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"All This World Is Full Of Mystery": The Fiction Of Ellen Douglas., Elizabeth Wilkinson Tardieu
"All This World Is Full Of Mystery": The Fiction Of Ellen Douglas., Elizabeth Wilkinson Tardieu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation, "'All This World Is Full of Mystery:' The Fiction of Ellen Douglas," provides an introduction to the life of Ellen Douglas (pen name for Josephine Haxton) and a study of the author's major fiction from A Family's Affairs through Can't Quit You, Baby (1962-1988). The first chapter gives an overview of Douglas's life preceding her first novel, A Family's Affairs, with a focus on those people and events contributing to the themes and structure of her writing. The subsequent chapters trace the development of her craft, discussing in chronological order A Family's Affairs, Black Cloud, White Cloud, Where …
Boundary Layer Turbulence And Sediment Transport In An Inter-Tidal Mudflat Channel., Lun Xu
Boundary Layer Turbulence And Sediment Transport In An Inter-Tidal Mudflat Channel., Lun Xu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Mudflats along the west coast of South Korea are influenced by high tidal ranges and strong winter monsoonal storms, and are drained by a network of incised channels. In a selected inter-tidal mudflat channel of Namyang Bay, seven levels of 3-D turbulent velocity data, five levels of water temperature data, and two levels of sediment concentration data were collected to analyze turbulent boundary layer flow with stratification. Using time series analysis techniques, the basic turbulent parameters such as turbulent intensity (variance of u$\sp\prime$), vertical momentum flux, $\rm\langle w\sp\prime u\sp\prime\rangle $, and variance of w$\sp\prime$ were obtained. The Reynolds stress distribution …
A Cyclic Plasticity/Damage Model For Metal Matrix Composites., Ganesh Thiagarajan
A Cyclic Plasticity/Damage Model For Metal Matrix Composites., Ganesh Thiagarajan
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A new six parameter general anisotropic yield surface using a fourth order anisotropic tensor $M\sb{ijkl}$ has been proposed. This form has been derived based on the physical behavior observed for the material under consideration--directionally reinforced metal matrix composites. Its validity has been shown by proving its convexity and form under coordinate transformation. This form of the anisotropic yield function is general in nature which can be used for either pressure dependent or independent cases. The proposed surface compares well with the extensive experimental data of Dvorak et al. (1988) and Nigam et al. (1993) performed on boron-aluminum metal matrix composite. …
The Biology And Ecology Of The Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca Ochroloma Stal, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) On Crucifers., Abdullahi Olod Ameen
The Biology And Ecology Of The Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca Ochroloma Stal, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) On Crucifers., Abdullahi Olod Ameen
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The biology and ecology of the yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stal, were studied on cabbage, Brassica oleracea var capitata L., collard, B. oleracea var acephala L., mustard, B. juncea Cosson, turnip, B. rapa L., and radish, Raphanus sativus L. The life cycle of the beetle consists of an egg stage, four larval instars, prepupal, pupal and adult stages. There were no significant differences in the effect of host plant on duration of development of immature beetles (p = 0.3353). The mean duration of development from oviposition to adult emergence ranged from 26.6 d on turnip to 27.5 d on …
Satisfaction With Health Care: A Predictor Of Hemodialysis Patient Compliance., Pamela Gay Davis
Satisfaction With Health Care: A Predictor Of Hemodialysis Patient Compliance., Pamela Gay Davis
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Several studies in general medical populations have demonstrated the positive relation between satisfaction with health care and compliance with treatment recommendations. Overall, the compliance literature suggests that the behavior of the health care provider can influence patient compliance and the resulting health outcome. However, the relation between patient satisfaction and compliance with the hemodialysis regimen has not been examined. Because of this populations' frequent and extensive interaction with the dialysis staff, exploration of the effects of satisfaction with these relationships and the care provided on patient compliance appears to be an important health care issue. This study evaluated the ability …
The Application Of Network Analysis To The Study Of Differentially Effective Schools., Maryann Maxwell Durland
The Application Of Network Analysis To The Study Of Differentially Effective Schools., Maryann Maxwell Durland
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study applied network analysis to the exploration of the structural characteristics of differentially effective elementary schools within the framework of school effectiveness research. The study took place in two parts: a Pilot Study, using archived data, and a Field Study, using data from a stratified sample of differentially effective schools. The Centrality-Cohesiveness Model of School Effectiveness, developed through the Pilot Study, defined a communication structure as a function of the leadership status of the principal (defined by the principal's centrality) and the cohesiveness of the faculty (defined as network density). Quantitative results from both the Pilot Study and the …
The Archaeological Site Of Port Dauphin (1mb61): Its Role In The French Colony On Mobile Bay, George W. Shorter
The Archaeological Site Of Port Dauphin (1mb61): Its Role In The French Colony On Mobile Bay, George W. Shorter
