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The Effects Of Type A Behavior And Anger-Proneness On Psychophysiological Response To Fear And Anger Imagery And An Anger Provocation, Mark J. Hurry
The Effects Of Type A Behavior And Anger-Proneness On Psychophysiological Response To Fear And Anger Imagery And An Anger Provocation, Mark J. Hurry
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
The Systematics Of Nerodia Clarkii And Nerodia Fasciata, Patrick Allan Myer
The Systematics Of Nerodia Clarkii And Nerodia Fasciata, Patrick Allan Myer
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The systematic relationship between the Gulf saltmarsh snake, Nerodia fasciata clarkii. and the freshwater subspecies, N. f. confluens. N. f. fasciata, and N. f. pictiventris, is re—evaluated using morphological characters that reflect head shape. Changes in character-states are analyzed from areas of contact into the populations of the freshwater forms. Beyond the narrow zones where intermediates are found there is no morphological evidence suggesting genetic introgression of clarkii genes into the freshwater populations. Discriminant analysis of the head scale measurements also suggests the significant division of the saltmarsh and freshwater forms. Ecological analysis reveals that interbreeding between the forms is …
The Growth Of Protectionism And Its Effect On The Free Trade Movement In The 1980’S, Michelle Morris
The Growth Of Protectionism And Its Effect On The Free Trade Movement In The 1980’S, Michelle Morris
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
The Dying Savage: The Image Of American Indian Extinction As Absorbed Into White Culture, 1810-1860, Jd Honey
The Dying Savage: The Image Of American Indian Extinction As Absorbed Into White Culture, 1810-1860, Jd Honey
Honors Theses
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Aspects Of Vowel Perception By Normal Hearing And Hearing Impaired Listeners., Joan Marie Besing
Aspects Of Vowel Perception By Normal Hearing And Hearing Impaired Listeners., Joan Marie Besing
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The effect of durational differences on the identification of vowel tokens was studied using ten normal hearing and six hearing impaired subjects. Stimuli were synthetically generated and varied in duration of the steady state, durations of the initial and final transitions and F1/F2/F3 location. Listeners were required to identify the given vowel token from a set of ten possible alternatives. The results from the normal hearing group supported the established effects of duration on the perception of vowels. However, these effects were different depending on the frequency locations of F1/F2/F3. Further, changes in the duration of the initial transition had …
Prediction Of Methane Solubility In Geopressured Brine Solutions By Application Of Perturbation Theory., Yangtzu Chao
Prediction Of Methane Solubility In Geopressured Brine Solutions By Application Of Perturbation Theory., Yangtzu Chao
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The ability to predict methane solubility in underground reservoirs is essential to eventual exploitation of geothermal-geopressured reservoirs as an alternate energy source. In this study, second-order Leonard-Barker-Henderson perturbation theory was applied to brine solutions containing H$\sb2$O, CH$\sb4$, C$\sb2$H$\sb6$, CO$\sb2$, and NaCl to develop a fundamentally-based thermodynamic approach to handle more effectively the broad temperature and pressure ranges encountered in underground reservoirs, and to include the effect of the presence of various salts and other gases on methane solubility. The apparent ideal solution fugacity, f$\sbsp{i}{o\sp\prime}$, for each solute gas is proposed and developed through perturbation theory as a direct measure of …
Characterization Of The Pulpwood Procurement Environment Of Northwest Louisiana With A Geographic Information System., Richard William Brinker
Characterization Of The Pulpwood Procurement Environment Of Northwest Louisiana With A Geographic Information System., Richard William Brinker
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
An analysis of the pulpwood procurement environment was made to describe and model forest land area, ownership patterns, timber production, forest inventory, and the transportation network of 13 parishes in the northwest region of Louisiana. Pulpwood delivered to a pulpmill accounts for approximately 50 percent of pulp production costs. The cost of delivered pulpwood is a function of the mode of transportation, distance from the mill, competition for stumpage, and quality of the transportation network. A data base is developed from wood usage requirements, pulpmill and wood concentration yard locations, location of forested areas and their relative volumes. Areas of …
Nature And Heritability Of Resistance To Sugarcane Smut Caused By Ustilago Scitaminea., Chih-Ping Chao
Nature And Heritability Of Resistance To Sugarcane Smut Caused By Ustilago Scitaminea., Chih-Ping Chao
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The nature of resistance to smut, caused by Ustilago scitaminea Syd., was evaluated in 15 sugarcane, interspecific Saccharum hybrid, clones with smut reactions ranging from resistant to highly susceptible. No association was found between smut infection level and bud traits including length, width, length x width, shape, flange, groove, germination type, germination times, and shoot growth rates. In two clones, inoculation of plants with initial shoot lengths up to 6 cm resulted in high smut infection levels, whereas inoculation of ungerminated buds or plants with longer shoots resulted in low infection levels. Resistance to systematic infection was detected in plants …
