Consumer confidence and economic growth: case studies of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Includes bibliography

Prevention or repression? The false dilemma of citizen security

Includes bibliography

Brazil: how macroeconomic variables affect consumer confidence

Includes bibliography

Consumer interpretation of ready to drink orange juice and nectar labelling

The aim of this study was to evaluate consumers' use and interpretation of ready to drink orange juice and nectar label information and its influence on the purchase decision. One hundred and sixty-seven consumers of ready to drink orange juice and nectar were interviewed. The labels were analysed to evaluate their conformance to Brazilian legislation. The manufacturing and shelf life date were the information most often checked, followed by health related issues. Brand, price and flavour were the most important factors for purchase decision. Brand and flavour showed significant association with consumer age. For most interviewed, 'nectar', 'whole' and 'natural' or '100% natural' were not well understood; they were not in accordance with the Brazilian legislation. 'Nectar', 'whole' and 'natural' or '100% natural' received a positive interpretation, whereas 'reconstituted juice' was considered a negative expression. Nevertheless, none of the labels completely conformed to the specific nutritional labelling legislation. © 2013 Institute of Food Science and Technology.

Innovative winemaking: Consumer acceptance of red table wines

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the consumer acceptance of Bordô and Isabel wines from innovative winemaking in order to increase red wine consumption by consumers to obtain nutritional benefits. Design/methodology/approach: All wines were produced by a standard procedure of vinification. Pre-drying treatment aimed at drying the grapes up to 22°Brix and static pomace wines presented the constant contact between the must and pomace. Sensory acceptance was carried out by 80 consumers who evaluated eight samples (six experimental wines and two commercial wines) concerning the attributes: appearance, aroma, body, flavor and overall acceptance. Findings: Experimental wines presented higher acceptance when compared to commercial wines and cluster analysis shows the splitting of consumer preferences, highlighting the higher acceptance of traditional Bordô wine and static pomace samples in all sensory attributes. Pre-drying process enhances the concentration of coloured compounds, to highlight the appearance acceptance of these samples. Research limitations/implications: Although this paper has limited the consumer acceptance of red table wines, the innovative treatments will be applied in Vitis vinifera red wines. Practical implications: The wide acceptance of static pomace and pre-drying wines has promoted further information about innovative winemaking that can be applied in Brazilian and worldwide wineries. Social implications: The innovative treatments can change sensorial features of wines and therefore influence the choice of consumers as well as enhancing the nutritional benefits of red wines. Originality/value: The pre-drying and static pomace winemaking are the novelty of this study and the wide acceptance of the sensory attributes concerning these treatments indicates the potential for application in wineries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Consumer attitude towards purchasing intent for ready to drink orange juice and nectar

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the impact of some labeling aspects on the consumer intent to purchase ready to drink orange juice and nectar. Design/methodology/approach: The influence of label information on the consumer intent to purchase was evaluated by conjoint analysis using a convenience sample (n=149). A factorial design with four characteristics, price, brand, information about the product and kind of beverage, was used. Three levels were established for brand and product information, and two for price and kind of beverage. Findings: Low price, product information and market leading brand had positive impact. No preservatives/natural was the information that most influenced consumer's purchase intent. The ideal label showed the leading brand, low price and information no preservatives/natural. These results could be useful for strategic planning of consumer instruction and have important implications for Brazilian orange juice manufactures. Originality/value: Although the most widely consumed beverages in Brazil are ready to drink orange juice and nectar, it was unexpected that consumers did not know the differences between them and that kind of beverage was not an important factor for the purchase decision. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Telejornalismo e interatividade na TV digital: uma construção colaborativa e participativa no espaço digital

Pós-graduação em Televisão Digital: Informação e Conhecimento - FAAC

Qualidade microbiológica de águas minerais em garrafas individuais comercializadas em Araraquara

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Condomínios residenciais: segregação, auto-segregação imposta no município de Rio Claro (SP)

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

The new digital revolution: From the consumer Internet to the industrial Internet

The new digital technologies have led to widespread use of cloud computing, recognition of the potential of big data analytics, and significant progress in aspects of the Internet of Things, such as home automation, smart cities and grids and digital manufacturing. In addition to closing gaps in respect of the basic necessities of access and usage, now the conditions must be established for using the new platforms and finding ways to participate actively in the creation of content and even new applications and platforms. This message runs through the three chapters of this book. Chapter I presents the main features of the digital revolution, emphasizing that today’s world economy is a digital economy. Chapter II examines the region’s strengths and weaknesses with respect to digital access and consumption. Chapter III reviews the main policy debates and urges countries to take a more proactive approach towards, for example, regulation, network neutrality and combating cybercrime. The conclusion highlights two crucial elements: first, the need to take steps towards a single regional digital market that can compete in a world of global platforms by tapping the benefits of economies of scale and developing network economies; and second, the significance of the next stage of the digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2018), which will embody the latest updates to a cooperation strategy that has been in place for over a decade.

O consumo e a geração de resíduos sólidos: nas festividades do Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Fátima - Fortaleza/Ceará

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Redes, território e competitividade: a estratégia das empresas de telefonia celular no Estado do Pará

Neste trabalho investigamos as territorialidades das empresas de telefonia móvel celular que operam no Estado do Pará (Vivo, Tim, Amazônia Celular e Oi). Para atingir esse objetivo, fazemos uso de um caminho teórico que aborda duas categorias analíticas: a rede e o território, que são permeados por outros dois conceitos derivados: a territorialidade e o que denominamos circuitos de poder. Utilizamos como corpus os dados obtidos junto as operadoras de telefonia móvel e os dados oficiais da Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), com destaque ao cadastro nacional de Estações Radiobase (2007). A metodologia utilizada consiste no levantamento de dados secundários, seguido da elaboração de mapas, gráficos e quadros com base no estado do Pará. Esses instrumentos são analisados com intuito de definir o cenário da competição, os circuitos de poder e as áreas privilegiadas. Verificamos que as empresas de telefonia móvel utilizam o território como segmento de mercado, equiparando o cidadão à figura do consumidor. As operadoras selecionam suas áreas de atuação através de critérios eminentemente econômicos, privilegiando as áreas de maior atrativo para a acumulação da capitais e, também, as localidades geridas por grandes grupos econômicos, como a Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVDR).

Plasma Treatment to Improve the Surface Properties of Recycled Post-Consumer PVC

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)