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The Introduction, Demonstration And Evaluation Of A New Typeface Identification System, J. Ames Parsons

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Graphic communicators, including typographers, designers, and descriptive bibliographers, are often called upon to identify typefaces. Since there are thousands of typefaces available in the marketplace today, it is unlikely that any one designer, typographer or bibliographer can name them all at sight. Accordingly, there is a need tfor a typeface identification system. The purpose of this paper is to introduce, demonstrate and evaluate such a system. An identification system called TYPE-ID was developed and tested. Two principles -- the "pass option" and the "null digit" -- were introduced. A sequence of questions was written for a number of different characters. …

Dark Star: A Director's Commentary On Directing A New Script, Barry D. Wall

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"Dark Star: A Director's Commentary on Directing a New Script" by Barry D. Wall is a Master of Fine Arts thesis documenting the comprehensive process of staging an original theatrical production. The project centers on Dark Star, a previously unproduced play by Missouri playwright George Hickenlooper, inspired by the life of poet Sara Teasdale. Wall's objective was to explore the collaborative and interpretive challenges inherent in directing a new script, from initial selection and playwright collaboration to final performance.

The thesis is structured in four chapters—pre-production, analysis, production, and post-production. It begins with Wall’s rationale for choosing an unproduced …

The Income Approach To The Valuation Of A Lee County Iowa Grain Farm, Steven A. Haage

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A Study Of Productivity Levels Under Theory X And Theory Y Management Styles, Kevin R. Hranicka

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This thesis will focus on management and the effect of management orientation and style upon work group productivity.

Researchers have attempted to find methods for managers to use to increase employee work output or productivity for decades. As early as the beginning of the nineteenth century industrialists were experimenting with different methods of operation and organization in the hopes of raising output levels and increasing worker satisfaction. In the last fifty years management styles and employee productivity have played an ever increasingly important role in the economy as society has continued to institutionalize its needs and its providers.

This change …

The Use Of Word Association To Examine Conscious Attention, Laura A. Batchelor

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This study applied statistical analysis to the word association method of psychological research to investigate the element of conscious attention, defined as those mental processes which deliver a word a s a response to a stimulus word.

The subjects were 15 males and 15 females from a middle-class suburban community. They were tested individually with a 100 - item word association test. Each subject participated in two testing sessions, and the word association test was administered twice during each session.

Two variables were measured, response time and response reproduction. These were used to classify each subject's reactions to the test …

Women's Resource Centers, Nora Ann Boland

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This study was done to determine if the women of St. Charles County know about the concept of Women's Resource Centers and their preferences as to the types of services they would use.

The survey was conducted in the St. Charles area. The sample consisted primarily of women. The participants were from varied age groups, income levels and educational backgrounds. There were 350 surveys distributed. Two hundred surveys were used for the results.

There were two survey groups; health care workers and the public sector, and results were compared with each other. This comparison was to determine if there was …

Pay Equity: The Time Is Now, Stephanie Ann Nowack

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The thesis "Pay Equity: The Time Is Now" by Stephanie Ann Nowak explores the persistent issue of wage disparity between men and women in the United States. Highlighting historical and societal factors, Nowak examines how traditional gender roles have contributed to systemic pay inequities, with women consistently earning less than men in comparable positions. This wage gap, exacerbated by societal expectations and occupational segregation, has been perpetuated by entrenched biases that undervalue women’s work, even in fields requiring similar skills to male-dominated roles.

Nowak discusses the impact of landmark legislation, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1964, which aimed …

Discounting Undivided Minority Interests, John J. Schlueter Iii

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The thesis explores how real estate ownership, when held as undivided minority interests (i.e., shared ownership where individual shares are not physically divided), leads to valuation challenges. Schlueter argues that such interests are typically worth less than a simple proportional share of the full property’s value due to factors like lack of control, marketability issues, and limited access to financing. He supports his case with legal definitions, historical context, valuation theory, interviews with real estate professionals, and analysis of real market data—including discounted sales of partial interests. Ultimately, the thesis concludes that discounting is necessary to reflect the real-world limitations …

