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Attitudes And Cognitive Distortions Of Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders., Laureen Marie Aljazireh
Attitudes And Cognitive Distortions Of Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders., Laureen Marie Aljazireh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
There has been increasing awareness in the past decade of the serious nature and extent of sexual offenses committed by male adolescents. The importance of investigation in the area has been augmented by recognition that a large proportion of all sexual offenses are committed by persons under the age of 18. Extensive research is necessary to determine the variables that are related to this deviant behavior in an attempt to develop prevention and treatment techniques. Literature on adult sexual offenders and nonclinical samples suggest that attitudes held by males are factors that contribute to sexual aggression. The purpose of this …
Long-Term Underground Mining Sequence Planning Using Dynamic Programming., Mohammad S. Al-Juhani
Long-Term Underground Mining Sequence Planning Using Dynamic Programming., Mohammad S. Al-Juhani
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One of the most important aspects in the long-term planning of an underground mine is the decision on production scheduling, (the long-term mining sequence planning); that is the order in which parts of the seam should be mined given a specified number of operating units. An optimal mining sequence of the combined operating units would lead to the best possible net present value (NPV) for a mining company. Moreover, a non-optimal mining sequence could cause undesirable cash flows in early years which could cause the economic failure of the mine. Therefore, a planning procedure coupled with dynamic programming model (DP …
Cognitive Psychology And Hypermedia: Merging The Disciplines., David J. Ayersman
Cognitive Psychology And Hypermedia: Merging The Disciplines., David J. Ayersman
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Typically, hypermedia research has involved brief treatments while examining attitudes, perceptions, and specific content-area performances of students. There is very little research which examines preservice teachers' experiences of learning about hypermedia and cognitive theory as tools to be applied to education. This dissertation examines a variety of issues involved in learning and teaching with and about hypermedia. It consists of four separate studies that provide an in-depth view of preservice teachers' cognitive, metacognitive, supracognitive, and cogitative experiences as they completed a Hypermedia in Education course. These terms are defined in the Introduction section of the dissertation where additional information is …
Selected Aspects Of Automation And Implications For Post-Secondary Technology Education., Mark Edward Bronakowski
Selected Aspects Of Automation And Implications For Post-Secondary Technology Education., Mark Edward Bronakowski
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The primary purposes of this study were to (1) develop a rank-ordered listing of concepts, ideas, equipment, systems, and techniques pertaining to the broad aspects of automation recommended for post-secondary technology education programs, and (2) draw implications for post-secondary education curriculum based on the outcomes of the Delphi. The study consisted of a three-round Delphi with a panel of twenty manufacturing professionals at a supervisory or higher level and with automation experience. A different and smaller group was used to develop the initial list of 35 items that the panel responded to in Round One. Panelists accepted, rejected, modified, or …
Antecedents Of Behavioral Loyalty To A Selected Recreational Sport/Fitness Program., Se-Hyuk Park
Antecedents Of Behavioral Loyalty To A Selected Recreational Sport/Fitness Program., Se-Hyuk Park
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study investigated the antecedents of behavioral loyalty and the relationships among the study variables. The data used in the analyses were collected from participants of a recreational sport/fitness center. Data were collected through a combination of on site and mail survey. The results of the multivariate analyses were based on 208 completed usable questionnaires. The present study corroborated the idea that involvement and attitudinal loyalty constructs should be viewed multidimensionally. Factor analyses produced three factor structure for attitudinal loyalty construct (normative, affective, and investment loyalty), and four factors for involvement construct (self-expression, importance-pleasure, risk-consequence, and risk probability). These dimensions …
Three-Dimensional Color: Development Of A Machine Vision Colorimeter., William K. Preece
Three-Dimensional Color: Development Of A Machine Vision Colorimeter., William K. Preece
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This document proposes a patent pending process, called 3D COLOR, to measure color and appearance of three-dimensional (3D), non-specifically oriented objects with a 24 bit color machine vision system. The core technology of 3D COLOR encompasses image correction and shading correction. A methodology is developed and implemented for improving image fidelity by calibrating and removing camera, illumination, and optical influences from the image. Techniques for removing the shape induced shading from the image data of a three-dimensional object are explored. This facilitates large region analysis of color and appearance for finished products and on-line color monitoring for nonplanar web processes …
Enhanced Heat Transfer In A Cylindrical Cavity With Periodically Perturbed Annular Flames., Robert Allen Roach
