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The Theatre Of Religion: Jimmy Swaggart Within American Myth Discourse., Terry Grant Byars Jan 1992

The Theatre Of Religion: Jimmy Swaggart Within American Myth Discourse., Terry Grant Byars

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This study explores the myth of the self-made man in American popular culture and how Jimmy Swaggart, the renowned televangelist, manipulates this myth in representing himself as an American hero. Central to such inquiry is Swaggart's use of theatrical device in promoting his heroism. Three fundamental questions provide the focus for investigation: (1) How in general does the creation of myth serve the needs of culture? (2) How specifically does the myth of self-made-ness benefit American culture? and (3) How is Swaggart able to participate in this powerful myth (especially using theatrical modes) in order to gain cultural sanction? In …

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Detecting The Scale And Resolution Effects In Remote Sensing And Gis., Changyong Cao Jan 1992

Detecting The Scale And Resolution Effects In Remote Sensing And Gis., Changyong Cao

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This study examines the relationship between resolution and fractal dimensions of remotely sensed images. Based on the results of testing for the reliability of the algorithms on hypothetical surfaces, the isarithm algorithm is selected for determining the fractal dimensions of remotely sensed images. This algorithm is then applied to simulated fractal Brownian motion images and four calibrated airborne multispectral remotely sensed image data sets with different true and artificial resolutions for Puerto Rico. The results from applying the fractal method to images at different levels of resolution suggest that the higher the resolution of an image, the higher the fractal …

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Selection And Characterization Of Populations Of Rapid-Cycling Brassica Rapa L. Differing In Their Response To Rootzone Hypoxia., Christine Jo Daugherty Jan 1992

Selection And Characterization Of Populations Of Rapid-Cycling Brassica Rapa L. Differing In Their Response To Rootzone Hypoxia., Christine Jo Daugherty

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Challenging a heterogenous population of plants (rapid-cycling Brassica rapa L.) with waterlogging, we selected plants which differed in their response to rootzone hypoxia. Based on visual criteria, individuals from the waterlogged wild-type population were separated into "tolerant" and "sensitive" groups and mass pollinated to produce the next generation. This selection protocol was continued for seven generations. Under waterlogged conditions, chlorophyll concentrations in the tolerant population were significantly greater than in the sensitive population. After eight days of waterlogging, tolerant plants had significantly greater dry root and shoot weights than the sensitive plants. However, when tolerant and sensitive populations were grown …

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Investigations Into The Pathogenesis Of Acute Equine Laminitis., Linda Elizabeth Cummings Jan 1992

Investigations Into The Pathogenesis Of Acute Equine Laminitis., Linda Elizabeth Cummings

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A profound decrease in perfusion of the laminar capillaries has been documented during acute equine laminitis, resulting in ischemia of the laminar tissue. Oxygen radicals are believed to mediate ischemia/reperfusion injury. The effects of (1) three hours of surgical ligation of the major blood supply of the equine digit followed by ligature release, (2) resection of the medial and lateral palmar digital arteries, and (3) digital intraarterial infusions of an oxygen radical generating system, were investigated. Laminitis was not induced by any of these manipulations. Clinical signs and alterations in hemograms observed following these procedures are reported. Preliminary identification of …

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The Keepers And The Kept: The First Hundred Years Of The Tennessee State Prison System, 1830-1930. (Volumes I And Ii)., Larry D. Gossett Jan 1992

The Keepers And The Kept: The First Hundred Years Of The Tennessee State Prison System, 1830-1930. (Volumes I And Ii)., Larry D. Gossett

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Tennessee built its first state penitentiary in Nashville in 1830 on Sixteenth and Church Streets on land that is now a downtown parking lot. Revisions in the criminal code made many offenses punishable by imprisonment instead of corporal or capital punishment, and the convict population grew steadily. Continuing concern was expressed by the General Assembly that the penitentiary be self-supporting, and much effort was expended at all levels of government to accomplish that end. This study covers the history of approximately the first one hundred years of the Tennessee State Prison System. It begins with an overview of the criminal …

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Modeling Of Circulation And Transport In Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana And Its Implications For Oyster Harvesting Management., Ellen J. Prager Jan 1992

Modeling Of Circulation And Transport In Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana And Its Implications For Oyster Harvesting Management., Ellen J. Prager

