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Rudyard Kipling : A Study In Popular Education During An Imperialist Era, Marilyn Ruth Fiduccia

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The Effect Of Diagnostic Labeling On The Clinician's Perception Of Behavioral Abnormalities, Clifton Joseph Saper

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Fear-Of-Success In Male And Female College Students: Sex-Role Identification And Self-Esteem As Factors, Anne Stericker

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Status Incongruence And Support For Change In Sex-Role Ideology: A Study Of Women In Various Professions, Mary J. Brooke

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Synthetic Item Analysis: An Application Of Synthetic Validity To Item Analysis, Jerome David Lehnus

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A Study Of Selected Variables For Prediction Of Success And Placement In General Chemistry At Western Michigan University, Stephen M. Yekeson

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Chapter I

The Problem

Introduction

The traditional philosophy that a college-or a university is an exclusive institution in which only highly selected individuals receive a concentrated training in the traditional liberal arts no longer exists. In America, for instance, as early as 1870, Harvard, the colonial college with a narrow curriculum, was transformed rather rapidly into a modern university with many new subjects and the elective system (Garrett, 1949). Also, since 1642, when the first entrance requirements were instituted for American higher education, a continuing debate has developed over what constitutes a sound curriculum for education. There are those who …

A Comparative Study Of Campus Environments At Three Church-Related Colleges, William K. Stob

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The purpose of this study was to investigate, compare and contrast the perceptions and expectations of second-semester freshmen in regard to several aspects of the campus environment at three church-related liberal arts colleges in western Michigan.

The review of the literature traced the origins and the development of private church-related higher education and outlined some rationale for the continuation of pluralism in American higher education. The review further indicated that church-related higher education appears to be caught in a period of self-doubt and uncertainty. Some studies have been conducted to assess the condition of church related higher education in America …

An Analysis Of The Passenger Vehicle Interface Of Street Transit Systems With Applications To Design Optimization, Walter H. Kraft

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This research analyzes the Passenger Vehicle Interface of the street transit systems and presents applications for design optimization. The Passenger Vehicle Interface (PVI) is defined as the interaction between the passenger and vehicle elements of the street transit system.

Human observer and photographic studies were conducted in 17 cities in the United States and Canada to measure the time for queues of passengers to board various transit vehicles. The data were analyzed by considering seven factors that affect the Passenger Vehicle Interface: Human Factor, Modal Factor, Operating Practices, Operating Policies, Mobility, Climate and Weather, and Other System Elements. Those effects …

Deposition Of Suspensions In Laminar Flow In The Entrance Region Ofa Channel And In A Diffuser, Shawki Mahmoud Eldighidy

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In this investigation, the deposition of suspensions in laminar flow in the entrance region of a channel and a diffuser was considered.

The particulate phase was considered to he under the action of the electric field force clue to electrostatic charges. In addition, a lift force acting on each particle at the wall arising from the fluid shear near the wall and an adhesive force between each particle and the wall due to the difference of the material properties for both particle and walls were considered as surface forces.

The suspension flow was assumed to be incompressible, laminar, dilute, and …

Vocational Personality Type, Personality Characteristics, And Satisfaction With College Major: An Investigation Of Holland's Theory, Kent Allen Laudeman

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The Relationship Between College Department Chairperson's Leadership Style As Perceived By Teaching Faculty And That Faculty's Feelings Of Job Satisfaction, Earl Melvin Washington

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An Analysis Of Characteristics Of College Deans In Selected State-Supported Institutions Of The North Central Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools, Thomas A. Carey

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An Investigation Of The Optical Absorption Properties Of Silicon As Related To Its Electrical Conductivity, Onofrio Louis Russo

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining the electrical conductivity of band gap semiconductors, by considering the absorption of radiation in the visible region. The experimental evidence confirmed predictions that the conductivities of the silicon samples are related to the horizontal displacement of energy in the absorption curves. The material used in this study was p-doped silicon, although the approach should be valid in general for either elemental or compound semiconductors.

The absorption coefficient for silicon was measured in the radiation region between 2.0 and 3.0 ev. This region above the indirect band gap (= …

Optimal Control And Identification Of Stochastic Systems Using Differential Game Theory, Harry Marvin Burbank

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This dissertation deals with linear systems subjected to stochastic disturbances. The class of stochastic processes considered is the class of second order stochastic processes characterized by having finite continuous covariance. The properties of the covariance provide means to formulate optimization problems without the difficulties present when the covariance is not finite or continuous.

