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Penitent Brothellers: Grace, Sexuality, And Genre In Thomas Middleton's City Comedies., Herbert Jack Heller Jan 1997

Penitent Brothellers: Grace, Sexuality, And Genre In Thomas Middleton's City Comedies., Herbert Jack Heller

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This dissertation focuses on the repentance and conversion scenes in Thomas Middleton's city comedies. It asserts the importance of recognizing Middleton's Calvinism for reading the plays' religious elements. Chapter one critiques both the common omission of the religious language from criticism of the comedies and the emphasis on the tragedies and Puritan politics in recent studies. The pamphlet The Two Gates of Salvation is used to theorize Middleton's method of investigating Calvinist theology in the comedies. Chapter two examines the conversion of Penitent Brothel in A Mad World, My Masters, and the repentances of Francisco in The Widow and Sir …

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Technology In The English Composition Classroom: Freshman Composition Students Using The Internet To Plan Assignments And Conduct Research., Michael Allen Mccord Jan 1997

Technology In The English Composition Classroom: Freshman Composition Students Using The Internet To Plan Assignments And Conduct Research., Michael Allen Mccord

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The use of computer and electronic communication and network technology is becoming increasingly important not only in society in general, but also in the college-level English composition classroom. These technologies amount to what some researchers term "multilayered literacies" or "new grammars." However, there have been few systematic studies of how students actually use these technologies. The current research presents a descriptive/naturalistic study of how students both learn and use the new electronic technologies as they accomplish research for, and respond to, a college-level writing assignment. This study examines the use of computers and networks by eight case study participants in …

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Seasonal Changes In Gnrh Neurons And Effects Of Dietary Monoamine Precursors On The Hypothalamic-Gonadal Axis In House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus)., Christopher Andrew Meseke Jan 1997

Seasonal Changes In Gnrh Neurons And Effects Of Dietary Monoamine Precursors On The Hypothalamic-Gonadal Axis In House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus)., Christopher Andrew Meseke

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Mechanisms modulating avian seasonal reproduction involve a complex interaction between exogenous environmental information and internal physiologic systems, such as functional changes in the hypothalamic-gonadal axis and changes in the influence of monoaminergic neurotransmitters on hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells. This project was undertaken to describe seasonal changes of the testes and immunoreactive-(ir)-gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in House Sparrows in southeastern Louisiana, and to examine the role of monoaminergic neurotransmitters in modulating seasonal reproduction through the use of dietary monoamine precursors. Testicular weights rapidly increased from February to March, peaked from April to July, when the seminiferous tubules were spermatagenically active and filled …

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Structural Equation Modeling Analysis Of Etiological Factors In Social Anxiety., Michele E. Mccarthy Jan 1997

Structural Equation Modeling Analysis Of Etiological Factors In Social Anxiety., Michele E. Mccarthy

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The current study investigated possible etiological risk factors in the development of social anxiety. The risk factors examined in this study were family environment, negative peer interactions, neuroticism, self-perceived attractiveness, public self-consciousness, social behavior goal/ability discrepancy, and fear of negative evaluation. These variables were hypothesized to have both direct and indirect influences on the development of social anxiety. A hypothesized risk factor model was tested employing structural equation modeling (SEM) using questionnaire data collected from 559 college undergraduates. Phases of this study included the refinement of constructs, examination of the internal consistency and discriminant validity of the constructs, examination of …

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An Integrated Gps-Gis Methodology For Performing Travel Time Studies., Cesar A. Quiroga Jan 1997

An Integrated Gps-Gis Methodology For Performing Travel Time Studies., Cesar A. Quiroga

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This dissertation describes a methodology for conducting travel time studies based on global positioning system (GPS) receivers and geographic information system (GIS) technology. Compared to traditional approaches, the new methodology provides consistency, automation, finer levels of resolution, and better accuracy in measuring travel time and speed. These characteristics enable the detection of localized traffic effects much more efficiently than with traditional techniques. The new methodology automates the data collection and data reduction procedures, and provides improved procedures for documenting and analyzing travel time and speed data. As a result, large amounts of reliable travel time and speed data can be …

