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Synthesis Of An Anthracenebis(Beta-Ketoenamine) Ligand And Its Cofacial Binuclear Metal Complexes., Maria Del Rosario Benites Jan 1995

Synthesis Of An Anthracenebis(Beta-Ketoenamine) Ligand And Its Cofacial Binuclear Metal Complexes., Maria Del Rosario Benites

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Following our studies of cofacial binuclear transition metal complexes, such as $\rm Cu\sb2(XBA)\sb2$ (see below), we became interested in the synthesis of a more rigid ligand, ABIH$\sb2$ which contains a 1,8-anthracene bridge. This new ligand, whose chelating moieties are constrained to be cofacial, should enable us to obtain a wide variety of cofacial bimetallic complexes such as 1, with controllable environments around the metal centers, for synthesis of multi-metal redox active catalysts.(DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI). Three routes have been pursued to synthesize the anthracene-based ligand. Using organometallic derivatives of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole as acetylacetone synthons, the bis($\beta$-ketoenamine) ABIH$\sb2$ was …

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Host-Guest Chemistry Of Cofacial Binuclear Copper(Ii) And Zinc(Ii) Complexes Of Bis(Beta-Diketone) Ligands., Laurie A. Brown Jan 1995

Host-Guest Chemistry Of Cofacial Binuclear Copper(Ii) And Zinc(Ii) Complexes Of Bis(Beta-Diketone) Ligands., Laurie A. Brown

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We have been synthesizing cofacial binuclear copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes using bis($\beta$-diketone) ligands in order to design a host complex which selectively binds guest molecules and demonstrates catalytic activity. The metal atoms are held by the chelating acetylacetonate groups, of the bis($\beta$-diketone) ligands, in adjacent parallel planes separated by a cavity into which the guest molecule fits. The host-guest interactions are described. The synthesis of these complexes are discussed beginning with the synthesis of the substituted naphthalenes which bridge the meta-acetylacetonate planes. We needed 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene-1-carbonitrile for the synthesis of the bis($\beta$-diketone) ligand, NBAH$\sb2$-1-CN. After the first recrystallization of 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene-1-carbonitrile, it …

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Behavioral And Chemical Ecology Of Formosan Subterranean Termites, Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki., Jian Chen Jan 1995

Behavioral And Chemical Ecology Of Formosan Subterranean Termites, Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki., Jian Chen

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Three colonies of Formosan subterranean termites collected from Lake Charles, Louisiana were not antagonistic towards each other, and three of five colonies collected from New Orleans, Louisiana also showed no aggression. Colonies collected from widely separated parishes, however, often showed antagonistic behavior towards each other. Workers provided food to soldiers from different but amicable colonies whether nestmate soldiers were present or not. Intercolonial mutual grooming also was observed. Furthermore, termites assisted other termites of the same colony or an amicable one in finding food. This assistance in finding food occurred when termites foraged underground or on the surface. Based on …

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Effects Of Salt Dome Dissolution On Sediment Diagenesis: An Experimental And Field Study., William Lee Esch Jan 1995

Effects Of Salt Dome Dissolution On Sediment Diagenesis: An Experimental And Field Study., William Lee Esch

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The introduction of high-salinity or high-ionic strength fluids into sedimentary formations has been hypothesized to induce diagenetic reactions. Such reactions are potentially important because they alter porosity and affect the migration of fluids such as petroleum, or hazardous liquid wastes disposed of by deep-well injection. An experimental and field investigation of the controls on diagenesis in high and variable salinity environments was undertaken regarding Gulf Coast salt domes because ambient formation waters and sediments around salt domes are influenced by the dissolution of evaporites. Laboratory experiments were performed with carbonate-free and carbonate-bearing siliciclastic sediments in aqueous NaCl solutions with concentrations …

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An Evaluation Of Accounting Method Choice: A Study Of The Transition Obligation Upon Adoption Of Sfas 106., Jean Elizabeth Finch Jan 1995

An Evaluation Of Accounting Method Choice: A Study Of The Transition Obligation Upon Adoption Of Sfas 106., Jean Elizabeth Finch

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The purpose of this research was to examine the factors which motivated managers' choices of transition method for the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 (SFAS 106), Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. This statement allowed employers the option of recognizing the entire transition amount in the year of adoption or amortizing it over a future period. Many opponents of this statement had expressed concern that the large financial impact brought about by recognizing this obligation would cause managers to seek ways to minimize the effect, possibly at the expense of plan participants. Since managers …

