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Political Verbal Behavior, Paul Richard Shukovsky

Masters Theses

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A Report Of An Internship In Western Michigan University Para-School Learning Center Kalamazoo, Michigan, Providentia Pollard

Masters Theses

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Organizational Traits Affecting Change In The Michigan Division Of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mary Jo Deegan

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An Acquisition Of New Administrative Skills With Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Jerry B. Van Leeuwen

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Implications Of Photogeologic Linears In The South Long Lake Area, Alpena And Presque Isle Counties, Michigan, Richard E. Kimmel

Masters Theses

There are numerous linear features in Alpena and Presque Isle Counties, Michigan, which are generally visible on aerial photographs. These photolinears trend in two general directions, northeast-southwest and northwest-southeast. These two sets are perpendicular to each other, and represent vector means of two fracture sets.

The development of the photolinears began in Early Devonian. Throughout its history, ground water flowed along underground channels connecting fracture intersections. This underground drainage network is responsible for many of the photolinears. Some of the photolinears can be attributed tb Early Devonian ground water activity and subsequent collapse of the Salina Salt basin, and some …

Report Of An Internship Experience With The Calhoun Intermediate School District, Robert G. Lowman

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Types Of Music On Worker Productivity In A Sheltered Workshop, Wayne D. Veneklasen

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The Mental Patient As Machiavellian: An Exploratory Study, Louise B. Leader

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A basic question in the study of mental illness has been whether mental patients were victims of society or manipulators of their own careers. Four hypotheses were developed to investigate the manipulative aspect of this question. Patients were selected from three different mental institutions: a state hospital, a Veteran's Administration Hospital, and a private church-related hospital. The patients' records and a group-administered battery of test instruments provided the data used to test the hypotheses. Only one of the hypotheses was supported and the basic question remained unanswered. Lack of support for the remaining three hypotheses was not seen as conclusive …

Loss Probabilities In Queueing Processes, R. P. Singh

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Perspectives For Industrial Arts Administrators, Peter G. Burke

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An Analysis Of The Relationship Between The Instructional Emphasis Of Two Filing Textbooks Commonly Used In Secondary Schools And Their Relation To The Filing Procedures In The Business Office, Patricia Ann Skinner

Masters Theses

This study compared the instructional material in two textbooks commonly used for high school filing instruction with the perceptions of records supervisors and office practice teachers.

A questionnaire was designed for each of the two major groups of respondents. Usable survey instruments were completed by supervisors of 67 offices in the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph area and office practice teachers in the 13 high schools in the same geographic area.

While the records supervisors and office practice teachers were in agreement on a number of points relating to the filing process and instructional emphases (using a rank-order mismatch formula), they were …

Operant And Classical Conditioning Of Single Units In Area 18a Of The Rat’S Cortex, Francis E. Butler

Masters Theses

The effect of the previous history of a single unit on its present firing pattern was studied using classical and operant conditioning. The units were in area 18a of the rat's cortex. It was found that there are polymodal units in that area. The firing pattern can be changed using classical conditioning. The rate of firing can be increased one standard deviation above the mean rate by reinforcing with brain stimulation. The rate can also be changed one standard deviation below the mean rate. This occurs when the trials come at a fixed time and when the trials come at …

Characterization Of Streptozotocin Induced Small Colony Phenotypes In Bacteria, David M. Zimmer

Masters Theses

Streptozocin-induced small colony variants of E. coli were characterized and found to have a genetic basis. Both E. coli and S. typhimurium were susceptible to the mutation causing small colonies. Small colony cell lines exhibited a greatly increased generation time and were shown to be non-motile, electron microscopy revealing a complete loss of flagella. The small colony phenotype was revertible by streptozotocin and nitrosoguanidine. The locus responsible for small colony phenotype in one strain of E. coli was found to map within a 19 minute segment of the chromosome between HfrH and HfrC.

