Adoption and Impact of the Maize Hybrid on the Livelihood of the Maize Growers: Some Policy Insights from Pakistan by Akhter Ali, AbduRahman Beshir Issa, Dil Bahadur Rahut

“…Despite hybrids being grown on 30–40 percent of the maize area in Pakistan, the retail price of hybrid maize seed is high in Pakistan compared with its neighbors in South Asia and beyond. …”
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Cluster Coordination between High-speed Rail Transportation Hub Construction and Regional Economy Based on Big Data by Liang Zhao, Yuanhua Jia

“…In terms of regional economy, six indicators were selected: regional GDP, per capita GDP, per capita investment in fixed assets, per capita total retail sales of consumer goods, per capita investment in imports and exports, and the proportion of the added value of the tertiary industry in GDP. …”
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Recognition of ZnT8, Proinsulin, and Homologous MAP Peptides in Sardinian Children at Risk of T1D Precedes Detection of Classical Islet Antibodies by Magdalena Niegowska, Daniela Paccagnini, Carla Mannu, Clara Targhetta, Marco Songini, Leonardo A. Sechi

“…Being MAP easily transmitted to humans with infected cow’s milk and detected in retail infant formulas, MAP epitopes could be present in extensively hydrolyzed formula and act as antigens stimulating β-cell autoimmunity.…”
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Effect of pig breeding scale on manure resource utilization-The moderating effect based on technology cognition. by Jiangqi Sun, Zongzheng Liu, Juan Ai, Zhaojiu Chen

“…Due to the differences in the personal characteristics, family characteristics, and breeding characteristics of pig farmers, the influencing factors of resource utilization of pig farmers of different scales are different; Second, the scale of pig breeding has a significant positive promoting effect on the resource utilization of manure, increasing the probability of pig farmers to treat manure, guiding retail and small-scale farmers to moderately expand the scale of breeding, gradually moving to large-scale breeding, realizing centralized management and resource utilization of manure, and reducing the unit cost of manure treatment. …”
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Anachronism in using the notion of “an entrepreneur” to refer to a mandatory participant of a public contract by E. V. Vakulovych

“…Thus, it has been noted that in case of retail trade, legal entities and individuals-entrepreneurs directly enter into a public contract only if their individual, independent and original economic activity involves the exchange of goods of an industrial and technical nature or intended to meet the personal needs of society to another specific commodity – money. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Marine and Freshwater Fish in Tanzania by Esther Marijani

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from retail fish and shrimp in Tanzania. A total of 92 fish and 20 shrimp samples were analyzed. …”
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Integrating Ambulatory Care Pharmacists Into Value-Based Primary Care: A Scalable Solution to Chronic Disease by Alexander J. Blood, Harry Saag, Adam Chesler, Dalia Ameripour, Max Gutierrez, Van Nguyen, Cassandra Richardson, Clive Fields, Jen Clair, Aaron Yao, Sashi Moodley

“…In this cohort study, we aimed to demonstrate a retail pharmacy hired and trained clinical pharmacist within a value-based primary care clinic network can improve hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) control. …”
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Analyzing Potato Market Participation, Market Surplus, and Market Outlet Choice on Small Farm Household Level in Lemo District, Southern Ethiopia by Chaimiso Demisse, Mesfin Melese, Mebratu Alemu, Afework Berhanu, Tamrat Sinore

“…Multivariate probit results showed the probability to choose wholesalers (P<), retailers (P<), collectors (P<), and consumers (P<) market outlets who were significantly affected by age, educational levels, sex, farm experiences, distance to near market, family size, remittance, land size, product supplied to the market, own transport facility, and extension service. …”
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Does investor's sentiment affect industries' return? – A case of selected Indian industries by Amit Rohilla, Neeta Tripathi, Varun Bhandari

“…Research limitations/implications – The study has relevant implications for retail investors, policy-makers and other decision-makers in the Indian stock market. …”
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Applicability of a Single Depth Sensor in Real-Time 3D Clothes Simulation: Augmented Reality Virtual Dressing Room Using Kinect Sensor by Sasadara B. Adikari, Naleen C. Ganegoda, Ravinda G. N. Meegama, Indika L. Wanniarachchi

