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Item A comparison of the attitudes, nutrition knowledge and food habits of elementary student teachers with those of experienced teachers of elementary grades(Texas Tech University, 1971-05) Franklin, Ruth AnnNot availableItem An analysis of food attitudes of women in a retirement home(Texas Tech University, 1969-12) Thomson, Carron Ruth EvansNot availableItem Attitudes of teenagers toward dietary practices(Texas Tech University, 1970-12) Alexander, Beverly FernNot availableItem Dietary opinions and practices of selected elderly persons(Texas Tech University, 1967-08) Weems, Mary Kate HalbertNot availableItem Dietary Practices and Preferences of limited Income Groups Prior to introduction of multi-Purpose Food(Texas Tech University, 1973-08) Wineinger, Irma HendricksNot Available.Item Effects of childcare on parents' attitudes and behaviors in shaping their child's food habits(2003-05) Padget, Alison Marie; Briley, Margaret E.The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents of children who attend childcare centers have different attitudes and behaviors toward shaping their child's eating habits than parents of children who stay at home, and whether these attitudes and behaviors affect their child's dietary intake and weight. Fifty parents of 3- to 5-year-old children who attended childcare centers and fifty parents of 3- to 5-year-old children who stayed at home in Central Texas participated in the study. Parents completed questionnaires designed to measure the factors they considered when choosing food for their child, and their perceived influence on, satisfaction with, responsibility for, and control over their child's eating habits. After receiving training and measuring utensils, parents completed 3-day dietary records for their child. A researcher recorded the children's food intake when they were at the childcare center. Children's height and weight were measured, and body mass index was plotted on the CDC BMIfor- age growth charts (2000). Twelve percent of childcare children were obese compared to 2 percent of stay-at-home children (p<0.05). Children in childcare consumed more energy, vegetables, fat, saturated fat, and sweetened beverages than stay-at-home children (p<0.05), mostly due to consumption at the center. Both groups met requirements for all food groups and nutrients except grains, vegetables, and vitamin E. Their diets were too high in fat, contributing 32 percent of total energy. There was no evidence that parents of children in childcare felt less responsible for, less influential on, more satisfied with, or exerted less control over their child's diet than stay-at-home parents. Parents of childcare children believed that they and the childcare center shared responsibility for their child's nutrition. They felt that time was a more important factor in choosing food for their child than did stay-at-home parents. Parents who perceived lack of time to be an obstacle had children who consumed less energy, iron, and fat during the evening hours. Parents of overweight children felt more influential on and were more satisfied with their child's diets than parents of normal weight children. No other parental attitudes were predictive of children's food intake or weight status.Item Endohelminths from six rare species of turtles (Bataguridae) from Southeast Asia confiscated by international authorities in Hong Kong, China(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30) Murray, Rebecca AnnSpecimens of 6 species of threatened, vulnerable, and endangered turtles (Cuora amboinensis, Cyclemys dentata, Heosemys grandis, Orlitia borneensis, Pyxidea mouhotii, and Siebenrockiella crassicollis) belonging to family Bataguridae, were confiscated in Hong Kong, China on 11 December 2001 by international authorities. Endohelminth studies on these turtle species are scarce, and this study provided a rare opportunity to examine a limited number of specimens for endohelminths. Ten different parasite species were collected and there were 16 new host records. This is the first record of a parasite from P. mouhotii. The parasite prevalences found in this study provide a basis for a better understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of the family Bataguridae to other families, especially Testudinidae. Based on known life cycles, parasites found provided an indication of food preferences of these 6 turtle species that support previous studies of the turtles' feeding habits. However, the results of the parasite survey from O. borneensis provided additional feeding habit information. The list of endohelminths herein is intended to provide a foundation for future parasite studies of the 6 species of Asian turtles.Item Factors affecting food buying practices of food stamp recipients in Texas(Texas Tech University, 1980-08) Cowling, Billie Marie BrownNot availableItem Food habits and nutrition knowledge of obstetric patients in a city-county health unit(Texas Tech University, 1970-12) Armistead, AnnNot availableItem Food preferences of men and women determined by questionnaire and feeding(Texas Tech University, 1998-08) Weaver, Michelle RaeFood preferences are usually determined by questionnaires using a hedonic scale, which was developed using servicemen. Recently feeding is being used to determine food preferences. This study investigated food preferences of men and women by questionnaire and feeding. The 110 men and women rated 54 foods for liking using a 9- point hedonic scale and indicated frequency of consumption. Two weeks later they tasted 12 foods from the questionnaire