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An Audio-Tutorial Diet Instruction Program For The Educationally Disadvantaged Hemodialysis Patient, Virginia King Lawson

Masters Theses

Four 10-13 minute color video-tape cassettes were developed and used as a self instructional program. The cassettes were designed to reinforce the initial one-to-one therapeutic diet instruction which is routinely given by the hospital dietitian to maintenance hemodialysis patients. The tapes were shown to the subjects used in this study while they were receiving dialysis therapy in The University of Tennessee Artificial Kidney Center.

One cassette each was prepared pertaining to the dietary adjustments for protein, sodium and fluids, potassium and kilocalories. The content of the tapes was primarily directed to the needs of the educationally disadvantaged, thus obviating the …

Food Preservation Practices Used By Selected Homemakers In Hancock County, Tennessee, Doris Ellen Phillips

Masters Theses

Food preservation practices of Home Demonstration Club (HOC) and Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) homemakers and environmental factors possibly influencing these practices were studied. An interview schedule was used.

As a combined sample, 96% of the HDC and EFNEP homemakers participated in some form of food preservation. The percentages of homemakers using the various methods of food preservation differed with over 50% canning, pickling, making jelly, and freezing.

Educational level, social participation score, and income were all higher for the HOC homemakers than the EFNEP women (P <0.01). Age of the homemaker and the number in the family were similar for the 2 groups.

The proportion of homemakers participating in the various forms of food …

Seasonal Food Habits Of European Wild Hogs (Sus Scrofa) In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Charles D. Scott

Masters Theses

This study was conducted on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the fall of 1971 to the spring of 1973. Seasonal food habits information of the European wild hog (Sus scrofa) was obtained by the analyses of stomach contents.

Hogs ate primarily plant material in all seasons. Grasses (Gramineae) were the most important food item in the spring. Grasses were important to hogs in the summer, as were the fruits of Gaylussacia sp., Vaccinium sp., and Malus sp. Roots were the major food item in the fall and winter months, although the mast …

Seasonal Food Habits Of European Wild Hogs (Sus Scrofa) In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Charles D. Scott

Masters Theses

This study was conducted on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the fall of 1971 to the spring of 1973. Seasonal food habits information of the European wild hog (Sus scrofa) was obtained by the analyses of stomach contents.

Hogs ate primarily plant material in all seasons. Grasses (Gramineae) were the most important food item in the spring. Grasses were important to hogs in the summer, as were the fruits of Gaylussacia sp., Vaccinium sp., and Malus sp. Roots were the major food item in the fall and winter months, although the mast …

A Field Experience In Public Health Nutrition With The Nutrition Section Of The Florida Division Of Health, Mary Beth Lawler

Masters Theses

A description and analysis of a field experience in Public Health Nutrition with the Nutrition Section of the Florida Division of Health is presented in this thesis. The field experience was designed to provide an opportunity for the blending of academic knowledge with practical application in work situations.

An increased understanding of the total public health organization was achieved through conferences and interviews with public health professionals. The majority of the field experience was spent with the Migrant Project Nutrition Coordinator in a six county region in south central Florida. This opportunity afforded a chance for increased development of skills …

Food Acceptability As Affected By Fluorescent Lighting, Janice Ward Pafford

Masters Theses

This research was conducted to investigate food acceptability as affected by warm and cool fluorescent lights. Five food items were judged by college students on a cafeteria hot food line in Presidential Court Food Service at The University of Tennessee Knoxville. Choices of roast beef, hamburgers, green beans, mashed potatoes, and mixed vegetables held under cool and warm fluorescent lights were recorded.

All five foods lighted by a warm fluorescent tube were chosen in preference to the same foods lighted under a cool fluorescent light. The food preferences were significant at the 5% level between the two fluorescent lights when …

A Field Experience In Public Health Nutrition With The Florida Division Of Health, Susan Morrill Fowlkes

Masters Theses

For her field experience in public health nutrition the student chose the Florida Division of Health as the official health agency. In the south central region of the state of Florida, she hoped to develop in her chosen profession by becoming actively involved in health programs. In this rural region of the state there is a need for health programs aimed at the various needs of the eight counties. The Florida Division of Health functions to meet the health needs of all counties in the state. The division is divided into bureaus and sections. The nutrition section works with many …

Observations And Experiences With The Nutrition Consultant Of The North Carolina Special Project For Comprehensive Maternal And Infant Health Care, Walter Paul Saraniecki

Masters Theses

This thesis describes and analyzes the author's training with the Nutrition Consultant of the North Carolina Special Project for Comprehensive Maternal and Infant Health Care. As a supplementary experience to the academic training in public health nutrition, the purpose of the field practice was to aid in strengthening the student nutritionist's philosophy and understanding of public health. Data for this thesis were obtained from a variety of personal conferences observations, participation, related literature and an original research project.

