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An Evaluation Of The Concepts Of Delegation Held By Middle Management In The Computer Industry, Paul Johnson

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This study is an investigation into the modern theory of delegation of authority as viewed by middle managers. Seven theoretical principles of delegation are set forth and seven obstacles to the efficient use of delegation. An empirical study was made by surveying a number of middle managers at the Honeywell corporation, Minneapolis Minnesota. Personal interviews and a questionnaire were used to determine the attitudes of various managers toward delegation principles and practices. An analysis of the data indicated a number of obstacles~ in the practice of delegation; the author suggests elimination of these problem areas will require both a procedural …

Microfilm Technology Its Role In Modern Management, Thomas A. Pawlow

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No abstract provided.

A Flora From The Dakota Sandstone Formation Near Westwater, Grand County, Utah, Samuel R. Rushforth

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A cretaceous (Cenomanian) flora from the Dakota Sandstone Formation near Westwater, Grand County, Utah contains an admixture of ferns and angiosperms. The ferns of this flora are representative of an older Jurassic-Wealden vegetational type, whereas the angiosperms are typical of the modern vegetational type. Species of Gleichenia and Matonidium and Astralopteris coloradica represent the dominant forms in this flora. The Westwater flora contains fourteen genera including nineteen species and one variety. New species described from this flora include Asplenium dakotensis, Coniopteris westwaterensis and Ilex serrata.

The Design Of A Laser Doppler Velocimeter, Marlo R. Anderson

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A relatively new method of measuring local velocity in a fluid stream has been devised which eliminates some of the inherent problems of the traditional methods. This method senses the Doppler shift of light scattered from a laser beam incident on particles suspended in the fluid. The Doppler shift is proportional to the particles (or fluid) velocity. This new technique has several distinct advantages over the more traditional methods of velocity measurement.

Effects Of X-Irradiation On The Brain Of White Rats, Bernell K. Dalley

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With the advent of the atomic age, a great deal of attention has been given to the effects of radiation of various types on the living organism. Some emphasis was placed also on the particular effects damaging radiation has on the central nervous system. Of particular importance was the dis -covery of the high resistance to irradiation exhibited by the central nervous system, and the observation of a latent period after exposure, during which the individual appears normal, followed by deterioration and death. Explan - ations of this unique reaction have caused some controversy and, currently, one of two theories …

A Study Of The Effects Of An Operant Program Applied To The Correction Of Frontal Lisps In Young Adults, Beverly Jackson

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The purpose of this study was to determine if the S-Programmed Articulation Control Kit could be effectively used with young adults with trading stamps administered for reinforcement. The study also investigated the possibility of selecting peers to aid in the carryover of the desired /s/ response to nonclinical situations.

Four college students displaying frontal lisps were selected as subjects for this study. The therapeutic sequence of the S-Programmed Articulation Control Kit was administered to all subjects. Trading stamps were administered for reinforcement following correct responses. Following the administration of the therapeutic sequence of the S-Programmed Articulation Control Kit, each subject …

The Effects Of Various Treatments On Thiamin Diphosphate And Total Thiamin Levels Of Rat Tissues, Dong Hwa Park

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Tissue thiamin diphosphate was assayed enzymatically utilizing purified brewer's yeast apotransketolase. With this assay ten uumoles of thiamin diphosphate could be detected. Total thiamin was fluorometrically measured. For one to three days rats were placed under conditions of stress, consisting of loud noise treatment, emotional stress, deprivation of paradoxical sleep, and swimming to exhaustion, respectively. The body weight was markedly decreased at the end of the respective experimental periods except with the loud noise treated group, compared with the corresponding controls. Following two to three such consecutive treatments, the adrenal weight also showed a significant increase. Thiamin diphosphate and total …

The Chemistry Of Dehydronaphthalene, Richard Harold Hales

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The reaction of monohalonaphthalenes with potassium t-butoxide in a t-butyl alcohol-dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) mixture has been studied. The 1-bromonaphthalene reaction was extensively studied. Fifteen identifiable products were observed and conditions were found where the desired products, 1- and 2-t-butyl naphthyl ethers (V and VI) were formed in maximum yield, and their decomposition products, 1- and 2-naphthol (XIV and XV), were formed in minimum yield. The mole percent ratio of 1-substituted products (V and XIV) to 2-substituted products (VI and XV) was found under standardized conditions to be 0.35 ± 0.03 in every case when the halogen was I, Br and …

Aquatic And Semi-Aquatic Plant Communities Of Utah Lake, Robert E. Coombs

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The aquatic and semi-aquatic plant communities of Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah are discussed. This discussion includes the methods of describing and delimiting the major vascular plant communities, the descriptions of the present existent communities, and the determination of the vegetational changes, particularly since 1925. The vegetation around Utah Lake is divided into plant communities. Each community is discussed using: (a) quantitative data, (b) field observations, (c) general and specific locations of the community, and (d) interrelationships and trends of the community. Historical vegetational changes of Utah Lake plant communities are discussed. In this discussion, the plant communities described by …

A Proposed Course Of Study For Prospective Secondary Education Teachers Of The Social Sciences In The Use Of Educational Media And Media Centers, Shelby Strand, Joe Abbott, Paulette Johnson

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Research has shown that prospective teachers have a very limited knowledge of educational media and media centers, and that little is presently being done to correct this deficiency. The intent of this study was to develop a course of instruction which would give the prospective secondary teacher of the social sciences the knowledge and acquaintanceship necessary to enable him to make intelligent and effective use of educational media and the school media center.

