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The Measurement Of Change In Performance Appraisal Rater Training., Mitzi Desselles Svoboda Jan 1986

The Measurement Of Change In Performance Appraisal Rater Training., Mitzi Desselles Svoboda

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The concepts of alpha, beta, and gamma change (Golembiewski, Billingsley, & Yeager, 1976) were used to assess the effects of rater error training (RET) and frame of reference training (FOR) on performance evaluations. Two studies were conducted using students as raters; Study 1 was a laboratory study in which raters evaluated managerial performance in the form of the Borman (1979) videotapes. Study 2 provided a field replication of the methodology with students rating actual instructor effectiveness. In both investigations RET and FOR were found to create significant concept redefinition (gamma change). In addition, the different procedures for assessing alpha, beta, …

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Redox, Ph, And Ion Chemistry Of Acid Sulfate Rice Soils In Thailand., Sunchai Satawathananont Jan 1986

Redox, Ph, And Ion Chemistry Of Acid Sulfate Rice Soils In Thailand., Sunchai Satawathananont

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Five Thailand soils belonging to the Rangsit Very Acid (Rsa), Rangsit (Rs), Mahaphot (Ma), Bang Pakong (Bg), and Bangkok (Bk) series were employed in redox-pH-ion chemistry studies. Decreases in soil redox potential upon submergence were relatively slower and less intense in the acid sulfate soils than in the non-acid marine soil. Among the acid sulfate soils, the Rsa soil was most sluggish with respect to decreases in redox potential. Addition of organic matter or liming in combination with submergence accelerated decreases in redox potential in the flooded Rsa soil as well as in the other acid sulfate soils to the …

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Use Of Tissue Culture Methods In Screening For Anthracnose (Colletotrichum Fragariae Brooks) Resistance In Strawberry., Violeta Nano Villegas Jan 1986

Use Of Tissue Culture Methods In Screening For Anthracnose (Colletotrichum Fragariae Brooks) Resistance In Strawberry., Violeta Nano Villegas

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Calli derived from 'Tangi' (susceptible) and MSUS 42 and LA 8318 (resistant) exhibited differential responses when inoculated with Colletotrichum fragariae, isolate CF1. The best differential in terms of growth and multiplication of the fungus was observed at 15(DEGREES)C and this differential decreased with increasing incubation temperature and time. Level of benzyladenine in the medium did not affect disease expression. Susceptible tissues exhibited extreme sensitivity, characterized by intense discoloration and cessation of growth, when subcultured onto a medium containing the culture filtrate of C. fragariae while the resistant tissues were affected less. The efficacy of the culture filtrate was not affected …

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Fear Of Crime And Women: An Analysis Of A Paradox (Louisiana)., Cheryl L. Thayer-Doyle Jan 1986

Fear Of Crime And Women: An Analysis Of A Paradox (Louisiana)., Cheryl L. Thayer-Doyle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Research indicates that sex is the most powerful predictor of fear of crime and that women have a higher level of fear than men. A paradox arises because women have a higher level of fear but are victimized less. This dissertation examines: (1) the underlying dimensions of fear and the specific offenses that evoke fear in men and women; (2) selected social and demographic characteristics and their relationship to a criterion variable; and (3) the effect the fear of rape contributes to the differences in the level of fear between men and women. The data was taken from a larger …

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The Type A Behavior Pattern And Acth Response To The Stress Of Cardiac Catheterization., Marie Carmen Veitia Jan 1986

The Type A Behavior Pattern And Acth Response To The Stress Of Cardiac Catheterization., Marie Carmen Veitia

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There is substantial evidence to indicate that the Type A Behavior Pattern is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Recent research has shown that Type As, as compared to Type Bs, demonstrate enhanced biochemical and cardiovascular responses to stressful situations. These findings have led researchers to postulate that physiological reactivity may be one of the mechanisms through which Type A behavior confers coronary risk. The present study was designed to investigate physiological and psychological reactivity in Type A and Type B cardiac patients exposed to a cardiac catheterization. The effects of drugs (i.e., none versus beta-blockers and …

