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1. Policy recommendations for competitiveness of the fresh orange export sector in Mediterranean partner countries

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Sausman, C., Garcia, M., Fearne, A., Felgate, M., Ait El Mekki, A., Al Ashkar, H., Cagatay, S., El Hadad-Gauthier Fatima, Mili, S., Martinez, C., Soliman, I., Thabet, B., Thabet, C., Ben Saïd, M., Laajimi, A., Akdeniz University, and Adamolle, Cécile

Subjects
TRADE LIBERALIZATION, SYSTEME AGROALIMENTAIRE, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, LIBERALISATION DES ECHANGES, [SDV.SA.AEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, ORANGE DOUCE, [SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, MARKETS, POLITIQUE AGRICOLE, AGROFOOD SYSTEM, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, PAYS TIERS MEDITERRANEENS, DISTRIBUTION ECONOMIQUE, ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION, SWEET ORANGES, MEDITERRANEAN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES, UNION EUROPEENNE, [SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences, DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL, MARCHE, EUROPEAN UNION
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Contribution WP4 - Deliverable D20. Projet FP7 : SUSTAINMED - Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean Partner Countries.; International audience; This report represents the second half of Work Package 4 (WP4) as part of the SustainMED project as part of D20. The objective of SustainMED is to examine the impacts of EU and national agricultural, rural, environmental and trade policies in the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs). The specific aim of WP4 is to analyse the competitiveness of selected agrofood value chains in selected MPCs with this report presenting the findings from the fresh orange export chain. D15 presented an approach to competitiveness based on the principles of value chain thinking using the fresh orange export sector as the main unit of analysis to demonstrate this approach. D20 is a natural progression from this and using Global Value Chain Analysis (GVCA), we propose broad policy implications to improve the competitiveness of the sector. We first review the methodology and main findings from the Global Value Chain Analysis (GVCA) and then, using key informant information from project partners in MPCs plus Turkey, present the main policy recommendations as required in D20.

Published
2013

2. A review of the national and international agro-food policies and institutions in the Mediterranean Region [Synthesis]

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Mattas, K., Baourakis, G., Galanopoulos, K., El Hadad-Gauthier Fatima, Montaigne, E., Petit, M., Hamadache, H., Soliman, I., Mashhour, A., Gaber, M., Ait El Mekki, A., El Hindi, A., Al Ashkar, H., Thabet, B., Cagatay, S., Zagazig University, and Adamolle, Cécile

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SECTEUR AGROINDUSTRIEL, AGROINDUSTRIAL SECTOR, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ACCORD COMMERCIAL, POLITIQUE AGRICOLE, AGROFOOD SYSTEM, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE, DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL, EUROPEAN UNION, SYSTEME AGROALIMENTAIRE, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, [SDV.SA.AEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, STRUCTURE AGRICOLE, [SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, FOOD POLICIES, PAYS TIERS MEDITERRANEENS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE POLICIES, DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MEDITERRANEAN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES, UNION EUROPEENNE, [SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences, POLITIQUE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL, POLITIQUE ALIMENTAIRE
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WP2T2 "A review of the national and international agro-food policies and institutions in the Mediterranean Region" - Deliverable D09 "Report on global and sectorial policies in the MPC’s and in the EU". Projet FP7 : SUSTAINMED - Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean Partner Countries.; International audience; This synthesised report aims at providing a comparative view of agricultural sectors and policies in the MPC, based on the individual country reports and expanding the gathered information. It offers an overall depiction of the whole MPC region under investigation and a comparative perspective, along with a summary of the key country characteristics. More in-depth, country-specific information should be sought within the country reports. In this sense, this report should be examined together with the individual country reports from which, country-related information have been extracted. References to the country reports are omitted for simplicity reasons, as it is defined that they constitute the basis of this report. In addition, and for the same reason, all references made within the country reports have been also omitted. Detailed reference sources can be found within the country reports. Any reference to additional sources, not referred to in the country reports, is explicitly mentioned. In Annex II, following the Mediterranean Partner Countries’ reports, a report entitled “Euro-Mediterranean policy and other ongoing processes and their main impact on Mediterranean Partner Countries” is given, in which the relations between the EU and the MPC under the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (i.e. Barcelona process) are analysed.