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The French colony in Louisiana resulted from the competition between France, Spain, and England for control of the region. France's interest, that began with the expedition of La Salle in 1682, resulted in the founding of the first French permanent colony on the Gulf coast by Iberville in 1699, Fort Maurepas. The colony was moved in 1702 to Mobile Bay. Mobile, the capital, was located 39 miles upriver for access to the Indian nations of the interior. Dauphin Island served as port. After two decades the colony was refocused on the Mississippi River, but the first 20 years of French …
Social Skills In Mentally Retarded Children With Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Debra Anne Benavidez
Social Skills In Mentally Retarded Children With Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Debra Anne Benavidez
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
One hundred forty-five boys ages 6 to 11 were administered the Social Skills Rating System and the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters. Subjects were divided into the following groups based on IQ, adaptive behavior, and score on a checklist of ADHD symptoms: normal IQ comparison, normal IQ high-activity-level, normal IQ medicated, mentally retarded comparison, mentally retarded high-activity-level, and mentally retarded medicated. For both normal IQ and mentally retarded children, high-activity-level resulted in higher levels of negative social behavior. Both groups of high-activity level subjects also scored lower on classroom-related social behaviors. Medicated normal IQ subjects displayed social behavior …
Self-Reported Factors That Influence Eighth Graders' Performance On Standardized Mathematics Tests: An Empirical Analysis., Joseph Appolinaire Meyinsse
Self-Reported Factors That Influence Eighth Graders' Performance On Standardized Mathematics Tests: An Empirical Analysis., Joseph Appolinaire Meyinsse
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study examined some of the factors that influence African-American and Caucasian eighth graders' performance on standardized mathematics tests. Specifically, I examined the effects of high and low achievers' beliefs and attitudes toward mathematics and perceptions of self, mathematics, teacher, school, and parents on their performance levels. I employed a two-phase design with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative phase focused on one grand-tour question: Considering the times you took standardized mathematics tests, would you please describe some of the things that affected your performance on those tests? Individual students and focus groups were the units of analysis. I interviewed …
Equity Sensitivity: Scale Development And Validation., Kerry Shaun Sauley
Equity Sensitivity: Scale Development And Validation., Kerry Shaun Sauley
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The Equity Sensitivity Instrument (Huseman, Hatfield, and Miles, 1985) has been the primary measure used in equity sensitivity research to date. It appears to suffer from content deficiency and an inappropriate scoring procedure. Because of these problems, this dissertation constructed a new measure, based on systematic item development procedures, that provided thorough coverage of the equity sensitivity construct. Development of the new measure was based on Huseman, Hatfield, & Miles' (1987) theory of equity sensitivity. Items for the new measure were developed using the traditional approach of developing items that directly inquire about a person's equity sensitivity and a second …
Another America, Another Literature: Narratives From Louisiana's Colonial Experience., Germain Joseph Bienvenu
Another America, Another Literature: Narratives From Louisiana's Colonial Experience., Germain Joseph Bienvenu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation attempts to establish a literary canon for the first French period of Louisiana's colonial history (1681-1763). The study examines works by writers who heretofore have not been analyzed as colonists of long residence in the New World but as Continentals who happened to spend some time in the Americas and then wrote about their experiences. The present analysis argues that many of these authors, by virtue of the significant time they spent in Louisiana, their devotion to and interest in the promotion of the colony, and their common concerns, should be examined principally not as European literati but …
Limited Warfare As A Pragmatic Concern: The Bounds Of Domestic Consensus, The Controlled Use Of Force, And United States Security., Robert Keith Jones
Limited Warfare As A Pragmatic Concern: The Bounds Of Domestic Consensus, The Controlled Use Of Force, And United States Security., Robert Keith Jones
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Over forty years since the Korean War, Americans continue to face limited war as a fundamental challenge to their security. In order to help the public to deal more effectively with the problem, this study seeks a pragmatic understanding of limited war (i.e., one in which it is possible to judge in retrospect the cumulative practical results of previous limited wars). In achieving that goal, two other objectives are sought: first, to model and critically evaluate two types of knowledge used by policymakers to wage limited wars; and, second, to detail the development of such knowledge from its historical origins …
Extension Agricultural Agents' Perceptions Of Sustainable Agriculture In The Southern Region Of The United States., Jerry Gene Sisk
Extension Agricultural Agents' Perceptions Of Sustainable Agriculture In The Southern Region Of The United States., Jerry Gene Sisk
