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The Role Of The Student Activities Administrator In The California Public High School, Joseph Roberts

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to analyze the status and role of student activities to propose the scope and duties of the position, and to establish criteria for qualifications, selection, and appointment of these co-administrators in California public high schools. Initially, a survey was made of all California public high schools to determine if there was a sufficient number of these co-administrators assigned on at least a half-time basis to warrant a more detailed study. The results not only indicated a more detailed study was warranted, but that this was the administrative pattern in the majority of schools …

A Short Route To Benzyl Beta-D-Glycosides Of 2-Amino-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose And -D-Allose And Elimination Of The 3-Sulfonate From Benzyl 4,6-O-Benzylidene-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamido-2-Deoxy-3-O-(Methylsulfonyl)- Beta-D-Glucopyranoside, William Denham Rhoads

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is one purpose of this dissertation to introduce a facile method for the preparation of β glycosides of D-glucose and D-allose.

It is the second purpose of this dissertation to investigate the preparation of 2-oxazolidinones forming a bridge between C₂ and C₃ of allopyranose. This preparation, along with the facile preparation of β-benzyl glycosides of D-glucosamine and D-allosamine, should lead to compounds which, in a few steps, can conceivably be used for coupling at positions 1 and 4.

An Investigation Of The Feasibility Of Making Radiometric Titrations Of Precipitation Reactions, Harold Elmore Hammerstrom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present work was to (1) determine the feasibility of performing radiometric titrations using low activity radioisotopes and inexpensive equipment; (2) develop a workable procedure for performing ·radiometric titrations in the classroom; and (3) assemble the basic radioactive concepts needed so the content could be used in a chemistry course of study.

The limited work done previously with radiometric titrations has used solutions of high specific activity and relatively large volumes of solution. The use of high activity radioisotopes creates problems of radioisotope procurement, shielding, handling and disposal. The use of high activity radioisotopes required special training …

An Analysis Of Certain Social And Economic Factors In Relationship To Reading Test Scores Reported By Selected California School Districts, Len Lawrence Trout Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze and test the extent and significance of the differences of certain reported social and economic factors that reported by both high-achieving and low-achieving school districts when measure of achievement was the results of the Stanford Reading Test administered to first grade pupils.

The Christian Allegory In Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice, Patricia Ann Jara

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, is one of the most misunderstood plays in the playwright's canon. Although the play's popularity is evidence by its history of successful production, critics have looked with puzzlement at the drama because Shakespeare combined three tales having no apparent relationship into one play. The story of the man who is willing to give up his life for his friend, the tales of the caskets, and the love story of the Christian for the Jewess do have a common general theme of love. But there is another underlying theme which is significant to the meaning …

Oxygen Uptake And Thyroid Activity During Amphibian Metamorphosis, Susan Ann Foster

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Oxygen consumption can most readily be related to wet weight. However, the weight of a tadpole increases so long as it is feeding, then decreases during final non-feeding stages. Oxygen uptake may also be related to dry weight, but dry weight increases significantly from early tadpole stages to adult (Funkhouser and Mills, in press). There is change in one factor at the same time the change in the the other factor is in the opposite direction. Total nitrogen content may be used as an index of the metabolizing tissue, but is subject to the same criticism as dry weight (Moore, …

Digenetic Trematodes From Embiotocid Fishes Of Tomales And Bodega Bays, California, Thomas David Rodella

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present paper deals solely with parasites of marine fishes of the family Enbiotocidae represented in the American Pacific according to Special Publications no. 2, American Fisheries Society, 1960, by 20 species, all of which are marine except the Tule perch, Hysterocarpus traski (Gibbons) from fresh water. In Tomales and Bodega Bays 174 fishes representing 9 embiotocid species were examined and found to harbor 6 species of digenetic trem todes, including one here in described as new.

Mexican-American Children In The Process In Acculturation, Elizabeth Ford Stone O'Neill

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The web of Mexican-American life is complex in its origins, its manifestations, and its degree of identification with or alienation from the dominant culture. A thesis of the length of this one can deal with all this complexity only in a superficial way. However, by a rather narrowly defined examination of a few children certain insights may be gained which could be used as a basis for generalization about other children of similar background, and perhaps even for some tentative generalizations about the problems of the Mexican-American community as a whole.

