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Helminth Parasites Of Dogs In Two Central Utah Communities, Lari Michael Norton Cowgill

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Parasitic helminths probably consitute one of the most important groups of disease agents in dogs. In the Southern and Central United States dogs are often fatally infected with the canine esophageal worm, Spirocerca lupi, and the ca nine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis. Cestodes which can limit the growth of a dog are found throughout the United States.

An Investigation Of The Components Of Platonic And Romantic Heterosexual Relationships, Philip F. Guinsburg

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During the past twenty years, heterosexual relationships have been studied extensively by researchers in the field of interpersonal attraction without the attainment of consistent results (Wright, 1968). Wright (1968) stated that there were two methodological problems with this past research which are the treatment of variables used to explain attraction as both the independent and dependent variables in the same study and the use of dyadic indices. Also, Wright (1969) noted that past research has generally not examined heterosexual relationships separately for each sex. Finally, Guinsburg (1970a) found that most research dealing with heterosexual relationships has only examined the "romantic" …

Is This Good Talking: A Syntax Screening Test Using No Picture Stimuli, Rhonda I. Hilden

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The purpose of this study was to assess a new screening test of syntax involving no picture stimuli and to compare it to a commonly used syntax screening instrument involving picture stimuli. A subsidiary aim was the determination of the relationship between auditory memory and both tests of syntax. Tests used to measure syntactic ability included the Is This Good Talking? (ITGT) test, which includes no picture stimuli and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (MSST), which involves picture stimuli. The Auditory Sequential Memory subtest of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) was selected to measure the auditory memory of …

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Adults On Two Competing Message Tasks, Jacque I. Schmidt

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The purpose of the study was to compare scores obtained on the Staggered Spondaic Word Test (SSW) with scores obtained on. the speech- in-noise subtest of the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination (GFW). Another purpose was to determine test-retest reliability and internal reliability of the GFW. Thirty subjects between the ages of twenty to twenty-four years, eleven months with normal hearing and speech were administered the SSW and the speech-in-noise subtest of the GFW. The GFW was re-administered twenty-four to thirty-six hours following the initial administration. Data were treated with the use of mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient. Statistical …

Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts Adapted For The Arena Theatre, William Frank Mellien

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The premise of this production thesis is that Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, written specifically for the proscenium theatre, can be suitably adapted for presentation in the arena theatre, both directorially and technically. The thesis consists of an historical examination of the arena theatre, Henrik Ibsen, and Ghosts; analyses of the script and characters; adaptations necessary to direct a play in the arena and the director's philosophy in relation to the production; the technical problems encountered in the production; and critiques concerning the successes and failures of the production.

The conclusions of this study are: (1) Ghosts, a realistic play written for …

Behavioral Objectives For Selected Units In Ninth Grade General Business Class, Margie A. Kelling

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No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Word Context And Meaning Upon Second Grade Students' Word Recognition Ability, L. Duane Melling

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Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this investigation was to study children's ability to read words presented in isolation or in a meaningful context. Furthermore, this investigation attempted to determine whether differences exist in children's ability to read polysemous words in two settings: (1) when they are used in their most common meaning in a sentence, and (2) when they are used in a less common meaning in a sentence.

Summary of the Procedures: The sample for this investigation was comprised of second grade students drawn from five elementary schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Students from seven classrooms …

An Analysis Of Self Concept In Two Elementary Schools In Relationship To Sex, Grade Level, And Teacher, Carl E. Edeburn

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Problem: This study investigated selected aspects of self concept in elementary school students and their teachers as measured by self report instruments in an initial and retesting situation. Attention was given to determining whether changes in the children's levels of self concept had taken place during the school year, whether differences in self concept were evidenced xvdien compared by sex and grade level, and whether a relationship existed between the self concept of the students and the self concept of their teachers.

Procedure: The research was conducted in two Grand Forks Public Schools during the 1971-72 school year, and the …

The Relationship Between Self Actualization And Selected Learning Experiences Of Elementary Education Majors Enrolled In The University Of North Dakota's Center For Teaching And Learning, John A. Eiden

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The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was an analysis of the relationship between self actualization and selected aspects of the undergraduate elementary education program of senior students in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

The Procedure: The subjects (N=85) for this investigation were randomly selected from the total group of fulltime undergraduate Center for Teaching and Learning elementary education seniors officially registered as of August 28, 1972. The study was conducted during the fall and spring semesters 1972-73, and had a duration of six and one-half months. Other than preassessment and post-assessment, no special program of activity was required …

Freedom And Self-Becoming In Karl Jaspers' Existential Philosophy, Clayton B. Ries

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One of the primary concerns of contemporary counseling literature appears to be the self, to what extent it owes its being to freedom on the one hand, and to environmental influences on the other. This paper does not pretend to resolve so complex an issue. It seeks rather to view the problem x

A Comparison Of The Performance Of High School Bookkeeping/Accounting Students Taught In A Structured Classroom And Those Taught By An Individualized Study Method, Alvin L. Kelling

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No abstract provided.

