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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"food preferences"”.
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Food preferences and demand in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
… in the wild. The relative preference between food types found in the wild, however, has not been investigated in a controlled laboratory study. In this series of experiments, single and paired preference assessments and demand procedures were conducted systematically under laboratory …
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Unpacking the Temperament Weight Relationship: The Mediating Role of Food Preferences
… study examined the mediating role of possible food preferences on the temperamentweight relationship among 18-month-old toddlers. Parents of 37 typically developing toddlers completed the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ). During a lab visit toddlers’ weight and recumbent length …
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Foraging Activity and Food Preferences of the Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile Say) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Foraging activity and food preferences of odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile (SAY)) were investigated in both the field and laboratory. Foraging activity was examined in the field from April to September 2001 by attracting T. sessile to feeding stations containing a 20% sucrose solution. Ant …
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Healthy Eating Information and Food Choices
… trends, being reliant on the taste attributes of food for their food decisions, and have a lack of exposure to healthier food options at their campuses. The current study investigated whether providing education on healthy eating information in college students can promote healthy eating, such as …
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Sensitivity to chemical stimuli plays a fundamental role in the food preferences. Examples in the evolutionary scale: 1. Role of the walking leg chemoreceptors in the red swamp crayfish Procambarus Clarkii 2. PROP bitter taste sensitivity and its nutritional implications in Humans
… to chemical stimuli and its role in the food preferences in two models of the evolutionary scale. The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda) is an invasive species of freshwater habitats that has spread worldwide. In crayfish, like in other decapod …
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Jeg Gikk Meg Over Sjo og Land: A Journey for the Future into the Past
… culture through their music, dance, art, and food preferences stimulates the children’s curiosity about their own heritage resulting in increased communication with their family members and greater self-knowledge. The project also created a more positive and productive teaching/learning …
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Jeg Gikk Meg Over Sjo og Land: A Journey for the Future into the Past
… culture through their music, dance, art, and food preferences stimulates the children’s curiosity about their own heritage resulting in increased communication with their family members and greater self-knowledge. The project also created a more positive and productive teaching/learning …
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Relational dialogue
… about the world and the agent's and user's preferences. When choosing a response, a novel probabilistic approach, called MRF-Chat, models the mutual knowledge of the agent and the user, as well as the contextual relevance of concepts in candidate responses. In human evaluations, the system …
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The impact of food and non-alcoholic beverage sponsorship and marketing in the school environment on the food choices of school-going children and adolescents: A scoping review 2011 – 2023
… amounts of empty calories, specifically from foods high in saturated fats, sugar, and sodium, which is exacerbated by targeted marketing and sponsorships. The scoping review aimed to investigate the prevalence of food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing in schools and to determine the impact …
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Food Habits of the Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Pedioecetes Phasianellus Jamesi) and The Greater Prairie Chicken (Tymphanuchus Cupido Pinnauts) In Western South Dakota
Summer food preferences were determined for 48 adult sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus jamesi) in a mixed grass habitat. Seasonal foods were determined for 659 sharptails and prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus). Vegetation analysis of four selected study areas indicated …
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Tailoring a Web-Delivered Health Intervention for Northern Plains American Indian Public University Students
… and culturally influenced imagery and symbolism preferences. Depending on cultural tradition, AI students vary in health factors related to food preferences and exposures, physical activities, perception of time management, social support, stressors and stress relief methods. Conclusions: Using …
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Exploring snacking habits of college students
… frequencies of meals and snacks, their snacks’ food preferences, and responded relationships between snacking perceptions. Correlational statistics were used to identify any significant all the variables. The data analysis revealed that the unstructured eating patterns of college students do not …
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Decolonizing Diet
… that obesity and diabetes pose by a return to food ways practiced by Indigenous people prior to the arrival of Europeans and the replacement of indigenous foods with the colonial diet. The resurrection of indigenous food ways impacts health and wholeness, promotes cultural identity, and creates …
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Imifino yasendle, imifino isiZulu : the ethnobotany, historical ecology and nutrition of traditional vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal
… or weedy leafy green vegetables are an important food source in many parts of Africa, and there have been several recent calls across the continent for interventions promoting the use of these resources for their nutritional values. In South Africa relatively little research attention has been …
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Investigating Possible Scurvy in the Postclassic Maya of Tipu
… living in a tropical environment, is Maya food processing practices and possibly their food preferences. The findings also suggest that scurvy and other similar conditions should be kept in mind when interpreting health status since their symptoms may be acting synergistically with other …
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The Development and Evaluation of the Healthy Beverage Index for U.S. Children and Adolescents
… years) make up important periods of human life. Food preferences and dietary behaviors are developing during this time, and health status can impact noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk in adulthood. Many of the behaviors associated with developing NCD are modifiable and include dietary behaviors. …
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