With this purpose in mind -- to inquire intensively …

A Study Of Viktor E. Frankl's And Karl A. Menninger's Concepts Of Love, Gordon Merrell Hatcher

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The subject of love was chosen because of the current confusion over the nature, importance, and development of love. Although these topics are often discussed, the study of them seems never to be exhausted.

The scope of the subject was too broad and the time for the study too short to investigate a number of theories of love. Therefore, the writer chose to study the concepts of love of the present-day psychiatrist. This decision led to the search for two contemporary psychiatrists who had published materials of importance on the topic. The subject was narrowed further when the search was …

Palladium And Platinum Complexes Of Substituted 4-Vinylcyclohexene, Donald Y. Chinn

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In recent years numerous complexes have been reported in which olefins were chelated to transition metals.Ever since the generally regarded first olefin complex, Zeise's salt (32) KPt(C₂H₄₃, the interest in this field of organometallic chemistry has expanded to several families of olefinic ligands and metals like palladium(II), platinum(II) copper(I), silver(I), and more recently vanadium and titanium

The nature of the bonding of olefins to metal atoms seemed to involved the interaction between pi electrons in the unsaturated molecule and the hybrid orbitals of the metal rather than a localized sigma bonds between the metal atom and …

The San Joaquin County Juvenile Offender From Adjudication To Release : An Inquiry Into The Effectiveness Of The Juvenile Court, The Probation Department And Its Detention Facilities, Pearl Steiner West

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Among the questions that drew attention were these. Are San Joaquin County's juvenile delinquents the sane as, or different than those found elsewhere? that happens to the youngster after the police refer him on into the corrections structure? What are the criteria by which decisions are made? Who makes the decisions? What services are offered? What facilities does San Joaquin County have in which to treat the juvenile? What services are offered in the institutions? In view of the current levels of knowledge, is our county doing an adequate job?

Statistics are cited as necessary to delineate the source, nature …

Experimental Revascularization Of The Posterior Myocardial Wall, Pedro Antonio Sanchez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

For a considerable number of years the problem of revascularizing the myocardium after the development of coronary circulatory deficiency has stirred the imagination of physiologists, clinicians and surgeons. The obstruction in the coronary system brings a reduction in the coronary blood flow which is responsible for the symptoms and deterioration of the myocardial function In hearts otherwise normal or close to a standard normal state.

The Effects Of Both State And Trait Anxiety And Certain Personality Variables On Performance In A Complex Motor Task, Bruce Victor Parsons Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The relationship of anxiety in both its state and trait manifestation to simple motor performance has been established in a number of studies. The present study is an attempt to extend these relationships to more complex motor performances, that is, to the level of a unitary group of motor habits such as is present in an athletic task. In doing this the present study utilizes not only direct assessments of both state and trait anxiety, but also assessment of certain personality traits which may be important in mediating the expression of anxiety and activation level.

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan And His Term As Mayor Of Bogota, Colombia, June 1936 To February 1937, Ruth Ann Updegraff

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

One of the most controversial figures in Colombian history is that of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, whose assassination of April 9, 1948, ended a twenty-year career in national politics.¹ The Colombian writer-diplomat, Juan Lozano Y Lozano, has distinguished Gaitan as the man most responsible for creating a "new mood: in twentieth century Colombian politics.² Essentially, this "new mood" is that of increased interest in national social problems which, during the lifetime of Gaitan, was accompanied by an increasing demand on the part of the masses for significant participation in the political processes of the nation.

The paper is divided …

The Effect Of Tranquilizing Agents On Diadochokinetic Movement In A Senile Psychotic Population, Sam Larry Terzo

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem. The present study was designed to answer the question: What is the effect of tranquilizers, specifically phenothiazines , on diadochokinetic movement in a geriatric population? It was hypothesized that patients exhibiting overt effects of long term phenothiazine therapy (dyskinesia ) would show a reduced rate of diadochokinetic movement when compared with an age-matched group exhibiting no such symptoms and with no history of having taken tranquilizers . Furthermore, if this diadochokinetic movement were reduced, there would be a greater incidence of defective speech in this patient group .