Query Processing On The Entity-Relationship Graph Based Relational Database Systems., Hung-Pin Chen
Query Processing On The Entity-Relationship Graph Based Relational Database Systems., Hung-Pin Chen
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
An ERG (Entity-Relationship Graph) can be used to provide a semantic structure to a relational database system. An ERG is defined by local regions. A local region contains two nodes of entity types and a node of relationship type. The semantic constraints of the database represented by the ERG (Entity-Relationship Graph) can be used to enforce the global integrity of the database system. A query is mapped onto the ERG to obtain an ERQG (Entity-Relationship Query Graph). This mapping can be specified by the user by navigating the database or automatically allocated by the system via a universal relation interface. …
Natural And Artificial Regeneration Of Baldcypress (Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich.) In The Barataria And Lake Verret Basins Of Louisiana., William Henry Conner
Natural And Artificial Regeneration Of Baldcypress (Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich.) In The Barataria And Lake Verret Basins Of Louisiana., William Henry Conner
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Louisiana contains the largest volume of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) timber in the United States, with 70% of the volume located in the south central part of the state. Baldcypress regeneration was studied in the Barataria and Verret Basins during 1982-1987. Overall, natural regeneration was poor in both basins. There was some recruitment during the dry years 1984 and 1986 but these seedlings did not grow tall enough to survive subsequent flooding. Coppice regeneration in logged areas was excellent after logging, but a majority of the sprouts died in succeeding years. In three projects where baldcypress seedlings were planted …
Genetics Of Callus Formation And Plant Regeneration In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)., Qi Ren Chu
Genetics Of Callus Formation And Plant Regeneration In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)., Qi Ren Chu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Callus formation and plant regeneration rates for both immature panicle and anther culture of rice were studied in several populations, including parents, F$\sb1$, F$\sb2$, F$\sb3$, and backcrossed generations. Significant genotypic differences in regeneration and callus formation rates were observed. In immature panicle culture, F$\sb1$'s generally produced rates of regeneration close to their high parents. Generation mean analysis of regeneration rates revealed the importance of dominance effects (d) and epistatic effects (aa, ad, and dd) in immature panicle culture. In contrast, production of callus by 12 F$\sb1$ hybrids in another culture was closely related to the low parents, suggesting that suppression …
Floral Ontogeny And Histogenesis In Leguminosae., Kittie Sue Derstine
Floral Ontogeny And Histogenesis In Leguminosae., Kittie Sue Derstine
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Inflorescence organogeny and floral initiation are investigated topographically (using scanning electron microscopy) and histogenetically in Acacia baileyana (Mimosoideae) and Lupinus havardii (Papilionoideae). Floral ontogeny is investigated topographically in Parkinsonia aculeata (Caesalpinioideae). The paniculate racemes of A. baileyana are constructed of first- and second-order inflorescence meristems. Each produces first-order and second-order bracts, respectively, in acropetal order. Each of the former bracts subtends one second-order inflorescence meristem while the latter bract type subtends a single flower. The radially symmetrical floral meristem of A. baileyana produces calyx members in helical order and corolla members simultaneously with a precocious terminal carpel. Common stamen primordia …
A Comparison And Application Of Select Teaching Methods For The Flute By Henri Alt\`Es, Paul Taffanel - Philippe Gaubert, Marcel Moyse, And Trevor Wye., David Eugene Etienne
A Comparison And Application Of Select Teaching Methods For The Flute By Henri Alt\`Es, Paul Taffanel - Philippe Gaubert, Marcel Moyse, And Trevor Wye., David Eugene Etienne
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Since c.1860, the Paris Conservatoire has employed a succession of master artist/teachers of the silver Boehm flute. This tradition is so distinctive that the term "French Flute School" is used to refer to flute teachers and pupils of the Paris Conservatoire. Certain exponents of the French Flute School have written classic method books which have remained important to Boehm flute players throughout the world. The style and quality of flute literature changed significantly from the mid-nineteenth century to the present and when musical style changed so did demands on the performer. Although studies and exercises are not intended for public …
The Relation Between Major Life Events, Minor Events And Psychological Distress., James Cook Gilchrist
