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A Strategic Planning Model For Implementing Community Development Block Grant Programs., John M. Lang

Masters Theses

"As problems of metropolitan areas have multiplied, the federal government has been drawn into an ever-increasing intimate funding association with city governments. Although federal funding for ii urban problems may have been considered a panacea by some, most local government agencies have now discovered that their problem has shifted in emphasis from where to find funds to that of meeting federal standards and requirements of application in order to get the funds.

The impact of federal programs on local government management is evident in the recently enacted federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Title I of the act …

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 …

A Study Of Stability Of Ac And Dc Transmission Lines Operated In Parallel., Tzyy-Cheng Wang

Masters Theses

"This thesis is concerned with the analysis, optimization and simulation of parallel operation of ac and de transmission lines.

An introduction and literature review are provided to give background information on how the parallel operation should be considered. The parallel system is analyzed, and the state equation is derived for determining the stability limit. The optimization of the control law U = Fx is determined by a standard quadratic cost function. Prefault, during fault and postfault situations in the parallel operation has been simulated by Continuous System Modeling program. Some comparison and comments are made between 1 ac, 1 de …

Effects Of Colloidal Materials And Polyelectrolytes On Carbon Adsorption In Aqueous Solution., Jack Taylor Garrett Jr.

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of certain colloidal materials and long-chain polyelectrolytes on the adsorption efficiency of some selected activated carbons which were manufactured from both coal-based and lignite-based materials. Phenol was used as the adsorbate to determine the adsorption efficiency.

At the beginning of the study, four brands of activated carbon (i.e. Filtrasorb 400, Darco, Norit, and Witco 256) were tried, based on the preliminary adsorption data, two activated carbons were subsequently selected for use throughout the entire study. These were Calgon's Filtrasorb 400 and American Norit's Norit activated carbons. The former represents a …

The Availability And Development Of An Automated Accounting System For Small Businesses., Margy Rice Beckmeyer

Masters Theses

"A good accounting system is a very essential part of the successful operation of a small business but is often lacking. Therefore, the objective of this research is to furnish a general automated accounting system suitable for use by the small business firm.

To determine the feasibility, a statistical survey was made to evaluate the availability of automated accounting systems now available to small business. The results of the survey suggest that computer systems are presently available to small business firms at economical prices, but to minimize cost the small firm may need to supply its own accounting program.

The …

An Analysis Of The Role And Effectiveness Of The Contract Manager In Government Contracting., Daniel Martin Wilson

Masters Theses

"The contract manager in carrying out the contract management function of government contracting represents a vital element of the procurement process. He is charged with responsibilities for assuring that a product or service is delivered in a timely manner and is of specified quality, quantity and price. However, research and a survey of his role reveal that he is regarded a s a functional specialist, guided by a mass of procedural requirements, and he is not included in the managerial hierarchy of contracting.

Because his role does not accord him the status or authority commensurate with the importance of the …

A Study Of Trace Organics And Trace Organic-Bound Metals In Raw And Finished Waters., Robert Lee Stewart

Masters Theses

"The main objectives of this study were: (a) to prepare a comprehensive review and evaluation of the literature pertaining to trace substances, with emphasis on their status in water supplies, health effects, and fate in treatment; ( b) to establish the methodology needed for measuring trace metals in trace organic substances; and (c) to determine the metal content of organic extracts recovered from surface, subsurface, and finished waters.

Raw and finished water was obtained at the Sedalia, MO, water treatment plant, and 5 sources were sampled (3 surface, 1 well, 1 plant-treated). The 0-CA* and SEM procedures were employed to …

Ultrasonic Instrumentation And The Dynamic Evaluation Of Asphalt-Aggregate Mixtures., John Edward Hill

Masters Theses

"Ultrasonic probes have been constructed for use in the dynamic and nondestructive testing of asphaltic concrete specimens. The probe systems exhibited characteristics superior to the solitary ii use of their main components, the piezoelectric crystals. The probes have the advantages of the reduction of ringing time, the concentration of ultrasound in one direction, the elimination of "noise" due to unshielded connections and the increased durability of the probe system.

The probes constructed were used in a limited testing program. Compression and transverse wave velocities in the specimens tested were measured simultaneously. Sample conditions suitable for maximum wave velocity corresponded to …

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Statistical Approach To The Study Of The Ecosystems Of Seven Ponds In East-Central Illinois, Gregory Lee Orr

Masters Theses

Gross primary productivity, heterotrophic bacterial numbers, and net phytoplankton densities of seven ponds in Coles County, Illinois, were studied in relation to physical, chemical, and biological habitat variables (light intensity and duration, turbidity, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, production, bacteria, and phytoplankton). Ten observations were made for each pond (except where otherwise noted) from 17 June through 25 August 1974. Stepwise multiple linear regression analyses of the data were used in order to determine those environmental factors which were important in predicting (i.e., significantly correlated with) bacterial and phytoplankton densities, and production. A multiple linear regression equation …

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.