A Performance Evaluation Of 1970-72 Secretarial And Clerical Graduates Of The Canby Area Vocational Institute, Canby, Minnesota, Robert B. Hessling

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No abstract provided.

A Study To Test The Effectiveness Of Time-Out In The Decrease Of Moderate Stuttering, Judy E. Clausen

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of time-out from speaking on the frequency of moderate stuttering.

Two parallel single subject studies were carried out concurrently. Two adult moderate stutterers were selected as subjects.

Two sessions of baserate measurement were followed by nine sessions in which 10 seconds of time-out from speaking was made contingent upon the stuttering of Subject A. Subject B was the control subject for the first nine sessions and he received no consequences for stuttering. With session twelve, Subject A became the control and Subject B was required to stop speaking for 10 …

Three New Species Of Petrified Dicotyledonous Wood From The Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation Of Utah, Gregory F. Thayn

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Two genera and three species of definite fossil angiosperm wood have been identified from the diverse flora of the Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah for the first time. Well preserved fossil dicotyledonous woods have been found in association with the fern Tempskya and conifer woods at two sites, one east of Castle Dale, Utah 1 and one east of Ferron, Utah. Petrified logs were collected from a horizon between ten and thirty feet below the overlying Dakota Sandstone at the Castle Dale site. Dakota Sandstone is missing at the Ferron site, but the wood occurs on the surface …

In Support Of The Entity Theory, Francis O'Keefe

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No abstract provided.

Speciation In The Genus Sceloporus Sceloporus (Sauria, Iguanidae) As Determined By Cranial Osteology And Other Characters, Kenneth Rex Larsen

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Numerical statistical methods were used to analyse the species in the genus Sceloporus using cranial osteology, external meristic and numeric characters, karyology, display behavior and geographic distribution. A new phylogeny for the genus is proposed with three main branches or Groups: Group I, a primitive group, evolved from Uta, Urosaurus and Sator in Miocene times. This Group speciated from gadoviae in the south to merriami in the north and contains 7 species in 3 species groups. Group II arose from Group I and evolved from centrally located pictus in all directions throughout Mexico. It contains approximately 19 species in 5 …

The Effects Of Proper Machine On The Noise Emissions Produced By Power Tool And Machine Operations In The Industrial Woodworking Laboratory, Dwight C. Collins

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The purpose of this study was to determine the maximum reduction of A-weighted noise produced by operations of woodworking power tools and machines on various materials by stringent implementation of proper machine maintenance practices within the woodworking laboratory.

Literature was surveyed to determine the depth and scope of the problem of hearing loss resulting from exposure to excessive noise produced by woodworking power tools and machines. An overview of studies in the areas of physiological and psychological effects of noise on humans and the control of machine noise were included.

The data were gathered and analyzed from operations of machines …

A Comparison Between Teacher-Directed Instruction And Student Self-Directed Study In Physical Science For Undergraduate Elementary Education Majors, Douglas L. Magnus

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Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this research was to compare the learning which occurred in a college physical science class for pre-service elementary teachers between two teaching-learning methods identified as teacher- directed instruction and student self-directed study. The specific areas investigated were: (1) knowledge of physical science content, (2) development and application of the processes of science, (3) attitude toward physical science and (4) attitude toward student self-directed study.

Procedure: The research sample used in this study consisted of 95 elementary education majors enrolled in four sections of Chemistry 327 which is a required physical science course. The …

Organizational Climate And School Size Related To Student Self-Concept And Attitude Toward School, Marvin E. Sorum

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The Problem: This study had as its purpose the investigation of the nature and the degree of the relationship between the size of a secondary school, the organizational climate of the school and the student background transeunt effects on student attitude toward school, and on student self-concept. This study investigated the differences which existed between school size and selected student and teacher variables; and, then, if there were differences, to discover the nature of those differences.

Sample: Based on the secondary school population, thirty-four North Dakota secondary schools were divided into: school size 1 ("over 1,000"), school size 2 (501-1,000), …

A Study Of Organizational Climate And Educational Change In Selected North Dakota High Schools, Edward J. Hill

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Purpose: This study is postulated on the theory that a direct relationship exists between organizational climate and educational change. The primary purpose of the study was to analyze the relationships between organizational climate and educational changes in selected high schools. A further purpose was to determine if there were significant differences between the principals' and faculties' profile scores on each of the eight subtests of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ).

The study also attempted to determine which set of selected teacher biographical variables contributed most to the predictability of each subtest score of the OCDQ.