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John Guare: In Search Of America., Kenny Clifford Gannon Jan 1995

John Guare: In Search Of America., Kenny Clifford Gannon

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This study examines the full scope of Guare's plays, from his Off-Off Broadway experimentation in the sixties through his 1992 play Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, and their place in America's cultural landscape. Set against the framework of modern cultural history, the investigation attempts to reveal Guare's vision of modern America's quest for fulfillment through the correlation of textual and stylistic analysis, critical response, and Guare's stated views. The study contends that Guare's portrayal of American desire unmasks the mass media's contamination of the American dream. From the very inception of his dramatic imagination, Guare has mixed fantasy and reality …

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Effects Of Exogenous Female Sex Hormones On Food Intake, Macronutrients And Body Weight In The Ovariectomized Postbreeder Female Rat., Jan Barton Hamilton Jan 1995

Effects Of Exogenous Female Sex Hormones On Food Intake, Macronutrients And Body Weight In The Ovariectomized Postbreeder Female Rat., Jan Barton Hamilton

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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is chosen by a growing segment of the postmenopausal population. Mid-life body weight gain is perceived to increase further with exogenous HRT. To examine hormonal effects on caloric intake (CI), carbohydrate (CHO), FAT, protein (PRO), chocolate and body weight (BW) in a female model, Sprague-Dawley postbreeder (n = 55) rats (10 mos., 10 litters of pups) were ovariectomized (OV) and implanted with 17 $\beta$ estradiol (E) and/or progesterone (P), or placebo in three separate studies (phases) of 10 days each. Uterine weights (p =.0001) and radioimmunoassay confirmed hormonal bioactivity. The sham (S) group with placebo implant …

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Biochemical And Microbiological Characteristics Of Ground Beef In Modified Atmosphere Packaging With Gas Exchange., Chung-Ping Ho Jan 1995

Biochemical And Microbiological Characteristics Of Ground Beef In Modified Atmosphere Packaging With Gas Exchange., Chung-Ping Ho

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The shelf-life of ground beef in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) with exchange of gases before retail display was compared with conventional vacuum packaging (VP) and overwrapping with polyvinylchloride film (PVC) for display. Ground beef patties in MAP with distribution gases of 20% $\rm N\sb2:80\%\ CO\sb2,\ 50\%\ N\sb2:50\%\ CO\sb2,\ or\ 80\%\ N\sb2:20\%\ CO\sb2$ and display gases of 80% $\rm O\sb2:20\%\ CO\sb2,\ 50\%\ O\sb2:20\%\ CO\sb2:30\%\ N\sb2,$ or 20% $\rm O\sb2:20\%\ CO\sb2:60\%\ N\sb2$ had decreased weight loss, microorganism growth rate, metmyoglobin formation, and color degradation compared with patties in VP-PVC. Increased CO$\sb2$ during distribution retarded microbial growth. Display gas mixtures with higher O$\sb2$ …

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Experimental And Numerical-Modeling Studies Of A Field-Scale Hazardous Waste Rotary Kiln Incinerator., Allen Lee Jakway Jan 1995

Experimental And Numerical-Modeling Studies Of A Field-Scale Hazardous Waste Rotary Kiln Incinerator., Allen Lee Jakway

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A comprehensive study of rotary kiln incineration is ongoing at Louisiana State University. Through experimentation at all levels and numerical modeling, the underlying physical processes are searched out and studied with the intent to improve the understanding of how rotary kiln incinerators process waste with the eventual goal of creating a fully predictive numerical model. The experimental work presented here focuses on mapping combustion gas temperature and, for the first time, velocity fields of a field-scale, industrial incinerator. Measurements are made at multiple points across an upper quadrant of the kiln near its exit using a bidirectional pressure probe, suction …

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Rhetoricizing Habermas: The Restoration Of Legitimacy As A Theme In The 1992 Televised Presidential Debates., Kevin Travis Jones Jan 1995

Rhetoricizing Habermas: The Restoration Of Legitimacy As A Theme In The 1992 Televised Presidential Debates., Kevin Travis Jones

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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 …

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Biotic And Abiotic Factors That Affect The Development And Survival Of Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides Felis (Bouche)) Life Stages., William Joseph Lawrence Jr Jan 1995

Biotic And Abiotic Factors That Affect The Development And Survival Of Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides Felis (Bouche)) Life Stages., William Joseph Lawrence Jr

