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The Effect Of Cooking On The Phospholipid Content Of Lean Ground Beef, Kitty Lee Roberts

Masters Theses

Introduction [Abbreviated]:

The purpose of the present study was to elucidate further the effect of cooking on the phospholipid content of ground beef. The possibility that a partitioning of phospholipids between meat and drip occurs during cooking was of particular interest.

A Comparison Of Clothing Worn By Middle Class And Upper Class Women Participating In Selected Sports Events During The Period From 1870 To 1910, Grace Jolly Ewing

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Systems Of Developing Beef Bulls To About Twenty Months Of Age, Thomas C. Snodgrass

Masters Theses

Performance testing is important in the beef cattle industry as an aid to selection for improvement. It is an excellent means for evaluating the genotypic and phenotypic worth of an animal. Since the sire transmits one-half of the genetic material of each calf, an estimate of the genetic potential of each sirs should be made prior to selection if optimum genetic progress is to be accomplished. Despite the need for choosing a herd sire with a reliable performance record, there is still little information in the literature relating to methods of developing beef breeding bulls. Most per-formance testing programs for …

Comparison Of Three Methods Of Evaluating Carcasses Of Bulls, Steers, And Heifers, Glenn Rogers Thackston Jr.

Masters Theses

One of the greatest contributions that could be made in beef cattle evaluation would be a simple and accurate method for estimating cutability in the live animal. If such a method were developed, more rapid improvement in muscling and cutability of beef cattle could follow. The major characteristics which aid in the prediction of cutability possibly have been identified; however, other live animal and carcass characteristics should be researched to determine their value in pre-dicting cutability. The annual per capita beef consumption in the United States is approximately 100 pounds. It has been estimated that 88 out of every 100 …

Nonfarm Employment In Thirty-Four Selected Food Processing Firms In Knoxville And Knox County, Tennessee, Lenard L. Shepherd

Masters Theses

The Knoxville and Knox County area is undergoing many changes as far as the economic structure is concerned. One needs to travel only a small number of the main highways and secondary roads in order to see farms and farming land being diverted into factory sites, highways, suburban home sites, and other uses called “progress”. As the use of land changes, there must be changes in education and preparation for earning a living for those workers who are being diverted from the land itseIf. The purpose of this study was to determine the number of nonfarm agricultural jobs that exist …

Effects Of Vitamin A Supplement On Milk Production Of Cows Fed Low-Carotene Diets, Gerald G. Martin

Masters Theses

Current trends in dairy cattle feeding toward higher levels of grain and corn silage signify the need for more complete information on the effects of vitamin A on lactating cows. Beef cattle feeders have confined steers and heifers in dry lots for fattening and fed high levels of concentrates with corn silage. Hay was often limited or of low vitamin A quality. These cattle have occasionally shown vitamin A deficiencies after a short time in the feedlot even though they had been raised on pasture. Peed efficiency and rates of gains have been improved after the addition of vitamin A …

Firewood Consumption And Marketing In Knoxville, William Ruthvan Morrow

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibilities of expanding present fireplace wood markets or of developing new markets for such a product. Reference to Table II indicates that total fuelwood consumption and per capita consumption have both declined from 1950 to 1965. A closer look at the data reveals that the decrease in consumption has progressed at a decreasing rate. Since fireplace wood constitutes only a part of the total fuelwood produced and consumed, it is difficult to make valid inferences from Table II. Nevertheless, when the substitution of oil, gas, coal, and electricity for fuelwood, in …

Credit Use And Resource Productivity In West Tennessee, Kenneth Miller Norwood

Masters Theses

The quantity and quality of productive assets controlled by a farm operator determine, to a considerable extent, the level of farm income. One of the critical problems for the farm operator today is gaining control of these productive assets. There are several ways in which a farm operator may gain control of the capital assets needed to operate an efficient business. In the past, savings from net farm income were the major source of farm capital. Other methods of acquir-ing use or control of capital resources are leasing, inheritance, vertical integration, and borrowing or use of credit. Farm operators have …

