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Unreasonable Accumulations Of Corporate Earnings And Profits, Roger W. Andersen

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Cognitive Changes During The Grief Process, Barbara J. Benner

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Although many authors have used the term "grief work" since Lindemann (1944) first coined it, there has been no systematic investigation of the nature of this phenomenon. This study sought to delineate the cognitive and interpersonal events that occur during grief events and grief resolution. It was hypothesized that grief work involves the creation of a new relationship with the deceased, and that this would be manifested in a variety of styles of grief.

Men and women who had been widowed within the previous two years were identified through newspaper obituaries and recruited as subjects. Sixty subjects completed two process …

A Philosophical Analysis Of Cooper's Principles Of Aerobics, Rea M. Mackey

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This study was an analysis of Kenneth H. Cooper's program of aerobics, examining the underlying principles, its potentials, and limitations.

The purposes of the study were:

1. To determine the principles upon which the program was established.

2. To analyze current literature for evidence both contrary to and supportive of the program.

The procedure utilized by the writer in this study was the philosophical method of induction and deduction. The analysis was interpreted from the related literature which contained pro and con views, opinions and studies about exercise physiology and related areas by various authors.

Having studied the underlying principles …

A Comparison Of Federal Income Taxation Of Revocable And Irrevocable Trusts, Mary O. Loyland

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An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Teacher Education Alternatives Model At St. Cloud State University, Judith E. Minier

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Purpose: This study was undertaken for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of an alternative teacher education program at St. Cloud State University. The Teacher Education Alternatives Model (TEAM) Project provided an optional means of training for undergraduate elementary education students. The traditional program and the TEAM Project coexisted as the two avenues to teacher licensure over a span of three years.

The evaluation of TEAM's efforts and outcomes was needed to aid program decisions in the college of education at St. Cloud State Univer sity. The study would also generally contribute to research about teacher education.

Procedure: The evaluation …

Examination Of The Therapeutic Process In A Juvenile Probation Setting And Further Validation Of The Group Assessment Of Interpersonal Traits (Gait), Douglas D. Knowlton

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The present study was undertaken to examine several questions ranging from simple, direct, detailed examination of juvenile probation officer behavior in a county juvenile court system, to a more technical question—Does this study provide additional validation of the Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits? In addition, the study locks at the relationship between probation officer's verbal behaviors and their ratings of Therapist Talent.

Twelve juvenile probation officers (full-time and volunteer) and their probationers agreed to have four individual sessions audio recorded. Randomly selected segments of these tapes were rated by two sets of raters. Their verbal behaviors were categorized and ratings …

A Survey Of Vocal Characteristics In A Sample Of Adult Rheumatoid Arthritics, Janine B. Chenier

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The normalcy of voicing at the level of the larynx is dependent upon the competency of the cricoarytenoid joints to which the vocal folds are attached. Rheumatoid involvement of this diarthrodial joint could result in reduced mobility or fixation of the fold(s).

Medical authors hold differing opinions of the nature and frequency of voice change due to the pathology known as cricoarytenoiditis. The term "hoarse" has been widely used to describe the characteristic alteration of phonation in a population of rheumatoid arthritics.

It was the purpose of this study to survey a sample of adult rheumatoid arthritics in order to …

Zero-Base Budgeting Implementation In Voluntary Health And Welfare Organizations, Kenneth Guyette

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Internal Control -- Its Importance To Those Within The Business And Financial Community, Juliana M. Kierstein

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Relationship Of Selected Personal, Academic, And Interest Factors To Predictability Of First Year Bookkeeping/Accounting Achievement In North Dakota Public Secondary Schools, Leah Rose Pietron

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An Evaluation Of The "Mainstream" Connection: Supporting The Regular Teacher, Jerry James Wellik

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Problem: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the effects of an inservice training program (the "Mainstream" Connection) for regular elementary and secondary teachers in the education of the mildly handicapped and to respond to conventional practices for meeting differences in our schools.

The "Mainstream" Connection Inservice Project focused upon increasing knowledge of needs and characteristics of the mildly handicapped, specifying methods of modifying materials and curriculum and accepting handicapped children.

Procedure: The research population for this study consisted of 438 regular elementary and secondary teachers in central Minnesota who participated in a project to provide training in the …

Expectation For The Role Of Cooperative Special Education Director As Perceived By Superintendents Of Schools, Teachers Of Special Education, And Directors Of Special Education In North Dakota, Robert R. Duncan

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The purpose of this study was to attempt to clarify the role expectations held for the cooperative special education director in the State of North Dakota as perceived by public school superintendents, public school special education teachers, and public school special education directors.

A three section questionnaire was constructed by the author. The first two sections asked the respondent to rank in order of importance seven role performances and six personal characteristics commonly associated with the role of the cooperative special education director. The third section asked the respondent to complete twenty forced choice questions dealing with typical administrative problem …

Comparative Role Of State And Federal Government In Food Policy, Beverly D. Grafel

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Essentials Of Electronic Circuits For Selected Medical Technology Instrumentation Applications, Lowell P. Stanlake

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The concern of this research was to investigate the applications of basic medical electronic instrument concepts pertinent to instrument operation for the education of medical technologists. A second concern involved a literature review regarding medical electronic instrument theory and the operational instructions included in instrument manuals supplied by manufacturers.