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The Third Way: A Study Of Economic Justice In The Writings Of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul Ii)., Woodard King Mott Jr Jan 1997

The Third Way: A Study Of Economic Justice In The Writings Of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul Ii)., Woodard King Mott Jr

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Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, has written extensively about the human person and how that person acts in the world. Beginning with Wojtyla's doctoral dissertation presented at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas on the Catholic mystic St. John of the Cross and continuing through the most recent best seller, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Christian personalism has pervaded Wojtyla's writings, encyclicals, and public utterances. Wojtyla's perspective on economic justice, as shaped by his Christian personalism, is the subject of this dissertation. A systematic investigation of Wojtyla's theory of economic justice reveals a third way of economic …

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Spectroscopic Analyses Of Excited-State Phenomena In Organized Media: Proton Transfer And Photoisomerization And Measurement Of Modified Low Density Lipoproteins Using Rapid-Mixing Multidimensional Stopped-Flow Spectroscopic Methods., Eric Lamar Butler-Roberts Jan 1997

Spectroscopic Analyses Of Excited-State Phenomena In Organized Media: Proton Transfer And Photoisomerization And Measurement Of Modified Low Density Lipoproteins Using Rapid-Mixing Multidimensional Stopped-Flow Spectroscopic Methods., Eric Lamar Butler-Roberts

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The research presented in this dissertation generally involves aspects of molecular spectroscopy and contains two areas of focus. In the first section, the influences of organized media on the excited-state phenomena of intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) and photoisomerization have been investigated. Specifically, the photochemical properties of the novel ESIPT molecule 10-hydroxybenzo(h) quinoline (HBQ), as well as 2-(2$\sp\prime$-hydroxyphenyl)benzazoles (HBAs), have been examined in the presence of cyclodextrins (CDs) and micelles using absorbance, steady-state, and time-resolved emission spectroscopies. Additionally, the influence of cyclodextrins upon the photoisomerization of trans-stilbene (TS) has been studied. Results from spectroscopic studies of HBQ and HBAs in organized …

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Developing And Field Testing Design Parameters For Customizing Agricultural Extension Education Systems In Developing Countries., Michael Brian Peter Sager Jan 1997

Developing And Field Testing Design Parameters For Customizing Agricultural Extension Education Systems In Developing Countries., Michael Brian Peter Sager

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Increasingly, developing countries view the partnership of research, education, and extension in traditional agricultural extension education systems as an adaptable model for improving their agrarian economies. The process of adaptation, however, has too often followed the traditional developmental project approach and been little more than the transplantation of a predefined extension education model into a developing country with little regard to existing country specific factors which impact the effectiveness of a domestic extension system. As a result, less than satisfactory technology transfer has occurred and slow rates of agricultural economic development have been posted, painting a disappointing record for agricultural …

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Development And Validation Of A Multidimensional Measure Of Eating Behavior And Exercise., Cheryl Funsch Smith Jan 1997

Development And Validation Of A Multidimensional Measure Of Eating Behavior And Exercise., Cheryl Funsch Smith

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The specific aim of the current investigation was to develop and validate a multidimensional self-report inventory of a wide range of eating behaviors and weight control practices including overeating, emotional eating, and exercise to be used with overweight and obese populations for evaluation and treatment purposes. Based on recent research findings concerning dieting strategies, factors evaluating healthy versus unhealthy weight control practices were expected to emerge from factor analysis of the original item pool of 131 items. However, these specific factors were not found. Instead, the factor analytic study found the Multidimensional Measure of Eating Behavior and Exercise (MMEBE) to …

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The Uptake And Distribution Of Diethyltoluenediamine In The Male Sprague Dawley Rat., Michael Charles Babin Jan 1997

The Uptake And Distribution Of Diethyltoluenediamine In The Male Sprague Dawley Rat., Michael Charles Babin