The Effects Of Initial Winter Condition And Level Of Winter Feeding On Beef Cow And Calf Performance, James Burkett Neel

Masters Theses

Wide variations exist in the types of beef enterprises in Tennessee. In general, the livestock enterprises being conducted are the ones which make the most efficient use of existing feed resources. The efficiency of an operation is measured by the degree of maximum production obtained under ideal production-cost conditions. Divergent opinions concerning the optimum level of winter feeding for the beef cow herd are evidenced by the many extremes in condition of beef cows that may be observed in individual cow herds within the state. Generally, the most economical gains are obtained with cattle grazing native pasture. Because of climatic …

Minimum Land Requirements For A 5,000 Dollar Farm Income In The Brown Soil Area Of West Tennessee, Ronald Coons Atkinson

Masters Theses

​​The objectives of this study were:

1. To determine the minimum land requirements for a $5,000 return to operator's labor and management under alternative cotton price-allotment combinations in the Brown Soil Area of West Tennessee.

2. To determine the effect of changes in land and labor prices on minimum land requirements.

3. To determine the amounts of other resources needed in the optimum arrangements.

The Behavior Of Added And Native Potassium Of Five Tennessee Soils And Factors Affecting Its Availability, Jerry A. Burnette

Masters Theses

​​Much research has been conducted to determine the relationships among potassium, the soil and the plant. Although our knowledge of these relationships has greatly increased, our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for soil potassium release and the processes involved in soil potassium reactions has only started. The fact that the total potassium in a soil is not a reliable index of the capacity, of a soil to supply potassium to plants has been known for some time. As early as 1894 (4), it was observed that part of the potassium added as fertilizer was converted to a form not readily …

An Analysis Of Factors Affecting Water Yield Of Small Agricultural Watersheds, Guillermo Díaz

Masters Theses

This thesis presents the first phase of an overall project attempting to develop relations between water yield and land-use. This work was done under a project entitled "Factors Affecting Water Yields from Small Watersheds in Tennessee" which is a contributing project to Regional Project S-53.

Approximately ten states in the South are participating in similar projects under Regional Project S-53. The combined results of all the projects will be used in future resource development plans.

The objectives of the first phase follow:

1. To determine factors affecting the water yield of selected watersheds through the utilization of available programmed statistical …

Minimum Land Requirements For Specified Levels Of Farm Income In The Eastern Highland Rim Of Tennessee, Gerald Vincent Eagan

Masters Theses

Drastic changes in the agricultural economy have taken place during the last two decades. Increased productivity of agricultural labor and declining profit margins for many farm products have contributed to a considerable disparity between farm and nonfarm incomes. The income disparity continues in spite of large net migration of farm family workers and farm operators into nonfarm employment and significant decreases in farm numbers.

The number of farm family workers in Tennessee decreased by 37.3 per cent from 1954 to 1959. The adoption of improved technology, particularly mechanization, has enabled the remaining farm labor force to be used more productively …

The Relationship Of Selected Live Animal Measurements To Carcass Length In Swine, Harold Glen Fogleman

Masters Theses

Surveys have indicated that consumers prefer high quality lean cuts of pork in preference to those cuts which are excessively fat. A decreased demand for lard, consumer resistance to fatty foods, more specialization in meat marketing and selection for improved production traits have increased the need for improved evaluation techniques in swine breeding and selection.

The advent of swine certification programs created a need and desire for simplified methods of measuring certain conformation and/ or carcass traits on the live animal. Such methods would allow extensive information to be obtained without sacrificing potentially superior breeding animals.

Backfat thickness, carcass length …

Composition Of Sorghum Cane Juice Intended For Syrup Production, James Osto Harwell

Masters Theses

The problems involved in making a high quality sorghum syrup are many. One of the problems most neglected or least understood is that concerning the relationship of various constituents contained in the juice and the finished syrup. On the whole, the literature indicates that earlier investigators made little attempt to correlate composition of the juice and quality of syrup.

