North American Market Research Articles

Feasibility Study on the Development of Chinese-Western Fusion Cuisine in the North American Market

Feasibility Study on the Development of Chinese-Western Fusion Cuisine in the North American Market

북미 시장을 위한 필드 액티비티 리서치 융합 접이식 텀블러 제품 디자인 개발 연구

북미 시장을 위한 필드 액티비티 리서치 융합 접이식 텀블러 제품 디자인 개발 연구

CBD Versus CBDP: Comparing In Vitro Receptor-Binding Activities.

Phytocannabinoids with seven-carbon alkyl chains (phorols) have gained a lot of attention, as they are commonly believed to be more potent versions of typical cannabinoids with shorter alkyl chains. At the time of this article, cannabidiphorol (CBDP) and tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP) can both be purchased in the North American market, even though their biological activities are nearly unknown. To investigate their relative potency, we conducted in vitro receptor-binding experiments with CBDP (cannabinoid CB1/CB2 receptor antagonism, serotonin 5HT-1A agonism, dopamine D2S (short form) agonism, and mu-opioid negative allosteric modulation) and compared the observed activity with that of CBD. To our knowledge, this is the first publication to investigate CBDP's receptor activity in vitro. A similar activity profile was observed for both CBD and CBDP, with the only notable difference at the CB2 receptor. Contrary to common expectations, CBD was found to be a slightly more potent CB2 antagonist than CBDP (p < 0.05). At the highest tested concentration, CBD demonstrated antagonist activity with a 33% maximum response of SR144528 (selective CB2 antagonist/inverse agonist). CBDP at the same concentration produced a weaker antagonist activity. A radioligand binding assay revealed that among cannabinoid and serotonin receptors, CB2 is likely the main biological target of CBDP. However, both CBD and CBDP were found to be significantly less potent than SR144528. The interaction of CBDP with the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) produced unexpected results. Although the cannabidiol family is considered to be a set of negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of opioid receptors, we observed a significant increase in met-enkephalin-induced mu-opioid internalization when cells were incubated with 3 µM of CBDP and 1 µM met-enkephalin, a type of activity expected from positive allosteric modulators (PAMs). To provide a structural explanation for the observed PAM effect, we conducted molecular docking simulations. These simulations revealed the co-binding potential of CBDP (or CBD) and met-enkephalin to the MOR.

Multi-scale impacts of oil shocks on travel and leisure stocks: A MODWT-Bayesian TVP model with shrinkage approach

The study applies a Maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform process and time-varying parameter model with shrinkage approaches to explore the effects of oil prices on the travel and leisure (T&L) industry in different scales and regions. Overall, our results suggest that fluctuations in oil prices generally raise the volatility of travel and leisure stocks. Effects of oil shocks are significantly time-varying in the short to medium term but relatively stable in the long term. In addition, time scale and regional heterogeneity arise in the impacts of oil shocks. The North American market is similar to the Global market in that oil shocks have a solid time-varying effect on the travel and leisure industry. The Europe and Asia-Pacific markets are affected by oil prices in the medium term but are much weaker than the North American market.

Impact of Smartness on Sustainability: An Empirical Study of North American Agri-food Companies

There are many examples of implementation of Industry 4.0 Tools leading to improved sustainability, operational performance and financial performance, but the evidence is mostly anecdotal. The aim of the study is to examine how implementation of Industry 4.0 tools affect sustainable operations in agri-food supply chains and to make a general statement based on empirical analysis. Using farmer/grower, manufacturer/processors, wholesalers/distributors, and retailer companies listed in the North American market as the study population, Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) equations are estimated to identify the impact of Industry 4.0 adoption level on sustainability performance, operational efficiency and financial profitability and control for the common financial shocks that can affect sustainability performance scores and financial outcomes simultaneously. Estimation results indicate that, the Industry 4.0 adoption level has positive impact on sustainability performance and efficiency, however there is no association between smartness and significant average abnormal return.