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Biotic and abiotic factors that affect the development and survival of cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche)) life stages were studied. Adult feas maintained on an artificial host system exhibited high rates of mortality when provided with dog hair substrates washed in either hexane or soap and water. Delayed egg production for fleas provided with bovine blood containing Na Citrate concentrations $>$8 mM was observed. Fleas fed with Na Citrate concentrations $\ge$24 mM had an increase in blood consumption and mortality. Certain concentrations of testosterone fed to fleas either in steer blood or in an alternate blood meal were associated …

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An Insider's View: The Teacher As Impetus In Literacy Acquisition., Kerry Pierce Laster Jan 1995

An Insider's View: The Teacher As Impetus In Literacy Acquisition., Kerry Pierce Laster

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The purpose of this study was to derive a deeper understanding of one successful kindergarten teacher, her behaviors, and her effect on students as they develop early literacy skills. This study examined the following aspects of teacher behavior as they related to early literacy development: (a) the interactions of the teacher with regular education and special education inclusion students in an inclusive kindergarten classroom with holistic, language-based curricula, (b) the behaviors of the teacher while engaging students in the literacy processes of reading and writing, (c) the behaviors of the teacher as she encouraged students to react to books using …

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Reconceptualizing A Secondary Content Area Reading Course From A Phenomenological Perspective Using Reflections Of Preservice Teachers., Edith Grossman Mayers Jan 1995

Reconceptualizing A Secondary Content Area Reading Course From A Phenomenological Perspective Using Reflections Of Preservice Teachers., Edith Grossman Mayers

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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 …

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The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Total Work Output And Metabolism During High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise., Michael Cory Prevost Jan 1995

The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Total Work Output And Metabolism During High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise., Michael Cory Prevost

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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: …

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The Influence Of Expert Status And Learning Style Preference On Critical Thinking Abilities Of Professional Nurses., Cynthia Ann Ofstad Prestholdt Jan 1995

The Influence Of Expert Status And Learning Style Preference On Critical Thinking Abilities Of Professional Nurses., Cynthia Ann Ofstad Prestholdt

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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 …

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Aqueous Processing Influences On Composition And Functionality Of Mechanically Separated Broiler Meat., Henri Khalil Salman Jan 1995

Aqueous Processing Influences On Composition And Functionality Of Mechanically Separated Broiler Meat., Henri Khalil Salman

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The demand for breast meat has caused a surplus of broiler legquarters, which cannot be easily or efficiently deboned by hand. Oxidative stability and texture of mince recovered with two mechanical deboners, a belt/drum separator with 5 mm (BD5), 2 mm (BD2), and 5 mm followed by 2 mm (BD5/2) drum or auger/sieve (SD) deboner with slit openings of 0.25 mm, were evaluated. Mechanical deboned chicken meat (MDCM) had higher fat, ash and lower moisture than hand deboned meat. BD2 meat contained calcium at levels below those allowed by USDA, but had higher fat that decreased oxidative stability. Washing of …

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Bela Bartok's "Scherzo For Piano And Orchestra", Op. 2: An Analytical Study., Richard Douglas Seiler Jr Jan 1995

Bela Bartok's "Scherzo For Piano And Orchestra", Op. 2: An Analytical Study., Richard Douglas Seiler Jr

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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 …

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Toward A New Concept Of Local Curriculum., Yonghwan Lee Jan 1995

Toward A New Concept Of Local Curriculum., Yonghwan Lee

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This study aims at exploring the possibility of a new concept of local curriculum. On the basic recognition that the New National Curriculum in Korea which is allegedly localized is not a localized one, this study analyzes the problems of Korean education and the New National Curriculum, and examines the new Korean curriculum in relation to debates on curriculum localization in the United States and England. The debates in the United States and England have been proved to be centered around the relinquishment of power from the central government to the local educational authorities and schools. To search for a …

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The Dual Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: The Heroic Narratives Of Martin Luther King, Jr. And Malcolm X., Kerry Paul Owens Jan 1995

The Dual Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: The Heroic Narratives Of Martin Luther King, Jr. And Malcolm X., Kerry Paul Owens

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Since reconstruction African-American leaders have embodied conflicting aspirations. While some leaders like Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass urged complete assimilation, others like W. E. B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey have preached autonomy and separation. These leaders have tended to serve as icons for rival programs; their rhetoric as authoritative, and their lives as inspired models for future leaders. This dissertation examines the hagiography of the two most famous leaders of the late 20th century, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. It argues that their rhetoric was undergirded by the myth of the heroic quest and that their lives …

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Applications Of Some Robust Statistics In Forestry., Kunjin Shi Jan 1995