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Contamination of oyster-rich waters in south Louisiana by sewage-related wastes is believed to occur on a seasonally varying basis, and pose a serious threat to both human welfare and the local economy. Fluctuations in the meteorologic and oceanographic conditions in the region are believed to be responsible for the variability observed in bacterial concentrations. To gain a better understanding of the relationship between transport processes, environmental forcing, and the potential for contamination, a combined program of in situ measurements and numerical modeling techniques was conducted in the nearshore waters of Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana. A finite element model based on the …

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Influences On The Instream Distribution Of Astyanax Fasciatus In A Small River In Costa Rica., Cecil Kelly Swing Jan 1992

Influences On The Instream Distribution Of Astyanax Fasciatus In A Small River In Costa Rica., Cecil Kelly Swing

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The instream distribution of the tetra, Astyanax fasciatus, was investigated through approximately 700 hours of field observations in a small Costa Rican stream on the southwestern Pacific coast near Golfito. Individuals tended to remain in particular pools where they subsisted primarily on a diet of terrestrial insects. These fish were able to migrate, and only as many individuals stayed in any pool as could be sustained there by available food resources. Because the water intercepted insects fairly uniformly over its surface, the biomass of fish occupying any particular pool was proportional to its surface area (r$\sp2$ = 0.652). The amount …

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Learning Horn-Clauses As Classification Rules For Relations., Mary Pamela Langley Jan 1992

Learning Horn-Clauses As Classification Rules For Relations., Mary Pamela Langley

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Explanation-based learning (EBL) has been applied numerous times in many different domains using as much background knowledge as possible to guide the learning process. We design and implement a new EBL based algorithm called FORGE (FOrming Rules from Ground Explanations) which operates utilizing limited background knowledge. The input to the FORGE algorithm consists of examples and counterexamples of the target concept in the form of ordered tuples along with example tuples of base relations. This limited input is used to construct explanation trees which produce ground rules. These ground rules are then generalized and evaluated using simple cover counts. Different …

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Behavioral Influences On Predator-Prey Interactions Between Juvenile Teleosts And Meiofauna., John Nathan Mccall Jan 1992

Behavioral Influences On Predator-Prey Interactions Between Juvenile Teleosts And Meiofauna., John Nathan Mccall

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Predator-prey relationships between post-larval and juvenile teleosts are greatly influenced by the manner in which feeding behavior of fish interacts with the behavior of meiofaunal prey. Juvenile starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus Pallas) in a southeastern Alaskan bay fed disproportionately on the harpacticoid copepod Microarthridion littorale (Poppe), particularly on males. This apparent selectivity was not due to differing vertical distribution of harpacticoid species or to feeding in other locations. Comparison of ingested prey to harpacticoid assemblages collected by various techniques (including near-bottom collections) suggested that the prey selection shown by starry flounder may be the result of emergent behavior of its …

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The Epidemiology Of The Soybean/Diaporthe Phaseolorum Var. Caulivora Pathosystem In Louisiana., Guy Boyd Padgett Jan 1992

The Epidemiology Of The Soybean/Diaporthe Phaseolorum Var. Caulivora Pathosystem In Louisiana., Guy Boyd Padgett

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Field and greenhouse experiments were conducted during 1988-1991 to investigate the epidemiology of the soybean/Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora (Dpc) pathosystem. The following points were addressed: (i) the effect of inoculation timing on soybean yield and disease severity, (ii) the efficacy of Dpc inoculum during the growing season, (iii) the possibility of alternative hosts for Dpc, and (iv) the relationship between threecornered alfalfa hopper injury and stem canker severity. Inoculation timing had a significant effect on the yield of Dpc susceptible or moderately susceptible soybean cultivars. Soybean yield was reduced most (83 to 93%) and disease severity was greatest (84 to …

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The Interference Of Non-Meaningful Learning On Subsequent Meaningful Learning., Dolores Pesek Simoneaux Jan 1992

The Interference Of Non-Meaningful Learning On Subsequent Meaningful Learning., Dolores Pesek Simoneaux

