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Iron and Copper Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Iron and Copper Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The object of this study is to determine the copper and iron intake in food and the output in the urine and feces of women students living in the Home Management House eating a self-selected diet.
Date: 1947
Creator: Holt, Nora Flowayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin A Content of Lunches Served Nursery School Children (open access)

Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin A Content of Lunches Served Nursery School Children

The present study was made in an attempt to determine what contributions the mid-morning feeding and the noon meal served children in a nursery school make toward the day's total intake of vitamin C and vitamin A.
Date: 1947
Creator: Tompkins, Virginia Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Student Growth When the Goal-Seeking Method is Employed in Teaching a Foods Unit (open access)

An Evaluation of Student Growth When the Goal-Seeking Method is Employed in Teaching a Foods Unit

The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent of certain aspects of growth in foods units in homemaking classes through several evaluative methods, such as: pre-tests and tests, anecdotal records, self-evaluations of students, and student and teacher planned devices.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lindley, Edith Ross
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fasting Hour Excretion Test for Riboflavin Using College Women as Subjects (open access)

Fasting Hour Excretion Test for Riboflavin Using College Women as Subjects

The purpose of this study was to determine reserves of riboflavin in urine of college women.
Date: 1945
Creator: Beard, Gertrude Ophelia
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Storage on the Ascorbic Acid Content of Four Varieties of Canned Fruit Juice (open access)

The Effect of Storage on the Ascorbic Acid Content of Four Varieties of Canned Fruit Juice

The purposes of this study are (1) to determine the ascorbic acid content of a variety of fruit juices available in Denton, Texas, during March to July, 1943; (2) to ascertain the loss of ascorbic acid when canned grapefruit, orange, pineapple, and apple juices are opened and stored in the home refrigerator for several days' use; and (3) by means of data obtained, to make recommendations as to the most advantageous ways of using one's "points" in purchasing canned fruit juices for their ascorbic acid value.
Date: 1943
Creator: Willard, Helen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ascorbic Acid Content of School Lunches Served at the North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School During March and April, 1944 (open access)

The Ascorbic Acid Content of School Lunches Served at the North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School During March and April, 1944

The purposes of the present study are to determine the ascorbic acid values of foods served in the lunch room of North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School at the time food preparation is completed, at the beginning of the serving period, and at the end of the serving period; to ascertain the loss of ascorbic acid during these intervals; and to determine the quantity of ascorbic acid present in the size portions served primary, elementary, and high school students.
Date: 1944
Creator: Bryan, Ada Ruth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carotene and Vitamin A Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Carotene and Vitamin A Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The object of this study is to determine the intake (in food) and output (in feces) of vitamin A and carotene of several groups of college women living in the Home Management House.
Date: 1947
Creator: Kelsay, June
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ascorbic Acid Content of Orange Marmalade Made With and Without Commercial Pectin (open access)

The Ascorbic Acid Content of Orange Marmalade Made With and Without Commercial Pectin

The purpose of the present study is to determine the ascorbic acid values of orange marmalades made with and without commercial pectin; and to compare these values with those obtained by testing random samples of home and commercial prepared orange marmalades.
Date: 1943
Creator: Burt, Dorthy Farris
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dietary Habits of Fifty-Nine North Texas State Teachers College Students Doing Light Housekeeping (open access)

The Dietary Habits of Fifty-Nine North Texas State Teachers College Students Doing Light Housekeeping

The purpose of this study is an attempt to determine the food habits of a group of light housekeeping students enrolled in the North Texas State Teachers College in the spring of 1939, using the inventory method.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kellar, Loren
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Mate Selection (open access)

Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Mate Selection

This study investigated the attitudes of sixty-four adolescents who completed an instrument designed to measure attitudes toward factors which influence mate selection. The hypotheses examined attitudes toward mate selection and gender, socioeconomic status, educational goals, family structure, and preferred age at marriage. The data were analyzed by calculating percentages and mean scores. The analysis of data revealed that adolescents valued personality-oriented characteristics as the most important characteristics desired in a mate; males and females held different values for certain factors; adolescents from various socioeconomic levels held different values for certain factors; adolescents with different educational goals, and adolescents residing in various family structures held similar values for each factor; and adolescents with various preferences for age at marriage held different values for certain factors.
Date: December 1982
Creator: Curtner, Mary Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nitrogen Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Nitrogen Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The purpose of the present study is to determine the nitrogen intake and output (in both urine and feces) of two groups of Texas college women living in the Home Management House at North Texas State College.
Date: 1947
Creator: Boshart, Gayle Jewel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dark Adaptation of Second and Third Grade Children (open access)

Dark Adaptation of Second and Third Grade Children

The purpose of the study is to determine the dark adaptation of second grade children in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1940
Creator: Rohrer, Lois Young
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Contribution of Meats and of Breakfasts to the Thiamin Content of Cafeteria Selected Diets (open access)

