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The Vermilion Lake Gold Rush Of 1865-1866 : A Speculative Failure, Dana H. Miller

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Habitat Preferences Of Three Species Of Cricetid Rodents In A Patchy Environment, David H. L Olson

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Responsibility Accounting, Larry A. Adam

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An Analysis Of The Effects Of In-Service Science Assistance On Elementary Teacher And Student Attitudes And Practices, Douglas A. Degroote

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine whether in-service science assistance will affect positively the attitudes and practices of elementary teachers and students.

Procedure: The investigator designed and implemented a six month in- service science program for elementary teachers and students. The study population consisted of 12 first through sixth grade teachers and their 313 pupils in one elementary school in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.

Change in attitudes and practices of teachers was measured by comparing pre-test and post-test scores on the Actual Science Classroom Environment instrument, which was designed to determine what types of activities teachers perceived …

A Study Of Perceptions Of Teachers And Teacher Educators Of Current Educational Issues As Identified By North Dakota Public School Teachers, Jonathan Levine

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Problem: This study examined the mutuality of perceptions on educational issues of public school teachers and full-time members of the teacher education departments in North Dakota colleges and universities.

The purpose of the study was to determine if public school teachers and teacher educators perceive educational issues in a like manner.

The study examined if the number of years a person has taught in public schools will make a significant difference in perceptions of educational issues.

This study examined if certain variables related to past and present field experience of teacher educators have an effect upon their perceptions of educational …

A Comparison Of Three Groups Of Teacher Trainees' Conceptual And Philosophical Orientations, John H. Kelleher

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Problem: The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to determine the differences among the subjects in the three elementary teacher training programs offered at the University of North Dakota (UND) during the spring semester of the 1970-71 school year; and second, to determine the relationships between the Conceptual Systems Test (CST) variables and the Ross Educational Philosophical Inventory (REPI) variables.

Procedure: The subjects for this study consisted of juniors and seniors enrolled in the three elementary teacher training programs offered at UND during the spring semester of the 1970-71 school year. The three elementary teacher training programs were: College …

Political Attitudes And Constitutional Revision: A Study Of Delegate Attitudes At The 1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention, Cynthia A. Rothe

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Formerly, state constitutional conventions have been studied basically by a content analysis of the proposed document. This study undertakes a perusal of the political attitudes of the delegates. These political attitudes fall into two categories: delegate conceptualizations and delegate orientations. Delegate conceptualizations focus on the delegate's basic concept of a constitutional convention. Four specific factors—role, pressure, inclination on change, and orientation toward the convention process—are included within delegate orientations. These political attitudes are analyzed according to various background characteristics of the delegates. To some extent, the political attitudes of the delegates are reflected in their voting behavior. An analysis of …

Accountants Role In Management, Wayne E. Hintz

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Rising Sun Electronics: A Case Study In Edp Auditing, Vincent P. Unruh

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A Career Curriculum In Physical Education For Grade Five, Alicia C. Vorland

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A Study Of The Relative Reactivity Of Carbon From Coal Using The Bouduard Reaction, Jay Robert Kauphusman

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Chars made from two lignites, a subbituminous coal and a bituminous' coal, were reacted, with CO2 over a range of temperatures and space times to determine the effect of coal rank on the conversion of CO2 to CO by the Bouduard reaction. The rank of the coals tested was found to have a definite effect on the conversion of CO2 with the degree of conversion decreasing with increasing rank. Conversion increased with increasing temperature and contact time. Calculation of the heats of formation of the carbon constituents of these coals from the pseudo equilibrium data indicate that the carbon in …

The Influence Of Resistance And Frequency Of Pedalling On Heart Rate Of Subjects Performing Sub-Maximal Work On A Bicycle Ergometer, David L. Lawson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of resistance and frequency of pedalling on heart rate in work performed on a bicycle ergometer. A secondary purpose was to determine the most efficient pedal frequency setting for any given work task.

Two paired sets of seven exercises were performed by each of five subjects. In one set of tests the resistance was held constant and the frequency varied while the other set contained tests which held the frequency constant but varied the resistance.

A brief summary of the findings show:

1. That work output on a bicycle ergometer …

Intracompany Transfer Pricing, Gary Burwell

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An Analysis Of Selected Variables To Determine Their Relationship To Performance Ins Econdary Schools, Second-Semester Application Typewriting, Wilbert R. Fischer

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Purpose: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship of selected predictor variables to typewriting performance in straight copy typewriting, as well as timed application typewriting on letters, manuscripts, and tabulation at the end of the second semester of a first-year typewriting course.

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The population for this study consisted of 199 eleventh grade second semester typewriting students enrolled at Mandan High School, Mandan, North Dakota. Through the cooperation of the high school administration and the instructors, the students were tested on the General Aptitude Test Battery administered by the Mandan Office of the State Employment Service at …

A Study Of Attitudes, Competencies, And Understandings Achieved Through The Medium Of Electronic Music In Selected Upper Elementary And Junior High School Classrooms, Fredrick R. Willman

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to test a basic ungraded program of study in electronic music suitable for use in grades five through eight.

