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The Phonology Of The Spanish Of El Prado, New Mexico, Martha James Hardman

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The Phonology of the Spanish of El Prado, New Mexico is a descriptive study of the phonetics and phonemics of the Spanish spoken in the area known as El Prado, just north of Taos, New Mexico. Although the Spanish of the entire area surrounding Taos is essentially the same, for the sake of simplicity and convenience the thesis has been limited to El Prado. Also, informants were more readily found in El Prado than in Taos itself.

The purpose of this study is to provide and objective description of a spoken Spanish dialect applying the methodology of linguistics to a …

The Synthesis Of 7-Methyl-3,4-Benzpyrene, 6,7-Dimethyl-3,4-Benzpyrene, 10-Methyl-3,4-Benzpyrene And 7,10-Dimethyl-3,4-Benzpyrene, Joseph Leonard Comp Jr.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

Interest in carcinogenic compounds began to develop when a form of cancer was found occurring in chimney sweeps in 1775. Skin cancer was found among workers in tar industries in 1875, and in 1887 workers in cotton spinning industries were known to have cancer which was attributed to contact with lubricating oils. Girls who painted the luminous dials of watches contracted cancer from exposure to the radioactive paint, and men who worked with B-naphthylamine developed bladder cancer. Many other cases of occupational cancer were reported before a systematic study of carcinogenic substances was begun. Early attempts to produce cancer in …

Evaluation Of Commercial Titanium Alloys, Robert Loucks

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Uses of titanium and its alloys range from aircraft structures to corrosion-resistance applications. The properties of the metal, including physical metallurgy, naturally dictate the folds of application. The interstitial elements, plus aluminum and tin, preferentially stabilize the alpha phase of titanium.

A Comparison Of The Accuracy Of Finite Difference Methods And Variational Methods In The Numerical Solution Of Partial Differential Equations, Robert F. Brodsky

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate some of the numerical methods available to solve partial differential equations intractable to analytic solutions with a view towards: 1. Indicating where particular methods appear most applicable, from the standpoints of accuracy, easy of solution, minimum expenditure of effort; and 2. Indicating the accuracy to be expected in the use of two of the more powerful methods investigated as applied to a problem of elasticity.

The Application Of Dynamic Adiabatic Calorimetry To The Copper-Nickel System From 50 To 620 °C, Richard E. Pawel

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: The accurate measurement of changes in thermal energy in the solid state has long been the subject of investigators in many fields. Knowledge of thermal effects can contribute greatly to fundamental studies and the general understanding of many phenomena, as well as being the basis of thermodynamic and theoretical work leading to a better comprehension of the behavior of metals and alloys. High temperature calorimetric methods for the solid state may be naively considered to be identical, at least in principle, with the familiar adiabatic or isothermal type calorimeters used extensively in the vicinity of room temperature. A wealth …

The Livestock Market News Services In Tennessee, Robert L. Hollland

Masters Theses

In order to learn more about the status of livestock market information available to livestock producers in Tennessee, this study was undertaken. The objectives are set forth as the following:

1. To examine the extent of dissemination of livestock market news through the media of the radio, newspapers, telegraph, telephone, and others.

2. To examine the means used in collecting livestock market news.

3. To inventory the livestock market news that is available and to determine the amount that is usable by farmers.

4. To study the types of reports currently being issued and ascertain whether their usefulness and efficiency …

A Laboratory Study Of The Beech Granite Plagioclase, Joseph Taylor Carlisle

Masters Theses

Introduction: In northeast Tennessee a complex basement of Pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks either unconformably underlies the oldest Cambrian sediments, or bears a faulted relationship to them. The complexity of these rocks is, indeed, so great that much doubt exists as to the origin and even the nature of their component rock units. Keith (1907, p. 3) subdivided these rocks into two large units: (1) the Cranberry "granite," in this region a highly contorted gneiss of complex lithology, and (2) the Beech granite, a rather porphyritic, generally coarse-grained granite which he considered to have been considerably squeezed and mashed. Of these Keith …

Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Knox Dolomite In The Fair Garden Area, Sevier And Jefferson Counties, Tennessee, James Gerald Bumgarner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Agricultural Marketing In Economic Development, Tej Narain

Masters Theses

This thesis will explore the role of agricultural marketing in economic development. Historically, it will be shown how agricultural marketing has played an important role in improving economic well-being. To demonstrate these phenomena, the part played by agricultural marketing during the primitive days, the influence it had on the economy of the Middle Ages, its contribution to economic development during the colonial period, and the main characteristics of this activity that led to the development of the United States will be brought to the reader's attention.

