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Construction And Validation Of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales By Age, Sex, And Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
Construction And Validation Of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales By Age, Sex, And Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
Masters Theses
Chapter I
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
The topic considered in this thesis is the construction and validation of six mental health sub-scales which are based upon procedures controlling for age, sex, and educational status. Each item in a 22 item mental health scale is tested for validity by age, sex, and educational status. Six sub-scales, one for each dichotomy of the three social groups, are constructed from this procedure. The validity of these sub-scales is then tested via six different criteria of mental health. Finally, the validity of the six sub-scales, the original 22 item scale, and a related …
A Study Of The Effect Of Varying Serum Phenylalanine Levels On Changes In Intelligence Quotient, Darlene Imai Manullang
A Study Of The Effect Of Varying Serum Phenylalanine Levels On Changes In Intelligence Quotient, Darlene Imai Manullang
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Data from thirty medical records of phenylketonuric children under treatment were investigated to determine at which serum phenylalanine level (0-3.9 mg. %, 4-7.9 mg %, 8-11.9 mg. %, greater than 12 mg. %) there would be the greatest increase in intelligence. The children involved in the study were divided into the following groups according to the age dietary treatment was initiated: 0 through 5 months, 6 through 11 months, 12 through 23 months, and over 2 years of age.
Among 6 patients who were placed on the diet during the first 5 months of life, it appears that the optimal …
Occlusal Patterns And Tooth Morphology In The Navajo Indians Of Monument Valley, Utah, Leroy C. Trnavsky
Occlusal Patterns And Tooth Morphology In The Navajo Indians Of Monument Valley, Utah, Leroy C. Trnavsky
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The occlusal patterns and morphology of the dentition of the Navajo Indians were studied and compared to those of populations of known Mongoloid ancestry. Thirteen dento-anthropomorphic characteristics were studied from plaster casts obtained from fifty-four Navajo Indians from the Monument Valley area of Utah. The thirteen characteristics included were:
- Degree of shovel-shape of the maxillary centrals and laterals.
- Presence of a winged appearance in the maxillary centrals.
- Mesiodistal crown diameters of the maxillary centrals and laterals.
- Type of lingual tubercle on the maxillary centrals and laterals.
- Cusp pattern of mandibular molars.
- Cusp pattern of maxillary molars.
- Frequency of cusp of …
The Reaction Of Hospitalized Children To Food, Lois Masat Magnussen
The Reaction Of Hospitalized Children To Food, Lois Masat Magnussen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Hospital personnel are becoming more aware of the fact that hospitalization is traumatic to the emotional life of the young child. Since eating habits and emotions are so closely allied, it is probable that the young child's eating pattern will be affected during hospitalization. The purpose of this study was to determine the reaction of children between the ages of one through four to food during the first three days of hospitalization at the White Memorial Hospital. The method chosen to obtain this information was the descriptive survey. The tools used were a checklist for the researcher to record her …
The War Against Surplus Breeding, Irene Castle
The War Against Surplus Breeding, Irene Castle
Puppy Mills Collection
Almost the whole humane movement is snowed under and overwhelmed by the still mounting flood of surplus cats and dogs. The surplus turns our shelters into sordid slaughterhouses. It distorts and perverts the thinking of many even of our very best people. Hundreds of our societies are kept permanently on the edge of bankruptcy by the single problem of taking in and disposing of cats and dogs which are homeless or unwanted simply because of the immense surplus of such animals.
It is so easy for all of us to throw up our hands and denounce veterinarians for the high …
The Effect Of Gymnastic Routines On Blood Pressure And Pulse Rate, Robert Ferguson
The Effect Of Gymnastic Routines On Blood Pressure And Pulse Rate, Robert Ferguson
Masters Theses
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