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The History Of Men's Intercollegiate Athletics At Danville Junior College, Danville, Illinois, Terry T. Hill

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Development Of Auto Body Technology And Industrial Maintenance Technology, Richard W. Yandell

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Development Of An Evaluation Service For The Freshman Guidance And Counseling Program At Carl Sandburg High School In Orland Park, Illinois, Richard C. Wolford

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The Body Language Of Self-Disclosure, Duane Connett

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A study was conducted to investigate the relationship of the Jourard Self-disclosure Inventory (JSDI) to 1) nonverbal behavior and 2) actual disclosure (validation of the JSDI) as measured by the number of words and speaking time. Latency was also involved. From 120 students completing the inventory 30 students scoring in the upper 30% (high-disclosers) and 30 from the lower 30% (low-disclosers) were chosen to participate in an interview. The interview consisted of 30 topics of varying intimacy about which Ss disclosed. The high-discloser group and low-discloser group were compared by a rating scale for “open” behaviors “closed” behaviors during the …

Belize (British Honduras): Odd Man Out, A Geo-Political Dispute, Gustave D. Damann

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An Evaluation Of Junior High Guidance Services In Taiwan, Republic Of China, Chen-Ku Hwang

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City Planning And Politics In 136 Midwest Cities, James A. Owen

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A Study Of Six Interventions Strategies In Altering Attendance Behaviors Of High School Students, Robert T. Freehill

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A Selective Study Of Negro Worksongs In The United States, Margaret E. Hilton

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Mercury Levels In Muscle Tissue Of Stream-Dwelling Fish, Tom Frost

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Tecumseh: His Rhetoric And Oratory, Bette-Jon Schrade

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Predestination As A Motif In Faulkner's Light In August, Virginia A. Riegel

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The Theme Of Othello, James Irving Krumrey

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The Role Of Instructional Design In Selected Educational Programs For Senior Citizens, Charles Lee Kauderer

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Blood Parasites Of Illinois Wild Turkeys, Ulrike G. Guenthner

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Blood smears, from 152 wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) killed during hunting seasons in southern Illinois, were examined for blood parasites. Haemoproteus meleagridis infected 34% of the 83 adult and 19% of the 69 immature turkeys. Of the infected birds, 54% had one or two infected cells per 5000 erythrocytes and 78% had one to five. Infection rates were significantly higher in counties along the Mississippi River than in Pope County, located about 40 miles east of the river. Other parasites specifically searched for but not found were Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma and microfilaria.

A Developing Frontier: Logan County, Illinois To 1872, D. Mark Huddleston

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A Didactic Group Therapy Program For The Treatment Of Depression, John J. Hansen

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A study was conducted to examine the pretest - posttest change scores on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale between an experimental group and control group of geriatric subjects. From a total of 22 subjects tested, eleven were randomly chosen for the experimental group and eleven were randomly chosen for the control group. All subjects were residents of a self-care unit of a nursing home. The subjects used in the experimental group were involved in ten sixty-minute didactic group therapy sessions, while the control group subjects were not treated. A t - test was used to determine the differences between the …

Initial Impact Of Physical Attractiveness On A Counselor's Perceived Helpfulness And Rated Personality Traits, Jodell Lorna Cheska

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A total of 230 students, 122 high school and 108 junior college students viewed a taped presentation of a counselor who was presented as either attractive or unattractive in physical appearance. Another group just heard the audio portion of the attractive tape. Students then rated their impressions of the counselor on 12 personal traits and their perceived helpfulness of the counselor on 16 problems. The attractive counselor was perceived to be significantly more attractive and professional than the unattractive counselor. The attractive counselor was not seen as significantly more helpful with any of the 16 problems presented. The unattractive counselor …

Schizophrenia: Institutionalization And Dependence, Jerry L. Boyd

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The review of the literature dealt with dependence in mental patients. Additional focus was given to the process of patienthood as it relates to the acquisition of dependence. Research on schizophrenia was then discussed and the special interaction of the schizophrenic and the environment was explicated. Finally, attention was given to the unique relationship between the schizophrenic mental patient and dependence.

57 Ss from a rural area in the midwestern United States were given the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (Form C). Ss were divided into 3 groups. The groups were matched according to age, sex, race, marital status, and education. …

An Attempt To Find Auditory Communication In The Squirrel Monkey Via Cooperative Conditioning, Michael T. Bardo

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A Survey Of The Practical Learning Experiences Provided The Media Intern Through The Suburban Chicago Media Internship Program, Barry W. Kishpaugh

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Lactate Removal From The Blood Of Trained Distance Runners Following Strenuous Intermittent Exercise, Benjamin F. Timson

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the rate of lactate removal from the blood of trained distance runners, during recovery from maximal intermittent exercise.

Five well trained male subjects (mean VO₂ max of 69.79 ml/kg/min) were selected for the study. Four of the subjects were members of the 1975 Intercollegiate Cross Country team and one was a member of the 1975 Intercollegiate Soccer team at Eastern Illinois University. Each subject received an orientation to the treadmill and a maximum oxygen consumption test prior to the actual test procedure. The test procedure consisted of three separate warm-down periods …

The Effects Of A Calisthenic Exercise Program On Fourth Grade Elementary School Children, Toby Bedford

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Systematic Relaxation Training And The Process Of Methadone Detoxification, Dennis Crowley

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This study examined the completion and noncompletion of methadone detoxification of two groups of subjects enrolled in a heroin treatment program. Twenty-six subjects who had been addicted to heroin for a minimum of two years and were receiving methadone were randomly assigned to an experimental and control group. The experimental group was assigned a series of relaxation training sessions. Each subject, at the outset, was receiving 18-22 mg of methadone daily. Two counselors conducted the relaxation training which began at the 18-22 mg dosage level.

Completion of methadone detoxification was defined by the following criteria. (1) The subject ceased to …

A Proposed Learning Resources Center For Illiterate Adults Of Lagos, Nigeria, Ahmed O. Shodeinde

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Feeding Selectivity Of Young-Of-The-Year Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus Dolomieui Lacepede, In Four Rearing Ponds, Gordon Brent Manning

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The Internship, Mary Ellen Martin

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The Cloze Procedure As A Testing And Teaching Device, Suzanne Gibbs

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Latin American States And The Law Of The Sea, King Farouk Brimah

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A Study Of The Feasibility Of Consolidation Of School Districts 113, 115, And 116, Richard B. Adams

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