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Non-Marine Atchafalaya Deltas: Processes And Products Of Interdistributary Basin Alluviation, South-Central Louisiana (Fluvial Deposits, Lacustrine)., Robert S. Tye Jan 1986

Non-Marine Atchafalaya Deltas: Processes And Products Of Interdistributary Basin Alluviation, South-Central Louisiana (Fluvial Deposits, Lacustrine)., Robert S. Tye

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Progradation of lacustrine deltas alluviated the interdistributary lowlands which occupy the transition zone between the alluvial valley and marine delta in the Atchafalaya Basin. Sediment introduced into the basin during the last 700 years by a major Mississippi River distributary has accumulated in the form of thin, regionally extensive deltas. Deltaic sedimentation is cyclic in nature. Rapid subsidence (basin downwarping and sediment compaction), in conjunction with lateral shifts in the site of deposition, creates vertically stacked deltaic wedges separated by backswamp deposits. One such delta prograded 6.5 km into Lake Fausse Pointe, grew to an area in excess of 29 …

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Tolerance, Bioenergetics And Biochemical Composition Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, Exposed To The Water-Soluble Fraction Of South Louisiana Crude Oil., Shiao Yu Wang Jan 1986

Tolerance, Bioenergetics And Biochemical Composition Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, Exposed To The Water-Soluble Fraction Of South Louisiana Crude Oil., Shiao Yu Wang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The tolerance, bioenergetics, growth, molting frequency and biochemical composition of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, exposed to the water-soluble fraction of South Louisiana crude oil were determined during a 21-d exposure period. Blue crabs were highly tolerant to petroleum hydrocarbons; the LC50 was 3927 ppb on day 21. Rates of energy intake decreased with increasing hydrocarbon concentration. Although energy expenditure rates of crabs exposed to 2504 ppb were not significantly higher than that of control crabs, they were significantly higher than those of crabs exposed to 820 and 1476 ppb. The resulting decrease in scope for growth was thus due …

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A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali Jan 1986

A History And Analysis Of Selected National Urban League Discourse, 1910-1985., Dennis D. Cali

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is a critical analysis of selected annual conference addresses of National Urban League (NUL) executive directors. It may be regarded as a "movement study" inasmuch as it traces the conceptualization of an idea, equality, from 1910 to 1985. Richard Weaver's philosophy, theory, and critical methodology of rhetoric provide the analytical framework by which this study was conducted. Specifically Weaver's hierarchy of arguments, which may be taken as a model of his philosophy and theory, served as this dissertation's research tool. The hierarchy includes argumentation from four perspectives, ranking from ideal to base: genus, similitude, cause-effect, circumstances. The dissertation …

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The Hepatotoxicity And Urinary Metabolites Of 2,4- And 2,6-Dimethylaniline In The Rat And Dog (Aromatic Amines)., Marcia L. Hardy Jan 1986

The Hepatotoxicity And Urinary Metabolites Of 2,4- And 2,6-Dimethylaniline In The Rat And Dog (Aromatic Amines)., Marcia L. Hardy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to investigate the hepatotoxicity and urinary metabolites of 2,4- and 2,6-DMA in the dog and rat and the covalent binding of the two isomers in the rat as differences in metabolism may be related to the divergent hepatic responses. Male Beagles were orally dosed for 1 or 10 days with 2,6- or 2,4-DMA at 25 mg/kg. Male Fischer 344 rats were gavaged with 2,6- or 2,4-DMA at 25% of their respective LD50's (262.5 mg/kg; 117/mg/kg) for the same time period. The effects of phenobarbital (PB), 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC) and SKF-525A on the hepatotoxicity and metabolites of 2,4- …

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A Quasi-Exclusive Measurement Of Carbon-12 (Carbon-12, 3alpha)X At 2.1 Gev/Nucleon., Jon Maurice Engelage Jan 1986

A Quasi-Exclusive Measurement Of Carbon-12 (Carbon-12, 3alpha)X At 2.1 Gev/Nucleon., Jon Maurice Engelage

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The cross section, (sigma)(('12)C + T (--->) 3(alpha) + X) or (sigma)(3(alpha)), and excitation energy spectrum, d(sigma)(3(alpha))/dE('*), for ('12)C have been measured for 2.1 GeV/nucleon ('12)C using a 0.9(g/cm('2)) target of ('12)C. The d(sigma)(3(alpha))/dE('*) spectrum was found to include excitation energies in excess of 50 MeV. The dissociation of ('12)C into three (3) alpha particles at these excitation energies is evidence for clustering in the ('12)C nucleus.

