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Synthesis Of Modified Nucleotides To Incorporate Into Oligonucleotides., Jeffrey Allan Jenson

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The use of modified analogs of 2$\sp\prime$-deoxyuridine as probes that incorporate into oligonucleotides are discussed. These probes can be useful in many areas including diagnostics, sequencing and therapeutics, and will be discussed later in more detail.The development of DNA probes is important in the diagnostic area because the use of the probes can diminish dramatically the time needed to diagnose an infection (from weeks to hours). Use of DNA probes for sequencing the genomes of hereditary diseases can help find cures. Fighting infectious disease by blocking replication of the virus using DNA probes is a therapeutic use. These are only …

Effect Of Mergers And Acquisitions On Stockholders And The Economy, Timothy J. Parker

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The size and volume of takeover activity has increased astronomically since the frenzy of current takeover activity began with the 1974 raid on ESB, Inc. in Philadelphia. Since then we have witnessed the growth of the raider financing tool: the junk bond. This high yield but incredibly risky bond has helped finance some of the largest mergers and acquisitions in history. The risk has not driven away investors looking for substantial fast earnings. The demand for these so called bellow-investment-grade bonds continue to grow.

Are these bonds causing companies to take on too much debt to finance takeovers? Does this …

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

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Edith Irvine: Her Life And Photography, Wilma Marie Plunkett

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ln mid-1988, Brigham Young University received a high-quality collection of photographic glass plates made by Edith Irvine at the tum of the century. The plates, her camera and other photographic equipment, and miscellaneous publications were donated to BYU by her nephew, Jim Irvine.

When the plates arrived and the Archives Photolab had them proofed, we realized thal not only were the San Francisco earthquake/ fire and other areas of California history recorded, but we had, in fact, the work of an outstanding photographer. As we compared the proofs with the work of other photographers who handled similar subjects, we called …

Financial Management For The New Entrepreneur, Janna L. Rohrer

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Relationships Across Training Programs, Professional Titles, And Perceptions Of Therapy Performance, Debra E. Anderson Bach

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This study was designed to examine the perceptions of students training to be counselors, clinical psychologists, and social workers, regarding the professional titles of counseling psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and social worker. A videotaped counseling session of a therapist and a client, a client description, and a therapist description served as the stimuli. The professional title of the therapist varied in the therapist description and served as the independent variable. One hundred three subjects were grouped according to their training program and then randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups differentiated by the professional titles of counseling psychologist, …

Healthcare And The Evolution Of Managed Care Plans, James S. Bogan

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Many consumers and employers are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost, quality, and appropriateness of health care services. This study examines the different managed care systems that integrate financing and delivery of health services. It describes the three most common managed care systems in use today and discusses the issues that medical providers must deal with in contracting with these systems. The study also explores the limitations of the different systems in curtailing the costs of health services or increasing the quality. The research is conducted in current literature. Details of a specific HMO plan are presented. The level at …

Why Small Businesses Fail, William W. Schlepuetz

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Small businesses fail at an alarmingly high rate. The seriousness of this is underscored by the impact of small business on the economy. Small business accounts for 45% of the U. s. gross national product and employs nearly 60% of the work force.

External factors such as the environment are responsible for some failures. Internal causes of failure parallel all functional areas of the business: however, approximately 90 percent of all small business failures are related to management incompetence or inexperience.

