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Imposing Our Values, Duane M. Laws

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Sail And Rail Pioneers Before 1869, Stanley B. Kimball

BYU Studies

LDS immigrants trekking west by boat and train endured harassment filthy accommodations hunger and accidents before even starting their wagon journeys.

David White Rogers Of New York, Naida R. Williamson

BYU Studies

Rogers overcame a mob and physical hardship to aid those whose paths he crossed, including Joseph Smith, Mary Fielding Smith, and the Parley P. Pratt family.

Rites Of Healing, Wendy L. Ulrich

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Boundaries: The Line Of Yes And No, Sister Chieko N. Okazaki

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Secular Learning In A Spiritual Environment, Merrill J. Bateman

BYU Studies

Diligence and obedience allow the spirit and the mind to work together to discover understand and integrate truth in its various spheres.

Sidney B. Sperry, As I Remember And Appreciate Him, Ellis T. Rasmussen

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Personal reminiscences about Sidney B. Sperry.

Additional Records Of Fleas (Siphonaptera) From Utah, James R. Kucera

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Rangeland Alpha Diversities: Harvey Valley, Lassen National Forest, California, Raymond D. Ratliff

Great Basin Naturalist

Monitoring diversity usually begins by estimating alpha diversity of a plant community on a specific site. The objectives of this study were to provide alpha diversity benchmarks and to determine whether rangeland community basal cover characteristics explained variation in diversity estimates. Plant and surface component cover percentages were estimated on 51 plots (representing four vegetation types) on the Lassen National Forest, CA. Each plot was sampled with 30 random, 102 basal point transects. Jackknife procedures were used to compute means and standard errors for Margalef's diversity index (D_m), which stresses species richness, and Simpson's index (D_s), …

Lds Collectors Edition Cd-Rom, Larry K. Smith

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of LDS Collectors Edition CD-ROM (1994, 1995), by Infobases.

Review Essay: Schoefield, John, And Alan Vince. Medieval Towns: The Archaeology Of Medieval Britain, Vol. 4, Kay Slocum

Quidditas

Schofield, John, and Alan Vince. Medieval Towns: The Archaeology of Medieval Britain, vol. 4. Leicester University Press, London, 1994. xii + 243 pp. $45.00.

The Diaries Of Charles Ora Card: The Canadian Years, 1886-1903 Edited By Donald G. Godfrey And Brigham Y. Card, William G. Hartley

BYU Studies

Donald G. Godfrey and Brigham Y. Card, eds. The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Canadian Years, 1886-1903. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1993. xxxviii; 644 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendix, index. $45.00.

Intensive Voice Treatment In Parkinson Disease: Laryngostroboscopic Findings, Christopher Dromey, Marshall E. Smith, Lorraine Olson Ramig, Kathe S. Perez, Raz Samandari

Faculty Publications

Summary: As part of ongoing research to investigate and document the efficacy of intensive voice therapy to improve functional communication in patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease, 45 patients were enrolled in a controlled, randomized, prospective study. Pre- to posttreatment comparisons are presented here on 22 of those patients who underwent laryngeal imaging examination. Of the 22 patients, 13 patients received intensive therapy aimed at increasing vocal and respiratory effort (VR), whereas nine received intensive therapy aimed at increasing respiratory effort (R) only. All patients had a pretreatment evaluation that included two (but sometimes only one) voice recordings and an otolaryngologic …

Using Spiritual Interventions In Psychotherapy: Practices, Successes, Failures, And Ethical Concerns Of Mormon Psychotherapists, P. Scott Richards, Richard W. Potts

Faculty Publications

Two hundred and fifteen (out of 300) randomly selected Mormon psychotherapists were surveyed and asked to indicate how frequently they use various spiritual interventions in psychotherapy and to describe successful and unsuccessful spiritual intervention case examples. The therapists indi- cated that they use a wide variety of spiritual interventions, including praying silently for clients, teaching spiritual concepts, encouraging forgiveness, and using the religious community as a sup- port. Many spiritual interventions were perceived by the therapists as potentially therapeutic. Pro- cess guidelines for using spiritual interventions were offered by the therapists, and ethical concerns (e.g., dual relationships, imposing values) were …

Frederic Rzewski And Spontaneous Political Music, Christian T. Asplund

Faculty Publications

I am intrigued by Frederic Rzewski's ability, in his pieces from the 1960s and 70s, to model socio-political phenomena and to teach specific lessons about these phenomena on both intuitive and intellectual levels to both performers and listeners. Performers in particular will literally experience these socio-political phenomena in the course of performing these pieces. Rzewski seems to have achieved Brecht's ideal of a gestic music without dryness or lack of credibility.

General Diagnosis Of Salitrón, A Village In San Juan Ermita, Department Of Chiquimula, Fredy Samuel Coronado López

Theses and Dissertations

This study reports on the development of a diagnostic tool to assess the current socio-economic and cultural conditions as well as physical and natural resources among the rural communities of Salitrón and San Juan Ermita, Chiquimula, Guatemala. This diagnostic tool revealed the current situation in these communities, especially in the population dedicated to agricultural production. Several alternative recommendations are provided to improve development projects in these communities. This project was made possible through the participation of CUNORI (Centro Universitario de Oriente) agricultural students.