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to describe extension agricultural agents' perceptions of sustainable agriculture in the Southern Region of the United States. The population included Cooperative Extension county/parish agents with major responsibility in agriculture working in the 13 states of the Southern Region of the United States. These individuals were either employed by the thirteen institutions established by the Morrill Act of 1862 (the 1862 Cooperative Extension Services) or by eleven institutions established by the Second Morrill Act of 1890 (the 1890 Cooperative Extension Services). The study investigated agents' perceptions of sustainable agriculture concepts, and agents' perceptions of factors …
The Effect Of Life Stage Experience And Social Cognitive Reasoning On Adult Gender Role Orientation: A Multidimensional Approach., Lynda Suhrer-Roussel
The Effect Of Life Stage Experience And Social Cognitive Reasoning On Adult Gender Role Orientation: A Multidimensional Approach., Lynda Suhrer-Roussel
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study adds to the literature on adult gender role by extending adult gender role orientation beyond increases and/or decreases on gender related personality attributes, in particular increases in self-rated Masculine and Feminine ratings. Gender role orientation was examined along three dimensions: gender-related personality attributes of self, attitudes toward gender role issues, and gender-related attributes of others in social contexts. Life stage experience and social cognitive functioning influences on gender role orientation were examined. The participants were 240 individuals from five life stages: Life stage 1--single, never married; Life stage 2--married individuals with no children; Life stage 3--individuals with children …
Looking Like What You Are: Race, Sexual Style And The Construction Of Identity., Lisa Walker
Looking Like What You Are: Race, Sexual Style And The Construction Of Identity., Lisa Walker
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This project explores the function of body politics in constructing minority identities, or how people's physical and stylistic attributes are invested with meanings about who they are. It is interested in how race and sexual differences are defined in the confluence of discourses around visibility and invisibility. The first two chapters set up the parameters of in/visibility with regard to sexual and racial differences in readings of two paradigmatic texts about visibility, Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, which produces the lesbian as visible in the figure of the butch, and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, which explores the paradoxical notion …
Rhetoricizing Habermas: The Restoration Of Legitimacy As A Theme In The 1992 Televised Presidential Debates., Kevin Travis Jones
Rhetoricizing Habermas: The Restoration Of Legitimacy As A Theme In The 1992 Televised Presidential Debates., Kevin Travis Jones
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
During the past twenty years, scholars have posited the emergence of a legitimacy crisis in the American political system. Symptoms of the crisis were low voter turn out and a culture of withdrawal, cynicism, alienation, and a widespread perception of institutional incompetence and indifference. At the very least, the widespread mood of apathy and decline have been seized upon by various candidates seeking political office, in particular the presidency, who routinely engage in discourse targeting legitimacy restoration. This discourse echoed the general theme of the Jeffersonian Myth. This myth, which predates Jefferson in its old Roman roots, targets the citizen …
A Spatial Analysis Of Variation In Rural Real Estate Prices Across Homogeneous Land Market Areas In Louisiana., Gary A. Kennedy
A Spatial Analysis Of Variation In Rural Real Estate Prices Across Homogeneous Land Market Areas In Louisiana., Gary A. Kennedy
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Rural land, exchanged for its productive or consumptive value, is considered to be a differentiated product with varying characteristics. Multivariate procedures and hedonic price analysis were used to evaluate the impact of rural land characteristics on rural land prices across homogeneous rural land market areas in Louisiana. Multivariate methods of principal component analysis and cluster analysis were used to group 59 Louisiana parishes into eight rural land submarkets based on 13 physical and socio-economic variables. Using a mail survey technique, 948 Louisiana rural land sales were collected. A geographic information system (GIS) analysis of these 948 sales indicated that sales …
Reconceptualizing A Secondary Content Area Reading Course From A Phenomenological Perspective Using Reflections Of Preservice Teachers., Edith Grossman Mayers
Reconceptualizing A Secondary Content Area Reading Course From A Phenomenological Perspective Using Reflections Of Preservice Teachers., Edith Grossman Mayers
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study is the reconceptualization of a secondary education six credit hour content area reading course. Classroom and field experiences were modified to promote preservice teachers' reflections concerning what teaching is, who teachers are, and self-as-teacher. The purpose of the revised multifaceted course was to provide opportunities for students' rethinking of teaching as they were taught or teaching as they experienced such in student teaching. In addition, prior lived experiences and students' resistance to a course in content area reading were examined from a hermeneutic phenomenological perspective. The existing course classroom experience was modified to include reading autobiographies and construction …
Educational Reform And The Social Democratic Party In Weimar Prussia, 1918-1932., Patricia Gebhart Mcfarland
Educational Reform And The Social Democratic Party In Weimar Prussia, 1918-1932., Patricia Gebhart Mcfarland