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The Formation And Geographic Relocation Of January Diurnal Precipitation Patterns In Louisiana And Southeastern Texas (Rainfall, Meteorology, Cyclogenesis, Synoptic Climatology)., Gregory Edward Faiers Jan 1986

The Formation And Geographic Relocation Of January Diurnal Precipitation Patterns In Louisiana And Southeastern Texas (Rainfall, Meteorology, Cyclogenesis, Synoptic Climatology)., Gregory Edward Faiers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The diurnal patterns of hourly precipitation events in Louisiana and southeastern Texas in January have varied over space and time. Distinct spatial patterns were observed so that southern Texas had morning maximums throughout the study period while a southwest to northeast band of morning precipitation shifted south and east from eastern Texas in the 1950's into central Louisiana in the 1960's and 1970's. Southeastern Louisiana maintained an afternoon pattern throughout the period. The morning precipitation in southern Texas is the result of the diurnal variation in cyclogenesis, especially off the Texas-Gulf coast. A southwest to northeast band of mid-morning precipitation …

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A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick Jan 1986

A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The growth in the number of high school choral programs in Canada has resulted in a need for locating and securing Canadian choral literature for the new curricula. The report presents an annotated guide of Canadian choral compositions which will assist in the development of a variety of musical skills ranging from simple to more complex while teaching Canadian students about their musical heritage. The Selective Guide is preceded by a brief history of choral singing and the secondary vocal music program in Canada. This is followed by a discussion of problems encountered in the Canadian choral curriculum and in …

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Heritability Of Flowering In Sugarcane., Imran Mohammad Jan 1986

Heritability Of Flowering In Sugarcane., Imran Mohammad

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Heritability and other genetic effects for the date of first flowering, date of maximum flowering, average flowering date, percent flowering, pith and brix in sugarcane were estimated in a diallel cross experiment. A three year study indicated that the date of first flowering, date of maximum flowering, average flowering date, and percent flowering were highly heritable characters. The heritability estimates of pith and brix were very low and variable. Partitioning of total direct response in parental lines into average direct and average maternal genetic effects indicated that average maternal genetic effects of the early and late lines were larger in …

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Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh Jan 1986

Response To Failure As Reflected In The Poetry Of G. M. Hopkins, His Contemporaries (Francis Thompson And Lionel Johnson), And The Moderns (William Butler Yeats, Ireland, T. S. Eliot)., Pushpa Naidu Parekh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study of the poetic persona's responses to the experience of failure, as expressed in the poetry of G. M. Hopkins, his minor contemporaries (Francis Thompson and Lionel Johnson), and the moderns (particularly Dylan Thomas), actualizes the poet-text-reader interactions in the reading experience. Chapter one concentrates on the Hopkins persona as he responds to his failures in priesthood and poetry writing, the effects upon the reader, the reader's involvement in the outcome of the poem, and the parallels and divergences between Hopkins and the persona. Chapter two studies Hopkins' persona in his struggle to move from human isolation to human …

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Low Strain Shear Measurements Of Soft Sediments Using Triaxial Vane Device (Triaxial Vane Testing, Soft Clays)., Sibel Pamukcu Jan 1986

Low Strain Shear Measurements Of Soft Sediments Using Triaxial Vane Device (Triaxial Vane Testing, Soft Clays)., Sibel Pamukcu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A new semi-computer aided testing procedure was designed and implemented to determine low shear strain properties of soft saturated clays. Components of the test set-up were a triaxial vane device, data acquisition units to detect small strain amplitudes, and a microcomputer. Real-time data acquisition and interactive computer graphics were utilized to collect and analyze data. The average range of electronically measured strain amplitude was from 10('-4)% to 1%. Approximately 1500 data points were taken in this range. Testing could be extended to determine undrained shear strength of the specimens, occurring between 10% to 20% of shear strain amplitude, and beyond …

