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Social And Political Perspectives In The Thought Of Søren Kierkegaard, David Bruce Fletcher Jan 1980

Social And Political Perspectives In The Thought Of Søren Kierkegaard, David Bruce Fletcher

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Avoidance Learning Of Anxiety : An Application Of Signal Detection Theory, Maribeth Ekey Aug 1979

Avoidance Learning Of Anxiety : An Application Of Signal Detection Theory, Maribeth Ekey

Master's Theses

The purpose of the present study was to test the appli­ cation of Signal Detection Theory to a model for the development of anxiety. An attempt was made to condi­ tion anxiety responses to decreasing magnitudes of a noxious stimulus through the negative reinforcement of avoidance behavior. An analogue based on Mandler and Watson's (1966) interruption theory was designed. Data from 32 male and female volunteers from the University of Richmond subject pool were used in the final analy­ sis. All students were pretested with Sarason's (1972) Test Anxiety Scale and placed in high- and low-anxiety groups according to …


An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Sex Role Attitudes And Sex-Typed Behaviors, Kimberly Evans Merrill Jan 1979

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Sex Role Attitudes And Sex-Typed Behaviors, Kimberly Evans Merrill

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Selected Cognitive Style Dimensions And Piagetian Levels Of Cognitive Development, Luisa B. Gutierrez Jan 1979

The Relationship Of Selected Cognitive Style Dimensions And Piagetian Levels Of Cognitive Development, Luisa B. Gutierrez

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Morphology Of The Canine Renal Lymphatic System, Kurt H. Albertine Jan 1979

The Morphology Of The Canine Renal Lymphatic System, Kurt H. Albertine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Evaluation And Prediction Of Integumental Profile Changes Resulting From Orthognathic Surgery To Correct Mandibular Prognathism, Parley Jack Feller Jan 1979

Evaluation And Prediction Of Integumental Profile Changes Resulting From Orthognathic Surgery To Correct Mandibular Prognathism, Parley Jack Feller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Holistic Essay Scoring: An Application Of The Model For The Evaluation Of Writing Ability And The Measurement Of Growth In Writing Ability Over Time, Judith A. Powills Jan 1979

Holistic Essay Scoring: An Application Of The Model For The Evaluation Of Writing Ability And The Measurement Of Growth In Writing Ability Over Time, Judith A. Powills

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Torquing Forces Coincident To Archwire Dimension And Composition In The Straight Wire Appliance, John Katsis Jan 1979

Torquing Forces Coincident To Archwire Dimension And Composition In The Straight Wire Appliance, John Katsis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozyme Patterns From Five Species Of Snakes : Comparison Of Rattlesnake Vibratory Muscle With Body Epaxial Muscle, Cecil Bernard Cross Aug 1978

Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozyme Patterns From Five Species Of Snakes : Comparison Of Rattlesnake Vibratory Muscle With Body Epaxial Muscle, Cecil Bernard Cross

Master's Theses

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isozyme patterns of seven tissues in each of five species of snakes are described from their polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic characteristics. The tissues examined included vibratory tail muscle, non­ vibratory tail muscle, body epaxial muscle, heart muscle, whole blood, liver and kidney. The species of snakes included Crotalus adamanteus, C. h. horridus, Agkistrodon piscivorus and Sistrurus miliarius barbouri from the family Crotalidae and Natrix taxispilota from the family Colubridae. These snakes show a decreasing continuum of tail vibratory activity, respectively, to N. taxispilota, which has a non­vibratory tail muscle.

Crotalus adamanteus, C. h. horridus and A. piscivorus have …


The Investigation Of 3,4- Dipheny1-3- Cyclobutene-1, 2-Dione As A Precursor To A Bis-Ketene, John Dana Myers May 1978

The Investigation Of 3,4- Dipheny1-3- Cyclobutene-1, 2-Dione As A Precursor To A Bis-Ketene, John Dana Myers

Master's Theses

The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of 3, 4-diphenyl-3-cyclobutene-1, 2-dione as a synthetic precursor to bis-ketenes and ultimately examine the chemical behavior of this relatively unknown system. We intend to investigate some of the chemical behavior of bis-phenylketene produced by the well-documented photochemical ring opening of 3, 4-diphenyl-3-cyclobutene-1, 2-dione. Specifically the use of alkenes a chemical traps for the bis-ketene will be investigated. These reactions will be compared and contrasted to the behavior of the ketenes and vinyl ketenes.