The first aspect studied was several classes of optimal control problems. The effects of the stochastic processes were approximated by the effects of its first two moments. This procedure resulted in allowing optimal system controls to be found whatever the first two moments of the stochastic input …

An Exploratory Research Project To Determine The Impact And Perceived Responsibility For Implementing Michigan's Six Step Model Of Educational Accountability By Selected Superintendents, Fred A. Richardson

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Related Factors In Organizing Instructor Manpower Needs In The College Of Education In Thailand, Thawat Burirug

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Goa's History Of Education: A Case Study Of Portuguese Colonialism, Verissimo Coutinho

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The Jones Act For Puerto Rico, Bonnie D. Fors

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A Descriptive And Exploratory Study Of The Correspondence Study Division Of A Privately Based Institution In A Large Metropolitan Area, Donald Matthew Cunningham S.J.

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The Use Of Paraprofessionals In Disadvantaged Area Public Schools Of Chicago, William Melrose Jones

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Evaluation Study Of An Innovative Course Design In High School Physics, Bettyjean Houlihan

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A Study Of The Effects Of Individualized Instruction On The Attitudes And Behavior Of Teachers And Pupils In The Middle Elementary Grades, Nina Femister Jones

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The Relation Of Organizational Structure And Personal Attributes To Work Satisfaction Among Public School Teachers, Thomas G. Schackmuth

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An Evaluation Of The Workshop As A Learning And Motivational Experience For Adults, Eugene Edwin Paulausky

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Design And Analysis Of An Instrument System For Rheological Testing Of Whole Blood Samples, Robert Rimvydas Sinusas

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The dissertation covers the conceptual design of a rheometer for testing whole blood samples through to the clotting state. While the design aims at increased measurement accuracy, the design employs well known technologies and available components.

The main reason for preoccupation with blood testing is that recent investigations have indicated that physiological disorders can be correlated with rheological properties of blood. The pursuit of an improved means of correlation is initiated with a survey of the rheological properties of blood. The relevance of these blood properties is then discussed. From this discussion a broader blood model is developed as a …

Perceptions Of Curriculum Emphasis: A Pilot Q Sort Study, Olugbenro A. Ajayi

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Characterization Of Thixotropic Materials And Modification Of The Weissenberg Rheogoniometer, Paul Joseph Orosz

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A Weissenberg Rheogoniometer, Model R-18, was modified to give complete rheological curves without resetting the gearbox and generate hysteresis loops for time-dependent, non-Newtonian materials. This modified instrument was used to analyze a number of materials. Standard Newtonian and known time-independent, non-Newtonian materials were studied to insure the accuracy of the instrument. Results indicated that the instrument would reproduce known viscosities of these materials, give consistent results, and not display inherent hysteresis loops with non-thixotropic materials. Materials known and suspected to be thixotropic: silicone grease-oil mixture, montmorillonite clay, and blood were tested. All displayed the characteristic hysteresis loop usually associated with …

The Interpretation Of Infrared And Raman Spectra Using Pattern Recognition, John Martin Comerford

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An automatic classification of chemical compounds by computer processing of digitized spectral data is presented. The classification system is based on a branch of artificial intelligence known as supervised learning, and used binary linear classifiers to identify compounds as alcohols, esters, ethers, ketones or compounds containing double bonds.

Each of the 1117 spectra in volume one of Sadtler's Standard Raman Spectra was coded using a scale from 0 to 9 in the range from 4000 to 200 cm^-1. One hundred and twelve readings were taken on each spectrum. These data were then examined using pattern recognition techniques, and …

The Theory Of Multiple Measurements Techniques In Distributed Parameter Systems, Babajimi Claudius Okunseinde

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A comprehensive theory of multiple measurements for the optimum on-line state estimation and parameter identification in a class of noisy, dynamic distributed systems, is developed in this study. Often in practical monitoring and control problems, accurate measurements of a critical variable are not available in a desired form or at a desired sampling rate. Rather, noisy independent measurements of related forms of the variable may be available at different sampling rates. Multiple measurements theory thus involves the optimum weighting and combination of different types of available measurements. One of the contributions of this work is the development of a unique …

Synthetically-Generated Holographic Memory System Utilizing Partially Coherent Light, William A. Barrett

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This dissertation proposes a novel form of optical ROM for the digital computer. This memory makes use of holographic techniques because of the advantages offered by holographic memories over conventional optical ones, especially with regard to dust and scratch sensitivity.

These advantages have long been recognized by workers in the field, indeed several holographic optical memories have already been proposed.

A survey of the state of the art of digital computer memories is offered in the introductory part of the thesis. Particular emphasis is placed on optical memories. A brief review of basic holographic theory is also included for reference. …