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Inhibition Of Fibrogenic Tnf(Alpha) Gene Expression In Pulmonary Macrophages By Antisense Oligonucleotides., Weiwen Liang Jan 1998

Inhibition Of Fibrogenic Tnf(Alpha) Gene Expression In Pulmonary Macrophages By Antisense Oligonucleotides., Weiwen Liang

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In this study, we investigated the possibility of using antisense oligonucleotides directed against TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} mRNA to specifically inhibit TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} production in silica-exposed rats and to test whether this inhibition can provide any protection against silicosis. To optimize the length and sequence of antisense oligonucleotides against TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} mRNA, the effect of oligonucleotide length and different target sites on TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} mRNA on the antisense inhibitory activity of TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} production was investigated. The antisense oligonucleotides targeted to the cap site, the initial codon and the coding region of TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} mRNA was found equally effectively. The activity of antisense oligonucleotides against TNF{dollar}\\alpha{dollar} mRNA increased …

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What Primary Care Physicians Need To Know About Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Delphi Of Experts And A Content Analysis., Barry Thomas Linger Jan 1998

What Primary Care Physicians Need To Know About Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Delphi Of Experts And A Content Analysis., Barry Thomas Linger

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurobiological condition characterized by developmentally inappropriate attention, impulsivity, and, in some cases, hyperactivity. ADHD is a growing problem in the United States educational system with an estimated 3 to 5 percent of the school-aged population, or approximately 2 million children and adolescents affected. Substantial scientific research has been conducted to examine the effectiveness of stimulant medication as a treatment for ADHD. Little research, however, has been conducted to examine the preparedness of physicians to diagnose, treat, and monitor children with ADHD. This study determined what essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills primary care physicians …

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"Out Of The Shambles Of Our History": Irish Women And (Post)Colonial Identity., Kelli Elizabeth Maloy Jan 1998

"Out Of The Shambles Of Our History": Irish Women And (Post)Colonial Identity., Kelli Elizabeth Maloy

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The Easter Rising of 1916 is often considered to mark the end of the colonial period in the territory now called the Republic of Ireland. Because for centuries preceding the Rising women were aligned with mythological and Christian images that glorified their saintly and maternal “nature,”it seemed the rising would mark a period during which women would no longer need to represent the motherland and might assume some degree of autonomy in Irish society. The reality, however, was that independence in the republic prompted a state-sanctioned preoccupation with regeneration of the nation and a system whereby the national subject was …

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"The Least Thing You Hear About In The Dorm": Cultural Themes For Academic Activity In A Women's Residence Hall At A Public Comprehensive University., Linda Pedretty Rowe Jan 1998

"The Least Thing You Hear About In The Dorm": Cultural Themes For Academic Activity In A Women's Residence Hall At A Public Comprehensive University., Linda Pedretty Rowe

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The purpose of this study was to explore the ways students experienced and interpreted academic activity within the culture of their daily lives on an undergraduate women's floor in a residence hall at a comprehensive four-year public university in the upper Southern region of the United States. Procedures for ethnographic inquiry, a qualitative research method, were followed to collect and analyze data by participant observation and interviews during the 1992-1993 academic year. The findings are presented in a case study format. The residents of the floor experienced social and academic activity as belonging to different and unequal realms of college …

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Immunotoxic Effects Of Pulmonary Exposure To Isobutyl Nitrite In The Murine Macrophage., Avijit Roy Jan 1998

Immunotoxic Effects Of Pulmonary Exposure To Isobutyl Nitrite In The Murine Macrophage., Avijit Roy

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Isobutyl nitrite (IBN) is a volatile compound that causes vasodilation and smooth muscle relaxation. A history of abuse of this compound by HIV positive homosexual men has been associated with an increased incidence of Kaposi's Sarcoma, a tumor whose growth is responsive to cytokines. Previous work with the murine pulmonary model has demonstrated that exposure to IBN can suppress cytotoxic T cell ability, reduce the production of nitric oxide by macrophages and impair their ability to kill P815 targets. The overall aim of this project was to further characterize the nature of the immune alteration in the murine macrophages. In …

