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Influence Of Vicarious Reinforcement On An Observer's Speed Of Conflict Resolution, Nola R. Powell

Master's Theses

Conflict, expressed parsimoniously yet meaningfully, result from "competition between incompatible responses" (miller 1944). Conflict identified in this manner must be distinguished from a psychoanalytic definition invoking internal dynamic states and forces as explanatory concepts. In the interest of working with behaviors that are more readily observable and measurable, this paper will focus on conflict as defined in the first sense.

Lewin (1931), in particular, was instrumental in launching a concept of conflict based psychological field forces. Field forces, which were considered to be acquired, were said to have valences which had a point of application, strength, and direction. Valences could …

"The Beau Ideal Of A Soldier" : Brigadier General Charles Dimmock, Eugene M. Sanchez-Saavedra

Master's Theses

Charles Dimmock (1800-1863), the subject of this biography, played "many parts" in his lifetime; Soldier, Educator, Hero, Businessman, Engineer, Promoter, Family man and Civil Servant. A northerner by birth, Dimmock adopted the state of Virginia as his mistress and place of residence and he devoted the last twenty years of his life to the state's military and civil development.

With Richmond, Virginia, in the 1840's and 50's, as his stage, Dimmock, who was certainly the hero of his own biography, worked with an astonishing variety of supporting players, ranging from the top civil and military leaders in America to the …

Substituted ℓ-Dialkylaminomethyl-3-Phenyl-1-Naphthalenemethanols, Richard Elroy Davis

Master's Theses

Malaria is still a world health problem. Established antimalarial drugs have become ineffective in many areas because of the emergence of resistant strains of malaria. New efforts have been initiated to study variations of new untried compounds and earlier structures shown to have activity. The 4-quinolinemethanols fall into the latter class. The great activity of the 4-quinolinemethanols is offset by their phytotoxic activity.

The possibility that substituted o(-dialkylaminomethyl-3-phenyl-1- naphthalenemethanols, as analogs of the 4-quinolinemethanols, would be effective antimalarials, yet not have the phototoxic side effect, is discussed in this paper. Synthetic pathways to the naphthalenemhethanols are discussed. Experimental procedures are …

The Comic Vision Of Samuel Beckett, James Ambrose Walsh

Master's Theses

The twin poles of eating and excreting which he mentions point up Beckett's preoccupation with the physical over the spiritual, an interest which stands as a clue to tho understanding of his comic vision, the one element which remains constant and at the heart of his writing throughout bis career. At the center of this interest is a theory of comedy best investigated through his relationship to Henri Bergson, the French philosopher and author of Laughter, a theory of the comic. Though there is no concrete evidence of any direct influence on Beckett from Bergson, the incredible similarities in their …

Caesar In Spain : An Economic Policy?, Robert O. Turek

Master's Theses

The question we set out to investigate was whether Caesar exhibited an organized policy toward the economy of the Spanish provinces. Two distinct aspects have been considered: that of Spain itself and its economic growth and that of Caesar personally and his policies.

During the first century B.C. the Spanish peninsula was exhibiting signs of the economic growth which reached its height during the first two centuries of Imperial times. Mining, industry and commerce were flourishing. Agriculture was becoming ore diverse and profitable. Italian immigration, both of money and manpower, was providing an impetus to spur the growth which had …

Label Uptake In Maternal And Fetal A/Jax Mouse Tissues After Maternal Injections Of Tritiated Cortisol: A Liquid Scintillation Study, Gilbert E. Dodds

Master's Theses

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Physiology Of A Uv-Induced, Coagulase-Positive, Avirulent Mutant Of Staphylococcus Aurues As Compared To Its Virulent Parent, James J. Bertucci

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Glutaraldehyde As A Cold Sterilizing Agent For Endodontic Instruments, Gary Max Ritchie

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The Effects Of Various Cation Concentrations On Salivary Amylase Activity, William Macdonald Reeves

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Correlations Between Behavioral Changes And Drug Induced Variations Of The Levels Of Mouse Brain Catecholamines And Serotonin, Daniel Leo Richardson

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Dentofacial Changes Of The Pre-Adolescent Child Produced By Heavy, Continuous Posterior Traction To The Maxillary Molars, Parallel To The Occlusal Plane: A Serial Cephalometric Investigation, Norman Lewis Sanders