Although the production of sorghum syrup has never been considered to have commercial importance, it continues to be produced on a limited scale in at least 35 states. Six southeastern states, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia produce approximately …

Effects Of Agronomic And Management Factors On Estimated Returns From Selected Crops In Sequatchie Valley, William Larry Homesley

Masters Theses

Sound adjustments in farming require accurate predictions of costs and returns for different crops and their most profitable allocations in a cropping system for various soil, climatic and management conditions. It is imperative that one should know the relationship between crops and soils to make these adjustments. For profitable crop production, both physical and chemical characteristics of the soil must be taken into consideration. Physical properties such as texture, structure, drainage, presence of pans, depth and available moisture supplying capacity greatly influence the suitability of a crop to a particular soil and the most profitable allocation of a crop in …

An Economic Evaluation Of The Development Of Taiwan's Postwar Agricultural Productivity, Paul Kun-Yuan Kau

Masters Theses

In accordance with the problems stated above, the objectives of this study are: (l) to provide general knowledge of Taiwan's agricultural development with special emphasis on the postwar period, (2) to analyze the major factors fostering the remarkable development and examine the methods and functions of their contributions, and (3) to identify the implications for further planning of Taiwan's agricultural development and to reveal some data that may be helpful for other underdeveloped countries in the tropical and subtropical areas.

Major Campbell Wallace: Southern Railroad Leader, William Lester Ketchersid

Masters Theses

Major Campbell Wallace distinguished himself as a railroad leader in Tennessee and Georgia during the middle years of the nineteenth century. From 1853 until 1963 he occupied the presidency of the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company and from 1866 until 1868 was superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. During his years on the East Tennessee and Georgia, he was able to place that road on a firm financial basis, as well as to direct efficiently the expansion of that road. In Georgia, under effective administration, the war-devastated Western and Atlantic were restored to first class operating condition; furthermore, …

Some Relationships Of Vegetation To Soil And Site Factors On Wilson Mountain, Morgan County, Tennessee, William Haywood Martin Iii

Masters Theses

INTRODUCTION

In this study, the forest composition of Wilson Mountain, Morgan County, Tennessee, is described and distribution of tree taxa and site factors are related.

The study arose from the need for geographic knowledge of an area where resource understanding is of great national concern, and to provide data for characterization of local forest and soil resources as an aid in their management. Of further interest is characterization of the genetic and ecological amplitude of forest tree taxa in this area close to the center of Deciduous Forest diversity.

The objectives in this study of the vegetation of Wilson Mountain …

The Ideal Historian, Ruler, And Philosopher As Envisioned In The Writings Of Otto, Bishop Of Freising, Lynn Lindeman

Masters Theses

Introduction

Otto of Freising is best known as the philosopher of history who wrote The Two Cities and The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa. Unfortunately, the interest Otto evokes is often limited to his philosophy of history. Many never go beyond the German historian Wilman's view of Otto as "the first to have a conception of the world-sequence of history."¹

Otto of Freising's two historical works, The Two Cities and The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa, are important for more than his philosophy of history. The values and ideals Otto reflects in his writings are valuable in giving one insights …

The Agrarian Revolution In Kenya, Margie Senkowski

Masters Theses

Introduction

The objective of this research has been to present a picture of the revolutionary agricultural changes that have been taking place for the last few years in the East African country of Kenya. Kenya is an agricultural country; its economy is dependent almost entirely on agricultural production. In the words of Jomo Kenyatta, Prime Minister of Kenya, "To achieve the growth essential for increased welfare, the country will continue to rely on agriculture, which employs most of our people and provides almost all of our exports."

