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<p>Although the current body of research on parent training is limited, research has shown parent training to be an effective way of producing naturalistic learning within the home. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a language intervention could be taught to parents to increase independent manding responses in their children. Three naturally occurring family routines were chosen by the family, and the parent was trained to implement an echoic-to-mand procedure with her child to increase manding responses. Results indicated that the parent successfully implemented behavior analytic strategies during naturally occurring family routines, increasing her child&rsquo;s verbal behavior acquisition. </p>

Four different methods of separating indoor and outdoor water use in apartment complexes were studied to determine which one of the estimators was the best one. The four methods follow: (1) Actual Use Method; (2) Minimum Monthly Use; (3) Appliance Monthly Use; and (4) All Indoor Water Use method. The average indoor and outdoor water use per month per apartment household of each method were calculated to compare to each other. Also, several characteristics pertaining to complex size, average rent per month per household, vacancy rate, and manager's highest education level were examined to determine their effects on the indoor and outdoor water use.

The purpose of this study was to determine teacher and program effectiveness in Consumer and Homemaking Programs in Arizona by using time on task as a measure. In effective program studies, the common critical variable was the individual teacher (Brophy, 1979; McGreal and McGreal, 1986). Teachers who were organized, started class on time and kept the students busy with relevant work maintained high time on task percentages. Using time on task as a measurement of effectiveness, the "Managing Learning Time" instrument (Halasz and Desy, 1984), was used. This study: determined that the majority of students were on task in Arizona Consumer and Homemaking Education classrooms. Time on task was affected more by teacher and classroom practices than by the course content. The focus of the on task behavior varied by subject matter. The majority of time was spent on theory, practice and basic skills in Consumer and Homemaking courses.

<p> The purpose of this study was to investigate cooking beliefs and practices in relation to diet quality among young adults. Using an online survey, this study assessed university students&rsquo; attitudes towards cooking, frequency of preparing homemade meals, and confidence in cooking as they correlate with fruit and vegetable consumption. The parent-child dyad was also assessed to determine if people&rsquo;s cooking attitudes, confidence, and frequency relate to their parents&rsquo; cooking frequency.</p><p> The participant sample consisted of 448 California State University Long Beach students. Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 28 years; 67.9% were females. Most participants (86%) reported access to a kitchen at their residence. Results showed a significant positive correlation between cooking attitudes, cooking frequency, and cooking confidence and fruit and vegetable intake (<i> p</i> &lt; .05). A significant positive correlation was also found between cooking attitudes and subjects&rsquo; parents&rsquo; cooking frequency during subject rearing (<i>p</i> &lt; .05).</p>

The rat was used as a model for the assessment of a high fat diet (HFD) and HFD/streptozotocin (STZ) induced Type II diabetes upon lipid deposition and development of inflammation in metabolically active tissues. HFD feeding for a period of 10 weeks did not induce significant weight gain in animals compared to those fed on normal chow (NC). There was also no significant effect of HFD feeding upon blood glucose and insulin levels. Adipose and skeletal muscle tissues showed minimal effects of HFD feeding at both the histological and molecular level. Histological assessment of liver tissue revealed marked steatosis in HFD fed animals. Molecular studies showed that genes involved in lipid and glucose metabolism and insulin signalling were decreased while genes involved in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress were elevated. Liver triglyceride fatty acid profiles resembled those of the diet with no significant differences in lipoprotein triglyceride levels observed between experimental groups. STZ injection induced hypoinsulinemia and hyperglycaemia. The changes observed at the molecular level were related to insulin depletion. Pioglitazone intervention did not cause any major changes in the STZ treated animals. The main conclusion was that HFD induces liver steatosis due to increase lipid flux from the diet despite the absence of weight gain or increased adipose tissue or skeletal muscle lipid content. This suggests that consumption of a high fat diet may cause the development of fatty Liver disease in the absence of weight gain or overt obesity.

The purposes of the study were to investigate the association between the variables presented below. / The sample was drawn from fifth and sixth grade girls who attended a developmental research school or a private school in Florida or the public schools in Mississippi. The 58 father-daughter dyads were asked to meet together with the researcher. / School achievement (dependent variable) was measured by grade point average. Independent measures for girls were: self-esteem--measured by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory; sex role orientation--measured by the Adolescent Sex Role Inventory; dependency--measured by the Children's Dependency Scale; parent perception--measured by the Piety Parent Perception Inventory. / Independent measures for fathers were: self-esteem--measured by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory; sex role orientation--measured by the Bem Sex Role Inventory; fathers' perception of daughers' self-esteem--measured by the Coopersmith Behavioral Academic Self-Esteem Inventory. / The only difference between the participants due to location appeared to be in the Behavioral Academic Self-Esteem scores (t = 3.127;48). / Nine hypotheses were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. A correlation matrix was constructed and multiple regression was utilized. Alpha was pre-set at .05. / No significant relationships were found between: fathers' and daughters' sex role orientations; fathers' masculinity level and self-esteem; girls' self-esteem and fathers' self-esteem; girls' grade point averages and sex role orientations; grade point averages and girls' dependency levels. / Significant relationships were found between: fathers' femininity level and self-esteem; girls' dependency level and achievement test scores; grade point average and self-esteem; girls' grade point averages and I.Q. Each block of variables made a significant contribution to the prediction of girls' grade point averages. / All of the undifferentiated fathers had undifferentiated daughters except one who had an androgynous daughter. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-02, Section: B, page: 0395. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.

