Thesis, PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1989. / Title from title page screen, viewed October 13, 2005. Dissertation Committee: David Franklin (chair), Ronald Halinski, Ronald Arnold, Chris Eisele, George Kohut. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-115) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 236-249).

8 pp. / Studies have demonstrated the health benefits of herbs and spices from antioxidant capacity, anti-inflammatory properties, and cancer-preventative or cancer-fighting properties. Additionally, herbs and spices are beneficial to reducing salt and fat intake by providing an alternative method for flavoring food. The addition or increase of herbs and spices in a regular diet may increase consumption of vegetables. This article explains the definitions of herbs and spices, as well as the positive health benefits associated with both. This article also outlines how to find and incorporate many herbs and spices available to Arizonans and the surrounding community into everyday diet, while including the affordability of each.

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Magister Economicae - MEcon / The paper is a microeconomic analysis of household saving that specifically looks at whether informal saving should be formalised, the costs and benefits to formalising, what has been done and how this may be improved. A microeconomic study in respect of a developing country like South Africa is crucial, rather than blindly adopting the studies of developed countries. This is necessary for a developing country’s households as they have vastly different demographic structures, where most households are likely to be large and poor (Deaton, 1989: 61) and where money is earned from the sale of agricultural produce or low wages and income generated from informal enterprises and services.The Income and Expenditure Survey data of South African households is used in this paper to analyse the behaviour of poor households. The households are divided into 10 quintiles; each quintile represents 10 percent of all households in terms of per capita income. The poorest household is represented in the first quintile and the richest in the tenth quintile.The results of the Income and Expenditure Survey indicate that the poor are concentrated amongst blacks, females, and those living in rural areas. They also have the lowest educational level whereas the larger households are found here. Furthermore, the poor tend to spend more of their income on health, food, education and cultural activities. However, the savings of the poor is lower than the savings of the higher income categories. What is of concern is that the poor do actually save but their saving methods are less likely to be recorded formally. They often prefer the easy access and convenience of informal savings as compared to deposit and credit facilities of formal financial institutions which are difficult to access (Sukhdeve, 2008: 34). However,informal savings carry significant risk for the poor households and barely contribute to GDP. The paper then looks at initiatives to improve the savings of the poor. Enhanced methods to save,accessibility of savings facilities, the reliability of these facilities and convenience will be investigated. These seem to be essential for the accumulation of cash in the long run.

In the next century, the world’s ecosystems are going to change dramatically. Within the Mississippi Delta, shrinking swamps, degraded wetlands, and invasive species of current day southern Louisiana will only continue to evolve. Plant distribution and range, weather patterns and storm frequencies, and uncontrollable growth of weeds are expected to have a huge impact on our environment. Weeds, any non-planned plant, are expected to grow more fiercely with rising levels of pollution, a warmer climate, and higher CO2 levels. Some consider weeds as being at the heart of environmental ruination; they must must be eradicated and they must be destroyed. Arguably, human impact plays a more significant role concerning the integrity of the environment. These are constructed and now changing ideas surrounding nature. In many cases, weeds and invasive species are detrimental. But these plants are also perfectly acclimated to their surroundings, offering the opportunities of phytoremediation, erosion control, storm water control, and even habitat creation with no use of resources and at no monetary cost. The Louisiana landscape has been irrevocably changed through geographical and climatic processes as well as human intervention. Its permanent transformation is expected with not only its shifting ecology but rising sea levels, erosion, and saltwater intrusion. Complete submersion is imminent in the next few centuries. Like the act of keeping New Orleans dry, there is tension between releasing human control over larger environmental systems and saving what we know and understand. Rather than working against nature, an architecture of awareness and acknowledgement of present circumstances and an anxious future can be established. This thesis seeks to investigate the evolving landscape of the future Louisiana coast through the design of a mutually beneficial system that is conscious of both the destruction and benefits of invasive plants. How can the existing and expected landscape occupants be productive and useful? How can the elements that make southern Louisiana so special be adapted for our changing ecologies? And what is the role of architecture in an evolving landscape on the brink of collapse? This thesis hopes to illuminate the ways in which something (sometimes seemingly) destructive can be positive, productive, and conscious. Considering shifting ecologies, how can architecture merge with the new landscapes and adapt to our present preservation needs now and environmental concerns in the future? / 0 / SPK / specialcollections@tulane.edu

The restaurant industry has long been characterized by a high rate of "turnover, low wages, primitive technology, controlling management and an unimpressive benefits package"(Sullivan, 1999). " The most serious issue for employers today -in all industries- is hiring and keeping qualified and capable employees" according to Donald Marshack, senior analyst at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)(2000). The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceived notion that the compensation plan of Outback Steakhouse reduces the intention to turnover of its unit level managing partners. Specifically the research focused on a survey of general manager's attitudes in regards to their intentions to seek out new employment and the effect of the compensation plan provided by Outback Steakhouse on their intention to turnover. The Objective of the study was to investigate the current management compensation practices of the managing partners of Outback Steakhouse, while identifying the relationship between management compensation and the intention to turnover for proprietors at Outback Steakhouse restaurants. A further objective was to establish the relationship between employee turnover and employee turnover intentions as a predictor of separation from an organization. A survey instrument was utilized to gather information for this study was sent by mail to all of the 600 general managers of Outback Steakhouses listed on the company's web site in the US. The survey contained questions designed to measure the influence of the compensation package on the general managers' intent to turnover, and the degree of influence each element of the compensation package had on their intention to quit. The results showed that the correlation coefficient indicated 5 out of the 8 monetary compensation variables had a significant positive relationship with the compensation plan and reducing turnover intentions. A forward regression analysis was conducted comparing all of the compensation elements. This was done for the purpose of determining which variables would be the best predictors of respondents desire to stay with Outback because of the positive influence the compensation package, as a whole, has on them. When the computations were completed, two variables, deferred compensation and stock option, explained 41.7% of the sample variation (R² = .417) and 39.8% of the population variation (Adjusted R² = .398). / Master of Science

<p> The purpose of this study is to provide a commentary on part of Seneca's lengthy treatise on benefits. An attempt is made to provide an understanding of the meaning of the text. This involves, at times, consideration of the continuity of thought, of textual problems and lacunae (although by no means all difficulties of that order have been discussed). The statements which Seneca makes in his other philosophical works, whether in agreement or contradictory, are adduced for purposes of elucidation. It is apparent that some of the expressions and statements which seem innocuous in their context are sometimes coloured by their appearing elsewhere in doctrines of considerable complexity. Some of the works of Cicero, another valuable source of Roman philosophy, particularly Stoicism, are introduced for purposes of comparison. The ethical works of Aristotle likewise prove to be a valuable source of comparative statements. In general the background provided illustrates that Seneca did not provide the reader with much original thought but that he presented his material with the skill of an effective instructor.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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