Quality And Productivity Improvement Through Defect Prevention And Worker Involvement, Ralph (Randy) R. English

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The intent of this project is to suggest a more efficient way to increase productivity and reduce errors in customer shipments. This method will save our facility $1.7 million annually while costing nothing to implement. In the Service Parts Operation in St. Louis, we service some 1,200 dealers in 14 states. At G.M. Parts, our goal is to offer a better, more effective distribution network to service our dealers and satisfy their customers. To maintain this high level of service, we must constantly strive for new ways to reduce errors, cut cost and improve worker satisfaction, We must not only …

Patent Registry Database, Subhadra Ayyagari

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The purpose of the study is twofold. First, to demonstrate the ability of a database to handle a large number of patients and accompanying medical information to allow the clinician to diagnose and treat them with greater efficiency and rapidity. Secondly, to create a patient registry database for children with growth problems (St. Joseph's Hospital group study).

Computing trends indicate that over the next few years, computer stored medical records will become technically and economically feasible on a broad scale. Many clinical databases are already becoming available for doctors and hospitals to use. The benefits of computer-based medical records out-weigh …

Sexual Harassment Of Unskilled Working Women, Jane Marie Goebert

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This study was done to develop an understanding of what determines a sexual harassment victim. The purpose was to determine if women, who are unskilled and lower paid, have a higher risk of being sexually harassed.

The survey was conducted in the St. Louis area. The sample consisted of both men and women working at various skill levels and incomes. There were 201 respondents, consisting of 132 women and 69 men.

The survey results were analyzed and compared to surveys taken in other geographical areas. This was to determine if there were any differences based on demographics.

The findings of …

Comunicacion: A Newsletter For Independent Missionaries To Mexico, Marilyn Ann Burton Railey

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The purpose of this study was to produce an effective newsletter representing a group of independent Christian Church missionaries in Mexico. This project became a reality while pursing the Master of Science Degree in Business Communications at Lindenwood College.

In this project, I will provide as background the courses of study followed which provided a foundation for this undertaking. Continued education keeps an individual expanding his/her horizons in more areas of life than simply fulfilling employment requirements.

The unique autonomous structure of independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ finds the communication process of most congregations and missionaries being performed …

An Expressive Therapy And Psychotherapy Group Program For Adult Female Survivors Of Childhood Incest, Janice Kay Hinton

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This project involved developing a group treatment program for adult female survivors of childhood incest. The program is time-limited and task-oriented, and it is intended to be used with a closed group of eight to ten women and conducted by two female therapists. The program combines the techniques of expressive therapy and psychodynamic group therapy. It consists of twelve sessions that are an hour-and-a-half to two hours long. Each session is devoted to a specific issue of concern to adult female survivors of childhood incest. Each issue is explored through the making of art projects, the use of guided imagery, …

Aging Society: Conflict And Struggle Toward The Establishment Of The Meaningful Life For All Generations, Yasukatsu Kudo

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Winter of our life-- A smell of leaves is fallen. The chill finds its way in the dry wind. Leaves little room for a coy disguise. Reflection of our life, Underneath the crammed seams, Is vivid and no-lies. Only a blind man, sitting on the corner, Busy smoothing his gray beard, Can recall his dreams . A song of geese is beaten on the ground. When the ice engraves our wrinkles, Our memories are flatten And worn out.

Statistically, the past few decades showed the rising living standards of the elderly. Social Security benefits have increased almost 50 percent in …

The Application Of Neural Networks To Character Recognition Based On Primitive Feature Detection, Michael Pistacchio

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This thesis investigates a character recognition method inspired by the premise that humans recognize shapes using their ability to assimilate a set of primitive features. These features collectively create a higher level shape of a certain category. The primitive features employed in our method include horizontal, vertical, diagonal lines, and corners of various orientations positioned at various places within a character. Combinations of these features form categories of characters to be recognized. The basic approach consists of preprocessing a character bitmap, extracting primitive features to form a feature vector. The feature vector is then input to a classification neural net. …

