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Stress And Healthwellness, A Longitudinal Study, Howard Allen White

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The purpose of this dissertation was to compare and examine the self-evaluated general health status of individuals in a five year longitudinal research study. Self-evaluations of health status have been shown to predict mortality, above and beyond the contribution to prediction made by indices based on the presence of health problems, physical disability, and biological or life-style risk factors.

The association between the stressful events of everyday living and the onset of the disease process suggests the importance of understanding the specific relationship under which stress is likely to result in illness. This research investigated the interrelationship of the different …

Section I: Thermodynamic Properties Of Hydrocarbon Radicals, Peroxy Hydrocarbon And Peroxy Chlorohydrocarbon Molecules And Radicals Section Ii: Kinetics And Reaction Mechanisms For : (1) Chloroform Pyrolysis And Oxidation (2) Benzene And Toluene Oxidation Under Atmospheric Conditions, Tsan-Horng Lay

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Alkyl radicals are important active intermediates in gas phase photochemistry and combustion reaction systems. With the exception of a limited number of the most elementary radicals, accurate thermodynamic properties of alkyl radicals are either not available or only rough estimations exist. An H atom Bond Increment approach is developed and a data base [sic] is derived, for accurately estimating thermodynamic properties (ΔH_f°₂₉₈, S°₂₉₈ and Cp(T)) for generic classes of hydrocarbon radical species.

Reactions of alkyl radicals with molecular oxygen are one of the major reaction paths for these radicals in atmospheric photochemistry, oxidation of hydrocarbon …

Robust Approach To Object Recognition Through Fuzzy Clustering And Hough Transform Based Methods, Tianxiong Fu

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Object detection from two dimensional intensity images as well as three dimensional range images is considered. The emphasis is on the robust detection of shapes such as cylinders, spheres, cones, and planar surfaces, typically found in mechanical and manufacturing engineering applications. Based on the analyses of different HT methods, a novel method, called the Fast Randomized Hough Transform (FRHT) is proposed. The key idea of FRHT is to divide the original image into multiple regions and apply random sampling method to map data points in the image space into the parameter space or feature space, then obtain the parameters of …

An Empirical Study Of Cognitive Evaluations Using House-Tree-Person Drawings, Anna M. Heiberger

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The Radical Scot: The Educational Ideas And Philanthropies Of William Maclure (1763-1840), Eleanor Nicholson

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Neuronal Degeneration In Rat Olfactory And Cortical Brain Regions Following Subchronic Ethanol Intoxication, Thomas David Corso

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Circulating Androgens And The Response To Stress, Elena W. Bingaman

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Histological And Immunohistochemical Analyses Of The Pulmonary Pathology That Occurs As A Direct Result Of Acute Lethal Graft-Vs.-Host Disease, Diane L. Workman

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Subjective Mental Health And The Interaction Of Biology And Environment In Personality, Stephen M. Gedo

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Identifying The Processed Products Of The Polymerase Polyprotein Of Coronavirus, Hong-Qiang Gao

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The Effects Of Ethanol On Growth Hormone And Prolactin Gene Expression In Male Rats, John James Tentler

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Perinatal Regulation Of A Novel Mouse Cytochrome P450 Induced By Pregnancy, Helen Lietz

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Dexamethasone And Insulin Regulation Of Tumor Necrosis Factor And Interleukin 6 Production During Septic Shock, Elisabeth Lilli Hahn

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The Effects Of Ethanol On The Developing Serotonergic Neurons, Jung-Ae Kim

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Integration Of Fetal Neocortical Transplants With The Damaged Host Brain, Mette Katrine Schulz

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Pharmacokinetics And Pharmacodynamics Of Recombinant Hirudin Variant 2 (Rhv2) In Animal Models, Lalitha Iyer

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Remembering Family Breakdown: A Heideggerian Hermeneutical Analysis, Janet Nelson Wray

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The Experience Of Foster Families Of Cocaine-Exposed Infants, Sharon Holt Jackson Barton