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The purpose of this study is to develop a framework for the notions of meaningful and non-meaningful and to test for learning interference from a non-meaningful then meaningful instructional sequence. A review of the literature reveals that terminologies differ widely, but similarities in notions emerge. The terms meaningful and non-meaningful are employed here to indicate, respectively, richness in relationships, or a relative absence of relationships both within the knowledge structure, and in relation to previous knowledge. Based on a Piagetian framework of learning involving assimilation/accommodation and consequently disequilibrium, I hypothesize that non-meaningful learning tends to establish constructs that interfere with …

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Codependency Issues In Selected Contemporary American Plays., Jill Stapleton Bergeron Jan 1992

Codependency Issues In Selected Contemporary American Plays., Jill Stapleton Bergeron

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Codependency is defined in this study as a disease characterized by individual adult inability to function in everyday life, in particular regards to personal relationships with others, in a healthy and self-loving manner. The study points to the works of several prominent theorists and practitioners in this field, such as John Bradshaw, Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, Anne Wilson Schaef, and John and Linda Friel, as authoritative resource material on the subject. Being progressive in nature, codependency eventually leads to a host of severe personality and physical disorders, and usually to some form of suicide. The study points to abusive treatment in childhood--either …

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Effects Of Imagery-Eliciting Strategies On Imagery Processing, Memory, Beliefs, Attitudes, And Intentions From Print Advertisements., Laurie Anne Babin Jan 1992

Effects Of Imagery-Eliciting Strategies On Imagery Processing, Memory, Beliefs, Attitudes, And Intentions From Print Advertisements., Laurie Anne Babin

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The dissertation research examined four research questions. First, the question of whether or not imagery processing could be measured was addressed. It was assumed that mental imagery does exist and can be measured in three dimensions: quality, quantity, and elaboration. Support for this assumption is provided by the psychometric properties of the scale developed to measure imagery processing in concert with the support toward nomological validity of the construct that was provided by applying the scale in an experiment. Second, antecedents to mental imagery were examined, namely, the imagery-eliciting strategies of pictures and instructions to imagine, and their effects on …

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Genetics Of Stalk And Seed Quality Traits In Maize (Zea Mays L.) With Lfy Gene., Sridhar Dronavalli Jan 1992

Genetics Of Stalk And Seed Quality Traits In Maize (Zea Mays L.) With Lfy Gene., Sridhar Dronavalli

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Parenchyma cell death (PCD) in stalk internodes of maize (Zea mays L.) is related to stalk rot. Spread of stalk rotting fungi is restricted by living parenchyma cells. A previously reported correlation coefficient of 0.70 between leaf midrib cell death (LMCD) and PCD indicated that selection for LMCD might result in low PCD, thus improving stalk quality. Inheritance of PCD and LMCD in maize possessing the leafy (Lfy) gene needs to be investigated. Experiments were conducted in three environments to estimate general (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) effects for PCD and LMCD via a diallel cross among seven Lfy …

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Effects Of Hydrologic Alterations On The Vegetation And Soils Of Marshes In Southern Louisiana., Kathryn Marie Flynn Jan 1992

Effects Of Hydrologic Alterations On The Vegetation And Soils Of Marshes In Southern Louisiana., Kathryn Marie Flynn

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Hydrology is the primary forcing function in wetlands. Therefore, alterations to hydrology, which can result from either natural or anthropogenic causes, can have dramatic effects on wetland structure and function. Structural marsh management, one type of anthropogenic alteration, employs levees and water control structures to reduce or reverse wetland loss and enhance the productivity of natural renewable resources. Its use is becoming increasingly popular in southern Louisiana as a solution to the problem of marsh deterioration despite the fact that very line comprehensive data is available on the effectiveness of this practice. Associated with the use of structural marsh management …

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The Development, Validation, And Application Of A Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument To Detect Misconceptions In The Areas Of Force, Heat, Light And Electricity., Bobby Jo Franklin Jan 1992

The Development, Validation, And Application Of A Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument To Detect Misconceptions In The Areas Of Force, Heat, Light And Electricity., Bobby Jo Franklin

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the concepts prevalent among students in specific physical science related classes and to identify what classroom teachers would do when confronted with this knowledge. A 40 item instrument, Misconception Identification in Science Questionnaire (MISQ), was developed to identify certain concepts in the areas of force, heat, light, and electricity and administered to 509 students. Interviews were conducted with a stratified sampling of 27 students to validate the instrument. Six teachers were observed and interviewed to determine teacher opinion relative to test usefulness, diagnostic testing in general and other instructional factors. Quantitative and …