The course was first planned in advance and then actually taught to a group of secondary education majors in the social sciences. A day-to-day account of the …

The Conception Of Nationalism In Elementary School Children Of North Dakota, Robert A. Wheeler

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The major purpose of this study was to determine when children can internalize concepts concerning home, state, and nation.

Educators and psychologists have not in the past worked in harmony as new curricula and methodologies have been developed. It was the intent of this research to provide statistical data and verbal comparisons on selected research questions to determine the effect of children's chronological age on the ability to generalize social studies concepts.

The following research questions were investigated:

1. Do North Dakota elementary students differ from Swiss Children investigated by Piaget in their concept of nation?

2. Do North Dakota …

A Three State Markov Model For Paired Associate Learning, Thomas R. Linscheid

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The continuity-noncontinuity issue remains a focus for both the theoretical and experimental inquiry into the fundamental nature of the learning process. Although experimental studies of paired-associate learning have often disclosed continuities, mathematical models incorporating all-or-none processes have generally fit the data quite well. The most basic of these is the one-element model proposed by Bower in 1961. The model assumes only two states, a learned state and an unlearned state. Transitions from the unlearned to the learned state occur with a fixed probability which is constant across trials. Extensions and modifications of the Bower model have consisted basically of the …

Neuronal Coding Of Low Frequency Complex Stimuli At The Cochlear Nucleus And Inferior Colliculus Of Cat Brain, James L. Walker

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Articles have recently appeared by Erickson (1968) and Pfaff (1969) which propose that the study of the activity of a large population of neurons may contribute information about sensory coding which is supplementary to data obtained from single neuron studies. These authors propose that there are not enough neurons in the primary sensory pathways so that every stimulus can be represented by a separate neuron. They maintain that over-all measures of neuronal activity will be more fruitful in the study of sensory coding. The present study used such a measure (multiple unit techniques) to monitor the over-all discharge characteristics of …

Team Teaching In Business Education, Elizabeth Anne Murphy

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No abstract provided.

A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of The Business Education Curriculum At The Epping Public School Epping, North Dakota, Gary D. Bickel

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Parental Attitude In Regard To Physical Education And Athletics In The Harvey High School, Gordon R. Baumgartner

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The purpose of this study was to investigate parental attitude in regard to several areas in physical education and athletics in the Harvey High School.

The questionnaire-opinionnaire technique was used for obtaining the data. Copies of the opinionnaire were mailed to l£0 parents, and a return of 111 questionnaires, or 74 percent, was received.

A brief summary of the findings show:

1. Parents believed an adequate job of teaching physical education is being done today.

2. Parents believed their children are receiving a better training in physical education now than when the respondents attended school.

3. Physical education was rated …

Experimenter Bias Effect As A Function Of Ambiguity, Gary D. Barko

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Previous research and discussion has suggested that task ambiguity and experimenter-subject familiarity with the task are important factors affecting the generality and strength of the experimenter bias effect. These factors were conceptualized as inter-task ambiguity (inherent in the task) and two types of intra-task ambiguity (experimenter's familiarity with the task and subject's familiarity with the task). It was hypothesized that experimenter bias would: (1) be a significant factor in a more ambiguous task and not a significant factor in a less ambiguous task, (2) more likely be communicated to the subjects who were less familiar with the task, and (3) …

The Feasibility Of Utilizing The Videotape For Improvement Of Technique In Number Typewriting, Arlin A. Prochnow

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No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Biological Characteristics Of Goldeye, Hiodon Alosoides (Rafinesque), In Garrison Reservoir, Donald Eugene Miller

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Age and growth and other biological characteristics of goldeye were compared at five widely separated stations on Garrison Reservoir in 1968 and 1969. All samples were collected with experimental gill nets fished near the surface. In 1968, goldeye comprised 88.56 percent of the total catch of 1,381 and in 1969, they made up 94.42 percent of the total catch of 2,230 fish. It was found that growth patterns of goldeye at the various stations were statistically different, which may be attributed to the differences in turbidity, temperature and possibly other limnologic conditions. Although statistical differences were found the actual differences …

Support Or Nonthreat? An Investigation Of An Ambiguity In The Concept Of The Ego Support Value, Valerie Lynn Hansen

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The investigation was designed to explore the concept of ego support. It was hypothesized that Wright's direct reward of ego support was not an unitary concept but a dual one, consisting of a support Component and a eomfort component. The investigation was divided into two parts: one part tested the independence of the two components; the second part attempted to determine if Target Persons independently designated as varying in comfort value and support value could be validly identified using the Acquaintance Description Form and a supplementary questionnaire. For Study II same sex, well acquainted pairs of subjects were asked to …

A Survey Of Adapted Physical Education Programs At The Secondary School Level Of Public Instruction In The Province Of Ontario, John B. Cameron

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The main purpose of this study was to determine how many secondary schools of public instruction in the Province of Ontario were providing adapted physical education classes for their handicapped students. Questionnaires were sent out to 244 secondary schools and 174, or 70.0 percent, were returned. There were 20 questionnaires that were unusable because no information was provided by the respondent.

