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A Study Of Localism In A Regional State University, Raymond E. Alie

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This study investigated a relationship suggested in the literature between the level of service which academic departments in former teachers' colleges render to the teacher-training function and the local or cosmopolitan role orientation of their faculties. Localism and cosmopolitanism are polar sets of role expectations toward which professors and other professionals might orient. Dimensions of the local-cosmopolitan concept are: level of loyalty to the employing organization, commitment to professional role skills, and the use of an inner or outer reference group.

A scale of local-cosmopolitanism was constructed for this investigation. Validity of the instrument was established by panel judgment and …

Correlation Of Thixotropic Parameters And Related Tests Of Blood From Human Subjects, Walter Fabisiak

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The flow behavior of human blood is an important facet of the circulatory system as it affects all of the organs of the body. The rheological properties of whole blood provide a means of analyzing the flow of red cells and plasma through the microcirculation. A recently observed rheological characteristic of whole human blood is thixotropy, a time-dependent phenomenon. This phenomenon is caused mainly by the redistribution of an aggregated form of erythrocytes, known as rouleaux, and the non-aggregated, single erythrocytes. In order to further define and analyze the thixotropic properties of blood, the Huang model is used to quantitatively …

Thixotropic Properties Of Whole Human Blood, Jen An Su

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The rheological property of whole blood from various human subjects was studied with a Weissenberg Rheogonio-meter, modified with a continuously variable speed drive. Experimental data showed a hysteresis loop in the shear stress versus the shear rate plot and a torque-decay in the shear stress versus the shearing time plot which is under a constant shear rate. The rheological equation previously developed by Huang was employed to define the thixotropic parameters of each whole blood sample based upon the recorded rheograms.

The altered thixotropic parameters for the blood from patients with open heart surgery at different clinical stages were quantitatively …

The Minimum Maximal-Cube Covering Approach To Switching Theory, Yu-Tsang Gene Hwang

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This dissertation is devoted to the construction of a new algebraic structure for the K-map so that algorithms and theorems can be derived for the minimization of Boolean functions and at the same time provide for the manipulation of Boolean functions as freely as one could on the K-map.

Computer programs have been included to demonstrate the theory and numerous examples of various complexity have been worked out in the appendices.

Urban Community College Unionism: A Descriptive Survey And Case Study Of The American Federation Of Teachers, Local 1600, City Colleges Division, Casimir Kotowski

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An Analysis Of The Long Range Planning Processes Being Used In Selected Institutions Of Higher Education, E. Arthur Stunard

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The Michigan School Board Member, Delegate Or Trustee? : His/Her Personal Characteristics And Attitudes Toward Current Educational Concerns, Frederick J. Schmidt

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Problem. There were two main purposes associated with this study. The first purpose was to develop a demographic profile giving a number of personal characteristics of the citizens who serve as school board members. There was a two-way cross-analysis made of many of the personal characteristics to determine any significant relationship. The second purpose was to determine how Michigan school board members rank eighteen current educational concerns. A two-way cross-analysis was made between the ranking given by various sub-groups of board members (example: the ranking of the concerns by males and females) to determine if there was a significant relationship …

An Analysis Of The Background Characteristics And Management Styles Of The Mobile Superintendents In The Counties Of Cook And Dupage, Edward S. Noyes

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A Comparison Of The Leadership Styles Of Principals And Factors Of Organizational Climates Of Selected Open Space Suburban Elementary Schools, Theodore E. Hagensee

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An Investigation Of The Relationship Among Birth Order, Intelligence, Sex, Biorhythm And Academic Achievement, Nancy Iles Lavizzo

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Werrett Wallace Charters, Sr. (1875-1952): His Life, Career And Influence Upon Pharmaceutical Education, John Charters Russell

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Resolution Of Inconsistent Messages, Role-Taking Ability, And Distractibility In Normal And Delinquent Adolescents, Frank Lani

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The Effect Of Sex, Need For Achievement, Women's Role Orientation And Normative Information Upon Causal Attribution Of Success, Eliza Taggart Davies

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A Study Of Relationships Between The Job Satisfaction Of Secondary School Subordinate Administrators And Their Perceptions Of The Bases Of Power Of Their Principals, Thomas J. Cachur

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A Comparative Evaluation Of Variations Of Oral, Manual And Combined Approaches To Teaching Oral Expression To Non-Verbal Severely And Profoundly Retarded Institutionalized Adolescents, Madge L. Moody

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Development And Verification Of A Laboratory Model For Use In The Study Of A Continuous Flow Pressurized Activated Sludge Process, Wayne Frederick Nolte

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Investigations concerning the responses of domestic wastewater treated at elevated pressures have demonstrated an acceleration in the rate of biological assimilation of the waste material. The literature is not extensive, but presents much conflicting data. There has been a lack of a coherent approach to the investigation of pressure in wastewater treatment. This demonstrates the need for standard testing apparatus and procedures.

A bench scale pressurized activated sludge process was designed and constructed. The apparatus was tested over a broad range of conditions and was found to give reproducible results. Kinetic responses of the pressurized process are presented.

Theory And Design Of Cyclotron-Wave Traveling-Wave Amplifiers, Arthur H. Gottfried

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A theory and design procedure for traveling-wave tubes using cyclotron-wave interactions is developed. An analysis is presented of the energy exchange mechanism and the axial beam velocity spread induced by the r.f. interactions. The analysis of the energy spread in a realistic model of the beam with nonzero size and nonzero space-charge density shows that higher maximum efficiencies at higher power is attainable (with collector depression) in cyclotron-wave amplifiers than in synchronous-wave amplifiers.