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Diethyltoluenediamine (CAS 68479-98-1) is a ring-ethylated analog of toluenediamine (TDA) and like TDA, consists of the 2,4- and 2,6-diamine isomers. DETDA was developed by Albermarle Corporation as a substitute for TDA in some applications. To determine the uptake and distribution of 2,4- and 2,6-DETDA, 5 groups of 4 adult male Sprague Dawley rats were gavaged at 179 $\mu$mol/kg body weight with ($\sp3$H) -2,4- or ($\sp3$H) -2,6-DETDA. Multiple tissues were collected at 1, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours. Very high levels of label occurred in the gastrointestinal system and bladder during the first 8 hours while liver and kidney exhibited …

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Wood Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites., Minqiu Lu Jan 1997

Wood Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites., Minqiu Lu

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Mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP)/wood fiber composites depend not only on the properties of each primary component but also on a complex interaction of several factors such as fiber loading and size, characteristics of fiber-polymer matrix interface, and the processing conditions. Both sequential and simultaneous composites are formulated in this research. First, sequential composites are made by compounding wood fibers with PP in the presence of maleated polypropylene (MPP) as a coupling agent in a twin-screw extruder. A small amount of MPP (1 wt%) present in these sequential composites can increase the tensile strength of the composites significantly. The tensile …

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Weak Convergence Of Interacting Stochastic Systems., George William Paslaski Jan 1997

Weak Convergence Of Interacting Stochastic Systems., George William Paslaski

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The aim of the dissertation is to establish the weak convergence of mean-field interacting particle systems driven by Poisson random measures and semimartingales. The limit of the stochastic systems is identified by the use of martingale problems and Picard iteration schemes. The interacting systems driven by Poisson random measures are shown to be stable with respect to the coefficients of the system as well as the driving terms. The same results can be achieved when a random interaction term independent of the driving terms is introduced into the coefficients of the system. Equations driven by semimartingales do not neccesarily possess …

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The Role Of Anxiety In Neuropsychological Dysfunction In Early Hiv Disease., Joseph Gerald Prejean Jr Jan 1997

The Role Of Anxiety In Neuropsychological Dysfunction In Early Hiv Disease., Joseph Gerald Prejean Jr

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The literature on neuropsychological functioning in patients with asymptomatic HIV disease is widely discrepant with prominent researchers on either side of the debate about whether or not early HIV infection is associated with neuropsychological deficits. Many theories have been put forth to account for these varied results, including inadequate study design, lack of measures sensitive enough to detect differences, and pooling of test scores across individuals that do have deficits, but not necessarily in the same areas. The present investigation was designed to examine the role of anxiety as a possible confounding variable that could account for differences across HIV …

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Nursing Fathers: American Colonists' Conception Of English Protestant Kingship., Benjamin Lewis Price Jan 1997

Nursing Fathers: American Colonists' Conception Of English Protestant Kingship., Benjamin Lewis Price

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This dissertation traces the development of the concept of English Protestant kingship within the political culture of colonial America from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the beginning of the American Revolution. It is meant to illustrate the place of British kings within the structure and ideology of American colonial politics and society during that period. It illustrates Americans' understanding of the protection-allegiance relationship between English Protestant kings, especially the first two Hanoverian monarchs, and their subjects in the provinces of North America. This study also explores the language of Whig political discourse with its two primary "dialects" of Court …

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The Impact Of Training Content Validity, Organizational Commitment, Learning, Performance Utility, And Transfer Climate On Transfer Of Training In An Industrial Setting., Reid A. Bates Jan 1997

The Impact Of Training Content Validity, Organizational Commitment, Learning, Performance Utility, And Transfer Climate On Transfer Of Training In An Industrial Setting., Reid A. Bates

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The goal of the present research was to contribute to an understanding of the transfer of training process. This study used a conceptual model based on a comprehensive training evaluation model to examine the extent to which secondary influences on training effectiveness, motivational elements, environmental elements, ability/enabling elements, and learning from computer-based training were associated with and explained the variance in supervisory ratings of performance. Subjects were production operators in a Fortune 500 size petrochemical manufacturing firm. This study examined a revised conceptualization of transfer climate, one in which transfer climate variables were determined based on their referent or source …

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Linear Matrix Inequality Approach To Robust Emergency Lateral Control Of A Highway Vehicle With Time-Varying Uncertainties., Robert Edward Benton Jr Jan 1997

