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Inner City Sanctuary: The History And Theology Of Rochester's Black Jews, Ira Srole

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The Heritage Arts Project: A Bridge Between Generations, Roz Flax

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The Affective Meaning Of Color, Henrietta N. Senecal

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Henrietta N. Senecal’s The Affective Meaning of Color explores how individuals emotionally respond to color, emphasizing the personal and psychological significance of color perception. Drawing from psychological, physiological, and cultural theories, the thesis critiques standardized color interpretation systems—such as those by Luscher and Don—and argues that affective color meaning varies greatly between individuals. Senecal supports this claim with an informal community survey, where participants matched colors to emotion-laden words. Results revealed both common associations (e.g., red with anger or love, black with death) and significant variation, reinforcing the idea that color interpretation is deeply personal and often shaped by context, …

In Search Of The Sources Of Rationality: A Study Of The Work Of Jerome Bruner, Keith Weeks Lyou

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Art Experiences For Children, Yvonne Moran

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This document, written by Yvonne Moran in 1978, serves as a guide to incorporating art experiences into children’s learning to foster creativity, self-expression, and personal development. The approach combines elements of art and dance therapy, highlighting how movement, color, and self-reflective activities can help children build confidence, communicate emotions, and explore their identities. Structured as a hands-on manual, it includes specific units like life-sized body drawings, color-mixing exercises, rhythm awareness, and shadow sketches. Each activity emphasizes experiential learning, allowing children to engage deeply with art and movement to understand themselves and their relationships with others.

The guide is particularly mindful …

Focus On Tomorrow: A Community Based Diversionary Program For Juvenile Delinquents, Mary Louise Hannegan

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This paper is a presentation of "Focus on Tomorrow," a community based diversionary program designed to impact predelinquent juveniles at the junior high school level. The program is a collaborative effort of the YMCA, The Lindenwood Colleges, the St. Charles School District, and the St. Charles County Juvenile Court. The purpose is to identify high-risk juveniles within the school system and provide resources to the juveniles and their families to help them complete school and avoid referral to court. Resources include tutoring, stress/challenge outings, family counseling, and YMCA memberships. Included in the paper is a justification for the need of …

Closet Woman: A Study Of Societal Changes, The Infantalized Woman And The Ways In Which Psychotherapy Can Effect Change, Alice Beck Simmons

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This 1978 Master’s thesis by Alice Beck Simmons investigates the psychological phenomenon of the "infantilized woman" within the context of middle-class American society. The study posits that traditional cultural attitudes toward marriage, family, and sexuality systematically repress female potential, resulting in women who mature physically but remain emotionally dependent and child-like. The author defines "infantilization" as a condition characterized by low self-esteem, a lack of personal identity, and an inability to function or make decisions without relying on another person.

The paper traces the origins of this condition through developmental stages, arguing that parental reinforcement of dependency and the repression …

Rya Wall Hangings: Creation And Flame Retardation, Shelley Matthews

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An Approach To Marriage Counseling Based On Hypnosis, John G. Kappas

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Characterization Of A Contact Screen System As Used In The Graphic Arts, Arthur Kliman

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Fractional image areas based on measured transmittance distributions of contact screens having screen frequencies of 50 - 150 lines/inch* (1.95 - 4.66 cycles/mm) are compared to measured fractional image areas produced on lithographic film using the same contact screens. The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) of the lithographic film is calculated for spatial frequency inputs of 1.95 - 12.00 cycles/mm. Based on these experiments, a mathematical model was developed to describe how the fractional image area of a halftone is dependent on spatial frequency of the contact screen, predicted fractional image area based on the screen ' s transmittance distribution, and …

Municipal Point Source Pollution In The Hackensack Meadowlands Estuary, Alfonso Augustine Hernandez

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A study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of various sewage treatment facilities in the Hackensack Meadowlands District. The study dealt with overall plant efficiencies based on percent removals of suspended solids and Biochemical Oxygen Demand although other parameters were also included.

Samples for this study were obtained from the inlet and outlet channels of the individual plants. The parameters studied were: Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrite Compounds, Total Organic Carbon, Orthophosphate-P, Total Oxygen Demand and Fecal Coliform. Results obtained were averaged so as to collectively represent wet and dry weather conditions.