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Education in Germany has historically been a matter for the individual states rather than the central government. In Prussia in the 1920s, elementary education was segregated by religious denomination, while the upper grades were divided according to occupational specialty. The Social Democratic Party was the only party which proposed to change the system, calling for the secularization and integration of the schools. When it unexpectedly found itself in power in November 1918, the party's commitment to its program was tested. While the leadership continued to affirm its support for educational reform throughout the 1920s, it did little to introduce any …
Synthesis, Characterization, Liquid Crystals And Crosslinking Of Poly(Gamma-Alkyl-Alpha,L-Glutamates)., Javier Nakamatsu
Synthesis, Characterization, Liquid Crystals And Crosslinking Of Poly(Gamma-Alkyl-Alpha,L-Glutamates)., Javier Nakamatsu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
As most polypeptides, poly($\gamma$-alkyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamates) exhibit the ability to exist in well defined chain conformations of extensive order such as the $\alpha$-helix. This helical conformation imparts a rod-like character to the polymer which is maintained in the melt and in certain solvents at particular concentrations. This dissertation reports the synthesis and characterization of poly($\gamma$-alkyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamates), in particular, of poly($\gamma$-stearyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamate) (PSLG), poly($\gamma$-benzyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamate) (PBLG), and poly($\gamma$-stearyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamate)-co-poly$(\gamma$-benzyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamate). Polymerization studies of PSLG with primary, tertiary, and silylated amines as initiators; and PBLG with coinitiators are described. The labeling of PSLG with a fluorescein dye is also explained. All the polymers were obtained from the corresponding N-carboxyanhydride …
The Life History (Age, Growth And Reproduction) Of Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) And Its Affinity For Oil And Gas Platforms., Jeffrey Howard Render
The Life History (Age, Growth And Reproduction) Of Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) And Its Affinity For Oil And Gas Platforms., Jeffrey Howard Render
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this dissertation was to describe the association of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, with oil and gas platform habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ages were estimated using transverse sections of sagittae. Annuli were validated to have formed yearly. Age estimates ranged from less than 1 to 54 years. Von Bertalanffy growth models were significantly different for males and females; females exhibited a faster initial growth rate but achieved a lesser maximum length than did males. The variability in age among individuals of a given length or weight class precluded formulation of age at size keys. Otolith …
The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Total Work Output And Metabolism During High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise., Michael Cory Prevost
The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Total Work Output And Metabolism During High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise., Michael Cory Prevost
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The effects of creatine supplementation on endurance and metabolism during high intensity intermittent exercise was examined using 18 males and females (age 19-26). The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups (creatine and placebo) and the testing proceeded in two phases. During phase 1 both groups received a placebo. During phase 2 the placebo group again received a placebo, while the creatine group received creatine. Testing consisted of a several high intensity intermittent cycling protocols on a stationary cycle ergometer. Both groups performed all test bouts (in random order) in phase 1 and again in phase 2. Testing consisted of: …
The Influence Of Expert Status And Learning Style Preference On Critical Thinking Abilities Of Professional Nurses., Cynthia Ann Ofstad Prestholdt
The Influence Of Expert Status And Learning Style Preference On Critical Thinking Abilities Of Professional Nurses., Cynthia Ann Ofstad Prestholdt
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The primary purpose of this study was to compare novice, experienced, and expert professional nurses in terms of their critical thinking ability. The study also sought to identify the influence of selected individual characteristics on the critical thinking ability of professional nurses. Three samples of professional nurses, representing three levels of experience and skill, were selected for use in this study. Subjects included a convenience sample of 38 novice nurses (graduating seniors in a generic baccalaureate nursing program), 42 randomly selected experienced nurses, and a purposive sample of 48 expert nurses recognized as exemplary by their peers. A three-part instrument …
The South And American Foreign Policy, 1894-1904: Regional Concerns During The Age Of Imperialism., Marshall E. Schott
The South And American Foreign Policy, 1894-1904: Regional Concerns During The Age Of Imperialism., Marshall E. Schott
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
After the depression of 1893, some New South prophets advocated a more assertive, foreign policy as a means to attain regional economic uplift. With the objective of obtaining overseas markets, some of the prophets even supported the use of force to create American colonies as an appropriate goal of American foreign policy. The acquisition of new territories, and hence, new markets, the prophets maintained, would be an economic boon to southern producers of cotton, textiles, and other goods. And the economic stimulus accompanying an increase in foreign trade would lift the region out of poverty, promote the growth of southern …
