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Estimation Of Vehicle Transfer Functions., Leonard Francis Laskowski Iii

Masters Theses

"This study is an investigation of several techniques used to estimate lateral control models for vehicles. The lateral control model that was identified related steering wheel angle input to lateral acceleration output. Two different order models were identified, one a biquadratic and the other a fourth order lowpass system with second order numerator dynamics. The two main approaches investigated were:

1) Regression analysis

2) Fast Fourier Transform Techniques These techniques were chosen because of their inherent immunity to noise.

A CSMP simulation of all identified models was then made to determine their validity. These checks were made using laboratory data …

The Nuremberg Decision, Sauckel And Speer, Michael P. Koeberlein

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

"Project Dial": An Early Childhood Screening Program, Lewis S. Sarff

Masters Theses

This field study addressed the problem of "actively seeking" out and identifying children (ages 3 to 5 years) likely to develop late learning problems upon school enrollment. The procedures developed and reported in this paper deal with initial public relations, facilities, personnel, an evaluation instrument Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), hearing and vision testing, and reporting of results to parents and school personnel.

The paper also includes means and standard deviations for DIAL subtest scores by one year age groups and by sex, as well as simple and multiple r's for each of the DIAL variables individually …

The Use Of Fiber To Create Sculptural Forms, Christine Danner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Fungicides And Insecticides For Control Of Rose Pests, Paul F. Webb

Masters Theses

The author was requested by a representative of the Ortho Chemical Company to test various fungicides and insecticides on hybrid tea roses.

Roses are one of the most time consuming and most difficult ornamentals to manage due to several diseases and insects that attack them. Two of the first and foremost skills that the author had to acquire were the proper planting and the subsequent care of roses.

The purpose of the research project was to compare the effectiveness of experimental products with presently available fungicides and insecticides. Before new chemicals can be marketed much data must be collected to …

The Development Of A Checklist For E.M.H. Prescription Learning, Imogene Jo Anne Tilford

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Variation In Manner Of Oral Reading On The Fluency Of Nonstutterers, Saralynn Scott

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Some Relationships In The Water Quality And Life Forms Of Field Tile Effluents And Downstream Water, Joseph C. Sidwell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Industrial Marketing Practices And Strategies Of Nigerian Manufacturers, Efiong John Etuk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Comparative Studies Of The Computational Analysis Of One Dimensional Gas Flow, Johnny Ziebarth

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Restructuring A Staff Appraisal System, Larry Douglas Janes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Basis For Articulation In Community Unit No. 2 Schools, Crawford County, Illinois, Carl E. House

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Major Trends In The Explanation Of Direct International Investment, Mark Grier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Existential Elements In The Works Of Ernest Hemingway, Carl Klemaier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Suicidal Nature Of Chivalry: A Study Of Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, Timothy A. Shonk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Recapitulation And Alteration In Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy, Elizabeth Anne Shapland

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Identification Of Exemplary Secondary Media Practices Within The Southeastern United States, Donald T. Beagle

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

A Manual Of French And German Lute Notation, Elizabeth Carson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Establishment Of A District Media Center In Ottawa School District 141, William L. Connelly

Masters Theses

The study consisted primarily of an evaluation on the media program in the Ottawa Elementary School District 141 and recommendations for improving this program. A key element in improving the program is the establishment of a district media center.

The study begins with a review of the literature concerning the role of the media in schools, the value of coordinating media programs, and the role played by district media centers.

The paper explains the categories used in evaluating the schools and examines each in relationship to the established criteria set forth in Standards for Educational Media (Library and Audiovisual) Programs …

The Social History Delinquency Scale, Mary A. Byrne

Masters Theses

Twenty four delinquents from Coles County, Ill. and twenty four non-delinquents were given the Social History Questionnaire (Best and Ericksen, 1973). The two groups were matched on age, sex, and self-reported social status. An item analysis was performed and the questions which differentiated between the delinquents and the nondelinquents were identified. A delinquency subscale was then developed from the 54 significant questions.

School Bus Transportation In Illinois In 1974 & 1975, Emil F. Williams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Parasites Of Channel Catfish In Illinois Hatcheries, Charles Dale Meryman

Masters Theses

Ninety channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were trapped during September 1973 through April 1974 at three hatcheries located at Worden, Centralia, and Kinmundy, Illinois. All were examined for parasites and 87 were parasitized. The trematodes Azygia angusticauda and Neascus sp. were found in the gastrointestinal system and Cleidodiscus floridanus and Dactylogyrus sp. were attached to the gills. Five cestode genera, including Bothriocephalus sp., Corallobothrium giganteum, Eubothrium sp., Haplobothrium sp., and Proteocephalus ambloplitis were present. Rhabdochona sp. was the only nematode found. Protozoans; Costia sp., Myxobolus sp., Scyphidia macropodia and Trichodina discoidea and one kind of glochidium were observed. …

Prediction Of School Achievement In The Primary Grades, Bonnie Kay Hanley

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Pesticide Residues In The Illinois Wild Turkey, John M. Bridges

Masters Theses

Adipose tissue from 55 turkeys, killed during the 1974 hunting season in southern Illinois, was grouped by age and location of the birds, and the pesticide concentrations in them were determined by gas/liquid chromatography. Twelve different pesticides were identified in the samples with only four, total DDT, heptachlor epoxide, toxaphene, and linuron, being present in all samples. Concentrations ranged from 0.02 ppm to 0.88 ppm.

An Intercorrelation Analysis Of The Itpa And Feature Finders, Debra Betts Bork

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

An Investigation Of Receptive And Expressive Pluralization And Tense Inflectional Skills Of Three Year Old Children, James Michael Coffman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Survey Of The Organizational Patterns Of Library Media Centers Of Public Senior High Schools In Two Selected Regions Of The State Of Illinois, Carrie Chen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Universality Of Management Principles And Applicability Of American Management Know-How In Less Developed Countries., Minas Lessanu

Masters Theses

"The title is the Universality of management principle through the history and development of management thoughts. It illustrates the gradual education of management principles. Then it goes on to discuss certain problems of the field of management, in particular the problems associated with semetics.

The thesis then discloses the different management principles in the different managerial functions of planning, organizing staffing and controlling. It then shows these principles to be universal and finally discloses the different environmental constraints that evolved and concludes that they are universal, but their applicability is to a certain extent possible and highly dependent on the …

An Examination Of The Adaptive Random Search Technique., Mark William Heuckroth

Masters Theses

"Random search procedures have recently been successfully applied to the optimization o f a variety of chemical engineering problems, including optimization of chemical processes by flow sheet simulation. These procedures represent the independent variables as random variables described by probability distributions. The adaptive random search procedure centers the distribution for each variable about the best search point found and examines this region for a better point. Thus, this technique has the ability of continuously moving the search region toward the optimum, which is particularly advantageous in following constraints.

This study examines the efficiency of the adaptive random search technique as …

An Experimental Model For Predicting The Commodity Futures Market., C. E. Roy Francis

Masters Theses

"Trading of· commodity futures contracts is one of the purest forms of speculation available today. Inherent is the risk of substantial losses. In an effort to reduce these risks, this research was undertaken.

As a result, a computer program was developed to forecast the prices of commodity future contracts on a daily basis. The program employs the Monte Carlo Technique of simulation and provides expected values for the next trading day.

During the development and testing of the prediction model. various trading techniques were also tested. A trading technique utilizing the difference between the forecasted price and the actual price …