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Delayed Onset Of Muscle Soreness: Creatine Kinase As A Marker For Tissue Damage (Pgf(2a) Metabolite)., John Douglas Boatwright
Delayed Onset Of Muscle Soreness: Creatine Kinase As A Marker For Tissue Damage (Pgf(2a) Metabolite)., John Douglas Boatwright
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Twenty college age males participated in a weight-lifting experiment, 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 70% 1RM for the squat, to examine the time courses between creatine phosphokinase (CPK), prostaglandin F(,2) alpha metabolite (PGF(,2a) met) and ratings of perceived soreness (RPS). Both groups, aspirin (n = 10) and placebo (n = 10), received medication (3g/day) for four consecutive days, starting 1 day prior to workout. Ratings of soreness and blood samples were taken pre- and immediately post-exercise, and at 24 h intervals for 3 days after exercise. There was no significant difference (p < 0.05) between the groups for CPK and RPS across time, but the prostaglandins were significantly different (p < 0.01) at all time intervals between groups. Changes seen across time were quadratic for all variables. The 24 h prostaglandin level was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the pre-, post-exercise and 72 h levels, but not significantly different from the 48 h level. Ratings of soreness were not significantly different (p < 0.05) at the 24 and 48 h intervals, but both were significantly higher than at all other time intervals. The mean CPK levels at 24 and 48 h were not significantly different (p < 0.05), but the 24 h CPK level was significantly higher (p < 0.05) from the other time intervals. There was a significant correlation (p < 0.01) between the time courses of CPK and RPS. It was concluded that CPK can be used as a marker for tissue damage and that prostaglandins did not influence the subjects' perception of muscle soreness or the release or uptake of CPK.
An Evaluation Of The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1983-86., Bobby Hugh Fletcher
An Evaluation Of The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1983-86., Bobby Hugh Fletcher
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The primary objective of this study was to determine the extent to which dietary behavior changes were made by the EFNEP participants in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and whether or not they were retained after they were graduated for six months but less than one year. Data were obtained by personal interviews conducted by paraprofessional nutrition aides on the 208 homemakers who participated in the EFNEP during 1983-86. The 24-hour dietary recall instrument was the basis upon which homemakers' diets were evaluated. The dependent variable in this study was the mean difference in dietary scores at three different points in time …
An Investigation Of The Public High School Band Programs Of A Large City In Southeast Louisiana, Including Attitudes Of Senior Band Students., Earl Jacob Fox Jr
An Investigation Of The Public High School Band Programs Of A Large City In Southeast Louisiana, Including Attitudes Of Senior Band Students., Earl Jacob Fox Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The major purpose of this study was to investigate the public high school band programs of a large city in southeast Louisiana. A secondary purpose was to gather attitudes of senior band students toward their respective programs. Anonymity for the school district studied was guaranteed through a contractual agreement signed with the local school board. Data for the investigation were collected through the use of two original questionnaires devised to gather information from band directors and senior band members. Fourteen instrumental teachers participated in this study along with one hundred seventy-six students. Results from this study reveal that the majority …
The Effect Of Educational Technology Variables On Elementary Education Student Achievement (Instructional Materials, Educational Media)., Deborah Scruggs Miller
The Effect Of Educational Technology Variables On Elementary Education Student Achievement (Instructional Materials, Educational Media)., Deborah Scruggs Miller
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine whether educational technology variables differentiate between "effective" and "ineffective" elementary schools. It was hypothesized that "effective schools" use educational media in instruction more frequently than "ineffective schools". It was also expected that "effective schools" use educational media in qualitatively superior ways to "ineffective schools". In addition, it was predicted that "effective schools" would have better prepared teachers in educational media and teachers with more years of teaching experience than "ineffective schools". The sample consisted of fourteen elementary schools located in 12 school districts throughout Louisiana. Each school was determined to be either …
The Status Of Modal Counterpoint In Selected Colleges And Universities In The United States And A Survey Of Selected Modal Counterpoint Textbooks (Sixteenth-Century)., John Peter Senick
The Status Of Modal Counterpoint In Selected Colleges And Universities In The United States And A Survey Of Selected Modal Counterpoint Textbooks (Sixteenth-Century)., John Peter Senick
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A questionnaire was devised to determine the general status of modal counterpoint classes in selected colleges and universities in the United States and to discover the most-used modal counterpoint textbooks, specifically those exhibiting the direct approach; it was sent to 152 NASM approved schools, and 117 (76.97%) responses were obtained. Information was requested about the types of counterpoint classes offered, the respondents' ratings of the modal counterpoint texts they use, teaching aids and techniques, and ways in which modal counterpoint is included in the music curriculum. Ninety-one (77.8%) of the 117 responding institutions included modal counterpoint in their course offerings. …