The results indicate that most …

A Sense Of Self, Diane Brawarsky

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The Development Of An Effective Treatment Program For Schizophrenics, Francine Kane

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An Understanding Of Care For The Geriatric Patient, Lois Jacobs Ricci

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Lois Jacobs Ricci’s thesis, An Understanding of Care for the Geriatric Patient: A Manual for the Inservice Instructor, focuses on the need for continuous education in nursing homes to enhance the quality of geriatric care. The manual provides guidance for inservice instructors, emphasizing that nursing home staff must regularly update their knowledge and skills to address the unique challenges of caring for elderly patients.

The study highlights the significance of inservice training in maintaining high standards of patient care, job satisfaction, and effective communication among healthcare workers. Ricci outlines key components of an inservice program, including the importance of …

A Suggested Curriculum For The Teaching Of Creative Writing In The Secondary School, Joyce Reynolds

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This thesis, A Suggested Curriculum for the Teaching of Creative Writing in the Secondary School by Joyce Reynolds, presents a structured approach to fostering creativity and writing proficiency among high school students. It emphasizes the importance of creative expression as a means of intellectual and personal growth, arguing that traditional education often fails to encourage independent and imaginative thinking. The curriculum is designed to develop students’ writing abilities through structured lessons, interactive classroom activities, and self-reflective practices.

The document outlines course objectives, including personal responsibility in learning, identity exploration, and skill development in descriptive, narrative, and poetic writing. It also …

Counseling For Older Adults: A Study Of Its Importance And Effectiveness, Suzanne Gram

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Administrative Manual For Schools Of Nurse Anesthesia: A Research And Development Study, Joyce W. Kelly

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Life Planning: A Compendium Of Twelve Practitioners, Marilyn Mitchell

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This thesis, Life Planning: A Compendium of Twelve Practitioners by Marilyn Mitchell, explores the emerging field of life planning in the late 20th century, focusing on its application to personal and career development. The study investigates the diverse practices, backgrounds, and philosophies of twelve life planners from various professional fields, including education, counseling, and organizational development. Through in-depth interviews, the thesis identifies key components of life planning, such as self-assessment, goal setting, assertiveness training, and decision-making. It highlights the holistic approach of life planners, who assist clients in reevaluating their past and taking assertive responsibility for their present choices to …

Some Effects Of Specific Kinds Of Interpersonal Responses On Specific Seventh Grade Students As Measured By Their Scores On A Personal Attitude Scale, Daniel Brown

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Electronic Cell Pattern Recognition Atlas, Agatha Rollins

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This project, Electronic Cell Pattern Recognition Atlas by Agatha Rollins (1977), investigates the feasibility of using electronic blood cell patterns generated by the Technicon Hemalog “D” Differential Cell Analyzer to aid in disease diagnosis. The study aimed to correlate specific peroxidase-stained cell pattern signatures with distinct hematologic conditions, thereby developing a potential diagnostic tool for routine hematology laboratories. The project was structured as an atlas to visually and analytically present patterns found in both normal and pathological blood samples.

The atlas includes comparisons between manual differentials and automated results across a range of conditions such as acute and chronic leukemias, …

An Investigation Into The Effects Of Gloss And Smoothness On Legibility, Donald Perlman

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This study on legibility takes a different approach than the studies that precede it. Standardized test targets (ISO Characters) were used as the measurement device instead of the various means used previously. This was done to keep the test more objective. Twelve papers of different gloss and smoothness values were tested with two groups--college students and senior citizens. These experiments were done under controlled conditions with the only variable being the paper. The average results from the legibility readings were correlated against the physical properties of the paper samples. The results of this study showed a 2 and 4% correlation …

Infrared In-Process Densitometer, Miroslav Piskacek

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The development chamber for an infrared, in-process densitometer, which will monitor and display a characteristic curve of a standard sensitometric strip during development, was designed. The monitoring radiation is to be emitted by a sequentially pulsed array of IR diodes (RCA SG1009A) and detected by an array of solid state detectors (UDT-450 Photodiode/Amplifier combination). The output of the detectors, corresponding to IR transmission, is to be scanned, electronically converted into density, and displayed. Electronic scanning assures that processes with subminute total development time can be monitored. Optical losses of the system were estimated, and a model of the optical system …

A Consciousness Simulation Model, R. Edward Mitchell Jr.

