to trust the credibility of the organic certification logos. The mandatory governmental logo and the underlying standards are trusted more than the private company logos. However, the difference of the attitudes toward logos decreases when the control system is in question. When a comparison between perceptions towards labels including different additional certification companies’ logos is made, the additional logo was found to affect the stated preferences more negatively when the companies were foreign. Enhanced interest and trust in the organic certification logos among consumers would foment the development of the organic sector, and the findings of this paper serve as an input for the achievement of this aim

Laplace Adomian Decomposition and Modify Laplace Adomian Decomposition Methods for Solving Linear Volterra Integro-Fractional Differential Equations with Constant Multi-Time Retarded Delay

     في هذا العمل نقدم تحويلات لابلاس مع طريقة أدوميان التحليلية المتسلسلة و كما اننا نعدل طريقة أدوميان التحليلية للمرة الاولى لحل معادلات فولتيرا التفاضلية-التكاملية الخطيه للرتب الكسرية كما في مفهوم كابوتو مع التأخير الحدي المتضاعف الثابت. هذه الطريقة تعتمد على مزيج ممتاز من طريقة تحويلات لابلاس، طريقة تحديد المتسلسلات، طريقة متعددات الحدود لادوميان مع التعديلات. أن التقنية المستخدمة تحول التأخير الحدي للمعادلات التفاضلية ذات التكاملات الكسرية الى معادلات جبرية متكررة عندما تكون نواة الفروق من نوع المنحل البسيط. و أخيراَ أعطيت أمثلة لتوضيح فعالية و ديقة الطرق المقترحة.In this work, we present Laplace transform with series Adomian decomposition and modify Adomian decomposition methods for the first time to solve linear Volterra integro-differential equations of the fractional order in Caputo sense with constant multi-time Retarded delay. This method is primarily based on the elegant mixture of Laplace transform method, series expansion method and Adomian polynomial with modifications. The proposed technique will transform the multi-term delay integro-fractional differential equations into some iterative algebraic equations, and it is capable of reducing computational analytical works where the kernel of difference and simple degenerate types. Analytical examples are presented to illustrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed methods

Utilization of various lignocellulosic biomass for the production of nanocellulose: a comparative study

Nanocellulose was successfully extracted from five different lignocellulosic biomass sources viz. banana rachis, sisal, kapok, pineapple leaf and coir using a combination of chemical treatments such as alkaline treatment, bleaching and acid hydrolysis. The shape, size and surface properties of the nanocellulose generally depend on the source and hydrolysis conditions. A comparative study of the fundamental properties of raw material, bleached and nanocellulose was carried out by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, birefringence, X-ray diffraction, inverse gas chromatography and thermogravimetric analysis. Through the characterization of the nanocellulose obtained from different sources, the isolated nanocellulose showed an average diameter in the range of 10–25 nm, high crystallinity, high thermal stability and a great potential to be used with acid coupling agents due to a predominantly basic surface. This work provides an insight into the effective utilization of a variety of plant biomass as a potential source for nanocellulose extraction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Primena probiotika u proizvodnji edamskog sira

Traditionally, the most popular food delivery system for probiotic strains has been freshly fermented milk, as well as unfermented milk with cultures added. However, in the development of functional dairy products, cheese could offer certain advantages as a delivery system of live probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract, which is the target organ. Limited research on the incorporation of probiotic bacteria to different types of cheeses has shown that cheese is a viable carrier of these bacteria. However, in order to reach that target, viable cell count of 106 cfu/g for the probiotic in the final product may require some technological changes both in selection of the appropriate species and strains, and in supporting the cells to maintain their viability throughout storage before consumption. Our results have shown that this is possible in the case of Edam cheese which could be used as an adequate carrier of probiotic bacteria. The cultures of bifidobacteria, L. acidophilus, and DCC 240 used in a combination, demonstrated satisfactory survival during 120 days. In all cases, final numbers of viable cells were still above the levels suggested to produce their claimed health benefits.Paralelno sa povećanjem proizvodnje funkcionalne hrane povećava se i interes za proizvode koji sadrže probiotike. Neprikosnoveni lider u toj oblasti su sigurno fermentisana mleka ali i ostali prehrambeni proizvodi, među koje spadaju i sirevi, sve više privlače pažnju. Poznato je da postoje velike razlike među namirnicama u pogledu održavanja vijabilnosti ćelija probiotika i ste strane sirevi ispunjavaju čitav niz kriterijuma za neophodnih za preživljavanje probiotskih sojeva. Prema tome imajući u vidu pH sireva oksidoredukcioni potencijal, hemijski sastav, strukturu, puferska svojstva neosporno je da sirevi mogu biti dobri vektori za prenos probiotika. Iz tog razloga u ovom radu je primenjena starter kultura koja se sastojala od FD-DVS DCC-240 i probiotske kulture FD DVS Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12 i FD DVS Lactobacillus acidophilus La 5 u proizvodnji edamskog sira