The importance of blackberry (Rubus spp.) production in Mexico

Objective: To carry out a bibliographic review about the current situation of the commercial production and the generation of blackberry varieties in Mexico.Approach: Based on the existent databases, a bibliographic review about the current blackberry production, production indicators, and generation of new varieties in Mexico was carried out. Berries have been produced in Mexico since the 19th century. The exportation of this product was a response to the North American market windows and generated new varieties adapted to the Mexican weather conditions. The USA market demands berries mainly in autumn, winter, and spring. During this period, prices are very attractive due to the lack of domestic American production. This situation causes a production increase in the berries sector,where innovative practices have been developed. In Mexico, the first commercial blackberry plantation was established in 1983, in Tetela del Volcán, Morelos. The Boysenberry (a raspberry-blackberry hybrid) was the chosen variety. The Brazos variety was the first blackberry variety that was planted and, in 1998, it was replaced by the Tupi variety, which has an excellent quality and shelf lifespan.Conclusions: The blackberry productive chain is a source of direct and indirect employment during itsproduction and commercialization. Mexico is one of the main blackberry exporters worldwide. Additionally,blackberry consumption has health benefits, because it prevents the development of several diseases.

Exploring the Development Path of Streaming Media Platforms in the Context of Globalization --Taking Netflix as an Example

With subscribers and activity in their home markets of North America declining each year and the metaverse evolving, todays streaming platforms need to explore new markets in film and television and use their natural strengths to explore other areas. This paper takes Netflix as a representative to explore what kind of development path streaming media platforms should seek in todays era in order to break the bottlenecks they are facing nowadays. For TV and film, streaming platforms should take advantage of their own network distribution and cooperate with markets around the world to attract users from outside the mainstream North American market. In addition to film and television, streaming platforms should develop the development space of their own film and television IPs, explore the game industry, transform the quality IPs in their hands into NFT form to realize and share the dividends of the game industry. Through analyzing the development cases of excellent film and television platforms, this paper summarizes some of the experiences that can be learned from the development of Chinese film and television, and explores the road suitable for the development of Chinese film and television.

Using the Life Cycle Approach for Multiobjective Optimization in the Context of the Green Supply Chain: A Case Study of Brazilian Coffee

This study proposes a multiobjective optimization model (MOO) based on a green supply chain so that coffee produced in Brazil could supply the North American market with lower environmental impacts and costs. Production and distribution arrangements were established considering four coffee-producing regions, three ports of origin in Brazil, four destination ports, seven roasting plants, and fifteen consumption centers, all distributed throughout the American territory. Environmental and economic performances regarding global warming potential (GWP) and costs were determined for a life cycle approach. The results indicate that coffee cultivation has the most significant contributions to the GWP of the arrangements. The transport of the product by road also plays an essential role, especially if extensive distances are covered during the port–roaster–consumer center journey in the United States. The analysis showed differences of 2.0 kg CO2eq and US$8.00 per ton of coffee between the best and worst arrangements, which can be considered significant when projected to the Brazilian annual coffee export scale. In the environmental limit condition, the optimization can lead to non-trivial results compared to the real market. The model conceived for the MOO can be improved to reproduce more realistic conditions by incorporating producer and consumer markets, inserting uncertainties.

Predation potential and life history of three nabid species as biological control agents of pests in Canadian greenhouses

Nabids are hemipteran generalist predators commonly associated with agroecosystems. In this study, the predation rate of Nabis americoferus Carayon, N. roseipennis Reuter, and Hoplistoscelis pallescens Kerhzner on several common greenhouse pests was assessed in the laboratory, compared to the most closely related commercially available predator in North America, Dicyphus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae). In addition, life history parameters of the nabids were determined to estimate their capacity for population increase, an important data set when considering their mass rearing and population establishment in crops. Our results showed that the three nabid species are generally more voracious predators than D. hesperus, especially when fed adult green peach aphids, adult western flower thrips and adult greenhouse whiteflies. Dicyphus hesperus preyed more on two spotted spider mites and greenhouse whitefly nymphs. Nabis americoferus consumed more western flower thrips larvae than all other species. Of the three nabids, N. americoferus also performed significantly better as a predator of western flower thrips. Additionally, N. americoferus had a significantly shorter egg to adult development time, and had a shorter pre-oviposition period than the other two species. Based on its predation capacity and favourable life history characteristics, N. americoferus was selected for further development as a new biological control agent for the North American market.

