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An Assessment Of Technology Classroom Environments In Chinese Universities, Jiexiu Li Aug 1999

An Assessment Of Technology Classroom Environments In Chinese Universities, Jiexiu Li

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of graduate classroom environments as perceived by the graduate students and faculty in technology courses, at Chinese universities. Relationships between the different dimensions of the social environment of the graduate technology classrooms were examined. The Adult Classroom Environment Scale (ACES) was used to measure the actual and ideal classroom environments on seven dimensions. The research was conducted during Fall 1998. Participants in this study included 317 graduate students and 8 teachers in 8 classes from 6 universities in Beijing, China. The results of data analysis showed that there were significant …


Role Of Mitogen-Activated Kinases In Cd40-Mediated T Cell Activation Of Monocyte/Macrophage And Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Cytokine/Chemokine Production, Denise M. Milhorn Aug 1999

Role Of Mitogen-Activated Kinases In Cd40-Mediated T Cell Activation Of Monocyte/Macrophage And Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Cytokine/Chemokine Production, Denise M. Milhorn

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This dissertation represents efforts to determine the functional consequences acquired by vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) in response to CD40 ligation by activated CD154+ T cells, and to elucidate components of the signaling pathway(s) activated in response to CD40 signaling in both monocytes and SMC. To study the consequences of CD40 stimulation, primary human monocytes and aortic SMC were treated with plasma membranes purified from CD154 + , CD4+ T cells. The results presented in this dissertation demonstrate that SMC, like monocytes/macrophages, are capable of interacting with T cells in a manner that results in reciprocal activation events. SMC were …


Signaling Mechanisms For Muscarinic Receptor-Mediated Coronary Vasoconstriction In Isolated Rat Hearts, Yi Zhang Aug 1999

Signaling Mechanisms For Muscarinic Receptor-Mediated Coronary Vasoconstriction In Isolated Rat Hearts, Yi Zhang

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The signaling mechanisms for muscarinic receptor-mediated vasoconstriction in coronary resistance arteries were studied in KCl-arrested isolated rat hearts perfused at a constant flow rate. The cholinergic agonists acetylcholine and bethanechol were given by bolus injection or constant infusion. The coronary vascular resistance was monitored by measuring the changes in perfusion pressure. The selective muscarinic agonist bethanechol caused a similar vasoconstrictor response as ACh, but with less potency and efficacy. Bolus injection of bethanechol evoked a phasic vasoconstriction in a dose-dependent manner, while infusion of bethanechol evoked a tonic vasoconstriction without producing tachyphylaxis. Coronary vascular responses to bethanechol were further examined …


Identifying The Behavior, Attitudes, And Knowledge Of Tobacco Use Among Students Enrolled In Orientation Courses In Six Community Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System, G. E. Boone May 1999

Identifying The Behavior, Attitudes, And Knowledge Of Tobacco Use Among Students Enrolled In Orientation Courses In Six Community Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System, G. E. Boone

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The purpose of this study was to examine the behavior, attitudes, and knowledge regarding tobacco use of students enrolled in orientation courses in Tennessee community colleges. The six community colleges selected for the study were members of the Tennessee Board of Regents system that offered mandatory orientation courses. Data were collected by use of the College Tobacco Behavior, Attitude, and Knowledge Survey . A response rate of (72.5%) from 700 students was analyzed. Three research questions guided the study and 17 null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the.05 alpha level of significance. Data were analyzed by using t -tests, …


Perceptions Of African-American Seniors Regarding Factors Of Institutional Support At Three Predominantly White Tennessee State-Supported Institutions Of Higher Education, Delmar L. Mack May 1999

Perceptions Of African-American Seniors Regarding Factors Of Institutional Support At Three Predominantly White Tennessee State-Supported Institutions Of Higher Education, Delmar L. Mack

