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Looking Past The Surface : A Look At The Office Of Senate And Its Environment And The Implications Of Public Versus Private Morality, Jennifer A. Chaippetta Jan 1994

Looking Past The Surface : A Look At The Office Of Senate And Its Environment And The Implications Of Public Versus Private Morality, Jennifer A. Chaippetta

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By interning at the State Headquarters of Senator Robb's office, I was able to learn the nature of the leader/ constituent relationship first hand. I witnessed first hand how the government can be responsive to its constituency. Daily, I witnessed the business of constituent services that Senator Robb's office offered, be it through special projects such as the Salem VA hospital investigation, the constant concentration on the constituent through casework, and the direct interaction with the constituent. Without this leadership experience I would never have realized the essentially service related aspect of the Senator's work, and the transactional relationship that …

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Is A Graduate Program In Leadership Studies Feasible?, Bill Sakkab Jan 1994

Is A Graduate Program In Leadership Studies Feasible?, Bill Sakkab

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It is the philosophy of the Graduate program in Leadership Studies that effective leadership education is built on two pillars: an interdisciplinary education and experience in leadership positions. Through an interdisciplinary degree program, students will enhance their base of knowledge about leadership and another chosen discipline of the student's interest. The Leadership Studies program is intended to be integrated with a solid grounding in another discipline of study that will include the following choices: education, history, organizational behavior, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology.

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The Reemergence Of The Goddess Image In Contemporary Art, Tara E. Patrick Dec 1993

The Reemergence Of The Goddess Image In Contemporary Art, Tara E. Patrick

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The goddess image, and its use in art and life, has a long history. The historical uses are explored through a brief history, followed by an expansion and discussion of the contemporary uses of the goddess image in the art of three Michigan artists: Ann Burian, Katheryn Trenshaw, and Ruth Zachary. The goddess image in art reflects a change in the spirituality of contemporary times.

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Lion Of Judah; Or, Son Of The Morning Nat Turner As Christ Imposter In William Styron's The Confessions Of Nat Turner, Daniel D. Clark Dec 1993

Lion Of Judah; Or, Son Of The Morning Nat Turner As Christ Imposter In William Styron's The Confessions Of Nat Turner, Daniel D. Clark

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William Styron's interest in the 1831 Nat Turner rebellion began during Styron's childhood and increased in importance as he Styron recalled reading a brief account of the uprising in a Virginia history textbook while in grammar school. This initial discovery gave birth to Styron's curiosity about Nat Turner. By the late forties Styron had read Thomas Gray's original Confessions of Nat Turner and had begun collecting historical documentation of the Turner revolt.

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Madison County Public Health Department, Amy M. Earnest Dec 1993

Madison County Public Health Department, Amy M. Earnest

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Sds Non-Acrylamide Polymeric Gel-Filled Capillary Electrophoresis For Molecular Size Separation Of Protein, Devon Andres Aug 1993

Sds Non-Acrylamide Polymeric Gel-Filled Capillary Electrophoresis For Molecular Size Separation Of Protein, Devon Andres

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Sodium dodecyl sulfide (SDS) non-acrylamide gel-filled capillary columns are a new technology being used for analysis and separation of biotechnology-derived proteins. This research was to compare this new technology to the current methods of SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and high-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). The molecular mass of four different recombinant proteins were determined by two commercialized SDS non-acrylamide gel-filled capillary columns, SDS-PAGE, and HPSEC. The data obtained showed that the SDS non-acrylamide gel-filled capillary columns were compatible with the SDS-PAGE technique for molecular mass determination. HPSEC was shown to be unreliable for molecular weight determination. SDS non-acrylamide gel-filled capillary …

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Design And Construction Of A Lithium Vapor Oven, Corey A. Leon Jul 1993

Design And Construction Of A Lithium Vapor Oven, Corey A. Leon

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A lithium vapor oven to be used as a source of lithium target atoms in atomic collision experiments was designed and constructed. The oven was installed in the beamline of the Van de Graaff accelerator at Western Michigan University. Test results indicated the oven produced a diffuse cloud of evaporated lithium instead of the intended concentrated jet spray. Recommendations concerning the design are made for future efforts.