The Korean apparel industry has been one of the most important industrial segments for economic growth of the Korean society. However, with growing competition in the markets, developing a fashion merchandising curriculum to educate personnel competent in fashion merchandising has become necessary. The major purposes of this study were to identify business and consequent academic needs of the Korean apparel merchandising industry and students, and to develop a proposal for an undergraduate curriculum in fashion merchandising for a department of clothing and textiles in a Korean university. / This study used primarily the methodology of content analysis to examine resources including the development and personnel needs of the Korean apparel merchandising industry, the education systems in Korea, Korean and American clothing and textiles curricula, and a review of curriculum development theories. As the result of examinations of these resources, Bishop's model of curriculum development was chosen to build the most appropriate fashion merchandising program in a Korean university. Fashion merchandising programs at selected American universities were used as base line data and were compared with Korean clothing and textiles curricula. Through the comparative study, a proposed program was developed by refining and reflecting existing Korean clothing and textiles curricula, and current Korean university requirements and operating systems. / For consistency with present Korean university patterns, the proposed program was structured as requirements and electives in clothing and textiles rather than a separate option in clothing and textiles. The new program emphasized understanding of principles and procedures of apparel merchandising with a broad overview of socio-economic factors and student field experiences in the apparel industry. The proposed principal courses include: Clothing and Textiles Economics as a requirement; and Fashion Merchandising, Merchandising Planning and Control, Visual Merchandising, Selected Non-Apparel Textiles Merchandise, and Field Work as electives in clothing and textiles, plus supporting courses: International Trade, Marketing, Accounting, and Retailing as electives. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: B, page: 0406. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.

Seven idealistic young artists, determined to depart from current academic practices and reform contemporary art, formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Adopting the tenet, "Truth to Nature," they used models whose appearance resembled their subject, employed luminous, bright color throughout their work, and rendered every detail with almost photographic accuracy. Their models included friends, relatives, and likely-looking strangers. They repeatedly sought out working class women as models and then formed intimate relationships. The women benefited from association with the artists and functioned with relative independence from current Victorian mores at the same time as functioning within society in an elevated status. In addition, these women adopted individual forms of dress and a characteristic appearance. / As the Brotherhood dissolved, an ever-growing group of adherents embraced Pre-Raphaelite techniques. Also, forms of dress depicted earlier by the Brotherhood and worn by their models developed enough common features to become known as Pre-Raphaelite dress. Dante Gabriel Rossetti emerged as impetus and leader of the second wave of Pre-Raphaelitism. He idealized and perpetuated depictions of beautiful women in Pre-Raphaelite dress. The Rossettian ideal became an iconographic image which changed the prevailing standard of beauty and endured throughout the rest of the era. / Succeeding art movements incorporated Pre-Raphaelite/Rossettian influences and fostered the emergence of aesthetic (artistic) dress and lifestyle which comprised various stylistic features based on common principles. As practices of successive movements impacted on the representation of women in art, artistic dress evolved from an expression of allegiance to a group and its ideals to one of self-expression. As the sphere of activity widened for Victorian women, the forms of fashionable and artistic dress changed. Regardless of affiliation, however, women were still constrained within the context of gender/sex role relationships and Victorian "respectability." Pre-Raphaelite influence on dress evolved in stages--as dress depicted by artists and worn by their models, wives, and lovers; dress expressing of allegiance to particular aesthetic tenets; and dress expressing individuality which emerged in fashionable dress as identification with the current femme fatale/mature sophisticated woman that became the new standard of beauty. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-02, Section: A, page: 0433. / Major Professor: Carol E. Avery. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.

There is evidence that personal and family life is closely related to work satisfaction. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between work and home and family satisfaction of Florida home economics teachers. The sample consisted of a proportional random sample of the population of Florida secondary consumer homemaking and occupational home economics teachers. A 67% return of mailed questionnaires resulted in 194 useable questionnaires from 13% of the population. The Work, Home and Family Questionnaire (Festehausen, Glosson, Couch, & Cripps, 1986) was used to collect data on work satisfaction, home life satisfaction, stress factors, and the difficulty of managing work and home responsibilities. / One or more stressors were indicated as present by 63.4% of the respondents. The teachers reported their lives to be moderately stressful. Work satisfaction was measured by 22 items related to the work environment. The mean response on all 22 items indicated a fairly high degree of work satisfaction. Home and family satisfaction was measured by 28 home and family items. The mean response on all 28 items indicated a fairly high degree of home and family satisfaction. / Pearson Product Moment correlations at $>.0001$ level of significance revealed significant, positive relationships between the measures of work satisfaction and of home and family satisfaction. Significant correlations were found at $>.001$ between the degree of work satisfaction and of home and family satisfaction and the amount of difficulty of managing work and home responsibilities. The greater the degree of difficulty in managing work and home responsibilities the less the satisfaction gained from either work or home and family. Significant, negative correlations were found between the levels of stress and work and home satisfactions. As stress increased work satisfaction and home and family satisfaction decreased. / Analysis of variance revealed no significant differences at $>$.05 between work satisfaction and ten demographic characteristics. Significant differences were found at $>$.05 between home satisfaction and the demographic characteristics of marital status, family income, and average class size. Significant differences were found at $>$.05 between the degree of difficulty of managing work and home responsibilities and age, race, number of children and type of community. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-02, Section: B, page: 0520. / Major Professor: Ruth Pestle. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.