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United States Policy Toward Okinawa, 1945-1972. A Study In Organizational Interaction In Policy-Making., Albert Seigal Jan 1978

United States Policy Toward Okinawa, 1945-1972. A Study In Organizational Interaction In Policy-Making., Albert Seigal

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The purpose of this study is four-fold: (1) to survey the changes in the United States' policy toward Okinawa from 1945 to 1972; (2) to examine the changing balance of strategic and military requirements which influenced those changes throughout the period being considered; (3) to examine and analyze the bureaucratic interaction of the State Department and the military; and (4) to analyze the results of that interaction in terms of changing strategic requirements.

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Oyotunji Village: The Yoruba Movement In America., Carl Monroe Hunt Jan 1977

Oyotunji Village: The Yoruba Movement In America., Carl Monroe Hunt

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Oyotunji Village, the Yoruba movement in America, is a history of the life of Oseijeman Adefunmi, (Walter Serge King), and the Yoruba movement he founded. Although this movement concentrates mainly on cultural nationalism, it has similarities to nineteenth and early twentieth century Black Nationalist movements. These similarities include their attempts to bring about change thru the rejection of American culture, the establishment of all-Black governments within America or Africa, the acceptance of African or Asiatic culture, and the rejection of the name Negro as a means of identifying their national origin. Adefunmi, the founder of the Yoruba movement, was born …

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Unified Arts: An Integrative Approach To Curriculum Design For The Art, Home Economics, And Industrial Arts Subject Areas In The Middle Grades., John Michael Ritz Jan 1977

Unified Arts: An Integrative Approach To Curriculum Design For The Art, Home Economics, And Industrial Arts Subject Areas In The Middle Grades., John Michael Ritz

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The problem of this study is to develop a conceptual model of unified arts to serve as a base for interdisciplinary curriculum development by art, home economics,and industrial arts educators of the middle grades. A clear indication of the aims of the unified arts approach to curriculum design is a prerequisite to achieving significant improvements in mankind's aesthetic and technical qualities. This entails a description of what unified arts is and how it might be implemented in the middle grades setting.

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Graduates' Perceptions Of The Adequacy And Value Of Their Undergraduate Preparation Program In Elementary Education At West Virginia University (1965-1975)., Pamela Mae Balch Jan 1977

Graduates' Perceptions Of The Adequacy And Value Of Their Undergraduate Preparation Program In Elementary Education At West Virginia University (1965-1975)., Pamela Mae Balch

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The overall purpose of this study was to ascertain the answer to the question "How do the graduates from the elementary education program at West Virginia University perceive the adequacy and effectiveness of the preparation they received?" A secondary purpose was to determine if the perceptions of the adequacy of the training were different if comparisons were made between the various graduating classes from 1965-1975. In addition, an attempt was made to determine strengths and weaknesses of the program.

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Collective Bargaining In Pennsylvania's Public Schools., Roy Evans Brant Jan 1976

Collective Bargaining In Pennsylvania's Public Schools., Roy Evans Brant

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The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that collective bargaining is a viable alternative to unilateral policy making by boards of education in Pennsylvania's public schools. Corollary hypotheses tested were that teacher participation in some traditional management functions is beneficial and that a limited right to strike is necessary to make the collective bargaining process work. Testing the feasibility of the limited right to strike required an examination of the means of impasse resolution, the costs of strikes and the effectiveness of the limited right to strike

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Comparison Of Cognitive And Participant Modeling On Counselor Interview Discrimination., William Dennis Zerega Jan 1976

Comparison Of Cognitive And Participant Modeling On Counselor Interview Discrimination., William Dennis Zerega

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The major focus of this study was the investigation of two modeling approaches (cognitive versus participant modeling) used in training students in counseling skills. Perry (1975) and Matarazzo (1966) both recognized the need for research on various counselor training approaches in order to pinpoint which of the procedures used contributed significantly to the learning. Mahoney (1974) stated that there is a specific need for comparisons of covert modeling approaches with participant modeling in order that the processes and efficacies of these two strategies can be better understood. A training study comparing cognitive and participant modeling approaches would contribute not only …