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The Content Of Implicit Leadership Theories: An Investigation Of Achievement Orientation, Task Orientation, And Relationships Orientation Under Varied Task Difficulty And Achievement Conditions., Joseph King Kavanaugh Jan 1986

The Content Of Implicit Leadership Theories: An Investigation Of Achievement Orientation, Task Orientation, And Relationships Orientation Under Varied Task Difficulty And Achievement Conditions., Joseph King Kavanaugh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study of cognitive categorization explores the content of the schema "emergent leader." Three variables, each with two levels, are rotated to form eight leader profiles. These variables are achievement, task, and relationships orientations. Each profile is evaluated by subjects on two dependent measures, leader qualifications and leader acceptance. Profiles are rank-ordered based on ratings given, establishing the schema structures for qualified leader and acceptable leader, which in turn establish minimal conditions for leader emergence. The emergent leader is defined as one who is both qualified and acceptable to group members. Level of task difficulty and the perceiver's achievement motivation …

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Resistance To Cercospora Oryzae In Rice (Physiologic Races, Histopathology)., Dip Narayan Sah Jan 1986

Resistance To Cercospora Oryzae In Rice (Physiologic Races, Histopathology)., Dip Narayan Sah

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Isolates of Cercospora oryzae were readily obtained by incubating pieces of surface sterilized diseased leaf or leaf sheath samples in a moist chamber at 28 C. Sporulation on culture media was significantly higher following incubation at 28 C on cornmeal agar than on water agar, V-8 juice agar, and potato-dextrose agar. Narrow brown leaf spot lesions developed on leaves when inoculated plants were placed inside a humidified chamber for 1 to 16 days. It was possible to differentiate resistant cultivars from susceptible cultivars when 3-wk-old plants were inoculated. Single spore isolates of C. oryzae were isolated from the leaf and …

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Cadastral Surveying In Colonial South Carolina: A Historical Geography., Linda Marie Pett-Conklin Jan 1986

Cadastral Surveying In Colonial South Carolina: A Historical Geography., Linda Marie Pett-Conklin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Colonial South Carolina's cadastral pattern evolved as the product of a variety of factors. Foremost was the ability of settlers to choose the sites of their landholdings. This authority was limited, however, by official policies that prevented settlers from determining the size, shape, and quality of land in their grants. Expressed rules for surveying riparian and inland tracts in rectangular shapes resulted in a more regular pattern of landownership than is generally assumed in a metes and bounds survey. Within the guidelines of these and other policies, colonist nonetheless were permitted to occupy land in non-contiguous tracts resulting in a …

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Sociologists And The Vietnam War: A Historical Document Analysis (Commodification, Post-Industrial)., Robert Earl Sanderson Jan 1986

Sociologists And The Vietnam War: A Historical Document Analysis (Commodification, Post-Industrial)., Robert Earl Sanderson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Textbooks are important representative statements of certified and legitimated knowledge within an academic discipline, and the manner in which introductory sociology textbooks assess society reflect the power and sophistication of theories in discerning social patterns and structures. That the pivotal historical event of the Vietnam War and its implications for contemporary American social institutions was virtually omitted in our sample of one hundred-twenty textbooks raises critical issues for sociology. Content analysis of Vietnam War era textbooks (1954-1975) revealed 75% of the sample, divided among four major research orienting paradigms extant in sociology, ignored mention of the war and only the …

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Stratification In Mississippi Fan Cores Revealed By X-Ray Radiography., J. M. Coleman, A. H. Bouma, H. H. Roberts, P. Thayer Jan 1986

Stratification In Mississippi Fan Cores Revealed By X-Ray Radiography., J. M. Coleman, A. H. Bouma, H. H. Roberts, P. Thayer

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Normally graded parallel laminae, ranging in thickness from less than 1 mm to several centimeters, are the most common small-scale sedimentary structure. These thin beds grade from either sand or silt to very fine clay; concentrations of foraminifers at the top of the fine clays are common. Microcross-stratification, thin distorted layers, and microfracturing are rather common; reworked plant material, mica, and volcanic shards are abundant. -from Authors