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Student Evaluation Of Clinical Education Environment (Secee): Instrument Development And Validation., Kari E. Sand-Jecklin Jan 1998

Student Evaluation Of Clinical Education Environment (Secee): Instrument Development And Validation., Kari E. Sand-Jecklin

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This paper describes the refinement and testing of the Student Evaluation of Clinical Education Environment (SECEE) inventory, an instrument designed to measure nursing student perceptions of the clinical learning environment. Although a quality student clinical experience is considered critical to nursing education, no comprehensive instruments measuring the clinical learning environment have been published. The SECEE inventory contains 29 forced-choice items divided among four scales: Communication and Feedback, Learning Opportunities, Learning Support, and Department Atmosphere. Items were included based on nursing students and faculty input, a review of the literature and sample clinical agency contracts, and data resulting from administration of …

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A Study Of The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Selected Demographic Characteristics Of Principals And Their Predisposition To Use Creative Insubordination In Decision-Making., Yvonne Santin Jan 1998

A Study Of The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Selected Demographic Characteristics Of Principals And Their Predisposition To Use Creative Insubordination In Decision-Making., Yvonne Santin

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This study examined the relationship between leadership style and selected demographic characteristics of principals, including gender, degree level, school level, and years of experience, and their predisposition to use creative insubordination in decision making. To examine this relationship, the Leader Behavior Questionnaire - Self (LBDQ-Self) was used to measure principal leadership style and the Decision Making Survey was utilized to measure the principal's predisposition to use creative insubordination in decision making. The design of the Decision Making Survey used measures related to the work of Crowson (1989), Haynes (1991), Haynes and Licata (1995) and Morris, Crowson, Porter-Gehrie and Hurwitz (1984) …

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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies Of Electron And Hole Traps Related To Optical Damage In Ktiopo(4)., Scott Douglas Setzler Jan 1998

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies Of Electron And Hole Traps Related To Optical Damage In Ktiopo(4)., Scott Douglas Setzler

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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) studies have been performed on flux-grown and hydrothermal-grown potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO{dollar}\\sb4{dollar}, or KTP) crystals. Four radiation-induced tapped-electron centers have been identified and a complete angular dependence analysis has provided spin-Hamiltonian parameters for each center. Either near-band-edge laser light (355-nm third-harmonic output from a Nd:YAG laser) or 60-kV x-rays can be used to produce the defects. These electron traps are perturbed Ti{dollar}\\sp{lcub}3+{rcub}{dollar} ions, where the perturbation acts to stabilize the electron. Hyperfine parameters have been used to deduce that protons (in the form of OH-ions) act to stabilize the electron in …

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Synthesis And Evaluation Of Novel Polymeric Stationary Phases For Capillary Liquid Chromatography And Electrochromatography., Zhixin Jessica Tan Jan 1998

Synthesis And Evaluation Of Novel Polymeric Stationary Phases For Capillary Liquid Chromatography And Electrochromatography., Zhixin Jessica Tan

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The stationary phase is at the heart of chromatographic separation techniques. In the pursuit of higher separation efficiency and resolving power, methods for the synthesis of novel polymeric stationary phases were developed. These stationary phases were evaluated using microscale separation techniques that have inherent high efficiency: open-tubular liquid chromatography (OT-LC), open-tubular capillary electrochromatography (OT-CEC), and packed column capillary electrochromatography (PC-CEC). A new technique was developed for the in situ synthesis of thin film polymer stationary phases inside small diameter fused silica capillaries. This technique allows the use of readily available and inexpensive polyimide jacketed capillaries, and provides greater control over …

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The Relationships Among Teacher Characteristics, Student Learning, And Teacher Evaluation., Jason John Teven Jan 1998

The Relationships Among Teacher Characteristics, Student Learning, And Teacher Evaluation., Jason John Teven