An Experimental Study Of The Teaching Of Certain Critical Thinking Skills To Ninth Grade Pupils, Dale Eugene Lee Fisher

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to collect data from the controlled experiment that would add to the existing information concerning the improvement of the critical thinking skills of ninth grade pupils. The specific purposes of the study were: (1) to determine whether planned instruction in fact and opinion differentiation makes a statistically significant difference in a ninth-grader's general critical thinking ability; and (2) to determine the relation between a ninth-grader's gain in critical thinking ability and his level of intelligence, reading ability, socio-economic status, and his sex.

A Polarographic Study Of Substituent Effects In Nickel(Ii)-Complex Ions Of Pyridine And Pyridine Derivatives, Keith Edward Fester

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The electrochemical technique of polarography was used to study the complexions formed by Ni(II) ion and pyridine compounds. It was of interest to vary the substituent group on the pyridine ring in order to observe the effects on the nickel - nitrogen coordinate bonds.

The Chile-California Program : A Study Of State-To-Nation Cooperation, Joel Casey Hancock

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study is to describe the evolution and activity of the Chile-California Program from its inception as an experiment to its status in January, 1966. The author will attempt to analyze the objectives and the organization of the program, indicating the nature of the various projects implemented in Chile. In discussing and evaluating the problems and programs of the program the author will make special mention of what he considered to be erratic and illogical statements and point out certain discrepancies in the ideas and practices of the Chile-California Program. The author does not feel qualified …

Affective Responses To Environmental Influences In Immature Rats, William Rudolf Brunner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present investigation is to add to the growing body of knowledge about the behavioral development of rats. It is an enlargement of a study by Roberts (1966) who investigated the effects of quantitative reward shifts on the behavior of immature rats. Roberts' experiment was in turn founded on earlier experiments by Crespi (1942). These experiments tested the effect of different quantitative reward levels on the behavior of adult rats. These studies of Crespi are fundamental to the understanding of the present investigation and so are discussed below in some detail.

Crespi trained adult rats, one trail …

The Adrenal Gland In Extracorporeal Circulation, Ladislav Kuzela

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Due to the large volume and often conflicting results reported on postoperative endocrinological changes, the practicing surgeon has difficulty in finding applicable principles. A knowledge of these principles is however necessary for an understanding of the mechanisms responsible for survival of the organism after surgery. The results thus far thus far reported are based upon complicated methodology, and may appear to be more theoretical than of practical value. Studies based upon small laboratory animals are indeed statistically significant, but the interpretation of these results as applied to the patient is difficult. Controlled human studies have been few in number and …

The Theme Of Social Decay In The Last Five Novels Of James Fenimore Cooper, Cecil John Miller

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The following discussion is intended to deal with the theme of social decay as it comes to expression in the last five novels of James Fenimore Cooper.¹ The method adopted for realizing this intention is to examine closely the characteristic features of the late novels in order, first, to ascertain the precise nature of the theme of social decay as an intellectual statement and, secondly, to appraise the artistic means chosen for embodying this theme in the individual books. Hence the primary emphasis of the investigation lies with the thematic study of the source, that is with the novels …

Electrocapillary Studies Of Reversible Charge Transfer V(Iii)/V(Ii) Electrode, Mohammad Ali Akhtar

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Electrocapillary equation for an ideal polarized electrode based on Gibb's adsorption equation is appropriately recast into experimentally measurable quantities in order to apply it to a reversible charge transfer electrode.

To calculate the various parameters of the equation developed, experimental details were worked out. For the measurement of Current-time relationship of a single drop, a fast response potentiostat was built by using transistorized chopped stabilized operational amplifiers and precision components in the circuitry with proper compensation for IR-drop in the cell and the electrical double layer capacity. The analysis of I-t curves was done by taking into account the composite …

Factors Contributing To An Imbalance Between Needs For And Supply Of Service Personnel In Seventh-Day Adventist Institutions In California, James Nelson Scott Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this investigation was to study the major factors contributing to the imbalance between the needs for and the available supply of occupationally prepared Seventh-day Adventist service personnel in selected SDA institutions in California.