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The Nature Of Emerging Trends In Arbitration Of Negotiated Contracts Of Pennsylvania State Education Affiliates., Francis Carl Kocevar Jan 1976

The Nature Of Emerging Trends In Arbitration Of Negotiated Contracts Of Pennsylvania State Education Affiliates., Francis Carl Kocevar

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The purpose of this study was to identify the problematic areas between the employer (school district) and the employee (teacher) based upon the written contract between the parties, which resulted in grievances reaching the final level (arbitration) for determination. The analysis of the first ninty three cases reaching arbitration after enactment of the Pennsylvania Public Employe Law, Act 195, was done using the content analysis method. Although ninty three cases were analyzed, ninty eight briefs were required as some cases had two major issues. This usually resulted when the issue or arbitrability was raised before a substantive matter such as …

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The Hydrogeology Of The Central Monroe County Karst, West Virginia., Albert Edward Ogden Jan 1976

The Hydrogeology Of The Central Monroe County Karst, West Virginia., Albert Edward Ogden

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The purpose of this hydrogeologic study was to define the number and nature of major aquifers of the Greenbrier Group and to chemically characterize both well and spring waters in central Monroe County, West Virginia. This was accomplished in four parts: (1) detailed mapping of the structures and Greenbrier formations; (2) identification of the major aquifers by well inventorying; (3) investigation of the inorganic chemistry of aquifer waters; (4) study of the seasonal and storm trends in spring-water chemistry.

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The Civil Service Of Saudi Arabia: Problems And Prospects, Ahmed Mohmed Tawati Jan 1976

The Civil Service Of Saudi Arabia: Problems And Prospects, Ahmed Mohmed Tawati

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It is a critical study of the civil service of Saudi Arabia. Its-first objective is to provide a thorough and critical analysis of the evolution of the personnel administration in the country since the emergence of modern Saudi Arabia in 1902 to the present time. Thus the personnel system will be traced to its original Western model. The study will demonstrate that the basic pattern of the present Saudi Arabian civil service system is an imitative rather than an indigenous one. It has its origin in Western culture. The second objective of the study is to provide a critical analysis …

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The Vegetation Of Canaan Valley, West Virginia: A Taxonomic And Ecological Study., Ronald Howard Fortney Jan 1975

The Vegetation Of Canaan Valley, West Virginia: A Taxonomic And Ecological Study., Ronald Howard Fortney

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Canaan Valley Is an upland valley located in the Allegheny Mountains of W est Virginia. H isto rically , it had probably the finest Picea rubens Sarg. forest in North America. Its most distinguishing features are: (1) its large o v al-sh ap e, 14 miles long and from two to four miles wide; (2) the presence of a relict Pleistocene flora and boreal communities; and (3) a wetland area of approximately 6,000 acres at a mean elevation of 3,200 feet. The vegetation of Canaan Valley was studied in respect to its flo ristic composition and its ecological im plications. …

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The Relative Effects Of Types Of Nonverbal Cues And Social Class On Effective Empathic Communication In Counseling., Preston Jones Jan 1975

The Relative Effects Of Types Of Nonverbal Cues And Social Class On Effective Empathic Communication In Counseling., Preston Jones

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This study examines the relative effect of non-verbal behaviors and the subjects social class on Judged levels of empathy communicated In role-played counseling interviews. Sixty-three randomly selected male subjects representing three social classes, uppermiddle, middle and lower, were used in a randomized block design and rated twelve counselor-client interactions Involving three types of non-verbal behaviors; affect display, regulators and indicators, on a modified Truax-Carkhuff Emapthy Scale. A two-way analysis of variance was used to analyze the data and test three hypotheses. Results of the data analysis did not permit rejection of the null hypothesis at the .05 level of significance. …

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Identification And Structural Analysis Of Instructional Programs For The Underground Coal Miner In West Virginia., Duane Allan Letcher Jan 1975

Identification And Structural Analysis Of Instructional Programs For The Underground Coal Miner In West Virginia., Duane Allan Letcher

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The purpose of the study was to identify, classify, and analyze the instructional system provided for underground coal miners in West Virginia. The research was concerned with the development of a knowledge base to provide "policy relevant" information on instructional programs which were directed toward the underground coal miner in West Virginia.

