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An Exploratory Study Of Adolescents' Communicative A Ttitudes, Perceptions Of Behavior, And Life Change Events As Potential Factors In Development Of Essential Hypertension, Susan Heath Falvo

Student Work

In the past 50 years, social scientists and medical researchers have explored many aspects of human behavior and the psyche which appeared related to various physical disorders. This endeavor evolved into a discipline known as "psychosomatic medicine." Methodologies and perspectives within this discipline have varied widely over the years and many studies have yielded Inconclusive findings (Lipowski, 1977; Lazarus, 1980). However, a review of the psychosomatic literature reveals a t least one common dimension: the nature of one's face-to-face transactions is vitally linked to one's physical well-being.

One medical researcher who described the relationship between human Interaction and physiological processes …

A Study In The Definition Of The Situation: Adult-Child Sexual Relationships, Dixie R. Colvin

Student Work

Today sexual relationships between adults and children are being discussed and examined by both the general population and academia. The media features articles and programs on the topic. Personal experience books from the child's perspective are being published regularly. There is a growing amount of literature written by academics. Treatment programs are springing up around the country. And legislation prohibiting these relationships is being written or revised.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1983, Vol. 11, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computers and Small Local Governments: Users and Uses," by Donald F. Norris and David R. DiMartino.

This is Part I of an article based on a CAUR survey of computing in small local governments in the plains and mountain states. The study was conducted under a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Part I reports on the frequency of computer use by local governments, the types of computers used, system administration, typical uses, and attitudes toward and satisfaction with computer systems.

Part II, which will be published in the next …

Evaluation Of Proposals For The City Of Gordon For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the city of Gordon, Nebraska.

A Survey Of The Recreation And Leisure Studies Graduates Of The University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Dawn Stockman

Student Work

Changes in work schedules, retirement age, and the economic situation have led to increased amounts of leisure time for individuals in our society. The demand for higher education in the recreation field has also increased to maintain pace with the growth in recreation... Since 1960, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has been striving to help discern and provide for the recreational needs of our society by developing a curriculum for students interested in entering the recreation field. Recreation courses were first introduced at the Municipal University of Omaha during the 1960-61 academic year when four courses were added …

Evaluating Student Volunteer And Service-Learning Programs: A Casebook For Practitioners, Michele Whitham, Eric C. Little, Michael Whitesage, Richard Cone, Jane Szuru Permal, Jack Knott, Roy A. Weaver, James H. Mcelhinney, Joyce K. Allen, Roger Henry, Terrence J. Mctaggart, Janet Warnert

Evaluation/Reflection

Today, evaluation concepts and methods are widely available to those who plan and administer student volunteer programs. Unfortunately, however, evaluation has all too often been carried out-and written about-in ways that have robbed it of its usefulness to people dealing with the realities of day-to-day program operation. Evaluation has thus acquired the reputation among practitioners of being too complex, too costly, too time-consuming, even too threatening to be of much practical value.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing nee~s of the City of Wayne, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated October, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the City of Wayne.

Request For Proposal: Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Butler County, Donald F. Norris

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On October 21, 1983 Butler County, NE released a request for proposal (RFP) for an in-house, on-line, real time, multi-user or multi-programming data processing system or comparable on-line, real time, multi-user or multi-programming, time sharing capability.

Fact Book 1983, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

This second issue of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Fact Book has been designed to present a variety of information and data about the University in a concise, easily-used format. I hope this provides a profile of UNO that will expand your understanding of our institution.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1983, Vol. 11, No. 06, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Employment of Black and Hispanic Police Officers," by Sam Walker.

Employment of black and Hispanic police officers in the 50 largest cities in the United States falls short of desirable levels. For both racial groups, employment levels are only half of a hypothetical ideal level. Only two of 50 police departments have achieved a high level of equal employment opportunity compliance with respect to both racial groups. Several police departments have made significant progress in minority employment in recent years, either as a result of voluntary or court-ordered affirmative action plans. …

Computers And Small Local Governments: Uses And Users, Donald F. Norris

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This article examines the adoption and use of computer technology by cities under 50,000 and counties under 100,000 in seven plains and mountain states. Smaller local governments were found to lag considerably behind their larger counterparts in computer adoption and extent of use. However, pat terns of use were not substantially different, with basic "housekeeping" functions being the most frequently automated.