Enhanced Heat Transfer In A Cylindrical Cavity With Periodically Perturbed Annular Flames., Robert Allen Roach
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this investigation was to experimentally examine the enhanced heat transfer and emission reduction characteristics of periodically perturbed annular natural gas flames issuing into a cylindrical cavity. Perturbation modes for the fluidic nozzles included the use of steady, axially oscillating, and radially oscillating annular flames. The testing process involved two phases. Phase one quantified the instantaneous and time averaged heat fluxes and the amount of NOx production from the natural gas flames. For the three nozzle diameters (19 mm, 25.4 mm, and 38.1 mm) tested, the equivalence ratios ranged from 0.6 to 1.0, the pulsation frequencies from steady …
Characterizing Interfacial Adhesion Between Wood Fibers And A Thermoplastic Matrix., Feipeng P. Liu
Characterizing Interfacial Adhesion Between Wood Fibers And A Thermoplastic Matrix., Feipeng P. Liu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Interfacial adhesion across the fiber/matrix interface plays a critical role in controlling the performance of reinforced wood fiber and thermoplastic composites. In this study, the surfaces of cellulosic (rayon, cotton, and wood) fibers were chemically modified with acetic anhydride and styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers, producing different and controlled fiber surface morphologies and chemical functionalities. A specific emphasis was given to the modification to wood fiber surfaces. Dynamic contact angle (DCA) analysis and a microbond test were used to determine the fiber surface free energy and the acid/base interaction and evaluate the interfacial shear strength (ISS) between modified wood fibers and a …
The Effects Of Metaphor On Writing Quality In Elementary School Children., Jane Frances Rudden
The Effects Of Metaphor On Writing Quality In Elementary School Children., Jane Frances Rudden
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This study addressed the effect of metaphor on the quality of writing in 1st-/2nd-graders (Group A, N = 7), 2nd-/3rd-graders (Group B, N = 17), 3rd-/4th-graders (Group C, N = 9), and 4th-/5th-graders (Group D, N = 12). These grade levels are representative of the literal or conventional phase of expression wherein there is a typical resistance shown toward the use of metaphor. This study also focused on the relationship between frequency of metaphor and writing quality, and the effects of grade on quality scores over time. Each group received instruction in metaphor competence and wrote in response to a …
Nitrogen Transformations And Nitrate Leaching In Mine Soils Reclaimed With Sewage Sludge And Coal Combustion Residues., Pradeep Saini
Nitrogen Transformations And Nitrate Leaching In Mine Soils Reclaimed With Sewage Sludge And Coal Combustion Residues., Pradeep Saini
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Nitrogen mineralization and nitrate leaching were investigated in an acid mine soil reclaimed with sewage sludge (SS) and coal combustion residues (CCR). In the field experiments mine soil was amended with three rates of SS (0, 1200, and 2400 kg N ha{dollar}\\sp{lcub}-1{rcub}){dollar} and two types of CCR, i.e. fly ash (FA) and fluidized bed waste (FBW) applied at rates equivalent to once and twice the lime requirement of the soil. Laboratory incubation experiments using two procedures (leached and nonleached) were also conducted for 46 weeks to investigate N mineralization in an acid mine soil with or without liming agents (agricultural …
A Biological System For The Dissolution Of Insoluble Phosphate Ores: 2-Ketogluconate Increases The Solubility Of Soil Phosphates., Joanne Marie Scalzitti
A Biological System For The Dissolution Of Insoluble Phosphate Ores: 2-Ketogluconate Increases The Solubility Of Soil Phosphates., Joanne Marie Scalzitti
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The following investigation examined a biological system employing bacterially-derived 2-ketogluconate (2KG) for the dissolution of insoluble soil phosphates. It has been suggested that 2KG solubilizes insoluble soil phosphates by either a reduction in soil pH or by chelating divalent cations. The capability of 2KG derived from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to solubilize phosphate ores and the mechanism by which this dissolution occurs were investigated in vitro and in vivo. The dissolution of all three ores was shown to be dose-dependent, non-linear, and not correlated with a significant reduction in pH of the solution. The dissolution of IP and RP resulted in …
The Effects Of Power On Faculty Senate Involvement., Norma L. Winter
The Effects Of Power On Faculty Senate Involvement., Norma L. Winter
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study was designed to answer the question: are the power and influence behaviors of high school principals in West Virginia correlated with decision-making involvement of faculty senates? Data were collected in two phases. Phase 1 data resulted from surveys sent to two populations: (a) 108 respondent principals were asked to indicate their self-perceived power base utilization, and (b) 96 faculty senate chairpersons were asked to rate the decision-making involvement of their faculty senates. Phase 2 data, which was designed to confirm, amplify, or repudiate phase 1 findings, resulted from interviews and power structure analyses at three high schools representing …
A Theoretical And Experimental Investigation Of Spouted Beds With Draft Tubes., Mao Xu
A Theoretical And Experimental Investigation Of Spouted Beds With Draft Tubes., Mao Xu
