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Effects Of Competitiveness And Control On Cognitive Appraisal Of Competitive Stress, Cami R. Lokken

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Learning Needs Of Patients Following Acute Myocardial Infarction, Bonnie Odermann

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Propofol Versus Thiopental For Induction Of General Anesthesia In Outpatient Laparoscopy, Deborah A. Gladen

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Perception Of Place Traits And Locational Preferences Of College Seniors, Jean Marie Patterson Eichhorst

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Incidence Of Residual Memory Impairment In Outpatients Receiving Conscious Sedation With Midazolam And Alfentanil, Kathleen Roehrich

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A Comparison Study Of Time, Oximetry Use, And Aldrete Scores In The Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit In One Urban And Two Rural Hospitals In The Upper Midwest, Jo Sersland

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Comparison Of Intravenous Lidocaine And Topical Deliverance Methods Of Lidocaine In Attenuating The Cardiovascular Responses To Endotracheal Intubation, Kristi Jo Hanna

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Parental Stressors In A Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Loretta Jean Heuer

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An Ethic Of Care : A Feminist Perspective Of Ethics, Charlotte Kroløkke

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Ethnicity And Pregnancy : A Quantitative And Qualitative Study Of Mexican American Migrant Childbirth, Cheryl Briggs Lausch

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Videotape In The Courtroom : Coloring The Jury's View?, Jessica L. Hager

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Family Stress And The Role Of The Mormon Bishop's Wife, Marguerite Irene Adams

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A national survey of bishops' wives was conducted to determine whether Reuben Hill's "Roller Coaster" model of family stress following a stressor event should be modified to include a honeymoon period when the precipitating event is viewed positively by the family. The honeymoon period was expected to be within the first year, and too few respondents were in their first year to give statistically significant evidence of such a pattern. Several measures did give non-significant evidence of a honeymoon phase, though.

Other factors found to have an important effect on the stressfulness of the position of bishop's wife were: age …

Utah Indians And The Indian Slave Trade: The Mormon Adoption Program And Its Effect On The Indian Slaves, Robert M. Muhlestein

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This thesis is a study of the Mormon adoption program developed by the Mormons in response to the Indian slave trade in Utah, 1850-1880. It focuses on the Mormon justifications, as enumerated by Brigham Young, for the adoption policy and it links those justifications to expected results. Further this thesis compares the Mormon's expected results with the actual results of the adoption program through an analysis of historical accounts and Mormon ordinance records.

Characteristics Of Research Design In Selected Speech-Language Pathology Journals, Lynae S. Winther

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Carboxyhemoglobin Levels In Smokers And Nonsmokers And Its Effect On Pulse Oximeter Readings, Michelle E. Currier

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Additional Role Responsibilities For High School Principals Resulting From District Sharing Of A School Superintendent, David Paul Zwingel

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In Vitro Oxidative Damage To Mitochondria From Diabetic And Normal Rats And Its Relationship To Levels Of Antioxidant Enzymes, Karen A. Pinto

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Infant Physiological Responses To Noxious Stimuli Of The Heel Stick Procedure, Mary Christine Lucius

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Perceptions Of The Role Of North Dakota And Minnesota Elementary School Counselors, Elizabeth Plemel-Snell

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Differences In Oxygen Saturation Of Adult Smokers And Nonsmokers During Transfer To Recovery Room After General Anesthesia, Todd Daniel Underdahl

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Localization Of Carboxyl Methylated Calmodulin, Mark A. Doll

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Classification Of Newborns Based On Maturity Rating And Intrauterine Growth At The Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals, Lydia Holmes Sund

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Nurses at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (MCVH) in Richmond, Virginia, use the Newborn Maturity Rating and Classification Tool to identify high risk infants. An estimate of gestational age is made and using this estimate, weight, length, and head circumference measurements are plotted on graphs on the tool to determine if the infant achieves intrauterine growth smaller, larger or equal to gestational age.

The data used to generate the graphs on the Newborn Maturity Rating and Classification Tool were collected in Colorado during the 1950's. Two nurses at MCVH questioned the use of these graphs. They wanted to know …

An Empirical Investigation Of A Choice Of Accounting Method For Investments By Colleges And Universities: Positive Accounting Theory Applied In A Not-For-Profit Environment, Bruce W. Chase

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The reasons why managers make certain accounting method choices have been explored by accounting researchers for some time. For over ten years, much of this research has been driven by positive accounting theory, which is based on the underlying assumption that managers act rationally to maximize their own personal wealth when making accounting method choices. This study is an initial attempt to extend positive accounting theory research to a not-for-profit setting; specifically, the choice of accounting method for endowment investments by colleges and universities is examined.

