Publications by authors named "Fangchi Lu"
Food waste is a critical global issue, posing substantial environmental, social, and financial challenges, even as millions continue to face uncertainty regarding their next meal source. The seriousness of this problem necessitates a closer look into ways to reduce food waste. In this investigation, we identify a key factor which contributes to food waste-imperfect fruits and vegetables (FaVs), defined as foods that are non-uniform in shape, color, or texture.
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- The release of toxic compounds from Microcystis aeruginosa, a common freshwater cyanobacteria, poses risks to biosecurity, food webs, and public health through neurotoxic effects.
- Researchers analyzed over 300 chemicals in the exudates of Microcystis aeruginosa, screening 103 neurotoxicity assays to identify specific mechanisms of toxicity using machine learning.
- The study identified 38 inhibited and 8 activated molecular targets primarily involved in neurotransmission, highlighting nine key neurotoxic compounds that could inform better management strategies for cyanobacterial blooms.
The authors examined how the joint effect of brand experience type (ordinary vs. extraordinary) and COVID-19 threat on consumer happiness changed at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from five studies, with the COVID-19 threat and lockdown status measured as well as manipulated, suggest that COVID-19 threat exerts converse moderating influences on the extraordinariness-happiness relationship under no lockdown and lockdown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConsiderable research has shown that planning plays an important role in goal pursuit. But how does the way people plan affect goal pursuit? Research on this question is scarce. In the current research, we examined how planning the steps required for goal attainment in chronological order (i.
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