Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleFood Attitudes towards Food Safety Concept among Turkish University StudentsNihat Aycan, Suat Türkoğuz, Özlem TokuşoğluThis study investigated university students' food choices focusing on their reported usual intake and food safety perceptions and conducted at Manisa Celal Bayar University Engineering Faculty, Science and Art Faculty and Education Faculty students. The present study primary investigated how affects the storage style, manufacturing qualification, shelf life and food safety concept, advertisement effect on consuming, natural and fortificated foods … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,417 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitudes of Malaysian Extension Workers Towards Sustainable Agricultural PracticesNeda Tiraieyari, Azimi Hamzah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Jegak UliThe challenge of producing enough food for growing population increasingly affected Malaysian agricultural sector. Intensive farming system and increase in fertilizer used by farmers has led the agricultural sector to some environmental damage. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) has earmarked Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) to transfer unsustainable agriculture into a sustainable manner. The SAP should be transferred by extension workers … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 24 Jan 2013 · 7,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFirm's Environmental Performance: A Review of Their DeterminantsAmir Hossein Montazer Hojat, Khalid Abdul Rahim, Lee ChinProblem statement: The role of environment in global economic development is vital since it is the life-support system providing sources of food and water, pleasant surroundings and sceneries and transportation lines. Firms’ environmental performances are of high interest in worldwide environmental protection. Approach: Many factors affect firms’ environmental performance. Some of these are of external origin while others are of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,229 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWorldviews in Isan-Thai StoriesJaruwan Thammawat, Pathom Hongsuwan, Wajuppa TossaProblem statement: This study aimed to investigate two-fold: To present worldviews in Isan-Thai Stories and to explain the connections between the worldviews and their societal contexts. Approach: Following the methodology of folklore studies, both oral and written versions of Isan-Thai stories were analyzed in order to find out their structures, contents, motifs and contexts. The 76 stories which were chosen … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,529 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFood-Related Lifestyle Segments in Taiwan: Application of the Food-Related Lifestyle InstrumentCheng-Hsi Fang, Hwang-Jaw LeeProblem statement: This study applied the Food-Related Lifestyle (FRL) instrument for market segmentation in the Taiwan food sector. FRL instrument was originally developed by the Market-Based Product and Process Development in Danish (MAPP) research group, the instrument was adjusted for the Chinese food culture. The FRL instrument is wildly applied to empirical market analysis, especially in European nations. Its reliability … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,353 accessesView PDFCite