From The Natural To The Civil State : The Evolutionary Process As Viewed By Thomas Hobbes, John Locke And Jean Jacques Rousseau, Sue Slate Donaldson May 1978

From The Natural To The Civil State : The Evolutionary Process As Viewed By Thomas Hobbes, John Locke And Jean Jacques Rousseau, Sue Slate Donaldson

Master's Theses

The social contract theory was used extensively in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries by political philosophers to popularize the belief that governments were obligated to the people . This theory maintained that the people had originally formed governments, had set their limits and were allowing them to continue to operate. Governments owed their existence not to God and not to kings, but to the people. The social contract theorists tried to explain how political obligations were formed by men in a pre-political state. In order to do this, they first had to describe this pre-political state and demonstrate …


Meaning And Method : A Comparative Study Of Edmund Husserl And Ezra Pound, Jesse N. Mayo Jr Apr 1978

Meaning And Method : A Comparative Study Of Edmund Husserl And Ezra Pound, Jesse N. Mayo Jr

Master's Theses

In his essay entitled "Phenomenology of Heading" Georges Poulet explains how a "reading" is possible"

The universe of fiction is infinitely more elastic than the world of objective reality. It lends itself to any use; it yields with little resistance to the importunities of the mind. Moreover - and of all the benefits I find this the most appealing - this interior universe constituted by language does not seem radically opposed to the me who thinks it.... In short, since everything has become part of my mind, thanks to the intervention of language, the opposition between the subject and its …


Peirce's Concept Of Habit And Its Value For Modern Educators, James John Velasco Jan 1978

Peirce's Concept Of Habit And Its Value For Modern Educators, James John Velasco

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Variance And The Expectation Of Future Contact Upon Personality Impression Formation, Brian Lee Bentley Jan 1978

The Effects Of Variance And The Expectation Of Future Contact Upon Personality Impression Formation, Brian Lee Bentley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of The Educational Game As A Method Of Skill Building In The Junior High School Language Arts Area, Mary E. Quinlan Jan 1978

The Effectiveness Of The Educational Game As A Method Of Skill Building In The Junior High School Language Arts Area, Mary E. Quinlan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Interorganizational Influences: A Multi-Dimensional Approach, James Lucas Jan 1978

Interorganizational Influences: A Multi-Dimensional Approach, James Lucas

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Relationship Of State-Trait Anxiety And Type Of Practice To Reading Comprehension Of College Students, Lewis R. Waid Aug 1977

Relationship Of State-Trait Anxiety And Type Of Practice To Reading Comprehension Of College Students, Lewis R. Waid

Master's Theses

Sixty male and female college students of average scholastic aptitude, 30 with high A-trait and 30 with low A-trait, were tested for reading comprehension following either massed (MP) or distributed practice (DP) with narrative reading material. Twice during the experiment the students' A-state was assessed through Spielberger's STAI A-state scale. The findings demonstrated; (a) high A-trait students responded to the experimental situation with greater elevations in A-state; (b) performance on the reading comprehension task was related to A-trait level with low A-trait students performing significantly better; (c) the A-state level of the students immediately prior to the reading comprehension test …


Factor Analysis : A Method For Determining Mexican-American Cultural Preservation, Philip Spencer Camilleri Jun 1977

Factor Analysis : A Method For Determining Mexican-American Cultural Preservation, Philip Spencer Camilleri

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Description Of The Educational System For The Disadvantaged Indian Population In Mexico, Perla K. Blejer Jan 1977

Description Of The Educational System For The Disadvantaged Indian Population In Mexico, Perla K. Blejer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Social Role Of The Grandmother Among Puerto Ricans On The Mainland, Constance E. Ludwig Jan 1977

The Social Role Of The Grandmother Among Puerto Ricans On The Mainland, Constance E. Ludwig

