Search for dissertations about: "Food preferences"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 55 swedish dissertations containing the words Food preferences.

  2. 11. Food consumption, paternalism and economic policy

    Author : Linda Thunström; Thomas Aronsson; Magnus Johannesson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; food consumption; food characteristics; health; willingness-to-pay; habit persistence; preference heterogeneity; taxation; subsidies; quasi-hyperbolic discounting; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of a summary and four papers, concerned with food consumption, behavior associated with overconsumption of food and analysis of the economic policy reforms designed to improve health.Paper [I] estimates a hedonic price model on breakfast cereal, crisp bread and potato product data. READ MORE

  4. 12. Essays on Shocks, Welfare, and Poverty Dynamics: Microeconometric Evidence from Ethiopia

    Author : Yonas Alem; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban Ethiopia; poverty dynamics; dynamic probit; hazard rate; labor market status; subjective well-being; policymakers; life satisfaction; environment; Ethiopia; food price; consumer demand; fertilizer use; rainfall; highlands of Ethiopia; panel data; consumption; welfare; food price shock; Africa;

    Abstract : Five self-contained papers constitute this thesis. Paper 1: Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from urban Ethiopia In this article, we use farmers’ actual experiences with changes in rainfall levels and their responses to these changes to assess whether patterns of fertilizer use are responsive to changes in rainfall patterns. READ MORE

  5. 13. Hydroxylated polybrominat­ed diphenyl ethers in Baltic Sea biota : Natural production, food web distribution and biotransformation

    Author : Dennis Lindqvist; Lillemor Asplund; Walter Vetter; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; OH-PBDEs; Baltic Sea; Biosynthesis; Environmental fate; Wildlife exposure; Metabolism; Analytical methods; Ceramium tenuicorne; Blue mussel; Gammarus spp.; Stickleback; Perch; Grey Seal; miljökemi; Environmental Chemistry;

    Abstract : Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are naturally produced in aquatic ecosystems e.g. by algae. Many OH-PBDEs have been observed to be highly bioactive and to cause adverse effects through several pathways, e. READ MORE

  6. 14. Human Use of Land and Organic Materials: Modeling the Turnover of Biomass in the Global Food System

    Author : Stefan Wirsenius; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; industrial ecology; diet; efficiency; feed; biomass; livestock; physical model; global food system;

    Abstract : This thesis is directed towards the issue of the long-term demand and supply of biomass for food, energy and materials. In the coming decades, the global requirements for biomass for such services are likely to increase substantially. READ MORE

  7. 15. Sensory evaluation and consumer preference of wine and food combinations : influences of tasting techniques

    Author : Ingemar Tobias Nygren; Inga-Britt Gustafsson; Lisbeth Johansson; Åsa Öström; Hely Tuorila; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : Descriptive sensory analysis; tasting technique; sequential tasting; mixed tasting; wine; combination; Hollandaise sauce; blue mold cheese; consumers; preference; måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science; Måltidskunskap; Måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science;

    Abstract : The entire project consists of five studies. Descriptive sensory analyses were performed on combinations of five dry white wines and either Hollandaise sauce with two levels of fat or two blue mould cheeses. Assessments were carried out by a student panel and by a selected and trained panel. READ MORE