Diss.--Düsseldorf--Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 1991. / Bibliogr. p. 479-549. Index.

Diss.--Bamberg--Otto-Friedrich-Universität, 1997. / Bibliogr. p. 391-412.

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Diss.--Philosophische Fakultät--Münster--Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 2001. / Bibliogr. p. 173-195.

M.Sc. (Geography) / Republiek Voedsel (Edms) Bpk. was established in 1981 with the purpose of owning and operating KFC restaurants in South Africa and today successfully operates 40 KFC restaurants in Gauteng, the Free State, Northern Cape and North-West Province. This study endeavoured to create a model that could be used as an instrument to ensure that all possible variables influencing the selection of a site were considered when deciding where to build a KFC restaurant. The creation and use of an analogue data base containing the market variables, operational requirements and financial performance of all the Company's restaurants were fundamental to the success of the model. In general, the model should enable the researcher to identify under-utilized as well as non-utilized markets. Shortcomings in respect of existing restaurants and missed opportunities in the market area would be identified and exploited for the benefit of the market population and KFC/Republiek Voedsel. The specific purpose of this study was to test the validity of the proposed site selection model in the town of Edenvale, where the existing KFC is more than 10 years old. The market population characteristics, trade zone borders, market competition and traffic generators, all factors that influence the purchase pattern of the existing KFC customer base, were determined through a sample study.

As a cornerstone of American identity, the American Dream serves as a hegemonic ideology rooted in myth. This myth centers on an ardent belief in equity despite the existence of systemic racial and economic exclusions, which includes inconsistent access to healthy food resulting in the hunger-obesity paradox. Because fast food plays a leading role in generating this paradox where an individual can be both hungry and obese, this thesis analyzes the 2015 Kentucky Fried Chicken advertising campaign to identify how the campaign perpetuates Dream discourse and understand how that discourse contributes to the hunger-obesity paradox. With the Colonel anchored at the heart of this campaign, the analysis found that he embodies the Dream and acts as a megaphone for Dream discourse. And ultimately, because Dream discourse overlooks and even admonishes low-income people and people of color, the people who most often face hunger and obesity, it contributes to the paradox.

The effects of the fortification of tortilla chips with mechanically expelled soy flour as well as baking and frying processes on the properties of tortilla chips were evaluated. Sensory characteristics, texture, thickness, color, protein and oil content were evaluated. Texture was measured by objective and subjective tests. Sensory properties were evaluated using a nine point hedonic scale. Soybeans (food grade Hartz) were mechanically expelled to obtain partially defatted soy flour of 6.7% final oil content. Dry masa flour (DMF) was replaced with 0, 10, 20 and 30% mechanically-expelled soy flour (MESF). The equilibrated tortilla was either fried in oil or baked in an air-impingement oven followed by convection oven drying. Overall, fried tortilla chips were harder and thicker than baked tortilla chips. Fried tortilla chips with 20 and 30% soy flour substitution required less force to break. In fried tortilla chips, as MESF increased, force and work levels decreased, where 20% MESF had the lowest force values. Thickness measurements of tortilla chips showed that as the thickness increased, the force and work also increased. Protein increased linearly in baked and fried tortilla chips where 30% resulted in the highest protein level. In fried tortilla chips, MESF fortification increased oil levels linearly as well. Baked tortilla chips were lighter than fried tortilla chips. In a consumer sensory evaluation, fried tortilla chips were preferred more than the baked ones. In fried tortilla chips, 20% had the highest sensory scores overall. Ten and 20% MESF fortification in fried tortilla chips were the most acceptable of all. In all treatments, regardless of type of processing, panelists could not detect any “beany” flavors in any of the samples. Therefore, dry extrusion followed by mechanical expelling proved successful in creating a suitable soy flour for tortilla chip production. MESF can be added at 10-30% levels in tortilla chips. Up to 20% would be recommended. Frying results in higher acceptability consumer scores over baking.

published_or_final_version / Botany / Master / Master of Philosophy

The study of excess thermodynamic properties of liquid mixtures is very important for designing the thermal separation processes, developing solution theory models and to have a better understanding of molecular structure and interactions involved in the fluid mixtures. In particular, heat of mixing or excess molar enthalpy data of binary and ternary fluid mixtures have great industrial and theoretical significance. In this connection, the experimental excess molar enthalpies for seventeen binary and nine ternary systems involving hydrocarbons, ethers and alcohol have been measured at 298.15K and atmospheric conditions for a wide range of composition by means of a flow microcalorimeter (LKB 10700-1). The binary experimental excess molar enthalpy values are correlated by means of the Redlich-Kister polynomial equations and the Liebermann - Fried solution theory model. The ternary excess molar enthalpy values are represented by means of the Tsao-Smith equation with an added ternary term and the Liebermann-Fried model was used to predict ternary excess molar enthalpy values. The Liebermann-Fried solution theory model was able to closely represent the experimental excess enthalpy data for most of the binary and ternary systems with reasonable accuracy. The correlated and predicted excess molar enthalpy data for the ternary systems are plotted in Roozeboom diagrams

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-219).