MEXICO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Mexican international business involves all economic transactions related to international trade and foreign investment. Mexico has a fairly strong business relationship with the US, of which the US is its largest trading partner. The main business owned by Mexico comes from the wholesale and retail trade sector. Mexico's international business includes both export and import. Mexico is a major producer and exporter of crude oil, electronics and automobiles. Plus, Mexico tooimporting raw materials and machinery for the purpose of producing goods to be sold domestically. Foreign investment in Mexico is sourced from various sectors, including manufacturing, tourism, and financial services. Mexico offers several incentives to attract foreign investors, such as lower taxes and access to the North American market. However, Mexican international business also has its own challenges, such as corruption and crime related to the drug trade. Therefore, through planning that is quite long and creative and innovative ideas are needed to assist the City Government in dealing with these challenges.

Oil–gas price relationships on three continents: Disruptions and equilibria

In this paper, we revisit traditional gas pricing formulas and show the ever-changing relationships between natural gas and oil prices in Europe, the United States, and Japan between 2009 and 2021. The results suggest a stronger oil–gas link for all investigated markets after 2019, significantly impacted by fundamental supply and demand factors. However, the strength of the equilibria link differs across markets due to different price formation processes under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. For Japanese LNG prices, our results imply an enduring impact of oil-price indexation with a tight link to monthly crude prices. TTF and monthly oil prices enter a temporary equilibrium in times of high market volatility, whereby the long-term equilibrium dissipates. Despite the absence of oil indexation in the North American market, we find evidence of re-coupling of oil and gas prices given the demand shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings are relevant to policy makers to assess market inefficiencies caused by the European gas crisis.

Investment Strategies in the North American Market in the Post-Epidemic Era

This paper delves into the intricacies of investing in the North American market, particularly in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the pandemic has caused significant disruption and uncertainty across the global economy, it has also created new opportunities for investors in North America. The paper highlights sectors such as healthcare biotechnology, digital services, and e-commerce as offering significant growth potential due to increased adoption of digital technologies and heightened awareness of ESG factors. However, it also acknowledges the risks posed by geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and industry chain issues. To succeed in the North American market, investors must adopt successful investment strategies that take into account these risks and opportunities. This may involve staying informed about political influences and economic conditions, building partnerships with local businesses and industry associations, and incorporating an assessment of social responsibility into investment decisions. Ultimately, the key to achieving sustainable growth in the North American market is to have a thorough understanding of market trends and challenges and to implement effective investment strategies that mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities. By doing so, investors can achieve their investment objectives and position themselves for long-term success in a rapidly evolving economic landscape.

Environmental Monitoring Program in Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) Packing Plant Guanajuato, Mexico

The state of Guanajuato in Mexico is known for its large production of vegetables not only for the local and national market, but also for the international market, especially the North American market, to which it exports mainly species such as broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica), among other products. In this sense, one of the organizations located in the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo, C. I. N., in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, has a safety management system in accordance with the PrimusGFS system guidelines, which is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and is therefore recognized worldwide (GFSI, 2022). Within this food safety scheme, a microbiological environmental monitoring program is required as a preventive control to avoid contamination of pathogenic microorganisms to the product from surfaces in direct contact as well as those that are not in direct contact but are part of the production environment. In environmental microbiological assessment, the zone concept is widely used and represents the basis for assessments accepted by international public health and food microbiology bodies such as the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods, ICMSF.