The Relation Between Major Life Events, Minor Events And Psychological Distress., James Cook Gilchrist
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The relation between life events and psychological distress has been a subject of considerable interest in recent years. Most previous research has focused on major life events. The present study investigated the role of minor daily events and their relation to symptoms of depression, anxiety and global psychological distress. Two scoring approaches were used for both types of events; frequency of occurrence and the subjective weighting of each occurrence. A total of one hundred and ninety one subjects volunteered from the community. Each subject completed the daily stress scale each day for seven consecutive days. At the end of the …
A Behavioral Test Of The Affinity-Seeking Model: Nonverbal Tactics Among Strangers And Acquaintances., Dominique Marie Gendrin
A Behavioral Test Of The Affinity-Seeking Model: Nonverbal Tactics Among Strangers And Acquaintances., Dominique Marie Gendrin
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This research examined the Affinity-Seeking model devised by Bell and Daly (1984). Two components of the model were considered: preinteraction expectancies constraining a social encounter and the competency of the individual as an affinity-seeker. It was hypothesized that strangers would approach a friendly target through the reciprocity strategy and an unfriendly target through the compensatory strategy by increasing behavioral cues of immediacy (e.g., eye-gaze, smiling/laughter, verbalizations, and proximity). It was hypothesized, on the other hand, that acquaintances would not increase their behavioral involvement in view of a friendly expectancy while they would compensate for an unfriendly one. The findings revealed …
The Effects Of Linguistic And Non-Linguistic Context On The Deictic Interpretation Of Noun Phrases., Daniel George Foster
The Effects Of Linguistic And Non-Linguistic Context On The Deictic Interpretation Of Noun Phrases., Daniel George Foster
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Definite noun phrases (NP's), proper names, and third person pronouns are not consistently interpreted deictically. Furthermore, these three types and first and second person pronouns, or potentially deictic NP's, whether deictic or not, may be interpreted as pertaining to the universe of discourse that each text creates, the situation of writing in which the text is created, or the attitudes of the writer towards the referent of a particular NP. Universe of discourse NP's include generic and descriptive NP's and those deictic in the most basic sense (i.e. those that point within the spatio-temporal field of the world external to …
Self-Referential Play Gone Wild: A Case For The "Roman Bourgeois" As Metafiction., Dianne Paula Guenin-Lelle
Self-Referential Play Gone Wild: A Case For The "Roman Bourgeois" As Metafiction., Dianne Paula Guenin-Lelle
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The Roman bourgeois is a text which has resisted traditional modes of criticism, and thus it has confounded critics who simply did not know what to make of this hybrid work. It has been generally considered to be a novel which lacks coherence and literary merit, and spells the end of the cycle of seventeenth-century comic novels. This study proposes that the Roman bourgeois be considered as a metafictional text, where textual "anomalies" could be considered as "positive" attributes since they draw attention to the fictional framework and the fiction-making process of the novel. The novel operates according to the …
High Temperature Coal-Gas Desulfurization: Kinetic Evaluation Of A Zinc Ferrite Sorbent., Gary D. Focht
High Temperature Coal-Gas Desulfurization: Kinetic Evaluation Of A Zinc Ferrite Sorbent., Gary D. Focht
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Thermogravimetric techniques were used to monitor the weight of cylindrical zinc ferrite extrudes in order to examine the sulfidation and regeneration kinetics. The reaction of zinc ferrite with H$\sb2$S (sulfidation) was studied over a temperature range of 573-973 K in gas streams containing 0.6-3 mol% hydrogen sulfide. Reduced zinc ferrite, ZnO plus Fe$\sb3$O$\sb4$, is capable of complete sulfidation from 873-973 K except at conditions where the iron oxide in the sorbent is reduced to FeO, in which case sulfidation does not go to completion. The sulfidation reaction is controlled by internal diffusion and mass transfer from the bulk gas phase …
Analytical-Toxicological Studies Of Environmental Importance., Hessam Ghane
Analytical-Toxicological Studies Of Environmental Importance., Hessam Ghane
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Part One. Acidity and chemical composition of precipitation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; The synergistic effects of acidity and aluminum on fish. Acid precipitation which consists of both wet precipitation and dry deposition has recently become a significant environmental problem. It has been shown that the effects of acid rain are deleterious to soil, vegetation, aquatic life and buildings. Wet-precipitation-only samplers were used to collect acid rainfalls in the vicinity of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and subjected to appropriate chemical analysis for the purpose of characterization of general composition and acidity. About 50% of precipitation is within pH range of …