A Sql Front-End Semantic Data Model, Marc Richard Lodico

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SQLSDM is a "front end" semantic data model to a SQL relational database management system (RDBMS). SQLSDM provides a more semantically complete RDBMS through the implementation of a Domain and Relational Integrity scheme. SQLSDM provides integrity definition functions and a sub-system to interpret SQL commands . Integrity system tables are created through the use of SQLSDM ' s domain definition command and SQL ' s "CREATE TABLE" command. As SQL database update commands are interpreted, SQLSDM uses these integrity tables to enforce domain and referential integrity. SQLSDM operates virtually transparent to the user and provides for greater database consistency and …

An Anamorphic Imaging Model To Correct Geometric Distortion In Planar Holographic Stereograms, Michael Darwin Rainsdon

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This thesis demonstrates the importance of an accurate imaging model for making holographic stereograms by evaluating the geometric perspective distortion that is seen in flat holographic stereograms made using a circularly symmetric imaging model. A correct anamorphic imaging model for flat holographic stereograms is discussed and the limitations of the new model are explored. An implementation of the anamorphic imaging model as a computer system for creating geometric distortion-free holographic stereograms IS described. Holographic stereograms were made using the computer system. A comparison is made of the uncorrected and corrected holographic stereograms. From viewing these holographic stereograms it is apparent …

The Alcohol Industry: Can It Survive The Next Round Of Price Wars? Or, Is It Time To Focus On Price Quality Relationships, Timothy Angus Mccreery

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Situation Analysis And Promotion Plan For Cushman Interiors, Caroline Mclver Pendleton-Hillmar

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The quality, price and availability of a product (or company) are only important to consumers if they have a need for that product and if they are aware that the product exists. Advertising and promotion make the consumer aware that something is offered to them. Without consumer awareness nothing is sold.

In order to effectively create consumer awareness, an advertiser must know the mood of the buying public, the competitors, and the industry. Through organized gathering of information advertising and promotion may be developed so that consumers may be reached, advertising created, and products sold. This is true of any …

Product Innovation: The Internal And External Factors That Affect The Revival Of A Medical Diagnostics Product, Jonathas K. Tchen

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This culminating project will focus on product innovation. A product reaches the inflection point of the life cycle curve when the product moves from the growth stage to the maturity stage.

Industrial products are reaching product maturity as fast as technology permits. Its is real world situation for product to reach their maturity stage and either find new growth paths or be deleted, from a companies portfolio.

Product managers are the specialists that are responsible in providing the direction necessary to innovate an industrial product. They must be learn how to coordinate internal factors such as shipping, finance, inventory, marketing, …

Expressive Arts Manual For Children Of Divorce, Monica Moffet

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This manuscript examines the short-term and long-term reactions and adjustment of children of divorce. Interventions which are available and have been utilized in the schools, community and therapy are reviewed. The limitations and specifications of these interventions point to the need for an intervention that has multiple uses for a variety of settings and ages. A creative arts activity manual has been developed which may be used in individual, group therapy work or for support group or time-limited types of intervention. Forty activities for children (ages 3-18) address divorce issues and feelings. The manual was evaluated by 20 professionals. The …

An Analytical Review Of The Events Leading To The Stock Market Crash Of October, 1929 Versus The Stock Market Crash Of October, 1987, Barbara Lee Peoples

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Investors, scholars, and economists are still arguing about what caused the October, 1929 stock market crash, and the probability is that decades from now, their successors will remain in disagreement about what caused the October, 1987 crash.

