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A Descriptive Study Of Female Elementary School Principals In The State Of North Dakota During 1982-1983, Shirley E. Boom

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Four Major Federal Laws From 1973 To 1983 And Their Impact Upon The Education Of Handicapped Individuals, Susan Mosolf Mast

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Three research questions provided a focus for this study: (1) What is the historical foundation in relation to federal mandates which have an impact upon the education of handicapped individuals? (2) What are the differences and, correspondingly, the interdependencies in the selected major federal laws that impact upon the education of handicapped individuals? and (3) What are the broad perspectives and implications of this information upon the education of handicapped individuals?

The answers to these research questions were accomplished by: (1) A brief overview of all education legislation that affects the handicapped individual, (2) Selection of four major federal laws …

Chapter 11 Reorganization: Creative Management Or An Abusive Of The System?, William R. Zilliot

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Recent developments within the Bankruptcy Court system are controversial. Several of the largest corporations in the United States are currently undergoing reorganization. To some companies, Chapter 11 is the only way out of staggering debt, to others Chapter 11 is a means to stall liability suits, and to still others Chapter 11 represents a way to force wage concessions in the place of honoring union contracts. The entire Bankruptcy Court system itself has been successfully challenged as being Unconstitutional, and continues to operate only by a special dispensation from Congress.

When these developments are placed in an historical context, they …

Model Dichotomous Key For Plastics Identification, Diane L. Burnham

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The purpose of this study was to investigate selected plastics when treated by means of heat, fire, solvents, and specific gravity tests for the development of a model dichotomous key.

The study included: (1) a review of literature that contained a brief historical overview of plastics, an examination of their uses, advantages, and chemical make up, and the selection of four tests to be conducted that would reveal characteristics of the plastics, (2) an explanation of the equipment, materials, and procedures for each of the tests, (3) an analysis of the data obtained from the tests, and (4) a recommendation …

A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of Small Market Radio Station Managers, Lawrence William Etling

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This thesis studied job satisfaction of small market radio station managers in North Dakota, Northwestern Minnesota, and Eastern Montana. Thirty-three managers were surveyed by mail questionnaires, telephone interviews, and personal interviews.

The data were used to answer twelve questions regarding factors relating to managerial job satisfaction. From those questions asked, the most significant conclusions drawn were: 1. Factors which probably relate to managerial job satisfaction in small radio stations are: making full use of one’s managerial abilities; exercise of authority; dealing with a variety of job challenges; salary; and using one’s own judgment. 2. Factors which probably do not relate …

A Comparative Evaluation Of The Rental Assistance Programs Created By Section "8" Of The Housing And Urban Development Act Of 1974, Lynn A. Bingham

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An Analysis Of The Dimensions Of Congressional Voting: The Case For Foreign Aid, Donald R. Morrison

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The major focus of this paper concerns defining congressional issue dimensions towards the American foreign assistance programs of 1979 to 1982. The resulting dimensions serve as a foundation to identify coalitions of congressmen who support or oppose different aspects of foreign aid policies. Previous foreign aid vote studies have usually divided congressmen into pro and con camps or placed them along activist-restrained continuums. This study, however, is based on the assumption that foreign aid policy has become too complex for such divisions and that its dimensions center more around the types of aid, the purposes of aid, and the ideological …

Dedalus And Icarus: The Influence Of James Joyce On The Poetry Of Hart Crane, Ayman F. B. Hussein

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This dissertation is a pioneer study of the influence of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses on Hart Crane's White Buildings. As such, it is both an influence study and a close reading of Crane's finest poems in a new light.

The first part of the essay (the introduction and the first three chapters) tackles the question of influence, the authors who helped shape Crane's literary make-up, and the extent and limitations of these influences as compared to the thorough-going influence Joyce exerted on Crane. In those chapters I examine the role played …

The Communication Component Of Accounting, Terri B. Clark

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An Investigation Into Isokinetic Normative Data Of The Quadriceps And Hamstrings Muscles Of Males And Females, Ages 36 Through 40, Renee L. Rud Mabey

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Isokinteic exercise is a valid, reliable, and objective method of evaluating and improving muscle fitness. It is utilized in rehabiltation, athletics, and research. A common isokinetic tool is the Cybex II Isokinetic System.

To be of maximal value, an instrument requires normative data specific to the population it was designed to test and train. This study establishes (selected) normative data for the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles of males and females ages 36 through 40.

Sixty adults, meeting specific age, medical, and activity requirements were tested on the Cybex II System. Reciprocal contractions of the quadriceps and hamstrings were performed at …

Effects Of N-Substituents On The Polymerization Properties Of Maleimide, Dilip R. Abayasekara

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The effect of the amide function and the carbethoxy function on the polymerization properties of maleimide are reported. The effects of these functions on homopolymerization and copolymerization (with styrene) were examined. These electron-withdrawing groups appeared to decrease the rate of homopolymerization and increase the rate of copolymerization.

N-carbamylmaleimide and N-carbethoxymaleimide were copolymerized with styrene in 1,4 -dioxane at 60.0° C at different feed ratios to high conversion. Copolymer composition, determined by elemental analysis and 1H NMR, indicated that while 1:1 copolymers were obtained with an equimolar feed ratio, the two systems were not alternating. It is of note that the …

National Certification As A Performance Measure: Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1977-1982, Barbara Hall Dunn

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This research involved an analysis of data for 3,387 candidates who took the National Qualifying Examination for pediatric nurse practitioners/associates between 1977 and 1982. Those data were available from the National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates, which administers the examination, and its testing agency, the National Board of Medical Examiners. Included in the data were sociodemographic characteristics of examinees, characteristics of their nurse practitioner educational programs, and their composite examination scores.