Applications Of Some Robust Statistics In Forestry., Kunjin Shi

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All statistical procedures are based on a set of assumptions, such as normality, independence and linearity. In practical applications, these assumptions can rarely be satisfied completely. Deviation from classical parametric assumptions may result in loss of efficiency or even lead to misleading conclusions. Robust statistics that have been extensively studied in the past two decades provide alternatives to deal with such problems. This research was designed to investigate the applicability of robust estimation of population means and robust linear regression in forestry. Five robust estimators, Huber's minimax estimator, Hampel's three parameter redescending estimator, Andrew's wave estimator, Tukey's biweight estimator, and …

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Gelatin Of Rodlike Polymers., Deborah L. Tipton Jan 1995

Gelatin Of Rodlike Polymers., Deborah L. Tipton

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Gelation of rodlike polymers was studied by a variety of techniques. Fourier transform video microscopy was used to quantitatively study poly(p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole) in sulfuric acid on a preformed gel and as the gelation process occurred. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to determine the extent of the solvent shell surrounding molecules of hydroxypropyl cellulose upon gel formation and melting. Various light scattering experiments were performed on gels made from poly($\gamma$-benzyl-$\alpha$,L-glutamate) in toluene. Some of the analysis is geared towards a percolative type mechanism. The results and some suggestions for further work are presented.

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Nitrogen Fluxes In Mangrove Sediments And Their Coupling With Aquatic Primary Productivity In Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico., Victor Hugo Rivera-Monroy Jan 1995

Nitrogen Fluxes In Mangrove Sediments And Their Coupling With Aquatic Primary Productivity In Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico., Victor Hugo Rivera-Monroy

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The significance of nitrogen transformations in mangrove sediments to the exchange of nitrogen in mangrove forests and influence on aquatic primary productivity was studied between 1990-1992 in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico. Fluxes of dissolved inorganic and organic nitrogen, particulate nitrogen (PN), and total suspended sediments (TSS) were measured in a fringe mangrove forest using the flume technique. There was a net import of NH$\sb{4}\sp{+}$ and NO$\sb{2}\sp{-}$ + NO$\sb{3}\sp{-}$ from the creek and basin forest, while particulate (PN) and dissolved organic nitrogen were exported to the creek and basin forest. There was a net import of TSS to the fringe forest from …

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Tectonic Subsidence Of The Cretaceous Western Interior Basin, United States., Ming Pang Jan 1995

Tectonic Subsidence Of The Cretaceous Western Interior Basin, United States., Ming Pang

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The tectonic subsidence history recorded in middle Cenomanian to early Campanian (96 to 80 Ma) strata in the U.S. Cretaceous Western Interior basin was studied by applying two-dimensional flexural backstripping techniques to six regional stratigraphic sections across different segments of the basin. Results indicate that tectonic subsidence over the 16 m.y. study interval consists of two distinct components: a westward-increasing flexural subsidence confined within a few hundred kilometers of the thrust belt, and a spatially uniform "residual" subsidence that affected the entire basin. The residual subsidence does not represent signals of eustatic sea level changes but instead reflects epeirogenic movements …

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Development Of A Femtosecond Time-Resolved Raman Spectrometer For Hemoglobin Studies., Junbo Chen Jan 1995

Development Of A Femtosecond Time-Resolved Raman Spectrometer For Hemoglobin Studies., Junbo Chen

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A femtosecond time-resolved Raman spectrometer is developed to study the ultrafast dynamics of hemoprotein. The laser system consists of a dye laser synchronously pumped by the SHG of compressed ML Nd:YAG laser pulse, and a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier using chirped-pulse-amplification technique. The laser system provides 350 fs pulses output with 0.4 mJ/pulse energy at the repetition rate of 1 kHz. The tunability covers the whole Ti:sapphire lasing range with the use of different laser dye. Femtosecond time-resolved resonance Raman experiment shows that the ligand photodissociation quantum yield depends on the nature of ligand. With three ligands studied, CO has about …

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The Effect Of Tuning Stimulus Vibrato, Timbre, And Frequency On Tuning Accuracy Of University, High School, And Junior High School Instrumentalists., Wilma L. Benson Jan 1995

The Effect Of Tuning Stimulus Vibrato, Timbre, And Frequency On Tuning Accuracy Of University, High School, And Junior High School Instrumentalists., Wilma L. Benson