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A Conjoint Analysis Of Wetland-Based Recreation: A Case Study Of Louisiana Waterfowl Hunting., Christopher Ec Gan Jan 1992

A Conjoint Analysis Of Wetland-Based Recreation: A Case Study Of Louisiana Waterfowl Hunting., Christopher Ec Gan

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Conjoint analysis is a recent evolution in mathematical psychology that has been employed extensively in the marketing environment. The technique is concerned with measuring the joint effect of two or more independent variables on the ordering of a dependent variable. Conjoint analysis relates an individual's preferences to a set of prespecified attributes. The objective of conjoint analysis is to decomposed a set of responses to factorially designed stimuli in which the utility of each stimuli attribute can be inferred from the respondents' evaluations of the stimuli. In addition, conjoint analysis and its economic foundations are developed in the context of …

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Soot Suppressing Mechanisms Of Iron In Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames., David Worthington Hahn Jan 1992

Soot Suppressing Mechanisms Of Iron In Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames., David Worthington Hahn

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In-situ light scattering measurements are combined with chemical analysis of sampled soot particles to elucidate the mechanisms through which iron addition affects soot formation and growth processes in fuel-rich, premixed propane and oxygen flames. Soot particle optical inhomogeneity resulting from the addition of iron is accounted for in the light scattering analysis using an effective refractive index model. The influence of iron addition on soot particle diameters, number densities, volume fractions, surface areas, and specific growth rates is investigated. In addition, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to determine the chemical state of iron species throughout the flame. The analysis revealed …

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Making The Secular Sacred: An Analysis Of Linguistic Devices Used To Give Religious Perspective To Ordinary Events., Wayne Porter Gregory Jan 1992

Making The Secular Sacred: An Analysis Of Linguistic Devices Used To Give Religious Perspective To Ordinary Events., Wayne Porter Gregory

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It has been suggested that human beings do not possess social reality so much as they actively and cooperatively construct it by means of language in interaction with others. The manipulation of symbols, the creation of inferences, the posturing of one's personal identity all work together to enable participants (both speakers and hearers) in a given speech event to create social reality and reaffirm and maintain their social relationships. In religious speech communities, like the one investigated in this study, participants seek to create a different kind of social reality--one that encompasses all of the individual and corporate experiences of …

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Effects Of Heat And Iron Fractions On Lipid Oxidation In Meat., Dongmei Han Jan 1992

Effects Of Heat And Iron Fractions On Lipid Oxidation In Meat., Dongmei Han

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Size exclusion (SE) and hydrophobic interaction (HIC) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods were developed for determining hemoglobin, myoglobin, and total pigments in beef and chicken. Hemoglobin and myoglobin in beef, but not in chicken, were separated by HIC with minimum detectable levels of 0.187 and 0.085 $\mu$g/$\mu$l, respectively. Determination of total pigment by SE-HPLC (minimum detection of 0.001 $\mu$g/$\mu$l) was more sensitive than with spectrophotometric assay. The effects of heat at 55$\sp\circ$C, 70$\sp\circ$C, 85$\sp\circ$C, and 100$\sp\circ$C on the distribution of iron in six fractions (water-soluble, water-insoluble, diffusate, hematin, total heme, and ferritin) in beef and chicken muscles were determined. …

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Development Of A Portable And Selective Volatile Organic Compound Analyzer Based On An Enhanced Microchip Gas Chromatograph., Aaron Meleki Mainga Jan 1992

Development Of A Portable And Selective Volatile Organic Compound Analyzer Based On An Enhanced Microchip Gas Chromatograph., Aaron Meleki Mainga

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Although the use of portable gas chromatographs is a well established technique, it is still experiencing rapid growth. For continued growth and acceptance, however, it must be a viable alternative over the use of traditional gas chromatographs, in terms of its applicability for identification of important compounds, and its routine use for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (voc) in ambient air. The biggest limitation to the use of portable gas chromatographs is their lack of sensitivity to low concentrations of voc's. Most portable gas chromatographs at present have a detection limit of about 1 ppmv, while the concentration of …

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Host Quality Of Baldcypress And Its Influence On Fruittree Leafroller, Archips Argyrospila (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Performance In Forested Wetlands Of Louisiana., James R. Meeker Jan 1992