“…A busy lifestyle led people to buy readymade clothes from retail stores with or without fit-on, expecting a perfect match. …”
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The influence of price levels, product quality and service quality on the purchasing decisions of customers of the SA Interior store at ITC Cempaka Mas by Brastoro Brastoro, Muhammad Fuad, Elisabeth Vita, Elis Sondang Dasawaty, Abhishek Pursnani

“…Many new entrepreneurs act as part of the distribution channel and open retail businesses. One of them is SA Interior. The theories used in this study are price, product quality, service quality and purchasing decisions. …”
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Source attribution of human campylobacteriosis at the point of exposure by combining comparative exposure assessment and subtype comparison based on comparative genomic fingerprint... by André Ravel, Matt Hurst, Nicoleta Petrica, Julie David, Steven K Mutschall, Katarina Pintar, Eduardo N Taboada, Frank Pollari

“…It used isolates from clinical cases and from eight potential exposure sources (chicken, cattle and pig manure, retail chicken, beef, pork and turkey meat, and surface water) collected within a single sentinel site of an integrated surveillance system for enteric pathogens in Canada. …”
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Analysis of Apple Flavours: The Use of Volatile Organic Compounds to Address Cultivar Differences and the Correlation between Consumer Appreciation and Aroma Profiling by Gareth Roberts, Natasha D. Spadafora

“…Such tests could also be used as part of routine quality control by the producer and retailer, reducing costs and eliminating waste due to batches of inferior product.…”
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Other proprietary brand assets and competitive advantage in beer products in Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Sunday, Arthur

“…Materials and Methods This is a descriptive questionnaires-based survey of 1,783 wholesalers, retailers, customers, brand and marketing managers of Nile Special Lager, Eagle Lager, Senator Extra Lager, Club and Bell beer products sold in Kabale District of Uganda. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 large scale restriction on environment and economy in Indonesia by R.E. Caraka, Y. Lee, R. Kurniawan, R. Herliansyah, P.A. Kaban, B.I. Nasution, P.U. Gio, R.C. Chen, T. Toharudin, B. Pardamean

“…In addition, this research shows that there are significant differences of retail, grocery and pharmacy, and residental mobility  before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.  …”
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The association between the health promotion levy and employment in South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis by Chengetai Dare, Micheal Kofi Boachie, Susan Goldstein, Evelyn Thsehla

“…Conclusions Considering that the HPL does not impede employment, and the overwhelming evidence on the effectiveness of SSB taxes, together with the relatively low tax burden, it is imperative that the government raises the HPL from the current 8% of the retail price to the WHO-recommended 20% threshold. …”
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The food environment in favelas is associated with the presence of arterial hypertension and diabetes in socially vulnerable women by Luiz Gonzaga Ribeiro Silva-Neto, Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes, Juliana Souza Oliveira, Nathalia Paula de Souza, Thays Lane Ferreira dos Santos, Telma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florêncio

“…The healthiness and availability of ultra-processed foods in the food environment were assessed through retailer audits using the AUDITNOVA instrument. The presence of diabetes and arterial hypertension was evaluated based on self-reported prior medical diagnosis. …”
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Toy preferences among 3-to-4-year-old children: The impact of socio-demographic factors and developmental characteristics by Nikolay N. Veresov, Margarita N. Gavrilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…Today’s common typologies and categories of children’s toys are mainly decided by the manufacturers and retailers of children’s products. Such categorizations are not based on a theoretical understanding of child development and therefore cannot provide information about the opportunities that toys provide for the young. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the distribution strategy in the food industry with the attitude of marketing and online sales by solmaz seyedghafouri, Vahid nasehifar, Farid askari

“…Seifbarghy & Kafshian Ahar (2022) showed that the integration and coordination of the manufacturer and retailer benefits all members of the supply chain and greatly increases the profit of the entire supply chain. …”
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Providing a model of purchase intention and customer experience on customer behavior in virtual networks by Kazem Tolooee, Hossein budaghi Khajeh Noubar, Hossein Gharehbiglo, Mojtaba Ramazani

“…An online marketplace focuses on capturing the needs of specific consumers and offers various possibilities for online retailers to advertise their products or services. …”
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