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Sisters In The Hood, Deborah Burris-Kitchen

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This research assembles and organizes the literature in the areas of African-American women, the political economy of racism, the Black feminization of poverty, drug use and distribution, and gang violence. This dissertation explores extant theoretical approaches with a special emphasis on their relationship to the underground economy. The researcher uses ethnographic methods to examine the role that female gang members play in the underclass drug infested community of south central Fort Wayne, Indiana. Of the Black females interviewed, some were drug dealers, others were using illegal drugs, and still others were females who just found themselves in the inner-city, in …

The Role Of Elites In The Quality Of Life In Kalamazoo And Calhoun Counties, Sam S. King

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My research examined the role of elites in the quality of life from 1890 to 1990 in two southwestern Michigan communities: Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. This research is grounded in three research literatures: community power, elites and quality of life. My approach combined a quantitative analysis of six dimensions of quality of life and an historical analysis using case methods to look at the two communities over a 100 year time span.

My assumption at the beginning of this study was that elites play a major role in the quality of life. My data showed that some elites did have …

Use Of A Structured Interview To Evaluate The Validity Of The Alcohol And Drug Dependence Scales Of The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Ii, Bert Van Hoek

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This is an external validation study of the Alcohol and Drug dependence scales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II ([MCMI-II], Millon, 1987). The Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R ([SCID], Spitzer, Williams, Gibbon, & First, 1990) was administered to a sample of 73 adults who presented for treatment at a substance abuse facility to establish all possible substance abuse diagnoses based on the nosology of the revised Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (3rd ed. [DSM-III], American Psychiatric Association, 1980). Subsequently, scores on the Alcohol and Drug Dependence scales of the MCMI-II for the present sample were compared to …

Public Choice Or Public Spirit: Toward A More Comprehensive Theory Of Regulation, Gary R. Kitts

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This study examines the decisions made by state public utility regulatory commissions from the perspectives of two primary theories of regulatory decision making-- the public choice and public spirit models. The public choice model posits that an agency’s decisions are responsive to the pressures placed upon the organization by competing external interest groups. The public spirit model postulates that an agency’s decisions reflect the relative values of those with authority or influence within the organization. The study hypothesizes that each is incomplete and proposes a process model based on variables derived from both theories.

The research analyzed 240 utility rate …

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 …

Development And Testing Of An Explanatory Model Of Registered Nurse Empowerment, Marilyn D. Klakovich Dnsc, Msn, Rn, Cnaa

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Recent innovations in patient care delivery and nursing governance require an empowered workforce. However, little is known about what combination of organizational, leadership, and personal characteristics maximize the prediction of registered nurse empowerment. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an explanatory model of registered nurse empowerment. The predictor variables included personal characteristics of registered nurses (age, experience, organizational tenure, education, and position level of clinical and/or management responsibility), perceptions of organizational culture, and connective leadership. The study was conducted in a tertiary-care hospital in Southern California. A total of 113 registered nurses completed the Organizational Culture …

The Treatment Utility Of The Therapeutic Reactance Scale In Relation To Single Session Hypnosis For Smoking Cessation, Gregory N. Vaughan

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This study examined the efficacy of three different hypnotic suggestion scripts each delivered in a single session of hypnosis for smoking cessation as mediated by reactance scores on the Therapeutic Reactance Scale (TRS) (Dowd, Milne, & Wise, 1991). Consecutive clinical trials were used to assign 48 subjects to treatment groups such that an equal number of subjects received: (1) direct suggestions, (2) suggestions that refrained the problem, (3) suggestions not specifically related to smoking cessation, and (4) a delayed treatment waiting list. Each subject rated the believability of treatment efficacy on a Likert type scale.

Four categories of the dependent …

Combustion Of Methyl Chloride, Monomethyl Amine, And Their Mixtures In A Two Stage Turbulent Flow Reactor, Fuhe Mao

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The feasibility of converting fuel-bound chlorine and nitrogen into HCl and N₂ with reduced pollutant emissions of CO, NO, and unburned hydrocarbons was investigated in a two-stage turbulent flow reactor. The study consists of four segments: completion and validation of the experimental facility, experimental and modeling studies of methyl chloride (CH₃Cl) combustion, similar studies on monomethyl amine (CH₃NH₂), and finally studies on simultaneous CH₃Cl and CH₃NH₂ combustion.