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A spouted bed with a draft tube insert and separate gas supplies into the annular region and central core at the bottom of the bed was built. The influence of the central gas feed flow rates, annular gas feed flow rate, and the bottom gap height on the solids circulation rate, gas bypassing rate through the bottom gap beneath the draft tube, and pressure drop across the bed were investigated. The experimental results show that within the experimental range: (1) an increase in the central gas feed flow rate increases the solids circulation rate and gas bypassing flow rate from …
A Multimodal Analysis Of Pain-Related Anxiety: Relations Between Anxiety Reports, Physiological Responses, And Avoidance During Painful And Non-Painful Movement., Lance Maxwell Mccracken
A Multimodal Analysis Of Pain-Related Anxiety: Relations Between Anxiety Reports, Physiological Responses, And Avoidance During Painful And Non-Painful Movement., Lance Maxwell Mccracken
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Persons with chronic pain often display extreme disability, distress, and other pain behaviors. It is clear that behavioral factors significantly contribute to the consequences of pain for many of these persons. The purpose of this study was to investigate relations of fearful cognitions about pain with other anxiety responses to pain including subjective reports of anxiety, physiological responses, and amount of activity during painful and nonpainful physical tasks. To show that these responses covary is to suggest that the same principles that apply to anxiety behaviors may apply equally well to the behavior of persons with chronic pain and that …
Mine Ventilation Network Optimization Using Nonlinear Programming Techniques., Changhong Huang
Mine Ventilation Network Optimization Using Nonlinear Programming Techniques., Changhong Huang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Mine ventilation, though costly, has to be maintained for any underground coal mine for the sake of miners' safety and health. Higher productivity and more stringent environmental standards require greater quantities of air at the underground working faces. These conditions have brought a great increase in the costs of mining. To survive in the current state of market competition for the mining industry, more concerns have to be addressed on developing a ventilation system which is functionally effective and reliable, and yet economically efficient. Mine ventilation network optimization is one of the approaches to reach that objective. This dissertation is …
To Determine The Importance Of Activities In Physical Education Curriculum Guides As Perceived By Professional Physical Educators In Selected School Districts In Western Pennsylvania., Richard C. Sullivan
To Determine The Importance Of Activities In Physical Education Curriculum Guides As Perceived By Professional Physical Educators In Selected School Districts In Western Pennsylvania., Richard C. Sullivan
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The primary purpose of this study was to identify the activities required for students in high school in physical education classes, and utilize current staff members to rate these activities according to their perceptions. The survey group was located in western Pennsylvania and the districts involved included urban, suburban, and rural populations. Each respondent was requested to complete a survey which included demographic information isolating gender, years of teaching experience, and earned educational degrees. Eighteen school districts received the questionnaire and each school responded by completing the survey. The total number of faculties located at each school could not be …
The Relationship Between Self-Perceived Psychological Types Of Male And Female Community College Deans Of Instruction And Their Self-Perceived Leadership Styles., Joan Carol Henry-Lucas
The Relationship Between Self-Perceived Psychological Types Of Male And Female Community College Deans Of Instruction And Their Self-Perceived Leadership Styles., Joan Carol Henry-Lucas
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This study was designed to examine the relationship between the self-perceived psychological types of male and female community college deans of instruction and their self-perceived leadership styles. The population consisted of 881 male (N = 667) and female (N = 204) community college deans of instruction identified by mailing labels from the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges who were serving in public institutions in the United States listed in the AACJC Membership Directory 1992. A proportional, stratified, random sample was conducted of 267 subjects--205 male deans and 62 female deans. A cover letter, demographic survey, the Leadership Behavior …
A Follow Up Study Of High School Students With Mild Mental Retardation: Has The Transition Been Made?, Ronald Otho Wells
A Follow Up Study Of High School Students With Mild Mental Retardation: Has The Transition Been Made?, Ronald Otho Wells
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the transition from school programs to sustained employment was made by former mildly mentally handicapped students. The study was designed to determine what variables contributed to successful transition. These independent variables were four types of school programs, availability of work coordinators or job coaches, gender, and opportunity. Briefly, the four types of programs were (A) special classes with supervised work experience, (B) special classes and work experience not related or supervised by school personnel, (C) special classes with no work experience, and (D) special classes in grades 9 and 10. A …
