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The Perceptual Effect Of Patients' First Name On The Clinical Judgment Of Psychopathology By Psychotherapists, Dennis G. Cowan

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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between a patient's first name (desirable versus undesirable) and the clinical judgment of psychopathology by mental health professionals. Specifically, this study examined how a patient's first name affected the diagnosis of maladjustment.

A total of 266 mental health professionals viewed a standardized video taped interview with a patient. Through the analysis of two surveys, the following first names were randomly presented with the viewed patient: Christopher, David, Mortimer and Junior. It was found, at the .00001 level of probability, that when the patient possessed the less desirable first name of …

A Study Of The Environmental Aspects Of Schistosomiasis In Libya, Abubaker I. Swehli

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Schistosomiasis is a serious disease in humans. Two species of schistosome, Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium, organisms that cause the disease, parasitize humans in Libya. Schistosomes require aquatic snails in their life cycle. The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental and the host relationships of the disease in the three regions of Libya where the disease is found. These relationships include:

1) Analyses of the physical-chemical characteristics of the aquatic habitat.

2) Collection of snails to determine: a) the kind of snail species and th e ir abundance; and b) the cercarial infestation rates.

3) Infection rates …

A Survey Of Glycosphingolipids In The Human Aorta: Their Relationship To Glycosphingolipids Of Blood And To Atherosclerosis, John L. Nappier

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The four major glycosphingolipids, glucosyl ceramide, lactosyl ceramide, galactosyl lactosyl ceramide and globoside were isolated from both diseased and normal tissue from human aorta by solvent extraction followed by solvent partitioning and column chromatography. The levels of each were then determind quantitatively by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) after derivatization. The individual glycosphingolipids were isolated by semi-preparative HPLC and the fatty acid composition of each was determined, after methanolysis, by gas chromatography.

In the diseased tissue, the amount of glycosphingolipid as well as the amount of crude lipid increased relative to the normal tissue. The relative amounts of cerebrosides increased …

The Effect Of Ultrasound On The Hydrolysis Of Carbohydrates, Adel A. Khamis

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Acid hydrolysis of dextran and cellulose were studied with and without irradiation with ultrasonic waves of different frequencies (17 - 150 KHz), and powers (0.4 - 200 w/cm²). In the case of both materials, the hydrolysis reaction was found to be first order with respect to the activity of hydrogen ions in the reaction medium. Weight average molecular weight was evaluated at different durations of the reaction course. The reaction rate of dextran was found to be proportional to the weight average molecular weight raised to the power 4/3, and raised to the power 4 for cellulose.

The …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Self-Actualization Needs And Their Perceptions Of Satisfaction With The Teaching Profession, Margaret Anne Kennard

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of how well they are meeting their self-actualization needs and their perceptions of satisfaction with the teaching profession. The review of related literature led to the development of the main hypothesis: "There is a direct relationship between teachers' perceptions of how well they are meeting their self-actualization needs and their perceptions of satisfaction with the teaching profession." Eight subhypotheses were developed which dichotomized segments of the population according to gender, age, years of experience, and grade level taught. The relationship between perceptions of self-actualization and perceptions of …

The Dhema Pass And Its Early Byzantine Fortifications, William Joseph Cherf

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Maternal Ethanol Consumption: Glycoproteins And Gangliosides Of The Central Nervous System In The Rat Offspring, Antonio Blavatsky Caesar Noronha

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Inhibition Of Rna Synthesis By Anthracycline Analogs, Daniel Meng

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The Neurochemical Effects Of Several Carboxylated Tetrahydroisoquinolines, Jerome James Hannigan

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Postwar American Liberalism And The Welfare State, William J. Voegeli

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Synaptic Transmission In The Inferior Mesenteric Ganglion Of The Rabbit: An Electrophysiological And Immunohistochemical Study, Mark Alan Simmons

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Revolution In Africa: The Case Of Zimbabwe (1965-1980), Annette Seegers

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The Development And Evaluation Of A Seminar For Teachers On The Awareness And Management Of Allergic Conditions Of Their Students In The Classroom, Elwin C. Munson

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Problem. Many children with allergic problems go without treatment because their problems go unrecognized by both their parents and teachers. The purpose of this project was to bring about change on the part of teachers enabling them better to address allergic problems in their students. Literature was reviewed with respect to allergies and with respect to the use of inservice seminars for teachers. The posttest means for all three areas of measurement of the seminar group and control group were adjusted for pretest scores by analysis of covariance which indicated a significant difference in favor of the seminar group in …

An Investigation Into The Cellular And Humoral Organization Of The Thymic Microenvironment, Howard R. Higley

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A Comparative Study Of Value Orientations In American Society, Mexican Society, And High School Students, Stanley A. Sliwiak

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The Imaginary Audience And Its Relationship To Cognitive Development, Grade Level, And Gender, Rosario C. Pesce

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The Identification Of The Operating Personality Construct Of Learning Disability Teachers, Patricia A. Atherton

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The Analysis Of The Relationship Of The Superintendent's Satisfaction With The Principal's Leadership Behavior And The Organizational Climate, Robert J. Madonia

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An Anatomical, Electrophysiological, And Behavioral Analysis Of Cortical Efferent Plasticity In The Rat, Gwendolyn Kartje-Tillotson

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The Effect Of Maternal Personality On The Personality Inventory For Children, Claudia Devries Beversluis

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Responsibilities Of Staff Development Directors In Nursing Service As Perceived By Staff Development Directors In Illinois Hospitals: Evolution Of Role, Maria Christina Pilola RedoñA Couper

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Death Anxiety And Fear Of Death Attitudes: A Death Education Program For Student Nurses, M. Terrance Lally

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A Study Of The Relationship Of Efficacy And Outcome Expectations, Depression, Insecurity, And Psychotherapeutic Change, Ronald Craig Fish

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Early Recollections Reveal The Effect Of Birth Order On The Style Of Life: An Examination Of Some Adlerian Hypotheses, Norman N. Silverman

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Causal Patterns In Depression, William P. Reich

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The Metabolic Response To Natural Diets Containing Variable Amounts Of Sucrose In Hypertriglyceridemia Prone Diabetics, Walter S. Jellish

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The Jamesian Self: A Phenomenology Of Selfhood, James Mullane

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Relationship Of Affect To Immediate Recall And Associations In A Clinical Population, Karen Eggen Gundersen

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The Construction And Evaluation Of A Workbook To Facilitate Productive Self-Understanding, Allan H. Schnarr

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Liturgical Order And Glossolalia: 1 Corinthians 14:26c-33a And Its Implications, William E. Richardson

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Problem. Though the practice of glossolalia, understood as continuing the phenomenon described in 1 Corinthians 14, has spread through both Catholic and Protestant denominations, it has remained something of a puzzle among Christians, some of whom regard it as a mark of genuine faith, while others look upon it as a repellent distraction. Inasmuch as 1 Cor 14:26c-33a highlight and summarize the directives by which Paul sought to regulate the practice among the Corinthians, a careful exegesis of these verses provides a basis upon which the topic of glossolalia in the chapter as a whole might be most clearly explicated …