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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

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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.

Injection Of A Solid-Gas Jet Into A Uniform Transverse Stream., Ronald Norman Salzman

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The objective of this study was to experimentally determine the behavior of a solid-gas jet issuing into a transverse gas stream. The z’esults of this study should also pertain to other types of two phase jets injected into a cross flow; in particulars atomized liquidgas jets into a gas stream and solid-liquid jets into a liquid stream. Applications for such processes might include the dynamics of liquid fuels injected into turbine combustion chambers and effluents injected into rivers. The application which led to the choice of this dissertation topic was the study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) involving the …

Symmetry As A Determinant Of Musical Composition., Larry Joseph Solomon

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The purpose of this dissertation is to show how symmetry is a general determinant* of musical composition. Symmetry will be defined as a congruence which results from certain specific operations, namely those of reflection, rotation, or translation and will be applied to any aspect of musical composition. A composition is here to be the combination and arrangement of parts to form a whole. Stated in another v/ay, the purpose is to demonstrate how postoperative congruences define the arrangement and combination of the parts of musical works.

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.

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 …

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 …

Some Applications Of Carbonyl-Bromide As A Reagent In Organic Chemistry., Barry Allen Phillips

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It was the object of this research to investigate the von Braum type degradation of benzamides using carbonyl bromide. It was also our intention, through a better understanding of the mechanism, to improve the yields of this reaction in order to make the procedure synthetically practical.

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 …

Sporological Evidence On The Geological Age Of The Dunkard Strata In The Appalachian Basin., John Albert Clendening

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The primary purpose of the present study has been to establish palynological evidence on the geological age of the Dunkard strata, a subject of debate for at least 90 years. During this time the popular inclination has been to accept the age as Permian without serious question. The present study of fossil spores and pollen substantiates an Upper Pennsylvanian rather than a Permian age for the entire sequence of strata called the Dunkard Group.

The Effect Of Varying Racial Composition During Group Counseling Undertaken To Improve Intergroup Attitude Among Elementary School Children., Finis Edsel Dew

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The purpose of this study was (l) to determine if negro and white elementary school children counseled in groups will make a significant improvement in intergroup attitude when compared to groups of similar conposition who engage in contact activities only; and (2) to investigate the effect, if any, that manipulating the racial composition of groups of elementary school children engaged in group counseling will have on the outcome of the groups with respect to intergroup attitude.

The Piano Sonatas Of Nicolai Medtner., Bobby Hughes Loftis

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It Is the purpose of this dissertation to study the piano sonatas of Nicolai Medtner, particularly with regard to the most distinctive aspects of his style. Concerning Medtner, Richard Holt states: "In the inner circles of music he has long been regarded as a composer of unique gifts, but in the concert world and amongst the musical public in general he is, for a variety of reasons, more or less a name and little rnore.1

Algebraic Models In Particle Physics., Elmer Douglas Dickens

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The problem of the mass spectrum of mesons is considered from the oint of view of algebraic models based on the Lie algebras of non-compact groups. After describing the group-theoretical approach to particle physics and difficulties encountered in applying it to the mass spectrum problems, especially the O'Raifeartaigh-Segal-Jost theorems, we consider the class of algebraic models recently set forth by A. Bohm. These models emply the Lie algebras of certain, physically interesting Lie groups, but go outside the Lie algebraic structure by allowing non-Lie algebraic "coupling" terms. The resulting associative algebraic models can be given a rigorous foundation as an …

Mechanical Properties Of The Head, Richard Lynn Stalnaker

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The purpose of this research is to provide basic information hitherto unavailable concerning the mechanical responses of the whole head and brain considered as a system. The long range goals of this program are to develop suitable instrumentation and experimental techniques that can be utilized in the development of a material candidate for substitution of brain in an artificial head, and methods of comparing the overall responses of the artificial head with those of a human head.

An Analysis Of The Transformation Process Affecting The Stated Instructional Goals Of The West Virginia University School Of Nursing, Charles Joseph Staropoli

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The purpose of this study will be to identify and explain the conceptual syndrome operating in the transformation by which the stated instructional goals, as established by the School of Nursing at West Virginia University, become the real instructional goals as pursued by the teaching staff of the School of Nursing. This study will not establish that these concepts caused the transformation, but will only identify the concepts through inductive analysis of the data. The identification of these concepts and their subsequent operationalization is the necessary first step if productive experimental research into the causality of goal transformation is to …

A Study Of The Perceptions That Parents, Community Leaders And Elementaryteachers Have Of The Role Of The Public Elementary School Teacher., Richard Paul Peltonen

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not three important groups of citizens of Morgantown, West Virginia, consisting of public elementary school teachers, parents, and community leaders, differed significantly from each other in respect to their prescriptive and descriptive perceptions of the position of the public elementary school teacher. This study tested the following hypotheses: 1. No significant differences will exist when the three populations are compared on the basis of the way they perceive the four prescriptive roles of the elementary school teacher. 2. There will be significant differences between the elementary school teachers and the …

Influence Of Ultrasonic Energy Upon The Rate Of Flow Of Liquids Through Porous Media, Wong-I Chen

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The prim ary purpose o f th is in v e s tig a tio n wa3 to study the e ffe c ts o f u ltra s o n ic energy upon th e flow r a te o f crude o i l through porous sandstone. The e f f e c t o f w ater flow through a porous s ta in ­ le s s s te e l f i l t e r was a lso in v e s tig a te d . When a c o u s tic …

The Effect Of The Group Leader(S) Race On Group Counseling Undertaken To Improve Intergroup Attitude Among Racially Mixed Fifth And Sixth Grade Children., Isaiah Owen

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The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the effect, if any, that the race of the group leader(s) has on the improvement in intergroup attitude of racially mixed groups of elementary school children who participate in short-term group counseling or group contact activities; (2) to determine if racially mixed groups of elementary school children, who participate in short-term group counseling, make more favorable improvement in intergroup attitude than do groups of similar composition who engage in contact activities only.