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The Role Of Task Manipulations On The Invariant Phasing Characteristics Of A Generalized Motor Program (Relative Timing)., Carol Ann Wood Jan 1986

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 = …

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"Study In Grey", A One-Act Opera (Original Composition);; And The History Of The Louisiana State University Festival Of Contemporary Music., David Penri-Evans Jan 1986

"Study In Grey", A One-Act Opera (Original Composition);; And The History Of The Louisiana State University Festival Of Contemporary Music., David Penri-Evans

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is in two parts. The first part is an original one-act opera, Study in Grey, the second is a history of the Louisiana State University Festival of Contemporary Music. Study in Grey makes use of a libretto by Michael Coy (which he titled "After the Sacrifice") about General Robert E. Lee the night before the surrender of his troops at Appomattox Court House in 1865. There are three characters: General Robert E. Lee--baritone, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Marshall (Lee's aide-de-camp)--tenor, and a black orderly--spoken. The orchestra used is a chamber orchestra: one flute, one oboe, one clarinet, one horn, one …

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Spectroscopic Studies Of Bacterial Iron-Sulfur Proteins (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Magnetic Circular Dichroism)., Deborah Ellen Bennett Jan 1986

Spectroscopic Studies Of Bacterial Iron-Sulfur Proteins (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Magnetic Circular Dichroism)., Deborah Ellen Bennett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Iron-sulfur proteins play a vital role in metabolism; mediating such life-sustaining processes as aerobic and anaerobic respiration, nitrogen fixation, and photosynthesis. This work employs low temperature magnetic circular dichroism (MCD), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and UV-visible spectroscopy to characterize the iron-sulfur clusters of the following bacterial proteins: Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxinI, Thermus thermophilus ferredoxin, Escherichia coli nitrate reductase and the rubredoxin and ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum. Novel 3Fe-xS clusters were identified in A. vinelandii FdI, T. thermophilus Fd, ferricyanide treated C. pasteurianum Fd, and E. coli nitrate reductase. The uniformity of the magnetic and electronic properties of these clusters in both …

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Synthesis Of Poly(Vinylcatechols)., Saad Moulay Jan 1986

Synthesis Of Poly(Vinylcatechols)., Saad Moulay

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

5-Vinyl-1,3-benzodioxole, 28, 3,4-dimethoxystyrene, 29, 2,3-dimethoxystyrene, 30, 6-vinyl-1,4-benzodioxane, 31, and 4-vinyl-1,3-benzodioxole, 32 were synthesized and evaluated as poly(vinylcatechol) precursors. Four methods for preparing these monomers were explored. Dehydration of (alpha)-phenethyl alcohols was the best general procedure. Molecular weights as high as 95,000 in the case of poly(2,3-dimethoxystyrene) were achieved in the presence of free radical initiators. The kinetics of free radical polymerization of 2,3-dimethoxystyrene, 30, was studied dilatometrically and the overall rate of the reaction was found to be R(,p) + 2.53 x 10('-2) mol/L min. Radical copolymerizations of monomers 30 and 31 with styrene and methyl methacrylate were examined. The …

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Contribution To Power System Harmonic Analysis., Yahia Baghzouz Jan 1986

Contribution To Power System Harmonic Analysis., Yahia Baghzouz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In recent years, power system harmonic levels have increased significantly due to the ever-increasing use of nonlinear loads which primarily consist of power electronic devices. The effect of these harmonics on power system components represents a serious problem to utility companies and consumers. A survey of power system harmonics as generated mainly by static ac/dc power converters is presented. Aspects concerning harmonic injection, their effects on system components and harmonic reduction techniques are included. Harmonic analysis methodologies are discussed and compared in terms of efficiency and accuracy. The need of a stochastic treatment of harmonic voltages and currents is clearly …

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Effect Of Ownership Structure On Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis Of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency)., Daniel Omer Cote Jan 1986

Effect Of Ownership Structure On Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis Of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency)., Daniel Omer Cote