A one-watt, and a ten-watt cyclotron-wave amplifier at 3 GHz, utilizing bifilar helix circuits, scaled from a 2 kW, 5 GHz design, were constructed. A computer was …

The Relationship Between Cognitive Style Match And Observer Ratings Of Cotherapy Teams, Philip R. Mitchell

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Stimulation Of Concern Levels For Students Preparing To Teach Handicapped Children Using Systematic Feedback Of Practicum, Roger N. Carlsen

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A Study Of An Administrator's Use Of Authority As It Relates To Teacher Loyalty, Job Satisfaction, And Alienation In The Public Schools Of Guam, Jose S. Leon Guerrero Jr.

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Inplane And Out Of Plane Buckling Of Thick Rings Subjected To Hydrostatic Pressure, Thomas Michael Juliano

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The problem of inplane and out of plane buckling of a thick circular ring subjected to a hydrostatic pressure is analyzed from first principals. The equations of equilibrium from nonlinear elasticity theory are used to describe two adjacent equilibrium positions, i.e., an initial and final state. The initial position problem is assumed to be governed by linear theory. The resulting incremental value equations obtained by subtracting the two equilibrium states, are also linear in nature. These problems are reduced to a one dimensional ring theory problem by the method of power series expansion of the displacements in the radial and …

Noise Performance Of The Klapper-Kratt Low Delay Fm Detector, Allan Brown Tarbell

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In this dissertation the dual differentiator version of the Klapper-Kratt FM detector family is investigated with additive Gaussian noise. Prior analysis of this new detector family has been limited to the noiseless case.

The investigation was conducted both analytically and experimentally. First, the dual differentiator version of the Klapper-Kratt detector was mathematically analyzed, assuming an unmodulated carrier plus additive Gaussian noise. This analysis was verified by assembling the detector and measuring its performance in the laboratory.

It was discovered that the Klapper-Kratt detector without limiter performs identically to the conventional limiter discriminator in the linear improvement region. When compared to …

The Use Of Natural Sorbents For The Treatment Of Industrial Sludge Leachate, Mung Shium Jack Sheih

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A sorbent treatment process has been developed which uses natural clay soils and fly ashes as sorbents in the treatment of the hazardous contaminants of potential sludge leachate emanating from industrial landfills. Natural sorbents (i.e., vermiculite, illite, kaolinite, zeolite, acidic and basic fly ashes) were evaluated for the removal of specific cations, anions, and organics from leachates generated from three industrial sludges (i.e., calcium fluoride, metal finishing, and petroleum). The laboratory results indicate that, rather than a single sorbent, a combination of acidic and basic sorbents in a layered system is required to reduce for the measurable contaminants present in …

Signal Processing Techniques For Analysis Of Heart Sounds And Electrocardiograms, Alan D. Bernstein

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Audible heart sounds represent less than 5% of the vibrational energy associated with the cardiac cycle. In this study, experiments have been conducted to explore the feasibility of examining cardiac vibration by means of a single display encompassing the entire bandwidth of the oscillations and relating components at different frequencies. Zero-phase-shift digital filtering is shown to be required in producing such displays, which extend from a recognizable phonocardiogram at one frequency extreme to a recognizable apexcardiogram at the other. Certain features in mid-systole and early diastole, observed by means of this technique, appear not to have been previously described.

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Synthesis Of Multiarea Grid Power Systems, Bharat C. Patel

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This dissertation presents improved development in the formation of a generalized transmission loss (B)-matrix for a multiarea grid power system. In the procedure, the individual tie powers of each area are replaced by the net interchange, sneak and circulating powers. The latter two variables are directly eliminated in the power reference frame using actual impedances, unlike current methods that require the elimination of sneak and circulating currents, the formation of complex tie current model and the complex tie power model. Consequently, manipulation of large complex current, power and impedance matrices is avoided reducing both computer time and memory requirement. Further, …

Historical Analysis Of The Department Of Teacher Training In The Ministry Of Education In Thailand: 1954-1976, Aravan Chamnankit Tulayasook

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Mental Health Professionals, Counselor Educators, And Counselors In-Training: A Comparative Study Of Sex-Role Stereotypic Attitudes Toward Women, Judith Yonover Housos

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The Role Of Selected Suburban Cook County Superintendents In Providing Ways For Improving The Professional Skills Of Principals, James Alexander Paziotopoulos

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A Study Of The Career Aspirations Of Selected Jamaican College Students : Implications For Educational Program And National Manpower Development, Newton W. Hoilette

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Problem. The task of educating youth for the employment needs of a developing country such as Jamaica is a challenging one. Career aspirations is an important part of this process. Efforts are being made on the part of the Jamaican government to meet this continuing challenge, particularly at the secondary level.

Since no studies have previously been done to identify the career aspirations of Jamaican college students, it was the purpose of this study to identify those aspirations to determine is any significant difference exists between them and the manpower needs of the country. The problem of befitting youth for …

Traditional And Nontraditional Female Achievers: Factors Which May Account For Divergent Modes Of Expression Of Achievement Motivation, Myril Bruns-Hillman

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