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Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo KU Leuven
© ISHS 2017. Introduction -Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a widespread health problem in Eastern Africa where banana is a staple food crop. Research has shown that certain banana cultivars grown outside Eastern Africa are rich in provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) and could thus be utilized in addressing VAD in the region. The objective of this research was to compare the consumer preference of the pVAC-rich banana cultivars with that of local ...
Doctor-Patient Communication in the Vocatinal Training of General Practitioners KU Leuven
The purpose of this dissertation is to gain insights into evidence-based communication skills training in general practice vocational training.The Introductory Chapter provides arguments to explain why this topic is worth investigating and highlights some problems encountered in the literature about learning and teaching communication skills. Based on this background, four research questions are formulated which are addressed in Chapters 2 to ...
Sensory Profiling and Liking of Salami and Pancetta from Immunocastrated, Surgically Castrated and Entire Male Pigs Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek
Consumer studies on acceptability of pork from immunocastrates (IC) and entire males (EM) are of primary importance, if these alternatives are to replace surgical castration (SC) of piglets. Data on the sensory traits and consumers acceptance of IC and EM meat products are still limited. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to (1) describe the sensory profile by quantitative descriptive analysis and (2) test the perception and consumer ...
Fair Reliability Management: Comparing Deterministic and Probabilistic Short-Term Reliability Management KU Leuven
© 2018 IEEE. Fairness is considered important in various contexts. Although electricity is an essential public good in modern societies that should be affordable and accessible on a fair, nondiscriminatory basis, there is no assessment of fairness in a power system reliability context. Nevertheless, fairness might become an issue with probabilistic short-term reliability management approaches that enable system operators to differentiate between ...
Quality evolution of shelf-stable orange and mango juice during storage KU Leuven
For shelf-stable pasteurised fruit juices, colour degradation (browning) is a known problem, which is, however, scientifically still not completely understood. Besides colour, also other chemical changes can occur in fruit juices during shelf life, thereby affecting consumer acceptance. The objective of the present PhD work is to obtain insight into quality changes of high-acid pasteurised fruit juices during shelf life. The following strategic ...
Dealing with societal challenges of a circular economy in engineering education KU Leuven
On December 2nd, 2015 the European Commission published a new Circular Economy Package to stimulate Europe's transition towards a circular economy, aimed at boosting global competitiveness, fostering sustainable economic growth, decreasing carbon emissions, and generating 580,000 new jobs. The engineers educated today will be key role players in this ambitious plan. An important focus in circular economy education lies in aspects of resource ...
Thermal processing of kale purée: The impact of process intensity and storage on different quality related aspects Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek KU Leuven
This study focused on investigating quality changes of thermally processed kale purée using an integrated targeted and untargeted approach. Low, medium, and high processing intensities (carried out at 70, 90, and 128 °C) were selected based on predetermined shelf-life targets: frozen-thawed, refrigerated, and ambient storage, respectively. The results show that that physicochemical properties determining consumer acceptability were largely ...
Fairness of Power System Load-Shedding Plans KU Leuven
© 2018 IEEE. Transmission system operators apply selective load-shedding plans to prevent system wide interruptions and black-outs due to generation and transmission adequacy issues. If the load-shedding plan is activated, the electricity supply is intentionally switched off in indicated areas for a fixed period of time. The burden of load-shedding plans thus falls on a subset of consumers, while the benefits accrue to all consumers. This ...
Microstructural understanding of chilling injury in mango in relation to fruit quality KU Leuven
Mango is considered the king of tropical fruit due to its appealing color and flavor. It is also considered as the most important fruit of Asia. The fruit currently ranks fifth in the world production with the Philippines included among the ranks of top mango producers. Mango is recommended to be included in the daily diet of consumers due to its richness in antioxidants. Mango, however, has a short shelf life, which requires cold storage to ...