Method and Procedures: The …

Psychogenic Factors In Menstrual Symptomology, Glen Gruba

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In this study correlations were obtained between personality characteristics and menstrual manifestations in order to test the following psychogenic hypotheses regarding the etiology of menstrual symptomatology: (1) dependence, as a personality characteristic, is basic to the elaboration of moderate or severe menstrual symptoms, (2) a psychosomatic process, involving psychic control over somatic functions, underlies certain forms of menstrual symptomatology, and (3) menstrual symptoms, particularly as they are more pronounced, represent exacerbations of prevailing personality patterns.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ, which contains eight menstrual symptom scales) were administered to 60 female university students …

An Investigation Of The Length Of Observation Necessary To Obtain A Representative Sample Of Clinician-Client Interaction, Beverly A. Laird

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The purpose of this study was to determine the length of time necessary to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during a therapy session when using the Analysis of Behaviors of Clinicians (ABC) System to record clinical behavior. Subjects used were ten children receiving articulation and/or language therapy and their student clinicians. All clients were seen on an individual basis. A total of ten fifteen-minute clinician-client sessions were studied. It was concluded that a three-minute period was sufficient to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during an articulation and/or language therapy session involving student clinicians and children.

Growth And Development Of The Western Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys Megalotis Megalotis, Gary H. Richins

Theses and Dissertations

Growth rates, gestation period, litter size, reproductive age, sex ratios, and development were studied on 198 litters of Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis. Growth was characterized by several standard skull and body measurements, and was partitioned into four phases of 1-3, 4-12, 13-22, and 23-70 days. Growth was best described by measurements of tail length, ear length, and dried eye lens weight. Reproductive activity began as early as 38 days for females and 59 days for males. Gestation period was 22 days and mean litter size was 3.83 (range 1-7). Sex ratio was 53.49% males to 46.51% females. Reproductive efficiency was 53.53%. …

The Desirability Of Direct Costing For Internal And External Financial Reports, James H. Huesgen

Theses and Dissertations

Appraisal of any costing method requires an understanding ol the various uses which are made of cost data and the relationships among these uses. Present day accounting is concerned with past, present, and future costs.

There are basically two concepts that are applied by manufacturing enterprises in accounting for these costs; the absorption costing concept and the direct costing concept. The difference between the two methods evolves around the fact that all manufacturing costs are charged to the products and there is no need to distinguish among them in costing products under the absorption theory; whereas, under the direct costing …

Archaeological Excavations At The Chauncey Webb Site (127-4) Nauvoo, Illinois, 1970, Richard L. Hansen

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The results of archaeological excavation and laboratory analysis of artifacts from the Chauncey G. Webb House Site, Nauvoo, Illinois, are herein reported. The purpose of the report and the history of archaeological investigations at the site are explained. Next is given a brief history of the city of Nauvoo, Chauncey G. Webb and the site using historical records and the pre-Mormon, Mormon, and post-Mormon periods are discussed. This is followed by a description of the site before excavation. The method of excavation is then described, The results of the field work are given in the form of a description and …

⁷Li(D,P)⁸Li Excitation Function :|Be[Subscript D] = 0.623 Mev To 1.968 Mev, Albert E. Schilling

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In this study the excitation function for the ^7Li(d,p)^8Li reaction is determined at incident deuteron energies ranging from 0.623MeV to 1.968MeV by counting the delayed alpha-particles as a result of the ^8Li beta decay. This excitation function reveals resonances at 0.777±0.012MeV and 1.031±0.015MeV with cross sections of 202±9mb and 188±8mb respectively. The uncertainty in the cross section values was due to three independent sources of error within this experiment, the solid angle, the ^8Li half-life, and the target (LiF) thickness. The uncertainty in the energy values was determined from an energy calibration of the accelerator used in this study. Resonances …

The Impact Of Management Information Systems On Business Organizations, James E. Cooper

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This study is an attempt to evaluate the impact of Management Information Systems (MIS) on business, to examine recent developments in the MIS field, and to det ermine the future role of these developments as they contribute to more effective MIS

Library research of secondary sources was utilized in conducting this research. Factors crucial to information requirement such as timeliness, comprehensiveness, accuracy, reliability and flexibility were analyzed. In addition, the human behavior aspect of MIS was evaluated

The findings of this study disclosed that the impact of MIS on. business functions has been restricted by lack of use, lack of …

A Study Of The Vocational Interests Of Stutterers, Jenine K. Seland

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No abstract provided.

Individualized Units Of Study On Punctuation, Capitalization, And Typing Style For Use In Office Procedures Classes, Charlene, Sister Grieshaber

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No abstract provided.

Effect Of Lithium On Structure And Function Of The Rat Biliary System, Larry P. Larson

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No abstract provided.