scholarly journals Food Waste Behaviour at the Consumer Level: Pilot Study on Czech Private Households

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11311
Author(s):  
Lea Kubíčková ◽  
Lucie Veselá ◽  
Marcela Kormaňáková
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Private Households ◽  
Depth Interviews

The issue of food waste is a problem that affects the whole society. Food is wasted throughout the food chain. Households are great contributors to the problem. A detailed analysis of municipal waste from the production of 900 Czech households was performed. These datasets allowed for comprehensive insides. The analyses of mixed municipal waste were performed every quarter of the year (summer 2019–spring 2020). The method of municipal waste analysis was supplemented by questionnaire survey among households and 10 in-depth interviews aimed at identifying the main causes of waste. One of the periods in which food waste was measured was affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This finding has also been confirmed by findings from other countries. The climatic crisis multiplied by the impacts of COVID-19 has highlighted the need to actively address the issue of food waste.

scholarly journals Economic, social and environmental world impacts of food waste on society and Zero waste as a global approach to their elimination

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 03010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Seberini
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Economic And Social Impacts

The aim of the article is an effort to introduce readers to the problem of food waste in a comprehensive concept. It focuses on defining concepts, defining losses in the different phases of the food chain together with their environmental, economic and social impacts to the society. It also presents proposed or already applied solutions in connection with the effort to reduce food waste. More than 14 million tonnes. This is the amount of waste produced by Slovakia in 2018. Of this 2.1 million tonnes was municipal waste, which represents 393 kg per inhabitant per year. Unfortunately, this number is growing every year. Zero Waste concept encourages consumers to reduce consumption and recycling of acquired goods and materials, which in economic and social terms can bring regression under certain circumstances, to the detriment of environmental progress. If we do not begin to rationally analyze our own needs and at the same time intelligently manage the waste that we, as a human being, produce globally, we are at risk of significantly reducing the comfort of living. I assume and believe that this is not a vision that we would like to leave to future generations.

scholarly journals Features of consumer behavior of Russian tourists in duty-free shops

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 09020
Author(s):  
Natalia Strekalova ◽  
Elena Korchagina ◽  
Larisa Desfonteines
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Marketing Managers ◽  
Budget Restrictions

In the modern world, a new category of travelers (global shoppers) has appeared. They are people who spend their time for shopping on abroad trips. The article considers the problem of understanding the consumer behavior of Russian tourists (Russian global shoppers) in duty-free shops. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of consumer behavior, motives and habits of Russian tourists when shopping at duty free stores at airports. A pilot study was conducted by questionnaire survey at the airport. The results of the study showed that Russian tourists consider shopping (duty free) as part of their trip abroad. They are looking for a favorable price / quality ratio. Many of them do not plan their shopping in advance, but adhere to certain budget restrictions. The paper offers suggestions to improve customer satisfaction. The results of the study are useful for business persons and marketing managers in the international trade sphere.

scholarly journals Fiber-optic Bragg system for the dynamic weighing of municipal waste: A pilot study

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Marcel Fajkus ◽  
Jan Nedoma ◽  
Radek Martinek ◽  
Lukas Danys ◽  
Michael Fridrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Dynamic Weighing

Household food waste in Greece: A questionnaire survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 1268-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stavros T. Ponis ◽  
Pantelia-Anna Papanikolaou ◽  
Petros Katimertzoglou ◽  
Athanasia C. Ntalla ◽  
Konstantinos. I. Xenos
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Household Food

Reflexive nominal compounds

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekkehard König
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Semantic Type ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Transitive Verbs ◽  
Nominal Compounds ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
Semantic Types

This paper presents a detailed analysis of reflexive nominal compounds like self-assessment in English and their counterparts in nine other languages, whose number and use has strongly increased in these languages over the last several decades. The first component of these compounds is shown to be related to intensifiers like selbst in German and its cognate form self- in English, whose multiple uses also underlie different semantic types of reflexive compounds (self-help vs. self-control), whereas the second component typically derives from transitive verbs. Among the central problems discussed in this paper are the question of the productivity of these compounds and the possibility of deriving their meaning in a compositional fashion. The parameters of variation manifested by the sample of languages under comparison in this pilot study concern inter alia the form of the intensifier (native or borrowed, one or two), the semantic type, and the lexical category of the resultant compound.