Master's Theses

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Circadian Rhythm In The Labial Gingival Epithelium Of The Rat Maxillary Incisor, Paul A. Stutman

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Effect Of Vitamin D On Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis In Bone, Sue Ann Eckhardt Shelley

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A Morphologic Comparison Of The Periodontal Ligament Of Normal Versus Accelerated Erupting Teeth In Rats And Guinea Pigs, Andrew P. Trapani

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Effect Of Niacin And Its Analogs On Growth And On The Glucose Catabolic Pathways Of Staphylococcus Aureus, Manohar V. Wadke

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Transformation And Transfection In Mycobacterium, Louis A. Desalle

Master's Theses

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The Intracanal Diffusion Of Camphorated Para-Mono-Chlorophenol In Endodontics: An Autoradiographic Study, Gerald R. Heiman

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The Effects Of Some Oral Hypoglycemic Agents On Hexokinase Activity, Geoffrey A. Karasek

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Determination Of Reduction And Enhancement Of The Apparent Contrast Of Grid Patterns As A Function Of Brief Adaptation Durations, John Paul Bisaha.

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The Villagers Of Hemmingford Abbotts: 1278-1339, Elaine Gravelle Clark

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An Examination Of The Self-Concept And Education Of The Culturally Disadvantaged Black Student: Some Administrative Implications, Mckinley Dillingham

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The Logical Problems That Prevented David Hume From Refuting The Argument From Design, Jeffery L. Grove

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The In Vitro Synthesis Of Melanin In The Avian Pineal When Treated With D, L-Dopa, Bernadette Ann Nowicki

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La Influencia Existencialista En Algunos Autores Espanoles Del Siglo Xx, Dulce Maria Perea

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Combined Microspectrophotometry And Autoradiography Of Late Interphase Nuclei In Physarum Polycephalum, Joseph K. Vlchek

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A Brief Study Regarding G. W. Leibniz's Conceptions Of Time, Loo Ina Van

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Case Relations Of The Two Part Verb In English, Lester Gould Woody

Master's Theses

This paper attempts to explore one relatively small phenomenon of language. Linguistics is what might be thought of as a discipline in its infancy. Men have studied language for thousands of years: Dionysius Thrax of Alexandria codified the grammar of Greek in the second century B.C. But it has been only in the last thirty to forty years that scholars have studied language as it is spoken, as the living tool for symbolization that more than anything else distinguishes man from the lower animals. Linguists try to describe and to explain language, not to prescribe how it should be used. …

The Barren Soul : A Study Of Ellen Glasgow's Religious Revolt, Reva May Jenkins

Master's Theses

He stared in amazement. "You're writing on Ellen Glasgow, on her religious beliefs! Did she have any?"

The time, the speaker, and the words changed but never the question. This paper is my answer. It is the study of five rather different aspects of a religious philosophy. All of Miss Glasgow' s writings were examined. However, since all the fictional writings could not be properly studied in a paper of this size, examples were taken mainly from seven novels selected as representative. These include the following: the first two published novels, The Descendant and Phases of an Inferior Planet; …

James Branch Cabell : Laughing Existentialist, George R. Hazelton

Master's Theses

In the history of American literature, there have been numerous authors whose popularity and critical acclaim were long in coming often delayed long past their deaths. Melville, for example, comes immediately to mind. Others have enjoyed a brief notoriety and have then slipped into oblivion for years until their "rediscovery."

One of the prime vehicles for renewed interest in ignored American authors has been the critical consideration of American humorous literature that has flowered during the 1940's, 50's and the 60's, This criticism, given impetus by Walter Blair's Native American Humor (1937)has made Seba Smith, Edgar Wilson Nye, and Finley …

The Effects Of Estradiol And Growth Hormone On Liver And Plasma Protein Of The Hypophysectomized Water Snake, Terry Chong Der

Master's Theses

The effects of estradiol and ovine growth hormone (GH) on liver and plasma protein of hypophysectomized Nat rix fasciata (southern banded water snake) were investigated. Liver and plasma protein concentrations were determined colorimetrically end expressed a mg/gm wet weight tissue.

Significant increases in liver protein levels occurred 48 and 7 hours after a single injection of estradiol in hypophysectomized animals. A single injection of GH had a like effect . Estradiol had a greater effect on liver protein levels than did GH. When estradiol and GH were administered together to hypophysectomized animals there was no apparent additive effect of the …