Published
2012

5. Association of CETP Gene Polymorphisms and Haplotypes with Acute Heart Rate Response to Exercise.

Author

Al Ashkar H, Kovács N, Veres-Balajti I, Ádány R, and Pikó P

Subjects
Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Aged, Hungary, Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins genetics, Haplotypes, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Heart Rate genetics, Exercise
Abstract

Polymorphisms in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein ( CETP ) gene are known to be strongly associated with increased cardiovascular risk, primarily through their effects on the lipid profile and consequently on atherosclerotic risk. The acute heart rate response (AHRR) to physical activity is closely related to individual cardiovascular health. This study aimed to investigate the effect of CETP gene polymorphisms on AHRR. Our analysis examines the association of five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs1532624, rs5882, rs708272, rs7499892, and rs9989419) and their haplotypes (H) in the CETP gene with AHRR in 607 people from the Hungarian population. Individual AHRR in the present study was assessed using the YMCA 3-min step test and was estimated as the difference between resting and post-exercise heart rate, i.e., delta heart rate (ΔHR). To exclude the direct confounding effect of the CETP gene on the lipid profile, adjustments for TG and HDL-C levels, next to conventional risk factors, were applied in the statistical analyses. Among the examined five SNPs, two showed a significant association with lower ΔHR (rs1532624-C dominant : B = -8.41, p < 0.001; rs708272-G dominant : B = -8.33, p < 0.001) and reduced the risk of adverse AHRR (rs1532624-C dominant : OR = 0.44, p = 0.004; rs708272-G dominant : OR = 0.43, p = 0.003). Among the ten haplotypes, two showed significant association with lower ΔHR (H3-CAGCA: B = -6.81, p = 0.003; H9-CGGCG: B = -14.64, p = 0.015) and lower risk of adverse AHRR (H3-CAGCA: OR = 0.58, p = 0.040; H9-CGGCG: OR = 0.05, p = 0.009) compared to the reference haplotype (H1-AGACG). Our study is the first to report a significant association between CETP gene polymorphisms and AHRR. It also confirms that the association of the CETP gene with cardiovascular risk is mediated by changes in heart rate in response to physical activity, in addition to its effect on lipid profile.

Published
2024
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6. Genetic Background of Acute Heart Rate Response to Exercise.

Author

Pikó P, Al Ashkar H, Kovács N, Veres-Balajti I, and Ádány R

Subjects
Heart Rate genetics, Genetic Background, Exercise physiology, Motor Activity
Abstract

The acute heart rate response (AHRR) to physical activity, which refers to the change in heart rate during and after exercise, has been associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Previous studies have shown that AHRR is significantly determined by genetics in addition to environmental and lifestyle factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic background of AHRR by analysing ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in 620 samples from the Hungarian population. The AHRR can be characterised as the difference between post-exercise and resting heart rate, i.e., the delta heart rate (ΔHR) defined by the YMCA 3 min step test, with a lower value indicating better cardiovascular fitness. The association of SNPs with ΔHR was analysed both separately and in combination using an optimised polygenic score (oPGS). The results showed that five SNPs (rs10252228, rs459465, rs6022999, rs8097348, and rs12405556) had at least nominally significant ( p < 0.05) individual associations with ΔHR. After optimizing the PGS, a cumulative effect was observed for eight SNPs (rs6022999, rs12405556, rs459465, rs10252228, rs8097348, rs10887741, rs12612420, and rs7023003) that had a strong and statistically significant association with ΔHR (B = -2.51, 95% CI: -3.46--1.76; p = 2.99 × 10 -9 ). Of the four main domains of physical activity, the oPGS showed a significant positive association only with LTPA (B = 84.60; 95%CI: 25.23-143.98; p = 0.005). In conclusion, our results suggest that the SNPs we investigated influence individual leisure-time physical activity, mediated by their effects on the acute heart rate response.

Published
2024
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