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research aims at testing the effects of ownership structure on efficiency of various organizational forms: privately-owned regulated electric utilities (PR), publicly-owned electric utilities (PU), and consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities (CO). Because of the attenuation of their structure of property rights and high enforcement costs, it is expected that all three organizational forms (PR, PU, CO) will show some level of inefficiency. CO is expected to be more efficient than PR and PU since it shows: (a) more homogeneity of interest among principals; (b) more individual ownership claim over the assets; (c) a simpler political market (efficiency as the main …

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The Physiological Ecology Of A Migratory Noctuid Moth, The Velvetbean Caterpillar (Anticarsia Gemmatalis Hubner) (Density, Plant Age, Juvenile Hormone)., Howard William Fescemyer Jan 1986

The Physiological Ecology Of A Migratory Noctuid Moth, The Velvetbean Caterpillar (Anticarsia Gemmatalis Hubner) (Density, Plant Age, Juvenile Hormone)., Howard William Fescemyer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Velvetbean caterpillars, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner, were reared at different densities on soybean. The degree of dark pigmen- tation was density-dependent under field and laboratory conditions. The highest degree of dark pigmentation was expressed in the last instar when larvae were crowded throughout development. Soybean plant age had no effect on the degree of dark pigmentation. Larval development was delayed and one-day-old adult weight was decreased as the larval density and plant age increased. Size and biochemical composition of one-day-old A. gemmatalis adults was investigated in relation to larval pigmentation, larval den- sity and plant age. Wet, dry and protein weights …

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Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, A Voice For Progress And Perfection: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Addresses, 1883-1892., Stephen Robert Guempel Jan 1986

Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, A Voice For Progress And Perfection: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Addresses, 1883-1892., Stephen Robert Guempel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Amidst the social reform impulse of late nineteenth-century America, Charlotte Perkins Stetson--noted writer, lecturer, and social reformer--began her career as a spokeswoman for social justice. As such, she lectured to local religious groups, Nationalist clubs, women's clubs, and literary societies on a variety of subjects that included social ethics, family, motherhood, and art. In these many lectures and sermons, Stetson related her unyielding faith in and fervent expression of humanity's potential for perfectibility. This study analyzes six selected addresses delivered by Stetson between the years 1883 and 1892 in order to identify the rhetorical techniques she used to communicate her …

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Spectroscopic Studies Of Mitochondrial Iron Sulfur Proteins (Succinate Dehydrogenase, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Fumarate Reductase)., Joyce Elaine Morningstar Jan 1986

Spectroscopic Studies Of Mitochondrial Iron Sulfur Proteins (Succinate Dehydrogenase, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Fumarate Reductase)., Joyce Elaine Morningstar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Aerobic respiration is linked to oxidative phosphorylation and involves a redox-linked proton translocation across the mitochondrial inner membrane. Deeper understanding of the mechanism of mitochondrial electron transport requires detailed characterization of the redox centers present in respiratory enzyme complexes. A combination of low temperature MCD spectra and magnetization data, with parallel EPR, CD, and UV-visible experiments, has been used to characterize the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the iron sulfur centers in respiratory enzymes. The enzymes studied were those associated with electron transport in mammalian mitochondria, with comparative studies of similar enzymes and proteins in heterotropic bacteria. The results …

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The Christian Preacher As Poet: A Method For Exposition Of Narrative Portions Of Scripture Based On Aristotle's "Poetics"., William Sherman Phillips Jr Jan 1986

The Christian Preacher As Poet: A Method For Exposition Of Narrative Portions Of Scripture Based On Aristotle's "Poetics"., William Sherman Phillips Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It is the thesis of this study that Aristotle's Poetics provides the basis for a method of exposition that is "distinctively appropriate" for preaching upon the narrative portions of Scripture. The relationship between Aristotelian poetics and narrative exposition of Scripture is examined in terms of the following two questions: (1) How does Aristotelian poetics meet the expository or interpretive need for narrative exposition of Scripture? (2) How does Aristotelian poetics meet the exhortatory or applicative need for narrative exposition of Scripture? The following arguments are made: (1) Aristotelian poetics provides the basis for a method of narrative exposition that unifies …

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