Host Quality Of Baldcypress And Its Influence On Fruittree Leafroller, Archips Argyrospila (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Performance In Forested Wetlands Of Louisiana., James R. Meeker

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Ecological relationships between the fruittree leafroller (FTLR), (Archips argyrospila (Walker)) and a new host, baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.)), were investigated in southern Louisiana where persistent annual defoliation over increasingly larger areas has occurred since 1983. Defoliation was observed to correspond with common types of baldcypress foliage morphology; designated as open and appressed. Pondcypress, Shumard oak and citrus foliage also were examined. The objectives were to: (1) determine the relative suitability/susceptibility of foliage types, and (2) quantify parameters of foliage quality possibly influencing FTLR performance. Levels of defoliation, egg mass counts, and laboratory bioassays of: initial survival, host preference, growth, feeding, …

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Diagnostic Techniques For Detection Of Permethrin-Resistant Soybean Loopers, Pseudoplusia Includens (Walker), Determination Of The Impact Of Insecticide Treatments On Age-Specific Mortality And Feeding Activity, And Estimation Of Field Control., Jeffrey Scott Mink Jan 1992

Diagnostic Techniques For Detection Of Permethrin-Resistant Soybean Loopers, Pseudoplusia Includens (Walker), Determination Of The Impact Of Insecticide Treatments On Age-Specific Mortality And Feeding Activity, And Estimation Of Field Control., Jeffrey Scott Mink

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A glass vial bioassay was developed to detect permethrin resistance in soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker), larvae. Third, fourth, fifth, and sixth instar soybean loopers from laboratory (susceptible) and field strains were exposed to several concentrations of permethrin in 20 ml glass vials. LC$\sb{50}$'s for third, fourth, and fifth instars from each field strain were not significantly different. A discriminating concentration of 0.5 $\mu$g permethrin per vial was identified for detection of permethrin resistance in soybean looper field populations. Field strains from cotton-soybean agroecosystems exhibited higher levels of resistance than strains from soybean-corn agroecosystems. The reliability of the vial bioassay …

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Photophysics And Photoredox Reactions Of Molybdenum(Iii) And Molybdenum(V) Complexes., Abdul Kabir Mohammed Jan 1992

Photophysics And Photoredox Reactions Of Molybdenum(Iii) And Molybdenum(V) Complexes., Abdul Kabir Mohammed

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The solution photophysics and photoredox reactions of several Mo$\sp{\rm III}$ and Mo$\sp{\rm V}$ complexes have been studied. Acetonitrile solutions of (Me$\sb3$ (9) aneN$\sb3$)MoX$\sb3$ (X = Cl, Br, I; Me$\sb3$ (9) aneN$\sb3$ = 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) are phosphorescent at room temperature, with the following emission maxima, lifetimes, and quantum yields: X = Cl, 1120 nm, 1.0 $\mu$s, and 6.1 $\times$ 10$\sp{-5}$; X = Br, 1130 nm, 800 ns, and 9.6 $\times$ 10$\sp{-5}$; X = I, 1160 nm, 400 ns, and 1.2 $\times$ 10$\sp{-4}$. HB(Me$\sb2$pz)$\sb3$MoCl$\sb3$ (Me$\sb2$pz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazole), (Me$\sb3$ (9) aneN$\sb3$)WCl$\sb3$ and mer-MoCl$\sb3$(pyridine)$\sb3$ phosphoresce more weakly. All three molybdenum-Me$\sb3$ (9) aneN$\sb3$ complexes undergo reversible …

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The Life And Work Of The Orchestral Bass Trombonist, Allen Ostrander, And The Development Of His Bass Trombone Methods And Solos., Ronald Gene Smith Jan 1992

The Life And Work Of The Orchestral Bass Trombonist, Allen Ostrander, And The Development Of His Bass Trombone Methods And Solos., Ronald Gene Smith

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The purpose of this monograph is to document the career of Allen Ostrander as an orchestral bass trombonist as well as an arranger and composer for the instrument. It also examines the significant contributions be made regarding performance skills, teaching, and improvements to the bass trombone. The research was accomplished primarily by conducting an interview with Ostrander. Additional information came from former colleagues, students, and orchestras that give insight into his life and career as performer, composer, and teacher. The monograph begins with a discussion of Ostrander's tenor trombone studies before he became a professional bass trombonist. He studied with …