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Gravity Modeling Of A Patch Reef In Allegan County, Michigan, Mei Leng Wong Jun 1993

Gravity Modeling Of A Patch Reef In Allegan County, Michigan, Mei Leng Wong

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The study of the Diamond Springs oil field in Allegan County focuses on the use of gravity to delineate individual reef buildups. The Diamond Springs oil field is a small patch reef located in northern Allegan County, Michigan. The reef, which is approximately 1400 feet deep, is located within the Middle Devonian Traverse Limestone and was deposited in an open shelf, carbonate platform and lagoonal environment. The reef covers an area of approximately one square mile and has a vertical relief of 30 to 80 feet. These porous reef materials are commonly buried by muds or evaporites resulting in ideal …

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Behavioral Comparisons Of Maltreated Children, Sharla J. Schneider May 1993

Behavioral Comparisons Of Maltreated Children, Sharla J. Schneider

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The behavioral and cognitive differences among sexually abused children were investigated. A total of 19 Child Behavior Checklists were evaluated for distinguishing factors on the Internalizing, Externalizing, Attention Problems, and Thought Problems scales. First, the subjects were placed into two groups, those who had been victims of sexual abuse (SA) and those who had been victims of SA plus Other maltreatment (e.g., neglect, physical abuse, etc.). Only three subjects were found to be in the SA plus Other maltreatment group, so three subjects from the SA only group were selected for comparison based on age and sex. All were females …

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Lee Smith's Use Of Point Of View In Oral History And Black Mountain Breakdown, Debbie Ames May 1993

Lee Smith's Use Of Point Of View In Oral History And Black Mountain Breakdown, Debbie Ames

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As a literary device, choice of point of view is one of the most important technical decisions an author must make when writing a novel because of the effects emerging from this choice. If an author chooses first person point of view over third person point of view, the overall effect of the novel will differ. Lee Smith is keenly aware of the importance of point of view and manipulates it in both Black Mountain Breakdown and Oral History to create the overall effects which she desires for each novel.

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Understanding Self-Esteem: An Analysis Through Childhood Development Using The Ego States Of Transactional Analysis, Ronda Koch May 1993

Understanding Self-Esteem: An Analysis Through Childhood Development Using The Ego States Of Transactional Analysis, Ronda Koch

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Dissociation And Sexual Abuse: A Stuy Of 95 Students, Leslie Paris May 1993

Dissociation And Sexual Abuse: A Stuy Of 95 Students, Leslie Paris

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The current study investigated the connection between dissociative behaviors and childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual abuse. Dissociative behaviors were measured using the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Putnam and Bernstein, 1985). Although research drawing a connection between such dissociative disorders as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder are cited, this study fails to find any significant correlation between DES scores of subjects and histories of sexual abuse. The investigator continues on to discuss alternative explanations for the discrepancy between this study and the findings of those studies cited.

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Getting Around The Problem... A Look At The Use Of "Around" Constructions In Kalabari, Jacqueline L. Lilly May 1993

Getting Around The Problem... A Look At The Use Of "Around" Constructions In Kalabari, Jacqueline L. Lilly

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This work investigates English constructions that employ the preposition "around" in relation to the Kalabari equivalents of these expressions. The work begins with a general discussion of the Kalabari language, and moves to a short talk about prototype theory. Pertinent data sets are then presented in both English and Kalabari. These data serve to support the author's assumptions concerning stem forms and phonological changes within the Kalabari semantic network for "around' constructions, which are presented in the next section. Finally, I the author arrives at conclusions concerning constraints present in "around" constructions, and relates this to some universals presented in …

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Targeting Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Shocap Harbors Potential For Success, Heather R. Morton May 1993

Targeting Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Shocap Harbors Potential For Success, Heather R. Morton

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No abstract provided.

