Personal page of Attila Gere PhD http://www.attilagere.com/ Our research group is pleased to announce that we have completed the Hungarian translations of three widely used eating behaviour questionnaires: the Food Neophobia Questionnaire (FNQ), the Food Technology Neophobia Questionnaire (FTNQ), and the Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ). These instruments are essential tools for studying individual differences in food attitudes,... Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2025-09-01-FoodBehaviourQuestionnaires/ http://www.attilagere.com/2025-09-01-FoodBehaviourQuestionnaires/ I was invited as a Plenary speaker at Pálinka konferencia in 2022, where I presented the opportunities in the applications of novel consumer sensory methods in pálinka sensory analysis. The lecture introduced some of the latest restuls we achieved with students enrolled to the Pálinka szakmérnöki course of MATE university.... Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2025-02-01-invited_conferences/ http://www.attilagere.com/2025-02-01-invited_conferences/ I was invited as a Chairperson and presenter at CEEPUS Winter School 2024 organized at BOKU University, Institute of Chemical and Energy Engineering (IVET). I presented a lecture to students and interested colleagues on the Eye-tracking from design to data analysis. The Winter School provided a platform for exchanging ideas,... Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2024-11-12-CEEPUS_Winter_School2024/ http://www.attilagere.com/2024-11-12-CEEPUS_Winter_School2024/ I was invited as a presenter at CEEPUS Summer School 2024 organized at BOKU University, Institute of Chemical and Energy Engineering (IVET) between 02 May 2024 and 08 May 2024. I presented a lecture to students and interested colleagues on hierarchical clustering. The Summer School provided a platform for exchanging... Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2024-06-02-CEEPUS_Summer_School2024/ http://www.attilagere.com/2024-06-02-CEEPUS_Summer_School2024/ The VIII International Conference on Sustainable Postharvest and Food Technologies (INOPTEP 2023) and the XXXV Scientific and Professional Conference on Processing and Energy in Agriculture (PTEP 2023) were held jointly from April 23 to 28, 2023, at Lake Palić, near Subotica, Serbia. The conference was co-organized and supported by the... Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-05-05-inoptep/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-05-05-inoptep/ Microencapsulation is an up-and-coming technology for maintaining the viability of probiotics. However, the effect of core-to-wall ratios and ratios of polysaccharides on the protection of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v strain has not been deeply discussed. Lyophilization of the Lp. plantarum 299v strain was conducted, and different core-to-wall ratios and ratios... Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-04-15-microencaps_2/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-04-15-microencaps_2/ Mind Genomics is an actionable, scalable and empirical means to discover what to say, how to say it and to whom. This chapter presents a systematic approach to understanding consumer attitudes and emotions about statements regarding one prominent category of dairy products: cheese. In principle, the same approach can be... Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-03-27-sensry_dairy_book_chapter/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-03-27-sensry_dairy_book_chapter/ Choosing the proper hierarchical clustering algorithm and number of clusters is always a key question in consumer sensory projects. In many cases, researchers do not publish any reason why it was chosen a given distance measure and linkage rule along with cluster numbers. The reason behind this could be that... Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-25-recommendations_cluster/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-25-recommendations_cluster/ Playing ethnic music in restaurants increases consumer experience. Studies show, furthermore, that ethnic congruence of music and food affects food selection but not the liking of customers. An eye-tracking study was completed with 104 participants to uncover if there is an effect of ethnic music on selecting ethnic foods. German,... Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-15-how-do-ethnically-congruent-music/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-15-how-do-ethnically-congruent-music/ Proteins coated probiotic microcapsules can be applied to the apple juice to develop a functional probiotic beverage. The viability of probiotics is strictly influenced by the production, storage, and digestion, while microencapsulation is a technology that can protect them against harsh environments. In this study, the impact of different core-to-wall... Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-10-microenc_1/ http://www.attilagere.com/2023-01-10-microenc_1/ This study was conducted to evaluate three different food products containing cricket powder for consumer acceptability, emotional response, satiety, and plate waste. US untrained consumers (n = 108), from the San Luis Obispo, CA area, were recruited to evaluate three food products (sausage, pasta, and brownies) as components in a... Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2022-12-10-crick_eatery/ http://www.attilagere.com/2022-12-10-crick_eatery/ Environmental stimuli can have a significant impact on our decisions. Elements of the store atmosphere, such as music, lights and smells, all have effects on choices, but these have been only vaguely investigated. In the present study, we aim to uncover the effect of strawberry scent on the gazing behavior... Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2022-07-16-effec_of_scents/ http://www.attilagere.com/2022-07-16-effec_of_scents/ Insects are gaining more and more space in food and feed sectors, creating an intense scientific interest towards insects as food ingredients. Several papers deal with cereal-based products complemented by insect powder in the past few years. However, adulteration and quality control of such products present some hot topics for... Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2022-03-20-insect_flour_mixtures/ http://www.attilagere.com/2022-03-20-insect_flour_mixtures/ Insects may potentially provide an alternative protein source. However, consumers may not easily accept insects due to feelings of disgust. Therefore, identifying early adopters of insectbased food products may determine their future acceptance. This study was conducted to (1) identify early adopter Mind-Sets of insect-based food products, (2) determine product... Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.attilagere.com/2022-02-10-Use_of_preference_analysis/ http://www.attilagere.com/2022-02-10-Use_of_preference_analysis/ At both global and national levels, COVID-19 caused huge changes both in politics and economics, including the agricultural sector and the food industry, from producers, manufacturers, and traders to consumers. Since March 2020, many restrictions and protective measures were introduced worldwide, which only began to be relaxed in the last... Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2021-08-15-Purchasing_bakery/ http://www.attilagere.com/2021-08-15-Purchasing_bakery/ Finding optimal solutions usually requires multicriteria optimization. The sum of ranking differences (SRD) algorithm can efficiently solve such problems. Its principles and earlier applications will be discussed here, along with meta-analyses of papers published in various subfields of food science, such as analytics in food chemistry, food engineering, food technology,... Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2021-05-21-Multicriteria_evergreen/ http://www.attilagere.com/2021-05-21-Multicriteria_evergreen/ In recent decades, eye-movement detection technology has improved significantly, and eye-trackers are available not only as standalone research tools but also as computer peripherals. This rapid spread gives further opportunities to measure the eye-movements of participants. The current paper provides classification models for the prediction of food choice and selects... Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2021-05-17-How_to_predict/ http://www.attilagere.com/2021-05-17-How_to_predict/ Dear Colleagues, Over the past decades, sustainability gained more and more space in food sciences and therefore in food sensory analysis and product development, too. In order to feed the ever-growing population of planet Earth, not only new food ingredients must be developed but new, greener food technologies, raw materials,... Fri, 22 May 2020 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2020-05-22-SpecialIssue/ http://www.attilagere.com/2020-05-22-SpecialIssue/ Well-structured stimuli presentation is essential in eye-tracking research to test predefined hypotheses reliably and to conduct relevant gazing behavior studies. Several bottom-up factors associated with stimuli presentation (such as stimuli orientation, size etc.) can influence gazing behavior. However, only a small number of scientific papers address these factors in a... Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2020-05-01-Structure_of_presented/ http://www.attilagere.com/2020-05-01-Structure_of_presented/ 2020 tavaszán kutatócsoportunk elnyerte a Szent István Egyetem Élelmiszertudományi Kara által, az EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00005 projekt keretén belül, létrehozott Élelmiszertudomány területén kiváló Kutatócsoport támogatása” pályázatot. A pályázat megvalósításában ismét társkutatóként vehetek részt Dr. Kókai Zoltán vezetése mellett. Pályázatunk az Rovarőrleményekkel komplettált élelmiszerek minőségi paramétereinek komplex vizsgálata címet viseli, amelyben különböző rovarok őrleményeinek... Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.attilagere.com/2020-04-19-ExcellentResearchGroup_2020/ http://www.attilagere.com/2020-04-19-ExcellentResearchGroup_2020/