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Browsing Consumer Science by Title
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The acceptability and use of convenience foods by black women employed by government in Mpumalanga (University of Pretoria, 2008)The recent increase in the number of black working women has meant that time has become an even more precious commodity in the majority of households with working women than before. Growth in women’s participation in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)This study is aimed at investigating specific preferences for various types of maize meal in two rural communities of Mthatha. Consumption data shows that in very poor households, maize was the only and most consumed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-03)The purpose of this study was to determine, understand and describe the acceptability, choice and preference of dairy fruit beverages by a group of black South-African female consumers. Food choice, acceptability and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The access dimensions to the local, urban food environment of adults in the eastern suburbs of the Tshwane metropolitan are explored and described. The study further determined how the food access dimensions contribute to ...
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(AfricaJournals, 2020-12)Researchers often depend on humans to share their opinions, perceptions, experiences, or expertise concerning particular matters, which is a daunting task. As the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) continues to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Concern regarding the decline in the knowledge and use of indigenous green vegetables exists in many southern African regions including Swaziland. Reasons for this are, amongst others, attributed to a lack of inter-generational ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Means-end Chain theory posits that consumers choose certain products or services based on their attributes in an attempt to produce certain outcomes (Gutman, 1997). This results in consumers thinking about products and ...
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(Springer, 2020-04)Food-to-food fortification of staple cereal products using nutrient-dense plants shows promise to address multiple micronutrient deficiencies including vitamin A, iron and zinc in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is ...
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(Wiley, 2024-07)Multi-method research was conducted in South Africa to explore the personal values that shape millennial men's clothing retail store choices when purchasing semi-formal/smart workwear for themselves. The qualitative phase ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-10)An alternative Food Neophobia Scale (FNS-A) was developed in three studies to measure food neophobia (reluctance to eat and avoidance of trying new foods). In Study 1, the original food neophobia scale, FNS (Pliner, & ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-07)Globally, textile waste is cause for much concern with attention devoted toward waste reduction strategies throughout the value chain, but also more specifically at the end-of-life, when consumers are urged to donate, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-04)Clothes are not only for body protection and covering, but they also have social and emotional aspects attached to them. For them to be appealing, they need to have a proper fit while remaining fashionable and aesthetically ...
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(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2011)Kinders in ontwikkelende lande, oorleef op diete wat min of geen verskeidenheid toon, gevolglik word die inname van nutriënte wat vereis word vir groei, ontwikkeling en gesondheid nie voldoende voorsien nie. Die afwesigheid ...
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(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2013)Studente se ervaring van „n diensleer projek word in hierdie artikel beskryf. Die vennootskap tussen „n akademiese department en „n sosiale entrepreneur het geleentheid gebied om fina-lejaar-studente aan die realiteit van ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-07)Chicken meat has been identified as one of the most important food vehicles of pathogens, particularly Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. Consumer food safety knowledge and behaviour can substantially contribute to the ...
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(MedPharm Publications, 2018)Food allergy is defined as ‘sensitisation to a food with a convincing history of a reaction to the food in the preceding year, or a positive food challenge’. In the past, food allergy incidences in South Africa were ...
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(MDPI, 2022-02-15)Back-carrying of children is a culturally accepted method of transport and safekeeping of babies in many cultures. Developmental consequences related to back-carrying practices have not been directly investigated. This ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2023)The interest towards microemulsions and nanoemulsions, the colloidal systems utilized to encapsulate bioactive compounds, is constantly increasing in food industries. Major characteristics of microemulsions and nanoemulsions ...
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(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019-11)Spontaneous fermentation of motoho, a Southern African non-alcoholic sorghum beverage, results in products with inconsistent microbiological and sensory quality. We aimed to identify the microorganisms involved in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Consumers’ clothing consumption is the cause of many social and environmental consequences, especially in emerging economies where consumption continues to escalate with the ever-increasing populations. It is therefore ...
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