Computer adoption was associated with size, government form and type, and metropolitan status. No relationship was found between financial status and computer adoption. Most governments used in-house computers, and most of these systems were minicomputers. The frequency of microcomputer …

Homeowner Insurance Availability And Cost In Omaha, Peggy Coffin, Jack Ruff

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In the homeowners' insurance study, the researchers were interested in examining whether dwellers in different locations received the same treatment when shopping for insurance. Contact with the state insurance office and insurance industry groups yielded no information below the city level. Therefore, the information was of no use when trying to detect differences within the city.

Analysis Of Mortgage Lending Patterns In Omaha, Jack Ruff

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This report utilizes home mortgage disclosure data from 21 Omaha lenders, gathered for a seven-year period from 1976 to 1982. Although all years were not available for all institutions, the data base still represented over 38,000 loans and $1 billion worth of lending.

Request For Proposal Microcomputer Equipment And Programming For The City Of Gordon, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors of computer hardware, software, and support for the City of Gordon, Nebraska. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the City of Gordon as herein described.

Memory For An Event In Two- And Five-Years Olds, Evelyn Harm Haeden

Student Work

The present study focused on the development of memory in young children. The subjects were eighty-three two- and five-year old children who participated in immediate recall memory tasks for toys, pictures in a story and nonstory context, and ingredients used in making graham cracker cookies. These children were tested in their own homes. Long term memory for toys and ingredients was also assessed at one week. Parents were asked to record children's spontaneous comments in a scripted diary for the week following the experimenter's visit. At the end of the week, a photograph of the experimenter and child, which had …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1983, Vol. 11, No. 05, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Study of Mandated Technology Adoption," by Peter C. Young.

The Wyoming State Legislature in 1980 enacted the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act (UMFPA). Among other things, UMFPA established specific guidelines for conformance to uniform fiscal procedures for first class cities in Wyoming.1 Of significance to this study were the requirements for use of a standardized chart of accounts and the adoption of generally accepted accounting procedures.

Reproduction And Morphology Of Two Annual Taxa Of Sporobolus (Poaceae)., Elvera W. Skokan

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Morphology and reproduction were studied in two annual taxa of Sporobolus (Poaceae) at eight locations in eastern Nebraska. Estimated percent cleistogamy was 93.2% in S. neglectus and 83.8% in S. vaginiflorus in specimens collected throughout the 1982 growing season. Anthers of cleistogamous florets were smaller in size and lower in number than anthers of chasmogamous florets. Pollen-ovule ratios were significantly lower in cleistogamous than in chasmogamous florets and cleistogamous florets showed precocious development. Agamospermous reproduction may also be present in the taxa. The lack of intermediate forms between the two taxa in the locations studied may be attributable to the …

Computers And Small Local Governments: A Survey Of Computer In The Plains And Mountain States, Donald F. Norris, David R. Dimartino

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In July, 1982 the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha was awarded a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to develop and test a training and technical assistance program to help small and rural local governments acquire and use microcomputer technology. This effort contains two major parts: 1) demonstrations of prototype methods in one or more Nebraska local governments that they can use to acquire microcomputer systems, and 2) development of training programs, training materials, and a film on microcomputers for local government officials.

Comparison Of Responses To Weight Training In Prepubescent And Adult Males, Margaret M. Sailors

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The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in muscular strength/endurance between prepubescent and adult males. Specifically, gains via free weights along with girths, weight, skeletal widths, skinfolds, and somatotype changes were compared between the two groups before and after an eight week weight training program. Both groups contained both control and training subjects in order to determine changes attributable to training. Differences between the mean gains in performance, after adjusting for inital differences, were analyzed to shed some light on effects of puberty.