Actual Knowledge, Perceived Knowledge And Interest In Selected Health Areas Of Southeastern Louisiana University Freshmen, 1985., Peggy Ann Wax Harris
Actual Knowledge, Perceived Knowledge And Interest In Selected Health Areas Of Southeastern Louisiana University Freshmen, 1985., Peggy Ann Wax Harris
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the health knowledge of entering college freshmen for the purpose of adapting health education at the college and secondary level. The population for the study consisted of members of the freshmen class at Southeastern Louisiana University in the Fall of 1985. A thirty-five percent sample was achieved by administering the research questionnaire in a group setting. The questionnaire was built around determining actual and perceived knowledge and interest in acquiring more knowledge in six areas of health. Null hypotheses of relationships among the three knowledge dimensions were tested by the Pearson Product-Moment …
Response Of Soybean Growth And Dinitrogen-Fixing Ability To Insect-Induced Defoliation., Maurice Blake Layton Jr
Response Of Soybean Growth And Dinitrogen-Fixing Ability To Insect-Induced Defoliation., Maurice Blake Layton Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A series of greenhouse experiments was conducted to investigate the effects of insect-induced defoliation on growth and N$\sb2$-fixing ability of soybean. This research had three major objectives: (1) to examine the effects of different levels of defoliation, (2) to determine the impact of progressive defoliation, and (3) to study the ability of soybeans to recover following defoliation. All experiments were conducted in a similar manner. Larvae of the soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker), were used to defoliate soybeans in the vegetative stage of development and the acetylene-ethylene reduction assay was used to provide an indirect measure of N$\sb2$-fixing ability of …
Application Of Entropy Theory To Multivariate Hydrologic Analysis. (Volumes I And Ii)., Predrag Felix Krstanovic
Application Of Entropy Theory To Multivariate Hydrologic Analysis. (Volumes I And Ii)., Predrag Felix Krstanovic
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation discusses the multivariate hydrologic analysis by the entropy theory. It is divided into two major parts. The first part (Volume I) examines hydrologic frequency analysis, specifically rainfall-runoff modeling and the design of rainfall networks. The second part (Volume II) develops two flood forecasting models: the univariate streamflow model, and the bivariate rainfall-runoff model. The hydrologic frequency analysis focuses on three topics: multivariate normal distribution, multivariate exponential distribution and multivariate exponential distribution and multivariate mixed distributions. Many forms of univariate, bivariate and multivariate normal distributions are derived by using the principle of maximum entropy (POME), emphasizing the serial dependency …
Heterodinuclear Transition Metal Complexes With Bridging Bis(Diphenylphosphino)Methane., Shi-Jie Lu
Heterodinuclear Transition Metal Complexes With Bridging Bis(Diphenylphosphino)Methane., Shi-Jie Lu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Four palladium-silver and seven palladium-rhodium heterodinuclear complexes have been prepared by treatment of t-(NC)$\sb2$Pd(dppm)$\sb2$ with suitable silver salts and with (RhCl(cod)) $\sb2$ and suitable silver salts and with (RhCl(cod)) $\sb2$ and suitable tertiary phosphines, respectively. The molecular structure of t-(NC)$\sb2$Pd(dppm)$\sb2$Ag(ONO) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2$\sb1$/c, a = 14.745(7) A, b = 19.208(7) A, c = 17.486(6) A, $\beta$ = 94.99(2)$\sp\circ$, and Z = 4. The final R factor was 0.032 for 8673 unique reflections. The phosphorus-31 nmr spectra of the four Pd-Ag complexes have been analyzed by computer program simulation to …
Ada Rehan: American Actress (1857-1916). (Volumes I And Ii)., Aileen Alana Hendricks-Wenck
Ada Rehan: American Actress (1857-1916). (Volumes I And Ii)., Aileen Alana Hendricks-Wenck
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Although Ada Rehan (1857-1916) achieved international fame as America's representative actress, rivaling Ellen Terry during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, historians have forgotten her. After beginning in 1872 to perform with her sister, Kate, and brother-in-law, Oliver Doud Byron, in their company and, later, in Mrs. Louisa Lane Drew's Arch Street Theatre Company (1873-75), Ada moved upward to ingenue roles in Barney Macauley's company (1875-76). Then she assumed leading parts with John W. Albaugh's company (1876-79), followed by a few months supporting Fanny Davenport. Finally, she advanced to a position in one of the most prominent theatres in …
Semantic Constraint Modeling In Database Using The Applicative Data Language., Herman Hai-Lou Lee
Semantic Constraint Modeling In Database Using The Applicative Data Language., Herman Hai-Lou Lee
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
