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Immunity To Dental Caries., Suzanne M. Michalek Jan 1976

Immunity To Dental Caries., Suzanne M. Michalek

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A Study Of The Effects Of Niacin Upon Sleep And Brain Monoamines., Connie Ruth Robinson Jan 1976

A Study Of The Effects Of Niacin Upon Sleep And Brain Monoamines., Connie Ruth Robinson

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Concerning Locally Compact And Closed Point Sets., Beverly Ellen Vause Jan 1976

Concerning Locally Compact And Closed Point Sets., Beverly Ellen Vause

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This thesis contains a proof of a generalization of the fact that under R. L. Moore's Axioms 0 and 13, no locally compact and perfect point set is countable.


Concerning The Dedekind Cut Proposition., Condi C. Hosey Jan 1976

Concerning The Dedekind Cut Proposition., Condi C. Hosey

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The purpose of this thesis is to prove the Dedekind Cut Proposition using two axioms and a few basic definitions. The Dedekind Cut Proposition states that if H and K are two subsets of the arc AB such that each point of AB belongs to H or K in the order from A to B on AB, then either H has a last point or K has a first point in that order.


An Analysis Of The Impact Of Racial Transition On The Desirability Of Neighborhoods., Betty Joyce Bock Jan 1976

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Racial Transition On The Desirability Of Neighborhoods., Betty Joyce Bock

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Even a casual observation of city life causes one to wonder why people huddle so close together. While there are many good things about cities, they also are plagued by overwhelming problems. Every urban problem evolves out of a historical context.In order to understand the impact of racial transition on a southern city, we must be familiar with how southern cities developed historically and how the racial patterns which caused major urban problems emerged.Urbanization in the South was overlooked by scholars for many years since the region was primarily agrarian. Containing 5 urban centers in 1790, the South had 62 …


Production Of Ultra-Thick Sodium Nitroprusside Absorbers For The Determination Of Mã¶Ssbauer Transmission Integral Parameters., George Phillips O'Brien Jan 1976

Production Of Ultra-Thick Sodium Nitroprusside Absorbers For The Determination Of Mã¶Ssbauer Transmission Integral Parameters., George Phillips O'Brien

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At the 1974 Moessbauer Methodology Symposium, a paper by Agresti et al., introduced a novel method for determining recoil-free fractions, namely, the spectra of a series of thicknesses of absorbers are fitted simultaneously under a least squares minimization criterion to the transmission integral. This technique, when applied to 151Eu (source) and EU2O3 (absorber) to determine their recoil-free fractions, produced internally consistent values for these parameters. However, verification of the values obtained was not easily accomplished due to the lack of literature for comparison. It has been the objective of the research reported here to make a series of absorbers which …


The Influence Of High And Low Dogmatism On Causal Attributions Made Under Conditions Of Varying Complexity., John Todd Magee Jan 1976

The Influence Of High And Low Dogmatism On Causal Attributions Made Under Conditions Of Varying Complexity., John Todd Magee

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The importance of object and person perception has long been recognized in psychology. Psychology as a scientific discipline had its beginnings in a search for psychophysical laws relating a physical stimulus and the perceived experience of that stimulus. Man was viewed as a passive processor.


A Covering Theorem For Closed And Compact Point Sets., Margaret Gurley Woodall Jan 1976

A Covering Theorem For Closed And Compact Point Sets., Margaret Gurley Woodall

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The purpose of my thesis is to prove that it is a consequence of R. L. Moore's Axiom 0 and Axiom 13 that if M is a closed and compact point set and Gis a collection of domains covering M, then there is a finite subcollection of G which covers M. All of the work presented in this thesis, including the proofs of all of the theorems, is my own.


Composite Multi-Story Rigid Frames Under Gravity And Lateral Loads., Robert Joseph Schaffhausen Jan 1976

Composite Multi-Story Rigid Frames Under Gravity And Lateral Loads., Robert Joseph Schaffhausen

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This thesis presents a procedure for the design of a 12-story rigid frame bent with composite girders when horizontal loads produce the maximum forces for which the girders must be designed. Using an asymmetrical rigid frame with column spacings of 22' and 28', it was found that a decrease in frame weight of slightly greater than 10 per cent could be realized if the frame girders were made composite in areas of positive moment. Drift was found to increase slightly due to the decrease in girder and column size producing less resistance to joint rotation and larger axial deformations.The effects …


A Species Comparative Study Of The Soluble Phosphoproteins Of Dentin., William Frederick Beegle Jan 1976

A Species Comparative Study Of The Soluble Phosphoproteins Of Dentin., William Frederick Beegle

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The soluble phosphoproteins of the dentin have been isolated from the rabbit, cow, hog, and human. The phosphoproteins were purified by means of gel filtration and anion-exchange chromatography, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. They all showed high levels of aspartic acid, serine, and phosphate which is bound as phosphoserine. The data do not clearly suggest that a dentin phosphoprotein exists in the fish. The phosphoprotein of dentin may be a high molecular weight aggregate of greater than 150,000 daltons.The phosphoproteins purified in this study compare reasonably to the majority of the soluble and insoluble phosphoproteins isolated by other investigators.The findings of …


