Popular culture may be hailed by left-wing critics for its liberating energy, but it is also condemned by others as an opiate; among conservatives, it is feared for its nihilistic influence on tastes and morals.
But the British music industry has realised that, as Australia continues to develop its modern identity with an ethnically-mixed population, there are no guarantees that UK music will retain its current influence on tastes.
But with the bold programming initiatives enacted by George Steel, the executive director from 1997 until 2008, and expanded by his collaborator and successor, Melissa Smey, Miller has exerted an oversize influence on tastes and trends.
A critical question arising from these studies is whether the influence of taste on swallowing is concentration dependent [ 2].
(2007) investigated the influence of taste on swallowing apnea, oral preparation time and duration, and amplitude of submental muscle contraction using respiratory airflow and sEMG methods.
The influence of taste on swallowing behavior is not well understood, although several studies in the literature point to the possibility that particular taste stimuli may have the potential to improve swallowing function in individuals with dysphagia.
No significant influence of taste on the phase location (i.e., during mid expiration, expiration inspiration, mid inspiration, inspiration expiration phases) and duration of swallowing apnea was found, in agreement with observations of Butler et al.
With the exception of the Pelletier and Dhanaraj study [ 3], we are not aware of prior studies in which both sour and salty stimuli have been studied together, and hence this study opens the door to exploration of taste stimuli beyond sour in terms of the influence of taste quality on swallowing behaviors.
Thus, the incorporation of both palatability and perceived intensity measures when studying the influence of taste and taste concentration on swallowing is warranted.