An original research project was undertaken to determine whether nutrition services as delivered by a team of home economists and homemakers under …

Public Health Nutrition Field Experience With The Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Tennessee, Health Department In 1973, Charlotte Bickford Colvard

Masters Theses

This thesis describes and analyzes the student's seven weeks of field training within the Nutrition Service of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department. This experience provided the student with appropriate background experience for her future role as a public health nutritionist.

The field experience gives the student in public health nutrition an opportunity to work with allied health personnel under supervision and to apply the theories and principles of public health learned during the academic year to the practice of public health nutrition in the community. The experience was designed to strengthen the student's philosophy and practical understanding of public health …

Fish Fauna Of The Hatchie River System, Wayne Calvin Starnes

Masters Theses

This thesis reports the findings of an ichthyofaunal survey of the Hatchie River system of northern Mississippi and southwestern Tennessee. This system represents the only drainage in that region which has not undergone large scale channelization, and it had previously been poorly collected. This survey was conducted mainly during August of 1972 with additional collections from other years also reported. Collections were made from the majority of streams in the entire drainage, and several methods were employed including seining, gill netting, trap nets, and the principal method, chemical application. A total of 108 collections is included, and the findings are …

The Effectiveness Of Montessori Sensorial Materials With Preschool Children, Dorothy Raney Chitwood

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare the perception and sensorimotor development of preschool children who used specific Montessori sensorial materials. Based on the literature, it was assumed that; 1. Because of the development and accentuation of form and tactile stimulation in the preschool child, extensive use of Montessori equipment designed in form for tactile and visual exploration and learning would influence development of visual perception. 2. With the perceptual-motor training of the Montessori sensorial materials, the subjects would make gains in fine motor coordination.

It was hypothesized that the gains in scores on the Marianne Frostig Developmental Test …

A Study Of Relationships Among Bone Density, Urinary Hydroxyproline, And The Metabolic Balances Of Calcium, Phosphorus, And Nitrogen In Geriatric Women, Margaret Davies Macduff

Masters Theses

Relationships among bone density, urinary hydroxyproline (HOP), and the metabolic balances of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen were investigated in 16 elderly women.

The subjects resided at Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. They ranged in age from 68 to 82 years with a mean age of 74. The consent of each subject and that of her nearest relative or guardian and of the medical staff of the hospital was obtained before participation in the study was permitted.

Twenty-four-hour urine and fecal samples and food samples, including snacks, were collected over a 7-day period. Weighed food consumptions of each subject were …

Hikers In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Their Attitudes, Characteristics, And Implications For Management, Gary C. Marsh

Masters Theses

The main objective of this study was to obtain information about trail users, primarily hikers, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), which would aid decision-makers in managing the wilderness resource for optimum benefits from hiking trails. I nformation was gathered by the use of a questionnaire to determine various socioeconomic characteristics of users, their motivations for hiking, and their attitudes toward trail use and management within the GSMNP.

The questionnaire was administered in a personal interview with respondents as they were hiking on selected trails within the park. Five-hundred and fifty-eight interviews were completed at eleven sampling locations …

Phospholipid Content Of Beef Biceps Femoris As Affected By Cooking, Carolyn Jean Lackey

Masters Theses

Differences in phospholipid class distribution in raw and cooked meat and drip have been of interest to researchers at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The present research was performed to determine if such differences result from partitioning.

Drip lipid was found to have significantly higher cephalin content and lower lecithin content than raw or cooked biceps femoris muscle lipid. Correspondingly, cooked muscle lipid had significantly lower cephalin and higher lecithin content than raw muscle or drip lipids.

Evidence of partitioning was to be obtained through data conversion from percentage basis to absolute amounts. However, several developments possibly related to experimental …

Public Health Nutrition Field Experience With The Sullivan County, Tennessee, Health Department In 1972, Anita Weinbren Miller

Masters Theses

This thesis is based upon observations and experiences during seven weeks of field training with the Nutrition Division of the Sullivan County Health Department in Tennessee. The purpose of the field training was to supplement academic training in public health nutrition at the University of Tennessee.

The field experience and the preparation of this report provided an opportunity for the student to evaluate the health needs of Sullivan County and to observe the public health program, particularly the public health nutrition program, that had been planned to meet those needs. Information was obtained on the history of Sullivan County and …