Ipcc++: A Concurrentc++ For Centralized And Distributed Memory Models., Shelly S. Stubbs
Ipcc++: A Concurrentc++ For Centralized And Distributed Memory Models., Shelly S. Stubbs
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
InterProcess Communication with C++, (IPCC++), is a concurrent object-oriented programming language that supports concurrency for centralized and distributed memory models while maintaining the high level of abstraction associated with object-oriented languages. The IPCC++ language model is a natural extension of the C++ programming language which introduces and supports the following features of concurrency: process concept, mechanism for process instantiation, static and dynamic process declaration, inter-object concurrency, monitor structure, condition variable, socket structure, typed message passing interprocess communication, synchronous and asynchronous communication, client/server paradigm, and run-time communication error detection. Features of concurrency are introduced as complete objects using the primitives of …
Bela Bartok's "Scherzo For Piano And Orchestra", Op. 2: An Analytical Study., Richard Douglas Seiler Jr
Bela Bartok's "Scherzo For Piano And Orchestra", Op. 2: An Analytical Study., Richard Douglas Seiler Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study examines Bela Bartok's Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 2 (1904), a work that was composed during a period when the composer's style was about to undergo a radical change. Chapter One charts the course of Bartok's training as a pianist, discusses his compositional influences, and provides a brief history of the Scherzo and its more familiar sibling, the Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1. Chapter Two looks at the Scherzo in detail, addressing the following: the overall form, the harmonic plan, the size and use of the orchestra, the idiomatic piano writing, and the use of …
Daily Variations Of Lipogenic Activities In Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)., Bruce L. Tedford
Daily Variations Of Lipogenic Activities In Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)., Bruce L. Tedford
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Studies were made in Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica) to determine if daily variations of plasma insulin and de novo lipogenesis exists and examine the roles of daily variations in lipogenic responsiveness to insulin and prolactin. A daily variation in plasma insulin levels exists in quail fed ad libitum, with photophase levels 4.6 times greater than scotophase levels. This variation was not driven exclusively by the feeding of the quail, because insulin levels had dropped by dark onset, yet all bird's crops contained food at this time. There was a daily variation in the amount of $\sp{14}$C-acetate labelled lipids extracted …
Numerical And Experimental Analysis Of Bending And Vibration Of Stiffened Laminated Composite Panels., Aruna Kumar Tripathy
Numerical And Experimental Analysis Of Bending And Vibration Of Stiffened Laminated Composite Panels., Aruna Kumar Tripathy
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The objective of this study is to develop a method of analysis for fiber glass composite skew plates subjected to static and dynamic loading. An investigation has been carried out on the stress and deflection characteristics of stiffened parallelogramic plates with different skew angles. The numerical solution with assumed displacement function was developed using finite element analysis. Experiments using aluminum and Scotchply composite laminated plates were conducted to verify the results. Cantilever and simply supported boundary conditions were included in the analysis and an optimized angular stiffener for a particular swept back panel was achieved. A finite element model for …
Solution Behavior Of Cascade Polymers., Keunok Han Yu
Solution Behavior Of Cascade Polymers., Keunok Han Yu
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This thesis consists of four chapters. In the first, a general introduction is presented. Chapter 2 deals with the characterization of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) cascade polymers. Diffusion coefficients of four different generations (generation 3, 5, 7, and 9) of PAMAMs were measured in aqueous solutions by dynamic light scattering. Generation 3 and 5 were characterized again, after labeling with fluorescein isothiocyanate, by fluorescence photobleaching recovery. The dynamic light scattering results depended on the concentration of added salt in the low salt limit, while the fluorescence values were almost independent of salt concentration. The polyelectrolyte effects, or solution nonidealities, strongly affected light …
Gulf Literacy: A Marine Science-Based Model Of Scientific Literacy., John Edward Trowbridge
Gulf Literacy: A Marine Science-Based Model Of Scientific Literacy., John Edward Trowbridge
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A trend in science education reform is the move towards the goal of scientific literacy. Attributes of scientific literacy include: (a) understanding key concepts and principles of science; (b) understanding newspaper articles and graphics related to science issues; and (c) using scientific ways of evaluating evidence for individual and societal purposes (AAAS, 1989; Demastes & Wandersee, 1992). Furthermore, BSCS (1993) has proposed a model of biological literacy that includes four distinct levels (nominal, functional, structural, and multidimensional). The Gulf of Mexico and its coastal environments are of social, economic and scientific importance. An understanding of the Gulf of Mexico in …