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Quality Assessment Of Meat Patties Cooked By Commercial Preparation Methods, Chill Stored, And Microwave Reheated, Anne Looney Cook

Doctoral Dissertations

Food quality assessments based on yield, cooking losses, and palatability factors were applied to a model food cooked by commercial preparation methods in a simulated chill/serve food service system. Frozen, soy-extended meat patties of a standard formulation represented a common food material flowing through a food service system. Batch sizes of 24 patties were prepared by (1) grilling, (2) baking by natural convection, and (3) baking by forced-air convection. Refrigerating of bulk packed samples and microwave reheating of plated samples concluded the input effects.

Cooked, whole meat patties were portioned with a specially designed cutting tool and recombined into composite …

Development Of An Introductory Food Manual, Frances Haydon

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Based on the need for a food manual for the introductory food course at Western Kentucky University, several .manuals from other sources were reviewed. None was found which met the need. the Food Science course, so it was decided that a manual would be developed at Western.

The purpose of the manual was to incorporate experiences which could meet the needs of any student taking the course either as an elective or as a program requirement. Since there is only one introductory course to serve all students who are interested in learning basic food preparation skills, such a manual was …

Computer-Assisted Lnstruction For Teaching Decision-Making In Food Systems Administration, Deborah Dean Canter

Doctoral Dissertations

Models for the inclusion, development, and implementation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in a dietetic education program were developed, tested, and evaluated. The models were applied to the Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

An assessment of competencies to be met by an entry-level generalist dietitian in food systems administration revealed that the competency concerning principles and practices of management of personnel was not being met adequately by dietetic students.

Participating faculty and students were introduced to CAI and oriented to the use of computer terminals. Case study simulations were presented via CAI and programmed learning booklets …

A Computer Simulation Model Of The Service Component Of A Fast Food Operation: Development, Validation, And Use, Sarah Ritchey Jordan

Doctoral Dissertations

A management tool is needed in the food service industry, especially in the area of fast food service, to generate data on which to base the decision to add menu items which could better meet the nutritional needs of the clientele while maintaining an acceptable margin of profit and meeting service needs of the clientele. A computer simulation model of the service component of a fast food service operation was developed and validated to analyze the influence of an additional menu item on speed of service to the customer and margin of profit realized by management. Data were collected for …

An Instructional Model For The Implementation And Use Of Videotape Simulation For The Improvement Of Employee Counseling Skills Of Dietetic Students, Karen Margaret Fiedler

Doctoral Dissertations

An instructional model was developed and implemented for the introductory application of employee counseling techniques by 17 senior students in the Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Lack of experience in employee counseling during the clinical practicum was noted. The model as a substitution for actual experience combined as a microteaching approach, referred to as an intensive workshop, utilizing videotape simulation of employee counseling situations with a coached counselee. Five evaluation instruments were developed.

Students were released from clinical facilities for one week to participate in the intensive counseling workshop to practice counseling situations. A …

A Kentucky Dressmaker, Mrs. A.H. (Carrie) Taylor: An Examination Of Her Role In Fashion At The Turn Of The Century, Janice Centers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

One dressmaker, Mrs. A. H. Taylor of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was studied in order to draw attention to the role of the dressmaker in American fashion. A biography of Mrs. A. H. Taylor and the business history were compiled; available designs were analyzed in relation to current fashion; and an investigation of the business organization was made. It was found that the dressmaking establishment played an important role in the lives of women of that time period. Fashionable custom fit clothing was made available to local residents and to mail-order customers. The establishment was one of the few businesses which …

Food Behaviors Of Adolescents Relative To Adiposity, Kitty Roberts Coffey

Doctoral Dissertations

Food behaviors relative to adiposity were studied in 226 seventh-grade students from selected junior high schools in Knoxville, Tennessee. Height, weight, and triceps fatfold thickness were obtained for each subject. Based on triceps fatfold measurements (mm) students were divided as equally as possible into three groups and designated as "lean," "middle," and "fat." A questionnaire was designed and administered to obtain specific demographic information and to investigate differences between the "lean" and "fat" with regard to their perceived food preferences, food connotative meanings, knowledge of energy values of food and activity, and taste preferences for four Kool-Aid solutions ranging from …

Effect Of Sulfur Nutrition On The Activity Of Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase, Citrate Cleavage Enzyme, And Malic Enzyme In Rat Liver, Joyce Brann Bittle

Doctoral Dissertations

The level of dietary inorganic sulfate as well as the nature of the neutral sulfate fed a rat have been shown to affect the activity of certain key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism. Metabolic alterations have been demonstrated in rats fed diets containing inorganic sulfate at levels above or below the established optimal level of 0.02%. The present investigation was designed to extend these studies to include lipogenesis.

