Local food makes up 20 percent of Florida's eat-at-home market, study shows
Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail sales are higher here than in other states, according to a University of Florida study.
Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail sales are higher here than in other states, according to a University of Florida study.
Economics & Business
Mar 26, 2013
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Consumers are more willing to take risks and accept delays in exchange for greater benefits when they are able to compare products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2013
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The future of sweet syrup could come from some unlikely sources: birch and walnut trees.
Environment
Feb 13, 2013
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Dr Neil Thurman and Anna Walters, from City University London's Journalism School, have just published a study into liveblogging, which is becoming the default format for covering major breaking news stories, sports events, ...
Internet
Nov 26, 2012
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A study published online in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that people can differ widely on the level of detail makes them feel they understand something. In experiments, the very same explanations that some subjects ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2012
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Can a computer "read" an online blog and understand it? Several Concordia computer scientists are helping to get closer to that goal.
Computer Sciences
Sep 6, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new University of Michigan ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 8, 2011
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Genes that might lead to the purchase of designer jeans? Or DNA that helps to create chocoholics? Peoples consumer preferences are often influenced by their genetic inheritance, according to a study by a University ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Internet marketers who try to predict what we like based on what we've bought online or which websites we've visited, may not know as much about us as they think do, according to new research at the University ...
Social Sciences
May 13, 2010
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Orchids are the fastest-growing group of potted flowering plants in the United States, outranked only by poinsettias in sales. The wholesale value of potted orchids in the U.S. has risen 80% in the last decade (to $126 million ...
Other
Apr 21, 2010
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