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A Study To Compare The Strength Changes After Training The Abductor Digiti Minimi In Young Adults And In Geriatric Adults, Timothy Lee Kauffman

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A paucity of research exists in the strength training and aging literature. Hettinger (1958) reported that strength declined with age and that older persons gained less with strength training than younger persons. This study altered Hettinger's design by using a different muscle and a different strengthening routine. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of isometric strength training of the non-dominant left abductor digiti minimi muscles of young subjects and old subjects. The ten young female subjects, mean age 22.6 years, were all nursing students. The ten older female subjects, mean age 69.2 years, did not constitute …

The Invalid: A Play, Robert Blumenstein

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A playwright is confronted with a barrage of problems each time he attempts to write a playscript. As each problem is either solved, eliminated, or worked out on its own, the play grows closer to its life upon the stage. In writing The Invalid, I was spared not one of the many problems a playwright faces when he writes a play. am certain that I not only encountered, but solved many of the same problems that other writers encounter, in a manner not unlike their own. In fact, in this introduction, I present a few thoughts by other playwrights who …

The Responsiveness Of Murine Tumors To Maleic Vinyl Ether, Paal Christian Klykken

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Studies were undertaken to characterize the immune status of mice bearing the Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) and to maximize the cure rate of LLC and Madison l09 carcinoma (Ml09) bearing mice by employing the immunomodulator maleic vinyl ether (MVE) in combination with surgery or radiotherapy.

The pattern of immunodeficiency in mice bearing the LLC appeared to be in contrast to most studies. LLC mice with a minimal tumor burden were found to have a diminished ability to phagocytize sheep erythorcytes (SRBC) or elicit an antibody response to the same antigen. Vascular clearance and phagocytic uptake of ⁵¹Cr-labeled SRBC into …

Intravenous Infection Of Mice With Naegleria Fowleri, Richard G. May

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Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a fatal disease of man caused by the free-living ameboflagelate Naegleria fowleri. In general, the victims have been active, healthy, young adults with a recent history of swimming or other fresh water-related activity. Infection with N. fowleri is apparently by way of nasal introduction of amebae-containing water. After nasal installation, electron microscopic and histopathologic studies with experimental animals reveal that amebae reside in the olfactory mucosa and then invade and migrate through the submucosal structures into the nerve plexuses. Amebae pass through pores of the cribiform plate and into the subarachnoid space. Subsequently, amebae invade the …

Activities Of Nurse Practitioners As Identified By Medical Directors Of University Student Health Services, Candace Beaman Moore, Miriam Lee Gottlieb

Theses and Dissertations

University health services play a very important role in the general health, performance, and well-being of the students, the university itself, and the community. As stated by the American College Health Association, the goal of a university health service is to "promote and maintain those conditions which will permit and encourage each individual to realize optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well-being."

University students have special health care needs such as drug and alcohol abuses, emotional problems, and gynecological, sexual, and contraceptive problems. It is the goal of the health professionals involved with students to meet those needs. Because of …

The Geohydrology And Hydrogeochemistry Of The Proposed Garrison Lignite Mine, Kevin Morin

Theses and Dissertations

A local groundwater study is a necessity before the opening of any lignite mine in North Dakota. The study becomes an important reference for the environmental impact during mining and after reclamation.

This report is a groundwater study of the Proposed Garrison Lignite Mine, McLean County, North Dakota. The mineable lignite is in the lower Sentinel Butte Formation (Paleocene). The remainder of the Paleocene material at the proposed mine site is mostly fluvial silty clay deposits with some sand beds. Pleistocene deposits, mostly pebble loam (till), cover the Sentinel Butte at the mine site.

Ninety piezometers in twenty-eight nests were …

A Study Of Jacques Maritain's Concept Of The Habitus And Its Relationship To Musical Performance, Loren Jechort

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The research problem was— to study the relationship between Maritain's concept of the habitus and the fine art of musical performance.

The purpose of the study was (1) to identify philosophical truths concerning the role of the habitus in musical performance; and (2) to apply these truths to the performance program in music education.

The research procedure was a philosophical analysis of Maritain’s treatises on the fine arts and on education. Source material also included additional related writings by Maritain and pertinent studies on Maritain's philosophy, as prepared by other researchers.