Linear Matrix Inequality Approach To Robust Emergency Lateral Control Of A Highway Vehicle With Time-Varying Uncertainties., Robert Edward Benton Jr

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New linear-matrix-inequality (LMI) based methods are developed for the static-output-feedback stabilization and reduced-gain static-output-feedback stabilization of time-invariant systems. Unlike previous methods, the static-output-feedback method is non-iterative in LMI solutions. The methods are extended to design robust static-output-feedback controllers for time-varying systems using a polytopic-systems approach. Examples are given which demonstrate the use of each of the new methods. The specific problem of emergency lateral control of a highway vehicle is then addressed using the new robust static-output-feedback method. A controller is designed which robustly stabilizes the vehicle over the range of highway speeds (15 to 30 m/s) and a range …

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Reductive Precipitation Of Uranium By Free And Immobilized Cells And Cell Fractions Of Facultative And Anaerobic Bacteria., Boyce Lamont Clark Jan 1997

Reductive Precipitation Of Uranium By Free And Immobilized Cells And Cell Fractions Of Facultative And Anaerobic Bacteria., Boyce Lamont Clark

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This study examines the interaction between two genera of bacteria and the biochemical reduction of uranium. The bacteria studied are the obligate anaerobe, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, and the facultative aerobe, Escherichia coli. Preliminary experiments established the pH, cell concentration, substrate concentration, and type of substrate that favored reduction of hexavalent uranium in aqueous solutions. Uranium reduction is most complete at pH 7 and 9, with cell concentrations of at least 33.5 mg/ml (dry cell weight). Whole cells of D. desulfuricans were found to reduce uranium in the presence of lactate and hydrogen whereas in E. coli, reduction was achieved only in …

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Land/Water Interface Delineation Using Neural Networks., Rajabhushanam Cherukuri Jan 1997

Land/Water Interface Delineation Using Neural Networks., Rajabhushanam Cherukuri

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The rapid decline in acreage of land areas in wetlands caused by frequent inundations and flooding has brought about an increased awareness and emphasis on the identification and inventory of land and water areas. This dissertation evaluates three classification methods--Normalized Difference Vegetation Index technique, Artificial Neural Networks, and Maximum-Likelihood classifier for the delineation of land/water interface conditions using Landsat-TM imagery. The effects of three scaling algorithms, including resampling by aggregation, Gaussian smoothing, and local variance analysis, on the classification accuracy are analyzed to determine how the delineation, quantification and analysis of land/water boundaries relate to problems of mixed pixels, scale …

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Coupled Field Equations For Saturated Soils And Its Application To Piezocone Penetration And Shield Tunneling., Murad Yusuf Abu-Farsakh Jan 1997

Coupled Field Equations For Saturated Soils And Its Application To Piezocone Penetration And Shield Tunneling., Murad Yusuf Abu-Farsakh

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An elasto-plastic coupled system of equations are formulated here in order to describe the time-dependent deformation of saturated cohesive soils. Formulation of these equations is based on the principle of virtual work and the theory of mixtures for inelastic porous media as proposed by Prevost (1980) and Kiousis and Voyiadjis (1988). The saturated soil is considered as a mixture consisting of two deformable media, the solid grains and the water. Each medium is regarded as a continuum and follows its own motion. The coupled equations are developed for large deformations with finite strains in an updated Lagrangian reference frame. The …

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Development And Implementation Of The Body Logic Program For Adolescents: A Primary Prevention Program For Eating Disorders., Paula Jonniece Varnado Jan 1997

Development And Implementation Of The Body Logic Program For Adolescents: A Primary Prevention Program For Eating Disorders., Paula Jonniece Varnado

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Eating disorder symptoms such as feelings of fatness, restrictive eating and purgative behaviors are observed in many children and adolescents. These feelings and behaviors, may, in some adolescents lead to the development of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. A recent series of studies has identified risk factors for the development of eating disorder behaviors in children and adolescents. These risk factors include overconcern with physical appearance, negative evaluation of physical appearance, social pressure for thinness, higher weight level, depression, and body dysphoria. It has been hypothesized that targeting adolescents who are at risk for developing an eating disorder may result …