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Convergent And Discriminant Validity Of The Koppitz Scales And A Hiler-Nesvig Formula With Children's Human Figure Drawings, Roger William Semyck Jan 1977

Convergent And Discriminant Validity Of The Koppitz Scales And A Hiler-Nesvig Formula With Children's Human Figure Drawings, Roger William Semyck

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Morphological And Histological Study Of The Hepatitis B Antigen Treated Nicotiana Sylvestris And Nicotiana Tabaccum Variety Xanthi, Jeanne Elisabeth Moldenhauer Jan 1977

A Morphological And Histological Study Of The Hepatitis B Antigen Treated Nicotiana Sylvestris And Nicotiana Tabaccum Variety Xanthi, Jeanne Elisabeth Moldenhauer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Assessing Student Co-Curricular Needs And Interests Through An Objective Method, Peter J. Mccann Jan 1977

Assessing Student Co-Curricular Needs And Interests Through An Objective Method, Peter J. Mccann

Master's Theses

Problem

Previous research has shown that when potential dropouts are actively involved in the school program, the dropout rate is reduced. Co-curricular activities have been found to be the most effective method of getting potential dropouts involved. The problem has been that implementation of co-curricular activities has relied on the subjective value judgment of administrators. This project attempted to develop an objective method for assessing student co-curricular needs and interests.

Method

There were three phases to this project. The first phase was an extensive review of the literature in order to determine factual evidence. The second phase was the development …


The Orientation Of Asplanchna Brightwelli In A Weak Horizontal Magnetic Field, Priscilla Kathleen Dale Jan 1977

The Orientation Of Asplanchna Brightwelli In A Weak Horizontal Magnetic Field, Priscilla Kathleen Dale

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Mathematical Models Of Multiple Cued Recall, Kathleen K. Biersdorff Jan 1977

A Comparison Of Mathematical Models Of Multiple Cued Recall, Kathleen K. Biersdorff

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Tissue Culture Medium (T199) On The Sutural Growth In Albino Mice, Eliezer Garcia Jan 1977

The Effects Of Tissue Culture Medium (T199) On The Sutural Growth In Albino Mice, Eliezer Garcia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Endotoxic Lipopolysaccharide Activation Of Complement: A Role For The Alternate Pathway, Blase Brown Jan 1977

Endotoxic Lipopolysaccharide Activation Of Complement: A Role For The Alternate Pathway, Blase Brown

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Planning For Both Growth And Quality Of Life In Southern Santa Clara County, California, Lee Bourgoin Jan 1977

Planning For Both Growth And Quality Of Life In Southern Santa Clara County, California, Lee Bourgoin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Fe (Iii) - Initiated Oxidase Reaction With Ferroxidase-Ii, Glenn Alexander Hegamyer Aug 1976

An Fe (Iii) - Initiated Oxidase Reaction With Ferroxidase-Ii, Glenn Alexander Hegamyer

Master's Theses

A reaction involving iron as an intermediary electron carrier for the coupling of electron transfer from an endogenous substrate to ferroxidase-I has been proposed.

The enzymic nature of the reacti on has been established and studies with iron chelating agents have demonstrated the involvement of Fe(III). The kinetic parameters of ferroxidase-11 with Fe (lll) were found to be quite similar to those previously established for Fe(Il). The participation by the copper associated with ferroxi dase-11 was ascertained by use of the copper chelating agent, diethyl -di thio-carbamate .

A variety of substances normally found in blood were surveyed as possible …


Anais Nin's Under A Glass Bell : From Interior Fatality To Psychological Motion, John Harty Aug 1976

Anais Nin's Under A Glass Bell : From Interior Fatality To Psychological Motion, John Harty

Master's Theses

Most of the critic ism on Anais Nin has been an overview of her entire work. Under A Glass Bell is included but, to my knowledge, no one has explored each individual story deeply enough since Nin herself recommends Under A Glass Bell as the book to begin with when reading or studying her works. Ibelieve that her recommendation is correct because Under A Glass Bell contains the nucleus of themes which she conc entrates on in all of her works, including the Diaries.