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Partial Purification And Characterization Of A Naturally-Occurring Inhibitor Of Viral Polyprotein Processing., Shaffina John Jan 1993

Partial Purification And Characterization Of A Naturally-Occurring Inhibitor Of Viral Polyprotein Processing., Shaffina John

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

An inhibitor activity that prevents the proteolytic processing of Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CPMV) polyprotein has been discovered in crude wheat germ extracts. CPMV is a comovirus that replicates via the synthesis of two polyproteins which are subsequently cleaved by a viral proteinase to yield the functional viral proteins. Since this scheme of replication is common to many other viral groups, a potential target for antivirals is the proteinase responsible for polyprotein processing. A partial purification of this wheat germ inhibitor activity has been accomplished by classical protein purification methods which include ammonium sulfate precipitation, heat treatment, ion exchange, size exclusion …


Circadian Neuroendocrine Regulation Of Scale Allograft Reactions In Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis., Nicholas John Nevid Jan 1993

Circadian Neuroendocrine Regulation Of Scale Allograft Reactions In Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis., Nicholas John Nevid

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Reactions against scale allografts in gulf killifish were studied to examine circadian variation and neuroendocrine regulation of immune function. Although melanophores in autografts remain viable indefinitely, melanophores in scale allografts were broken down predominantly at night (12-h scotophases) regardless of the time of transplantation. Daily treatment with hormones or antagonists of neuroendocrine receptors altered the rhythm of melanophore breakdown when administered at light onset or light offset. Daily rhythms of immune activity may be a direct reflection of growth hormone levels and are entrained by exogenous cortisol treatment. Daily nonphotoperiodic environmental stimuli overrode photoperiodic entrainment of immune activity. Peak melanophore …


Genetic Population Structure Of A Species Complex Of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Spp.)., Shane Kevin Sarver Jan 1993

Genetic Population Structure Of A Species Complex Of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Spp.)., Shane Kevin Sarver

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Mussels representing two species (Mytilus trossulus and M. galloprovincialis) were collected from 28 littoral locations on the Pacific coast of the USA, and examined for genetic variation at 15 allozyme loci. Eleven samples from a region of suspected hybridization between the two species were also analyzed for variation in seven shell characters. Analysis of allozyme data by principal components analysis revealed three groups based on first principal component scores, and were identified as M. trossulus, M. galloprovincialis and hybrids. Canonical discriminate analysis of seven shell characters was less successful in separating mussels based on morphological criteria alone. To explore the …


A Sixth-Grade Literature Discourse Community: Making Social Meaning With Illustrated Literature During Interactive Reading Events., Elizabeth Lee Willis Jan 1993

A Sixth-Grade Literature Discourse Community: Making Social Meaning With Illustrated Literature During Interactive Reading Events., Elizabeth Lee Willis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study focused on six at-risk students enrolled in the sixth grade at a large urban Southern middle school. These students, along with their classroom teacher, participated in two interactive reading events using illustrated trade books. The purpose of the study was to examine how these students used the pictures and text to create meaning for the stories. The two illustrated selections differed in story complexity, amount of world knowledge required for interpretation, and relationship of pictures to text (i.e., a close relationship indicated both picture and text communicated similar information, while a distanced relationship indicated one source provided story …


Resolution Of Genotypic And Phenotypic Properties Of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Temperature-Sensitive Mutanttsz47: Evidence For Allelic Complementation In The Unique Long Gene Ul28., James Daniel Cavalcoli Jan 1993

Resolution Of Genotypic And Phenotypic Properties Of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Temperature-Sensitive Mutanttsz47: Evidence For Allelic Complementation In The Unique Long Gene Ul28., James Daniel Cavalcoli

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research focuses on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of a temperature sensitive mutant of herpes simplex virus type 1, HSV-1 (tsZ47). This virus was previously reported to carry two different mutations, which caused it to be temperature sensitive for viral replication and transport of glycoproteins to the infected cell surface. However, altered glycoprotein transport to the cell surface was not observed in this study. In addition, cells transformed with unique long gene 28 (UL28), but not glycoprotein B (gB), complemented tsZ47 at the nonpermissive temperature indicating that a single mutation could restore the wild type phenotype to the mutant …


Studies On The Energy Mobilizing Hormones In Insects., Subrata Das Jan 1993

Studies On The Energy Mobilizing Hormones In Insects., Subrata Das

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Chemical factors controlling the energy mobilization in three species of insects were identified, partially characterized and their role in the process of energy mobilization were studied. High performance liquid chromatographic fractions were isolated from methanolic extracts of the corpora cardiaca (CC) from the honeybee Apis mellifera, the paper wasp Polistes exclamans and the house cricket Acheta domesticus. Each species had a single active fraction that was able to elevate the lipid titer in Acheta. Pyroglutamate aminopeptidase digestion of isolated active fractions indicated that these molecules are all peptides with a terminal pyroglutamate. Methanolic extracts of CC from Apis, Polistes and …


