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Purchasing natural personal care products in the era of fake news? The moderation effect of brand trust
2021
Natural personal care products are gaining popularity due to their benefits in terms of health and well-being. However, consumers are wary of these products and are guided by the fake news circulating about them. Since natural product consumption offers several personal and environmental benefits, it would be worthwhile to understand consumers’ tendency to let fake news influence their consumption decisions. Accordingly, the current study examined the association of fake news and purchasing behaviour towards natural personal care products, utilising Stimulus-Organism-Behaviour-Consequence (SOBC) as the theoretical framework. The study proposed openness to change as the stimulus, perceived b…
What drives brand love and purchase intentions toward the local food distribution system? A study of social media-based REKO (fair consumption) groups
2021
Local food is gaining increasing popularity among consumers due to its association with sustainable consumption. However, for a product to be commercially successful, such growing popularity should translate into high purchase intentions and positive associations with the product post-consumption. Although this success has not yet been reflected for local food consumption, research in this area has remained limited. The present study addresses this gap by examining the antecedents of brand love for both the local food distribution system and the local food it distributes. The study thus employs the stimuli-organism-response (SOR) theory, which indicates that certain environmental stimuli in…
Merkels Briefwechsel
2018
Informācija par G. H. Merķeļa vēstuļu kolekciju Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskajā bibliotēkā
Brief an Karl Axel Christer Freiherr von Bruiningk
1839
Ms. 930a, Nr. 6b, Bl. 19r-19v Merkel, Garlieb H. Brief an Karl Axel Christer Freiherr von Bruiningk, [Depkinshof ?], [bez datuma; ohne Datum, pēc / nach 1839] Autora rokraksts / Autograph, vācu val. / Deutsch, [2] lpp. / S. Attēlu numuri / Bildnummern: 930a-006b-1 – 930a-006b-2 In dem undatierten Entwurf einer Antwort auf einen Brief Bruiningks [womit der unter Ms. 930a, Nr. 6a gemeint wird, bleibt noch unklar] lobt Merkel dessen Einsatz für die Bauernbefreiung. Das Problem des fehlenden Grundbesitzes für die freigelassenen Bauern sei ein Grund für die wirtschaftliche Rückständigkeit der „vaterländische[n] Provinzen“. Selbst in Posen (Preußen) und Galizien (Österreich) hätte die wirtschaftl…
Brief an Garlieb H. Merkel
1799
Ms. 930a, Nr. 18, Bl. 45r-46v Justus C. Loder. Brief an GarliebH. Merkel, Jena, den 19. Jul[i] 1799 Autora rokraksts / Autograph, vācuval. / Deutsch [2] lpp. / S. Attēlu numuri / Bildnummern: 930a-018-1, 930a-018-2 Der kurze Brief, der wahrscheinlich von Justus C. Loder stammt, hat vor allem zum Ziel, scheinbar erneut, Merkel einzuladen und die Verbundenheit mit ihm zum Ausdruck zu bringen.Loder, der zu diesem Zeitpunkt Professor für Medizin in Jena war, stammte aus Riga, woraus sich ein besonderes Verhältnis zu Livland und zum Adressaten entstammt haben könnte. Es ist naheliegend, dass Merkel während seines kurzen, aber nicht zu Ende geführten Medizinstudiums, das er in Leipzig begann und …
Brief an Garlieb H. Merkel
1799
Ms. 930a, Nr. 8, Bl. 22r-23v Böttiger, Karl August. Brief an Garlieb H. Merkel, Weimar, d[en] 13. November 1797 Autora rokraksts / Autograph, vācu, angļu un latīņu val. / Deutsch, Englisch und Latein [4] lpp. / S. Attēlu numuri / Bildnummern: 930a-008-1 – 930a-008-4 Der Verfasser nennt in diesem inhaltsreichen Brief zahlreiche Namen und hält nicht nur die Verbindung mit Merkel, die aus dessen erstem Aufenthalt in Weimar resultierte, aufrecht, sondern gibt ihm weitere Hinweise und Empfehlung für seinen weiteren Aufenthalt in Dänemark. So rät er zur Übersetzung dreier Romane aus dem Englischen, darunter Jane Wests „A gossip's story“ (London 1796). Ferner bittet der Verfasser Merkel um Gefälli…
Early development of human Merkel cells.
1992
Human fetal Merkel cells are now generally considered to be epidermal derivatives. Previous studies using antibodies against the simple epithelial cytokeratins (CKs), 8 and 18, have demonstrated the presence of these cells in the epidermis at as early as fetal week 10 to 12. Using antibodies against CK 20 whose expression within the skin is restricted to Merkel cells, we applied immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase microscopy to analyze earlier embryonic and fetal human skin (wk 7 to 9). We were able to demonstrate the first Merkel cells at as early as fetal wk 8, i.e., at the same time as the epidermis starts to develop an intermediate, third layer, characterized by the expression of CK…
Intraepidermal formation of Merkel cells in xenografts of human fetal skin.
1990
An experimental transplantation model using human fetal skin was applied to approach the question of the embryologic origin of human Merkel cells. Palmar and plantar skin from five fetuses, between 8 and 11 weeks of estimated gestational age (EGA), was xenografted to subcutaneous beds of nude mice. After 4 or 8 weeks of growth, biopsies were taken from these xenografts and examined for the presence of Merkel cells, using immunocytochemistry with antibodies specific for simple epithelial-type cytokeratins and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) as well as using electron microscopy. Skin from the same fetuses at the time of transplantation was screened in the same way. In all fetuses, no (or very s…
Merkel cells in ontogenesis of human nails
1993
Digital skin of human fetuses is known to contain a particularly high concentration of Merkel cells. Using antibodies against the simple epithelial cytokeratins (CK) 18 and 20, which are sensitive and specific Merkel cell markers, we studied immunohistochemically the main adnexal structure of digital skin, the nail anlage, in human fetuses (9-22 weeks of gestation) for the presence of Merkel cells. As early as week 9 some clustered Merkel cells were detected in the early matrix primordium. In specimens of week 12-15, abundant Merkel cells were found in the nail anlagen, particularly in the epithelium of the proximal nail-fold and the dorsal and ventral side of the apex region. In contrast, …
Formation of Epidermal and Dermal Merkel Cells During Human Fetal Skin Development
1986
The origin of Merkel cells is still a matter of debate, specifically the question of whether they are derived from epithelial cells of the epidermis or from immigrated neural crest cells. As an argument for the latter hypothesis the occurrence of dermal, nerve-associated Merkel cells in human fetal skin has often been mentioned. Therefore, we analyzed the distribution of Merkel cells in epidermis and dermis of plantar skin of human embryos and fetuses, ranging in gestational age between 7 and 17 weeks. Merkel cells were identified by immunocytochemistry on frozen sections using antibodies against simple epithelium-type cytokeratins and by electron microscopy. In the 17-week-old fetus, 17% o…