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December 4, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 4, 2003, meeting of the University Senate. 16 pages

Coping With Stressful Situations: The Use Of Humor As A Preventative Coping Mechanism For Preceived Stress In Public Speaking, Randall J. Smies

Theses and Dissertations

This study attempted to determine the effects of using a humorous intervention as a preventative coping mechanism to lower the perceived stress that can be associated with public speaking. Further, it examined the effects that the humorous intervention would have on both the perceived self-efficacy for the current public speaking and for future public speaking situations. It was hypothesized that a humorous intervention administered before an actual stressful situation in an individual's life would lower stress and also increase their perceived self-efficacy regarding the stressor in the present and in the future.

Participants included 64 college students recruited from an …

Analysis Of Articles Published In Eight Selected Higher Education Journals On Selected Variables To Reveal Scholarly Development Of The Discipline, Kathy Brock Enger

Theses and Dissertations

The development of a discipline is reflected in its literature. Higher education is a fairly young discipline, as shown by the large amount of its literature beginning in the 1970s or later. Studying the literature of a discipline reveals various aspects of its development, and gives those engaged in its development an assessment of what is being done and who is doing it at a particular point in time. Using bibliometrics, or the literature as data, this dissertation examined articles in eight selected higher education scholarly journals in 1995 and 2000 to determine characteristics of the authors producing higher education …

Writing About The Most Meaningful Life Experience: Implications For Subjective Well-Being, Napoleon Andriopulos

Theses and Dissertations

This research investigation examined the influence of writing about the most meaningful life experience (MMLE) on the participants’ subjective weli-being (SWB) using a variation of Pennebaker’s expressive writing paradigm. Participants were 5:T undergraduate students enrolled at the University of North Dakota who were randomly assigned to one of two conditions (a) MMLE gu up: write about the MMLE, or (b) control topic: write about your plans for the day. Participants completed a consent form, demographic questionnaire, Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PmNAS). Participants then wrote about an assigned topic for …

Multiple Sclerosis, Time Of Day, And Subjectively Measured Sleep Effects On Neurological Functioning Using A Neuropsychological Battery, Julia R. Fitzgerald Smith

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the impact of time of day of testing and subjectively measured daytime sleepiness and nighttime sleep on memory performance in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in unimpaired adults. Thirty-four multiple sclerosis subjects (a.m.; N=17 and p.m.; N=17) and forty controls (a.m.; N=16 and p.m.; N=24) were assessed using the Logical Memory, Visual Reproductions, and Digit Span subtests of the Weschler Memory Scale-Ill, California Verbal Learning Test, and several questionnaires about mood, sleep, and physical symptoms. The primary result of this study was the absence of significant differences between the multiple sclerosis participants and controls on many …

The Perpetuation Of The Fairy Tale Narrative In Popular Film: A Textual Analysis, Audra D. Van Hoff

Theses and Dissertations

Communication media have an enormous impact on our perceptions of the world; therefore, I believe it is crucial to examine these media as a cultural text in order to gain an understanding of how producers of the text create meaning through critical elements found in the text. More closely, it is important to understand how these texts can represent things, such as gender and culture. Specifically, this thesis explores the dominate themes of a fairy tale narrative in contemporary film. It deconstructs the character and plot structure of five films from different genres. It then goes on to look at …

Volume 41, Number 14: November 28, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 41, Number 13: November 21, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 12: November 14, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 11: November 7, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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November 6, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 6, 2003, meeting of the University Senate. 19 pages

Volume 41, Number 10: October 31, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 9: October 24, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 8: October 17, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 7: October 10, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 6: October 03, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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October 2, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 2, 2003, meeting of the University Senate. 14 pages

Volume 41, Number 5: September 26, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 4: September 19, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Nesting Biology And Use Of Upland Cover By Waterfowl And American Bitterns (Botaurus Lentiginosus) On A Cultivated Wild Rice Farm., Casey Lyn Armour

Theses and Dissertations

Habitat loss from human settlement and intensified farming has brought about a rapid loss of grassland and wetland habitats. Cultivated wild rice (Zizania palustris) paddies and associated uplands could help counteract this loss of habitat by providing nesting and feeding habitat for a variety of wildlife. Waterfowl have been the focus of many management activities designed to combat habitat loss. Although it is generally believed that the overall effects of waterfowl habitat management and enhancement are beneficial to other game and non-game birds, many direct effects have not been investigated. The objectives of this study were to examine the use …

Volume 41, Number 3: September 12, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 2: September 5, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 41, Number 1: August 29, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Volume 40, Number 43: August 22, 2003, University Of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 8, 2003, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 8, 2003.

Volume 40, Number 42: August 8, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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A Survey Of The Effectiveness Of Mandatory Treatment For Domestic Violence Offenders, Jeanne J. Lemay

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Phylogeography And Population Structure Of The Prairie Skink (Eumeces Septentrionalis), Gregory S. Fuerst

Theses and Dissertations

The geographical and geneological limits of species are firmly rooted in historical and current processes. Phylogenetic studies focus on the historical aspect and examine character states to estimate ancestor-descendent relationships. The number of described species in the world has been estimated at 1.4 to 1.8 million and other estimates suggest that as many as 30 million species may exist (May, 1990; Wilson, 1992). Phylogenetic studies provide the information needed to delimit and classify these species based on their historical relationships. Studies on species population structure focus on the current and historical processes acting on a species. These studies use a …

Nicotine Effects On Attention: Implications For Adhd Therapy, Dmitri V. Poltavksi

Theses and Dissertations

A self-medication theoiy of substance abuse has been proposed to account for high prevalence of cigarette smoking in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It has been suggested that in smokers with ADHD nicotine might attenuate some of the symptoms of the disorder, especially inattentiveness. Animal research and human studies using non-ADHD smokers and non-smokers have produced mixed evidence on the cognitive effects of nicotine with the most consistent finding of improved sustained attention in a variety of vigilance tasks. Few existing studies examining the effects of nicotine in ADHD adults have provided further support to the hypothesis of ameliorating …

Persistence In Higher Education: Student And University Characteristics, Clint Bueling

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