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Fdtd Analysis Of Square Printed Spiral Antennas, Jianbing (James) Chen

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The Gender Gap In Macropartisanship, Jennifer Macgregor Davis

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Psychometric Properties Of The Rape Myth Scale : A Systematic Examination Utilizing Known And Predicted Correlates Of Rape Myth Acceptance, Brandon Ray Olive

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A Finite Element Model With Penalty Formulation To Predict The Pressure And Velocity Behavior In A Pultrusion Die Inlet, Srikanth Elaprolu

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The Hobbesian Transformation Of America As Seen Through The Eyes Of Three Southern Conservatives : (John C. Calhoun, Robert L. Dabney, And Donald Davidson / By Andrew E. Roesell, Andrew E. Roesell

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Behavior Of The Pressure Rise In A Pultrusion Die Inlet, Kevin S. Raper

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Scattering Of Sonic Booms By Anisotropic Turbulence In The Atmosphere, Mark C. Kelly

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Project Leap (Learn, Earn, And Prosper) : A Program Overview And An Analysis Of Affective And Pedagogical Factors In Teacher/Student Relationships By Deetra Ann Sims, Deetra Ann Sims

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Identity Development And Student Involvement Of African-American Undergraduate Students At Historically White Colleges And Universities In Southern Appalachia, Rosemary G. Bundy

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This study of African American undergraduates at Emory & Henry College, Tusculum College, Western Carolina University, East Tennessee State University, Appalachian State University, and University of North Carolina at Asheville was conducted to determine students' stages of identity development, level of involvement in campus activities, and demographic characteristics within historically White Southern Appalachian colleges and universities, both public and independent. Three research questions were answered by analyzing 21 null hypotheses using the t-test and the chi square test. Hypotheses were tested at the.05 level of significance. Data collected in this study revealed that the students' perceptions of identity development and …

Public School Teachers’ And Principals’ Knowledge Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Judy Blevins

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The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge level (general, etiology, assessment, treatment) of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) of principles, regular education teachers, and special education teachers in the First Educational District in Northeast Tennessee. The study further the amount of instruction on ADHD/ADD that educators received as part of their teacher training and after they began teaching, the number of books and articles they read on ADHD/ADD, the number of students with ADHD/ADD they worked with, and the number of students they worked with who were on medication. The study also revealed teacher beliefs about ADHD/ADD …

An Analysis Of The Transactional Distance In Asynchronous Telecourses At A Community College Using The Group Embedded Figures Test, Roger J. Brenner

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Asynchronous distance education telecourses are the technological version of traditional correspondence courses. Students in asynchronous telecourses receive videos and printed material but they may not have any contact with the instructor or other students. This study analyzed the academic performance of 154 Southwest Virginia Community College students enrolled in 27 different telecourses during one semester. The purpose of this study was to determine if students' cognitive styles impacted their achievement in distance education courses. Students were given the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) which categorized the students as field dependent or field independent. A field dependent's cognitive style is one …

The Cowboy Way: A Study Of Leadership As Portrayed In Western Film, Ralph L. Turner

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This study sought to examine leadership through the medium of film, specifically the genre of the western. The western is iconographic; representative of the American ethos, the western embodied the "frontier myth." The purposes of this study were to examine how leadership was portrayed in a selected sample of western films dating from 1945 to 1995, and to categorize and characterize the leadership methods exhibited in each film. Qualitative in design, the study was concerned with broad description and discovery. Using observation as the data collection technique and content analysis as the research method, the study examined a sample of …

The Jackson Advocate : 1938-1995 A Historical Overview, Colleen R. White

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Publishing a black newspaper can be difficult; many black newspapers stop publication within a few years. However, there are some black newspapers that continue publication for many years in spite of the odds. One such newspaper that continues to be published is the Jackson Advocate, an historically black-owned newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. The Jackson Advocate is the subject of this study. Books, interviews, newspaper files, magazine articles, journals, and dissertations were used in this study to give an overview of the Jackson Advocate and to show the longevity of the newspaper.

