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The Tax Reform Act Of 1986: Its Effect Business And Individuals, Kelly Ragan Green

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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 represents the most massive revision in the history of tax law. It provides for major reductions corporations. in the top tax rate for both individuals and The individual top rate for 1988 will be the lowest since 1931. The tax burden on corporations has become stiffer after being relaxed for 20 years. In addition, the Act repeals or limits many of the tax credits and deductions that encourage certain kinds of investment, particularly those that taxpayers use to avoid paying taxes. The new tax code no longer uses steeply progressive tax rates, and therefore, …

Patco Strike: A New Beginning For Labor Relations, Michael H. Grine

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While the actual events of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike against the federal government have faded into history, the results of the strike will live forever in the new management/labor relationship that exists, not only in the federal government, but all levels of government and civilian enterprise. The results of the disastrous failure of the strike destroyed thousands of careers and left all levels of organized labor to foresee their now limited options available for negotiations with management.

This independent study will attempt to inform the reader of the causes of the PATCO disaster and the miscalculations …

Management Advisory Services: The Changing Face Of The Public Accounting Professions, Brenda L. Rebel

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A History Of The Men's Intramural Program At Brigham Young University, David A. Brown

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The purpose of this study was to compile and present an organized and complete history of the Men's Intramural Program at Brigham Young University.

The Brigham Young University Intramural Program had its beginning early in Brigham Young Academy history. The intramural program originated as an outgrowth of the physical education instructional program. Prior to 1954 the intramural program was part of the Physical Education Department and the Chairman of that department gave leadership to the intramural program by assigning part-time directors and student managers to organize sporting events. Since 1954 a full-time director has been employed as Intramural Director. The …

Couple Cohesion: Differences Between Clinical And Non-Clinical Mormon Couples, Colleen Margaret Peterson

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This thesis examined the differences between 30 clinical and 30 non-clinical Mormon married couples on the perceived and ideal cohesion scores on the FACES III family typology instrument. Two three-way analyses of variance were done to examine these differences. the results provided evidence that there were significant differences between cohesion scores in clinical and non-clinical couples Both the clinical and non-clinical ideal scores fell close to the enmeshed end of the cohesion dimension of the Circumplex Model. The mean perceived cohesion scores, however, showed a difference between the clinical and non-clinical couples. The clinical couple mean scores fell in the …

Proliferation And Differentiation Of Mast Cell Progenitors, Daniel Lee Jarboe

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We have identified a late, committed stage in the differentiation of the mast cell progenitor just prior to granulation. This mast cell-committed progenitor (MCCP) differs from the more primitive bone marrow mast cell progenitor in that it is able to proliferate and differentiate in the absence of interleukin-3 (IL-3) when cultured on a monolayer of embryonic skin or 3T3 fibroblasts. The MCCP can be harvested from the mesenteric lymph nodes of mice in their fourteenth day of infection with the rodent hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and can be cloned in a methylcellulose culture system by supplementing the cultures with fibroblast-conditioned medium …

Modeling The Determinants Of Hospital Mortality, Abdolmohsin S. Al-Haider

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This study examined hospital characteristics that affected the differential in hospital mortality, while controlling for the effect of community attributes. Analytical models for the determinants of hospital mortality were formulated and validated through an empirical examination of 243 hospitals that had higher or lower mortality rates than expected for Medicare beneficiaries. The dependent variable for this study was death rates for 1984 Medicare patients in united states hospitals released in 1986 by the Health Care Financing Administration.

Structural equation models that portray the causal relation between organizational constructs and hospital mortality rate were formulated. This causal model was empirically validated. …

Henry Cheever Pratt: Boston Portrait Studio To Nineteenth Century American Frontier, Patricia B. Revere

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American artist Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880) was a member of the 1851 Mexican Boundary Commission, an expedition charged with surveying and recording the boundary between the United States and Mexico. This thesis examines the art work Pratt produced for the Commission, and addresses the issue of the omission of most of his work from the Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua 1850-1853, the official published record of the trip.

The Treatment Of Synfuels Wastewater By Biological, Coupled Fluidized Bed Reactors, Michael J. Koehmstedt

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Buffering Effect Of Social Support On Economic Hardship Among North Dakota Farm Operators, Kevin Allen Kettner

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Federal Narcotic Violators And The Dispositions Received Through The Courts With An Emphasis On Cocaine Offenders, Phyllis Rena Baker

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The United states has been plagued with the problem of illicit drug use for many years. Drug abuse has continued to increase and is prevalent among all races and social classes of people. The question is what efforts have been or are being made in order to deter the influx of drugs into the country along with stopping the suppliers of these drugs and what has hindered the effectiveness of these efforts.

The theory of deterrence was applied to this problem because the model presumes that the punishment of criminal acts could deter potential offenders by making the negative consequences …

Hydrogeology Of The Hillsboro Landfill, Hillsboro, North Dakota, Jeffrey D. Maletzke

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Landfills are the primary means for land disposal of solid wastes, and as such, they represent potential sources of groundwater contamination. This potential for contamination is exemplified by the Hillsboro landfill, which was emplaced above the Hillsboro aquifer, within permeable surface materials, and under shallow water-table conditions. Burial of refuse in trenches 15-feet (4.57 m) deep ensure that at least portions of the refuse are below the water table, which varied from 5.4 to 13.2 feet (1.7 to 4.0 m) below the surface. Concern over these factors led to the present study.

Subsurface conditions were investigated by electrical, earth-resistivity surveying. …

Financial Deepening And Economic Development Of Malaysia, 1960-1986, Kok-Ming Loke

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Stirring The Hornets' Nest : The Health Initiative Of 1978, Tracy A. Potter

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Behavioral And Self-Report Indices Of Restrained Eating In Males, Claudette M. Richter-Reno

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Factors Of Value In Preparation For A Successful Retirement, Craig R. Showalter

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The Effect Of Food Cue Prominence On Eating Behavior, Jill M. Plevell-Omdahl

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Brother Samuel : An Original Play Implicating The Technique Of Presentational Subtext Revelation To Acquire Empathy, David T. Rodriquez

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The Effect Of Modeling The Abandonment Of Dietary Restriction On The Tendency To Overeat, Michelle M. Micsko

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North Dakota Physician Practices And Needs Relative To Handicapped Or Chronically Ill Infants And Preschool Children, Tracy L. Senkyr-Pieper

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Examination Of Industrial Pretreatment Rates For Grand Forks, North Dakota, Eugene A. Rohl

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The Use Of Humor By Linguistically-Impaired Children And Peers During School Activities, Carole Ilene Landby

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The Relationship Of Selected Nursing Activities To Icp In Brain Injured Patients, Cheryl Dawn Jorgenson

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Balk's Music-Theatre Performance Theory : Application To The Non-Musical Play, Miss Julie, John W. Hill

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Variables Related To Nurses' Awareness Level Of The Language [I.E. Language] Disorders Associated With Cerebrovascular Accidents, Michael W. Halpenny

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A Description Of Spouse Abuse In A Native American Population, Jerriellen Feldner

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Relationship Between Retention And Performance On Standardized Achievement Tests For Eighth Grade Students At The Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, North Dakota, Carol Ann Monette Davis

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Effects Of A 10 Week Walking Program On Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Composition, And Self-Concept Of Mentally Retarded Adults, Elizabeth Ann Porter

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Dialogue Journal Use In Clinical Supervision, Willa Doreen Leblancq

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A Comparison Of Nurses' And Patients' Perceptions Of Patients' Psychosocial Needs In The Intensive Care Unit, Jane E. Indergaard

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