A New Therapeutic Concept Based On Hyperstabilization Of Sense-Antisense Duplexes., Dae-Yong Kim Jan 1993

A New Therapeutic Concept Based On Hyperstabilization Of Sense-Antisense Duplexes., Dae-Yong Kim

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

We proposed that known helix-stabilizing, minor-groove binding agents such as CC-1065 and its analog, U-71,184, might be feasibly targeted to specific mRNA by tethering them to antisense oligonucleotides. The CC-1065-tethered antisense oligonucleotide might be hyperstabilized to the target mRNA and arrest the translation of mRNA. Our hypothesis is that these agents can bind and increase the stability of RNA-DNA duplexes which may occur between mRNA and antisense oligonucleotides. To verify our hypothesis, we evaluated the ability of CC-1065, U-71,184, and distamycin A to bind and hyperstabilize the 20-mer sense sequence (5$\sp\prime$-TTACTTCAGTTATGAGACCA-3$\sp\prime)$ duplexed with complementary (antisense) oligonucleotide sequence made with phosphodiester …


Pedogenic Development Of Soils At High Altitude In Burundi., Salvator Kaburungu Jan 1993

Pedogenic Development Of Soils At High Altitude In Burundi., Salvator Kaburungu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

To evaluate the effects of long-term cultivation and pasture on deforested soils at high altitude in Burundi, comparisons of morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of soils under natural forest with their counterparts under cultivation and pasture were performed. A typical soil under natural forest classifies as fine, oxidic, isomesic, Typic Haplorthods. Cultivated soils classify as fine, oxidic, isothermic Humic Hapludoxs. Pastured soils classify as fine, oxidic, isothermic, allic Humic Hapludoxs. When the sombric horizon is prominent, they classify as Sombriudoxs. We proposed a Spodic subgroup for the Hapludoxs. The studied area was highly weathered prior to faulting and uplifting …


Acetylation Of Seaweed Alginate By Pseudomonas Syringae., Jin Woo Lee Jan 1993

Acetylation Of Seaweed Alginate By Pseudomonas Syringae., Jin Woo Lee

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Acetylation of bacterial alginate by Pseudomonas syringae subsp. phaseolicola ATCC 19304 was independent of alginate biosynthesis. This allowed the development of a process for acetylating seaweed alginate using immobilized P. syringae ATCC 19304 cells. About 50% of the mannuronic acid residues of seaweed alginate were acetylated by carbon immobilized P. syringae cells in a fluidized bed, up-flow reactor system fed continuously with seaweed alginate and gluconic acid. O-Acetylation by this process was found to be specific for the C-2 and/or C-3 position(s) of mannuronate residues. Acetylated seaweed alginate showed altered properties including increased viscosity and changed affinities for some cations.


Field Evaluation Of The Movement Of Agricultural Chemical Contaminants In Alluvial Soils With A Shallow Water Table., Orlino Agustin Mercado Jan 1993

Field Evaluation Of The Movement Of Agricultural Chemical Contaminants In Alluvial Soils With A Shallow Water Table., Orlino Agustin Mercado

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The movement of agricultural chemical contaminants in alluvial soils with a shallow water table in a warm, humid environment was evaluated in this study. Bromide, a non-adsorbent tracer, was used to assess the pathways of water and solute in the soil profile. The movement and fate of three commonly used herbicides: Trifluralin, Metolachlor, and Metribuzin were determined. The data gathered from the herbicide study were used to compare with the results of simulation to validate the pesticide component of the GLEAMS model. The study was conducted at the Ben Hur Research Farm of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. Five relatively …


A Cross-Age Study Of Students' Knowledge Of Insect Metamorphosis: Insights Into Their Understanding Of Evolution., Mary Susan Nichols Jan 1993

A Cross-Age Study Of Students' Knowledge Of Insect Metamorphosis: Insights Into Their Understanding Of Evolution., Mary Susan Nichols

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Insect metamorphosis is relatively easy to explain at a superficial level, but a deep understanding of the concept reveals a complex array of interrelationships, most importantly those that address evolution. This is significant because, in biology, evolution is considered to be a central theme. Participants for this study were selected from grades 5, 7, 9, and 11 according to low, middle, or high achievement levels in their science classes, and to scores on a national achievement test. The research incorporated a three-level response strategy in order to ascertain more completely students' knowledge of insect metamorphosis, and to better suggest how …


