Apricots softening senescence is a complex metabolic network, and these metabolic pathways coordinate with each other to make aging irreversible. To identify and implement treatments to delay ripening senescence in apricots, the effect of salicylic acid (SA) treatment on ethylene biosynthesis...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of the China’s rising meat demand and industrialization of the livestock sector for the vegetable oil market. Design/methodology/approach An equilibrium displacement model is constructed to analyze the interactions between...

The process of the evolution trajectory of the management logistics function is tracked in the context of the theory and practice of a networked approach to supply chain management (SCM). Issues around the main competitive forces are driving reforms in deregulation, globalisation, and...

The objective of this study is to examine the market valuation of environmental capital expenditure investment related to pollution abatement in the pulp and paper industry. The total environmental capital expenditure of $8.7 billion by our sample firms during 1989-2000 supports the focus on...