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The Effect Of Bjornstjerne Bjornson On The Life And Plays Of Henrik Ibsen, Evelyn Mcgowen Hogden

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A Retreat From Chaos : The Agrarianism Of Andrew Nelson Lytle, Franklin Neill Walker

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The Oboe : Its Technique And Literature, Daniel Franklin Ross

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A Pedagogical Analysis Of Aaron Copland's Piano Variations, Jerry Alan Bush

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The Acculturation Of Foreign Graduate Students At The State University Of New York At Stony Brook In Relation To Their English Ability, Sheida Emanuel White

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A Survey Of Bryozoan Species And Ecology In Two Northern Mississippi Flood Control Reservoirs, John Withrow Burris

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Social, Economic And Educational Trends Leading To The Merger Of The Caldwell County And Lenoir Public School Systems, George S. Kirby

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Some Aspects Of Literary Criticism And The English Curriculum, Josephine Cleveland

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Dean Swift Faulkner : A Biographical Study, Dean Faulkner Wells

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An Investigation Of Student Teaching Anxiety About Discipline Using The Psychological Stress Evaluator (Pse), Paul P. Dearman Jr.

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Assessing The Effects Of A Supervised, Experimental Program Of Instruction On The Self-Concept And Grade Point Average Of Students On Academic Probation, Joseph F. Tracy

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Problem: The problem was to determine whether experimental, supervised program of instruction was successful in changing a probationary student’s academic standing, as measured by grade point average and scores from the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale.

Method: The following hypotheses, as stated in null form, were tested.

1. There will be no significant difference between the Identity Scores of the experimental group and those of the control group on the pre-test and post-test of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale.

2. There will be no significant differences between the Self-Satisfaction Scores of the experimental group and those of the control group on the pre-test and the …

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A Comparative Study Of Ribonuclease From Two Winter Barley Cultivars Based Upon Separation, Purification And Partial Characterization Of Rna-Degrading Enzymes, Raymond Sze-Chung Wong

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The differences in the response to KCl of the RNA-degrading enzymes of two barley cultivars, “Dicktoo” (a hardy type) and "Tennessee Winter” (a non-hardy type), were investigated. Two types of enzymes, ribonuclease (RNase) and nuclease, were separated from crude extracts by disc electrophoresis. The electrophoretic gels were assayed for RNA-degrading activity in the presence and absence of EDTA (EDTA is a nuclease inhibitor). By means of density gradient isoelectric focusing, the nuclease preparation from Tennessee Winter was shown to have an isoelectric point between 5.3 and 5.5, while the nuclease preparation from Dicktoo has three isoelectric points of 4.9, 5.5 …

Computer Simulation Of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission To Horses In South Dakota By The Culex Tarsalis Mosquito, Richard Frank Schryer

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This research is an attempt to develop a computer simulation model that will be capable of illustrating the effect of various factors on the outcome of a simulated equine encephalitis epidemic. It is intended that through computer simulation techniques, I will become possible to better understand the factors that contribute to or reduce the magnitude gained of an encephalitis epidemic in horses. Subsequently, the knowledge gained by computer simulation could provide the groundwork for the development of a model that will be capable of projecting the likelihood of an epidemic based on mosquito populations and WEE infection rates as they …

The Relationship Of Freestyle Sprinting Ability In Swimming To Selected Measurable Traits, Keith Charles Sutton

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Through reading previous studies, corresponding and talking with respected swimming coaches, and drawing from personal experience, the present writer identified and tested physical traits thought to influence a swimmer’s speed. Although muscular strength of the arms and good flexibility have long been accepted by most coaches as an asset to the speed swimmer, the other variable were selected on the basis of their anticipated relationship to swimming speed. The purpose of this study was to investigate, by means of objective tests, the relationship of selected physical characteristics to performance by swimmers in a forty-five yard freestyle sprint.

Tetrazoline Chemistry, Norman Wallace Rokke

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It was of interest to investigate the chemistry of some tetrazolines since they might be sources of heteroatomic analogues of trimethylenemethane. In addition, they might provide alternate means of synthesis of small ring compounds such as diaziridinones and diaziridineimines. New compounds which were prepared are 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)­ tetrazoline-5-one, 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-4-methyltetrazoline-5-one, l-phenyl-4-methyl-5-iminotetrazoline, l-phenyl-4-methyl-5- methyliminotetrazoline, and l-phenyl-4-methyl-5-methyliminotetrazoline methiodide. The mass spectra of the tetrazolines investigated are characterized by ring fragmentations which are helpful in determining their structure. In addition, fragmentation represents one of the few examples of a retro-1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction initiated by electron impact. The monosubstituted tetrazolines are thermally unstable. The course of …

Cytopathology Of Barley And Corn Leaf Tissue Infected With The Nd18 Strain Of Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus, Charles R. Mcmullen

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The distribution of the ND18 strain of barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) leaf tissue was studied with light and electron microscopes. Virions were detected in the cytoplasm of barley mesophyll cells, subsidiary, guard and epidermal cells, vascular parenchyma cells, sieve and tracheary elements. Nuclear virus was found in barley mesophyll cells. Ultrastructural cytopathological changes were greatest in the inoculated leaf of barley which contained fewer virus particles than either primary acute or chronically infected tissues. Primary acute and chronically infected barley tissues contained intracellular virions scattered in the cytoplasm, in …

Amino Acid Additions To A Low Protein Corn-Soy Diet For Egg Production, Ali Baghaye Kashani

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The present study was conducted to determine if the protein level of layer diets could be lowered from the: commonly used 16 percent to 12 percent by supplementation of some of the essential amino acids without reducing the performance of hens. The amino acids used were methionine, lysine, tryptophan and isoleucine. Egg production, egg shell thickness, interior egg quality, body weight, feed efficiency and free amino acid content of the albumen of eggs produced were criteria used to measure the (--) to treatment.