Two major failings of the incompetent or inexperienced manager are the lack of a business plan and poor managerial …

Management Practices In Family Practice Residency Programs, Carol L. Schwan

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A Remote Sensing Technique For Assessing Plant Species Diversity, Robin Odom Rapai

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Earth science has developed over many centuries as a dynamic and ever evolving research field. In the last decade, earth scientists have postulated many thought provoking theories, tools, models and techniques critical to ecological problems and plant species preservation. The primary objective of this study was to test whether there is a relationship between variations in 35mm color aerial photographs' pixel brightness and total numbers of plant species in selected prairie preserves In northwest Minnesota, a region dominated by typical tallgrass prairie and bordering the prairie-forest ecotone. Seventeen prairie preserves lie on the Minnesota side of the Red River of …

The Frequency Of Occurrence Of Phonemes In The Speech Of Aphasics, Rita M. Vis

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This study was designed to investigate the phoneme selection patterns in the spontaneous speech of Broca's and Wernicke's aphasics. The frequency distributions of phonemes for the aphasic subjects was compared to the normal distribution curve of English consonantal phonemes. Differences in the frequency of occurrence of phonemes subsequent to neurological impairment may be linked to the nature of the impairment. In addition, this study described and compared the occurrence of phonological processes in the single word responses of the subject groups. The frequency of phonemes and the occurrence of phonological processes were then analyzed jointly for possible trends.

Analysis of …

Vocational Education Liabillity: Assessment Of North Dakota Practice, Ken Paulus

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An Auditor’S Approach To Detecting Fraud, Twinkle D. Ratnasamy

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No abstract provided.

Race Of The Century : Guy Vs. Young, 1974 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election, Allan C. Young

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As the 1972-1974 election cycle began, Republican incumbent Milton Young, who had served in the U.S. Senate for twenty-seven years, decided to run for another term with realistic confidence in his ability to repeat prior election victories. His initial optimism began to erode as national Republican leaders questioned his ability to defeat his apparent opponent, former North Dakota Governor William L. Guy. Results of public opinion surveys added credibility to the perception of Young's weakness. Guy saw an opportunity to achieve his long-held goal of becoming a U.S. Senator and cautiously laid the groundwork for his campaign. As the two …

Can The Local Practitioner Continue To Preform The Attest Function, Bradley Dolan

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Changing Accessibility For Tourism In The Aurland Municipality Of Norway, Kari Brekke

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Because of changes in accessibility, the Aurland Municipality in Western Norway may be subjected to increased tourism. In 1991, an all-season highway will open between Oslo and Bergen, which will pass directly through the Aurland Municipality. The shift in importance from mostly seasonal rail/fjord traffic to an all-season automobile traffic has the potential for accelerating tourism pressures in this highly scenic area. The purpose of this study was to address possible problems and prospects of changing accessibility for tourism in the Aurland Municipality.

In order to examine tourism in the Aurland Municipality, a number of methods were used. Fieldwork was …

Adolescent Norms For The Eating Disorder Inventory As Related To Personal Variables In Female Adolescents At One Private Urban, One Rural, And One Semi-Rural High School, Betty J. Larson

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The societal preference for a slender body image has caused an increasing number of adolescents to diet or use unusual methods of weight control. Some adolescents progress along the continuum of restrained eating toward the development of pathological eating disorders. In order to identify risk factors in the development of eating disorders, eating attitudes and behaviors of 454 normal adolescents were studied by using the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and a personal background questionnaire. The higher the subscale scores on the EDI the more similar the individual's perceptions to those of victims with a pathological eating disorder.

With the exception …

Personification Of Death, Mary M. Anderson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the primary personifications of death as perceived by college students. One hundred fifteen students from private and public institutions of higher learning were invited to participate in the study. Surveys from one hundred nine were useable. The questionnaire consisted of a demographic survey, factors related to an individual's experience with death and death education, and a research instrument known as the Death Personification Exercise

Of the four pr;..iary personifications, the Macabre (a dark and fearful oeing) and Automaton (an unemotional being) were present most frequently. Out of 109 students, thirty one students …

The Survivors: A Comparison Of Bereavement Experiences Following The Suicide, Accidental, Or Natural Death Of A Spouse, Terence W. Barrett

