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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Consumption behavior"”.
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Water Consumption Behavior in Broilers
… trials were conducted to analyze broiler water consumption behaviors under commercial conditions. The first trial was to quantify the number of broilers drinking at times of peak water demand. Birds were evaluated at time intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes from the start of the light …
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Relative performance transparency : effects on sustainable purchase and consumption behavior
… sustainability performance affects consumer behavior. Our work considers two forms of transparency: process transparency and customer transparency. We operationalize process transparency, in which information about the company's sustainability performance relative to competitors is revealed …
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Consumer debt: Implications for consumption behavior of households in the United States
… was to conceptualize the effect of debt load on consumption behavior of households; specifically, it was to examine whether consumer debt load is related to total consumption expenditure and to consumption expenditure pattern. The data were taken from the 1988 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The …
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An analytic model of the food consumption behavior of health-conscious individuals
Evidence of changing patterns of food consumption behavior is presented. Previous attempts at explaining these changes are critically reviewed and the need for an alternate approach is identified. A model of consumer behavior in which utility from food consumption is maximized subject to outlay for …
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Functional foods and adult consumers' consumption behavior: Adaptation and comparison of theoretical models
… three-part study was to explain adult consumers’ consumption behavior with regard to functional foods by adapting and comparing three behavioral theoretical models: Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), Theory of Planned Behavior (TpB), and Expanded Rational Expectations model (ERE). The instrument …
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The Relationship of Some Psycho-Social Factors to Food Consumption Behavior of Selected Married Men
In order to increase understanding of the food consumption behavior of married men, data were collected by personal interview from sixty middle- and upper-income males. The typical eating pattern was two to three meals per day plus one to two between-meal snacks. Three meals per week were typically …
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An Examination of an Environmental Change in Beverages Available to High School Students in Santa Maria, California on Their Consumption Behavior
… of five distinct stages of readiness for behavior change as “Action” following the principles of Drs’ Prochaska and Di Clemete’s Trans-Theoretical model. This model outlines different levels toward sustained behavior change and typical timelines of each relative stage of change. Keywords: …
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Food aid and economic development: impact of food for work on labor allocation, production and consumption behavior of small family-farms in a semi-arid area of Kenya
… model that integrated both production and consumption concerns of FFW was developed. The model was block recursive. First, production decisions were made by maximizing net returns (net income) subject to production constraints. This output (income) was then substituted into the budget …
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Building Eco-Informatics: Examining the Dynamics of Eco-Feedback Design and Peer Networks to Achieve Sustainable Reductions in Energy Consumption
… accounts for a substantial portion of energy consumption in the United States and in many parts of the world. Due to concerns over rising energy costs and climate change, researchers and practitioners have started exploring the area of eco-informatics to link information from the human, …
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Conspicuous Consumption, Marketing, and Economic Development in Nigeria
… elite whose members engage in conspicuous consumption and are also known to have a high import-propensity. Their preference for imports, when both the imported and locally-made versions of the same product are equivalent, is often seen as one facet of conspicuous consumption behavior which …
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Sources and characteristics of oil consumption in a spark-ignition engine
… past by the piston was found to be the major consumption source, while the contributions of oil evaporation and of blowby entrainment became more significant with increasing engine load. Furthermore, an extensive study was conducted to measure and analyze the oil consumption behavior during …
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Individual EEG Asymmetry As a Predictor of Hydration Status During Exercise in the Heat
<p>Hydration behavior varies among individuals; continuous and correct fluid consumption behavior prevents decreased physical performance and severe dehydration, especially during extended exercise and hot environments. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine individual frontal …
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Upgraded social status and consumption: An exploratory investigation of differences between consumers who experienced and consumers who did not experience upgraded status
… this dissertation was to explore differences in consumption behavior between consumers who experienced upgraded social status and consumers who did not experience such change. The study was designed to offer marketers information about changes in consumption behavior that occur when consumers …
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The Agricultural Household in Bangladesh: A Disaggregated Empirical Analysis With Particular Emphasis on the Demand for Food Calories
… urban migration. Here we estimate the pattern of consumption behavior of urban and rural households and look for existing differences. Using Todaro's model of expected wages for a migrant worker, we calculate the net benefit derived from rural-urban migration. Under realistic assumptions, we show …
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A dynamic life cycle model for Germany with unemployment uncertainty
This work analyzes the saving and consumption behavior of agents faced with the possibility of unemployment in a dynamic and stochastic life cycle model. The intertemporal optimization is based on Dynamic Programming with a backward recursion algorithm. The implemented uncertainty is not based on …
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Analyses of Structural Change: Input-Output Approaches
… demand, as well as changes in value-added and consumption behavior. In addition, Sequential Interindustry Model is used to trace the impact over time within a static framework. These analytical methods are applied to the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which occurred in January 17, 1995, in Japan. …
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How Male Consumers Construct and Negotiate Their Identities in the Marketplace: Three Essays
… self and how this identity influences his consumption behavior. One area where gender roles are observed and reinforced is in the domain of advertising. Advertisers often use ideal images of masculinity to target male consumers. Through an experiment, Essay One empirically investigates how …
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