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Capital Maintenance Funding Of Two-Year Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System And Selected Funding Models, Charles A. Hurley

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The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between selected state capital maintenance models and the model used in Tennessee. Research questions addressed the differences between the other selected models and the Tennessee model; the quantitative results of the models using data collected from the 14 Tennessee public two-year colleges, and the policy issue differences of the selected models. Research involved gathering information for each specific selected model including common factors used to calculate capital maintenance needs. Comparisons were made of the major components of each model. Actual data from the 14 Tennessee public two-year colleges was incorporated …

Unusual Structure Of A Human Middle Repetitive Dna, Duminda D. Ratnasinghe

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The L2Hs sequences are a polymorphic, interspersed, middle repetitive DNA family unique to human genomes. Genomic fingerprinting indicates that these DNAs vary from one individual to another and between tissues of the same individual. Sequence analysis reveals that they are AT-rich (76%) and contain many unusual sequence arrangements (palindromes, inverted and direct repeats). These sequence properties confer on the L2Hs elements the potential to fold into non-B-form structures, a characteristic of recombination hot spots. To test this hypothesis carbodiimide, osmium tetroxide and S$\sb1$ nuclease were used as single-strand specific probes to study a recombinant plasmid, pN6.4.39, containing a single L2Hs …

Proposed Smoothing Technique To Avoid Numerical Instabilities In A Hydrodynamic Numerical Model, Thomas P. Abraham

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Despite every effort being made to produce a completely problem-free computational model, no breakthrough has yet been made. When a numerical model is used to solve a real world problem, there is a tendency for the non-physical spurious waves to creep in. If these waves are not checked, they can lead to serious instability problems. Once these waves are removed, the model should be able to simulate physical phenomenon like circulation, separation, flow reversal in the vertical plane, mixing/transport, convection/diffusion, etc.

When a numerical mode] is made to run for a certain period of time, node-to-node oscillations may arise and …

Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson

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The purpose of this study was to uncover the feelings and reactions of students and their parents in regard to the nonpromotion experience. Families with children who had been retained at least once in grades one through eight were purposefully selected as units of study from one of four area school systems. A total of 52 family members from 22 family units participated in 46 separate, qualitative interviews. The information collected from the interviews was inductively analyzed. Building upon Schlossberg's theory for human adaptation to transitions, seven factors or coping resources emerged from the data that affected the adaptation of …

An Analysis Of Reported Paid And Unpaid Time Off For Administrative Employees At Selected Public Universities In Tennessee, Ginger J. Rutherford

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Lack of research on the use of the leave fringe benefit (paid and unpaid time off) as it related to administrators in higher education was the problem of this study. The main purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge by analyzing the differences among paid and unpaid time off and selected demographic data for administrators at four selected public universities in Tennessee (Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Technological University). This descriptive study was conducted to provide a historical data base on the use of paid and unpaid …

The Development Of A Solar Radiation Extinction Correction For Satellite Data, Widad I. Mohamed

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The main objectives of this thesis are the following: 1) Remove the haze using water surfaces in Landsat satellite imagery of the visible and near-infrared regions for their properties of high absorption of solar radiation and weak reflection of it. The scattered solar radiation is most obvious in dark weakly reflecting regions such as water. The haze removal technique depends on subtraction of scattered light from picture elements within the satellite imagery. 2) Derive a formula and techniques for a given image to correct for extinction by transforming the observed intensity of the signal transmitted to the Landsat detector to …

Acoustical Characteristics Of A Very Low Frequency Sound Source, Sean Patrick Neill

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Removal Of Pollutants From Leachate Using Clay Liners / By Kuntumalla Sangameswaruni Phanindra, Kuntumalla Phanindra Sangameswaruni

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The Influence Of Shallow Soil Layer On Refraction Survey And Acoustic-Seismic Measurements, Hari Eswaran

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Effects Of Thickness On Heat Transfer In Fibrous Insulation With Moisture Present, Kendall T. Harris

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An Interactive Contour Mapping Package In X Windows For Computational Hydroscience, Mohammed Abdul Malik

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Binding Kinetics Of Antigen By Immobilized Antibody, Amarendra Madugula

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A Comparison Of State Dependent Learning Effects Among Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine, And Smoke Odor, Richard Steen Chandler

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Impedance Measurement Of A Slot-Excited Circular Dielectric Radiator, Jing Guo

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Terror In Liberty : Death And Civil Rights In A Mississippi Community, Keri Bradford

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The Stochastic Modeling Of Controlled-Drug Release, Xueyu Chen