As a result of the stock market crash of 1929 , the Great Depression began. Conventional dating of the downturn based on evidence from a variety of sources puts the slump of our economy near the middle of the year. In the popular consciousness - then and now - nothing happened until the stock market crash in the fall of the year. Stock …

Portrait Of A Young Woman, Anne M. Spenny

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Structural Aspects Of Bis(Quadridentate)Zirconium(Iv) Complexes, Brian P. Cleary

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The synthesis of bis(quadridentate)-zirconium (IV) complexes was completed of which two new complexes, bis(N,N'-disalicylidene-cis-1,2,diamino-cyclohexane( zirconium (IV) and bis(N,N'disalicylidene-trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)zirconium(IV), were deemed suitable for physical and chemical comparisons to bis(N,N'-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamino)-zirconium(IV). Using H-NMR spectroscopy at low temperatures, it was determined that the interconversion of the cyclohexane moiety of bis(N,N'disalicylidene-cis-1,2-diaminocyclohexane) zirconium(IV) begins to slow whereas, the motions associated with the backbones of the other two complexes do not. Furthermore, using H-NMR spectroscopy, it was determined that heating solutions of pairs of the complexes for four days at 155 C causes the complex to exchange ligands to form mixed-ligand complexes.

Performance Issues In Mid-Sized Relational Database Machines, Larry Sullivan

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Relational database systems have provided end users and application programmers with an improved working environment over older hierarchial and networked database systems. End users now use interactive query languages to inspect and manage their data. And application programs are easier to write and maintain due to the separation of physical data storage information from the application program itself. These and other benefits do not come without a price however. System resource consumption has long been the perceived problem with relational systems. The additional resource demands usually force computing sites to upgrade existing systems or add additional facilities. One method of …

The Task Distribution Preprocessor (Tdp), Frank Mccanna

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This document describes a software processor used to generate portable and efficient multiprocess programs that run on UNIX operating systems. The processor is designed to be a convenient method for converting single process C programs into distributed multiprocess C programs. Another goal is to have the processor used as a "back"end or "platform" for multitasking languages and code generators. Efficiency is targeted toward multiprocessor systems that provide facilities for sharing physical memory between processes running on separate CPUs. Portability is achieved with the use of the highly portable UNIX operating system and its companion C language. The C language is …

Implementation Of A Modula 2 Subset Compiler Supporting A 'C' Language Interface Using Commonly Available Unix Tools, Raymond Shear F.

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Modula 2 has been proposed as an appropriate language for systems programming. Smaller than PASCAL but more structured than 'C\ Modula 2 is intended to be relatively easy to implement. A realization of a subset of Modula 2 for the MC68010 microprocessor is presented. Widely available UNIX tools and the 'C language are used for the implementation. A mechanism for calling 'C language functions from Modula 2 (and vice versa) is suggested. Critical source code, grammar, and an extensive bibliography pertinent to the implementation are included as appendices.

A Natural Language Interface To Ms-Dos, Donna Indovina Blodgett

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The goal of this thesis was to design and implement a dialog facility to assist novice users of the MS-DOS operating system. A small natural language interface facility called PE-DOS (Plain English DOS) was built, which serves as a front end for a subset of simple MS-DOS commands. PE-DOS accepts English-like terminology and translates it into the appropriate MS-DOS command using a system of recursive transition networks (RTNs). The translated command then is presented to the user along with an English paraphrase of the user's input sentence in an effort to provide confirmation for the intended command in both English …

Hops: A Hierarchical/Object-Oriented Programming Environment System, Ryuichiro Kodama

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The concept of object-oriented programming is becoming an important paradigm in which programmers represent and solve problems. HOPS (Hierarchical / Object-oriented Programming Environment System), developed in this thesis project, employs this concept to represent and manipulate the resources of a programming environment. All the resource objects (such as files, directories, simple integer data and so on) are hierarchically arranged for easy access and management, as the user moves through a tree structure just as in the UNIX file system. HOPL (Hierarchical / Object-oriented Programming Language), whose grammar is similar to C language, has been designed so that the expression of …

Amused: A Multi-User Software Environment Diagnostic, Mary Ann Foltman

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As software projects grow in size and complexity, many individuals take over the responsibilities for one project, creating a potential for new errors in the development process. Software version inconsistency, unfamiliarity with the tools used, and software tool restrictions are but some of the problems encountered in a multi-programmer environment. These problems are not always self-evident to the programmer and may require a dedicated software support representative or experienced programmers to assist. These problems can be reduced through the development of a multi-user software environment diagnostic expert system, AMUSED (A Multi-User Software Environment Diagnostic). The AMUSED expert system is designed …