However, historically, with the depression of the 1930's, it will be shown that events …

What Constitutes An Effective Vocational Agriculture Program In The Puryear Community, Earl Wagner Bennett

Masters Theses

Since the study determined the opinions of the local people of the Puryear Community regarding the areas that should be included in the local program of work, it will enable the vocational agriculture teacher in the Puryear Community to more nearly meet the needs of the people concerned. It will serve as a means of evaluating the present program and improving the program in the future. The study will assist other teachers in developing the vocational agriculture programs in their communities. It will assist supervisors in evaluating and improving local programs of work. Finally, the study will project the thinking …

Transistors Applied To An Fm-Fm Airborne Radio Telemetery System, R. H. Gablehouse

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The two semiconductor elements commonly used in transistor production, silicon and germanium, were discovered by two European chemists. A Swedish chemist, Jons Jakob Berzelius, separated and identified silicon in 1823. Germanium was discovered and named by a German chemist, Clemens Alexander Winkler in 1886.

The Development Of The Marian Theme In English Lyric Poetry From The Sixteenth To The Twentieth Century, Sister Mary Josine Skelly Op

English Language and Literature ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to collect as many as possible of the Marian lyrics written in England between the years 1500 and 1900 and select representative works from each period with a view to comparing them (1) as to those phases of Mariology most frequently treated in each era; (2) as to the effect exercised by religious developments in England upon the theme; and (3) as to the differences or similarities in the treatment of Mary by Catholic and non-Catholic poets of each period.

Distribution And Taxonomy Of The Pocket Gopher Thomomys Bottae In Bernalillo County, New Mexico, James Lester Sands

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this study are to determine what kinds of pocket gophers of the genus Thomomys occur in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and to reveal the relationship between the pocket gophers occupying the Sandia Mountains and those occurring in the valley of the Rio Grande.

The Influence Of The Spanish Gracioso On Jacobean-Stuart Drama In England, Maryellen G. Wolfe

English Language and Literature ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to attempt to show how this "gracioso" of Spanish literature was reflected or paralleled in dramas written by English playwrights before the closing of the theatres in 1642.

Latin America And The Founding Of The United Nations, 1945, Donald Edmund Rady

Political Science ETDs

This thesis discusses the ideas and provisions on international peace maintenance that nineteen Latin American nations offered for incorporation into the United Nations Charter. The Charter was written at the United States Conference on International Organization held from April 25 to June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, California. These ideas and provisions of the nineteen countries were drawn up as amendments to and comments on the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals of 1944 by all of the Hispanic-American nations which had actively participated in the Chapultepec Conference in Mexico City in 1945.

A Catalogue And Analysis Of The Churches Of Cholula, Mexico, Margaret Henderson Floyd

Art & Art History ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to photograph and catalog the churches of central Cholula; to find what stylistic groups and local motifs are characteristic of the area; to determine, insofar as possible, the chronological distribution of these churches through the centuries of the colonial period; to discover the geographical distribution of the monuments in the area immediately around the city and to relate this to such data was obtainable on the population distribution and urban development of the area today and in the past.

A Technique For Obtaining Submicrosecond Exposure Times At Large Aperture In High-Speed Photography, Joseph A. Hull

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The purpose of the investigation described in this report was to attempt to improve one of the existing techniques, namely, the Kerr cell type electrooptical shutter, to make it more applicable to the study of high-explosive physics. To provide a background for the reader, a brief discussion of the other techniques will be described. Some of the advantages and limitations of these systems will be discussed.

The Administration Of Representative Confederate Prisons, George Form

History ETDs

Since neither the North nor the South had faced squarely the likelihood of war until the action at Fort Sumter, it is not surprising that both governments were unprepared for the handling of prisoners until they were actually confronted with the capture of troops. Of necessity, an impromptu and makeshift prison administration had to be devised, and, indeed, the retention of prisoners was not universally accepted as essential so long as it could be avoided. No suitable provisions or advance preparations for the care of war prisoners were undertaken by governments more vitally concerned with the deployment and supply of …

Aspects Of The Epic In Eskimo Folklore, Walter Jack Arron

English Language and Literature ETDs

The purpose of this paper is to examine the epic as it appears in Eskimo folklore and to delineate its most prominent characteristics. ... So far as I know, my study is the only one of its kind concerning the Eskimo epic. The evidence I have collected does not support a hypothesis that there is an Eskimo epic in the generic sense of the term ... However, in the body of Eskimo folklore there are tales which some collectors have labeled epic and there are others in unclassified collections which have epic characteristics. These tales are the Eskimo epic as …

Southwestern Indian Tales For Children, Maurine Parker Grammer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was two-fold; first, to record Southwestern Indian folk tales from primary sources to use as supplementary reading in the social studies for the age group from eight to twelve years; second, to edit the tales in order to make them readable and meaningful for this group.

The present study contains adaptations of tales from their primary sources. The form and language of the tales varies from that which characterizes the original version only enough to improve their readability.

A Comparative Study Of Requirements Leading To The Master's Degree In School Administration, Jewel Smith

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to analyze requirements for Master's degrees in school administration of selected colleges and universities of the United States; (2) to compare these requirements; (3) to summarize views and recommendations of authorities in education on existing programs for the preparations of educational administrators; and (4) to present conclusions and suggestions of the writer gained as result of the study.