Areas surveyed were characteristics, facilities, qualifications of teachers, and the use of the medical profession in establishing adapted physical education programs.

The results indicated that:

1. Ontario Secondary Schools of public instruction are not meeting the psychological, sociological and …

The Removal Of Sodium From Lignite By Ion Exchange, John T. Crystal

Theses and Dissertations

The rate and extent of sodium removal from lignite by ion exchange were studied using calcium chloride solutions. The experimental apparatus consisted of a centrifugal stirring device in a limited bath. Four variables, rotation speed, calcium chloride concentration, particle size, and moisture content were considered.

It was determined that rotation speed had no discernable effect on the rate or extent of sodium removal. Particle size and moisture content, however, do have considerable effect on the rate and extent of sodium removed. It was also found that as the calcium chloride concentration was decreased the exchange approached theoretical stoichiometric proportions.

The …

A Historical Study Of Objectives In High School Elementary Bookkeeping Since 1930, Lester J. Olson

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Individual Reading Conference In The Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Grades, Harold E. Stolt

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of in-service training in individual reading conferences and interaction analysis on the individual reading conferences conducted by elementary school teachers in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.

Procedure: The research population consisted of fourteen public school teachers. The subjects were divided into a control group and an experimental group and matched according to grade level taught, sex, and years of teaching experience. The experimental group was treated to an in-service program which included training in interaction analysis and the individual reading conference.

Pre and post audio tape recordings were …

A Study Of Mignon's Lied In Selected Settings, Robert E. Norton

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The focus of this study is the various treatments given by composers to a twelve line poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The text is the common factor over which the differences of approach and treatment are laid by composers in compositions which range in time of initial publication from 1796 to 1888. The condition of the Lied immediately prior to the publication of the first of the settings is taken as the starting point, since all of the chosen settings may be classified as Lieder. The composers whose works are discussed are Karl F. Zelter, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz …

A Comparative Study Of Social Behavior Of Children: Kindergarten Through Grade Three As Identified By Teacher Rankings, The California Test Of Personality And The Hewett Teacher Rating Scale, Vernon F. Harmeson

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the soundness of teacher rankings and ratings. This investigation was made by comparing teacher rankings, the Hewett Teacher Rating Scale and the California Test of Personality.

To this end the major purposes of this study were:

1. 1. to determine the relationship that exists between teacher ranking of children in three areas of social behavior: "socially adjusted" behavior, "antisocial" behavior, and "withdrawn" behavior and scores of the child on the related subsections of the California Test of Personality.
2. to determine the relationship that exists between the teacher ranking of children on the above …

Ornamentation Of Italian Vocal Music Of The Eighteenth Century According To Pietro Francesco Tosi And Giovanni Battista Mancini, Beverly Ann Brandon

Theses and Dissertations

The acclaim and recognition attributed to the musical performers of the eighteenth century are reflected in the title Bel Canto ascribed to this period. The contemporary musical scene reveals performances attempting to perpetuate the virtuosity of the performers of this period and to recapture their style. Unfortunately, the aura of legend and mystery surrounding the performance of music of this period frequently leads to confusion and frustration of both teacher and performer rather than to understanding. This study addresses itself to that problem.

Tosi and Mancini were active participants in this period and their theory, technique of performance, and pedagogical …

The Election Of 1892 In North Dakota, Terrance B. Gallagher

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The early political history of North Dakota includes a strong loyalty to the Republican Party. Yet, the election in 1892 recorded a defeat \ of the Republican candidates. An attempt was made in this thesis to determine the cause of this unusual occurrence. The state's political events, conventions, campaign, and election were traced through North Dakota's newspapers and other sources. A brief survey was also made of the presidential campaign and election and its connection to the North Dakota election. Several years of economic discontent had already reduced Republican election majorities. Third party movement, an outgrowth of the Farmers' Alliance, …

A Survey Of Selected Business Firms In Willmar, Minnesota, To Determine Current Bookkeeping Practices, Rachel E. Helland

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No abstract provided.

Selected Major Issues In The Philosophy, Design, And Operation Of A Simulated Model Office, L. Wayne Beers

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In many cases, past business graduates from secondary schools were unable to secure job-entry office positions due to their lack of business experience. Concern over this problem caused many business educators to seek improved methods of training for practical office work experience.

Today, much attention is being focused on the Simulated Model Office Method for work experience. However, simulated model office programs have been hampered by a lack of organizational principles concerning the philosophy, design, and operation of simulated model offices.

The problem in this study was threefold: (1) to determine the philosophy, design, and operation of model office simulation, …