The three objectives of this study are: 1) to determine if the findings of …

Identification Of Dq Alpha Polymorphism Using The Polymerase Chain Reaction, Richard Mello

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This was a study of detection systems for DQ alpha HLA polymorphism that could be exploited for the demonstration of simulated chimerism. Polymorphic segments of DO alpha DNA were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Simulated chimerism was represented by a mixture of minor and major component DNA. The goal was to detect minor component DNA in the presence of major component DNA utilizing various laboratory techniques. Techniques studied included probe strip typing with the AmpliType HLA-DO Alpha test kit, allele-specific amplification, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, restriction enzymes, and Southern transfer combined with a peroxidase detection system.

The AmpliType HLA-DO …

The Effects Of Concentric And Eccentric Contractions Performed At Equal Power Levels On Skeletal Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy, Thomas Philip Mayhew

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There are no data available as to whether training with eccentric contractions are more effective than concentric contractions for producing skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy. To better understand the effects of training with different contraction types two related studies were performed.

In the first study a device which is frequently used by clinicians for concentric and eccentric exercise, the Kin-Com^R, was tested for accuracy and reliability. The measurements obtained from the force, angle, and speed transducers of this device were found to be accurate and reliable between days.

The purpose of the second study was to determine if there …

Effects Of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) On The In Vitro Antibody Response: Differential Effects On The B Lymphocyte Depending On The State Of In Vivo Activation And The Modulation By Serum-Derived Growth Factors, Dale L. Morris

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Previous reports have indicated a dichotomy in the actions of TCDD on humoral immunity, both in vitro and in vitro, in which enhancements and suppression have been identified. The latter effect has been correlated with induction of liver P4501A1 enzyme activity, a response which is regulated by the Ah-gene locus. Additionally, the primary alteration in suppression of antibody responses is in the differentiation of the B cell. Therefore, the current investigation was undertaken to determine the relationship between these dual actions of TCDD on humoral immunity as related to its direct actions on B lymphocyte function. Specific emphasis was placed …

Perceptual And Cognitive Abnormality Model Of Hypochondriasis: Psychological Correlates Of Amplification And Misinterpretation, James R. Craft

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Hypochondriasis is a disorder that may affect ten percent of all individuals seeking medical care. This places a great burden on the health care resources that are currently available. Unfortunately, very few of these individuals come to the attention of mental health professionals.

Various models have attempted to conceptualize hypochondriasis. These include the psychiatric model, the psychodynamic model, the social learning and the perceptual or cognitive abnormality model.

The perceptual or cognitive abnormality model suggests that individuals who are hypochondriacal misinterpret and/or amplify normal bodily sensations. These processes lead the individuals to believe they are suffering from a serious disease. …

The Effects Of Carboxyl-Group Specific Modification And Triiodo-L-Thyronine On Cardiac Sodium Channels, Samuel C. Dudley

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The patch clamp method was used to evaluate the effects of 3,5,3'-triiodo-L-thyronine (T₃) and carboxyl modification on adult rabbit ventricular Na⁺ channels. In contrast to TTX-sensitive Na⁺ channels, Ca²⁺ block of cardiac Na⁺ channels was not prevented by selective carboxyl modification by trimethyloxonium (TMO) or water soluble carbodiimide (WSC). In 2 mM Ca²⁺, TMO-treated patches exhibited 3 discrete conductance (γ_Na) levels. An abbreviation of mean open time (MOT) accompanied each decrease in γ_Na. The effects on channel gating of elevating external Ca²⁺ differed from those of TMO …

The Integration Of Three Multihandicapped Children Into Regular Classrooms: A Focus On Educational Personnel, Marva Dombrowe Gellhaus

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This study used qualitative research methods to determine what happened when special educators and regular educators came together in the process of integrating three multihandicapped students into a kindergarten or a first grade classroom. Of particular interest were the actions, interactions, and perceptions of the people involved.

The writer spent two months at the field site which was located in an elementary school in a rural agricultural region in the Great Plains. Although observations were made of the children and the educational personnel, only the educational personnel and the parents were interviewed.

In this study: (1) Regular educators and special …

The Development Of In-Service Training For Teachers And Counselors Working With Adult Homeless Students, Dagmar F. Pelzer

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The number of homeless persons in the United States has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. Nationwide estimates range between three hundred thousand and three million homeless, with a ten to thirty percent annual increase. Efforts to reduce homelessness consist primarily of the provision of housing and employment.

Dade County Public Schools initiated educational programs for homeless adults in February of 1988. Between 1988 and 1991, over three thousand homeless adults were enrolled in part-time and full-time academic and vocational programs. In-service training for teachers and counselors working with the homeless needed to be developed and implemented because …