Problems Of The Multidisciplinary Team, Gladys H. Rumbaugh

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A review of literature on multidisciplinary teams indicates problems in the teams' functioning center around four questions: (a) Who collects what information for the decision-making process? (b) Is that information based on nonbiased, technically adequate data? (c) Is there active participation by all members in the decision-making process? and, (d) Is there consensus among the team members as to classification, placement, and program planning? In the present paper focus is directed upon question (b). This study assessed the degree of redundancy between the General Reading Comprehension Core of the Test of Reading Comprehension: A Method for Assessing the Understanding of …

Comparison Of Responses To Weight Training In Prepubescent And Adult Males, Margaret M. Sailors

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The effect of overload training on adults has been considered for thousands of years. Centuries before Christ, Milo of Crotona carried a calf on his back daily until the animal was full-grown, resulting in one of the earliest accounts of the overload principle (Bergan & Scoles, 1979). Results of overload training on adults have been well documented (Tanner, 1952; Hellebrandt & Houtz, 1958; Berger,1962a; 1962b; Rasch & Pierson, 1963; Berger & Hardage, 1967; Stull & Clark, 1970; Leighton, Holmes, Benson, Wooten & Schmerer, 1967; Wilmore, 1975; Gettman, Ward & Hager, 1982). However, how overload affects children and adolescents is barely …

Vegetational Changes Under Isolated Juniperus Virginiana In An Eastern Nebraska Bluestem Prairie., Janet L. Gehring

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Changes in species composition of a Bluestem prairie were evaluated under isolated, 10-22 year old Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) in eastern Nebraska. Percent canopy cover was measured in full-canopy, canopy-edge, and open-canopy plots which were located along transects oriented to the cardinal compass directions. A total of 53 species were recorded. Andropogon scoparius and A. gerardii dominated open-canopy and canopy-edge plots; Poa pratensis and A. scoparius dominated full-canopy plots. Canopy cover of most prairie species decreased under full canopy but Poa pratensis and Carex spp. increased. There was a positive correlation between tree size and both the decrease of …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1983, Vol. 11, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha's Revenue Structure Compared to Other Cities," by Murray Frost.

How does Omaha raise the revenue it needs to finance the services it provides? How does this compare to other cities? These were the initial questions in an analysis of revenue alternatives conducted for the city of Omaha by the Center for Applied Urban Research.l In addition, this report addresses the question: How does the burden of major state and local taxes on individuals in Omaha compare to other cities?

Municipal Revenue Sources: Analysis Of Omaha's Options, Murray Frost

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The purpose of this report is to examine and evaluate revenue sources that can serve as supplements or alternatives to Omaha's current revenue structure.

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Health And Fitness Participation And Demand In The South-Southwest Ymca Service Area, David R. Dimartino

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The findings of this report, based on the expressed opinions of respondents, are that:

- A high degree of health and fitness activity is pursued by residents of the South-Southwest YMCA service area.

-Fitness activity is motivated by health awareness and a variety of fitness goals.

- A demand exists for additional and/or expanded health and fitness facilities in the area and specifically at the South-Southwest YMCA.

Microcomputers And City Governments, Donald F. Norris, Vincent J. Webb

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In 1976 a revolution occurred. blood was shed, but the effects No shots were fired, no of the revolution in electronic data processing have been felt throughout the country. What is more, its effects will continue to be felt for many years to come.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Gordon, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of Gordon, Nebraska. of March The analysis was undertaken pursuant to a letter 14, 1983 from the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to the Gordon city manager.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools Ashland, Ne, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the administrative data processing needs of the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools in Ashland, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to a letter of March 11, 1983 from the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to the school superintendent.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For Butler County, Ne, Donald F. Norris, David R. Dimartino

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of Butler County, Nebraska. It was undertaken pursuant to a letter of March 11, 1983 from the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to the Butler County Board of Supervisors.