The Effects Of A Collaborative Intervention Program On The Academic Achievement Of Selected At-Risk Students., Benny Lee Guido
The Effects Of A Collaborative Intervention Program On The Academic Achievement Of Selected At-Risk Students., Benny Lee Guido
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this five-month study was to examine and determine the effects of a collaborative intervention program on the academic achievement of selected at risk students. Forty-four (44) at risk students in grades one through eight were selected to participate in this study. Criteria for selection included the following: one or more years behind age or grade-level groups in math and/or reading skill levels; one or more years behind age or grade-level groups in number of credits earned; potential to be school dropout; high rate of absenteeism; adjudicated delinquency; student parenthood; low CTBS/WV-STEP scores; poor grade point average; retention …
The Economics Of The Coal Company Town: Institutional Relationships, Monopsony, And Distributional Conflicts In American Coal Towns., Lawrence William Boyd
The Economics Of The Coal Company Town: Institutional Relationships, Monopsony, And Distributional Conflicts In American Coal Towns., Lawrence William Boyd
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Some of the most violent labor struggles in American history were fought by residents of coal company towns. This study investigates whether these struggles grew out of a competitive, or noncompetitive, labor market. In some areas, during the early part of the twentieth century, coal mine labor and capital were brought together through the institution of the company town. In order to capture this institutional context Stephen N. Cheung's sharecropping model was adapted to piece rate coal miners who lived in company towns. Competitive and noncompetitive models predicted: (a) despite the number of firms which operated in a market, miners …
Autoignition Of Low-Heating Value Gases In A Direct-Injected Diesel Engine., Carlos Emilio Romero
Autoignition Of Low-Heating Value Gases In A Direct-Injected Diesel Engine., Carlos Emilio Romero
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The autoignition of gaseous mixtures representative of coal-derived low-heating-value gaseous fuels in a direct injected diesel engine was investigated theoretically over pressure and temperature ranges of 10 to 50 atm and 800 to 1000 K respectively. A computer model was validated with experimental engine data operated on direct injected synthetic coal gas by Caterpillar, Inc. The computed results demonstrated the importance of the characteristic time associated with the chemical kinetics when compared to fluid dynamics mixing. High gas temperatures resulting from high compression ratios, high boost, high inlet air temperature or other ignition aids are needed to ignite these gases …
Determinants Of Coping Behaviors In Marital Conflict Situations Across Adulthood., Liang-Jei Lee
Determinants Of Coping Behaviors In Marital Conflict Situations Across Adulthood., Liang-Jei Lee
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study examined some plausible factors that were expected to contribute to marital coping behaviors when married couples face marital conflict situations. Self-report measures of personality trait, marital coping behavior, appraisal of marital conflict, marital relationship, and social support were administered to a sample of 197 married community residents ranging in age from 23 to 82 years old. Avoidance, conflict, positive approach, self-blame, self-interest, and seeking social support were the specific marital coping styles examined in this study. A planned confirmatory examination of internal consistency of self-report marital coping measure (the Marital Coping Inventory) revealed that this measure was adequately …
Paul Green, Symphonic Drama, And Popular Culture., Carolyn Craft Leech
Paul Green, Symphonic Drama, And Popular Culture., Carolyn Craft Leech
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Paul Green's symphonic dramas represent a collective memory for and a challenge to American popular culture. Green's artistic insight and dramatic innovation allowed him to applaud that culture and to inform it as he lauded past values of individual vision, courage, and hard work and urged compassionate confirmation of individual dignity. Green recorded features of mass culture, beginning with the people of his own North Carolina origin and eventually embracing the expanse of his country's geography and history. Green celebrated and defended the common man, and he created his literary works (especially his symphonic dramas) to cater to the tastes …
Singular Systems: Structure, Algorithm, And Application., Jianming She
Singular Systems: Structure, Algorithm, And Application., Jianming She
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From engineering point of view, a complete accomplishment should be supported by rigorous mathematical analyses, feasible computational algorithms, and concrete practical applications. The research work of this dissertation is done with an attempt of trying to approach this principle and to understand some basic facts of singular systems in these three aspects. In Part I, a new complementary solution formulation is derived from both the time domain and the frequency domain for singular systems. The solution expressions of regular systems and singular systems are unified. Further, the dynamic characteristics of singular systems are studied. We discussed in detail on the …
Policy Decision-Making In The United States Of America And The People's Republic Of China: The Development Of National Goals For Public Education., Bangyong Su