This study attempted to: (1) investigate medical electronic instrument theory and the operational instructions included in instrument manuals, (2) collect information from medical electronic instrument manufacturers pertaining to medical electronic instruments used by health personnel, (3) discern and identify the sectional circuit functioning of selected electronic instruments, and (4) illustrate common …

Analyzing The Relative Equity Of School Aid Distribution Relating To Oil And Gas Tax, Employing Impact Aid, Property Tax, And Severance Tax Systems, Harry Lee Weisenberger

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Statement of the problem: The purpose of this study was to define "relative equity" and then propose an alternative to the present system for more equitable financial assistance to school districts in which taxes on severed resources are substituted for taxes on increment of property wealth related to existence of resources.

There apparently was a great deal of dissatisfaction among school administrators in North Dakota, as well as those individuals in the public sector who are informed of the issues, concerning the present system of generation and distribution of oil and gas tax revenues in North Dakota. It has been …

Baseball: The Origins And Development Of The Game To 1903, Jeffrey Lawrence Haven

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The purpose of this study was to narrate a history of baseball from its origins to the merger of the National and American Leagues in 1903. The author endeavored to produce a work that was interesting to sports enthusiasts and informative to researchers. He also attempted to relate the significance of the development of the institution of baseball to nineteenth-century American society.

Based on accepted historical research and writing procedures, a study was completed which exposed the true birth of the game, the expansion and development of the sport from amateur clubs to professional teams, the growth of professionalism under …

Capitation Budgeting In The Military Health Services System, Robert J. Hogg

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Representative Mormon Short Stories 1890 To 1940: Evolution Of Sentimentalism Toward Realism, Alice Gardner

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Previously, no one has analyzed the short stories of Mormon periodicals from their inception in the late nineteenth century until 1940. The body of this study attempts to do so and has two main aims.

First, it evaluates the literary development of largely sentimental stories written for Mormon youth. Sentimentality in fiction was an extreme form of romanticism which flourished in America throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. As other forms of realistic writing became more acceptable in the nation, Mormon writers gradually accommodated their literary styles to conform with national trends. They retained a significant amount …

A Home Teacher's Training Manual, Daniel M. Jones

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The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a training program for L.D.S. priesthood home teachers.

A twelve week workshop was written and field tested in the Fullerton California Stake. The evaluation pointed out the need for a structured and ongoing program with emphasis on the fostering of interpersonal communication and relationship skills among individual priesthood home teachers. The outcome of this project was the development of a functional product entitled "A Home Teacher's Training Manual."

The Effects Of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes On Responses To Opiates And Other Centrally-Acting Pharmacologic Agents, Glenn Stuart Simon

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Diabetes mellitus affects millions of people. Although diabetics can lead relatively normal lives, all treatments for the disease are symptomatic and not curative. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the sensitivity to opiates and other selected centrally-acting drugs in animals is altered by streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. A second objective was to determine which aspect of the diabetic syndrome primarily was responsible for the altered sensitivity. Other experiments were performed in an attempt to elucidate the mechanism whereby this altered sensitivity occurred.

STZ-induced diabetes or dextrose-induced transient hyperglycemia did not have a significant effect on the duration of …

Life Change Events In Patients With Minor Injuries, Janice Vandenburg Keitz

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This study explored the time relationship of life change events in young adult patients with minor injuries for which medical attention was sought in an emergency department (ED). Life change events are those occurrences in life which require an alteration in a person's adaptive and coping responses to ease the discomfort associated with the change. Too much change without an increase in adaptation responses may cause loss of control. The manifestation of loss of control under evaluation in this study was the occurrence of a minor injury.

Fine Structure Of The Developing Ciliary Body And Zonular Fibers In The Chick., Soo-Siang Lim-Spiker

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The Measurement Of Anger In Children: A Multi-Modal Approach, Edward Shirrell Eastman Jr.

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The objective of this study was to utilize self-report, peer-report and teacher-report techniques in measuring (reporting) anger in children; and to determine the intercorrelation between these three approaches in order to determine their relationship to one another and in turn, to assess these reporting tools. Subjects were 38 male and female emotionally disturbed children from the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, a short-term residential psychiatric facility in Richmond, Virginia. There were 28 boys and 10 girls, with a mean age of approximately 11 years.

Each student was given the Children's Inventory of Anger (CIA) and the Peer-Report of Anger (PR). …

Succession Of Algae On Surface Mined Lands In Western North Dakota., Thomas Leroy Starks

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Search For Newer Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Agents., John Stewart Davis

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A Financial Planning Model For Institutions Of Higher Education, Keith M. Peterson

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An Evaluation Of Supervisory Position Definitions In State Government : The Child Welfare Unit Of The Social Service Board Of North Dakota, Georgia R. Orwick

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A Family Service Agency Follow-Up Study Of Outcome Of Therapy., Patricia Anne Halvorson

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An Analysis Of The Influences And The Events Which Led To The Recognition Of Israel In 1948 By The United States, Mia Gray King Ingstad

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An Investigation Of The Current Status Of The Licensure And Private Practice Of Audiologists And Speech Pathologists In The State Of North Dakota, Paulette Marie Olson

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