Medir el potencial hídrico: cuándo, dónde y por qué?

A pesar de que existe un consenso en que la medida del potencial hídrico es muy representativa del estado hídrico de la planta, existen algunas discrepancias sobre cómo y a qué hora del día se deben realizar estas mediciones para obtener informació

Phenotypic plasticity in normal breast derived epithelial cells

Background Normal, healthy human breast tissue from a variety of volunteer donors has become available for research thanks to the establishment of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center (KTB). Multiple epithelial (K-HME) and stromal cells (K-HMS) were established from the donated tissue. Explant culture was utilized to isolate the cells from pieces of breast tissue. Selective media and trypsinization were employed to select either epithelial cells or stromal cells. The primary, non-transformed epithelial cells, the focus of this study, were characterized by immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and in vitro cell culture. Results All of the primary, non-transformed epithelial cells tested have the ability to differentiate in vitro into a variety of cell types when plated in or on biologic matrices. Cells identified include stratified squamous epithelial, osteoclasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, neural progenitors/neurons, immature muscle and melanocytes. The cells also express markers of embryonic stem cells. Conclusions The cell culture conditions employed select an epithelial cell that is pluri/multipotent. The plasticity of the epithelial cells developed mimics that seen in metaplastic carcinoma of the breast (MCB), a subtype of triple negative breast cancer; and may provide clues to the origin of this particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. The KTB is a unique biorepository, and the normal breast epithelial cells isolated from donated tissue have significant potential as new research tools

TOpic: rare and special cases, the real "Strange cases"

Introduction: The bladder hernia represents approximately 1-3% of all inguinal hernias, where patients aged more than 50 years have a higher incidence (10%). Many factors contribute to the development of a bladder hernia, including the presence of a urinary outlet obstruction causing chronic bladder distention, the loss of bladder tone, pericystitis, the perivesical bladder fat protrusion and the obesity

Topoisomerase II\u3b2 mediates the resistance of glioblastoma stem cells to replication stress-inducing drugs

The mesenchymal state in cancer is usually associated with poor prognosis due to the metastatic predisposition and the hyper-activated metabolism. Exploiting cell glucose metabolism we propose a new method to detect mesenchymal-like cancer cells. We demonstrate that the uptake of glucose-coated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) by mesenchymal-like cells remains constant when the glucose in the medium is increased from low (5.5 mM) to high (25 mM) concentration, while the MNPs uptake by epithelial-like cells is significantly reduced. These findings reveal that the glucose-shell of MNPs plays a major role in recognition of cells with high-metabolic activity. By selectively blocking the glucose transporter 1 channels we showed its involvement in the internalization process of glucose-coated MNPs. Our results suggest that glucose-coated MNPs can be used for metabolic-based assays aimed at detecting cancer cells and that can be used to selectively target cancer cells taking advantage, for instance, of the magnetic-thermotherapy

Wses Guidelines For The Management Of Acute Left Sided Colonic Diverticulitis In The Emergency Setting

Acute left sided colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in acute setting. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference on acute diverticulitis was held during the 3rd World Congress of the WSES in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 7th, 2015. During this consensus conference the guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting were presented and discussed. This document represents the executive summary of the final guidelines approved by the consensus conference.1