Anxiety Control As A Function Of Instructional Modifications In Paired-Associate Learning., Jean Beverly Peltonen

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The purpose of this study is to test the anxietyinhibiting effects of two modifications in traditional instructions for paired-associate learning. It will be assumed that effective anxiety-inhibition will be evidenced by a significant decline in the number of trials required for subjects to arrive at a common learning criterion. Tha two instructional modifications to be tested ara specifically: (1) Requiring subjects to delay responding aloud for an established number of list presentations (as opposed to permitting immediate responses), and (2) Informing subjects that capable individuals frequently experience considerable frustration before mastering the task with which they will be presented.

A Biosystematic Study Of Taenidia And Pseudotaenidia (Umbelliferae), Roland Lee Guthrie

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The primary research objectives of this work are to investigate and to evaluate the phylogenetic relationship between two genera of the Umbelliferae and, by means of the study of these genera, to evaluate in general the principal characteristics that are used to classify the Umbelliferae along phylogenetic lines.

The Mechanical Response Of Graphite, Alvin M. Strauss

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A theory of rate Independent material response is developed In conjunction with a functional Integral approximation. The linear term of this approximation Is used to represent the mechanical behavior of reactor grade polycrystalline graphite. The constitutive relation ls then applied to the case of one dimensional cyclic straining. A general three dimensional rate independent constitutive theory for the mechanical behavior of graphite is also developed. This theory Is then analyzed with respect to the available cyclic loading data obtained from uniaxial experiments.

The Syntheses Of Thiophene Analogs Of Indane And Fluorene., Timothy Benson Patrick

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The syntheses of the previously unreported k,6-dihydrothieno13 j^-bj thiophene, cyclopentajb]thiophene and cyclopentajjojthiophene are reported. The nuclear magnetic resonance and ultraviolet spectra of these compounds are discussed with respect to possible ring strain in the thiophene nucleus. Several new 2,3“disubstituted thiophene derivatives are also reported. Ethyl 2-amino-4H-indeno [l,2-bJthiophene-3-carboxylate and ethyl 2-amino-8H-indeno£2,l-bJthiophene-3“carbo:xylate were prepared. Attempts to remove the amino and ester functions of the latter oompaund were unsuccessful. 8H-Indeno[2,1-bjthiophene was prepared in good yield in a four step synthesis. Several new derivatives of the 8H-indenoJj2,1-bjthiophene system were prepared. Metalation of 8H-indenojj2, l-b J thiophene occurred in the methylene position while metalation of …

Free Radical Addition Of Mercaptoacetic Acid To Substituted Phenylcyclohexenes, Roberta Sue Core

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Comparative rates of the free radical addition of mercaptoacetic acid to substituted phenylcyclohexenes have been studied with special reference to the activities of the olefins against Lewis Lung Carcinoma, Sarcoma 180, Lymphoid Leukemia and KB Cultures. All cancer screening data were supplied by the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center at the National Cancer Center. The rates of addition of mercaptoacetic acid to substituted phenylcyclohexenes were determined by measuring the amount of unreacted mercaptoacetic acid by iodine titration. The reaction was studied at 1:1, 2:1, and 3:1 thlol:olefin molar ratios. At a 2:1 ratio the rates were approximately doubled and at …

Geology Of The Southern Half Of The Millerstown, Pennsylvania 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, George Calvert Robinson

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A detailed investigation of the geology of the southern one-half of the Millerstown, Pennsylvania 15 Minute Topographic Quandrangle was conducted during 1956-1957. This report of the work contains a description of the Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian formations which crop out in the area. The complex folding and faulting of the sediments is outlined in a section on structural geology. A number of anticlines and synclines, not previously mapped, are described.

A geologic map and two structural cross sections with a scale of 1:24000 are included to illustrate the features described. This is the first geologic map of the area on …

Berkeley County In World War Ii, Patricia W. Alger

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In order to secure men for the armed forces efficiently and. equitably without disrupting the economic and social life of the nation, the Selective Service System was created by the federal government. The Selective Service Act which went into effect February 16, 1940, provided that the governor of every state should appoint a local selective service board for each thirty thousand. population, as well as an appeal board for ea.ch seventy thousand population, Medical examiners, medical and registrants advisory boards and local board appeal agents should also be appointed through the governor's office.

Petrology Of The Upper Marietta And Hundred Sandstones In Southeastern Ohio, Wayne Dudley Martin

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A petrographic study was made of two Lower Permian (Dunkard Series) sandstones in southeastern Ohio. The sandstone members with which the investigation was concerned are the Upper Marietta sandstone and the Hundred sandstone. The study was made in order to determine the origin of the sandstones and the practicability of applying geologic methods to the grindstone industry. The results of the study indicate that although some of the constituents of these sandstones were derived from igneous and sedimentary source rocks, a relatively large amount of material was derived from metamorphic rocks. The detritus was transported from the east and deposited …