An Internship To Develop A Screening Process To Determine Probable Pilot Training Success, Ronald Dean Quisling

Masters Theses

The internship with the Department of Transportation Technology at Western Michigan University enabled the investigator to develop a screening method for the department to use in its pilot training program. It provided an opportunity to study the many and varied skills needed in order to successfully complete the pilot training course and to learn the various techniques used in pilot training. After choosing a screening method, it was given to those students enrolled in flight instruction during the 1972 Fall semester. It was the first time any type of research was begun at Western Michigan University in the aviation curriculum …

Numerical Calculation Of The Currents In Bent Wire Antennas, Min Ho Kang

Masters Theses

"The current distribution for bent dipole antennas is numerically calculated by using a digital computer. A delta-gap at the center is assumed for the drive. Several different bend-angles are considered including the cases of the straight wire and the inverted-L. The total length of the wire considered is λ/2 while the ratio of the bent portion over the vertical portion is varied. The method of solution is based on Mei's integral equation and the method of moments. The use of Mei's integral equation eliminates the need for the application of the boundary condition at the point of bending. For …

Landscapes Unique: Manuscripts To Paranoics, Mark Alan Trumper

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The Effect Of Gesturing Behavior On Verbalization In Pre-School Deaf Children, Pamela S. Blair

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A Method Of Improving The Predictive Validity Of The Predictive Screening Test Of Articulation, Bradley R. Chase

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The Development Of A Severity Rating Scale For Evaluating Harsh Voice Quality, Sandra Kay Slater

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A Durational Analysis Of Inter- And Intra-Syllabic /S/ Blends, Ajit Harisinghani

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The Organization Of A Citizens Advisory Council In The West Richland Community Unit #2 School District, 1972-73, Robert L. Craft

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Between Two Worlds Become Much Like Each Other: Man In And Out Of Time In The Four Quartets, James Thomas Jones

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Middle Class Follies Reflected In The Comedies Of Thomas Shadwell, Lila Elaine Horn

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The Palestine Resistance: The Politics Of Despair, Najib N. Younis

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Efficacy Of Reinforcement In An Observational Paradigm, Charles M. Krizic

Masters Theses

Study investigated the effectiveness of reinforcement in an observational paradigm where the dependent variable was indicated by increased morphological resemblance of an observer (O) after viewing a model (M). The stimulus was a series of novel responses recorded on videotape with each child viewing the tape individually. The subjects were 32 Head Start males divided into four groups. The first group was administered verbal praise prior to the modeling session. The second served as the vicarious reinforcement condition and observed an adult praise the model. The third group received direct reinforcement during the test for acquisition. The control group received …

A Survey Of Selected Speech-Communication Graduate Curricula In Illinois, Patricia Lynn Richards

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The Status Of The Craft Program In Industrial Arts In The Secondary Schools, William H. Lietz

Masters Theses

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Comparison Of /S/ Acquisition Under Block Vs. Intermittent Scheduling, Vicki Tripp

Masters Theses

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Power, Divergence, And Stability Factors Affecting The Use Of A Krypton Laser As A Multispectral Illumination Source, David Perry Owsley

Masters Theses

"Specific performance characteristics of a krypton laser were measured. Evaluation criteria were dictated by the proposed use of the laser as a multi-wavelength illumination source. The laser output power, spectral power distribution, and output stability were measured as a function of wavelength and transverse mode order, to determine optimal operation characteristics. Data are presented defining the compromise between laser output power and beam divergence when the laser is operated multi-wavelength, and in several low-order transverse modes. There is an advantage of increased output power when the laser is operated in transverse modes higher in order than TEM₀₀, but …

A Study Of The Measurement Of Noise Power, Larry Smith Heflin

Masters Theses

"In order to compute a power signal-to-noise ratio in the numerical simulation of a communication system, it is necessary to measure the power of the noise present. The required integration can be approximated by many numerical techniques. Five numerical integration methods are available in the user-oriented System/360 Continuous System Modeling Program. Measurements of the power of an additive Gaussian noise waveform are performed, and an analysis of the accuracy of the measurement compared to theoretical values is presented"--Abstract, page ii.