A Survey Of The Mathematics Deficiencies Of The Incoming Ninth-Grade Students In The Birmingham Public School System., Earnestine Sankey Jan 1976

A Survey Of The Mathematics Deficiencies Of The Incoming Ninth-Grade Students In The Birmingham Public School System., Earnestine Sankey

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At the beginning of each school year incoming ninth-grade students wonder what to expect from their teachers. "Is he hard?" "Is she mean?" "Will she give a lot of work to do?" "Is this class going to be interesting or am I going to be bored to death?" All kinds of thoughts probably cross these students' minds when they begin this new experience.


A Crystallographic Analysis Of The Interactions Between Calcium Ions And Neutral Carbohydrates., William Joseph Cook Jan 1976

A Crystallographic Analysis Of The Interactions Between Calcium Ions And Neutral Carbohydrates., William Joseph Cook

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The Effects Of Counseling On The Immediate And Delayed Recall Of Self Care Information Of Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patients., Virginia Galloway Marsh Jan 1976

The Effects Of Counseling On The Immediate And Delayed Recall Of Self Care Information Of Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patients., Virginia Galloway Marsh

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Reference to diabetes mellitus dates back to about 3500 years to the Egyptians, who described a condition in which the victim, among other things, passed large amounts of sweet urine. It was not until 1921, with the discovery of insulin, that it was possible to control the disease. Medical science is still not able to cure this ancient affliction.


The Effects Of Demographic Variables And Political Viewpoint On Job Satisfaction Levels In A County Sheriff's Department., Barry Eddrell Jackson Jan 1976

The Effects Of Demographic Variables And Political Viewpoint On Job Satisfaction Levels In A County Sheriff's Department., Barry Eddrell Jackson

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The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship of demographic variables and political viewpoint to levels of job satisfaction in a law enforcement setting. The demographic variables used in the study are age, race, sex, educational level, veteran's status, length of law enforcement service, and rank. Political viewpoint refers to the law enforcement officer being politically conservative or liberal. 


Effect Of Signalization And Temporal Predictability Upon Electrical Brain Stimulation Preference In The Rat., Lynda M. Whitney Jan 1976

Effect Of Signalization And Temporal Predictability Upon Electrical Brain Stimulation Preference In The Rat., Lynda M. Whitney

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A vast body of data indicates that both animal and human subjects receiving unavoidable aversive stimulation prefer that these aversive events be predictable. Knapp, Kause, and Perkins (1959) originally demonstrated this preference for predictable over unpredictable unavoidable shock using rats in a T-maze. They found that the subjects developed strong preferences for a signal-shock sequence over shock-signal. The generality of this phenomenon has been shown by studies which used different apparatus (Perkins, Levis, and Seymann, 1963), varied the immediacy of shock (Knapp, Kause, and Perkins, 1959), varied signal duration and shock duration (Perkins, Seymann, Levis, and Spencer, 1966), and controlled …


Secondary Negative Reinforcing Properties Of A Stimulus Associated With Suppression Of Morphine-Induced Abstinence., Danna Lee Rickert Jan 1976

Secondary Negative Reinforcing Properties Of A Stimulus Associated With Suppression Of Morphine-Induced Abstinence., Danna Lee Rickert

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Contemporary theories of learning and motivation assert that stimuli which are paired with conventional reinforcers such as food and water readily acquire the properties of conditioned or "secondary” reinforcers. However, when stimuli are paired with the reduction of aversive drive states induced by the onset of noxious or painful stimuli, generally no conditioning is observed. The results of studies dealing with experimental narcotic addiction suggest that narcotic withdrawal is an aversive drive state which may prove to be an exception in terms of its ability to alter the neutrality of environmental cues associated with its reduction. Yet the nature of …


Dynamic Analysis Of Diesel-Generator Sets Used In Nuclear Power Plants., Willis Scott Pearce Jan 1976

Dynamic Analysis Of Diesel-Generator Sets Used In Nuclear Power Plants., Willis Scott Pearce

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This thesis develops a computer program for dynamic analysis of diesel-generator sets used in nuclear power plants to supply power to pump motors during accident conditions. First, a mathematical model for each component in a diesel-generator set is developed. Individual models are next combined into one composite model from which the computer program is developed. Results of the program are then compared with actual field test data obtained at the Hatch Nuclear Power Plant and with alternate calculation methods.The computer program described in this thesis is developed to enable design engineers to make rapid and accurate determinations of the ability …


The Interaction Of A Mutant Gene, Paddlefoot (Pf), And A Teratogen, 6-Azauridine, On Limb Development In Two Inbred Strains Of Mice., Cherry Celeste Coggin Jan 1976