Integrated Numerical Simulation Of Drip Irrigation With Subsurface Drainage, James Ray Hoover

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A numerical method and model were developed to simulate soil moisture during steady-state and transient flow toward a tile drain. Intermittent application of water by drip irrigation and rainfall were simulated by use of finite difference approximation equations. No known analytical solution for these flow situations exists because of the complex mathematics describing unsaturated flow in the soil. The computer model is based on the electrical resistance network analog. The explicit finite difference equations were solved by the successive over-relaxation method for steady-state flow and by iteration for transient soil moisture flow. The computer program for the model consists of …

Induction Of Parturition In The Ovine, Ernest L. Harman

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The effects of flumethasone and prostaglandin F₂ (PGF) on the time of parturition were studied in the ewe. Pregnant ewes with known conception dates were allotted into a 3 x 3 x 2 factorial designed experiment (1973 study) and into a completely random designed experiment (1974 study). In the 1973 study treatments consisted of three hormones (flumethasone, PGF and saline control), three levels (low, .5 mg flumethasone, 5 mg PGF, 1 cc saline; medium, 1.0 mg flumethasone, 10 mg PGF, 2 cc saline; high, 1.5 mg flumethasone, 15 mg PGF, 3 cc saline) and two routes of administration (IM …

A Study Of Factors Associated With Outdoor Recreational Participation In South Dakota, James W. Delong

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Participation by South Dakotans in selected areas of outdoor recreation was studied to determine varying extents of participation and associated selected sociodemographic, socialization and attitudinal factors. A statewide random sample of 474 heads-of-households (or their spouses) was selected and interviewed using a pretested schedule. The findings were present in three forms: a descriptive summary, a nonparametric analysis of association and a multivariate analysis. The descriptive analysis revealed fishing, hunting and lakeside camping or picnicking to be the activities participated in most frequently. Conversely, water-skiing, ice fishing and snowmobiling were participated in least. Analysis of association showed that each of the …

Interactions Of Rhenium(V) Chloride And Oxotrichlorobis(Triphenlyphosphine)Rhenium(V) With Selected Solvents, Paul Luther Holm

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The purpose of this study was to examine the solution interactions of rhenium(V) chloride and oxotrichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)rhenium(V) in a continuation of studies of rhenium(V) chemistry. These goals were accomplished using vacuum line and Schlenk tube techniques. As a result of this work, rhenium(V) chloride was found to dissolve with reaction in 1, 4-dioxane, diethyl ether and acetone. There was only a very small amount of rhenium(V) chloride which dissolved in carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and cyclohexane. Part of what did dissolve was shown by electronic and infrared spectroscopy to be oxotetrachlororhenium(VI) which was present as an impurity in small amounts. Oxotetrachlororhenium(VI) reacts …

The Relationship Between Sociological And Biographical Variables And Self-Concept Scores Of Four- And Five-Year Old Children, Linda E. Derscheid

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The purpose of this study was to provide information concerning factors that could relate to the self-concept development of four-and five-year old children. The factors studies were: age, sex, birth order family size, socioeconomic status, whether or not the child had attended nursery school, day care, or Head Start, how long the child had attended the preschool program, and the type and quality of the preschool environment.

Nucleophilic Substitution At Phosphorus: Phosphate Thioesters, Ronnie L. Wilde

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It was my objective to try to determine the mechanism of nucleophilic substitution at phosphorus in monothiophosphate triesters and to apply what I learn to the other phosphate systems. I also tried to obtain more data to show that the Lewis acid-base type complex through the phosphoryl oxygen is existent and does influence the reaction.

Economic Analysis Of The Management Of Idle County Funds In South Dakota, Wanda M. Leonard

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The objective of this report is to compute the potential earnings of a small county in South Dakota, that by comparison to other counties in the state, is in a relatively good position with respect to the investment of idle cash funds. The assumption is that if a county with a relatively good investment program can earn additional income, the potential revenue for counties with a more modest investment program would be even greater.

Free Will And Destiny In Chaucer, Irvine Lee Patten

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This short comparison of a very old and a very new philosophy has been by way of introduction to my own topic, in a study which I hope will demonstrate some important aspects of how we have examined the extent of own responsibility in shaping our fate. My focus will be on the late Middle Ages and specifically on three of Chaucer’s works as they are borrowed in plot and character from Boccaccio, and how they are reworked to show the importance of moral self-determination. These works are Troilus and Creseyda, The Knight’s Tale, and The Monk’s Tale as they …

Development Of A Self-Instructional System To Teach Metric Temperature, Georgia K. Posey

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The objective of the study was to develop a self-instructional system for teaching one area of metric measurements, temperature. This system was to be individualized, enjoyable, inexpensive, suitable for home use as well as classroom use, and appropriate for use by homemakers and consumers rather than industry. In addition, the system was to be designed to teach students to the mastery level of learning. Prerequisites to the system required that the student be able to read Fahrenheit thermometers accurately and use Fahrenheit measurements for expressing common temperatures such as room temperatures, outdoor temperatures, body temperatures, and the freezing and boiling …

Jane Austen : A Study Of The Estate And Marriage In Her Novels / By Pamela Oliver Stowers, Pamela Oliver Stowers

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Sarah Bernhardt In Five Great Roles : Phedre, Camille, Tosca, Roxane And L'Aiglon / By Kathleen Little Voyles, Kathleen Little Voyles

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The Psychopathic Child As An Instrument Of Horror In Two Major American Plays, Sarah Ellen Fleming

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Adulterous Women In Elizabethan And Jacobean Domestic Tragedy, Vivian Sheila Fox

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