Procedure: The research population consisted of 339 students drawn from two elementary schools and one junior high school in the Grand Forks, North Dakota, Public Schools. These students were grouped into seven pairs of experimental and control groups. For one semester the experimental groups received music instruction using an electronic music-based curriculum while the control groups received more general, traditional music instruction. Measurements were made with a battery of four pre/post-tests to determine any …

Development And Prediction Of I-E Orientation And Its Relationship With Some Personality Correlates, Barry L. Johnson

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Locus of control is a personality dimension involving an individual's perceived control over events occurring in his life. An internal Cl) person is one who feels that he controls his reinforcement contingencies. The external (E) person feels that his rewards or reinforcements occur on a chance basis, are due to fate or luck, or controlled by something or someone else.

Though the body of information surrounding the I-E construct is growing, there are still many questions to be answered and areas to be explored. One of the goals of this investigation was to examine some underlying factors in the development …

An Examination Of The Lubell Thesis: A Statistical And History Study Of The Mcintosh County, North Dakota, 1936-1940, Thomas J. Cummings

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North Dakota is often referred to as the leading isolationist state in the Union. The vociferous opposition expressed by the state’s people to World Wars I and II is cited as proof for this label. One explanation for the state's behavior, advanced by Samuel Lubell, stresses ethnic origin. According to this view, the German-Russian population of the state is responsible for making North Dakota an isolationist stronghold. This study of one German-Russian county, McIntosh county, is an attempt to examine the validity of Lubell's ethnic explanation. In particular, this study focuses on the reasons for the rejection of Franklin Roosevelt …

A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Of A Multi Media Instructional Systems Approach With A Traditional Teacher-Directed, Marianne E. Frye

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A Genetic Study Of Gigas Atriplex Canescens, James Michael Melby

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A population of Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. (fourwing saltbush), endemic to the Little Sahara Sand Dunes near Jericho, Utah, appears to be genetically distinct from all other forms of this species. It differs from other populations by many characters, including growth rate, seed size, and height (Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4). This is a report of a study which was made to investigate the differences between the sand dune and normal populations, and an attempt to determine the evolutionary processes involved in the formation of the sand dune population.

A Study Of The Phylogenetic Relationships Of Agropyron Scribneri, Agropyron Trachycaulum, And Sitanion Hystrix, C. Lorenzo Pope

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Agropyron scribneri Vasey (spreading wheatgrass) is endemic to the Rocky Mountains of the Intermountain West. Each distinct population is widely separeated by valley and desert floors. It is morphologically similar to the hybrid between Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte and Sitanion hystrix between Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte and Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Smith as well as the hybrid, A. trachycaulum x A. scribneri. It appears that A. scribneri may have originated de novo from hybidization products of A. trachycaulum and S. hystrix. Agropyron scribneri appears to be morphologically similar to the population of S. hysterix with which it is associated. …

Lipids Of Fungal Spores, Identification And Metabolism, Jim L. Bushnell

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The lipids of the spores of the Basidiomycetes: Ustilago bullata, Lycoperdon perlatum and Calvatia gigantea were investigated. The spores of U. bullata were found to have hydrocarbons ranging from C_9 to C_24, methyl esters of fatty acids ranging from C_14 to C_24, and free fatty acids from C_14 to C_24. The spores of L. perlatum were found to have few hydrocarbons (C_22 being the predominent one); no methyl esters were detected and the fatty acids were from C_15 to C_18. Long chain aldehydes (C_30) were also detected in low concentration. At the ultrastructural level the Lycoperdon spores were found to …

The Nature Of The Balance Sheet: Present And Future Proposal, Ying Chow Tang

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A Study Of The Future Roles Of The Four North Dakota State Colleges, Merton W. Andresen

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The purpose of this study was to examine the problem of the future roles of the four state colleges in North Dakota. Attention was focused upon the historical antecedents which were germane to changing roles in * the four state colleges in North Dakota. In addition, an overview of imperatives in planning for change reflected the national imperatives for change which are relevant for North Dakota.

The study included an analysis of legislative attitudes toward the . future roles of the four state colleges. These attitudes were delineated by use of a questionnaire. A chi square statistical analysis was applied …

Edp Induced Modifications Of Internal Control, Michael R. Schwindt

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The American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants, The Securities And Exchange Commission, And Uniform Accounting Principles, Roger D. Nelson

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Reporting The Results Of Operations, Micheal M. Weigel

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Short Form Opinions, Larry W. Huus

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Effectiveness Of Written Application Communications As Evaluated By Employment Personnel, George O. Parker

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An Examination And Critique Of The Process For Allocating Resources For National Defense, Laurence L. Pinkerton

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Enzymatic Synthesis Of Oligoribonucleotides Of Defined Base Sequence, Bronwyn Geraldine Hughes

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A possible method for the synthesis of ordered oligoribonucleotides involves primer-dependent polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) synthesis using the RNase A or T1 resistant N-cyclohexyl-N'-β(4-methylmorpholinium)ethylcarbodiimide chloride (CMC-Cl) derivatives of uridine or guanosine containing primers. Thus, CMC-UpA, CMC-GpA, CMC-UpCpC, CMC-GpApC, and ApApApApU-CMC were prepared and studied as primers for PNPase in 15 min 14C-ADP polymerization reactions and also in 6-10 hr synthesis reactions. The CMC-primers were not suitable primers for PNPase catalyzed synthesis reactions for either time. The PNPases used in such studies were contaminated with nuclease that showed the following order of susceptibility: UpA > CpC, GpA > ApU, ApA. Even a highly purified …