Activity of polyphenol oxidase, concentration of 3, 4-
dihydroxyphenylethylamine (dopamine), and concentration of ascorbic
acid in the pulp of bananas as they ripened were measured and relationships
between these factors and both the extent of browning and the
susceptibility to discoloration of the fruit during a 30-minute holding
period were...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships
among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance,
concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time
activities among a sample of full-time homemakers.
To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction
with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs of home
economics teachers concerning beginning clothing construction skills.
Specifically, the writer was seeking to determine:
1. What sewing skills are essential for beginning clothing construction
students to acquire.
2. What sewing skills are important or desirable for beginning
clothing...
Identification of the contribution made by the divorced male
and female parent to the direct consumption costs of dependent
children was the central purpose of the research study. Relationships
between the parents' contributions to the consumption costs
and specified demographic characteristics at the time of divorce,
methods of determining support...
The antiquity of the Northwest Coast Indian pole is the subject
of a great deal of controversy. A few viewpoints referring to that
topic are given. The symbolic value of the Kwakiutl totem pole is
examined with respect to art, style and culture; more generally
"primitive" art is considered as...
Recent judicial decisions give the
treaty Indians in Oregon the right to fifty
percent of the fish destined to reach their
fishing areas. Oregon fish resource managers
are considering various regulation options designed
to assure the Indians their share.
Stricter ocean fishing regulations and more
sophisticated management techniques will have...
The major purpose of the study was to develop a resource
guide for use at the late junior or early senior high school
level to be used with boys and girls, integrating the subjects
of homemaking and industrial arts. To plan this guide, the
writer:
1. Surveyed the industrial arts...
This history concerns the scientific contributions of Charles
Babbage (1791-1871) to mathematics, to the invention of calculating
machines, and machine tools, to the development of scientific ideas
through a wide variety of scientific investigations and his involvement
in several different scientific reforms. Babbage considered himself
a philosopher in the broadest...