The Psychological Relevance Of Phonological Generalizations In Spanish: An Experiment, David Eddington

Faculty Publications

A psycholinguistic experiment aids in determining if the phonological generalizations which appear in the literature on Spanish phonology are psychologically significant for Spanish speakers. The experiment focuses on whether common phonological alternations play a role in native speakers' perceptions of whether two words share a morpheme. The results indicate that they are a significant factor in speakers' perceptions of morphemic relatedness. Therefore, these findings provide some evidence that these phonological generalizations are psychologically valid, and not merely descriptive in nature.

Vol. 13, Pi Sigma Alpha Review, Pi Sigma Alpha Review

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

The Supreme Politics: A Study Of Partisan Influences On The U.S. Judiciary, Dana Morrey

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Why The Southern African Development Council Should Participate In The World Engergy Efficiency Association, Kevin Ellsworth

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

The Trinity Gild Of Coventry And The Royal Affinity, 1392-1413, Douglas Biggs

Quidditas

Perhaps the principal difficulty that all late-medieval monarchs faced centered on the process by which royal wishes and needs were transformed into governmental reality in local communities throughout the kingdom. This process, long ignored by historians, has in the past forty years received increasing attention. Most of this attention, following K. B. McFarlane's "Bastard Feudal" construct, has focused on personal relationships between the king or a magnate and local gentry.

Cooperation, Conflict, And Compromise: Women, Men, And The Environment In Salt Lake City, 1890-1930, Thomas G. Alexander

BYU Studies

Through efforts that crossed religious, political, and gender lines, Salt Lake City citizens realized some success in clearing their acrid air and promoting a "City Beautiful" and functional.

Whither Mormon Drama? Look First To A Theatre, Eric Samuelsen

BYU Studies

We need drama that looks with clear eyes at the Mormon world while occasionally seeing beyond to celestial glory. But such a drama would require a subsidized theatre to nurture it.

Sacred Connections: Lds Pottery In The Native American Southwest, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies

LDS themes expressed via tribal art traditions provide a path to appreciating the Native American artists' connections to the land, the family, and a spirituality in and through all things.

Health Insurance Availability And The Retirement Decision, Jonathan Gruber, Brigitte C. Madrian

Faculty Publications

Because individuals aged 55-64 face large and uncertain medical expenditures without the guarantee of public insurance coverage provided by Medicare, the availability of post-retirement health insurance could be an important detenninant in the retirement decisions of this group. We investigate the effect of health insurance on retirement by focusing on state and federal "continuation of coverage" mandates which grant the retiree the right to continue purchasing health insurance through a previous employer for a specified number of months after leaving the firm. We exploit variation in the timing and generosity of these laws to identify the effect of the availability …

Anders Kristian Andersen 1825-1920, Anders K. Andersen

The Bridge

Richard Sandager was given this manuscript (written in

Danish by his grandfather) when he visited Denmark in

1965. He received it from A. Kristian Andersen, another

grandson of Anders Kristian Andersen, who lived on the

old family farm. He was a Representative to the Danish

Parliament in Copenhagen at that time.

Adolescents' Use Of Discretionary Time: A Time Use Study Of The Central Utah Area, Rebecca Hirschi

Theses and Dissertations

This study provides Central Utah school and recreation leaders with local data on which to base their program development by collecting and analyzing data on adolescents' use of time, and to compare local statistics with national data. The research included participants from Nephi, Spanish Fork, and Provo schools. Each participant completed 7 days of a leisure time diary, which detailed daily activities. Single sample t-tests on the data revealed that Central Utah adolescents' time use is significantly different from national statistics. The differences in the statistics indicate that school and recreation leaders need local data on which to base adolescent …

A Qualitative Analysis Of The Non-Lds Experience In Utah, Jesse Smith Bushman

Theses and Dissertations

Utah's foundation under the influence of the LDS church, and the continued influence of the majority LDS population in the state make this area unique in the United States. This situation makes life for the non-LDS in Utah somewhat different than in other areas. Through a series of interviews with members of the Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist (National Baptist Convention), Buddhist, and Jewish faiths, this thesis produced a large body of qualitative data concerning the non-LDS experience in Utah.

The experience of non-LDS people in Utah can by typified, with a few exceptions, as a traditional majority/minority interaction. Elements of …

"Yet I Must Submit": Mormon Women's Perspectives On Death And Dying 1847-1900, Julie Paige Hemming Savage

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores Mormon women's experiences with death as revealed in their personal writings from 1847-1900. The study includes an examination of women's involvement in caring for the sick and tending to the dead, as well as an exploration of women's personal reactions to death. A careful reading of Mormon women's writings from this period reveals that Mormonism equipped believers with powerful doctrines and rituals which helped women cope with the sorrow and profound grief that accompanied the deaths of those they loved. In addition, members living in Mormon communities rendered invaluable physical, emotional, and spiritual support to each other …

Phonatory And Articulatory Changes Associated With Increased Vocal Intensity In Parkinson Disease: A Case Study, Christopher Dromey, Lorraine Olson Ramig, Antonia B. Johnson

Faculty Publications

This study examined changes in voice and speech production in a patient with Parkinson disease as he increased vocal intensity following 1 month of intensive voice treatment. Phonatory function and articulatory acoustic measures were made before and after treatment as well as 6 and 12 months later. Pre- to post-treatment increases were documented in sound pressure level in sustained phonation, syllable repetition, reading, and monologue. Consistent with mechanisms of intensity change reported in normal speakers, corresponding improvements were measured in estimated subglottal pressure, maximum flow declination rate, laryngeal airway resistance, open quotient, EGGW-25, harmonic-spectral slope, and maximum vowel duration. Measures …