The main body of the study was designed in …

Modification Of Stimulation Seeking Behavior In Psychopaths Using Hypnotic Sensory Imagery Conditioning, Franklin D. Deforest

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Recent theorizing has postulated that there exists for every individual an optimal level of arousal. Deviations from this optimal state produce discomfort which motivates behaviors aimed at remediation. Potential causes of underarousal include the attenuation of perceptual input and excessively rapid habituation to sensory input. Both of these processes have been linked dynamically to the psychopathic condition. Presumably, in the context of restricted opportunities for involvement in highly stimulating activities, the psychopathic individual attempts to alleviate the stress caused by chronic sensory deprivation through participation in illegal behaviors. The present investigation has attempted to clarify the dynamic picture with regards …

History Of The Department Of Speech Pathology And Audiology At The University Of North Dakota, Terri R. Morris

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The Department, of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of North Dakota has been in existence since 1 February 1967 The purpose of this study was to accumulate a complete history of the department from the time a program in speech correction was begun as a part of the Department of Speech in the late 1940's through the spring semester 1978.

This thesis begins with a statement of purpose and a brief description of the present status of the department in Chapter I. The first section of Chapter II includes information about the early history of speech pathology in …

An Evaluative Study Of The Morris Rod-Weeder Company Ltd. From A Marketing Perspective, Charles Boyll

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The Morris Rod-Weeder Company is a farm tillage implement manufacturer based in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company presently markets its products throughout mid-North America, and to France, Australia, North Africa, and the Middle East. Because of the wide variety of agricultural products and farming techniques, proper marketing of such equipment is crucial to a firm's success. Based on the view that marketing 1s the all-encompassing coordination of the full spectrum of business activiti es from determining consumer needs and desires, to resource acquisit ion and allocation, through consumer education and product promotion, this study will describe present policies and processes by …

Preferences For Male Or Female Counselors As Related To Student-Counselee Sex, Grade Level, Type Of Presenting Concern And Self-Esteem, Mary Jane Sullivan

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the selected variables of student-counselee -- sex, grade level, and self-esteem -- and the preference for a male or a female counselor by types of presenting concerns.

Procedure: The subjects of this study consisted of 375 students, 189 males and 186 females, enrolled in a junior-senior high school in a rural community in north central Minnesota The subjects were all adolescents in grades seven through twelve, inclusive. The sample size for each grade level ranged from a minimum of sixty to a maximum of sixty-nine.

The instruments used …

Physical Contact In Psychotherapy, Cassandra Lynne Tyson

Theses and Dissertations

Physical contact between therapist and client continues to be an area of both controversy and concern among mental health professionals. Although there has been much theoretical discussion about touching, the literature contains little related empirical research.

Forty undergraduate students participated as subjects in a psychotherapy analogue study. Independent variables were physical con tact and sex of therapist. Dependent variables were subject and thera pist nonverbal immediacy, speech duration, and affective reaction and subject self-disclosure and perception of therapist interpersonal atti tudes. Data on subject experiences with touching and attitudes toward it were also gathered.

The results show no facilitative effects …

Professional Schools Of Accounting: A Look At The Issues, Frank J. Beil

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No abstract provided.

The Role Of Emotional Discharge In The Resolution Of Grief, Anne M. Metzger

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Many authors have expressed the opinion that the resolution of grief requires the open expression of the emotions accompanying grief. While this need for emotional discharge has been mentioned frequently, there has been no empirical evidence of a connection between emotional discharge and successful grief work. This study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that recently bereaved individuals who reported more emotional discharge behaviors would have a more positive resolution of their grief at four months post-bereavement. It was also hypothesized that the specific type of discharge behavior and the number of individuals involved would not be significant. However, it …

A Study Of Elementary Accreditation In North Dakota, Rick E. Mcclure

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No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Professionals Vs. Paraprofessionals In The Group Management Of Test Anxiety, Matthew P. Bars

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This research was concerned with the relative effectiveness of professional and paraprofessional therapists in group management of college students exhibiting test anxiety. It was predicted that both the professional and paraprofessional therapists' groups would exhibit significant pre-post decreases in debilitating test anxiety. It was also predicted that there would be no significant pre-post differences between the professional and paraprofessional therapists' groups. Subjects were 26 participants in five Illinois State University Student Counseling Center Test Anxiety Workshops. Subjects completed a modified State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Achievement Anxiety Test at the beginning and end of the test anxiety workshops.