Effects Of Prereading Vocabulary Strategies On Vocabulary And Comprehension Of Basal Stories By Primary Children., Dana G. Thames
Effects Of Prereading Vocabulary Strategies On Vocabulary And Comprehension Of Basal Stories By Primary Children., Dana G. Thames
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study focused on the instructional use of three prereading vocabulary strategies, Directed Reading Activity, Reconciled Reading Lesson and List-Group-Label, as a means for improving vocabulary and comprehension of basal reader stories. Subjects were 66 average and above-average second-grade students. Data were collected over a seven-day period with instruction and post-testing occurring on alternating days. Data were analyzed in three ways. First, a repeated measures analysis of variance on the pre- and post-test vocabulary scores indicated that statistically significant amounts of learning took place within each instructional group. Second, an analysis of variance was used to assess the effects of …
The Role Of Task Manipulations On The Invariant Phasing Characteristics Of A Generalized Motor Program (Relative Timing)., Carol Ann Wood
The Role Of Task Manipulations On The Invariant Phasing Characteristics Of A Generalized Motor Program (Relative Timing)., Carol Ann Wood
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Four experiments are reported that investigate the role of relative timing as an invariant characteristic of the generalized motor program. Based upon the concept of a generalized motor program, relative time as an invariant characteristic, should remain constant when variant features of a movement are manipulated. In the present series of experiments, a practice and transfer paradigm was used to investigate the influence of required parameter modifications on the relative timing characteristics during the transfer performance of a practiced three-component movement response. Following 150 training trials (100 trials on Day 1 and 50 trials on Day 2), subjects (n = …
Factors Affecting Summary Writing And Their Impact On Reading Comprehension Assessment., Martha Holcomb Head
Factors Affecting Summary Writing And Their Impact On Reading Comprehension Assessment., Martha Holcomb Head
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This study examined several factors that may be involved in the writing of summaries and the impact of these factors on the use of summaries for reading comprehension assessment. Fifty-three seventh-grade subjects of average to above-average reading ability participated in the study. Data collection took place in four sessions over a one-week duration. Levels of prior knowledge and interest in a topic, as well as general writing ability, were assessed before subjects read the target passage. Subjects read a novel passage consisting of a five-page section of a chapter in their regularly-assigned American history text. After reading, subjects wrote, in …
Analysis Of Factors Influencing The Agricultural Research Delivery System In Liberia., Walter Tamu Wiles
Analysis Of Factors Influencing The Agricultural Research Delivery System In Liberia., Walter Tamu Wiles
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Purpose. This study was carried out to assess the types of channels through which research information is disseminated to the farmer through the agricultural research delivery system in Liberia, and factors which influence the delivery of such information. Population. The population for this study consisted of 324 respondants which included 15 researchers, 127 field extension workers and 182 farmers. Data were gathered specifically from researchers working at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and field extension workers and farmers in Bong, Lofa and Nimba counties respectively. Objectives. Two specific objectives of the study were: (1) to present profiles of the …
The Relationship Between Interaction Time And Reading And Math Achievement For Chapter I Students Using Computer-Assisted Instruction In Grades Three, Four And Five., Betty Josephine Conaway Archambeault
The Relationship Between Interaction Time And Reading And Math Achievement For Chapter I Students Using Computer-Assisted Instruction In Grades Three, Four And Five., Betty Josephine Conaway Archambeault
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The role of computer technology, particularly computer-assisted instruction, in the educational delivery system has steadily increased over the last decade. Although the largest number of CAI programs can be categorized as drill and practice, an increasing number of high quality simulation and tutorial programs are becoming available. The interactive nature of CAI is supported by the learning theories of Piaget, Gagne, and other learning theorists. Research on the topic indicates that CAI has a generally positive effect on student achievement and fosters positive attitudes among students and instructors toward the learning environment. This research study had two goals. The first …
The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Job Performance, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Principal Influence And School Outcomes., John Aaron Jackson
The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Job Performance, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Principal Influence And School Outcomes., John Aaron Jackson