and rated them on the same scale. Analysis of variance was used to determine the effect of treatment (questionnaire versus feeding) and gender on hedonic scores for foods. Correlation analysis was used to determine relationships between hedonic scores and frequency of consumption of foods. Hedonic ratings by men and women did not differ significantly for most foods. Most foods that were rated significantly different by men and women were rated higher by women. Frequency of consumption of some foods was significantly greater for men than for women. Food liking and frequency of consumption)were significantly and positively related. Liking ratings for most foods did not differ significantly for questionnaire and feeding although the questionnaire yielded higher liking ratings for some foods. In conclusion, liking for most foods did not differ for men and women or for questionnaire and feedingItem Knowledge and attitudes of teen-agers toward nutrition and dietary habits(Texas Tech University, 1971-08) Scott, Kenna MNot availableItem Nutrition education based on food intake of selected populations in Slaton, Texas.(Texas Tech University, 1975-08) Clark, Carol ReynoldsNot availableItem Parameters of food choices of selected college students(Texas Tech University, 1970-08) Knowles, Brenda HatcherNot availableItem Personal and social determinants of food preference(Texas Tech University, 1969-08) Hoover, Loretta WhiteNot availableItem Rio Grande wild turkey diets in the Texas Panhandle(2007-12) Petersen, Brian Earl; Ballard, Warren B.; Wallace, Mark C.; Holdstock, Derrick P.Many diet studies have been conducted throughout the range of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and have described wild turkeys as opportunistic. However, only a few diet studies have been conducted on the Rio Grande wild turkey (M. g. intermedia) in Texas and none have been conducted in the Texas Panhandle. Our objectives were to determine seasonal and annual diets of wild turkeys in the Texas Panhandle. We conducted our study on 3 study sites, Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, Matador Wildlife Management Area, and private lands surrounding the Salt Fork of the Red River. We harvested 70 birds, 35 male and 35 female, from all the study sites over 4 seasons. We analyzed crop contents to determine diet. We removed, dried, and examined samples macroscopically to identify plants (to species) and insects (to order) eaten. Hackberries (Celtis spp.) (24.7%), domestic peanuts (10.7%), woolybucket bumelia (Bumelia lanuginosa) (9.6%), corn (8.2%), Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) fruit (6.9%), and grasshoppers (6.1%) were all important components of the annual diet by volume. Annually, hackberries were found in the greatest frequency (62.9%) followed by beetles (55.7%), grass vegetation (47.1%), and grasshoppers (44.3%). Winter diets were composed primarily of hackberries (56.4%), peanuts (14.1%), and western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) (10.5%). Spring diets consisted primarily of peanuts (41.6%), dense-flower bladderpod (Lesquerella densiflora) (24.6%), and grasses (11.4%). Summer diets were dominated by Chickasaw plum fruit (28.1%), grasshoppers (20.0%), and western soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) fruit (19.2%). Finally, the most abundant foods during the autumn were woolybucket bumelia (32.1%), hackberry (18.7%), corn (16.9%), and western ragweed ( ) (7.3%). We found no significant differences between foods consumed by male or female wild turkeys. We found that animal matter was consumed most during summer (P = 0.0004), mast was consumed least during spring (P = 0.0065), and miscellaneous items were consumed in greater amounts in the winter (P = 0.0011). We also found that anthropogenic food was consumed the most at the Salt Fork study area (P < 0.0001), mast was consumed the least at the Salt Fork study area (P = 0.0067), and miscellaneous items were consumed in the greatest amounts at the Matador study area (P = 0.0022). Wildlife managers can use this information to evaluate wild turkey habitat for management planning. Future research should focus on determining the effect of food sources on wild turkey population dynamics, movement, and distribution, especially the role of anthropogenic foods on these parameters. Chapter I is a comprehensive review of all literature relating to wild turkey history, ecology and diet. In the first part, I outline the history of the wild turkey in North America, the differences between the subspecies, and basic habitat associations of the Rio Grande wild turkey. In the second part, I compare and contrast different methods for determining diet, and review what previous diet studies on wild turkeys have found. The intent of the first chapter is to give a more complete background than is possible in the second chapter. Chapter II describes that study that I conducted on Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Texas Panhandle to assess their diet. This chapter is intended to be submitted to the Southwest Naturalist journal and is formatted in accordance with their policies.Item Some of the factors contributing to the consumer's choice of food(Texas Tech University, 1963-08) Crabtree, Leslie JoNot availableItem The Acceptability and Nutritional Value of a Cottonseed Flour Cracker(Texas Tech University, 1973-05) Smallwood, Martha TNot Available.Item The Effect of Nutrition Education on Nutrition Knowledge and Food Patterns of Leaders Enrolled in the Expanded Nutrition Program(Texas Tech University, 1983-05) Fillipp, Shelley WilliamsNot Available.