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Sequential Analysis Of Therapist And Client Influence Attempts Across The Course Of Therapy: Novice Vs Experienced Therapists, Lawrence C. Katz

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A Case Study Of Teacher Culture And Its Effects On The Early Implementation Stage Of A Planned Change At The Secondary Level, Timothy Urban Kaufman

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The Role Of The Primary Caregiving Father, Robert A. Frank

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The Chicago Academy Of Sciences: The Development Method Of Educational Work In Natural History, Edward T. Klunk

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Competent Adolescents Despite Risk: Life Histories, Stress, And Coping Strategies Of Resilient Teenage Mothers, Anne Pelissier Montague

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The Role Of Selected Women In Education And Child Related Reform Programs In Chicago: 1871-1917, Kenneth M. Dooley

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Understanding The Impact Of Polydrug Exposure On Child Development And Early School Performance, Kristine Coyle Larkin

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Historical Case Study: San Diego And Tijuana Border Region Relationship With The San Diego Police Department, 1957-1994, Adolfo Gonzales Edd

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Large numbers of undocumented persons cross through the hills and canyons along the San Ysidro/Tijuana border region, on a nightly basis. As these helpless victims cross, border bandits and other criminals stalk these people and prey on them like predatory animals. The San Diego Police Department is charged with the responsibility of providing public safety along the United States/México international border. The purpose of this research was to investigate the circumstances which led to the establishment of the San Diego/Tijuana international border (1846-1848), the role and policy of the San Diego Police Department along the international border, and the relationship …

The Relationship Among Selected Personality, Identity Status, And Academic Achievement Factors Among Black Adolescents, Juliet P. Sayles

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Problem. The academic performance of Blacks has been documented as being much below that of other racial and ethnic groups (Castenell, 1984; Jordan, 1981; Lee, 1985; Mboya, 1986; Mickelson, 1990; Herrnstein & Murray, 1994; White, 1984). This study attempted to determine the relationships among personality, the development of identity status, and academic achievement among Black adolescents. -- Method. A total of 136 Black adolescent students (64 males and 72 females) was used in this study. They were in the age range of 13 to 18 years and were members of classes from integrated middle, junior high, and high schools. The …

The Book Of Joshua: Its Theme And Use In Discussions Of The Israelite Conquest And Settlement And The Relationship Of Archaeology And The Bible, David Merling Sr.

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Problem. It has been suggested that the biblical account of the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the archaeological data are incompatible. This study evaluates the five main Israelite settlement theories and reevaluates the Book of Joshua as it relates to archaeology.

Method. Chapter 1 surveys the five archaeological theories of the Israelite emergence in Canaan. Chapter 2 critiques each theory. Chapter 3 examines the Book of Joshua from an archaeological and thematic perspective. Chapter 4 highlights presuppositions that have been brought to the archaeological data and the Book of Joshua. Chapter 5 uses the discussions of chapters 2, 3, and …

A Model For Marketing Agricultural Programs [In] Private Colleges And Universities, Thomas N. Chittick

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Problem. Enrollment in agriculture programs has been declining despite a shortage of qualified graduates to meet the current needs of the agriculture industry. Although the principles of marketing have been applied to higher education, little has been written about the marketing of agriculture programs in a liberal arts institution.

Method. Information about marketing educational programs was reviewed in the literature and knowledge of current marketing practices of liberal arts colleges with agriculture programs was assembled by conducting site visits at seven colleges selected for the study. This information was the basis for the development of a marketing model. The model …

The Writing Response In Studies Of Topography-Based And Selection-Based Verbal Behavior, Osborn Cresson

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The position taken in this paper is that the observable world is the only one needed in our analysis, that behavior is a reaction to the environments in which it occurs, and that language is more behavior that can be studied effectively as a dependent variable that varies as a function of independent variables manipulated by the experimenter.

Our goal was to study topography-based and selection-based verbal behavior with emphasis on the writing response and then to produce a report that would serve as a guide for other students of behavior and environment.

Sixteen undergraduate college students participated in 115 …