Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Nutrition and Food Science"

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Evaluating Consumer Satisfaction with the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Service Provision at the Anniston Army Depot

Hunter, Meghan (2009-07-30)

This research reports on efforts to gain a better understanding of service quality, satisfaction and how these link to future behavioral intentions. Against this background, the overriding goal of the study is to develop ...

Evaluation of Alabama Public School Wellness Policies and State School Mandate Implementation

Gaines, Alisha (2008-12-15)

Wellness policies from 91 of 131 (69%) Alabama (AL) public school systems were compared to federal guidelines required by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. To assess the school food and nutrition ...

Evaluation of the bulk sweetener D-tagatose and the high intensity sweetener Splenda as sugar replacers in cookies

Taylor, Tanya (2006-08-15)

For a variety of health reasons, consumers are consuming more foods prepared with less metabolizeable sugars and artificial sweeteners. Before sugar replacers can be used in foods, their effect on food characteristics ...

Examination of Event Volunteers’ Motivation and Satisfaction Levels Utilizing the Kano Method

Wilson, Lynsey (2015-01-07)

Many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers. There exists a supply and demand imbalance making it critical for organizations to guard their volunteer resources (Warner, Newland, & Green, 2011). ...

Exploring the Effect of Emotion on Time-elapsed Consumer Perceptions of Service: A Reexamination of the Satisfaction Construct

Martin, David (2005-08-15)

Customer satisfaction remains a central tenet of all relationship management efforts within the hospitality sector (Oliver, 1997). Yet, while many studies have concluded that there is a significant relationship between ...

Food Insecurity and Undiagnosed Chronic Conditions among Adults

Ding, Meng (2012-04-12)

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between food insecurity and undiagnosed chronic conditions, including prediabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, among adults (20-64y). Food security status was ...

Food Safety Improvements by Recombinant Protein Technologies

Tzou, Ywh-Min (2008-12-15)

Food safety is a scientific term to describe proper handling, preparation and storage of foods to prevent the spread of potential hazards. Health hazards associated with foods are usually categorized as biological, chemical, ...

Freshman Versus Sophomore Year Changes in Body Weight and Composition

Newton, Anna (2010-07-21)

Objective: Differences in weight, body mass index (BMI), percent and absolute body fat and fat free mass, and waist circumference were investigated in males and females during the freshman and sophomore college years. ...

Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Body Mass Index of Primarily Low-Income African American Children Living in Rural Alabama

Schier, Nicole (2005-08-15)

Fruit and vegetable intakes among primarily low-income African American elementary school-aged children living in three rural counties in Alabama were examined. Data were collected from 253 children in the fall 2002 and ...

Green Fun in the Sun: A Case Study of the Environmental Behaviors of Stakeholders within Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Johnson, Megan (2011-12-06)

Global environmental changes have major impacts on a range of hospitality and tourism destinations where the primary features are natural resources such as mountains, beaches, water and wildlife that create the destination ...

Home Brewing and Serious Leisure: A Mixed Methods Examination

Murray, Douglas (2011-05-05)

The study of serious leisure since its introduction (Stebbins, 1982) is extensive, covering a multitude of leisure endeavors (Baldwin & Norris, 1999; Brown, 2007; Dilley & Scraton, 2010; Gibson, Willming, & Holdnak, 2002; ...

Home brewing and serious leisure: An empirical evaluation

Murray, Douglas (2009-07-02)

This study examines the serious leisure experience through the perspectives of cognition and affect for the home brewer of craft beers. This research offers evidence that brewing beer at home fulfills the established ...

Hospitality Internships as a Career Development Tool: Stakeholder Perceptions and Expectations

Cary, Jona (2006-12-15)

The purpose of the study is to investigate hospitality internships so that: 1) the internship experience can be strengthened and improved in such a way that students and industry professionals are both receiving benefit, ...

Hotel Guest Complaint Behaviors and Their Relationship to Motives, Personality Traits, and Emotional Intelligence

Yu, Miao (2015-07-23)

Since a service provider’s response to failures can either reinforce customer relationships or exacerbate the negative effects of the failure, it is imperative to understand how to respond customers’ complaints based on ...

The Impact of National Culture on the Relationships among Organizational Culture, Psychological Contract, and Subjective Well-Being in the Hotel Industry

Park, Seul Gi (2013-07-16)

The purpose of this research is to explore the relationships among organizational culture, psychological contract, and subjective well-being. Specifically, it aims to identify the mediating effect of psychological contract ...

Influence of Dietary Starches Differing in Glycemic Index on Pro-oxidant and Anti-Oxidant Gene Expression and Insulin Sensitivity in a Mouse Model

Colbert, Kathryn (2007-08-15)

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has reached pandemic proportions worldwide. In the U.S., increased intakes of refined carbohydrates have been reported to parallel this trend. In general, refined carbohydrates (e.g. ...