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Optimal Pultrusion Process Variables For Improving The Dynamic Flexural Modulus And Damping In Graphite, Murthy V.S.L.N. Kowsika

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A Biomechanical Analysis Of Sprint Mechanics Comparing Assisted And Unassisted Sprinting, Terrell Glen Evans

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Absolute Adsorption Measurements By Gas Chromatography, Yongqing Liu

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Sorption Of Carbon Dioxide In Polymers At High Pressures And Investigation Of Phase Transitions In Polymers, Wen Luo

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A Directorial Production Of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Jeffrey Richard Kellogg

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The Role Of The Southern Black Newspaper In Society Today / By Catherine Thomas, Catherine Thomas

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An Overview Of The Pedagogical Philosophies Of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze And Zoltan Kodaly With Application To Early Childhood Musiceducation, Lydia Duckett Evanson

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Qualitative And Quantitative Determination Of Pinenes In Gum Turpentine, William D. Scott Iii

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The Effects Of Retention In Elementary School On Subsequent Academic Performance And Instructional Practices, Janie H. Snyder

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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of retention on the academic performance of students retained in the third and fifth grade during the 1985-86 school year. A follow up study was used to analyze changes in academic test results. Another purpose was to interview teachers who had retained students and teachers who had taught the children the next school year to determine what changes occurred in instructional practices. Forty retained students of Northeast Tennessee were matched according to sex and similar scaled scores on the Stanford Achievement Test. Scores were compared by grade and by year …

Teacher Recruitment Practices And Teacher Supply And Demand Conditions In Selected School Districts In Six Southeastern States, Brenda J. G'Fellers

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The purposes of this study were to determine the adequacy of teacher supply and to identify teacher recruitment practices used in large and small school districts in six southeastern states and to elicit from respondents ratings of the importance and effectiveness of the various teacher recruitment practices. A population of 362 small and large school districts in 6 states, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, was surveyed in the late summer and fall of 1991. The return rate was 50.27%. The survey instrument had been developed by Roger L. Nall and was revised by the researcher. A …

The Tennessee School Board Chairperson's Perception Of School Accountability, Dennis L. Peters

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The purpose of this study was to obtain and analyze information about the perceptions of local school board chairpersons in Tennessee toward school accountability. A questionnaire was designed to gather information from all school board chairpersons in the state of Tennessee. The questionnaire contained 32 attitudinal statements related to school accountability and 11 demographic questions about the chairpersons and the system they represent. The mean score, frequency, and percentage of the responses were computed and analyzed. The Kruskal-Wallis one-was ANOVA was computed to determine if significant differences existed in the mean score of the 32 attitudinal statements based on the …

A Study Of The W. Edwards Deming Total Quality Management Concept As It Applies To Education In Tennessee, Ronald Wilcox

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The purpose of this study was to determine Tennessee superintendents' perceptions of the educational application of the W. Edwards Deming Total Quality Management Model. The Total Quality Management Model was divided into four parts for the purpose of this study based on review of the literature. The parts are eight selected underlying principles, Deming's 14 points, Deming's deadly diseases, and process improvement tools. A survey instrument developed by the investigator was sent to all 139 Tennessee superintendents. A total of 112 of the superintendents responded representing 81% of the population. Fifty-one percent of the respondents are using some of the …

An Evaluation Of The Principal's Academies Of Tennessee, David E. Wetzel

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The problem related to this study was to determine which components of the Tennessee Principal's Administrator Academy are effective and which ineffective in influencing the principal's performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Principal's Academy that influences the principal's day-to-day job performance at the local school site. The study also attempted to determine if factors such as age, size of school, per pupil expenditure, number of teachers on the respondent's staff, educational level, school setting, years in present position, years attending the academy had any effect on the administrator's perceptions of the academy. Tennessee …

Factors Limiting Overwinter Survival Of Young-Of-The-Year Largemouth Bass In South Dakota, Todd D. Kolander

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Studies were conducted to examine the effects of total length (TL), prey abundance, and water temperature on approximate body composition, condition index, and overwinter survival of young-of-the-year (YOY) largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in South Dakota. Growth and condition of YOY largemouth bass stocks from South Dakota and Wisconsin were also compared. Study areas included two South Dakota University impoundments (0.8 hectare each), a gravel pit (7. 3 hectare), and laboratory aquaria. Hatchery reared YOY largemouth bass were graded into short (19-45 mm TL) and long (58-135 mm TL) length groups. Overwinter mortality was 78% and 85% in the two impoundments, …