There is a growing need to incorporate database integrity subsystems into large information systems in engineering design environments and real-time control and monitoring environments. The objectives of the integrity subsystem are to provide a user interface for constraint specification, to compile the specification into enforcement strategies, and to check data integrity at both compile-time and run-time. The approach proposed by this research is to develop the conceptual view of the database using the Entity Relationship Model (ERM). Users' queries and semantic constraints can be specified by an ER-based data language, the Applicative Data Language (ADL). Any ADL constraint specification is …
Minimum Time Motion Of A Robotic Manipulator., Heon Hwang
Minimum Time Motion Of A Robotic Manipulator., Heon Hwang
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation treats the modeling, analysis, and trajectory control of a robotic manipulator to execute specified point-to-point tasks. The relative coordinate representation of kinematic and dynamic variables is defined using vectors and matrices based on coordinate transformations. A kinematic modeling of a manipulator is performed using Denavit-Hartenberg link parameters. For given end-effector information (location and orientation), a stable and efficient iterative numerical algorithm for a joint solution is developed. A modified general Gauss elimination and a direct minimum search are combined with other refinements to yield fast convergency and stable results. This algorithm can be used as a routine solution …
Wade Hampton And The Rhetoric Of Race: A Study Of The Speaking Of Wade Hampton On The Race Issue In South Carolina, 1865-1878., Dewitt Grant Jones
Wade Hampton And The Rhetoric Of Race: A Study Of The Speaking Of Wade Hampton On The Race Issue In South Carolina, 1865-1878., Dewitt Grant Jones
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study examined the racial rhetoric of Wade Hampton with particular attention to claims that he was a moderate and sought to solve the racial problems of the period through rhetorical means. The study investigated: (1) the extent to which his speeches addressed the racial issue, (2) the consistency of his position, and (3) the nature and appropriateness of his appeals. State newspapers were examined to locate his speeches, which were categorized by period and subject. Examination of the data revealed four specific racial exigencies to which Hampton responded: (1) the loss of black labor (1865-66), (2) black suffrage (1867-68), …
Coulomb States In Atoms And Solids., Darren Mark Ortalano
Coulomb States In Atoms And Solids., Darren Mark Ortalano
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
In this dissertation, an empirical quantum defect approach to describe the valence excitons of the rare gas solids is developed. These Coulomb states are of s-symmetry and form a hydrogen-like series which converges to the bottom of the lowest conduction band. A non-zero quantum defect is found for all of the excitons of neon, argon and xenon. For these systems, then, there exists, in addition to the screened Coulombic component, a non-Coulombic component to the total exciton binding energy. The Wannier formalism is, therefore, inappropriate for the excitons of Ne, Ar and Xe. From the sign of the quantum defect, …
The Southern Baptist Children's Choir Curricula From 1941 Through 1985 And Influences Of Major Music Education Trends Upon The Curricula., Susan Kitts Messer
The Southern Baptist Children's Choir Curricula From 1941 Through 1985 And Influences Of Major Music Education Trends Upon The Curricula., Susan Kitts Messer
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Beginning in 1941 with the inception of the Church Music Department of the Southern Baptist Convention and continuing through 1985 with the publication of a set of curriculum texts, this study presents a history of the Southern Baptist children's choir curricula by describing the background development and content of each of the curriculum books, periodicals, and supplementary materials published during these years. Following the history of the development of the curricula, influences of major music education trends upon the curricula are discussed. The history of the development of the curricula is organized by periods: the organizational years of the Southern …
Structure Elucidation Of Natural Products From Asteraceae By Modern Nmr Techniques And Biomimetic Transformations Of 11,13-Dihydroparthenolide., Felix J. Parodi
Structure Elucidation Of Natural Products From Asteraceae By Modern Nmr Techniques And Biomimetic Transformations Of 11,13-Dihydroparthenolide., Felix J. Parodi
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Chemical analysis of root cultures of Tagetes patula (Asteraceae) provided the knowns 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-isopropenyl-benzofuran, 5-(but-3-en-1-ynyl)-2,2$\sp\prime$-bithiophene and 5-(4-acetoxy-1 butynyl)-2,2$\sp\prime$-bithiophene. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Chemical analysis by capillary gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrocscopy (GC/MS) of Parthenium argentatum (Guayule) provided the known sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 9,10-dihydroguajene, $\alpha$-copaene, alloaromandrene, isolongifolene, germacrene A or $\beta$-elemene and $\alpha$-humulene. The known sesquiterpene esters guayulin A and B and the triterpenes argentatin A and B as well as two new cycloartenol-type triterpenes, 3$\alpha$- and 3$\beta$-hydroargentatin B, were also isolated. The relative configuration, the conformation as well as the $\sp1$H and $\sp{13}$C NMR resonance assignments of the two new triterpenes …