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The purpose of this study was to compare bereavement experiences of suicide survivors with those of other survivors. The primary focus of investigation was upon grief reactions suggested to be unique to suicide bereavement and upon quality of grief resolution two to four years after death. Fifty-seven women and men, between ages 24 and 48, who had experienced the death of a marital partner were interviewed. Subjects were assigned to one of four groups by cause of death (Suicide, Accident, Unanticipated Natural, and Expected Natural). The categories of death served as the independent variable. Dependent variables were total grief reactions, …

An Analysis Of The Minimum Wage And A Proposal For Future Policy Initiatives, Rolland A. Scott

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The Position Of The Stockholder In Corporate Bankruptcy, Daniel S. Yinger

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The fate of a stockholder's investment in declining corporation depends on what the company does before and during bankruptcy. It is certainly possible that the firm may end up being liquidated with the stockholder loosing everything. On the other hand, the company can be bought by another firm, merge with a more successful entity, or even successfully reorganize alone to become a highly profitable firm. Just which of these events will come to pas~ is not always certain. It depends on the legal environment the company is faced with before and after the bankruptcy decision is made. In addition, market …

Synthesis Of Modified Nucleosides And Nucleotides., Eric James Linnell

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In Project 1 as part of an overall effort to synthesize modified nucleosides via organotransition metal chemistry, the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions between alkyl- and aryl-Grignard reagents and 6-chloropurine were investigated. A series of 6-substituted purine nucleosides have been made which may exhibit a considerable range of biological activity.Project 2 concerned the synthesis of nucleotide-insertanes as probes for transport; Part A specifically was related to macrocyclic ethers. Crown ethers were designed which, in addition to their intrinsic structural interest, were anticipated to be useful as synthetic intermediates, and as carriers for the transport of nucleotides through cell membranes. It was sought …

Stress Reduction In Dental Students., Jacqueline Kush Turek

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The current research was designed to compare effectiveness of two widely used stress reduction methods, Progressive Relaxation Training (PRT) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT). The entire Fall 1987, freshman class of Creighton University School of Dentistry participated (N =.68). Fifty-eight Subjects completed the project. Students were randomly assigned to a treatment, PRT (N = 12) or SIT (N = 17), or to one of two control groups, placebo (N = 13), or no treatment (N = 16). The placebo consisted of a once-only lecture on theory of stress. All subjects were measured for stress related components using paper and pencil …

Physical Activity And Nutritional Intake Patterns Of Children And Their Parents, Lisa Mckenna Guscette

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Organ Doses In Routine Radiographic Procedures, Yang Han

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There is general agreement that the extent of the risk from x-ray examination is related in some way to the radiation dose. As the dose increases, the likelihood of significant biological effects also increases. If a clear correlation between dose and effect is to be established, a convenient and reasonably accurate method of estimating patient’s absorbed doses during common radiographic examinations will be highly needed. A simple method is developed in this project to determine the two important parameters e exposure at skin entrance (ESE) and half value layer (IIVL), which is essential to get reasonably accurate estimates of absorbed …

A Critical Analysis Of Cbs Evening News Coverage Of Two U.S.-U.S.S.R. Summit Meetings: Vienna 1979 And Geneva 1985, James M. Ellis Jr.

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Nearly four hours of CBS Evening News summit reports, loaned by the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, were coded to construct a descriptive analysis and comparison of the coverage of the 1979 and 1985 summit meetings. Variables coded include speaker, language, origin of video and audio content, topic and quoted sources. Soviet speakers and topics were given proportionately more air time in 1985 than in 1979. But despite large differences in several important areas such as Soviet willingness to communicate via television, different leaders and their images, geopolitical factors, and improved video technology, many patterns of coverage showed similarities from 1979 …

Effectiveness Of Screening Children Identified As Being At Risk For Handicapping Conditions, Angela I. Roehm

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Chronic Headache : The Impact Of Family Factors And Coping Processes, Dawn Marie Ehde

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Healthcare And The Evolution Of Managed Care Plans, James S. Bogan

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The Effects Of Goal Setting On Performance : A Field Study, William Allyson

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No abstract provided.