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Adult Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Their Sexuality, June E. Starr May 1993

Adult Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Their Sexuality, June E. Starr

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The differences between adult victims of child sexual abuse and non-abused females were determined by using specific questions taken from Finkelhor's Sexual Victimization questionnaire. The results indicated that the abused group was more likely to have problems with sexual performance, sexual self esteem, and sexual identity, and have more feeling of guilt or shame.

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Factors Influencing Handwriting Legibility, Jason W. Lohman May 1993

Factors Influencing Handwriting Legibility, Jason W. Lohman

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No abstract provided.

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The Regional Economic Impact Of The Closure Of Fort Mcclellan, Alabama, Stacey E. Byington May 1993

The Regional Economic Impact Of The Closure Of Fort Mcclellan, Alabama, Stacey E. Byington

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The complete effects of closing Fort McClellan cannot be easily measured. The sociological and political ramifications - though an important part of the economic costs - will not be discussed in this project as they are not readily quantifiable. This project analyzes the regional economic impact of Fort McClellan, Alabama; and hence, the impact of its closing. Although its purpose is providing national defense, a military base also contributes employment, service, training, and culture to its surrounding communities. As of 1989, Fort McClellan employed nearly eight thousand military personnel and two thousand civilians. The Fort's economic impact includes expenditures of …

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Symmetric Designs, Difference Sets, And A New Way To Look At Macfarland Difference Sets, John Bowen Polhill Jr. Apr 1993

Symmetric Designs, Difference Sets, And A New Way To Look At Macfarland Difference Sets, John Bowen Polhill Jr.

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In this paper, the topics of symmetric designs and difference sets are discussed both separately and in relation to each other. Then an approach to MacFarland Difference Sets using the theory behind homomorphisms from groups into the complex numbers is introduced. This method is contrasted with the method of finding this type of difference set used by E.S. Launder in his book Symmetric Designs: An Algebraic Approach.

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Topics In Cyclotomic And Quadratic Fields, Pam Mellinger Apr 1993

Topics In Cyclotomic And Quadratic Fields, Pam Mellinger

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This paper introduces cyclotomic and quadratic fields and explores some of their properties and applications to problems in number theory. After some preliminary definitions and theorems, the paper looks at the relationship between quadratic and cyclotomic fields, at Kummer's lemma on units in the pth cyclotomic field, and at the Quadratic Reciprocity Law and its applications to diophantine equations.

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The Investigation Of Object-Oriented Methodology As An Enabling Technique For End-User Application Development, Eng Chong Lim Apr 1993

The Investigation Of Object-Oriented Methodology As An Enabling Technique For End-User Application Development, Eng Chong Lim

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This research studies the value of object-oriented methods to design information systems that can then be developed and implemented by end-users.

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The Role Of The Seed Coat In The After-Ripening Process Of American Pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana L.), Jason E. Cox Apr 1993

The Role Of The Seed Coat In The After-Ripening Process Of American Pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana L.), Jason E. Cox

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As plants evolve into new forms and shapes, the reproductive structures are often the last to change because of the importance of successful reproductive organs to the survival of the plant's hereditary information. Because of this particular feature, one very common method of determining how advanced a species is evolutionarily is the study of its reproductive cycle (Gifford and Foster, 1989). A few advanced classes, most notably the general class groupings of the Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, have developed seeds as a part of their reproductive cycle. Normally, there are several stages through which the seed must go in order for …

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The Dominicans And Franciscans And The Influence On Early Renaissancce Art, Logan R. Helman Apr 1993

The Dominicans And Franciscans And The Influence On Early Renaissancce Art, Logan R. Helman

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The development of the Franciscan and Dominican Orders came from society's need to return to the basics and learn to live with peace and brotherly love. St. Dominic, in his optimistic ridigly governed, preaching and teaching Order and St. Francis with his strict codes and devout poverty started new trends in religion still present today. The art then evolved around these trends causing their popularity to expand to even greater distances and heights. Ironically, these new societies which based themselves on poverty brought about new wealth which could be seen in the churches, monasteries, and monumental paintings built up around …