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The purpose of this study was to examine intonation in response to a variety of conventional stimuli. Specifically, the tuning accuracy of university, high school, and junior high school woodwind, brass, and string instrumentalists was compared when responding to taped stimuli of A = 440 Hz played on oboe non-vibrato and oboe with vibrato; and pitches produced electronically on a Korg$\sp{\rm TM}$ tuner of A = 430 Hz; A = 435 Hz; and A = 445 Hz. In question were the effects of vibrato, timbre, and frequency on tuning accuracy. Subjects (N = 198) were university music students (n = …

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The Efficacy Of Scaffolding Strategies In Holistic Language Intervention On Language And Phonologically Delayed Children., Monica Lynne Bradshaw Jan 1995

The Efficacy Of Scaffolding Strategies In Holistic Language Intervention On Language And Phonologically Delayed Children., Monica Lynne Bradshaw

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This study investigated the efficacy of scaffolding strategies within holistic language intervention with six language and phonologically delayed preschool children. The scaffolding condition was compared to two experimental controls using either wh-questions or print awareness techniques. It was hypothesizsd that the use of scaffolding strategies would result in greater semantic displacement, syntactic complexity, and phonological complexity than the use of either the wh-questions or print awareness controls. Efficacy of the conditions was measured by (a) semantic levels, (b) mean length of utterance, and (c) percent of words produced correctly. An alternating treatment was employed in the single-subject study. The subjects …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Aminoalkylcarbamoyl Cellulosics., Doris Ann Culberson Jan 1995

Synthesis And Characterization Of Aminoalkylcarbamoyl Cellulosics., Doris Ann Culberson

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The synthesis and characterization of chitin analogs based on water soluble amino cellulose derivatives are described. This family of derivatives exhibits properties suitable for applications as biodegradable carriers for pharmacons and agricultural chemicals, and production of high molecular weight polymeric quaternary salts. The chemical and physical properties of the group of amino cellulose derivatives prepared from the amidation of methyl carboxymethyl cellulose or the aminolysis of cyanoethylated cellulose with different diamines are analyzed. Converting the carboxy-methyl cellulose to a methyl ester produces a derivative more receptive to amidation. When the methyl carboxyl-methyl cellulose is treated with an excess of diamines, …

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Parallelization Of Reconstructability Analysis Algorithms., Patti E. Iles Jan 1995

Parallelization Of Reconstructability Analysis Algorithms., Patti E. Iles

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Bush Jones published a series of papers providing sequential algorithms that are key to reconstructability analysis. These algorithms include the determination of unbiased reconstructions and a greedy algorithm for a generalization of the reconstruction problem. The implementation of these sequential algorithms provide scientists and mathematicians with the means of utilizing reconstructability analysis in systems modeling. The algorithms, however, are so computationally intensive that the system is limited to a very small set of variables. Many papers have been written applying reconstructability analysis and maximum entropy methods to various disciplines. Reconstructability analysis has the potential of dramatically impacting the scientific community, …

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Articulation Of French Programs Between Secondary And Postsecondary Institutions: Language And Culture Performance Achieved By High School Students Enrolled In French Ii And College Students Enrolled In Second Semester Of French., Fatima Chajia Jan 1995

Articulation Of French Programs Between Secondary And Postsecondary Institutions: Language And Culture Performance Achieved By High School Students Enrolled In French Ii And College Students Enrolled In Second Semester Of French., Fatima Chajia

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The purpose of this dissertation was to examine whether or not there are differences in the performance achieved by high school students (enrolled in French II) and college students (enrolled in second semester of French), on tests of culture, listening, reading, grammar, speaking and writing. The results from the background questionnaires and the six tests show that: (1) Selfplacement is the most common procedure used by university false-beginners; (2) Overall, college students scored significantly higher than their high school counterparts on all six tests; (3) College true- and false-beginners scored significantly higher than high school students on tests of listening, …

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Personal And Occupational Mobility Characteristics Of Selected Dislocated Newspaper Workers., Jackie Lamar Benton Jan 1994

Personal And Occupational Mobility Characteristics Of Selected Dislocated Newspaper Workers., Jackie Lamar Benton

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The purpose of this study was to describe the personal and occupational mobility characteristics of selected dislocated newspaper workers and the residual effect of their separation and unemployment. Objectives of the descriptive study focused on: (a) demographic characteristics, (b) employment history, (c) occupational mobility, (d) economic and emotional impact, (e) attitudes and perceptions, and (f) education and training. A defined population of 132 dislocated newspaper workers was surveyed six and 18 months after departure from the industry. The researcher-designed survey instrument had 41 items (six months) and 43 items (18 months). Sixty-four dislocated newspaper workers responded at six months, and …

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