Article
Engineering, Environmental
Kanaha Shoji, Seraina Schudel, Daniel Onwude, Chandrima Shrivastava, Thijs Defraeye
Summary: This study utilizes digital twin technology to monitor the cold chain transportation of fruits and vegetables, revealing the quality loss of the products before being displayed in retail stores. It emphasizes the strong correlation between shipment duration and fruit quality, providing important guidance for extending the freshness of the fruit. The digital twins show great potential in maximizing shelf life and ensuring uniform product quality.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Gorica Vukovic, Tijana Stojanovic, Bojan Konstantinovic, Vojislava Bursic, Nikola Puvaca, Milena Popov, Natasa Samardzic, Aleksandra Petrovic, Dusan Marinkovic, Svetlana Roljevic Nikolic, Rada Durovic Pejcev, Bojana Spirovic Trifunovic
Summary: Cereal grains are important food resources and provide nourishment. Serbia is among the major exporters of wheat and corn in the world, but there are potential health hazards in maize products that need to be monitored.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sadaf Mollaei, Goretty M. Dias, Leia M. Minaker
Summary: This study aimed to develop and test a tool to assess the price and availability of low-carbon footprint and nutritionally balanced dietary patterns in retail food environments in Ontario, Canada. The tool showed high inter-rater reliability for both price and availability, with 78% of selected food items available in all stores. Price differences were small between urban and rural locations, with the greatest difference observed between discount and regular stores.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jasmine Chan, Emma McMahon, Julie Brimblecombe
Summary: Providing information at the point-of-sale to identify healthier/less healthy products is recognized as a potential strategy for improving population diet. Interventions using shelf-labels or technology showed positive effects on healthier food purchasing behavior. However, further research is needed on discouraging unhealthy food consumption.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Cindy Needham, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Laura Alston, Liliana Orellana
Summary: This study examines the association and temporal trends between the food environment and BMI of adults. The results show that BMI increases as accessibility to healthy outlets decreases. High access to supermarkets and unhealthy outlets are associated with lower BMI. The research highlights the importance of increasing access to diverse food outlets, particularly healthy ones, for promoting good health.
Article
Management
Emily C. Griffin, Burcu B. Keskin, Arthur W. Allaway
Summary: The rapid growth of e-commerce is causing traditional retailers to reconsider operational efficiency and revenue/cost streams. They are under pressure to optimize in-store inventory and minimize end-of-season markdowns. This study proposes clustering stores into transshipment groups considering demand correlation and physical distance, and mathematically models the multi-location newsvendor problem with reactive and proactive transshipments. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of clustering based on demand correlation in maintaining high transshipments and profits.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jennifer J. Lee, Mavra Ahmed, Tianyi Zhang, Madyson V. Weippert, Alyssa Schermel, Mary R. L'Abbe
Summary: The study evaluated the availability and quality of food labelling components in the Canadian e-grocery retail environment. The results showed that while all products had product images, essential nutrition information such as nutrition facts and allergen details were lacking. The study also found wide variability and inconsistencies in the presentation of product labelling components.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Robert P. Davis, D. Allen Davis, Claude E. Boyd
Summary: The analysis of retail shrimp samples from grocery stores across 16 states in the United States showed no detectable antibiotic residues, contrary to previous findings in frozen shrimp which typically report low levels of antibiotic prevalence. Samples were obtained from major shrimp production countries including India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Joel Cuffey, Wenying Li, Yang Yu, Ruiqing Miao
Summary: This study examines the relationship between the retail food environment and household food waste. The findings show that an increase in distance to the nearest small food store is associated with a slight increase in food waste for all households. Furthermore, an increase in distance to the nearest large food store is associated with more food waste specifically among households in poverty, especially those without cars.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Jiaru Bai, Haresh Gurnani, Shuya Yin
Summary: The analysis shows that there may be a co-location or remote location for an outlet store based on factors such as customer dispersion, product fit, travel sensitivity, and fixed costs. Customer dispersion encourages firms to offer outlet stores for better market coverage. Higher probability of product fit at the outlet store makes it more attractive, but may have a non-monotone effect on its location.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Paquet, Andre Krumel Portella, Spencer Moore, Yu Ma, Alain Dagher, Michael J. Meaney, James L. Kennedy, Robert D. Levitan, Patricia P. Silveira, Laurette Dube
Summary: This study found a significant gene-environment interaction for energy density, indicating that DRD4-7R carriers had more energy dense diets than non-carriers, particularly in areas with more unhealthy food retailers. However, no main or interactive effects of DRD4 VNTR and food environment were found for BMI. The results suggest that genetic markers related to dopamine pathways can identify children who may be more responsive to unhealthy local food environments.
Article
Management
Sandro Shelegia, Joshua Sherman
Summary: In the West, it is unusual for consumers to receive discounts below the posted price. However, when stores are asked, about 40% of them grant a discount with a median discount percentage of 10%. Small-scale firms, higher priced products, and nonsale items are more likely to offer discounts, indicating the importance of monitoring costs and employee skills in bargaining behavior.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yenisei Ramirez-Toscano, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Usama Bilal, Amy H. Auchincloss, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: There has been a rapid and significant change in Mexico's retail food environment over the past decade, mainly driven by an increase in convenience stores and supermarkets in areas with higher socioeconomic deprivation and lower urbanization.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alannah R. Glickman, Jill K. Clark, Darcy A. Freedman
Summary: This study uses a relational approach to investigate how shopping close to home affects the relationship between the proximate food environment and diet. Results suggest that for residents who primarily shop close to home, a higher-quality proximate food retail environment is associated with better overall diet quality.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Granfeldt M. Gislaine, Victoriano R. Montserrat, Juan Antonio Carrasco, Katia C. Saez, Maria del Mar Bibiloni, Josep A. Tur
Summary: This study adapted the NEMS-S tool to the Chilean food patterns and developed the Chilean version of NEMS-S-CHILE to measure the food environment of stores in urban areas. The reliability inter evaluators of NEMS-S-CHILE was assessed and it was found to have high reliability. It can be used to measure the availability of foods by the level of processing according to the prevalent food system in developing countries.