Determination Of Flow Curves From Capillary Rise Rate Measurements, Richard Lehr Kissling

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The measurement of viscosity is a common and useful technique for investigating the mechanical behavior of many real fluids. Theoretical interpretations of viscosity measurements have been important in attempts to elucidate fundamental properties of the liquid state. Brush (6) and Bondi (3) give reviews of the current status of attempts to construct theories of liquid viscosity, and it is quite apparent from these reviews that the molecular theory of rheological phenomena is in its infancy.

In addition to the fundamental aspects of viscometry, there are many practical applications to which viscosity measurements are directed (25). One has only to scan …

The Sociological Implications Of Automation For Labor, Floyd Gene Lytle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The dramatic utilization of cybernated equipment has been one of the outstanding accomplishments of modern society. The benefits of this equipment, however, have not gone unchallenged. Since its introduction, automation has been a center of controversy, garnering ardent supporters and adamant critics. As a result, the impact of automation upon the individual and society has been the subject of study and research for both physical and social scientists.

It is the purpose of this study to (1) present a compendium of the literature about automation; (2) investigate the effect of automation upon the employment rate in the United States; (3) …

Measurement Of Fluorescence Lifetimes Of Biologically Significant Compounds, Irene Adele Petz

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to measure fluorescence decay-times of several biologically significant compounds. Although various equations are available which permit one to calculate fluorescence lifetimes from spectral data, ample evidence exists which indicates such calculations are at considerable variance with experimental results.

Cyclic Derivatives Of 2-Amino-2-Deoxy-D-Hexopyranoses, Kenji Miyai

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to prepare heterocyclic derivatives, bridging C-2 and C-3 of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-hexopyranoses, useful as blocking groups in the preparation of aminosugar oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. The work reported herein is concerned with oxazolidones of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-hexopyranoses (Figure 1).)

There are no examples known, in which five or six-membered rings are fused in a trans-arrangement to five-membered furanose ring. However, although synthetic difficulties were observed, sic and five-membered rings were fused in a trans-arrangement to a sic-membered pyranose ring as pointed out before. In the case of our trans-diequatorially fused oxazolidones additional preparative difficulties were expected, because of the …

The Short Stories Of John Steinbeck, Howard Lawrence Lachtman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis, if with respect only to the short fiction, will be to provide some measure of resurrection for a much-ignored and much-maligned talent. Scholarly interest in John Steinbeck has been distinctly minimal and even his admirers admit his artistic decline of recent years. Unlike the attention lavished upon his illustrious contemporaries, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, the number of major critical surveys of Steinbeck's works can be counted upon the fingers of one's hand. It has been customary to regard Hemingway and Faulkner, usually in company with F. Scott Fitzgerald, as titans, while John Steinbeck's, cast …

A Study Of The Birch Reduction Of M-Methoxybenzamide, Luther Dickson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is (1) an investigation in the identity of the unknown material Qazi (20) obtained when benzamide was reduced at the boiling point of ammonia with 3.3 equivalents of sodium and ethanol, (2) characterization of the components of the brown liquid obtained when m-methoxybenzamide was reduced with a large excess of sodium (8 equivalents of more), and (3) characterization of the compound formed when the latter is subjected to sudden heat.

The Mexican's Quest Viewed Through The Eyes Of Octavio Paz In El Laberinto De La Soledad, Lois Marie Hunter

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Although the purpose of this study is to concentrate on an analysis of Paz’s book of essays, El laberinto de la soledad, published in 1950 and revised and expanded in 1959, this writer feels that it would be in order to give a summary-listing of his poetry and other works. The reader will thus not only be able to follow the events of the author’s life, but he will also be able to grasp the details of his development as a writer and to understand his purpose in writing El laberinto de la soledad.