Japanese Inward Investment in the Northeast of England: Reassessing ‘Japanisation’

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Peck ◽  
I Stone
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Eastern Group ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

The notion of ‘Japanisation’ is evaluated by examining the relationship between nationality and the adoption of particular kinds of managerial and work practices amongst inward investors in northeast England. Information is derived from an extensive postal questionnaire survey followed by a more intensive qualitative survey of inward investor plants. The postal survey shows that the new practices have been widely adopted in plants of all nationalities, although rates of adoption are higher for the Far Eastern group. The in-depth interviews reveal, however, that there are important variations in the ways in which these new practices are applied. It is argued that these variations cannot be understood in terms of ‘nationality’. Rather, they are associated with differences in production processes and the segmentation of labour based on gender, age, and skill. In the light of these findings, the significance of the term ‘Japanisation’ for regions and regional policy is considered.

scholarly journals The Influence of Package Attributes on Consumer Perception at the Market With Healthy Food

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1919-1926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Ježovičová ◽  
Jana Turčínková ◽  
Denis Drexler
Keyword(s):  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
Depth Interviews

The paper provides findings about how packaging of healthy foods is perceived by consumers. The primary data were collected by eye-tracking using the SMI RED 250. This investigation analyzed 12 healthy products and it was completed by 50 respondents. This method was supplemented with in-depth interviews with the same respondents who participated in the eye-tracking research. A questionnaire survey (n = 261) was also a part of the research. Based on these two methods, real and declared consumer behavior can be recognized and the differences between these behaviors can be identified. The main interest was to determine which package attributes of healthy foods are the most interesting according to consumers. The research shows that the most attention in terms of information is devoted to nutritional value, food composition and also country of origin. Furthermore, the attention was focused on the most suitable packaging materials for various kinds of products as well as colors used on the packaging of these foods. The results provide valuable information to create an attractive and effective packaging of healthy products.

scholarly journals Development and Local Contextualization of Mobile Health Messages for Enhancing Disease Management Among Community-Dwelling Stroke Patients in Rural China: Multimethod Study

10.2196/15758 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e15758
Author(s):  
Enying Gong ◽  
Wanbing Gu ◽  
Erdan Luo ◽  
Liwei Tan ◽  
Julian Donovan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Secondary Prevention ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Dispatching Algorithm ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background Rural China has experienced an increasing health burden because of stroke. Stroke patients in rural communities have relatively poor awareness of and adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention and self-management of stroke. Mobile technology represents an innovative way to influence patient behaviors and improve their self-management. Objective This study is part of the System-Integrated Technology-Enabled Model of Care (the SINEMA trial) to improve the health of stroke patients in resource-poor settings in China. This study aimed to develop and pilot-test a mobile phone message–based package, as a component of the SINEMA intervention. Methods The SINEMA trial was conducted in Nanhe County, Hebei Province, China. A total of 4 villages were selected for pretrial contextual research and pilot study. The 5 stages for developing the mobile phone messages were as follows: (1) conducting literature review on existing message banks and analyzing the characteristics of these banks; (2) interviewing stroke patients and caregivers to identify their needs; (3) drafting message contents and designing dispatching algorithms for a 3-month pilot testing; (4) collecting feedback from pilot participants through questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews on facilitators and barriers related to their acceptance and understanding of messages; and (5) finalizing the message-based intervention based on participants’ feedback for the SINEMA trial. Results On the basis of 5 existing message banks screened out of 120 papers and patients’ needs identified from 32 in-depth interviews among stroke patients and caregivers, we developed a message bank containing 224 messages for a pilot study among 54 community-dwelling stroke patients from 4 villages. Of 54 participants, 51 (response rate: 94.4%) completed the feedback survey after receiving daily messages for 3 months. Participants’ mean age was 68 years (SD 9.2), and about half had never been to school. We observed a higher proportion of participants who were in favor of voice messages (23/42, 54%) than text messages (14/40, 35%). Among participants who received voice messages (n=43) and text messages (n=40), 41 and 30, respectively, self-reported a full or partial understanding of the contents, and 39 (39/43, 91%) and 32 (32/40, 80%), respectively, rated the messages as helpful. Analyses of the 32 interviews further revealed that voice messages containing simple and single-theme content, in plain language, with a repeated structure, a slow playback speed, and recorded in local dialect, were preferred by rural stroke patients. In addition, the dispatching algorithm and tools may also influence the acceptance of message-based interventions. Conclusions By applying multiple methodologies and conducting a pilot study, we designed and fine-tuned a voice message–based intervention package for promoting secondary prevention among community-dwelling stroke patients in rural China. Design of the content and dispatching algorithm should engage both experts and end users and adequately consider the needs and preferences of recipients.

scholarly journals METODY ILOŚCIOWE W BADANIU STRAT I MARNOTRAWSTWA ŻYWNOŚCI W SEKTORZE PRODUKCJI PIERWOTNEJ

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-279
Author(s):  
Mikołaj Niedek ◽  
Karol Krajewski ◽  
Sylwia Łaba ◽  
Krystian Szczepański
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Food Losses ◽  
Intended Use ◽  
Food Wastage ◽  
The Eu

The subject of the article is the review of methods for obtaining data on the amount of losses generated and food wastage in the agricultural production sector. The topic are also recommended methods for collecting this data in the agri-food chain at the EU level. Agriculture is the first link in this chain and the most food losses occur in it. The article presents the determinants of measuring losses and food waste in agriculture, the importance of defining and monitoring the intended use of the product and qualifying losses as food waste. The methods used to quantify the level of food losses in agriculture were also used in the PROM research project implemented under the GOSPOSTRATEG Program.

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