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Doctor Of Medicine Commencement: May 6, 2000, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

Doctor of Medicine Commencement program from May 6, 2000.

Volume 37, Number 35: May 5, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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May- June 2000, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

May- June 2000 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 40 pages

Volume 83, Number 1

Certified Athletic Trainers' Perceptions Of Gender Equity And Barriers To Advancement In Selected Practice Settings, Cynthia L. Booth

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if gender and/or practice setting were related to certified athletic trainers' perceptions of gender equity and specifically to barriers to professional advancement by women. This study was used to examine the perceptions of gender equity as viewed by NATA-certified athletic trainers of both genders working in three different practice settings: the secondary school setting, the college/university setting, and the clinical/hospital setting. A total of 600 individuals were selected for the sample, 100 each of men and women from each of the three settings.

The findings of this study revealed that perceptions of …

Application Of Research To Practice Settings: Music Therapy, Desiree Gagner-Tjellesen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical use of music therapy as an independent therapeutic nursing intervention in acute care settings. This study identified its frequency, rationale, and perceived effectiveness as an independent nursing intervention. This research also identified barriers and facilitators to nurses’ utilization of music therapy. Frequency and reasons for use of other independent nursing interventions was also investigated.

An author designed structured questionnaire was utilized in this descriptive study. The census sample (N=321) consisted of registered nurses at a Midwestern acute care facility of greater than fifty beds. Forty-two percent (n=135) participated in the …

N-3 Essential Fatty Acids Intake And Depressive Symptoms, Nami Matsumura

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine whether N-3 fatty acids intake would correlate with a prevalence of mental distresses. The present study consisted of a comprehensive literature review and analysis of preexisting data that were relevant to this study. Two data were primarily used in the assessment. These were the 1994 study of Media and Markets by Simmons Market Research Bureau, Inc. for food intakes, and the report of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the prevalence of Frequent Mental Distress. Due to incompatibility of those two studies additional data- the U.S. population estimates for regions …

Activated Carbon Injection For Mercury Control In Coal-Fired Boilers, Randy Ray Brintnell

Theses and Dissertations

Mercury is a toxic compound causing numerous health problems in humans. One of the ways that mercury is released into the atmosphere is through the burning of coal. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the United States consumes i billion tons of coal per year and coal-fired utilities emit 73 tons of mercury per year. Though there arc currently no regulations on mercury emissions, it will remain an environmental concern.

Activated carbon (AC) injection is a proposed technology for mercury control in coal-fired boilers. We are interested in determining whether the diffusion rate or the absorptive capacity of the sorbent …

A Legal Response To Legislative Failure: Arc V North Dakota, Karissa A. Haugeberg

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Business Alumni And Business Faculty Perceptions Of Graduates' Finance Capabilities: A Study Of Selected Small Private Colleges In The Upper Midwest, Dennis I. Bolen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine what within the introduction to finance curriculum has prepared undergraduate business major alumni to succeed at their degreegranting institutions and later to meet the demands of the business world. This included the importance of topical coverage and skills, as perceived by both undergraduate business major alumni and corresponding school finance instructors. Specifically, the preparation afforded by the introduction to finance course was assessed within business departments of selected Upper Midwest institutions of higher learning. Findings of the study were compared to organizational pronouncements of the Finance Management Association International, and the American …

Codependency Among Nurses: A Rural Urban Comparison, Nancy Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

This descriptive study was undertaken to examine the role of environmental work stressors and family-of-origin dysfunction in the gensis of professional codependency and compare rural and urban samples of nurses using those parameters. The nursing literature presents us with two contradictory explanations of the relation between codependency and nursing. Some see it emerge when a nurse’s wish to care for others is motivated by attempts to fulfill her or his own unmet needs from dysfuctional family experience. Others see the medical institutional expectation of devotion and self-sacrifice by nurses as a causal factor in codependency. Both interpretations are based on …

Development Of A World Wide Web Site For The Occupational Safety And Environment Health Program In The Industrial Technology Department At The University Of North Dakota, Zachary D. Knoop

Theses and Dissertations

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Volume 37, Number 34: April 28, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 33: April 21, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 32: April 14, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Evaluation Of Selected Scales Of The Revised Neo Personality Inventory (Neo Pi-R) And The State -Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Staxi) With A College Student Population., John Raeburn Reid

Theses and Dissertations

It has been noted that some individuals seem to be chronically angry and hostile but experience little dysfunction in their lives because of that anger. On the other hand, other individuals experience high levels of anger around certain stimuli, experience dysfunction, and display problematic behaviors. Further, if an anger assessment is indicated and one of two such assessing instruments must be chosen, it would seem to be important to know which is most appropriate. In this study dimensional anger is investigated through the use of the Revised Neo Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) and The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). Selected …

Perceptions Of Students, Parents, And Teachers Toward Cooperative Teaching., Terence Brenner

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the Perceptions, of students, parents, and teachers toward cooperative teaching in school that have implemented cooperative teaching practices. The instrument was organized into three domains for students and parents as follows: student achievement, student-teacher relationships, and student behavior. The instrument was organized into five domains for teachers as follows: student achievement, student-teacher relationships, student behavior, teacher to teacher relationships, and professional development. There was one open-ended question at the end of the survey asking respondents to comment on cooperative teaching. Six upper midwest elementary schools participated in the study. A total of …

Matters Of Consequence, Mary Laycock

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

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Children With Special Health Care Needs: An Assessment Of Progress Toward Improved Health And Well Being, Tamara Gallup-Millner

Theses and Dissertations

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164th Infantry News: April 2000, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

April 2000 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

Volume 37, Number 30: March 31, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 29: March 24, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 28: March 17, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 27: March 10, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 26: March 3, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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March- April 2000, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

March- April 2000 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 32 pages

Volume 82, Number 5

Volume 37, Number 25: February 25, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 24: February 18, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 37, Number 23: February 11, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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February 3, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the February 3, 2000, meeting of the University Senate. 21 pages

Volume 37, Number 21: January 28, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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