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This study of African-American seniors at East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was conducted to solicit student responses about the perceptions of their schools, university services, and experiences at those institutions. The study employed quantitative data and descriptive analysis was performed. Data collected in this study described the demographic characteristics of the students and their perceptions, attitudes, experiences and level of involvement in the campus environment for African-American seniors. Data in this study indicated perceptions that Tennessee must be committed to increasing financial support to the universities. Universities must be committed …


Strength Properties Of Juvenile And Mature Wood Of Twelve Families Of Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda L.), Elizabeth Lynn Forbes Apr 1999

Strength Properties Of Juvenile And Mature Wood Of Twelve Families Of Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda L.), Elizabeth Lynn Forbes

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The wood mechanical properties of progeny from twelve open-pollinated parent trees were examined. Six families were from parents which had high wood specific gravity and six were from parents which had low wood specific gravity. Thirty-two-year-old trees, that had been planted at Many, Louisiana, were sampled and juvenile and mature wood test specimens were prepared. Maximum crushing strength, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and wood specific gravity were determined from compression parallel to the grain tests and static bending tests. Maximum crushing strength, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, and specific gravity were found to vary significantly between family …


Food Habits And Diet Overlap Of Age-1 And Older Walleye And White Bass In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Andrew B. Starostka Jan 1999

Food Habits And Diet Overlap Of Age-1 And Older Walleye And White Bass In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Andrew B. Starostka

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White bass Marone chysops and walleye Stizostedion vitreum coexist in several of the large glacial lakes in eastern South Dakota. I collected age-1 and older white bass and walleye in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota during May, July and September, 1998 to determine food habits and diet overlap using percent by weight to describe diets and Schoener's index (Cxy) to determine diet overlap. Macroinvertebrates were common prey items for white bass in all length groups during all sample dates. The primary macroinvertebrates consumed by white bass were corixids, amphipods and dipterans. Fish, as a group, were second in diet importance over …


Evolution Of A Process : An Analysis Of Three Roles, Krista M. Pelham Jan 1999

Evolution Of A Process : An Analysis Of Three Roles, Krista M. Pelham

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Before Assumption / By Leandra C. Urruita, Leandra C. Urruita Jan 1999

Before Assumption / By Leandra C. Urruita, Leandra C. Urruita

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Mechanism Of Transport Of Sampangine Through Caco-2 Cells / By Sanjeet Ramkrishna Telang, Sanjeet Ramkrishna Telang Jan 1999

Mechanism Of Transport Of Sampangine Through Caco-2 Cells / By Sanjeet Ramkrishna Telang, Sanjeet Ramkrishna Telang

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Attentional Bias Toward Threat In Childhood Anxiety : A Preliminary Investigation Of Lexical And Facial Cues, Jill Tracey Ehrenreich Jan 1999

Attentional Bias Toward Threat In Childhood Anxiety : A Preliminary Investigation Of Lexical And Facial Cues, Jill Tracey Ehrenreich

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Functional Behavioral Assessment And Positive Behavior Intervention Plan, Sandy Mccullough Jan 1999

Functional Behavioral Assessment And Positive Behavior Intervention Plan, Sandy Mccullough

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A Characterization Of Peldesine Transport In Caco-2 Cell Monolayers, Henry J. Irving Jan 1999

A Characterization Of Peldesine Transport In Caco-2 Cell Monolayers, Henry J. Irving

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Chemical And Microbial Properties Of Wintertime Flooded Agricultural Soils From The Mississippi Delta, Scott Alan Milburn Jan 1999

Chemical And Microbial Properties Of Wintertime Flooded Agricultural Soils From The Mississippi Delta, Scott Alan Milburn

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Effects Of Endurance Training On Swimming Performance And Hematological Characteristics Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella Valenciennes), Dalma Martinovic' Jan 1999

Effects Of Endurance Training On Swimming Performance And Hematological Characteristics Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella Valenciennes), Dalma Martinovic'

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Characterization Of Leachability Of Radioactivity From Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (Norm) Samples, Shuanglian Li Jan 1999