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The past several decades have witnessed an increasing concern with the role of communication in the instructional environment. The primary purpose of this research was to identify the specific teacher characteristics or behavior patterns which communicate caring to students and to identify those teacher characteristics or "misbehaviors" that disrupt the students' perceptions of caring. This investigation demonstrated that teacher immediacy and the teacher traits of socio-communicator style (e.g., assertiveness and responsiveness) and tolerance for disagreement have a significant, positive relationships with students' perceptions of teacher caring, learning outcomes, and the way students evaluate those teachers. Respondents in the study were …

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The Value Orientations And Perceptions Of Caring Of Ethiopian Nuers., Connie Ann Hall Jan 1998

The Value Orientations And Perceptions Of Caring Of Ethiopian Nuers., Connie Ann Hall

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The purpose of this study was to systematically describe and analyze differences in value orientations and perceptions of caring of the Ethiopian Nuer. The study addressed the meaning of caring and its most important elements to the Nuer. The study also endeavored to identify relationships between value orientations and perceptions of caring and the demographic characteristics of the sample. The demographic characteristics that were considered included: sex, generation, literacy, place of residence, and religion. The convenience sample for this study was comprised of 54 subjects. They were interviewed in order to complete a demographic questionnaire, the Caring Questionnaire, and the …

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Evaluation Of The Flow Theory In Whitewater Kayaking., Christopher Douglass Jones Jan 1998

Evaluation Of The Flow Theory In Whitewater Kayaking., Christopher Douglass Jones

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The validation of the flow theory in an on-site whitewater setting is examined. A-priori hypotheses emphasized 3 concerns: (1) the relationship between a four channel model of flow and specific levels of flow indicators, (2) differences in the explanatory power of the four channel model and an original model of flow, and (3) the relationship between river difficulty and the frequencies of four channels (flow, anxiety, apathy, and boredom). On-site experiences of 52 whitewater kayakers were assessed with a series of single page questionnaires administered in the Cheat River Canyon in West Virginia. Sampling techniques involved a modification of the …

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Take Center Stage: The Perceived Effect Of Performance-Based Teaching Methodology On Students' Understanding Of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"., Francene Davis Kirk Jan 1998

Take Center Stage: The Perceived Effect Of Performance-Based Teaching Methodology On Students' Understanding Of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"., Francene Davis Kirk

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This descriptive study was undertaken to determine if the use of performance fostered understanding of A Midsummer Night's Dream, engagement with Shakespeare's text, independence from the teacher, and a positive attitude toward the study of Shakespeare's plays among 39 ninth grade students. In a typical 90 minute period, students read scenes and participated in performance activities followed by discussion or written assignments for 15 days. The students were divided into acting companies to perform a final scene. Acting company meetings and performance activities were recorded. Students completed questionnaires concerning their attitudes toward the study of Shakespeare's plays. Students were interviewed …

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The Construction Of "The Student Perception Of Teacher Health Scale"., Steven Craig Koehn Jan 1998

The Construction Of "The Student Perception Of Teacher Health Scale"., Steven Craig Koehn

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The purpose of this study was to construct a student perception of a teacher's health scale. The rationale for the study was the severe lack of research on the effects of a teacher's health in the classroom environment. In addition, the tremendous dropout rate in the teaching profession due to burnout, stress and other health related factors was a key ingredient. Scale construction was deemed an important beginning component in investigation of an area with little prior investigation. The original scale was designed using student focus group participation. A sample of 54 undergraduate subjects were interviewed and audio-taped. Analysis of …

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Influence Of Polymeric Additives On The Melting And Crystallization Behavior Of Nylon 6,6., Parvinder Singh Walia Jan 1998

Influence Of Polymeric Additives On The Melting And Crystallization Behavior Of Nylon 6,6., Parvinder Singh Walia

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The goal of this research was to find polymeric additives that would significantly decrease the rate of crystallization in nylon 6,6, in order to enhance mechanical properties indirectly. Since miscibility was essential, different classes of materials considered included amorphous and semi-crystalline nylons, and other polymers known to be compatible with polyamides. These additives were blended with nylon 6,6 using solution and melt blending techniques. The change in thermal behavior of the blends was evaluated using data obtained with a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA). Reduction in the crystallization temperature (T{dollar}\\sb{lcub}\\rm c{rcub}){dollar} during a non-isothermal DSC …