Strongylus Vulgaris: Protection, Pathology And Humoral Immune Responses In The Immunized Pony., Clifton Michael Monahan Jan 1993

Strongylus Vulgaris: Protection, Pathology And Humoral Immune Responses In The Immunized Pony., Clifton Michael Monahan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Protective resistance to Strongylus vulgaris infection was examined by immunization of ponies with radiation-attenuated larvae or soluble parasite homogenates. Twelve yearling ponies raised and maintained under parasite-free conditions were divided into four groups which received either radiation-attenuated L$\sb3$; aqueous-soluble adult somatic antigens plus adjuvant; aqueous-soluble larval somatic antigens with excretory/secretory products and adjuvant; or media with adjuvant. Ponies were immunized twice; radiation-attenuated L$\sb3$ were administered orally and soluble antigens or control injections were given intramuscularly. Six weeks following the second immunization, ponies were challenged per os with virulent S. vulgaris L$\sb3.$ Ponies were monitored twice daily for rectal temperatures and …


Dynamic Behavior Of Headspace Gases In Modified Atmosphere Packaging For Meat., Yanyun Zhao Jan 1993

Dynamic Behavior Of Headspace Gases In Modified Atmosphere Packaging For Meat., Yanyun Zhao

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Headspace gas composition in food packaging undergoes dynamic changes as a result of film permeability, postmortem metabolic activity, CO$\sb2$ absorption in water and lipid, and bacteria growth and respiration. A methodology to study dynamic behavior of headspace CO$\sb2$ was developed and used to identify the significant factors influencing CO$\sb2$ behavior within modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) systems for beef. Additionally, a mathematical structure suitable for modeling microbial growth in MAP systems was presented. A combined analytical and experimental method was developed to investigate headspace CO$\sb2$ changes during isothermal storage. The ideal gas law was used as a theoretical basis, and a …


Nitrogen Form, Aluminum, And Their Interaction Effects On Growth, Nitrogen Absorption And Chemical Composition Of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam.)., Jose Ramon Binns Jan 1993

Nitrogen Form, Aluminum, And Their Interaction Effects On Growth, Nitrogen Absorption And Chemical Composition Of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam.)., Jose Ramon Binns

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is frequently grown on acid soils with potentially toxic levels of aluminum (Al). Interaction effects of nitrogen (N) form and Al on growth and nutrient relationships in ryegrass require further definition for environmental, biological, and economic reasons. Nutrient solution and soil experiments were conducted in growth chambers to determine interactive effects of ammonium: nitrate (NH$\sb4$:NO$\sb3$) ratios and Al on growth, N absorption, nutrient composition, cation influx rate, and N use efficiency. In nutrient solution studies, highest dry weights of shoots were obtained when the two N forms were present in equal proportions, while highest dry …


Physiological And Biochemical Responses To Hypoxia In The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, The Lesser Blue Crab, Callinectes Similis Williams, And The Southern Oyster Drill, Stramonita Haemastoma Linnaeus., Tapash Das Jan 1993

Physiological And Biochemical Responses To Hypoxia In The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, The Lesser Blue Crab, Callinectes Similis Williams, And The Southern Oyster Drill, Stramonita Haemastoma Linnaeus., Tapash Das

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study measured the physiological and biochemical changes associated with exposure of the juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun and the lesser blue crab. C. similis Williams, to long term (28 d) hypoxia, short term (10 d) transfer from hypoxia to normoxia and a diurnally fluctuating oxygen regime for 28 days. The southern oyster drill, Stramonita haemastoma Linnaeus, was also exposed to 28 days of constant hypoxia to compare the responses of a tolerant species with the two species of Callinectes. The 28 day LC$\sb{50}$ estimates for C. sapidus, C. similis and S. haemastoma were respectively 106, 43 and 11.5 …


Romanticism Reconsidered: The Implications Of Organicism In Educational Reform., Anne Burford Griffin Jan 1993

Romanticism Reconsidered: The Implications Of Organicism In Educational Reform., Anne Burford Griffin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to reconsider what has historically been called "Romantic" in American education. What I discovered was the ubiquity of organicism--an organicism which, when applied to education, promises to heal divisions with connection and integration. A reading of Romanticism as organicism is a traditional interpretation which fails to acknowledge the revisionist work of critics like de Man, Hartman, Bloom, and McFarland, who regard the Romantic recognition of language and self-consciousness as providing alienation, not unity. However, education continues to regard the Romantics as organicists and to provide organic remedies, such as the organic reforms proposed in …