Offshore Decommissioning: Planning for the End at the Beginning

_ It is the $100 billion elephant in the room. It is the last item on a never-ending list of things to do that gets delayed until it can no longer be deferred. It is the decommissioning of mature offshore oil and gas fields, and—like death and taxes—it is an unavoidable certainty. Decommissioning, the safe and environmentally sound removal, disposal, and repurposing of obsolete infrastructure, marks the end of a field’s operational life cycle. A critical part of the process is the plugging and abandonment (P&amp;A) of wells to ensure that hydrocarbons, other fluids, and gases do not escape the wellbore. As the world grapples with the need to transition towards cleaner energy resources for the future, the decommissioning of mature or inactive offshore oil and gas wells has become a growing concern. These wells, which have been in some state of operation for decades, now present a range of environmental, economic, and social issues that must be addressed. While many factors delay decommissioning activities, advance planning is one way to manage the risk and expenditures associated with it, speakers said during the “Starting with the End in Sight: Planning for Decommissioning to Ensure Long Term Success” opening keynote at the 2023 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in May. Accumulating Liabilities In areas like the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), for example, oil and gas production has been the cornerstone of the region’s economy for more than half a century. According to the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement there are about 1,885 active production platforms on the GOM Outer Continental Shelf, with over 60% of these facilities more than 25 years old. Over the past decade, the offshore energy industry has averaged 200 platform removals per year. “IHS Markit forecasted that the global offshore decommissioning spend will reach almost $100 billion in 2021 through 2030,” said Ryan Lamothe, director of decommissioning at Hess, adding that it is “an increase of over 200% from the prior 10-year period.” He noted that the 2021 survey found Europe with the largest market, with 33% of spending, followed by Asia Pacific and North America with 23% and 17%, respectively. Decommissioning in the GOM is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of about 6.89% from 2020 through 2030. “There’s not been an update on the numbers since 2021,” Lamothe said. “However, based on the size and magnitude recent bankruptcies in the Gulf of Mexico and the number of assets being returned to predecessors in title, I sense that the North American market is greatly understated.” As bankruptcy causes more asset liabilities to boomerang back to previous owners, so do the risks and costs associated with decommissioning. These boomerang assets are the result of what Lamothe said “is the lack of a full understanding of the chain of title obligations for the federal leaseholders, the discounting effect of net present value.” He added that “the cost is always cheaper in the future and sometimes coupled with the ‘not in our careers’ mentality. Assets that are no longer the shiny penny in many companies’ portfolios and not necessarily getting the attention they deserve.”

Screening of multi-class cyanotoxins in algal dietary supplements marketed in North America

Algal dietary supplements are marketed for their health benefits and nutritional value. However, these types of products can be contaminated by toxins produced by co-occurring toxigenic cyanobacteria. In order to evaluate the contamination of different supplements available on the North American market, we purchased 37 samples of spirulina, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Chlorella and kelp, and analysed them for 27 cyanotoxins using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry methods (HPLC-MS/MS and HPLC-HRMS). We found microcystins (MC) in the 8 Aphanizomenon samples with levels up to 1000 ng g−1 dw and 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB) in all samples with values ranging from 3 to 1600 ng g−1. Anatoxin-a (ANA) and β-amino-N-methylalanine (BAMA) were not detected, while other toxins were detected with no clear link to the nature of the alga. Considering these results, Aphanizomenon products may require stricter monitoring to prevent further contamination. The findings are also of interest to consumers so that they can properly assess the risks that may be involved in the regular consumption of certain algal dietary supplements.

Udo Krüger Charts TechnoTeam's Journey

Udo Krüger Charts TechnoTeam's Journey

Ampacet introduces masterbatch for oriented mono-material PE films to US

With decades of experience in masterbatches for BOPP film and PE blown film applications, Ampacet has introduced the BIAX4CE™ masterbatch portfolio specifically designed for oriented mono-material PE films to the North American market. This should support the circular economy.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: STATIC AND DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF THE WORLD MARKET

