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American Farm Price And Income Policies: Main Lines Of Development, 1920-1973, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Irving Dubov, E. L. Rawls

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Food Use Of Wild Plants By Cherokee Indians, Myra Jean Perry

Masters Theses

Wild plants have long been a component of the diet of the Cherokee Indians. In this study, traditional knowledge of edible wild plants as a food source has been shown to exist in present day Cherokee society and the use of and beliefs about wild plants and other natural resource foods have been documented from accounts on the historic Cherokee.

It was noted that knowledge of wild plants may be passed from one generation to another by word of mouth. Attitudeds and beliefs toward teh consumption of wild plants affected the use of this knowledge.

The active collection of data …

Food Preference Influences On Meal Selections Of High School Students At Central High School, Knoxville, Tennessee, Robbie Fowler Needham

Masters Theses

For the purpose of this research it was hypothesized that teenagers use food preferences when making meal selections. The sample included all students attending six sections of the study hall at Central High School, Knoxville, Tennessee. Three hundred and ten pairs of usable questionnaires were obtained and both sexes from each of the three grades (10, 11, and 12) were represented.

A questionnaire containing both definitions and menu choices for three days was administered two weeks prior to the service of their meals. Students were asked to indicate their meal preference and to describe food items listed. The questionnaire was …

Food Use Of "Wild" Plants By Cherokee Indians, Myra Jean Perry

Masters Theses

Wild plants have long been a component of the diet of the Cherokee Indians. In this study, traditional knowledge of edible wild plants as a food source has been shown to exist in present day Cherokee society and the use of and beliefs about wild plants and other natural resource foods have been documented from accounts on the historic Cherokee.

It was noted that knowledge of wild plants may be passed from one person or generation to another by word of mouth. Attitudes and beliefs toward the consumption of wild plants affected the use of this knowledge.

The active collection …

Soybean Production On Some Major Soils In Tennessee, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, George J. Buntley, Larry L. Bauer

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Narrow Row Cotton In Tennessee, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, P. E. Hoskinson, J. A. Mullins, Tom Mccutchen

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Dietary Patterns Of Bobwhite Quail On Ames Plantation, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Thomas R. Eubanks, Ralph W. Dimmick

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Influence Of Diet And Feed Restriction On Kidney Function In Aging Male Rats, Sarah May Tucker

Doctoral Dissertations

The influence of diet and feed restriction on kidney function was studied in aging male albino rats. Rats were fed either a commercial feed (LB) or a modified human diet (MHD) from weaning until sacrifice at either 12 or 24 months of age. Animals sacrificed at 12 months of age were either restricted or fed LB ad libitum from 1 month of age until sacrifice. Animals fed LB and sacrificed at 24 months of age were restricted for one of the following intervals: A, no restriction; R, restriction from 1 month to 12 months; AR, restriction from 12 to 24 …

Lightning Fires In Southern Appalachian Forests, Lawrence Samuel Barden

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe characteristics of lightning fires, including frequency, size, season and severity, and to determine their effects on the composition of pine-hardwood stands in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.

An analysis of fire reports from Great Smoky Mountains National Park and from Cherokee, Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, an area of 800,000 ha, shows that during 1960-1971 there was an average of six lightning fires per year per 400,000 ha (one million acres). The median size of lightning fires was 0.8 ha and the largest 33 ha. More than 90 percent …

Agricultural Drouth Probabilities In Tennessee, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, John M. Safley Jr., William L. Parks

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Field Experiences With The Office Of Public Health Nutrition, Nassau County Department Of Health, Nassau County, New York, Bobbette A. Price

Masters Theses

The purpose of this eight-week field experience was to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate course theory learned at the University of Tennessee with the actual practice of public health in Nassau County, New York. It also allowed the student to compare programs in health departments, specifically the functions of public health nutrition in such agencies.

Varied experiences in the Nassau County Department of Health contributed to the student achieving this purpose. The characteristics of Nassau County, as well as its people, were studied. Findings revealed health problems and needs unique to the county. Orientation to units within …

A Field Experience In Public Health Nutrition With The Nutrition Section Of The Delaware Division Of Public Health, Teresa Ann Thompson

Masters Theses

Introduction: Abbreviated

The following chapters summarize the history, geography, economy, education, and demography of the State of Delaware. The organization and functions of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services and the Office of Nutrition are also described. Finally, the student's field observations and special activity are analyzed as well as an evaluation of her professional growth and development provided by the field experience.