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The Impact Of A Labor Endorsement On The Voting Behavior Of Rank-And-File Members: A Case Study Of The 1974 General Election In Pennsylvania., Frederick H. Nesbitt Jan 1975

The Impact Of A Labor Endorsement On The Voting Behavior Of Rank-And-File Members: A Case Study Of The 1974 General Election In Pennsylvania., Frederick H. Nesbitt

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THE PROBLEM. The 197U e le c tio n in Pennsylvania provided a unique opportunity to study th e p o te n tia l impact o f a la b o r endorsement on th e in d iv id u al v o tin g behavior o f ra n k -a n d -file members fo r th e AELCIO endorsed one Democrat and one Republican fo r statew ide o ffic e . ■While th e Democratic endorsement was not unusual, th is was th e f i r s t time in th e h …

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The Effects Of Studying French Culture On The Attitude And The Language Skills Of French Ii Students., Dwayne Lee Demedio Jan 1975

The Effects Of Studying French Culture On The Attitude And The Language Skills Of French Ii Students., Dwayne Lee Demedio

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This investigation was designed to determine the effects of studying French culture on the attitude toward French and the language skills of French II students. This study tested the hypotheses (ten) that studying French in a special instructional program based upon four designated elements of French culture (sports, the French people and family, education and French youth) would not affect the attitude toward French and the language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of French II students.

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Harold Nicolson And Alfred Duff Cooper: The Historian As Politician In The Age Of Appeasement, 1935-1939., John Beecher Shorrock Jan 1975

Harold Nicolson And Alfred Duff Cooper: The Historian As Politician In The Age Of Appeasement, 1935-1939., John Beecher Shorrock

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Several months after the signing of the armistice ending the First World War, a policy was adopted in Great Britain which aimed at the pacification of Europe. It was not new or altruistic. It was a policy grounded in the legitimate assumption that a peaceful reconciliation of differences among nations would prevent future generations from falling into a holocaust similar to that which had convulsed Europe between 1912* and 1918. It was a noble policy; mention of its name did not provoke illusions of cowardice, treachery, or betrayal. It was called appeasement,

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The Shifting Of The Public Utility Property Tax., Robert Keith Perdue Jan 1974

The Shifting Of The Public Utility Property Tax., Robert Keith Perdue

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This study consisted of a theoretical and empirical analysis of the property tax shifting behavior of the monopolist that is subject to rateof-return regulation. The theoretical analysis found that if the rateof-return constraint is continuously enforced, then the property tax shifting behavior of the profit or sales maximizing regulated monopolist will not differ from that of its unregulated counterpart. If, however, the regulatory constraint is only sporadically enforced, then differences in tax shifting behavior between regulated and unregulated monopolists can exist. Whether regulation is continuous or sporadic, however, merely allowing the regulated monopolist an after-tax return cannot guarantee that the …

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The Relative Contribution Of Selected Nonverbal Behaviors To The Communication Of Empathy In A Counseling Interview., George Ronald Mcmullan Jan 1974

The Relative Contribution Of Selected Nonverbal Behaviors To The Communication Of Empathy In A Counseling Interview., George Ronald Mcmullan

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This study investigated the relative contribution of nonverbal behavior to the judged level of empathy communicated in a role-played counseling interview. Thirty master's level counselor candidates rated thirty-two combinations of eye contact, body orientation, trunk lean, hand gesture, and positive head nod, with standardized interaction distance and medium level verbal empathy message on a modification of the Truax-Carkhuff Empathy Scale. The study employed a 2x2x2x2x2 repeated measures analysis of variance design. Results showed that two of the main effects and fifteen interactions significantly accounted for the variability of the subejcts' ratings. The results support the conclusion that empathy is communicated …

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A Simulator For The Ibm 3705 Communications Controller, J. William Strider Jan 1974

A Simulator For The Ibm 3705 Communications Controller, J. William Strider

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This paper describes a computer program which was developed to simulate the IBM 3705 Communications Controller, using the IBM System/360 and System/370 computers. The architecture of the 3705 is discussed in some detail, and the structure of the simulator is described. Future enhancements to the present program are suggested, along with possible applications.