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The Relations Among Daily Minor Stressors, Solicitous Spousal Responding, And Illness Behavior In Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus., James Curtis Findley Jan 1998

The Relations Among Daily Minor Stressors, Solicitous Spousal Responding, And Illness Behavior In Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus., James Curtis Findley

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Although persons with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) report more physical symptoms than do relatively healthy persons, the relation between blood glucose (BG) and symptom reporting in persons with DM has been shown to be idiosyncratic. Even in subjects that demonstrate and significant BG/symptom relation, the effect is not stable over time (i.e., greater than eight months). Daily minor stressors and solicitous spousal responding have been shown to be related to symptom reporting in other chronic illness populations and might account for variance in symptom reporting by persons with DM. Thirty-three participants with Type II DM monitored BG, physical activity, and stress …

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Innovative Ultrasonic Methodology For Fatigue Crack Detection In Steel Members., Reynold Franklin Jan 1998

Innovative Ultrasonic Methodology For Fatigue Crack Detection In Steel Members., Reynold Franklin

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The primary objective of nondestructive testing and evaluation in metallic structural members is to identify and quantify damages and predict member behavior. In this aspect detection of fatigue cracks is of great importance. Steel bridge members are subjected to heavy loads and large number of cyclic stresses. Weak zones, such as near a weld, may eventually develop fatigue cracks. Currently, a major obstacle for ultrasonic field inspection for detecting fatigue cracks is surface preparation (removal of paint and rust). This research describes the development of an innovative ultrasonic testing methodology to detect fatigue cracks in uncoated, painted, and rusted steel …

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Investigative Interviewing With Children: Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Training Program For Child Protective Service Workers., Kurt Andrew Freeman Jan 1998

Investigative Interviewing With Children: Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Training Program For Child Protective Service Workers., Kurt Andrew Freeman

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Conducting investigative interviews with children who were allegedly sexually abused is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of child protective service (CPS) workers' jobs. Previous research suggests that training workshops on investigative interviewing conducted with front-line workers, such as police officers and CPS workers, may result in improved knowledge about appropriate strategies to use. However, limited research has addressed whether such trainings result in improvements in actual interviewing skills. The present investigation assessed the impact of a six-hour training workshop on CPS workers' knowledge about and performance during investigative interviews. Results suggest that the training impacted participants' knowledge on …

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The Relationship Between Student Characteristics And Math Achievement When Using Computer Spreadsheets., Jeanne Heindel Gasiorowski Jan 1998

The Relationship Between Student Characteristics And Math Achievement When Using Computer Spreadsheets., Jeanne Heindel Gasiorowski

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The use of computer hardware and software technology in schools is on the rise while there are increasing demands for success in mathematics by all students, despite diverse backgrounds. The problem is to determine the characteristics of students who most benefit from the use of spreadsheet software as a cognitive tool to assist them as they learn to organize and analyze data. For a period of six weeks, 114 seventh grade students received standard instruction in their mathematics classes in basic statistics/data analysis content. Concurrently, in a separate computer class, the students received instruction which focused on the use of …

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Late Quaternary Fluvial Stratigraphy Of The St. Albans Archeologic Site (46ka27), West Virginia, Courtney Andreas Nugent Jan 1998

Late Quaternary Fluvial Stratigraphy Of The St. Albans Archeologic Site (46ka27), West Virginia, Courtney Andreas Nugent

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The St. Albans archeologic site, recognized since 1964, occurs on a low terrace of the Kanawha River. Stratigraphic and magnetic susceptibility studies at the site have lead to the development of a model for predicting artifact recovery potential that is important to planning future excavations at the site.;Charcoal fragments, reddened soils and fire-cracked rocks indicate that most high magnetic susceptibility readings are produced by fire. The association of artifacts in many of these high magnetically susceptible sediments indicates they are cultural fire hearths. When executed early, magnetic susceptibilities studies should help archeologists.;The waxing and waning of late Pleistocene glaciation caused …