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The Extent Of Multimedia Computer Applications In The Business World, Mei Yee Lim Jan 1993

The Extent Of Multimedia Computer Applications In The Business World, Mei Yee Lim

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The world, or at least I, was all agog when touch screens arrived. My initial contact with touch screens was at a science exhibition in Menara MPPJ, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia in July 1987. That particular exhibit, which encouraged visitors to participate and to experiment with, was a graphic program. Visitors could use their fingers to select the drawing tool or the color they want (which is something like the tools on a MacDraw screen on a Macintosh) and use their fingers to move around the screen to draw anything they want. That added to my fascination with the world of …

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Environmental Attitudes - A Seasonal Perspective, Jennifer Michelle Nowers Aug 1992

Environmental Attitudes - A Seasonal Perspective, Jennifer Michelle Nowers

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No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of The Caribbean Basin Initiative On Jamaica's Trade, Arlene Hendricks Jun 1992

The Effects Of The Caribbean Basin Initiative On Jamaica's Trade, Arlene Hendricks

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This paper will analyze the export-led model for development by looking at the intended versus the actual results of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) as it relates to the Caribbean country of Jamaica. The CBI was passed into law by the U.S. Congress under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) in 1983. An exploration is made of the circumstances leading to the CBI, the main precepts and legislation of the CBI, its implementation and its effects. This paper also discusses the amendment to the CBERA, known as CBI II, which was passed into law effective October 1,1990. There will …

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Isolation Of Protein Synthesis Initiation Factors Using Volvox Carteri: A Clue To The Translational Control Of Cytodifferentiation, Claudia Hackethal May 1992

Isolation Of Protein Synthesis Initiation Factors Using Volvox Carteri: A Clue To The Translational Control Of Cytodifferentiation, Claudia Hackethal

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Volvox carteri, a multicellular green algae, possesses two distinct cell types--the gonidia and somatic cells. This simple germ-soma dichotomy is ideal for the study of the control of cytodifferentiation. The control of cytodifferentiation in this organism has been identified as a posttranscriptional mechanism, which suggests translation. Initiation factors have been shown to play an important role in controlling translation in many other developmental systems. Therefore, study of the initiation factors in Volvox may shed light on a translational control mechanism. In order to study any modifications of these factors, they must be isolated, possibly by following an adapted wheat germ …

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Broadcast Editorials, John C. Augustson May 1992

Broadcast Editorials, John C. Augustson

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Short-Term Memory And Dorsal Subiculum Following Lidocaine Injection, William T. Kendrick May 1992

Short-Term Memory And Dorsal Subiculum Following Lidocaine Injection, William T. Kendrick

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Nicaragua: Before And After The Revolution, Laura M. Zaremba May 1992

Nicaragua: Before And After The Revolution, Laura M. Zaremba

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The victorious Sandinistas and their governing junta stood on the threshold of a Nicaragua eager to be transformed form the exploited, dependent, and terribly poor nation-state it had been virturally since its independence from Spain into a truly new society based on popular will and welfare. After a decade of governing with this goal in sight, however, the Sandinista government led by President Daniel Ortega was defeated in the 1990 elections. I will examine this electoral defeat as the last in a series of setbacks that prevented a revolutionary society from emerging. I will attempt to demonstrate how it was …

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Are Sexual Experiences In Childhood Related To Eating Disorders In A Sample Of College Students?, Sharin Sarkari May 1992

Are Sexual Experiences In Childhood Related To Eating Disorders In A Sample Of College Students?, Sharin Sarkari

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A link has been suggested by psychologists and clinicians between sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence, and later eating disorders. The present study investigates childhood sexual experiences and the appearance of eating disorders in a college. sample. The Eating Attitudes Test and the Finkelhor Sexual Victimization Scale were used in a sample of 158 undergraduates. The data confirmed the hypotheses that there is a significant association between childhood sexual abuse and eating disorders. Those sexually abused between the ages of 12-16 reported significantly higher eating disorders. Therefore the possibility of sexual abuse must be assessed and results included in a …

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