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A Short-Term Experimental Manipulation Of Classroom Social Contingencies For Isolates In Kindergarten., Charles Robert Parker Jan 1974

A Short-Term Experimental Manipulation Of Classroom Social Contingencies For Isolates In Kindergarten., Charles Robert Parker

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The problem for this study can be stated in the following question: Is there a relationship between classroom environmental contingencies and low social status for children in kindergarten? This research will attempt not only to answer the above question but will seek to describe the nature of such interactions. VII. HYPOTHESES The objectives of the proposed research have been revealed in the above mentioned problem. The following hypotheses were developed and tested in accordance with the procedures to be discussed in this dissertation

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Programmed Instruction Versus Lecturing In A Guided Design Educational System Format., Thomas Richard Long Jan 1974

Programmed Instruction Versus Lecturing In A Guided Design Educational System Format., Thomas Richard Long

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For the p ast four years a new educational systems approach c alled Guided Design has been used a t West V irg in ia U niversity to teach engineering freshmen the process of decision-m aking (or design) as w ell as the concepts of conservation of energy, flu id flow , and s t a t i c s . This study was conducted to compare th e use o f programmed In s tru c ­ tio n to the le c tu re -te x t method fo r learn in g su b ject m atter …

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The Effects Of Contingent--Noncontingent Structured Environments On Selected Behaviors Of Federal Youth Offenders., Paul Richard Thomas Jan 1974

The Effects Of Contingent--Noncontingent Structured Environments On Selected Behaviors Of Federal Youth Offenders., Paul Richard Thomas

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Correctional treatment programming for juvenile offenders has been characterized as being without focus and lacking any clear conception of treatment goal or program objectives (More, 1973). The basic lack of widespread agreement on such fundamental assumptions as program goals, objectives, methodology, and definitions is further confused by not having an objectively derived data base from which different correctional programs could be derived or to which programming effectiveness could be compared.

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Technology: A Process Approach., Harold Herman Halfin Jan 1973

Technology: A Process Approach., Harold Herman Halfin

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Processes are those functional skills--som e authors c a ll them in te lle c tu a l sk ills--w h ich are the random or ordered methods, s tra te g ie s , or operations used by a technologist to accumulate knowledge about an a r tif a c t or to solve a technological problem. I t has been proposed in in d u s tria l a rts education th a t i t is ju s t as important fo r the student to learn the processes of a technologist as i t is fo …

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An Evaluation Of The Self Directed Search And The Effect Of Group Or Independent Use In Facilitating Career Development Of Secondary School Students., Charles I. Rhodes Jan 1973

An Evaluation Of The Self Directed Search And The Effect Of Group Or Independent Use In Facilitating Career Development Of Secondary School Students., Charles I. Rhodes

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Primary purposes of this study were: (l) to investigate the construct validity of the Self Directed Search (SDS) based on Holland' theory of vocational choice; and (2) to investigate the effects of administrative mode (group or independent use of the SDS), sex, and grade level on maturity of vocational choice attitudes, interestingness of the SDS results, errors committed on the SDS, and exposure to new occupations hy the SDS.

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An Economic History Of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1850-1860., Thomas Peter Pavick Jan 1973

An Economic History Of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1850-1860., Thomas Peter Pavick

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The growth of manufacturing in Pittsburgh, and the growth of specific industries, cotton, iron, and glass, for example, have received some attention, but the basic economic developments in southwestern Pennsylvania as a whole have not received the same attention. Yet, in 1850 and 1860 over sixty percent of the population lived outside of the urban area around Pittsburgh. While manufacturing continued to grow, most rapidly in the Pittsburgh area, the people of the region as a whole had to deal with transportation, agricultural, labor, and monetary problems. This study is an attempt to examine the basic influences and trends in …

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Factors Related To Children's In-Tune Singing Abilities., Robert Stewart Smith Jan 1973

Factors Related To Children's In-Tune Singing Abilities., Robert Stewart Smith

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The growth of music education within the public schools of America and the philosophy which reflects its goals and objectives should serve as a measure of the desirability for correction of intonation within the elementary schools. If this is the philosophy of music education and elementary students are to develop an esthetic appreciation of music, a performance skill should be taught. This skill should aid in teaching a knowledge of literature and an understanding of the organization of music, which lead to the achievement of musicality.