Article
Nursing
Akiko S. Hosler, Jamie R. Kammer, Xiao Cong
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Akiko S. Hosler, Xiao Cong
PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE
(2019)
Article
Oncology
Wayne R. Lawrence, Akiko S. Hosler, Margaret Gates Kuliszewski, Matthew C. Leinung, Xiuling Zhang, Maria J. Schymura, Francis P. Boscoe
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Xiao Cong, Akiko S. Hosler, Melissa Tracy, Allison A. Appleton
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wayne R. Lawrence, Margaret Gates Kuliszewski, Akiko S. Hosler, Matthew C. Leinung, Xiuling Zhang, Wangjian Zhang, Zhicheng Du, Maria J. Schymura, Francis P. Boscoe
Summary: The study revealed that preexisting severe mental illness (SMI) was associated with higher all-cause and cancer-specific mortality among Medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer, while preexisting depression showed no significant association with mortality. Specifically, postmenopausal, obese, and tobacco-using women with SMI had the highest mortality hazards.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amani Alharthy, Akiko S. Hosler, Emily Leckman-Westin, Jamie R. Kammer
Summary: This study suggests that there is a positive association between the density of tobacco retailers and smoking among adults with comorbid diabetes and serious mental illness. Allocating more smoking cessation resources to areas with high tobacco retailer density, especially in rural areas, and supporting policy change to reduce tobacco retailer density may help mitigate the negative health consequences of smoking in this population.
PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Meredith T. Niles, Alyssa W. Beavers, Lauren A. Clay, Marcelle M. Dougan, Giselle A. Pignotti, Stephanie Rogus, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Rachel E. Schattman, Rachel M. Zack, Francesco Acciai, Deanne Allegro, Emily H. Belarmino, Farryl Bertmann, Erin Biehl, Nick Birk, Jessica Bishop-Royse, Christine Bozlak, Brianna Bradley, Barrett P. Brenton, James Buszkiewicz, Brittney N. Cavaliere, Young Cho, Eric M. Clark, Kathryn Coakley, Jeanne Coffin-Schmitt, Sarah M. Collier, Casey Coombs, Anne Dressel, Adam Drewnowski, Tom Evans, Beth J. Feingold, Lauren Fiechtner, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Katie Funderburk, Preety Gadhoke, Diana Gonzales-Pacheco, Amelia Greiner Safi, Sen Gu, Karla L. Hanson, Amy Harley, Kaitlyn Harper, Akiko S. Hosler, Alan Ismach, Anna Josephson, Linnea Laestadius, Heidi LeBlanc, Laura R. Lewis, Michelle M. Litton, Katie S. Martin, Shadai Martin, Sarah Martinelli, John Mazzeo, Scott C. Merrill, Roni Neff, Esther Nguyen, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Abigail Orbe, Jennifer J. Otten, Sondra Parmer, Salome Pemberton, Zain Al Abdeen Qusair, Victoria Rivkina, Joelle Robinson, Chelsea M. Rose, Saloumeh Sadeghzadeh, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Mariana Torres Arroyo, McKenna Voorhees, Kathryn Yerxa
Summary: This study shows a higher prevalence of food insecurity in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in surveys targeting high-risk populations. Certain demographic groups, such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, households with children, and those with job disruptions, are at higher risk of food insecurity. The variability in estimates is reported due to the differences in survey implementation methods.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hnin Wai Lwin Myo, Akiko S. Hosler, Lawrence M. Schell, Marie A. Allsopp, Kaydian Reid
Summary: This study investigated the factors associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among Burmese refugees in the USA. The study found that age and shopping frequency were positively related to meeting the daily fruit and vegetable consumption recommendation, while the distance to preferred food stores was negatively related to meeting the recommendation. Having Asian ethnic food stores nearby and shopping at them often can promote healthy dietary behavior among Burmese refugees.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Akiko S. Hosler, Xiao Cong, Amani Alharthy
Summary: This study found that food insecurity, participation in government nutrition assistance programs, using soup kitchens, living in areas with limited supermarket access, shopping at corner stores and dollar stores were all positively associated with food pantry use, while shopping at ethnic markets was negatively associated with food pantry use among urban, racially diverse adults.
JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Alyssa M. Dahl, Akiko S. Hosler
ADVANCED EMERGENCY NURSING JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Public Administration
Beth J. Feingold, Xiaobo Xue, Roni A. Neff, Christine Bozlak, Akiko S. Hosler, Janine M. Jurkowski
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(2019)
Article
Public Administration
Akiko S. Hosler
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marie A. K. Allsopp, Akiko S. Hosler
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sanghamitra S. Savadatti, Erin M. Bell, Margaret A. Gates, Akiko S. Hosler, Recai M. Yucel, Ranjita Misra
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Akiko S. Hosler, Jamie R. Kammer
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
(2018)