The Interaction Of A Mutant Gene, Paddlefoot (Pf), And A Teratogen, 6-Azauridine, On Limb Development In Two Inbred Strains Of Mice., Cherry Celeste Coggin

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It is well known that mutant genes and environmental agents acting alone will induce developmental malformations. Within the past twenty-five years, more attention has been given to the interaction of the whole genome and specific mutant genes with either chemical or physical teratogens. Results of such studies have been reported in chickens, Drosophila and mammals (Landauer, '48, '60, '65; Goldschmidt and Piternick, '57; Barber, '59; Beck, '63, '64; Dagg, '66, '67, '72; Forsthoefel, '72, '75; Johnson, '70; Hamburgh et al., '70; Winfield and Bennett, '71; Musgrove, '73). Based on these investigations, several generalizations have been made concerning gene-teratogen interactions: (1) …


Maternal Effects On Embryonic And Placental Growth And The Penetrance Of The Luxate Gene In Mice., Mary Kathleen Spaner Jan 1976

Maternal Effects On Embryonic And Placental Growth And The Penetrance Of The Luxate Gene In Mice., Mary Kathleen Spaner

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Preaxial polydactyly is one of the most frequent limb anomalies in man, and sporadically occurs in poultry, pigeons, and in the hindlimbs of cats, dogs, mice and guinea pigs (Carter, 1954). Polydactyly is detectable by the stage of footplate morphogenesis, but it is inducible before hind-limb bud formation by irradiation of mouse embryos at 8 and 9 days of development (Russell, 1950). Russell's observations are significant because they suggest that polydactyly results from more than minor local disturbances of footplate morphogenesis.


The Effects Of Target Velocity And Duration On Horizontal Smooth Pursuit Eye-Tracking In Normal Subjects, Rewarded And Non-Rewarded Schizophrenics., Harold Joseph May Jan 1975

The Effects Of Target Velocity And Duration On Horizontal Smooth Pursuit Eye-Tracking In Normal Subjects, Rewarded And Non-Rewarded Schizophrenics., Harold Joseph May

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In the human retina the rods and cones are unevenly distributed, with the greatest density of photoreceptors being located at the fovea. A perceptual correlate of this anatomical distribution is that visual acuity (a measure of spatial resolution) is greatest at the fovea. Accordingly, one function of eye movements is to acquire visual targets for foveal viewing.


The Properties And Localization Of Gastric Polypeptides., Ging R. Shah Jan 1975

The Properties And Localization Of Gastric Polypeptides., Ging R. Shah

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Dilantin Hyperplasia. Biochemical Studies On The Collagen And Noncollagenous Proteins Of Human Gingivae., John Bradford Ballard Jan 1975

Dilantin Hyperplasia. Biochemical Studies On The Collagen And Noncollagenous Proteins Of Human Gingivae., John Bradford Ballard

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Biochemical Characterization Of Molluscum Contagiosum Virus., Henry Bernard Bradford Jan 1975

Biochemical Characterization Of Molluscum Contagiosum Virus., Henry Bernard Bradford

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Shuttle Systems For The Transport Of Reducing Equivalents Into Rat Heart Mitochondria., Stanley Bruce Digerness Jan 1975

Shuttle Systems For The Transport Of Reducing Equivalents Into Rat Heart Mitochondria., Stanley Bruce Digerness

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The Synthesis Of Poly(Vinylamine) And A Kinetic Study Of Its Reaction With Substituted Phenyl Esters., Albert Ray Hughes Jan 1975

The Synthesis Of Poly(Vinylamine) And A Kinetic Study Of Its Reaction With Substituted Phenyl Esters., Albert Ray Hughes

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Studies On The Mechanism Of Activation Of Complement By Immunoglobulin M., Mary Montgomery Hurst Jan 1975

Studies On The Mechanism Of Activation Of Complement By Immunoglobulin M., Mary Montgomery Hurst

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Anatomical And Experimental Study Of Certain Association Fascicles In The Cortex Of The Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)., John Howard Romfh Jan 1975

Anatomical And Experimental Study Of Certain Association Fascicles In The Cortex Of The Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)., John Howard Romfh

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Binding Of 1,N(6)-Ethenoadenosine Triphosphate To Actin Fluorescence Emission Properties., Kenneth Edwin Thames Jan 1975

Binding Of 1,N(6)-Ethenoadenosine Triphosphate To Actin Fluorescence Emission Properties., Kenneth Edwin Thames

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The Effect Of Diuretics On Rat Parotid Secretion Induced By Nerve Stimulation., Michael Gordon Cantrell Jan 1975

The Effect Of Diuretics On Rat Parotid Secretion Induced By Nerve Stimulation., Michael Gordon Cantrell

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Colburn Virus: Biological And Serological Characterization Of An Unusual Cytomegalovirus Isolate From Human Brain., Alfred Douglas Lakeman Jan 1975

Colburn Virus: Biological And Serological Characterization Of An Unusual Cytomegalovirus Isolate From Human Brain., Alfred Douglas Lakeman

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