41 research outputs found
Bitcoin-Blockchain Phenomenon: An Investigation on News Titles Influence
The research purposed would explain, not the bitcoin-blockchain (BTC-BC) phenomenon per se, considering a good level of knowledge on the themes, but focusing the attention on two implicit connotations that these âdisruptive technologiesâ involve. The investigation conducted by the authors considers a sentiment analysis on news titles influence during the period 2015-2018 supported by a field analysis. That approach based on framing activity would intersect different study areas from innovation, economics, psychology, behavioral analysis, marketing and decision-making. Innovations should be studied under different aspects considering their probable wide range impacts on several fields. The exploratory approach to investigate something new would be interesting and useful to open windows of discussion and interpretation. The research focuses the two main factors of marketing strategies: scarcity and persuasion. The aim would be to validate these concepts in BTC-BC phenomenon as a kind of implicit marketing strategy
High Light Intensity from Blue-Red LEDs Enhance Photosynthetic Performance, Plant Growth, and Optical Properties of Red Lettuce in Controlled Environment
Plant factories using artiïŹcial light to produce vegetables have high energy costs due to
the high demand for electricity for lighting. Compared to conventional light sources, light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) offer the possibility of tailoring the light spectrum and regulating light intensity
and are more energy-efïŹcient in terms of energy conversion regardless of the levels of lighting
intensity. Optimal light intensity and daily light integral (DLI) requirements are key factors for plant
growth; however, their values vary among species and varieties. Our experiment aimed to identify
the best light intensity to produce lettuce plants in controlled environment. Lettuce plants of the
type Batavia cv âBlackhawkâ were grown in plastic pots ïŹlled with perlite and peat (20:80 v/v) for
33 days in a growth chamber under blue (B, 20%) and red (R, 80%) LED light at a photosynthetic
ïŹux density of 130 ”mol m
â2
s
â1
(BR 130, DLI 7.49 mol m
â2
d
â1
), 259 ”mol m
â2
s
â1
(BR 259, DLI
14.92 mol m
â2
d
â1
), and 389 ”mol m
â2
s
â1
(BR 389, DLI 22.41 mol m
â2
d
â1
). Our results showed
that increasing light intensity and DLI promotes net photosynthesis, sustains the electron transport
rate (ETR), and stimulates the synthesis of anthocyanins and carotenoids, with positive results for
plant photoprotection. Furthermore, the decreases in vegetation indexes (photochemical reïŹectance
index (PRI), greenness, and modiïŹed chlorophyll absorption in reïŹectance index (MCARI1)) also
indicate changes in photosynthetic pigment content in response to plant acclimation to different DLIs.
Among the three light intensities, 389 ”mol m
â2
s
â1
(DLI 22.41 mol m
â2
d
â1
) gave the best results
for growing Batavia red lettuce cv âBlackhawkâ, since it enhances both production and qualitative
traits. These results highlight the importance of a proper light intensity to promote plant growth
and qualitative traits and to reach high production targets. Hence, preliminary screening of plant
performance under different light treatments is recommended to optimise plant response to artiïŹcial
lighting