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Flight Muscle Histolysis In The Female House Cricket, Acheta Domesticus., Rush Hoyet Oliver Jan 1997

Flight Muscle Histolysis In The Female House Cricket, Acheta Domesticus., Rush Hoyet Oliver

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Flight muscle histolysis was investigated in the dorsal longitudinal muscles (DLMs) of the cricket. Histolysis in the DLMs was characterized by analysis of total protein content, tissue wet weight, and relative percent muscle shortening. Initial declines of total protein indicated the JH signal initiating histolysis occurred by Day 2. Histolysis was essentially complete by Day 3. Ligation of Day 1 crickets prevented histolysis but this inhibition could be prevented by continual topical treatments with methoprene. Ligation of Day 2 crickets did not prevent histolysis. A requirement for active protein expression was demonstrated by analysis of synthesis block by cycloheximide and …

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The Rainbow Portrait And The Faery Queen: Emblem, Imagination And The Arthurian Gentleman., Robert Gibson Robinson Iii Jan 1997

The Rainbow Portrait And The Faery Queen: Emblem, Imagination And The Arthurian Gentleman., Robert Gibson Robinson Iii

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This work re-interprets the symbolism of the emblematic "Rainbow" portrait (c. 1600) of Elizabeth I. The traditional title comes from the identification of the rainbow in the portrait as that of Genesis 9:13. In fact, this work demonstrates, it is the philosophers' rainbow, a cryptonym for the colors--black, red, white--of the three stages of alchemic transmutation: purification, illumination, perfection. Elizabeth is represented as the Faery Queen, the alchemical monarch--historically the pre-Homeric Hecate--who transmutes not only the brazen world of her subjects but their brassy selves as well. In the text the portrait is therefore designated the "Alchemists' Rainbow" portrait, the …

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Waterborne Materials Exchange Between Marshes And Open Water Of The Barataria Bay Estuary Of Louisiana, United States Of America., Ronald John Rovansek Jan 1997

Waterborne Materials Exchange Between Marshes And Open Water Of The Barataria Bay Estuary Of Louisiana, United States Of America., Ronald John Rovansek

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The exchange of carbon, sediment, and water between brackish marshes and a shallow, fine-grained bay of the Barataria Bay Estuary were examined in order to quantify the production, transport, and storage of carbon in the Barataria Basin. Factors controlling these exchanges were identified and measured. Flux of suspended sediments through a tidal bayou connecting marshes and open waters were measured throughout the year and during a variety of weather events. Discharge of porewater from the marsh substrate to surrounding waters via subsurface flows and surficial drainage channels were measured. Constituent concentrations in the marsh runoff were monitored and used to …

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Self-Mutilation In A Community Sample Of Adolescents., Elizabeth Eden Lloyd Jan 1997

Self-Mutilation In A Community Sample Of Adolescents., Elizabeth Eden Lloyd

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The purpose of this study was to examine the provisional prevalence rates and characteristics of self-mutilative behavior in a community sample of adolescents. A total of 368 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 participated in this investigation. Thirty-nine percent of high school students sampled (n = 143) engaged in self-mutilation within the past year. Commonly endorsed behaviors were biting self, hitting self on purpose, and cutting/carving skin. Self-mutilators were likely to engage in these behaviors to reduce internal tension, as well as to gain attention. Self-mutilators were compared with non-mutilating adolescents (n = 225) on self-report measures of …

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The Sugar Masters: Slavery, Economic Development, And Modernization On Louisiana Sugar Plantations, 1820-1860., Richard J. Follett Jan 1997

The Sugar Masters: Slavery, Economic Development, And Modernization On Louisiana Sugar Plantations, 1820-1860., Richard J. Follett

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In this dissertation, I contend that sugar planters in the antebellum South managed their estates progressively, efficiently, and with a capitalist political economy and ideology. By embracing slavery, technology, and a host of improvements, sugar planters strove to create integrated units producing, manufacturing, and marketing sugar on an agro-industrial scale. Despite a century of historiographical debate, historians remain divided over the incompatibility of slavery with industrial and agricultural innovation. Whether they look to Adam Smith or Karl Marx, most historians deem free labor a necessity for technology and growth. This, however, appears inaccurate, as antebellum sugar planters confidently advocated improvement …

