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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"food stores"”.
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Causes and consequences of variation in the nutrition and endemic microflora of food stores in managed honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
… plants and approximately 35% of global food production. Global populations of honey bees have declined significantly recently with heavy losses attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder, pesticides, parasites and pathogens. One of the factors that may be contributing to an increase in …
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Prioritizing Food Retailer Perspectives for Environmental Change in Food Stores to Encourage Healthy Dietary Purchases Among Low-Income Consumers in the United States
… investigations that explored the perspectives of food store owners, managers, and corporate or independent businesses (e.g., retailers) to inform healthy food retail approaches: (1) a systematic review of the literature (1980-2017) identified social-ecological influencers of food store retailers' …
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'n Ondersoek na lojaliteit teenoor kruidenierswinkels in die gebruikersmark
… of the grocer concerned. Three of the major food chain stores within the Vaal Triangle, were chosen for this study. In order to evaluate the loyalty towards the three food chain stores and the trade marks (including the food stores' no-name brands involved), in depth interviews were held with …
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Re-Thinking Urban Retail: The Design and Planning of “Dark Stores” and Public Spaces Case Study: Manhattan, New York
… advancements. The recent concept, grocery “dark stores” (retail facilities that are designed for online order fulfillment mostly located in urban areas), is expected to stay as e-commerce and omni-channel operators view them as cost-effective means of delivering quick services to customers. City …
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Food Environment and Childhood Obesity
<p>This thesis examines whether children's food environment, especially food stores that have fresh produce, affects obesity prevalence among elementary school children in the state of Arkansas. Misclassified food outlet types in the Dun and Bradstreet commercial data set were first corrected and …
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Women and Time: Food Work Politics of Self Defined Healthy Men
… gender operates in relation to time within the food work spectrum discussed in 19 narratives. The 19 narratives came from individual open ended face-to-face interviews with self-defined healthy men who shop at healthy food stores. This study's examination of how gender operates in the narratives …
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An empirical investigation of the patronage behavior of nutrition oriented consumers
… if consumers' patronage behavior of grocery stores, health food stores or restaurants would be significantly related to attitudes and concerns toward nutrition and toward attitudes of their overall present and future state of health. This study relied on theories of retail patronage behavior, …
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The Food Retail Hierarchy and Food Import Dependency in a Dominican Town
This research examines the percentage of imported foods sold in stores at three levels of the food retail hierarchy—small-sized retail food stores, known locally as colmados; medium-sized food retail stores, or super-colmados; and the large supermarkets, or supermercados —in the Dominican Republic. …
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Investigating the morphological adaptations and fungal associations of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
… beetles protect themselves, exploit honey bee food stores, and maintain their associated fungal communities. This study found no significant differences in tarsal setae characteristics between the sexes, isolated K. ohmeri and other notable yeasts from multiple sites on the exoskeleton, and …
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Ripe for investment : refocusing the food desert debate on smaller stores, wholesale markets and regional distribution systems
This thesis argues that food distribution systems must be strengthened in order to address the challenge of urban food access. The argument rests on a historical analysis of the supermarket industry and a comparative study of fresh produce sourcing in two Boston neighborhoods, North Dorchester and …
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Evaluating Saudi Arabian Fathers as Key Socialisation Agents in Children's Healthy Eating and The Implications for Healthy Food Marketing Policy Development
… aims to explore the parental role in children’s food socialisation. Despite the current consumer socialisation literature demonstrating that parents are the most influential socialisation agent for children, little is known about the role fathers play in shaping and forming their children’s …
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Does food retail access influence dietary intake?
… whether dietary intake is associated with food retailing. 5044 adults aged 16-97 years completed a 134-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), from which three dietary indices were derived. Data on 33 retailed foods were obtained from 560 food stores in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Poorer …
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Mobile Food Ordering System (MFOS)
… even more comprehensively and better. The Mobile Food Ordering System (MFOS) proposed in this thesis is one of the tools that intends to provide a food ordering application on mobile devices for different food stores with the option of both delivery and pickup. Using the MFOS product, the …
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How Do the Perceived Barriers, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Grocery Store Personnel Affect Availability of Organic Food Products?
Organic food is one of the fastest-growing segments of food production and consumption in the U.S. Even though organic foods are becoming more widely available, some studies suggest they may not be equally available to all populations because people in some areas are being excluded from the …
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Maximising seaweed concentration by considering different matrixes in food products and consumer sensory techniques
Despite the growth of the functional food convenience and snack market, seaweed containing food products have been limited to small quantities of imported produce; mainly as a salt replacer rather than a main ingredient. To improve this situation, this work investigates UK consumer expectations and …
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The impact of food geography on consumer and producer welfare
I study the interactions between food prices, food retail environment and food demand. Given the rising debate on how to improve the quality of food purchases and consumption by changing the food geography in the United States, the overall goal of my dissertation is to understand the nature, causes …
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Relationship between density, proximity, and diversity of food outlets and adult overweight/obesity in Nevada
… public health concern. Studies suggest that the food environment may be related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity.Objective: This is the first statewide study to examine the density, proximity and diversity of food outlets and adult overweight/obesity prevalence in Nevada. Methods: …
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Factors and Outcomes Associated with Bisphenol A Exposure in Women of Reproductive Age
… (male and female) employed in the "retail-food stores" industry had higher urinary BPA concentrations than workers in other industries (p=0.05).</p><p>With 11 of 16 samples above the limit of quantitation in our feasibility study, the geometric mean (GM) urinary BPA concentration was 0.46 …
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Cost Comparison of Foods Purchased for an All-Organic Diet and a Conventional, Non-Organic Diet
… are mean cost differences between all-organic foods and conventional (non-organic) foods; to determine if there are differences in the mean cost of all-organic foods among higher, moderate, and lower price grocery venues; and to determine if the mean cost difference between all-organic and …
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Contribution of the local and home-food environments on the food practices of white adults in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane
The local urban and home-food environments of white adults living in the Eastern suburbs of the Tshwane Metropole is explored and described. The study focused on the contribution of these environments to the food practices of the study group. The South African population, similar to those of other …
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