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Chemical Activation By Low Energy Electron Impact Of Carbon Monoxide Adsorbed On Metal Surfaces (Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Molybdenum, Tungsten), James Dean White

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A technique has been developed for determining the effect of very low energy electrons (3.0 to 8.0 eV) on molecules adsorbed on metal surfaces. The electron source is a thoria coated iridium filament operated at low filament current to minimize the thermal distribution of the energies of emitted electrons (0.0 to 0.4 eV). The system is kept at 10('-3) to 10('-4) torr by allowing the gas studied to pass through the reaction vessel while the system is being evacuated by Vac Ion pumps. Analysis is performed via computer controlled quadrupole mass spectrometry. Carbon monoxide gas has been studied on gold, …

Regulation Of Protein Synthesis By Leucine And Amino Acid Balance., John Patrick Mcgowan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The effects of a physiologically balanced mixture of amino acids on the synthesis of proteins has been investigated. The roles of leucine and tryptophan, both implicated in the regulation of protein synthesis, were also studied. The balance of amino acids is important under specific rate-limiting conditions; the physiological balance "protects" the protein synthesizing system from the stressed condition of leucine limitation. Leucine is an important regulator of protein synthesis and the tryptophan effect on translation is dependent on the concentration of leucine. Thus tryptophan is a secondary regulator. The relative concentration of amino acids, described as balance, alterned the synthesis …

Classroom Music Continuum For The Vallecito Union School District, Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade, Deborah Glow Martin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is generally recognized and accepted that music is a vital part of a child's education. The Music Educators National Conference stated in "The Child's Bill of Rights in Music":

Every child has the right to full and free opportunity to explore and develop his capacities in the field of music in such ways as may bring him happiness and a sense of well-being.

It is impossible to deal with all aspects of elementary music education in a single presentation; consequently, this thesis is directed toward a specific need in a particular school district, namely the Vallecito Union School District. …

Behavioral Variability In Captive Slow Lorises, Nycticebus Coucang (Lorisidae, Primates), Shan Dustin Duncan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a quantitative analysis of individual and sex-related variability in selected activities of captive slow lorises (Nyctivebus coucang).

The Role And Primary Responsibilities Of The Program Specialist In The California Special Education Local Plan Areas: A Consensus Model, Cheryl Ann Mcelhany

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and importance of the program specialist's position in the California Special Education Local Plan Areas and to ascertain the primary responsibilities of the program specialist's position.

Procedures. Ninety-seven California Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) were surveyed. Due to the variations in geographic size, average daily attendance, and actual years (0-5) of the SELPAs, subgroups of the study focused on the variables of size and longevity. Individuals selected to provide the data from each SELPA were its director and one program specialist designated by the director. Eighty-one SELPAs completed …

Rational-Emotive Therapy And Progressive Relaxation In The Reduction Of Trait Anxiety Of College Undergraduate Students Who Enroll In Anxiety Reduction Workshops, Thomas Arthur Walsh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET), Progressive Relaxation (PR), Attention Placebo (AP), and a no-treatment group in reducing levels of trait anxiety in undergraduate students who participated in anxiety reduction workshops. The subjects in this study were fifty-one volunteer male and female undergraduate students from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, who chose to participate in a seven session anxiety reduction workshop. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups. The Attention Placebo procedure consisted of a discussion of learning styles, and the effects that the learning …

The Effect Of Tungsten(0)Pentacarbonyl On Coordinated Ligands, Janice Imada Byington

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A series of monosubstituted tungsten(0)pentacarbonyl complexes, W(CO)₅L (L = water, hydrogen sulfide, pyrazine, pyrimidine, 4,4'-bipyridine, 4-cyanopyridine, isonicotinamide, and methanol) were synthesized and characterized. The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of the W(CO)₅ moiety on the coordinated ligand, L.

The visible spectra of the synthesized W(CO)₅L complexes typically exhibited a maximum around 400 nm ((epsilon) (TURN) 4000). The infrared spectra of these complexes exhibited the characteristic three band pattern (2A₁ + E) in the carbonyl region ((TURN)2070 cm^-1, (TURN)1930 cm^-1, (TURN)1900 cm^-1. The pKa's of …

A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of Bilingual Instruction Of Teachers With Competency Certification In Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Programs, Rafael Torres Ramirez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students in bilingual designated classes who received B/CC instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Specialist Credential have higher gains in reading and math when compared with students who received instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Certificate of Competence and a B/CC Waiver Certificate. This study measured bilingual instruction based on a statistical comparison between student achievement and the kind of bilingual certificate. Procedures. The data was collected from two school districts: Alum Rock Unified School District in San Jose California and Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, California. …

The Preparation Of The Coordination Compounds Of Palladium (Ii) And Spermine And Spermidine, Wenli Grace Lee

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize complexes produced by the reactions of spermine and spermidine with palladium(II) chloride. A first analysis of the problem seemed to indicate that preparation of the complexes should be straightforward and not difficult. Bonding of the nitrogen atoms to the metals allows sterically for formation of two six-membered rings separated by a tetramethylene chain in a spermine complex, and by a six-membered chelate ring in a spermidine complex.