Characterization Of Leachability Of Radioactivity From Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (Norm) Samples, Shuanglian Li

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The Allure Of Nature : The Poetry Of James Applewhite, Maury Michael Gortemiller Jan 1999

The Allure Of Nature : The Poetry Of James Applewhite, Maury Michael Gortemiller

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Converting Nature : People, Environment, And Production In The Antebellum Mississippi Delta / By Albert Glover Way, Albert Glover Way Jan 1999

Converting Nature : People, Environment, And Production In The Antebellum Mississippi Delta / By Albert Glover Way, Albert Glover Way

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Social Cue Interpretation And Behavioral Response Of Rejected-Aggressive, Rejected-Nonaggressive, And Average Status Children / By Carol Nannette Wood, Carol Nannette Wood Jan 1999

Social Cue Interpretation And Behavioral Response Of Rejected-Aggressive, Rejected-Nonaggressive, And Average Status Children / By Carol Nannette Wood, Carol Nannette Wood

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Modeling Growth Of Heterogeneous Tumor, Phanidhar R. Annamreddy Jan 1999

Modeling Growth Of Heterogeneous Tumor, Phanidhar R. Annamreddy

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The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction And Patient Compliance In A Case Management Program, Monroe C. Ginn Jan 1999

The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction And Patient Compliance In A Case Management Program, Monroe C. Ginn

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Learning Design I At Northeast Mississippi Community College Through Lecture And Example Or Lecture And Project : A Comparison Of The Two Methods And Their Effects On Test Scores, Terry Frank Anderson Jan 1999

Learning Design I At Northeast Mississippi Community College Through Lecture And Example Or Lecture And Project : A Comparison Of The Two Methods And Their Effects On Test Scores, Terry Frank Anderson

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Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis Jan 1999

Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis

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Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis Jan 1999

Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis

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The Effects Of Multiple Chemical Exposures On The Crayfish Procambarus Acutus, Karen Ann Konzen Jan 1999

The Effects Of Multiple Chemical Exposures On The Crayfish Procambarus Acutus, Karen Ann Konzen

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Variable Release Of Estrogenically Active Municipal Wastewater : A Biochemical And Chemical Characterization, Fred A. Tilton Jan 1999

Variable Release Of Estrogenically Active Municipal Wastewater : A Biochemical And Chemical Characterization, Fred A. Tilton

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What A Swarm Of Cuckolds And Cuckold-Makers Are Here! The Necessary Sexual Containment Of The Female Actor In Restoration Theater / By Jennifer Sean Riley, Jennifer Sean Riley Jan 1999

What A Swarm Of Cuckolds And Cuckold-Makers Are Here! The Necessary Sexual Containment Of The Female Actor In Restoration Theater / By Jennifer Sean Riley, Jennifer Sean Riley

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Perceptions Of Interpersonal Acceptance And Accuracy Of Judgments Of Control : An Analysis Of The Depressive Realism Phenomenon In Children / By Michelle Erica Rothstein, Michelle Erica Rothstein Jan 1999

Perceptions Of Interpersonal Acceptance And Accuracy Of Judgments Of Control : An Analysis Of The Depressive Realism Phenomenon In Children / By Michelle Erica Rothstein, Michelle Erica Rothstein

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Biocidal Efficacy And Potential Applications Of The Sparker System Plasma Arc As Applied To Water And Wastewater, Marcuslene Dewayne Harries Jan 1999

Biocidal Efficacy And Potential Applications Of The Sparker System Plasma Arc As Applied To Water And Wastewater, Marcuslene Dewayne Harries

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Body Image Disturbance : The Differences In Perceptions Between Sorority And Non-Sorority Undergraduate Females, Kimberly Star Kraft Jan 1999

Body Image Disturbance : The Differences In Perceptions Between Sorority And Non-Sorority Undergraduate Females, Kimberly Star Kraft

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