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William Howard Taft's Defense Of Private Property In The Grand Trunk Arbitration, 1920-1921, Randall R. Waters

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Econometric Estimation Of Cost Equations For Local Distribution Telephone Companies, Lisa A. Walsh

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The Relationship Of Transportation Effort To Level Of Anxiety In Radiotherapy Patients, Margaret E. Yerkes

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1974-1986 : Connections Between Grade One And Grade Twelve, Mary Ann H Johnson

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An Analysis Of The Structure Of Kerouac's Visions Of Cody, Joel M. Braaten

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The Relationships Between Degree Of Isolation And Types Of Abuse Among Women Survivors, Nancy Vadas

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Student Clinicians' Preference For Written Vs. Verbal Supervisory Feedback, Diane E. Sumner

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The U.S-Canada Free Trade Agreement: Implications For The North Dakota Energy Sector, Maurice A. Bouvier

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Esther's Narrative In Bleak House, Jennifer Willa Tonn Sternhagen

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This thesis explores the complexity of Dickens's involvement with his narrative and characters, specifically Esther Summerson in the novel Bleak House. The introduction examines his habit of interrupting the speech of his characters with direct authorial comments in order that he not give up his story entirely to a character, even in an extended first-person narration. It is noted that this is true even of characters who are autobiographical, like Pip or David Copperfield. Here my references are to the work of Susan R. Horton (The Reader in the Dickens World) and Mark Lambert (Dickens and the Suspended Quotation).

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A Morphological Study Of Paracrine Interactions In The Anterior Pituitary Of Lactating Rats Using Immunogold Techniques, Maria K. Statton

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One major function of prolactin in the female is the stimulation of mammary gland development for lactation. It is well established in the rat that during periods of lactation, when serum prolactin levels are high, there is a suppression of the serum luteinizing hormone level. Prolactin has also been shown to inhibit the postcastration rise in serum luteinizing hormone in rats. Work addressing the question of site and mechanism of action of the inhibition of gonadotropin secretion by prolactin has focused on the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary, and the relationship between the different cell types in the …

Electronic Data Processing And The Internal Control Structure, Mitch Byrne

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Conversational Repair Strategies Of Preschool Children During Naturalistic Interactions, Richard J. Stott

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Within the area of pragmatics, the subject of children's repair strategies has been an issue of considerable research for many years. Most of this research has not addressed verbal and nonverbal repair strategy behaviors particularly among preschool children enrolled in an integrated preschool program. The purpose of the present study was to describe how preschool children enrolled in an integrated preschool program request clarification in naturalistic situations and how they use conversational repair strategies following a stacked sequence of requests for clarification by adults.

Naturalistic inquiry was used to establish an inventory of strategies used by handicapped and non-handicapped children …

Effects Of Cooperative Games On The Prosocial Behavior Interactions Of Young Children With And Without Impairments, Steven Grineski

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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which cooperative games promote prosocial behavior interactions of young children with and without impairments and can be used for successful integration. Specific outcomes include: (a) a cooperative games model which can be used as a framework for selecting, modifying, or creating games that promote prosocial behavior; (b) a games curriculum designed to promote affective, psychomotor, and cognitive behaviors; and (c) a proposal of ways a cooperative games curriculum can facilitate social integration of children with and without impairments.

Sixteen children from the Moorhead State University Preschool between the ages …

Factors Perceived By Legislators, School Board Presidents, And Superintendents That May Inhibit Or Promote School District Consolidation Considerations In South Dakota, Sherlock V. Hirning

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The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether various factors may be identified as having either inhibiting or promoting influence on school consolidation considerations in South Dakota public school districts. In addition, the study sought to identify clusters of factors by direction, intensity, and nature as perceived by the three groups surveyed.

The survey population included superintendents and school board presidents from eighty-five school districts with reported high school enrollments, in grades 9-12, of 100 or fewer students, and the entire 105-member legislative body of South Dakota. A self-designed survey instrument consisting of four separate sections--(I) assumptions, (II) factor …

A Study To Determine The Status Of Non-Silver Based Publishing Systems, K Peder Gjovik

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The purpose of the research was to determine the extent of adoption of non-silver based systems in weekly newspapers.

The following objectives were outlined:

1. To determine the status of image output in weekly newspapers

2. To determine advantages and disadvantages of non-silver based, low-end laser output as experienced by current users

3. To establish data pertaining to savings in materials experienced by newspapers after implementing low-end laser imaging systems

4. To establish data pertaining to capital investment incurred with various generation systems.

A two part. survey instrument was developed and utilized as a data gathering device. Low-end laser output users were identified in …

A Survey Of Students Perceptions Of Bias In American Texts, Leroy D. Johnson

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The Effects Of Viewing Aggressive Family Discord On The Spatial Perception Of A Home Environment., John David Collins

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The intent of this study was to examine the effects of viewing domestic discord on cognitive mapping in a home-like environment. Subjects' level of arousal was manipulated by having them watch a videotape containing scenes of domestic violence before they completed a cognitive mapping task in a furnished, two-bedroom apartment. In an attempt to prolong the effect of videotape content, subjects were exposed to white noise while they completed the cognitive mapping task. The inclusion of control conditions, along with the two arousal factors (videotape content and noise), resulted in four experimental groups.Forty female subjects watched one of the videotapes …

Utilization Of Microcomputers In Teaching Manufacturing Technology In The Nonmetro Secondary Schools Of Minnesota., Leon James Nelson