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Ultrafast Study Of Photochemistry On Chromium Hexacarbonyl Using Resonance Raman Spectroscopy., Soo-Chang Yu Jan 1992

Ultrafast Study Of Photochemistry On Chromium Hexacarbonyl Using Resonance Raman Spectroscopy., Soo-Chang Yu

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In this dissertation ultrafast photochemistry of Cr(CO)$\sb6$ using picosecond resonance Raman spectroscopy is studied. The advantage of the transient resonance Raman spectroscopy for this study is demonstrated along with a Raman differencing technique. This study is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with the property of the electronic excited state of the Cr(CO)$\sb6.$ The attempt to reveal the excited electronic structure of Cr(CO)$\sb6$ is tried with the help of Albrecht vibronic theory and wave packet description. Reaction coordinate and Jahn-Teller effects have been investigated in detail. Two possible reaction coordinates are found in contrast to the results …

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American Civil Religion And The Presidential Rhetoric Of Jimmy Carter., Michael James Adee Jan 1992

American Civil Religion And The Presidential Rhetoric Of Jimmy Carter., Michael James Adee

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Scholars have long speculated about the role of American civil religion and political discourse. Of particular interest to rhetorical scholars is the function of a civil religion idiom within presidential discourse. The cornerstone of this study is founded upon Rod Hart's ideas in The Political Pulpit (1977) wherein the nature of American civil religion is described through the metaphor of a legal contract. A rhetorical approach to civil religion provides the framework for this study. Nine major public speeches by Carter as candidate and president, from 1974 to 1979, are examined in order to locate and identify the symbolic breeches …

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Molecular Cloning, Expression And Site-Directed Mutagenesis Of A Complementary Dna Encoding Rabbit Muscle Fructose 6-Phosphate-1-Kinase., Jau-Yi Li Jan 1992

Molecular Cloning, Expression And Site-Directed Mutagenesis Of A Complementary Dna Encoding Rabbit Muscle Fructose 6-Phosphate-1-Kinase., Jau-Yi Li

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This dissertation contains three parts based on my research project which investigates three aspects of rabbit muscle phosphofructokinase (ATP: D-fructose-6-phosphate-1-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.11; PFK). The first part reports the isolation and characterization of two full-length rabbit muscle PFK cDNAs. The DNA sequences of these two cDNAs (cDNA-A and cDNA-B) show an identical coding sequence but heterogeneous 5$\sp\prime$untranslated regions. cDNA-A is formed by removal of a 1.7 Kb upstream intron while cDNA-B retains the 3$\sp\prime$region of this intron. The second part describes the expression of the cDNA in several bacterial hosts. Recombinant rabbit muscle PFK has been expressed at a significant level …

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Taxonomic Treatment Of Indigofera L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) In The New World., Alan Wayne Lievens Jan 1992

Taxonomic Treatment Of Indigofera L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) In The New World., Alan Wayne Lievens

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The current taxonomic study of Indigofera (Fabaceae) as it occurs in the New World has several aims. The first addresses taxonomic and nomenclatural issues related to North American taxa. Because such issues have not been well understood for many of these taxa at various ranks, a synopsis of all taxa known to be referable to North America is presented along with a thorough discussion of nomenclatural issues (including synonymy) for each. This discussion is initially placed within the framework of the species groups proposed by Rydberg in 1923. A preliminary cladistic analysis of these North American species groups is presented. …

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Shell-Model Description Of Rotational Motion In Odd-Mass Nuclei., Husney Ahmed Naqvi Jan 1992

Shell-Model Description Of Rotational Motion In Odd-Mass Nuclei., Husney Ahmed Naqvi

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An algebraic shell-model realization of a quantum rotor for integral and half-integral angular momenta is introduced. The underlying symmetry of the theory is the SU(3) $\supset$ SO(3) group structure. The algebraic model reproduces the eigenvalues of the quantum rotor hamiltonian well for normal shell-model configurations; the mapping is exact for small values of the angular momentum in large SU(3) representations. A shell-model hamiltonian using this algebraic realization of the quantum rotor and other non-central one-body interactions is used to reproduce the experimental spectra of representative even and odd-mass ds-shell nuclei.

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