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This study is involved in policy decision making in USA and PRC with respect to the development of national goals for public education, and deals with the following two perspectives: (1) Investigate the policy decision making process and the national education goals developed in USA. (2) Investigate the policy decision making process and the national education goals developed in PRC. This study adopts analytical and descriptive methodology including documentation review and observation. The researcher conducted computer searches through Education Research Information Center (ERIC), Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International, Dissertation Abstract International, Social Science Search, Sociological Abstract, and all the …
An Investigation Of Within-Evaluation Markers For Detecting Malingered Memory Impairment., Grant Loren Iverson
An Investigation Of Within-Evaluation Markers For Detecting Malingered Memory Impairment., Grant Loren Iverson
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Neuropsychologists frequently are called upon to evaluate patients in a medicolegal context. An important part of these evaluations is determining whether the patient is being honest and forthright in his presentation of symptoms and in his test performance, or whether the patient is deliberately exaggerating his deficits via malingering. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the efficacy of using the Recognition Memory Test (RMT), Digit Span Test (WAIS-R), and Knox Cube Test as markers for malingered memory deficits. These tests were all designed to measure some aspect of attention and memory, not to assess non-optimal test performance. However, …
Gender Differences In Work And Family Commitments And Their Effect On Work-Family Role Conflict Among Administrators In Higher Education., Maudie Elizabeth Karickhoff
Gender Differences In Work And Family Commitments And Their Effect On Work-Family Role Conflict Among Administrators In Higher Education., Maudie Elizabeth Karickhoff
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This study intended to determine (1) if, among administrators in higher education, commitment to the work role, commitment to the family role, and work-family role conflict varied by gender and other demographic variables, and (2) what combination of variables best explained level of work-family role conflict in this population. A random sample, stratified by type of institution, was selected from the 4,679 department chairs in 196 public colleges and universities in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) member states. Questionnaires measured work commitment (Organizational Commitment, Career Commitment, Job Involvement), Family Commitment, work-family role conflict, and demographic variables. One-way analysis of …
A Comparison Of Cognitive Group Therapy To Life Review Group Therapy With Older Adults., Jules Cary Weiss
A Comparison Of Cognitive Group Therapy To Life Review Group Therapy With Older Adults., Jules Cary Weiss
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The study compared cognitive group therapy to life review group therapy with older adults who reside in a personal care facility. The study sought to find if there were differences in treatment gains between the two therapies based on subjects' level of depression (as noted on the Beck Depression Inventory) and life satisfaction (as cited on the Salamon-Conte Life Satisfaction in the Elderly Scale). Subjects were pre-tested, post-tested and administered a follow-up test 6 weeks after the post-test. An analysis of covariance was conducted, using the pre-test as the baseline measure (covariate). At post-test, subjects assigned to a treatment group …
Effects Of Two Methods Of Recall Enhancement On Child And Adult Eyewitness Testimony., Catherine Martin Miller
Effects Of Two Methods Of Recall Enhancement On Child And Adult Eyewitness Testimony., Catherine Martin Miller
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This study examined the relative effectiveness of two recall-enhancement procedures designed to increase the completeness and accuracy of eyewitness testimony, the Cognitive Interview and the use of Visual Props. Sixty-four subjects (32 college-age subjects and 32 7-10 year-olds) viewed two separate videotapes of simulated crime situations. After 48 hours, subjects were interviewed in two separate trials, first with a baseline minimal prompting procedure and second with one of the two training interviews. In both situations, accuracy was tested via free recall, cued recall (structured questionnaire), and recognition (photographic line-up) formats. Results indicate that both free and cued recall were significantly …
Mathematical Modeling On The Role Of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans In The Formation Of Acid Mine Drainage., Kareem Issa Batarseh
Mathematical Modeling On The Role Of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans In The Formation Of Acid Mine Drainage., Kareem Issa Batarseh
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Experimental results are reported on the biological atmospheric oxidation of FeS{dollar}\\sb2{dollar} embedded within mine rocks in the presence of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Three different potentially acid-producing rock samples from different coal seams are used. The rate of FeS{dollar}\\sb2{dollar} conversion or production of acid is studied with respect to sterility and variations in temperature, and particle size. Pore size distributions as well as changes in porosity with conversion have been determined for both inoculated and sterilized samples. It is found, under the same experimental conditions, that the inoculated samples produce five times more acid than the sterilized ones. This is attributed to …