Performance On A Drl Schedule As A Function Of Deprivation Levels, Scott E. Memenga

Masters Theses

Twelve male albino rats were divided into three groups that were exposed to a DRL-18 second schedule of reinforcement. Each group was maintained at 70%, 80%, and 90% ad lib weight respectively during 28 days of acqusition training. The 70% ad lib weight group demonstrated continued superior performance over the other two groups after the 10th day. The 80% and 90% groups evidenced little difference between each other until the 20th day when the 80% group showed slightly better performance. Performance was based on the mean time-response efficiency ratios [(reinforced responses/ total responses) + (reinforced responses/ total possible reinforced responses)/ …

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. …

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.

Ionic Thermal Current In Sodium-Rubidium Silicate Glasses., Chi-Ming Hong

Masters Theses

"The ionic thermal current (ITC) method has been employed to study alkali ion motion in a sodium silicate glass and two sodium-rubidium silicate glasses over the temperature range 110 ° K to 400 ° K. T wo peaks and three peaks were observed in a l.0Na₂O-3.0SiO₂ glass and a 0.75Na₂O-0.25Rb₂O-3.0SiO₂ glass, respectively. Only one peak and a high temperature shoulder were observed in the 0.50Na₂O-0.50Rb₂O-3.0SiO₂ glass. These peaks were attributed to orientation and space charge polarization with each peak associated with a particular movement of the sodium …

Computational Models Of Learning., Kenneth Jesse Marse

Masters Theses

"An investigation is made into the use of techniques which would normally be described as learning if encountered in a human being. A literature review of several subject areas including game-playing computer programs, automatic control systems, pattern recognition methods, and biological modeling is performed, with the purpose of extracting and examining those processes which exhibit learning. A general model of the type of learning most widely utilized in these areas is constructed and used to compare and contrast specific models which describe the learning techniques employed. Some specific models which do not exhibit learning as described by the general model …

Chamber Work, Larry Simpson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Socialists Within The Black American Experience, 1917-1924, John M. Andrick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Method Of Predicting The Economic Effects Of Highways In Undeveloped Countries., Mohamed Magzoub Abdallah

Masters Theses

"This paper reviews the findings of the socio-economic impact studies pertaining to land-use changes. An attempt is made to explain, through land-use studies, the relationship between the past and future development of the City of Rolla, Missouri, and the system of highways serving the city, The relationship between land-use changes, expressed in active units rather than areas, and the level of activity related to those changes, rep resented by 0-D traffic volumes, is studied for Rolla and the difference in the behavior of this relationship in undeveloped countries is discussed"-- Abstract, p. ii

A Geochemical And Microscopic Study Of A Recently Discovered Deposit In Southern Illinois Fluorspar District., Prachon Chareonsri

Masters Theses

"A bedding-replacement fluorite deposit, discovered by recent drilling in the northeast part of the Cave in Rock district, southern Illinois, has been studied by a combination of geochemical, X-ray, and microscopic techniques. The dispersion pattern for trace zinc, lead, cadmium and copper concentrations in carbonate host rocks adjacent to the fluorspar deposit, determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, appears to hold only little hope in serving as an aid to exploration. Only cadmium anomalies appear closely related to the known fluorspar ore, and those values are not greatly above background.

Broad zinc and cadmium anomalies and a narrow lead anomaly are …

Analysis Of The Stresses Induced In Rock By Rock Splitters., Diogenes De Jesus Chollett

Masters Theses

"The method of solution of the problem of determining the stress and displacement distributions around an unfractured circular hole subjected to nonuniform applied internal pressure located in an infinite plate is developed. Two problems are solved for two different representative boundary conditions. The problem of determining the stress distribution around a circular hole with two symmetric radial cracks subjected to nonuniform applied radial pressure located in an infinite plate is analyzed and developed for further solution"-- Abstract, p. ii

Religious Change As An Influence On Sacred Musical Styles In Tudor England, Susan Hayes Hitchens

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Studies Of Acetylcholinesterase In Synaptosomes, Syed Abbas Rizvi

Masters Theses

Acetylcholinesterase from rat brain was studied in crude homogenates, partially purified enzyme fractions, and in synaptosomes, to observe modification of the enzyme as a consequence of the modification of the membrane containing it.

Sodium dodecyl sulfate decreases the absorbance due to particles in the homogenate. This change in absorbance was proportional to both the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate and the concentration of the particles. Further, sodium dodecyl sulfate caused sulfhydryl groups to appear in the crude homogenate and in partially purified enzyme fractions. Synaptosomal preparations did not give such results. At concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulfate sufficient to cause …

Establishing A General Vocational Advisory Committee For Cumberland Unit District #77, Robert G. Rogers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Publications Policy For The Official Student Newspaper At Quincy Senior High Ii, Quincy, Illinois, Dwight Connelly

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Preparing A High School Handbook, Larry Roger Bradford

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Power Parity In Dyadic Disputes: Towards An Analysis Of International Organization Success, Jerry D. Florence

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Descent Into History: Chicago, Ideologies And Repression 1917-1918, Richard Allen Morton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Existential Elements In The Works Of Ernest Hemingway, Carl Klemaier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.