Objective. Determination of the state and features of the development of Business Intelligence as a type of decision support system in the world. Methods. The following methods and techniques of cognition were used in the research process: theoretical generalization and comparison, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization and systematization. Results. It was established that business intelligence (BI) is a type of decision support system (DSS), which is a large-scale, interactive information system designed to ensure the collection, processing (in particular, analysis and visualization), storage and use of information for decision-making, the demand for which, in view of the significant and exponentially growing amount of information that must be taken into account by the management of the enterprise when making management decisions, the imperatives of transparency and the validity of management decisions, is constantly growing. It was determined that BI began to be actively discussed in scientific and business circles since the 80s of the 20th century. It was established that at the current stage of development, the global BI market is dynamically developing and is characterized by the following features: 1) significant and growing market capacity; 2) complex market architecture; 3) asymmetry and disproportionality of development; 4) significant structural features of the offer and a high level of market concentration; 5) significant structural features of demand. It was determined that as of 2022, the world market of BI is estimated at 29.42 billion dollars, in 2030 - 54.27 billion dollars.It is substantiated that the BI market is quite segmented, it includes the following segments: market of BI software, market of BI platforms and services; the local BI market (On-Premise BI) and the cloud BI market (Cloud BI); BFSI for Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), IT BFS, Retail BFS, Healthcare BFS, etc.; the North American BI market, the European BI market, the Asia-Pacific region BI market, etc., the BI market of individual countries. Based on information about the state and features of the development of the segments of the BI market, it was established that the largest and most developed segments of the BI market are: the BI software market, the cloud BI market, the BI market for IT, the North American market; the fastest growing segments of the BI market are: BI platforms, applications and services market, cloud BI market, mobile BI market, Asia Pacific BI market, BI market for BFSI. It has been proven that despite the fact that the IT market is characterized by a fairly developed subject structure, the leading companies of the IT market are: IBM (USA), Oracle (USA), Microsoft (USA), AWS (USA), Salesforce (USA), Sisense (USA), MicroStrategy (USA), Teradata (USA), etc., this market is characterized by a high level of concentration, because Microsoft's share is 36% of the IT software market, 71% of cloud IT. It has been established that BI is most actively implemented by large companies.

Financial Contagion from the Subprime Crisis: A Copula Approach

The magnitude of the subprime crisis effects caused recessions in several economies, giving rise to the global financial crisis. The scale of this major shock and the different recovery profiles of European economies motivated this paper. The main objective is to look for evidence of contagion between the North American financial market (S&amp;P500) and the financial markets of Portugal (PSI20), Spain (IBEX35), Greece (ATHEX) and Italy (FTSEMIB), in the South of Europe, and the financial markets of Sweden (OMXS30), Denmark (OMX2C0), Finland (OMXH25) and Norway (OsloOBX), in the North of Europe. Considering the period from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2013, the ARMA-GARCH models were estimated to remove the autoregressive and conditional heteroscedastic effects from the time series of the daily returns. Then, the copula models were used to estimate the dependence relationships between the European stock indexes and the North American stock index, from the pre-crisis subperiod to the crisis subperiod. The results indicate financial contagion of the subprime crisis for all analyzed European countries. The North European markets intensified the relations of financial integration (both in negative and positive shocks) with the North American market, apart from the Danish against the Portuguese. In addition to the contribution made by the joint application of the ARMA-GARCH models, the findings are useful to identify channels of financial contagion between markets and to warn about the effects of possible new crisis, which will require different levels of adaptation by the companies’ financial managers and intervention by the authorities.

Early onset tardive syndromes associated with Lurasidone in patients with mood disorders: A case series and literature review

• The incidence of tardive syndromes on antipsychotics is cumulative and screening as early as one month may enhance the opportunity for early detection and treatment. This is especially important in patients with mood disorders who can be managed using alternative drug classes and can achieve early and full resolution of the movement disorder without the need for antidyskinetic medications. • Differentiation of tardive dyskinesia from tardive dystonia and tardive akathisia is important as they may have different prognoses and treatment. This can be achieved both by expert clinical assessment and the use of scales that capture nuances in tardive syndromes • Newer antipsychotics such as lurasidone are increasingly used in mood disorders with good efficacy but there is limited data on the risks of tardive syndromes in this population. Further work is necessary to characterize which factors are most associated with early onset tardive syndromes. Tardive syndromes (TS) are a group of movement disorders that typically occur following chronic exposure to Dopamine D2 receptor antagonists. Rarely, these syndromes may occur in less than six months following the initiation of a causative medication. Owing to Lurasidone's recent introduction to the North American market, there is limited literature on its association with tardive syndromes. We describe three cases with mood disorder prospectively and systematically followed for tardive syndromes on Lurasidone and present a literature review of existing data on tardive syndromes associated with Lurasidone in patients with mood disorders. These three cases all developed TS before three months. A single previously published case series included cases of early-onset tardive syndromes following lurasidone use. This is an open case series in a single academic practice focused on mood disorders. There is limited data in the literature for comparison. Lurasidone's common use in patients with vulnerabilities to developing tardive syndromes, such as those with mood disorders, may be an area for clinical concern. Clinicians should strongly consider earlier screening for tardive syndromes in patients with appropriate risk factors.