The hypothesis that …

The Effect Of Government Regulation On The Profitability Of Drug Manufactures, Thoman E. Thorenson

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No abstract provided.

Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Professional Corporation, Douglas W. Hupke

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No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Academic Achievement Of Full-Blood And Mixed-Blood Indian Students, Paul J. Comeau

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No abstract provided.

Hypnotic Age Regression And The Occurrence Of Transitional Object Relationships, Michael Robert Nash

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A transitional object, as defined by object-relation theorists is the first treasured possession of the infant (teddy bear, blanket, etc.) usually first appearing in the second half of the first year, and terminating between the ages of four and six. Object relations theory and subsequent empirical investigations have demonstrated that, for almost all three year old children, the relationship with the transitional object: is spontaneously desired during periods of isolation and mild stress, is characterized by attachment to a specific object, and is affectively intense. The present study used these three characteristics of the three year old child's mode of …

A Test Of Carl Gustav Jung's Theory: The Relationship Of Extraversion -- Introversion To Values, Age, Sex, And Familial Status, Paul T. Hirdman

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to compare the Jungian personality types of extraversion and introversion according to sex, age periods, and familial relationship. Another major focus of this study was a comparison of extraversion and introversion with personality values.

Procedure: The subjects in this study consisted of the fathers and mothers, and sons and daughters of 27 families (a total of 112 subjects) who were members of a rural Lutheran Church in North Dakota during 1977.

All subjects were administered the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form F, the Study of Values, and completed a personal data form. Subjects were …

The Influence Of The Certified Administrative Manager Program On Career Development Of Certified Administrative Managers., Adolph Charles Krizan

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No abstract provided.

Electron Microscopy Of Subarachnoid And Epiplexus Free Cells Challenged In The Primary And Secondary Immune Response., Randall Edward Merchant

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No abstract provided.

Early Sibling Relationships, Patricia Mccook Rager

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Most of the richness and beauty of life is derived from the close relationship that each individual has with a small number of other human beings--mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, and a small cadre of close friends. With each person in this small group, the individual has a uniquely close attachment or bond. Much of the joy and sorrow of life revolves around attachments or affectional relationships--making them, breaking them, preparing for them, and adjusting to their loss.

This study dealt with one of those special attachments, the relationship a child formed with his newborn brother or …

Melville's Sea Vocabulary: A Commentary And A Glossed Concordance., Jill Barnum Gidmark

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Accuracy Of Medical Information Reported By Elderly Patients And Its Relationship To Doctor-Patient Communication, Sharon Ann Price

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No abstract provided.

A Status Study Of The Physical Working Capacity Of Middle Aged Women, Anne M. Fluharty

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No abstract provided.

Stratigraphy And Depositional Setting Of The Carrington Shale Facies (Mississippian) Of The Williston Basin, Peter F. Bjorlie

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The Carrington shale facies is a radioactive illitic lagoonal shale, apparently deposited behind lime mudstone banks (Waulsortian bioherms), along the eastern margin of the Williston basin during Early Mississippian time.

The Scallion subinterval, which is the basal subunit of the Bottineau interval of the Madison Formation in North Dakota, is divisible into six lithologic facies, one of which is the Carrington shale facies. West of the shale facies, on the basin-shelf hinge line, is the lime mudstone facies. Basinward of this facies is the interbedded shale-limestone facies. Stratigraphically above the latter two facies is the sand-silt-shale facies. Overlying a portion …

A Geomagnetic Survey Of Pembina, Grand Forks, And Eastern Walsh Counties, North Dakota, Howard E. Okland

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From August, 1977, to March, 1978, total field geomagnetic readings were taken at 948 sites in the following counties in North Dakota: Pembina County, Grand Forks County, and Walsh County east of 98°W. longitude. The field data was contoured by computer using the SYMAP commercial computer program. Nine major and several minor magnetic anomalies were discovered. Trends present on the aeromagnetic map of Minnesota continue westward into North Dakota. Limited bore hole data and the geomagnetic map suggest that the study area is underlain by Precatnbrian rocks of the Superior geologic province. The northernmost trend may indicate a western extension …

Deregulation: A Survey Of Recent Literature With Concluding Comments, Conrad A. Deeter

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No abstract provided.