The Contribution of Meats and of Breakfasts to the Thiamin Content of Cafeteria Selected Diets

The purpose of this study is to show how much of the thiamin content of the noon and evening meals is contributed by meats and meat dishes which appear on the cafeteria menu, as well as the thiamin contribution of the breakfast meal to the total daily intake.
Date: 1951
Creator: Holley, Bennie Caraway
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effectiveness of the Problem-Solving Method in Developing Thinking Ability in Homemaking Students (open access)

Effectiveness of the Problem-Solving Method in Developing Thinking Ability in Homemaking Students

This study attempts to compare the thinking abilities of homemaking girls with the thinking abilities of girls not taking homemaking. By emphasizing the problem-solving method in the teaching of an experimental unit, it proposes to determine whether homemaking students show greater gains in thinking ability at the end of the school year than non-homemaking students. The investigator proposes to find out if the student taught by techniques of problem-solving forms thinking habits superior to habits formed by those students who have not been taught by this method as extensively as homemaking students.
Date: 1951
Creator: Baker, Frances Basye
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Disappearance of Crude Fiber and Lignin from the Digestive Tracts of Young College Women (open access)

The Disappearance of Crude Fiber and Lignin from the Digestive Tracts of Young College Women

The purpose of this study is to investigate the disappearance of crude fiber and lignin from the digestive tracts of healthy young college women consuming a self-selected diet.
Date: 1950
Creator: McCarty, Faye A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Riboflavin Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Riboflavin Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The purpose of this study was to determine the riboflavin intake in food and the excretion in the urine and feces of young college women living in the home management house and eating a self selected diet from a common food supply.
Date: 1948
Creator: Harris, Jimmie Nell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crude Fiber and Laxation of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Crude Fiber and Laxation of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of crude fiber in the diet and the laxation rate of college women consuming self-selected diets.
Date: 1949
Creator: Collier, Charlotte Collins
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Effect of Participation in Certain Lunchroom Activities upon the Acceptance of Food by Elementary School Children (open access)

An Evaluation of the Effect of Participation in Certain Lunchroom Activities upon the Acceptance of Food by Elementary School Children

It is the purpose of this study to determine how the pupils' participation in certain lunchroom activities for a two-weeks period affected their acceptance of foods.
Date: 1949
Creator: Morrow, Annie Launa
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Relationship Films in Changing Attitudes of Adult Homemakers (open access)

The Effectiveness of Relationship Films in Changing Attitudes of Adult Homemakers

It is the purpose of this study to determine whether the use of sound films alone, shown to homemakers in adult homemaking classes, is effective in improving attitudes relative to family and social relationships, civic responsibility, and the use of leisure time.
Date: 1950
Creator: Hall, Avis Moran
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Certain Factors on the Adjustment of College Students of Social Fundamentals (open access)

The Influence of Certain Factors on the Adjustment of College Students of Social Fundamentals

The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to determine whether students of either sex, or of any particular college class or subject matter major, make greater adjustment progress than students of the opposite sex, or of another college class or major field; and (2) to study the influence of these factors on the adjustment of college students of social fundamentals.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Phelps, Isabel Stuart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Toy Preference of Pre-School Children (open access)

Toy Preference of Pre-School Children

The purpose of this study is to determine toy preference of pre-school-age children as a guide for parents and for homemaking students in the selection of toys.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Wattner, Pauline Miller
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subject Matter and Class Section as Factors in the Development of Personality Traits in College Students of Social Fundamentals (open access)

Subject Matter and Class Section as Factors in the Development of Personality Traits in College Students of Social Fundamentals

The purpose of the present study is to determine whether subject matter and the class section are factors in the development of certain personality traits in college students of social fundamentals. Specifically, the purposes are: (1) to determine whether subject matter field and class section are factors in the development of personality traits referred to as objectivity, agreeableness, and co-operativeness; and (2) to determine which subject matter fields and class sections are responsible for group differences.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Wood, Joyce McKeever
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Factors in the Development of Personality Traits in College Students Enrolled in Social Fundamentals Classes (open access)

Some Factors in the Development of Personality Traits in College Students Enrolled in Social Fundamentals Classes

Working with students in social fundamentals classes in which social comprehension has been found to influence the development of these traits, this study attempts to determine whether sex, college classification and subject-matter are factors in the development of objectivity, agreeableness, and cooperativeness.
Date: August 1954
Creator: James, Emily Watson
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Social Comprehension on the Adjustment of College Students (open access)

The Influence of Social Comprehension on the Adjustment of College Students

The purpose of this investigation is to extend the study of the influence of social comprehension on the adjustment of college students by (1) determining the adjustment progress of students in the social fundamentals classes, and (2) comparing the adjustment progress of men and women in these home economics classes with the progress of men and women in other subject-matter fields.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Randolph, Vannie Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library