This study sought to understand the way in which …

Public Journalism: Attitudes And Practices, Poonkulali Thangavelu

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Synchronization For Narrowband Personal Communication Systems, Min Zhu

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The Relationships Among Leadership Behaviors Of Leaders In Training Organizations, Training Methods, And Organization Profitability, Joseph D. Keith

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Business organizations are decreasing funding for training. The problem investigated in this study was to determine if there was a relationship among the leadership behavior of training leaders, the use of newer methods of training, and organizational profitability. A sample of 57 organizations from the Fortune 500 was surveyed to determine leadership behavior and the use of newer methods of training. The Leadership Practices Inventory was used to measure leadership and the Affective Communication Test was used to measure charisma. Profitability data were obtained from the literature. Return on assets, return on equity, the Moody's Corporate Bond Rating, and the …

Southern Appalachian Settlement Schools As Early Initiators Of Integrated Services, Eloise H. Jurgens

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This historical-descriptive study examined Southern Appalachian settlement schools as early initiators of integrated health and social services with education from the 1900s through the 1970s. Three schools were studied: Hindman Settlement School (KY), Pine Mountain Settlement School (KY) and Crossnore School, Inc. (NC). The purpose of the study was to determine the type and extent of services provided, the relationship of the settlement schools with their respective county public school system, and the transfer, if any, of integrated services from the settlement schools to public schools as the public schools took over educational responsibilities once offered by the settlement schools. …

Perceptions And Hiring Practices Of Tennessee Superintendents And Directors Of Schools Relating To The Desired Technological Skills Of High School Principals, J. M. Reed

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The purpose of this study is to reveal what technological skills are inquired about by superintendents/directors of schools in the state of Tennessee when hiring high school principals. The study further reveals perceptions that superintendents/directors of schools have for the desirability of high school principals to possess technological skills and their perceptions of how capable current high school principals are for possessing those skills. The study was based on a total population of 139 school superintendents in the state of Tennessee. Surveys were mailed in early Nov, 1995. One hundred-two surveys were completed and returned. Findings were divided into two …

A Model Of Training For Outreach To Soldiers At Fort Lewis, Washington, Who Are Inactive Members Of The Churches Of Christ, Mark A. Henry

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Over one hundred and sixty soldiers at Fort Lewis identify themselves as members of the Churches of Christ. Less than twenty-five of these soldiers are involved in any religious activity. In order to reach out effectively to the remaining soldiers, the concerned church members who were interested in this ministry required training. The problem for this project/thesis was to design and implement a model of training for outreach to inactive members of the Churches of Christ at Fort Lewis, Washington.

The Excavations At Walton-Young House, Oxford, Mississippi / By John Charles Vanhecke, John Charles Vanhecke

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An Examination Of Selected Ethnic Foodways In The Upper Midwest, Gregory A. Mader

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Many geographers recognize regional studies as a guidepost of geography. Cultural geographers have long identified the significance of ethnic regions and the differences between various ethnic groups in matters of housing, work, agriculture and diet. In many cases foodways and regional cuisine are distinct enough to act as a key identifier of a cultural region. This thesis uses church and other local cookbooks to identify specific ethnic and non - ethnic foods eaten by the Dutch of Northwestern Iowa, the Norwegians of the North Dakota-Minnesota border area, and the German-Russians of Southern North Dakota. From this source of information, patterns …

The Impact Of Checkbook Journalism On The Current Journalism Climate / By Nirmalya Sen, Nirmalya Sen

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Prediction Of Pressure Behavior In A Pultrusion Die Inlet Utilizing A Finite Element Model / By Deep Sharma, Deep. Sharma

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Analysis Of A Two Dimensional Cylinder Using The Finite Difference Time Domain Method In The Cartesian Coordinate System / By Liang Xu, Liang Xu

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Mass Media Law And The Photojournalist : A Survey Of The Major Cases, David Shawn Jenkins

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Towards A Computerized Patient Medical Record, Temple A. Allen

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Rapid Screening Of Crude Plant Extracts For Anticancer Activity Using A Lambda Prophage Induction Assay, Kenneth Jones

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Dixie Rock : The Southern Rock Movement And White Male Culture In The Post Civil-Rights South, James Michael Butler

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The Great American Dream House, Jean Margaret Nichols

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Portraits Of Residents Of Lafayette County, Mississippi, John Barton Galloway

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