A Nutrition Field Experience With The Kentucky Department For Human Resources, Jane G. Baxter

Masters Theses

This thesis reports and analyzes the seven-week field experience in public health nutrition spent by the student nutritionist with the Kentucky Department for Human Resources. The purpose of this field experience was to apply the scientific principles learned at the university to "real world" problems encountered in the practice of public health nutrition. Further, the purpose of participation in a federal supplemental foods program was to explore the various roles and functions of the public health nutritionist in a defined program.

The period of the field experience provided many opportunities for experiences that combined to accomplish the objectives. A major …

Field Experiences And Observations With The Nutrition Section Of The Louisiana State Department Of Health, Nancy Lee Livers

Masters Theses

This thesis is a description and an analysis of the student's field experience with the Nutrition Section of the Louisiana State Department of Health. The purpose of the field experience was to provide the student an opportunity to observe and participate in a state nutrition program.

The objectives of the field experience were accomplished through participation in a variety of nutrition related activities and through interviews and conferences with personnel of the health department. Program evaluation and statistical data manipulation skills were strengthened as the student planned, developed, and wrote a statistical report. The student expanded her professional knowledge by …

Foodways Of Selected Mothers And Their Adult-Daughters In Upper East Tennessee, Kathryn Marianne Kolasa

Doctoral Dissertations

The similarities and differences in the food behavior, food preferences, mass media use, environmental factors and demographic characteristics of 11 selected mothers and their 15 adult-daughters in an homogenous rural area in Upper East Tennessee were studied. The degree of agreement between mother and adult-daughter in the variables named above was associated to their inter-personal communication, age, education and attitudes toward modernity and familism.

A field study method, including the use of repeated interviews, based on an extensive interview-schedule was used to define similarities and differences in behaviors and attitudes of the purposively sampled group of mothers and their adult-daughters. …

Reproductive Biology Of The European Wild Hog (Sus Scrofa) In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Robert W. Duncan

Masters Theses

The present study was conducted within the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from fall 1971 to the summer of 1973. Information on the reproductive biology and population dynamics of the European wild hog (Sus scrofa) was obtained by the collection and analyses of reproductive tracts, field observation and back-dating ages to establish periods of reproductive activity.

Based on the 162 animals collected during the study, the male:female sex ratio, for all age classes, was 52:48. Age class structure was indicative of an expanding population.

Both male and female wild hogs were found to attain …

Phospholipid And Myoglobin Concentrations In Ground Bovine Extensor, Semitendinosus, And Gastrocnemius, Carla S. Hall

Masters Theses

A possible quantitative relationship between phospholipid and extractable myoglobin, or between their rates of change during the heating of beef was investigated. Three muscles--extensor, semitendinosus, and gastrocnemius--were chosen for study at three heating end points--55°, 66°, and 77°C.

The investigated relationship was not shown statistically across the muscles or age categories represented by the samples used. The effects of several variables on the muscle components studied were analyzed individually.

Extractable myoglobin decreased as internal end point temperature increased. Increasing end point temperature also resulted in increased phospholipid concentration, dry weight basis, and total lipid, wet weight basis. Neither myoglobin nor …

Analysis Of An Information System Between The Nursing Service And The Dietary Departments, Anna Lee Cupp

Masters Theses

The analysis of an information system between the nursing service and the dietary departments of a 390 bed hospital was conducted at the East Tennessee Baptist Hospital. This study was to identify, classify, and record the frequency of the most common written and verbal communication problems occurring between the nursing service and the dietary departments.

Interviews were held with forty nursing and dietary personnel. The interviews were utilized for the identification of communication forms and problems between these departments. The problems identified in the interviews, literature research, and experience were factors used in the development of a coding system for …

Browning Of Heated Ground Beef Containing Added Phospholipid And Reducing Sugar, Carolyn Mccord

Masters Theses

Knowledge concerning reactions contributing to browning of cooked ground beef patties and the cooking drip is limited. The possible contribution of carbonyl-amine reaction(s) involving phospholipids and reducing sugar to color of cooked meat and drip was investigated.

Glucose was added at 2 and 4 percent levels to ground beef to which commercial bovine phospholipid had been added. The concentrations of reducing sugar and phospholipid and distribution of phospholipids among the three major classes were determined in raw and cooked meat. Light reflectance determinations were made on the cooked meat surface, and absorbance readings and reducing sugar determinations were made on …

Some Aspects Of The History Of The Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) In The Great Smoky Mountains, Julie Devereux Lafollette

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to assess the factors which have affected the black bear (Ursus americanus) in the Great Smoky Mountains from earliest recorded history of the area until 1960. Local historical records, both public and private, were examined for pertinent information.