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The Role Of Binge Eating Disorder In The Estimation Of Food Intake Of Obese Individuals., Drew Arthur Anderson Jan 1997

The Role Of Binge Eating Disorder In The Estimation Of Food Intake Of Obese Individuals., Drew Arthur Anderson

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Individuals with binge eating disorder (BED) share some characteristics with persons with bulimia nervosa (BN) and some characteristics of obese persons who do not have problems with binge eating. Previous studies have found that while nonbinging individuals underestimate caloric intake, patients with BN overestimate caloric intake when intake is large. The present study hypothesized that because persons with BED binge eat, they would also overestimate caloric intake. A total of 56 women (9 with BED, 23 obese nonbingers, and 24 normal weight nonbingers) estimated several portion sizes of ice cream and then ate a test meal of ice cream and …

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Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Copper Films., Narendra Shamkant Borgharkar Jan 1997

Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Copper Films., Narendra Shamkant Borgharkar

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We have studied the kinetics of copper chemical vapor deposition (CVD) for interconnect metallization using hydrogen (H$\sb2$) reduction of the Cu(hfac)$\sb2$ (copper(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate) precursor. Steady-state deposition rates were measured using a hot-wall microbalance reactor. For base case conditions of 2 Torr Cu(hfac)$\sb2$, 40 Torr H$\sb2$, and 300$\sp\circ$C, a growth rate of 0.5 mg cm$\sp{-2}$ hr$\sp{-1}$ (ca. 10 nm min$\sp{-1}$) is observed. Reaction order experiments suggest that the deposition rate passes through a maximum at partial pressure of 2 Torr of Cu(hfac)$\sb2$. The deposition rate has an overall half-order dependence on H$\sb2$ partial pressure. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate expression is used to …

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Technical Training Program Evaluation: Present Practices In United States' Business And Industry., Skip Twitchell Jan 1997

Technical Training Program Evaluation: Present Practices In United States' Business And Industry., Skip Twitchell

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There is a lack of information on training evaluation. For those studies addressing the amount of evaluation that occurs and in which samples can be identified, the samples are non-random. There have been very few reports on the methods used for evaluation or the reasons why there is so little evaluation. This study used a random sample selected from members of the ASTD professional practice area titled, Technical and Skills Trainers. It can be argued that this is an informed sample involved in a training area that produces objective outcomes and should produce a favorable picture of training evaluation. Questions …

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Linguistics And Poetry: Phonological Performance Analysis As Key To Interpretation In Donne's Lyrics., Sara Witsell Anderson Jan 1997

Linguistics And Poetry: Phonological Performance Analysis As Key To Interpretation In Donne's Lyrics., Sara Witsell Anderson

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This study blends linguistic science and literary criticism by using phonological theory and methodology to uncover interpretive clues in the form of structurally-based guidance to the manner of performance of certain lines of selected poems. Its underlying assumption is that with regard to interpretation, the oral dimension of metrical lyric poetry is at least as important as the written dimension, since such commonly accepted features as meter, rhyme, and alliteration depend on oral performance of the poetry involved, at least in the form of the reader's sounding it imaginarily to the mind's ear. It follows that intonationally precise renditions of …

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A Qualitative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Advisory Committees Using Focus Group Interviews., John W. Barnett Jan 1997

A Qualitative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Advisory Committees Using Focus Group Interviews., John W. Barnett

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Extension cotton advisory committees as perceived by parish Extension agents and clientele. The study was conducted statewide, in Louisiana, with a selected sample Extension agents and clientele representing the two major cotton-producing areas of the state. The data was obtained through six focus group interviews. Standard methodology for qualitative data was used in the analysis. Four focus group interviews involved cotton advisory committee members, and two involved Extension agents. Nineteen Louisiana parishes were targeted in the study. Study conclusions included the following: (a) advisory committees strongly influence decision …

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