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The Relation Between Cardiovascular Reactivity To Stress And Family History Of Hypertension: Examination Of Overt And Covert Responses To Stressors., Nicole Lynn Frazer Jan 1998

The Relation Between Cardiovascular Reactivity To Stress And Family History Of Hypertension: Examination Of Overt And Covert Responses To Stressors., Nicole Lynn Frazer

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Research has suggested that cardiovascular reactivity to stress may be a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disorders (Manuck, 1994). Offspring of hypertensives have been hypothesized to be at greater risk for developing cardiovascular disorders through these exaggerated cardiovascular responses to stress, and therefore have been the focus of much research. Little empirical attention has been paid to the relation between other overt (e.g., verbal behavior) or covert (e.g., self-reported anger) responses exhibited during the laboratory session and family history status or cardiovascular reactivity to stress. The purpose of this investigation was to examine differences in overt and covert …

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The Effects Of Reading Social Anxiety Words On Anxious Responding., Carrie Lynn Masia Jan 1998

The Effects Of Reading Social Anxiety Words On Anxious Responding., Carrie Lynn Masia

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Two studies were conducted to determine if repeated exposure to social anxiety words decreased anxious responding in individuals diagnosed with social phobia. In the first study, four participants were asked to read words aloud, and in the second study, three participants were asked to read words silently. Single-subject methodology, using an alternating treatments design, was utilized. Anxious responding was assessed via Stroop test color-naming time of social and neutral words, word-reading time of social and neutral words, heart rate during word-reading and color-naming, and self-reports of distress. Results indicate that repeated reading of social anxiety words reduces anxious responding, and …

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A Transient Computational Fluid Dynamic Model Of A Unit Injector Using Methanol Fuel., Eugene Anthony Mckenzie Jan 1998

A Transient Computational Fluid Dynamic Model Of A Unit Injector Using Methanol Fuel., Eugene Anthony Mckenzie

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The use of alternative fuels such as Ethanol, Methanol and Natural Gas in automotive applications has increased due to the strict environmental regulations. These are used to reduce automotive emissions, especially in heavy trucks and city bus fleets. Most of these vehicles use diesel fuel as their primary fuel. Trucks and buses with Detroit Diesel engines have the option to operate using methanol as their primary fuel instead of diesel fuel. Due to the low lubricity of methanol fuel, the unit fuel injectors injecting methanol fuel have a shorter operating life than those injecting diesel fuel do. To study the …

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The Relationships Among Hypermedia-Based Instruction, Cognitive Styles And Teaching Subject-Verb Agreement To Adult Esl Learners., Fuqiang Zhuo Jan 1998

The Relationships Among Hypermedia-Based Instruction, Cognitive Styles And Teaching Subject-Verb Agreement To Adult Esl Learners., Fuqiang Zhuo

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This study examines the relationships among hypermedia-based instruction, cognitive styles, and teaching subject-verb agreement to adult ESL learners in order to find an effective approach to teach grammar which is a very thorny issue in the field of second and foreign language instruction and learning. Therefore, the effect of hypermedia on grammar instruction and learning is the main focus in this study. The treatment was the employment of hypermedia creating a new learning environment in which the adult ESL learners could be benefited from the advantages of new technology. Based on the current methodologies, approaches, and principles of second and …

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The Prevalence Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Federal Prison Inmates, Robert K. Guthrie Jan 1998

The Prevalence Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Federal Prison Inmates, Robert K. Guthrie

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Incarceration in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. The total number of inmates under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on September 30, 1995, was 100,958, an increase of over 11,000 (12%) from January 1, 1994 (U. S. Department of Justice, 1995a) and an increase o f over 60,000 (152%) from 1981 (U. S. Department of Justice, 1994a). Approximately 92% of this population is male. Rubin and McCampbell (1995) point out that conservative estimates indicate that 6-8% (6,000-8,000) of inmates currently under BOP control exhibit a major mental disorder, such as bipolar affective disorder, …