Validation of the experimental facility was made by combustion of ethylene (C₂H₄) and air under both fuel-lean …

Staff Attitudes Regarding Full Inclusion Of Special Needs Children In Regular Education Classrooms, Levin Roxanne Beth Weiss

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A Grounded Theory Of Knowledge Utilization In Undergraduate Management Majors: An Institutional Study, Alfred Rosenbloom

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

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Coping With Chronic Illness: Patient Determination Of Ability To Control Chronic Illness, Maureen O'Brien

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Validation Of A Stress Scale For Asian American College Students And Variables Related To Their Perceptions Of Stress, Stephanie Falk

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

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An Investigation Into The Fiscal Conditions And Management Strategies And Actions Employed By Member Institutions Of The Christian College Coalition From 1981 To 1991, Melissa J. Morriss-Olson

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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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Therapists Psychological Adaptation To Client Suicidal Behavior, Patrick J. Horn

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A Study Of Gender-Role Attitudes Among Contemporary White And African American Couples, Margaret Cecile Dust

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Problem. Limited and conflictual studies have been completed on White and African American marriages and gender-roles. As a result, this study sought to compare perceptions of gender-roles in White and African American married couples. In addition, this study looked at relationships between gender-roles, length of marriage, and level of education in White and African American married couples.

Method. A total of 92 couples (26 African American, 33 White interacting married, 33 White non-interacting defacto) participated in this study. The defacto couples served as a control group.

The Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Masculine-Feminine Sex-Roles Survey, and a demographics sheet were given to …

A Descriptive Case Study Of Teacher Study Groups And Teachers' Perceptions Of The Impact Of Study Groups On Professional Growth, Rita Henriquez-Roark

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Problem. Few studies have focused on defining and delineating the essential characteristics of veteran teacher study groups or the perceptions of teachers about how study groups affect their professional growth.

Purpose. The purposes of this study were to: (1) define and delineate the essential characteristics of existing study groups; (2) describe the effects of study groups on the professional growth of the teacher in the workplace and; (3) explore the implications of ongoing study groups on school change, school improvement, and staff development.

Methodology. This study used a descriptive, qualitative case study method based on interviews, observations, surveys, documents, and …

Experiences Of Moral Commitment: A Phenomenological Study, Suzanne West Macrenato Edd

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This study's purpose was to increase understanding and meaning of the lived experience of moral commitment as practiced by participants at the time of the study, not in retrospective. Phenomenology was the research methodology selected to elicit participants' understanding of moral commitment through in-depth interviews. Study participants were referred using selection criteria which included: demonstration of sustained selfless service to others outside of one's work life and a demonstrated tendency to inspire others to engage in similar service. The four women and six men in the study, ranging from 33 to 78 years of age, represented blue-collar and professional occupations. …

Awakening Intuition: A Delphi Study, Verna Veronica Schmidt Edd

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This study was framed by three key questions: How is intuition characterized, how is intuition in adults best developed, and what influence might the development of intuition have on individuals, organizations, and society. The data for the study was collected using the Delphi method. The panel included twenty females and twenty-three males from three Canadian provinces and eighteen American states. Eighty-three percent of the panel had post secondary degrees in over twenty different disciplines. Twenty-three percent of the panel held doctorate level degrees. Thirty-one different occupations were represented. All forty-three participants who started the study completed all three rounds. Data …

Evaluation Of A Theory-Based Intervention To Improve Satisfaction With Social Support, Brian W. Rooney

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School-Community Networks: Three Partnership Case Studies., Doris M. Williams

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The Fighting Rabbis: A History Of Jewish Military Chaplains, 1860-1945, Albert Isaac Slomovitz

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The Transition Era In Medical Education: A Critical Period For Loyola University School Of Medicine, Lucy Smith Shaker

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

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A Comparative Investigation Of Self-Esteem, Achievement Motivation, Learning Style, And Parental Relationship Across Black And White Gifted/Talented Adolescent Groups, Michele Meaux

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

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Cloning Of Multiple Novel Human Trinucleotide Repeat Containing Cdna's: A Novel Application Of Rapid Amplification Of Cdna Ends (Race), James P. Carney

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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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