A Study Of Some Theories In Relation To The Causes Of Juvenile Delinquency, Jerry Bell

Plan B Papers

No abstract provided.

Democratic Practices In Education: A Survey And Checklist For The Elementary Teacher, Alice Mae Whitley

Student Work

Democracy in the classroom has been a topic of increased discussion and research during the past decade. Wars tend to bring about reexamination of a society’s educational practices in relation to its ideals. World War II served this purpose, stimulating a great deal of study and recommendations in the field of democratic methods, practices, and procedures in the classroom. It is important that teachers avail themselves of this new material and use its recommendations.

The Effect Of Time Compression Upon Character In Shakespeare's Tragedies, Dean J. Paulsen

Student Work

The many interpretations and analyses of Shakespeare’s plays have led, through studies of Shakespeare’s sources, to comparisons between his plots and characters and those of his predecessors, incident for incident, and trait for trait. These comparisons have yielded up numerous scholastic opinions as to what facet of Shakespeare’s genius is responsible for the excellence of characters he produced. There are those opinions which hold that Shakespeare was merely a clever borrower, and epicurean, as it were, daintily picking and choosing from the dramatic viands ready to his hand. Other opinions, through granting that Shakespeare was a borrower in “the grand …

The Lateral Vibrations Of An Axially Rotating Bar, William C. Mccorkle Jr

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: It has long been known that the rotational motion of a bar or shaft at certain speeds is capbable of exciting lateral vibrations of the shaft. Almost invariably these vibrations are undesirable or even destructive, and for this reason considerable attention has been given to their study. The subject has a fairly extensive literature dating back to 1869 when Rankine^1,2 first treated the stability of a shaft, running true and in perfect balance, against small disturbances. His results were erroneous because he assumed that the plane of vibration always rotated with the shaft, which is equivalent to neglecting …

Construction Of A Forced-Choice University Instructor Rating Scale, Emmoran Benjamin Cobb

Doctoral Dissertations

Statement of the Problem: The problem, the construction of a rating scale for student evaluation of college teachers, had both "pure" and "applied" psychological research aspects. The "pure" facet of the problem was to develop, apply, and test the effectiveness of certain "forced-choice" principles of rating scale construction. The "applied" aspect was to construct in instrument useful to college teachers in the practice of their profession. Quotation marks are used for these terms to indicated the artificial nature of the dualism applied.

A Study Of The Catalytic Hydrogenation Of Methoxybenzenes Over Platinum And Rhodium Catalysts, Robert Gene Thompson

Doctoral Dissertations

[From the Summary]

The catalytic hydrogenation of methoxybenzenes and other aromatic methoxyl compounds has been studied. Hydrogenation of the aromatic ring was usually accompanied by some cleavage of the methoxyl groups. This cleavage occurred predominately upon the carbon-oxygen bond adjacent to the aromatic ring. The cleavage reaction was found to occur only as a part of the aromatic hydrogenation process. The amount of cleavage was found to be dependent upon the catalyst used. Platinum led to extensive methoxyl cleavage while rhodium catalyzed ring saturation with little cleavage. Also found to influence the extent of cleavage were reaction temperature …

The Effect Of Automation On Job Opportunities, Tommie Lola Brown

All Theses

The intense concern of workers with the effect of automation on jobs began as early as 1912 when an article by Robert Johnstone Wheeler, now a resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania, appeared in the Industrial Review magazine.

Showing the number of hand blowers was dropping steadily as more automatic machines were installed in glass bottle manufacturing plants, Wheeler also described the economic effects of this displacement of workers.

"The automatic machine takes no apprentices," he wrote. "It does not eat or wear anything. It has no wife or children to support."

"Who will buy its products in the coming years when …

Responsibilities Assumed By Some Junior High School Youth In The Purchase And Care Of Their Clothes, Julia M. Levy

All Theses

The desire for distinction and recognition of accomplishment is very human and is expressed in various ways. According to Evans (15:3), one of the most common ways of expressing this desire is through the wearing of clothes. Studies have shown that in normal times, a family of moderate income spends from 12 to 15 percent of its income on clothing. From this total, stated Andrews (1:379, the average twelve-year-old is apportioned approximately 17 percent. Today, after many years of relative insignificance children's clothing has taken an important place in research, and each year the freedom granted the younger generation reaches …

An Economic Study Of Broiler Production In Walker County, Texas, Joseph Lee Miller

All Theses

Broiler raising has developed into a highly specialized industry, marked by narrow margins of profit per bird. This does not mean that broilers cannot be raised as a small backyard enterprise as a means of providing experience and occasionally some profit. However, profit is important whenever one is considering the production of broilers as a main enterprise to yield a considerable portion of the farm income. Broilers have been raised in Walker County for six or seven years without any investigation being made as to the economics of their production; what practices can be applied in relation to economic gains; …