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Dietary Induced Weight Gain And Recovery Of Body Weight In Mongolian Gerbils, Maryann Mccarthy Aug 1987

Dietary Induced Weight Gain And Recovery Of Body Weight In Mongolian Gerbils, Maryann Mccarthy

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore the capacities of male and female gerbils for recovery from increased weight gain produced by ingestion of high fat food. Thirty-six gerbils, assigned to either 20% or 40% groups with nine males and nine females in each percent weight gain group, were fed powdered chow under baseline conditions, then switched to a high fat diet until they reached target weight increase, and then returned to powdered chow. The 40% group was eliminated from the comparisons due to the failure of the gerbils to reach criterion. No sex differences were found in the …


Nato Battlefield Strategy For The Conventional Defense Of Central Europe, Patrick Joseph Geary May 1987

Nato Battlefield Strategy For The Conventional Defense Of Central Europe, Patrick Joseph Geary

Master's Theses

Although we live in a time in which strategies using nuclear weapons dominate the attention of most defense analysts, there are reasons why more attention should be paid to conventional defense strategy. This thesis explores NATO's strategy for defending Central Europe with conventional battlefield weapons. The discussion centers on the military and political complexities involved in the strategy of Forward Defense. Included also is a brief history of NATO, highlighting the political and military events that helped shape today's conventional defense arrangements. Particular emphasis is placed on illustrating the methods and factors involved in the implementation of Forward Defense.


An Analysis Of The Law Of The Sea And Outer Space Law : Claims Over The Natural Resources Of The "Commons", Robin Elizabeth Lewis May 1987

An Analysis Of The Law Of The Sea And Outer Space Law : Claims Over The Natural Resources Of The "Commons", Robin Elizabeth Lewis

Master's Theses

As new areas of the world and outer space have been discovered and explored, man has had to develop regulations to govern the use of these new areas. However, it was not until man possessed the technological means of extracting or using the resources of these new areas that there was an urgent need to develop regulations for the oceans and space. Although some regulations have been established in regards to such areas as the deep sea-bed and remote sensing, there is still a need for the international community's acceptance of these laws. Under-developed nations view the resources discovered within …


Traditional And Nontraditional Funerals : Local Changes Since 1965 And The Influence Of Cost On Selection, Darlene K. Burbage Apr 1987

Traditional And Nontraditional Funerals : Local Changes Since 1965 And The Influence Of Cost On Selection, Darlene K. Burbage

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Cognitive Appraisals And Motive Patterns In Depressed And Nondepressed College Students, Denise B. Lensky Jan 1987

Cognitive Appraisals And Motive Patterns In Depressed And Nondepressed College Students, Denise B. Lensky

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


History Of Childhood Loss, Recent Life Events And Depression In An Undergraduate Population, Kim M. DellaìNgela Jan 1987

History Of Childhood Loss, Recent Life Events And Depression In An Undergraduate Population, Kim M. DellaìNgela

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Comparison And Convergence Of The Structures Of Affect And Personality, Gregory J. Meyer Jan 1987

The Comparison And Convergence Of The Structures Of Affect And Personality, Gregory J. Meyer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of The Sq3r Study Strategy For Recall And Recognition Tests, Jocelyn Mand Shaughnessy Jan 1987

The Effectiveness Of The Sq3r Study Strategy For Recall And Recognition Tests, Jocelyn Mand Shaughnessy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Exclusion Bias, Todd Q. Miller Jan 1987

Exclusion Bias, Todd Q. Miller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Empirical Development And Cross-Validation Of A Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (Mcmi) Based Scale To Assess Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Vietnam Veterans, Joan Hong Jan 1987

The Empirical Development And Cross-Validation Of A Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (Mcmi) Based Scale To Assess Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Vietnam Veterans, Joan Hong

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Religiosity, Ego Development And Concept Of God, Diane Lin Jan 1987

Religiosity, Ego Development And Concept Of God, Diane Lin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Differences Between Reports Of Former Adolescent Psychiatric Patients And Their Parents With Regard To Post-Discharge Behavior, Michael C. Helford Jan 1987

Differences Between Reports Of Former Adolescent Psychiatric Patients And Their Parents With Regard To Post-Discharge Behavior, Michael C. Helford

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Variables Related To Utilization Of Mental Health Care Services By Hispanic Adolescents, Mary Ann H. Garcia Jan 1987

Variables Related To Utilization Of Mental Health Care Services By Hispanic Adolescents, Mary Ann H. Garcia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Peer Knowledge Of And Reactions To Adolescent Suicide, Eileen Norton Jan 1987

Peer Knowledge Of And Reactions To Adolescent Suicide, Eileen Norton

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Teaching Social Problem-Solving Skills To Children, James Keyes Jan 1987

Teaching Social Problem-Solving Skills To Children, James Keyes

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Mood-Congruent Retrieval: A Methodological Comparison, Claudia Lampman-Petraitis Jan 1987

Mood-Congruent Retrieval: A Methodological Comparison, Claudia Lampman-Petraitis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


College Shock: Adjusting To The University Experience, David George Guon Jan 1987

College Shock: Adjusting To The University Experience, David George Guon

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Wechsler Social Functioning Scores Of Adolescents Institutionalized For Disordered Conduct, Carole A. Anonick Jan 1987

Wechsler Social Functioning Scores Of Adolescents Institutionalized For Disordered Conduct, Carole A. Anonick

Master's Theses

Previous research on populations with conduct problems has shown a tendency for these groups to obtain significantly higher Peformance than Verbal Scale IQ's on the Wechsler Intelligence Scales. The purpose of the present study was to update previous research by using DSM III diagnosed patients and the revised Wechsler Scales. Futhermore, the present study analyzed Wechsler subtest scores as well as Scale IQ's. Scores for 330 adolescents admitted to a private psychiatric hospital were investigated. Eighty-four subjects, who were diagnosed Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with disturbance of conduct, or Explosive Disorder, served as the experimental …


The Relationship Between Achievement And Achievement Beliefs: A Path Analysis Of A Cognitive Model Or Achievement, Carla M. Leone Jan 1987

The Relationship Between Achievement And Achievement Beliefs: A Path Analysis Of A Cognitive Model Or Achievement, Carla M. Leone

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The New Class And Evangelicalism: The Culture Of Critical Discourse And Its Relation To Traditional Authority, David G. Sheagley Jan 1987

The New Class And Evangelicalism: The Culture Of Critical Discourse And Its Relation To Traditional Authority, David G. Sheagley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Cooperation Democracy, And Worker Ownership: The Iron Molders' Union And The Mondragon Experiment, Jonathan Lee Witt Jan 1987

Cooperation Democracy, And Worker Ownership: The Iron Molders' Union And The Mondragon Experiment, Jonathan Lee Witt

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Personality Styles In Affective Disorder: Trait Components Of A State Disorder, Gene E. Alexander Jan 1987

Personality Styles In Affective Disorder: Trait Components Of A State Disorder, Gene E. Alexander

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Administering A Promotional Examination In The Fire Department Of A Large Midwestern City, Joseph W. Giganti Jan 1987

Administering A Promotional Examination In The Fire Department Of A Large Midwestern City, Joseph W. Giganti

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.