The historical data for the investigation were gathered from both interviews and written and pictorial material. Interviews included bear hunters, National Park Service employees, and former resident of the area. Written material was taken from diaries, journals, newspapers, National Park Service records, records of companies that operated in the area, and old historical documents. …

An Economic Survey Of The Obion-Forked Deer River Basin Area, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, M. B. Badenhop, Rodney M. Thomsen

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Policy Considerations For Commercial Agriculture And Rural Development, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, John R. Brooker, Brady J. Deaton, D. R. Humberd, B. R. Mcmanus

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Apple Variety Performance On The Cumberland Plateau Of Tennessee, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Charles A. Mullins

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Forest Vegetation And Site Relationships In The Central Portion Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Michael Stanley Golden

Doctoral Dissertations

The primary objectives of this study were (1) to apply recently developed quantitative vegetation analysis procedures to the problem of describing the forest vegetation of the central portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, (2) to group samples into forest types based on the importance of a large number of taxa and to compare the results with studies using types defined by relative density or basal area of canopy dominants, (3) to assess and further define the relationships of vegetation pattern with elevation and with topographic characteristics, (4) to examine possible relationships between soil characteristics and vegetation pattern, and …

A Determination Of The Diet Therapy Educational Needs Of Registered Nurses In Seven States, Julie Mcmenamin Mcdaniel

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction): The importance of modified diets in the treatment of diseases was recognized centuries ago by the ancient Greek and Roman physicians. Today, the physician, nurse, and dietitian work as a team sharing the responsibility for the dietary component of patient care. Each brings to this responsibility his own professional functions learned as a part of his professional training.

For the past several years many people have voiced their concern about the amount and quality of nutrition and diet therapy education received by all paramedical personnel. This concern was stated at the 1969 White House conference …

Methodology For Evaluation Of Audio-Tutorial Modules In The Development Of Cognitive Knowledge And Intellectual Skills In The Sensory Evaluation Of Foods, Cynthia Sharaphane English

Masters Theses

Eighteen undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were subjects in a research study to evaluate audio-tutorial modules in the development of cognitive knowledge and intellectual skills in sensory evaluation of foods. Student opinions toward testing and teaching methods and pertinent background information were obtained by a student information sheet. Practical examinations, written examinations, and the Kelley Audiovisual Scale were completed by each subject before presentation of an independent study module, immediately following the presentation, and four weeks following the presentation.

The results indicated that the students had a positive attitude toward audiovisuals and preferred independent study and test …

Attitudes Of Hospital Dietary Supervisors As Affected By A Training Program, Dorothy Mary Thum Sister

Masters Theses

Attitudes of hospital dietary supervisors were measured as affected by a training program. The training program consisted of slides and a commentary on the managerial skills used by supervisors.

A pretest and posttest on the content of the training program were given to the supervisors participating in the training program. An attitude questionnaire was administered to the supervisors in the training program and to their subordinates. The supervisors and subordinates were classified by levels of education and periods of employment.

The mean scores of the achievement posttest showed a significant increase over the mean scores of the achievement pretest. This …

An Evaluation Of Radioactive Feces-Tagging As A Technique For Determining Population Densities Of The Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Larry Calvin Marcum

Masters Theses

This study was conducted on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park west of highway U.S. 441. The major objectives were to evaluate selected radioisotopes as possible scat (feces) tags and to determine estimates of the black bear population using data collected by the technique of marking scats with a radioactive tag and to evaluate the reliability of the population estimates.

In June of 1972 two confined bears were injected with four selected radioisotopes; ⁶⁵Zn and ⁵⁴Mn proved suitable as tags but ¹⁰⁹Cd and ¹⁴⁴Ce were unsatisfactory.

From June through September of 1972, …

Tensile Properties Of Beef Semitendinosus Muscle As Affected By Heating Rate And End Point Temperature, Carolyn Lucille Barker

Masters Theses

Tenderness of meat is one of its most important attributes of quality. The purpose of this study was to study the effect of heating rate (comparable to oven roasting at 93° and 149°C) and end point temperature (50°, 60° and 70°C) on tensile properties of muscle fibers and connective tissue of beef semitendinosus muscle. Cores of meat were heated in tubes in a water bath "programmed" to produce the desired rate of heating. Samples were evaluated by Warner-Bratzler shears and by lnstron measurements of breaking strength and work of rupture. Tensile measurements with fibers parallel to the stress were interpreted …

Burley 64 Tobacco Variety, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, C. L. Gupton, M. O. Neas

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