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- Lindberg, Siv, et al.
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THEME ELDERLY- Attractive food for elderly : the role of inspiring and informative packaging
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Malnutrition is common among elderly due to low appetite. Appetite is highly connected to age, health and social activities. For home-living elderly, readymade meals are often served for both lunch and dinner. When appetite is reduced, apart from the food itself, the packaging should stimulate appetite by enhancing the attractiveness of the packaged food. The food itself has to fulfil the sensory expectations.Aim: To identify important packaging attributes that will increase attractiveness of readymade meals for elderly.Method: Iterative design in which consumer tests, focus group discussions and deep interviews for evaluation of prototypes were held with elderly (65-88 years) focussing on food and food packaging. Sensory factors were of specific interest.Results: The packaging and the meal inside must attract all senses in order to stimulate appetite, mainly visual and tactile senses were of importance. Although many claim they would like to be able to see the food, photographs of the packed meal are preferred over transparency. The photographs have to be truthful. Easy to read is the most important factor, information should be clearly visible (contrast and size) and not be too verbose. Furthermore, easy to open and handle and consequently, size and weight of the packaging, are also important factors.Discussion: The stepwise iterative design of the study included several user tests with different generations of developed prototypes as well as benchmarking against commercial products were useful in identifications of important packaging attributes. A high level of consumer interaction was reached and it became clear that the packaging had a profound impact on the appetite of readymade meals.Conclusion: Visual factors are of highest importance as well as tactile properties. Pictures clearly showing the meal in a true and attractive way as well as clearly visible and informative information, size and weight were deemed important.
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- Lindberg, Siv, et al.
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THEME ELDERLY- Attractive food for elderly : the role of inspiring and informative packaging
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Malnutrition is common among elderly due to low appetite. Appetite is highly connected to age, health and social activities. For home-living elderly, readymade meals are often served for both lunch and dinner. When appetite is reduced, apart from the food itself, the packaging should stimulate appetite by enhancing the attractiveness of the packaged food. The food itself has to fulfil the sensory expectations. Aim: To identify important packaging attributes that will increase attractiveness of readymade meals for elderly. Method: Iterative design in which consumer tests, focus group discussions and deep interviews for evaluation of prototypes were held with elderly (65-88 years) focussing on food and food packaging. Sensory factors were of specific interest. Results: The packaging and the meal inside must attract all senses in order to stimulate appetite, mainly visual and tactile senses were of importance. Although many claim they would like to be able to see the food, photographs of the packed meal are preferred over transparency. The photographs have to be truthful. Easy to read is the most important factor, information should be clearly visible (contrast and size) and not be too verbose. Furthermore, easy to open and handle and consequently, size and weight of the packaging, are also important factors. Discussion: The stepwise iterative design of the study included several user tests with different generations of developed prototypes as well as benchmarking against commercial products were useful in identifications of important packaging attributes. A high level of consumer interaction was reached and it became clear that the packaging had a profound impact on the appetite of readymade meals. Conclusion: Visual factors are of highest importance as well as tactile properties. Pictures clearly showing the meal in a true and attractive way as well as clearly visible and informative information, size and weight were deemed important.
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- Azasu, S, et al.
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CDIO in Africa
- 2019
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Ingår i: <em>Proceedings of the 15th International CDIO Conference</em>.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)
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- Benson, Lisa, et al.
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Equity and Inclusion in Peer Reviewing : Grand Challenges for Engineering Education Researchers
- 2022
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Ingår i: Proceedings. - : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This workshop aims to help individuals write constructive and insightful reviews for scholarly work in engineering education research while considering aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion in the work. The topic, goal and activities of this workshop align with the conference theme of "Grand Challenges in Engineering Education"as it will help participants identify and overcome the challenges involved with equitable and inclusive peer review practices in engineering education research.
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- Edström, Fredrik, et al.
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Influence of Ambient Temperature on Transformer Overloading During Cold Load Pickup
- 2013
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Ingår i: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. - 0885-8977 .- 1937-4208. ; 28:1, s. 153-161
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper proposes a method to investigate the socioeconomical aspects of transformer overloading during a cold load pickup (CLPU) in residential areas. The method uses customer damage functions to estimate the cost for their power interruption and a deterioration model to estimate the cost for transformer wear due to the CLPU. A thermodynamic model is implemented to estimate the peak and the duration of cold residential load. A stochastic differential equation is used to capture the volatility of the load and to estimate the probability for transformer overloading. In a numerical example, an optimal cold load pickup for a two-area system is demonstrated where transformer overloading is allowed. In this example, an ambient temperature threshold is identified, where transformer overloading is socioeconomically beneficial.
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- Edström, Karin, et al.
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Li+/Na+β-alumina: A Combined Single Crystal Neutron and X-ray Diffraction Study
- 1997
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Ingår i: Acta Crystallographica. ; B53, s. 631-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The crystal structure and ionic distribution in the conduction plane of the partially exchanged Na+ beta-alumina system Li0.75Na0.47Al11O17.11 has been determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 30 and 298 K, in combination with a single-crystal
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- Edström, Maria, 1960, et al.
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Det villkorade medierummet - en diskussion om genrer, makt och mångfald
- 2005
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Ingår i: Makten och mångfalden. Eliter och etnicitet i Sverige Ds2005:12. - Stockholm : Fritzes offentliga publikationer. - 9138223406 ; , s. 283-318
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Finns att ladda ner på nätet via integration.statsvet.uu.se/Publikationer/Ds2005-12.pdf
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- Edström, Maria, 1960, et al.
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Medierummets eliter
- 2007
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Ingår i: Maktens kön, redaktör Anita Göransson. - Falun : Nya Doxa. - 9157804907 ; , s. 473-496
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