Ninety-two adult male rats were fed diets containing 15% casein and supplemented with CaSO₄, methionine, and cysteine in order to prepare diets with different inorganic sulfate levels and different neutral to …

Problems Of Clothing Elementary School Age Children In Families Of Low- And Middle-Socioeconomic Status In Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Comparisons And Recommendations, Kay Grise

Home Economics and Family Living Theses

The study was designed to determine the problems that low and middle socioeconomic status families have in clothing their elementary school-age children. Comparisons were made of the consumer buying attitudes and practices of mothers of elementary school-age children from middle-and low-socioeconomic status families in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Differences between the groups were measured on a 92- item Likert scale questionnaire on the variables-planned buying, appropriateness, conformity, labeling, faulty merchandise, care, serviceability, comfort, and versatility. One-way analysis of variance was used to determine significant differences. The middle socioeconomic group indicated a more knowledgeable attitude on all the scales. Data from personal …

A Study Of Alternatives To The Home Management House Practicum At Morehead State University, Carolyn Dotson Taylor

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

An applied project presented to the Graduate Faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Specialist in Education by Carolyn Dotson Taylor on April 27, 1977.

A Managerial Decision Model For Continuous Innovation In Family Lodging Accomodations, Louis A. Ehrcke

Doctoral Dissertations

Agreement between families and motel operators in continuous innovations for desired lodging accommodations was examined with populations within the East South Central United States. Levels of agreement were calculated for the sample population by income levels of families. Additional characteristics of families utilizing lodging acconmodations were presented.

The procedure to obtain agreement levels was the first phase of a theoretically developed decision model consisted of five phases. Data for the first phase were obtained through questionnaires mailed to residential addresses obtained by interval numbers from telephone directories in one randomly determined Standard Statistical Metropolitan Area in each of the four …

Ua12/2/1 Spring Fashions, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding fashion.

• Kerrick, Sara. Hair Clips, Simple Chains Add Accent
• Sanders, Linda. Old Jeans, Remnants Provide Materials for Creative Fashions
• Ribar, Richard. Jeans, T-Shirts are Always In on the Hill
• Owen, Karen. Diets: Students Try to Get Winter Bodies in Summer Clothes
• Hepp, Jan. Eye-Catching, Comfortable Shoes Essential Part of Spring Wardrobe
• Spring and Perfume are in the Air
• Wildman, Judy. Gowns, Traditional or Contemporary, are Special Choices for Spring Brides
• Old Shirts Passe; Stylish Sleep Water Includes Teddy
• Sanders, Linda. Three-Piece Suit, “Create-A-Dress” Perfect for the Elegant Couple
• Mears, Teresa. There’s No …

South Carolina School Food Service Association - Accession 82, Food Service Association, South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The South Carolina Food Service Association Records consist of historical statements, constitutions and by-laws, annual, officer and committee reports, minutes of the executive board, correspondence, financial records, membership records, newsletters, handbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings and other records. There are records relating to the regional and national school food service associations and to the 1963 International Congress on Home Economics.

Mary Johnston Gates Papers - Accession 110, Mary Johnston Gates

Manuscript Collection

The Mary Johnston Gates Papers consist of correspondence, minutes, histories, financial records, program notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and reference material, relating to the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council (1930-1976), Bethel Home Demonstration Club (1941-1975), the National Extension Homemakers’ Council (1948-1976), the Associated Country Women of the World (1968-1976) and the South Carolina Agricultural County Extension Work (1928-1968) . There is also a 16mm film describing the dedication ceremonies of the Bethel Home Demonstration Club of Sumter, South Carolina, the first of its kind in the United States. Correspondents include Strom Thurmond, US Senator from South Carolina; Donald Russell, former …

South Carolina Association Of Future Homemakers Of America Records - Accession 120, Future Homemakers Of America Association, South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The South Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America Records are a valuable source on the history of girls’ home economics clubs in South Carolina from 1936 to 1970. While the first club was organized in 1933 to promote an appreciation of home life and to further interest in home economics on the part of young women in the state, the records do not begin until 1936. The collection includes a short history, constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, handbooks, manuals, annual reports, minutes, newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks relating to the history and activities of the Association. The purpose of the …

Mrs. W. E. (Bernace) Cochran Papers - Accession 103, Bernace M. Cochran

Manuscript Collection

The Mrs. W. E. (Bernace) Cochran Papers consist of histories, constitutions, bylaws, reports, memoranda, minutes, membership lists, newsletters, handbooks, brochures, manuals, newspaper clippings and photographs, relating to her involvement with the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council (1936-1976), the National Home Demonstration Council (1960-1976), the Associated Country Women of the World (1947-1976), the Master Farm Homemakers’ Guild (1964-1976), and the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1968-1972).

Williamsburg County Extension Homemakers' Council Records - Accession 121, Extension Homemakers' Council, Williamsburg County

Manuscript Collection

The Williamsburg County Extension Homemakers' Council Records consist of annual reports, correspondence, financial records, and minutes relating to both the Williamsburg County Extension Homemakers’ Council (1930-1965) and the Williamsburg County 4-H Council (1930-1964). The Williamsburg County Extension Homemakers’ Council was founded in 1930 and the 4-H Council in March, 1938. The collection documents the origin, growth, and accomplishments of the two organizations.