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Validation of the Diet Quality Index for Adolescents by comparison with biomarkers, nutrient and food intakes: the HELENA study Ghent University
Food begging and sharing in wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): assessing relationship quality? Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Food transfers are often hypothesised to have played a role in the evolution of cooperation amongst humans. However, they also occur in non-human primates, though no consensus exists regarding their function(s). We document patterns of begging for food and success rates as well as associated factors that may influence them for wild bonobos at LuiKotale, Democratic Republic of Congo. Our data, collected over 1074 observation hours, focus on 260 ...
Ensuring the quality of results from food control laboratories: laboratory accreditation, method validation and measurement uncertainty Ghent University
A matrix for identification and selection of appropriate quality improvement techniques for food SMEs: findings from empirical research Ghent University
This study provides an insight into the quality improvement (QI) tools and techniques used in Belgian food SMEs. The originality of this study is the identification and selection of appropriate quality improvement techniques for food SMEs based on their strategy, need, resources and competencies. This paper also proposes a matrix that will facilitate managers in organizations to embark on a QI journey based on their quality maturity level, ...
Opinion Mining in Consumers Food Choice and Quality Perception Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this work we present a system for the automatic analysis of text comments related to food products. Systematic analysis means allowing an analyst to have at a glance all the needed aggregated data and results that summarize the meaning of hundreds or thousands of comments, written in natural language. The analysis of the comments, and therefore the choices of the consumers, can therefore constitute a patrimony of very high value for the ...
Couscous in Tilburg Prison: Food Narratives and the Quality of Prison Life in a Belgian-Dutch Prison Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Consumers' familiarity with and attitudes towards food quality certifications for rice and vegetables in Vietnam KU Leuven Ghent University
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This study investigates consumers’ attitudes towards, and familiarity with, food quality certification in selected urban areas in the South of Vietnam. Cross-sectional data were collected by means of a consumer survey (n = 500). Consumers’ awareness of food quality-related terms was relatively low. Less than half the participants claimed to understand the meaning of good agricultural practices (GAP), organic food and ...
Hyperspectral Scatter Imaging for Non-Destructive and Contactless Food Quality Evaluation KU Leuven
Food quality is an important aspect for the food industry which refers to the production of safe, high nutritional as well as tasty food products. To meet consumer requirements food manufacturers would like to have fast, accurate and non-destructive quality control techniques. Visible (Vis) and Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been extensively applied as non-destructive quality inspection technique. Traditionally, the quality attributes are ...