The purpose of the research was to determine the ability of these sociodemographic and educational program variables to predict examination performance. Sociodemographic variables included: examinee age; highest …

The Developing Trends And Their Perceived Impact Upon Minnesota Post-Secondary Vocational-Technical Education (Future, Change, Training)., Keith Mel Togstad

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The problem of the study was to determine the perceived degree of impact of selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends which could affect post-secondary vocational-technical education in Minnesota.The purpose of this study was to provide information useful to Minnesota post-secondary vocational-technical educators in planning the direction of post-secondary vocational-technical education in the State for the next decade. This purpose was accomplished through a survey which emphasized the perceived degree of need and the perception of degree of impact on post-secondary vocational-technical curricula from selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends.A primary concern in the survey was to …

A Study On Improving Strategic Missile Squadron Management Incorporating The New Assistant Operating Officer, Bradley B. Dunning

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Introducing The Native American Student : A Handbook For Educators, Kenneth Little

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The Effects Of Seismic Blasting On Shallow Water Wells And Aquifers In Western North Dakota, Frank W. Beaver Jr. P. E.

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Seismographic petroleum exploration throughout North Dakota has generated concern over the effects of blasting on groundwater supplies and wells. A preliminary investigation revealed complaints alleging declining productivity and decreased water quality in regions where coal aquifers are extensively used. Unplugged shotholes were frequently cited as a source of problems.

Experimental results indicate that changes due to blasting occur within long term physical the aquifers rather than in specific water wells. Pumping tests conducted in a sand and coal aquifer system showed no apparent physical effects when shots were detonated one quarter mile away from the pumping wells. Shots 500 feet …

Groundwater-Lake Interactions, Wood Lake, Benson County, North Dakota, Lori J. Ferguson

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Wood Lake is a kettle lake within the McHenry end moraine (late Wisconsinan) in eastern Benson County, North Dakota. It is part of the Devils Lake interior basin, near the drainage divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Big Coulee - Sheyenne River drainage. The moraine deposits, part of the Coleharbor Group, are composed of complexly interfingering lenses of gravel, sand, silt, and clay within the till.

Water levels in piezometers around Wood Lake indicate groundwater flows from the southwest into the west side of the lake and out of the lake along the east shore, toward the northeast. …

The Effects Of Alcohol On Encoding Of Prose, Norman A. Kerbel

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Psychological And Environmental Factors Related To The Survivability Of American Indian Students In Education (Higher Education, Persistence, Cpi), Kenneth Leroy Litzau

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Environmental perceptions and psychological characteristics of American Indian students were studied to assess the impact of the higher education environment on their psychological development. The sample consisted of high school seniors and university students from freshmen to graduate levels. Each participant responded to a biographical questionnaire, the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and the College University Environment Scales II (CUES II).The responses were analyzed in terms of research questions designed to address (1) the relationship between the psychological and environmental domains, (2) student progress in higher education, (3) the prediction of academic achievement, and (4) differences between males and females and …

The Refinement And Validation Of A Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, Joan Frances O'Day

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The Effects Of A Program Of Physical Conditioning On Selected Blood Parameters In Female Athletes, Wanda Raschkow

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The Effect Of Social Support On The Blood Pressure Of Mild And Moderate Hypertensives, Edith Price Vaughan

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The study was conducted to determine the relationship between social support and the blood pressure of mild and moderate hypertensives. Motivation for the study was derived from the growing realization that the social support of an individual has a far-reaching effect on illness and health and that little research has been done concerning the specific effect that social support has on blood pressure.

The Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire (NSSQ) was administered to a convenience sample of 30 subjects selected from among the hypertensive clients of the Family Practice Clinic and General Medical Clinic located in the Peninsula Health Center. The …

The Later Career Of Tom Watson, 1906-1922 : A Study In The Dilemmas Of A Democratic Society, Michael C. Stermock

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The Self-Concept Of Those Who Suffer A Status Decline, Leslie D. Smith

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Utilization Of Health Care Services By Mexican Americans, Nancy R. Diede

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A Study Of Police Use Of Deadly Force, Todd Randall Bakken

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Lignite Liquefaction Using Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen And Water In A Hot Charged, Two-Staged, Batch Autoclave System, John James Gagliardi

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The effects of second stage temperature and the effects of the type of solvent used on the liquefaction of North Dakota lignite in a staged liquefaction process were investigated. The UND hot-charge, time-sample, batch autoclave facility was used for the experimentation. Approximately one hundred and fifty grams of moisture- and ash-free (MAF) lignite, three hundred grams of solvent (either anthracene oil or a hydrogenated anthracene oil was used as the solvent), and seventy five grams of water were reacted in the hot charged experiments. Carbon monoxide was used in the first stage and hydrogen and one hundred grams of solvent …

The Verbal Development Of Three Preschool Handicapped Children Using Manual Sign Language Paired With Oral Words, Kathy A. Espegard

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Caloric Expenditure Of Ergocycle Exercise Calculated By Various Formulas, Louise K. Henriksen

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On The Way To The End Of The Rainbow, Elizabeth Behr

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