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study investigated the relationship between principals' instructional leadership behavior and school effectiveness. In the conceptual model tested, certain school context variables, teachers' job satisfaction and teachers' willingness to accept principals' influence in the instructional realm, were viewed as mediating the relationship between principals' behavior and school outcomes. From this perspective, principals' instructional leadership behavior was seen as being indirectly related to school outcomes by its impact on these mediating variables. For the purposes of this study, teachers' job satisfaction, teachers, willingness to accept principals' professional advice and teachers' perceptions of principals' effectiveness as instructional leaders served as independent variables. …
Testing A Model Of School Holding Power: Teacher Perceptions Of The Work Environment, Robustness, Personal Characteristics, And Alienation Behavior. (Volumes I And Ii)., Bernadette Susanne Morris
Testing A Model Of School Holding Power: Teacher Perceptions Of The Work Environment, Robustness, Personal Characteristics, And Alienation Behavior. (Volumes I And Ii)., Bernadette Susanne Morris
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the study was to examine relationships between indices of teacher alienation behavior (TAB) and (a) teacher perceptions of multiple dimensions of the work environment, (b) environmental robustness, and (c) teacher personal life characteristics. Teacher perceptions of the work environment and the robustness of key roles in the school organization were explored as factors contributing to the holding power of school. Twenty teachers at each of 97 schools in a large urban school district in Louisiana were randomly selected. Each teacher responded to an instrument set containing a demographic data form, Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) (Johnson, 1955), Robustness …
Summer Time Allocation In Vocational Agriculture Programs In The United States (12-Month Programs, Extended Contract)., Susan Skripac Camp
Summer Time Allocation In Vocational Agriculture Programs In The United States (12-Month Programs, Extended Contract)., Susan Skripac Camp
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine what activities vocational agriculture teachers in the United States believed should be a part of their summer programs and what they actually did during the summer of 1983. Three instruments were used to collect data for this study: a two-page questionnaire to state supervisors of agricultural education to determine what statewide activities were scheduled for teacher participation, a three-page questionnaire to 227 vocational agriculture teachers to gather program and teacher information and to determine what the teachers believed should be accomplished during their summer program, and a one-page bi-weekly summary to be …
The Effect Of Instruction In A Metacognitive Strategy On Functional Reading Of Learning Disabled Students (Comprehension, Special Education, Literacy)., Karen Jean Ortego Lacroix
The Effect Of Instruction In A Metacognitive Strategy On Functional Reading Of Learning Disabled Students (Comprehension, Special Education, Literacy)., Karen Jean Ortego Lacroix
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study was conducted to determine the effect of instruction in a metacognitive self-monitoring strategy on functional reading ability of 15- and 16-year-old learning disabled students. Metacognitive strategy training has been shown to be effective with older or better readers when used with content or narrative materials This study was unique in that the metacognitive self-monitoring instruction was provided utilizing functional or everyday reading materials. The study, which consisted of a pretest, eight periods of instruction, a posttest and a delayed test was conducted with 31 high school students indentified as having specific learning disabilities. The students were randomly assigned …
Explicit Instruction In Story Structure: Effects On Preschoolers' Listening Comprehension (Story Grammar)., Joanne L. Ratliff
Explicit Instruction In Story Structure: Effects On Preschoolers' Listening Comprehension (Story Grammar)., Joanne L. Ratliff
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether instruction in story structure improved preschoolers' comprehension of stories. Preschool children were pretested on: (a) oral story production, (b) story rule knowledge (structural elements), (c) free recall of a story, and (d) probed recall. Students who were identified as less skilled by these four measures were randomly assigned to one of three groups: instruction, story, or control. The instruction group received two weeks of explicit instruction in story structure based on a story rule format. The story group listened to the same rule format. The story group listened to the …
Skill And Knowledge Base Attributes Of Young Baseball Players., Charlotte Anne Humphries
Skill And Knowledge Base Attributes Of Young Baseball Players., Charlotte Anne Humphries
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Members of three baseball teams for 13-to-14-year-olds and four teams for 10-to-12-year olds participated in a season-long study of their skills, knowledge base, and game performance. Subjects were weighed, height measured, skill tested at base running speed and throwing for distance and accuracy, game performance coded (position, control of ball, correctness of decision as to play to make, and proper execution of that play), and took a multiple-choice baseball test. Coaches supplied batting averages, and ranked their players into three levels (best, medium, and poorest players). As the lowest ranked players generally got little playing time (the league had no …
Development Of Automatic And Effortful Processes In Memory Of Movement Location., Aharon Dayan
Development Of Automatic And Effortful Processes In Memory Of Movement Location., Aharon Dayan