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Dispersion Minimization In Capillary Electrochromatography: A Knox-Parcher Study On Packed Capillaries., Preston Charles Lowe Jan 1998

Dispersion Minimization In Capillary Electrochromatography: A Knox-Parcher Study On Packed Capillaries., Preston Charles Lowe

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Electrochromatography (CEC), a hybrid of LC and CE, is a recent and fairly unexplored method of analysis, but has already been shown to be a very efficient separation technique. This thesis comprises a study of the Knox-Parcher effect and its influence upon CEC. The Knox-Parcher effect, which has been established in GC and LC, describes the dependence of reduced plate height, h, on the ratio, r, established by the ratio of the channel diameter (dc) to the particle diameter (dp). This study was conducted using particles with a diameter of 60 mm and capillaries having inner diameters ranging from 246 …

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The Influence Of Seventeenth-Century Anglo-Saxon Scholarship On Milton's Prose, "The History Of Britain", And "Paradise Lost"., Matthew B. Mccrady Jan 1998

The Influence Of Seventeenth-Century Anglo-Saxon Scholarship On Milton's Prose, "The History Of Britain", And "Paradise Lost"., Matthew B. Mccrady

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Was John Milton’s prose and poetry in any way influenced by seventeenth-century Anglo-Saxon scholarship? The answer is "yes." Just as John Milton was in dialogue with radical seventeenth-century political groups such as the Levellers and Diggers—a ground-breaking thesis first proposed by Christopher Hill—so Milton was also in dialogue with those academics and antiquarians researching and, in some ways, reinventing the Anglo-Saxon past. Through a close reading of Milton’s first Defense and other selected prose works, as well as the History of Britain and Paradise Lost, this thesis proposes to reexamine an old issue that has never been satisfactorily explicated. In …

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Burnout Among Secondary Agricultural Education Teachers In West Virginia., Ronald H. Hudson Jr. Jan 1998

Burnout Among Secondary Agricultural Education Teachers In West Virginia., Ronald H. Hudson Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to provide information to West Virginia University and State Department of Education personnel that may be useful in developing a program whose purpose would be to educate educators on the effects of burnout. Data were collected via 92 questionnaires mailed to current agricultural teachers in West Virginia. Of these, 63 usable questionnaires were returned. The return rate was 68%. The survey consisted of three parts: (a) General Demographics, (b. Personal Self Evaluation; and (c) Maslach Educators Survey. Forty six percent of the respondents are between the ages of 41 and 50. Over 92% were …

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Dynamic Response Of The Human Skull-Brain Complex To Impact: Points Of Maximum Stress And Pressure., Rinitha Palkamsetty Jan 1998

Dynamic Response Of The Human Skull-Brain Complex To Impact: Points Of Maximum Stress And Pressure., Rinitha Palkamsetty

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This study addresses the transient dynamic response of a human skull-brain complex under impact loads. Three cross-sections; sagittal, transverse and coronal of the brain are considered to perform the transient dynamic analysis that describes the kinematics and stress wave patterns of the internal motions in the skull and brain mass. The models include cerebral spinal fluid and meningi membrane along with the skull and the viscoelastic brain tissue. The analysis is performed using the program LS-DYNA3D for the analysis of frontal, lateral and top impact. The results produced include the loci of points that carry the maximum stresses as the …

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Constructing Identities And Defining The Nation: Germany Since 1949., Frank Anthony Allevato Jan 1998

Constructing Identities And Defining The Nation: Germany Since 1949., Frank Anthony Allevato

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Not long after Germans began the historic task of dismantling the Berlin Wall in 1989, their country was again reunited after forty-five years of division. For the second time in less than a century, a majority of Europe’s Germans were brought together under the banner of a single political sovereignty. As the enlarged Federal Republic psychologically reorients and physically reconstructs itself, the event is likely to have continued European and worldwide implications. Understanding the new Germany’s internal development and its evolving self-perceptions is to conceive of the country’s role now and in the years ahead; central to understanding Germany today …

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