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The thesis titled "A Consciousness Simulation Model" by R. Edward Mitchell (1977) explores the theoretical design of a digital model aimed at simulating human consciousness. The model is structured around a collection of independent processing modules that mimic various human cognitive and emotional processes. These modules include components for thought selection, ego/achievement, memory, and emotion processing, which interact with one another in a fashion that simulates aspects of human thought and behavior.

Mitchell's primary goal is to develop a system that could behave more like a human, particularly in communication and decision-making processes, to improve human-machine interaction. The thesis highlights …

The Anisotropic And Isotropic Strength Behavior Of An Illitic Clay, Miles M. O'Brien

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The cause and the nature of anisotropy in a cohesive soil was investigated by direct shear and triaxial compression tests. Laboratory techniques and procedures used to prepare isotropic clay samples are given where consolidation was accomplished under hydrostatic pressure. Direct shear tests were performed on these specimens trimmed at different inclinations to the physical horizontal from the block samples. The ratio of undrained shear strengths in any direction to shear strength in the vertical direction was found to be equal to one, proving isotropy existed. Similar tests were performed on specimens trimmed from the same clay consolidated one-dimensionally. Results from …

Dynamics Of The Glucose-Insulin-Glucagon System, Joseph P. Hartmann

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A computer model for the Dynamics of the Glucose-Insulin-Glucagon System has been developed for a 17.5 kg canine using the Continuous Systems Modeling Program (CSMP) for the 360 Computer System. The major body components controlling the glucose dynamics (liver, pancreas, body muscle, blood flow, and body fluid compartments) have been modeled in terms of either their production, absorption, or transport of glucose, and the concentration levels of both the hormones and substrates perfusing the body component. A set of mneumonics has also been developed to label the hundreds of constant and variable terms required to describe a complex system of …

Non-Equilibrium Parametric Pumps For Separating Liquids Or Gases, Anil Krishna Rastogi

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An experimental and theoretical study has been done of Non-Equilibrium parametric pumps. Mathematical models and computer programmes are developed for both thermal and heatless parametric pumps based on non-equilibrium conditions and linear isotherms. A mathematical study was done for thermal parametric pumps whereas both experimental and theoretical studies were made for a heatless parametric pump. The effect of different operating conditions has been investigated on the separation of NaCl-H₂O via a thermal parametric pump and He-CO₂ and He-C₃H₆ gas mixtures via a heatless parametric pump.

The experimental study of heatless parametric pumps was extended …

Air Control In A Newark City Subway Station, Robert H. Burch

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During the period from June, 1974 to January, 1976, 103 24-hr samples of the air at the Broad Street station of the Newark City Subway were collected by cascade impactor. The size distributions (based on Stoke's equivalent diameters) of the total suspended particulate matter were determined gravimetrically. Samples were also analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry to obtain information on the concentration of iron, manganese, lead, copper, zinc, and cadmium in each size fraction. The geometric mean particulate level was found to be more than twice the Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard and triple that of ambient Newark air sampled nearby. …

An Approach To Energy Conservation In A Manufacturing Industry, William Polignano

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The approach attacks the problem of control and planning of energy usage via three major categories. These areas are: detection, forecasting and reporting of energy usage.

To initiate any energy program the first step, is the identification of the areas that use the most energy, thus allowing detailed studies to be concentrated in these energy-intensive areas. The author has attempted to show which areas are energy-intensive in his employer's plants.

The second step is the accurate forecasting of energy usage. The author has attempted this via an econometric forecasting model that accurately predicts energy usage based on direct labor hours …

Thermal Decomposition Products Of Kynol And Nomex With Reference To Structure And Toxicity, Shaker H. El-Sherbini

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The purpose of this investigation was to study the combustion products of KYNOL and NOMEX as a fire retardant fibers. From the quantitative analysis data of the combustion products, the polymer structure is discussed and the property of thermal stability is explained.

From the analysis of the combustion products, the toxicity indices for the two fibers are determined. It is found to be 0.1 for KYNOL and 0.71 for NOMEX. This can be interpreted to mean that, if one gram of MIDI, is decomposed and the combustion products were diffused in one cubic meter of air, the probability of dying …

Operation Bookwatch, Vivian Mallison

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