A Spectroscopic Study Of Intramicellar Environment With Merocyanine Dye Probes, Elise Jane Daggs

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The effects of micelle forming surfactants hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate and igepal CA~6JO on the visible spectra of merocyanine dyes of the form 1-alkyl-4-[(3', 5'-alkyl oxocyclohexadienylidene)ethylidene]- 1,4-dihydropyridine were studied. In all cases the visible spectrum shifted to the red when the dye was incorporated into the micelles. The magnitude of the shifts was found to be dependent on the substituted groups and the positioning of the chromophore of the dye in the micelle aggregates. The shifts indicate a highly hydrated environment about the surfactant head groups and an environment equivalent to that of pure ethanol solvent at some undetermined …

The Role Of The Pharmacist In Health Care And Medical Treatment In Saudi Arabia As Perceived By The Patient, Mohammed H. Al Haidari

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Saudi Arabia, one of the developing countries, has a number of problems with the health care and medical treatment of the Saudi people. This study was undertaken to identify and to examine some of these problems and the role of the pharmacist in health education.

A questionnaire was developed and sent to 200 Saudi students in the United States; 111 completed questionnaires were returned. The questionnaire was also sent to Saudi Arabia where 51 persons were interviewed. Results of the questionnaire indicated that some of the problems identified were due to the attitudes of the person interviewed and others resulted …

Assessment Of Heterosocial Performance : Development And Validation Of Self-Report Measures For Men And Women, Patti Lou Watkins

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Heterosocial cognitions, skill, and anxiety were identified as constructs which are components of heterosocial performance. Each of these constructs was defined, and Likert-scale items intended to reflect these definitions were generated. The possibility that these constructs differed for men and women was tested both consensually and statistically. Judges determined the suitability of of each item for each sex, as well as the appropriateness of each item for each construct. Items judged as belonging to the three constructs were assigned to three separate subscales of a self-report measure. The construct validity and reliability of each subscale were determined through, three administrations …

The Assessment Of Reflective And Behavioral Social Cognitive Problem Solving Skills In Well-Liked, Aggressive, And Withdrawn Children, Linda Ann Bream

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Recent research suggests that children's ability to solve interpersonal problems is related to their social adjustment. As children are continually confronted with personal and interpersonal problems which they must solve in order to maintain positive peer relations, the study and promotion of effective problem solving skills is of great importance. The aim of the present study was to assess children's responses to hypothetical problem situations as well as to assess their overt behavioral responses in a simulated problem situation. Children were classified as socially effective (well-liked) and socially ineffective (withdrawn and aggressive) on the basis of peer and teacher ratings …

A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of Bilingual Instruction Of Teachers With Competency Certification In Bilingual, Rafael Torres Ramirez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students in bilingually designated classes who received B/CC instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Specialist Credential have high gains in reading and math when compared with students who received instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Certificate of Competence or a B/CC Waiver Certificate. This study measured bilingual instruction based on a statistical comparison between student achievement and the kind of bilingual certificate.

PROCEDURES: The data were collected from two school districts: Alum Rock Unified School District in San Jose, California, and Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, California. …

The Effect Of Physical Fitness Training On Academic Performance, Annette M. Butler

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In elderly psychiatric individuals, physical fitness training has been related to improved cognitive performance on several scales (Powell, 1974; Stamford, Hambacher, & Fallica, 1974). The results with normal adults and children, however, are not clear (Folkins & Sime, 1981). The purpose of the present study was to test the effects of cardiovascular fitness traini~g on cognitive functioning, relevant to academic performance, in college students. The following measures were used: Shipley- Institute of Living Scale, Rotter's Internal-External Control of Reinforcement Scale, a Student Learning Styles / Questionnaire, self~report data indicating hours spent studying, quality of studies, and mental alertness during daily …

Effects Of Intermittent Reinforcement And Reward-Associated Messages On Response Maintenance, Paul Vinciguerra