Signal Requirement For Memory Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes., Sudhirdas Kumar Prayaga Jan 1993

Signal Requirement For Memory Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes., Sudhirdas Kumar Prayaga

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Generation of an optimal immune response against a pathogen leads to protection from disease. Cytokines orchestrate a complex but well coordinated interaction between the cells of the immune system. Precise and sequential signals are required for the induction of a particular cellular function. In this study, I have analyzed the minimal signal requirement for memory cytotoxic T lymphocyte (mCTL) effector function. I have used human peripheral blood T cells as the source of influenza virus specific mCTL precursors, and influenza virus infected and formaldehyde fixed cells as antigen presenters in our assay system. Using this model, we have identified an …


Contributions Of Monoclonal Antibodies With Anti-Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Like Activity To Peripheral Nerve Regeneration., Laura G. Remsen Jan 1993

Contributions Of Monoclonal Antibodies With Anti-Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Like Activity To Peripheral Nerve Regeneration., Laura G. Remsen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Tubes containing monoclonal antibodies with anti-neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM)-like activity were applied to transected sciatic nerves to attempt to perturb the recovery of muscle function. Physiological recordings were used to estimate the return of function. The decline of implanted antibody over 28 days was estimated. No significant immune responses were detected in response to the implanted material. Electron microscopic and immunohistological analyses evaluated particular cellular disruptions in nerves due to the presence of these antibodies with anti-N-CAM like activity. Histological sections of fixed experimental nerves consistently revealed abnormal gaps between Schwann cells of regenerating nerves. This specific Schwann cell …


A Performance-Centered Approach To Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony"., Randall Thomas Hill Jan 1993

A Performance-Centered Approach To Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony"., Randall Thomas Hill

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study argues that in Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko rehearses her Laguna-Keres culture and her culture's interactions with others. She accomplishes this rehearsal by employing representations of performances from the Laguna people as well as other cultures. To establish the context of my argument, first I offer a brief exploration of the current critical interest in Native American arts and cultures, review questions involved in defining the parameters for a study of Native American novels, examine the significance of Native novels for performance scholarship, and review performance studies scholars' responses to Native texts. Second, I review methodologies from a variety …


The Role Of Flagellar Proteins In Adhesion Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, And Isolation Of The Corresponding Gene(S)., Ratchanee Hongprayoon Jan 1993

The Role Of Flagellar Proteins In Adhesion Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, And Isolation Of The Corresponding Gene(S)., Ratchanee Hongprayoon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Polar flagellar core protein was purified from Vibrio parahaemolyticus by differential centrifugation and cesium chloride isopycnic centrifugation. Twelve hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies against flagellar core protein (MAb-flc) were obtained from fusions. By chance, one purified flagellar core preparation retained flagellar sheath and as a consequence, two hybridomas were detected which secreted anti-sheath antibodies (MAb-fls). MAb-flc and MAb-fls reacted specifically with their corresponding antigens as demonstrated by immunogold labelling. Coagglutination reagents prepared with MAb-flc and MAb-fls were tested against 34 strains of V. parahaemolyticus and 34 heterologous Vibrio species. The coagglutination results revealed that the flagellar core was species-specific while the …


An Examination Of The Spontaneously Generated And Retold Narratives Produced By Gifted/Learning-Disabled Adolescents From An Integrated Perspective Of Language Development., Phebe Archon Hayes Jan 1993

An Examination Of The Spontaneously Generated And Retold Narratives Produced By Gifted/Learning-Disabled Adolescents From An Integrated Perspective Of Language Development., Phebe Archon Hayes

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Few studies have examined the narrative abilities of gifted children with learning disabilities. This study investigated the ability of eighth-grade gifted children with learning disabilities (gifted/LD) to produce oral and written narratives by comparing their stories to those produced by gifted peers with no learning deficits (nonLD/gifted). It was hypothesized that evidence of difficulty generating the stories relative to the macrostructure (organization of ideas across sentences) and the microstructure (organization of ideas within sentences) would be exhibited by the gifted/LD population. Twenty, 13-year-old eighth-graders served as subjects in the present investigation. All were identified as gifted by their local school …


Predicting The Movement And Retention Of Pesticides In Soils: Physical And Chemical Nonequilibrium Modeling Approaches., Liwang Ma Jan 1993

Predicting The Movement And Retention Of Pesticides In Soils: Physical And Chemical Nonequilibrium Modeling Approaches., Liwang Ma