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The purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of microcomputers to teach manufacturing technology in the non-metro secondary schools within the state of Minnesota. To accomplish this purpose, the researcher surveyed secondary manufacturing technology teachers (N = 107) from public non-metro schools in Minnesota which had a population ranging from 300 to 1,500 students.The study was designed to be exploratory in nature, seeking to identify the microcomputer-related competencies of secondary manufacturing technology teachers in the state of Minnesota and the extent to which microcomputer-related activities were taught in the secondary manufacturing technology learning environment. In addition, teacher perceptions …

An In Vitro Analysis Of Melanoma Cell Attachment To Isolated Glomerular Basement Membranes., Ronald K. Jyring

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Penetration of blood vessel basement membranes (BMs) by metastatic cells apparently proceeds by a three step process involving attachment, degradation, and migration. In the current study, isolated glomerular BMs (GBMs) were used as model substrates for studying cell attachment to BMs.Murine and bovine gomeruli were isolated by differential sieving of homogenized renal tissues. GBMs were prepared by treating glomeruli with detergents and enzymes. This was facilitated by using "sieving chambers" which prevented tissue loss during the detergent extraction procedure. The ultrastructure of detergent isolated murine and bovine GBMs was similar to other species, although they had a greater tendency to …

Principal Transfer In Urban Manitoba School Divisions: Superintendent And Principal Perceptions Of The Transfer Process And Its Intended And Actual Succession Effects, Brian David Boese

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The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived value of principal transfer by examining and describing superintendent and principal perceptions of school division transfer processes and of anticipated and actual succession effects. Five superintendents and ten principals--the superintendent, one elementary principal, and one secondary principal from each of five of the ten metropolitan school divisions located in Winnipeg, Manitoba--were interviewed by the researcher. The superintendents described one of two general types of transfer used in moving principals--a long-term career/organizational development process and a short-term vacancy chain process. The principals reacted to these descriptions and gave their perceptions of …

The Phenomenon Of Superconductivity: A Feasibility Study For Business, Julian E. Thrash

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Why should American industries risk future viability in order to invest in superconductivity? This independent study explored this question in order to reach a more informed conclusion. The tendency for American firms is to plan for short-term profits at the expense of research and development programs. By cutting research and development funds, firms are losing a proprietary knowledge base necessary to compete in a dynamic environment. A loss of proprietary knowledge in the field of science, severely handicaps a firm in its drive for success.

The information presented in this study is an attempt to give the average corporate executive …

Expert System For Interpreting An Organizational Climate Survey Supporting Guided Development, Thabet Birro

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This project has lead to the development of a prototype, diagnostic, rule-based expert system to analyze data gathered with an organizational climate survey conducted in high technology firms. The development process followed an investigative look at the field of expert systems. The project was implemented using Level5 shell (by Level 5 research Inc.) in PC/MS-DOS environment.

Use Of Visual Phonics In The Remediation Of Children's Phonological Disorders, Diane E. Dacquay

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Investigations within the field of child phonology- have been concerned with the acquisition of a phonemic repertoire as well as the developmental rules for combining phonemes sequentially. Children acquire the adult phonological system by simplifing their productions through the application of phonological processes. Speech-language pathologists target phonological processes for remediation when they are atypical of children's developmental stage or when the processes are unusual in form.

A recently developed hand symbol system called Visual Phonics (1985) may enhance the remediation of phonological processes. Support for this proposition comes from studies which have incorporated, with some success, the use of manual …

The Writing Processes Of Theodore Taylor And Jane Yolen, Jean Myers Stevenson

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This study is a description of the writing processes of two professional writers for children and young adults, Theodore Taylor and Jane Yolen. Theories concerning the writing process and implications for classroom use, as expressed by Cowley, Smith, Murray, Flower and Hayes, Graves, and Calkins, are the basis for an examination of the working papers for Taylor's The Cay and Rocket Island and Yolen's The Bird of Time and The Sultan's Perfect Tree which have been donated to the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota.

The working papers include notes, drafts, revisions, galley and foundry proofs, and correspondence, although …

Application Of Library Least-Squares Analysis To Human Whole-Body Counter Spectra Derived From Low Level Gamma Emissions, Hang-See Ong

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The method of library least-square analysis (LLSA) has been applied to gamma ray spectra obtained from the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center whole body counter. The validity of the method was tested under various conditions. Mathematical formulation of the method is presented along with a detailed description of the computer program algorithm used. Special features, schemes and pitfalls of the computer program (or the method as a whole) are discussed in detail

A Computer-Aided Instructional Program Applicable For Secondary School Design/Drafting Course, Jui-Chen Yu

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A Computer-Aided Instruction Program Applicable For Secondary School Design/Drafting Course, Jui-Chen Yu

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The Relationship Of Mathematics Anxiety In Central High School Students To Sex, Grade, And Track, Cynthia M. Nelson

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The Training Function In Business, Terry A. Huseth

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The problem statement to be discussed is the training function in business today, including a review of training alternatives available and how these alternatives can be made to fit a company's needs in a cost-effective manner. The method used for this paper is a review of recent articles regarding training. The majority of the materials reviewed were written by professional training management persons or training consultants. These people should have a working knowledge of the training function. Information was also drawn from personal experience, since a portion of my job includes being education officer for the company. The resulting information …

Financial Management For The New Entrepreneur, Janna L. Rohrer

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