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The effects of thinning to intermittent reinforcement with various reward-associated messages were investigated using an alternating treatments design. Three children who displayed high rates of disruptive classroom behavior were encouraged to be on-task using a FI 30" schedule of token reinforcement. Once the children reached a preset criterion of on-task behavior, the tokens were thinned to a leaner FI 5' schedule and different reward-associated messages concerning the reinforcement reduction were simultaneously interspersed. Three conditions were compared and alternated from one session to the next. One condition attributed the reinforcement reduction to increased competence (e.g., "You're doing so well you don't …

Videotape Modeling Of Self-Disclosing Behavior In Counselor Trainees In Practicum Experiences, Manouchehr Moshggou

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effects of videotape modeling of self-disclosing behavior on counselor trainees. More specifically, the study was designed to determine whether an increased willingness to disclose one's attitudes and opinions in appropriate situations could be taught to counselor trainees as part of their training. The subjects were two groups of counselor trainees selected, not on a random basis, but on the basis of their availability from two different sections in the Counseling Practicum at Fresno State University. One group (the Experimental group, with l2 counselors) was provided self-disclosing training, and the other was not provided self-disclosing training and …

Self-Instruction As A Treatment For Hyperactivity : An Assessment Of Response Generalization, Paul J. Thinesen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Three hyperactive boys were treated with a self-instruction treatment package utilizing a case study design with a 2 week follow-up. Generalization measures were made to the participants' classroom using the modified Stony Brook observation code. Adjunct measures included three rating scales (completed by the participants' teachers and mothers) and participant performance on the Matching Familiar Figures Test. Treatment session measures and social validity measures were also taken. Following treatment, all participants' level of appropriate behavior increased over baseline levels and was maintained during a 2 week follow-up. These results indicate that self-instruction training resulted in response generaliztion, a significant addition …

Contractility Of Isolated Cardiac Muscle Obtained From Normotensive And Treated Or Untreated Hypertensive Rat Hearts : Effects Of Inotropic Agents, Mary Bassey Amanam

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the present study, the contractility of isolated cardiac muscle obtained from normotensive and treated or untreated hypertensive rat hearts were investigated. The effects of inotropic agents were also explored •

Some SHRs were subjected to chronic antihypertensive treatment. After their blood pressure had been lowered, positive and negative inotropic agents were used to study the papillary muscles. The effects of acidosis, increased extracellular calcium, hypoxia, and reoxygenation on the isolated papillary muscles obtained from their hearts were studied. The same was done for isolated cardiac muscles that were removed from WKYs and SHRs. Isoproterenol in the absence or presence …

Flow Injection Atomic Absorption Assay Of Copper And Zinc In The Plasma Of Age Dependent Audiogenic Seizure Susceptible Mice, Neal Dwain Byington

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Flow injection atomic absorption procedures with less than 10%RSD at 1.0 ppm were developed for the assay of copper and zinc in 10 μL samples of mouse plasma. The flow injection apparatus was designed with a pulseless liquid flow control system, regulated by inert gas pressure. The aspiration liquid is 6% t-butanol in water. After exhaustive parameter optimizations, copper assays were conducted with the conventional air-acetylene flame at 324.754 nm and zinc assays were conducted with the unconventional argon-hydrogen air diffusion flame at 213.856 nm. The argon-hydrogen flame system was chosen because it absorbs very little ultraviolet light.

The developed …

The Effects Of Individual And Peer Group Counseling On A Sample Of Disruptive High School Students, Norman C. Creange

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare two widely used counseling methods, as they are commonly employed in public high schools, to make a determination of their relative effectiveness with a population of students labelled as disruptive. The comparative effectiveness was to be demonstrated by changes in those qualities which are generally attributed to the more successful students: grade point average (GPA), attendance, self concept and behavior. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) was used on a pre and post test basis to measure change in self concept. This study was designed to examine disruptive students with peers as group …

An Investigation Of Theory Z, Administrator Trust And Teacher Burnout In Early Childhood And Day Care Administration, Doris O. Smith

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between organizational characteristics, administrator trust and teacher burnout among Child Development Center Supervisors and Teachers in California. The results could contribute new knowledge to the field of early childhood/day care administration. Procedure: 72 Center Supervisors and 294 Center Teachers were sent questionnaires. The questionnaire for the Supervisors had four parts: demographics, Z organizational characteristics, trust (McDonald's Self-Report Trust Scale), and burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory). The teachers were sent the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The Z organizational characteristic items had been submitted to factor analysis procedures which produced four Z factors. …

