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This study presents findings on the spatial distribution of vandalism and the nature and extent of vandalism within Manenberg, a residential township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The focus of the study is on the impact of the design of the built environment on vandalism. Design...
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Purpose Frank Lloyd Wright's famous house Fallingwater has been the subject of enduring scholarly debate centred on the allegedly clear parallels between its form and that of its surrounding natural setting. Despite these claims being repeated many times, no quantitative approach has ever been...
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This article reviews a hot spring spa located in the south of Chile and discusses the contribution of this project to the development of a particular route to sustainability that is highly grounded in a poetic sensitivity to nature and culture. Termas Geometricas, the work of architect Germán...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the construction of a core ontology for food. To construct the core … ontologies. Design/methodology/approach To motivate the construction of the core ontology for food, the authors have first … implications The constructed core ontology for domain food can be readily used for developing application ontologies related to …
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Builds on past studies in the USA and assesses the market potential for functional goods through investigating consumer needs and attitudes. Aims to add to past research through: assessing consumer knowledge and beliefs on nutrition and diet‐health relationships; analysing the influence of...
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Investigates whether consumers′ time availability is an important segmentation variable in the convenience and fast‐food … markets. Very time‐poor, somewhat time‐poor, and not time‐poor consumers are compared, and three types of food are examined … segments are investigated with respect to usage of each type of food, importance of benefits sought in a weekday dinner, and …
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and experiences that are produced and controlled by consumers, particularly in the food domain, and the influence that … that manipulate the type of food (indulgent vs healthy) and whether participants create CGI prior to consumption. Data were …) foods. Practical implications – The findings provide insight into the effects of consumers taking pictures of their food …
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Adopts a case‐study approach in examining a manufacturing company in the food machinery business and its fortunes …
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This article describes two developments for the automatic handling of delicate food products: a new end‐effector for …
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The food industry is a highly competitive manufacturing area, but with relatively little robotic involvement as … compared to the automotive industry. This is due to the fact that food products are highly variable both in shape, sizes and … of development in robot manipulators for the food industry. Three main areas were covered. They are: the handling of non …
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