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Analysis Of Benzene And Chloroform Soluble Organic Compounds Of Coal And Their Relationships To Stratigraphy And Paleoenvironments, Donald Lamar Streib Jan 1972

Analysis Of Benzene And Chloroform Soluble Organic Compounds Of Coal And Their Relationships To Stratigraphy And Paleoenvironments, Donald Lamar Streib

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The seven objectives of this study are as follows. 1. To develop an analytical technique for the quantitative separation of the low-boiling constituents of coal. 2. To determine if correlation exists at a significant level between the low-boiling organic constituents and the petrology of the coal. 3. To determine if correlation exists at a significant level between the low-boiling organic constituents and the elemental composition of the coal ash. 4. To determine if a significant difference in the lowboiling constituents exists between different coal seams. 5. To determine if a significant difference exists in the low-boiling organic constituents of a …

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The Kootenay Plains (Alberta) Land Question And Canadian Indian Policy, 1799-1947., John William Larner Jan 1972

The Kootenay Plains (Alberta) Land Question And Canadian Indian Policy, 1799-1947., John William Larner

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This paper contends that the Stoney (Assiniboine) people of southwestern Alberta, Canada, have a legitimate aboriginal claim to areas in the North Saskatchewan River headwaters known as Bighorn and Kootenay Plains, located between the first range of the Rocky Mountains and the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. The Stoneys appear to have followed two routes during their eighteenth-century westward migration from southeastern Manitoba. One group moved southwestwardly to central Montana, turning northward into the Alberta Rockies; while the other seems to have travelled along the prairie-parkland fringe, entering the mountains west of Edmonton, with one band taking possession of the upper North …

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A Study Of The Use Of Concrete And Abstract Stimuli In The Development Ofperceptual Abilities Of Disadvantaged Five Year Old Children., Delbert Allen Lawhon Jan 1972

A Study Of The Use Of Concrete And Abstract Stimuli In The Development Ofperceptual Abilities Of Disadvantaged Five Year Old Children., Delbert Allen Lawhon

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It was the purpose of this investigation to study the use of concrete and abstract stimuli in the development of perceptual abilities of disadvantaged five year old children. Hypotheses to be tested were (1) that subjects who were presented a curriculum of concrete stimuli initially and progressing to stimuli if abstraction would have greater perceptual development than those subjects who were presented a curriculum of abstract stimuli, and (2) that subjects receiving curricula of concrete and abstract stimuli would have greater perceptual development than subjects serving as the Control Group. Subjects (N=44) were enrolled in Head Start and received the …

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Optimization Of An Electromagnetic 'Through-The-Earth' Communication System., Gene Edward Layman Jan 1972

Optimization Of An Electromagnetic 'Through-The-Earth' Communication System., Gene Edward Layman

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This document reports a research effort directed at compiling the field theory, noise theory, and communication theory necessary to perform systems analysis and optimization of an electromagnetic communication system for use within a mine. The field equations and power transfer between loops placed in an infinite, homogeneous, lossy medium is examined and relationships between parameters are determined that provide optimum transfer of signal power. This analysis is extended to cover the case of an infinite, homogeneous, lossy half-space used to model the actual mining situation. Approximate solutions are found to greatly simplify systems analysis. Noise, bandwidth, false alarm rate, missed …

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An Examination Of Nonverbal And Verbal Instructional Guidelines In Students Developing Abstract Understanding Of Technical Concepts., Everett Nelson Israel Jan 1972

An Examination Of Nonverbal And Verbal Instructional Guidelines In Students Developing Abstract Understanding Of Technical Concepts., Everett Nelson Israel

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At the present time, coherent optical sources exist as discrete components rather than as fully integratable systems. Thus the most pressing problem in the area of integrated optics is the coupling problem: How to excite and, subsequently, recover optical signals which are processed in an integrated circuit. This input and output coupling must be done efficiently.

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