The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors for fitness enthusiasts' willingness to purchase insect protein foods as fitness protein replacements. Using structural equation modeling, a model was developed to understand the factors influencing the purchase intention of insect alternative foods. We conducted an online survey of 968 fitness enthusiasts in China. In accordance with the data processing results, perceived value appears to be one of the most significant factors that contribute to consumers' purchase intention, attitude, and satisfaction with their purchase decisions. Furthermore, satisfaction has the potential to improve user attitudes and increase user purchase intentions. As a whole, this study extends research on insect protein alternatives as a potential alternative product for bodybuilding supplements. Moreover, make some recommendations to producers, designers, and promoters.
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Foods
January 2025
Department of Administration, Faculty of Administration and Economics, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9170020, Chile.
This paper aims to build a predictive model that assesses how a healthy lifestyle affects different dimensions of perceived value (quality, social value, emotional value, and economic value) and how these dimensions impact the willingness to purchase healthy brands. A quantitative, non-experimental, and cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 515 participants. A self-administered questionnaire was used, and the data were analyzed using the PLS-SEM method.
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January 2025
Laboratório de Indústria e Inspeção de Carnes e Derivados, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40170-115, Brazil.
Five types of frankfurters were formulated: a control without tamarind (T0) and four samples using 5% tamarind pulp paste (PT5), seeds (ST5), peel (CT5), and a blend of all of them (PSCT5), replacing the same portion of meat. The inclusion of tamarind components led to a reduction in the moisture and protein content of the reformulated frankfurters. In terms of mineral composition, CT5 showed the highest ( < 0.
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January 2025
Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China.
The tendency toward the aesthetic preference affects an individual's intention to purchase furniture. Color and form are two fundamental elements of furniture appearance. However, there is a significant lack of human-computer interaction research on the aesthetic evaluation of furniture with various colors and forms, necessitating a comprehensive study to provide theoretical and empirical support to furniture designers and businesses.
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January 2025
Université de Savoie Montblanc (IREGE), France. Electronic address:
Front-of-Package (FOP) nutrition labels are designed to convey the healthiness of food products and help consumers make healthier choices. This research examines how French consumers' responses to a FOP nutrition label-Nutri-Score-are influenced by their initial expectations regarding the overall healthiness of products. Based on expectancy-disconfirmation theory, we hypothesize that when consumers expect products to have a better score than the one displayed on the FOP label, the label will enhance guilt perception and reduce purchase intention.
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January 2025
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Background: Randomized data suggest improved survival with adjuvant chemotherapy for biliary tract cancers; however, subset analyses of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC) show limited survival benefit. This study evaluated the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on recurrence patterns and overall survival (OS) in patients with resected IHC.
Methods: Patients who underwent curative-intent resection for IHC were identified within a bi-institutional dataset and the National Cancer Database (NCDB).
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