A Study Of Reading Achievement Of Bilingual (Spanish/English) Pupils In Grades Three And Five Taught Under Three Different Models Of Instruction, John A. Chavez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: Teaching limited English proficient pupils to read English is a primary concern of teachers in the United States. The problem educators face is how to accomplish the goal effectively. The emphasis on acquisition of oral fluency of English and quick introduction to reading has had mixed results. The controlled studies testing the hypotheses of primary language approaches are scarce.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine achievement test results of bilingual Spanish/English third and fifth grade students who were taught to read: 1) initially in the primary language and then English, 2) were taught to read English …

A Comparative Study Of Three Methods For Raising Self-Esteem Among The Elderly, Laila Gitelle Melin Davidson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The self-concept of elderly people as a group is generally considered low. Self-concept is negatively influenced by an external source, i.e., cultural regard, and by the internal or personal adaptive changes of the aging process. To age successfully, positive or high concept of self is considered necessary. The literature indicates that self-concept can be changed. This study tested whether involvement in one of three educational processes (class groups) was effective in raising the self-esteem of the elderly participants. The class groups were (1) Current-Events or Job-Preparation, (2) Psychology, and (3) Memory and Relaxation Techniques. A fourth group, not in an …

Effects Of High And Low Dose Warfarin Sodium On Implanted Spontaneous Cγéâh, Joan-Marie Deweese-Mays

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Continuing the study of the relationships between fibrin investment of the tumor, vascularity, and tumor growth, we decided to investigate the relationship of warfarin sodium anticoagulation with tumor growth and vascularization. It was reasoned that if the previously observed altered tumor growth was due the heparin’s anticoagulant effect rather than a direct effect upon the tumor, another anticoagulant with a different mechanism of action would have the same tumor growth reducing capabilities. Warfarin sodium produces reduced fibrin polymer formation by a mechanism entirely different from that of heparin. Heparins’ immediate anticoagulant activity results from a blockade of thrombin’s activity results …

Goal Ranking Congruence And Academic Achievement--Focus : Mexican, Mexican American And Chicano Middle School Students, Their Parents And Teachers, Margarita Dolores Escobedo Wulftange

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The literature sees community members of Mexican ancestry as persons who are denied full participation in matters of school policies and practices. It also cites that forty percent of children of Mexican ancestry who enter school drop out before they graduate from the twelfth grade. In view of these perceptions, this study was designed to examine what relationship existed among three factors: (1) the goals of a school district; (2) student academic achievement as indicated by GPA; and (3) the intra- group variability among Chicano, Mexican American and Mexican students.

This study assumed that if students, parents and teachers prioritized …

The Relationship Of Background And Environmental Variables With Inmates' Perception Of A Correctional Institution, Amalia Oramas

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the influence of two sets of variables (individual and institutional variables) on trainees' perceptions of the correctional program. The correctional institutional environment scale developed by Moos (1975) was completed by 115 juvenile offenders at DeWitt Nelson School in California Youth Authority at Stockton. Results indicated that intra institutional variables were the significant factors in explaining most of the variability on trainees' scores on the questionnaire.

Studies On Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci, Linda Flato Knowles

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The recent realization that coagulase-negative staphylococci are of medical importance led to a number of studies which attempt to characterize them more adequately. These studies have shown that the coagulase-negative staphylococci represent a “complex” of several species. Kloos and Schleifer, who are credited with the major effort to characterize the group, list (1975b) nine species: S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus, S. capitis, S. cohnii, S. haemolyticus, S. hominis, S. simulans, S. wylosus, and S. warneri. Hajek (1976) added a new one, S. intermedius, isolated from animals; Kloos et al. (1976b) described S. sciuri, and Deviese et al. (1978) transferred Micrococcus hyicus …

Formal Observation Of Family Interaction During Structured Play, Darell C. Provencher

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present study explored how behavioral interactions in two-male sibling families during structured play may be affected by the relative ages of siblings and by the interaction situations involved. Six dyadic interaction situations of 30 minutes duration each were observed among members of 12 normal families in their homes, once a week for five consecutive weeks. Families were categorized into three groups: (a) a younger sibling and an older sibling between 2-5 years of age, (b) 2-5 year-old younger sibling and 6-9 year-old older sibling, and (c) a younger sibling and an older sibling between 6-9 years of age. The …

The Reaction Of 4-Vinylcyclohexene With Palladium (Ii), Kathy Ellen Beeler

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This program of study was concerned with the elucidation of the causes(s) behind the inability of various workers to reproduce the work of Fyre and Kuljian on the rearrangement of 4-vinylcyclohexene to 1,5-cyclooctadiene by the action of palladium (II).