Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a quantitative study of the food environment designed to measure … examining the food environment that surrounded a military population of interest. Food outlets ( n = 34) were assessed using the … military Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool (mNEAT) instruments to determine how well food outlets supported healthy eating …

providers of children's services to offer the required diverse range of services. Additionally, policy makers should ensure the … to emerge. Originality/value – This study raises awareness about the prevalence of multi-type child maltreatment in Malta …

Purpose – Concerns on children's obesity and overweight have been related to food diets with excessive sugar and fat … observation and interviews with school directors and kitchen staff) were combined to analyse children's food-related meanings and …/value – Limited attention has been paid to competing social contexts of children's food consumption at schools and their surroundings …

Japanese consumers use this store format as part of their discretionary food consumption. Design/methodology/approach This is … survey with young Japanese consumers. This approach provides an insight into the convenience store food offering and young … consumer’s everyday food practices and experience of using these retail stores. Findings The data reveals a relatively limited …

children and their mothers, a family questionnaire ( n =13) complemented with care path instructions and memos of an ICP work … describe aspects of organisational culture on patient value creation in the ICP for obese children. Research limitations …

Purpose – To explore mothers’ attitudes to fast food companies’ use of toy premiums as a marketing technique. Design …/methodology/approach – Two focus groups and 12 individual interviews were conducted with 21 mothers of young children. Findings – The mothers … considered toy premiums to be a highly effective form of marketing targeted at their children. Such purchase incentives stimulate …

Purpose – The paper aims at analyzing trends and principal causes of developments in‐house prices in Malta over the …‐rise developments. Finally, noted is the implication on the use of housing as an investment asset in relation to trading on Malta …

Purpose – The paper aims to describe, construct, and compare alternative price indices for real estate in Malta over … characteristics. Originality/value – The paper builds on previous work related to house prices in Malta. Its main contribution is the …