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Atrazine retention and transport in a highly aggregated Sharkey clay soil were investigated through kinetic batch experiments, miscible displacement (column transport), and mathematical modeling. Batch results indicated that atrazine retention was kinetic and adsorption-desorption was hysteretic. Adsorption and desorption isotherms were well described using the Freundlich equation (S = KC$\sp{\rm N}).$ Fitted Freundlich K was a function of reaction time and initial atrazine input concentrations, whereas fitted N was only affected by reaction time. Desorption hysteresis was quantified by the maximum difference between adsorption and desorption isotherms, and showed a linear increase with reaction time. Atrazine adsorption kinetics was successfully …


Boardinghouses, Parties And The Creation Of A Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830, Cynthia Diane Earman Nov 1992

Boardinghouses, Parties And The Creation Of A Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830, Cynthia Diane Earman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Washington's elite society was a political society where members of Congress, the president, members of his cabinet, Supreme Court justices, and members of the diplomatic corps met with members of the press, and other visitors to the capital, and long term residents came together to form a unique society. This study evolved from the premise that James Sterling Young's view of Washington City was flawed. Three questions guided this project: How did Washington change over time?; Why were specific boardinghouses chosen?; and What role did elite wives play in the Washington community? Washington's elite community was by definition a political …


The Position Of Isleño In Hispanic Dialectology, Lynn Ellen Pearson Jul 1992

The Position Of Isleño In Hispanic Dialectology, Lynn Ellen Pearson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This is a study on Isleño, a vestigial variant of Spanish spoken in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana by the descendants of Canary Islanders who settled in Louisiana during the 1780's. The goal of this research is to determine the position of Isleño in Hispanic dialectology. Previous researchers have made conflicting claims about the origins of Isleño's linguistic features, e.g. on one hand that Isleño is primarily composed of Canary Island Spanish antecedents, or on the other hand that documented contacts between the Isleños and speakers of other non-Canarian Spanish varieties have influenced Isleño's linguistic make-up. These claims are tested using …


30 Years Of Friendship: The Friends Of The Lsu Library, 1962 - 1992, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Apr 1992

30 Years Of Friendship: The Friends Of The Lsu Library, 1962 - 1992, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

Friends of the LSU Libraries

30 Years of Friendship is a Keepsake collection presented to the Friends of the LSU Library on their thirtieth anniversary by the staff and administration of the LSU Libraries. The collection outlines the history, membership, awards, collections (donated & purchased) and Purchase Committee acquisitions of the organization from its inception in 1962 through 1992 when published.


Faculty Senate Resolution 91-07, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Apr 1992

Faculty Senate Resolution 91-07, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Faculty Senate Resolution on amendment of PS-29, adopted on April 1, 1992.


Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Spring 1992, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station Apr 1992

Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Spring 1992, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.


Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 1992, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1992

Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 1992, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

Gumbo Yearbook

The Gumbo yearbook chronicles the entire academic year at LSU. In words and especially photos, the Gumbo shows the people, places, and events that make each year unique. In addition to formal portraits of schools and departments, the book contains hundreds of snapshots of students with their friends and dozens of pages showcasing organizations.


The Relation Between Stress And Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Physiologic Arousal Or Disruption Of Compliance?, Virginia Diane Garrett Jan 1992

The Relation Between Stress And Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Physiologic Arousal Or Disruption Of Compliance?, Virginia Diane Garrett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The relations between minor life events, compliance, urinary free cortisol, and blood glucose in 40 adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was examined. Specifically, this study explored whether naturally-occurring minor stressful events had disruptive effects on metabolic control through: (a) an arousal mechanism mediated by cortisol, (b) disruption of the individual's adherence to prescribed treatment, (c) a combination of arousal and disruption of compliance, or (d) a third, unspecified mechanism. Stress did not influence metabolic control, either independently or via a stress-compliance or stress-arousal mechanism although stress was related to cortisol activity. Neither the direct effects of cortisol nor a cortisol …


Dietary Restraint, Disinhibition Of Eating, And Resting Metabolic Rate In Women., Olga J. Lawson Jan 1992

Dietary Restraint, Disinhibition Of Eating, And Resting Metabolic Rate In Women., Olga J. Lawson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effects of control (dieting) and loss of control over eating (overeating) on resting metabolic rate (RMR) were examined in a sample of 44 normal premenopausal women. A 2 (Restraint: High and Low) x 2 (Disinhibition: High and Low) design was utilized. Subjects were selected by their scores on the restraint and disinhibition scales of Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (Stunkard & Messick, 1985). The four groups were: women who alternated between dieting and overeating (HR/HD); women who dieted without overeating (HR/LD); women who did not diet or overeat (LR/LD); and women who did not diet and repeatedly overate (LR/HD). Body …