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Two experiments designed to assess whether location information about movement is automatically encoded in memory were conducted. In Experiment 1, two automaticity criteria were examined. The first stipulated that age differences are not exhibited in processing location information; and, the second stipulated that location information is encoded without intention and additional intention does not improve the quality of the encoding process. A third criteria was also examined: whether spatial cues from the environment (layout of testing area) improves the encoding of movement information. In Experiment 2, the automaticity criteria that practice has no effect was analyzed. In Experiment 1, 60 …
Machiavellian Interpersonal Orientation In The Principalship: Role Clarity, Work Satisfaction And Principal Characteristics., Judy Ann Hickman
Machiavellian Interpersonal Orientation In The Principalship: Role Clarity, Work Satisfaction And Principal Characteristics., Judy Ann Hickman
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study examined the Machiavellian interpersonal orientation in the principalship in relation to perceptions of role clarity, satisfaction with multiple dimensions of the work context, and individual characteristics. The key focus was on how interpersonal orientation influences the way principals' "size up" their work situation. The Getzels and Guba social systems model (1957) and the Christie and Geis interaction model (1970) served as the theoretical basis for the study. An ex post factor research design was utilized in this study of 235 public school principals. Each principal responded to a research packet of measures. Factor analyses were computed for each …
A Study Of Experiences Provided In The Home Environment Associated With Accelerated Reading Abilities As Reported By Parents Of Intellectually Superior Preschoolers., Jeanne Marie Laporte Burns
A Study Of Experiences Provided In The Home Environment Associated With Accelerated Reading Abilities As Reported By Parents Of Intellectually Superior Preschoolers., Jeanne Marie Laporte Burns
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to look beyond the general effect that intelligence and environment have upon the development of reading and investigate (a) differences in how accelerated readers and nonreaders perform on written language tasks and (b) differences in written language experiences provided in the home environment, as reported by parents, associated with the development of accelerated reading abilities. Due to the broadness of the term written language, only four aspects of written language were examined (i.e., awareness of concepts about print, awareness of print in the environment, awareness of letter/sound correspondences in words--invented spelling, and awareness during …
The Contextual Interference Effect In Learning An Open Motor Skill (Random Practice, Blocked Practice)., Sinah Louise Goode
The Contextual Interference Effect In Learning An Open Motor Skill (Random Practice, Blocked Practice)., Sinah Louise Goode
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this series of experiments was to assess contextual interference effects for novices learning an open skill. Previous research has found that a random practice schedule as opposed to a blocked or repetitious schedule of practice facilitates retention and transfer in the learning of motor skills. The task required female subjects to throw a ball at a target to coincide the arrival of a trackway of light with the arrival of the ball. All subjects were inexperienced in throwing and open sport skills. Experiment 1 was designed to test contextual interference results on novices learning an open skill …
Family Support Factors Associated With The Self-Esteem Of Mature Women Enrolled In Selected Louisiana Colleges And Universities., Pamela Moore Lafont
Family Support Factors Associated With The Self-Esteem Of Mature Women Enrolled In Selected Louisiana Colleges And Universities., Pamela Moore Lafont
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine factors of family support associated with the self-esteem of women over the age of 35 who were enrolled in selected Louisiana colleges and universities. This research was part of a larger project "Women Returning to School: Self-Esteem and Family Factors" which was conducted through the Agricultural Experiment Station at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The sample consisted of 500 randomly selected women students born in or before 1946 who were enrolled in four Louisiana universities and colleges located in the southeast part of the state (excluding law, medical, and dental schools, …
Theoretical Analyses And Practical Applications To The Rehearsal And Performance Of Selected Wind-Band Compositions By W. Francis Mcbeth. (Volumes I-Iv)., Richard James Smith
Theoretical Analyses And Practical Applications To The Rehearsal And Performance Of Selected Wind-Band Compositions By W. Francis Mcbeth. (Volumes I-Iv)., Richard James Smith
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The works analyzed in this report--Mosaic, Divergents, The Seventh Seal, To Be Fed By Ravens, and Kaddish--were selected by the composer, W. Francis McBeth. Each of these compositions is analyzed according to the following criteria: instrumentation and scoring, harmony, melody, rhythm, form, and rehearsal and performance problems. A short introduction to each analytical chapter includes background information on the composition under investigation. Errors in the full and condensed scores, as well as the individual parts, of each work for wind band are listed in the introduction to the final section of each analysis. The rehearsal and performance problems discussed by …