The progress is agriculture is helping to transform Kenya from a primitive tribal …

A Study Of The Base Catalyzed Decompositions Of Azoacetates, David V. Herman

Masters Theses

Introduction

The formation of a benzyne intermediate has been shown by several investigators ^(2,5,6) to be developed in at least four different reactions; the reaction of o-dihalobenzenes with magnesium or lithium, aryl halides with strong nucleophiles, o-halobenzophenones with potassium amide in liquid ammonia, and the decomposition of benzenediazonium-2-carboxylate.⁽¹³⁾ The mechanism propsed for one of the above most relevant to the following study, the reaction of o-halobenzophenones with potassium amide in liquid ammonia, is outlined in the following sequence:

Studies On The Effects Of Commercial Detergents On Cucumber And Barley, Marylu Elizabeth Mudd

Masters Theses

Introduction

The fact that large quantities of detergents daily are being added to our water table and the appearance of billows of foam at the shores of many inland bodies of water have caused alarm among biologists and sanitation engineers. However, few observations of the effects of synthetic detergents on living organisms other than bacteria have been recorded.

The purpose of these studies was (1) to determine the effects of several commercial non-biodegradable detergents, Tide, Dreft, and Alconox, and one biodegradable detergent, Living, upon the germination and root elongation of seeds of a monocotyledon, barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and a …

A Synoptic Air Mass Climatology Of The Eastern United States, Robert I. Wittick

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Orientation and Objective

The concept of the air mass was developed by a group of Norwegian meteorologists during World War I. An air mass, they said, was a body of air which was horizontally homogeneous with respect to temperature and humidity. These bodies of air were classified according to their place of origin since the basic character of an air mass is similar to that of its source region.

Since 1932 when the first air mass climatology was written by Dinies¹, the meteorological and geographical journals have published many studies of air mass movements and …

Conditioned Suppression In Humans, Eric W. Pott

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Ribonuclease Upon The Regenerating Tissue Of Conditioned Planaria, Harland E. Noll

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Outline For Physical Geography In The Secondary School, David S. Mellander

Masters Theses

The Need and The Purpose

Introduction

As the earth has become more densely populated, an understanding of the space relationships between man and his environment has become essential. In particular, man needs to understand the complex interrelationship between places, and the distinctive character of places.

Major functions of geographic instruction are to guide students into discovering the distribution of physical conditions, and the interrelationships which characterize such places, as well as those between man and his environment. No other discipline attempts to discover the wholeness, order and reason in the complex totality of the landscape.

Order And Organization As Problems Of Developing Political Systems: Ghana And Nigeria, Hugh Michael Stevenson

Masters Theses

Introduction

The study of political development has come to dominate that branch of the discipline of political science concerned with comparative politics. There is, however, a terminological and methodological confusion in the literature that is in need of clarification.

Submerged Culture Production Of 5'-Phosphodiesterase By Streptomyces Albus, Garland S. Teague Jr.

Masters Theses

The flavor enhancing properties of certain 5'-ribonucleotides have been known for some time. In 1913, Kodama (20)* reported on the seasoning effect of inosine-5-phosphate (5’-IMP). This compound was also identified as one of the important beef flavor precursors by Batzer and LandMann (3). Kuninaka (21) found that guanosine-5-phosphate (5'-GMP) and xanthine-5-phosphate (5'-XMP) also had a flavoring effect similar to 5’-IMP. Snake venom (16) and intestional mucosa (6) were known as sources of 5'-phosphodiesterase capable of hydrolyzing the phosphate ester link-ages of ribonucleic acid (RNA) to produce 5'-ribonucleotides. Recently, it has been discovered that many microorganisms (22,23,25,26,27) produce 5'-phosphodiesterase. Therefore, it …

Performance, Carcass Characteristics, And Ultrasonic Estimates Of Muscle Development And Fat Deposition Of Boars, Barrows, And Gilts, Coy Patrick Moore

Masters Theses

In recent years a marked improvement has been made in the type of hogs going to market. Much of this success can be attributed to the use of swine improvement programs. Testing stations are used (1) to test progeny; (2) as a guide in selecting full or half-sibs of animals being tested; and (3) as an indicator of the tested pig's merit as a potential breeding animal where slaughter is not a requirement of the testing procedure. Ultrasonic evaluation techniques have been intro-duced in recent years and serve as a tool to measure depth of backfat and loin eye area. …