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An Investigation Of The Reliability And Validity Of The Grand Forks Fitness Test As Administered To Forty-Two Central High School Boys, Julian M. Gulsvig

Theses and Dissertations

The lack of fitness exhibited by American men tested for induction into the military service prompted the development of fitness tests to assay the physical fitness of our nation's youth. The Grand Forks Test was designed to determine the level of fitness of the youth in the Grand Forks Public Schools. This study was formulated to determine the reliability and validity of the Grand Forks Fitness Test.

A stratified random sample of forty-two boys from Central High School completed the testing phase of this study. Each subject was tested on three consecutive mornings. The Grand Forks Test was administered the …

The Effects Of Heel Disks, Heel Bars And Conical Cleats On The Speed And Cutting Ability Of University Of North Dakota Football Players, James J. Driscoll

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The problem of this study was to measure the effects of three different types of heel structures on the agility and cutting ability of University of North Dakota football players. The three types of heel structures used were regular conical cleats, heel disks and heel bars.

The test used in the study was the Dodging Test from Frederick V. Cozens' General Athletic Ability Test for College Men. It consists of running and dodging or cutting in and out among five hurdles placed at strategic points on five 3-toot lanes.

The subjects tested were the total population of the University of …

A Study Of The Status Of Physical Education For The Educable Mentally Retarded In North Dakota Schools, Richard G. Studsrud

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This study was conducted during 1969 to determine current practices in the physical education programs for the educable mentally retarded in North Dakota schools. The purpose of the study was to obtain and analyze data concerning the following aspects of physical education: teacher qualification, scheduled class periods, type of instruction provided, activities, facilities, equipment and supplies used, tests or evaluation procedures used, and attitudes toward physical education.

Ninety-eight questionnaires were sent to physical education teachers of educable mentally handicapped students. Eighty-two questionnaires were returned and analyzed.

Findings of the study warranted a number of conclusions. A high percentage of teachers …

Vocational Office Education In The European Economic Community Countries: An Interpretive Analysis With Specific Emphasis On The Secondary School Level, Helene L. Zimmerman

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The primary objective of this study was to describe, analyze, and compare the vocational office education programs of the six European Economic Community countries (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands). In these vocational office education programs, specific emphasis was placed on the secondary school level. The following facets were represented in the description and analysis of each country's program and in the comparison of the programs of the six countries: (1) philosophy and objectives; (2) schools; where available; (3) organization, administration, and supervision of these schools; (4) how schools are financed; (5) curriculum, content of courses, …

A Comparison Of Physical Fitness Development Of Physical Education Students And Athletes Compared To Normal Physical Maturation Of Junior High Boys In Havre, Montana, Neil C. Boyd

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The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in fitness levels shown among a Control Group and two Experimental Groups over a two year period. The Control Group consisted of seventy-two boys not taking instructional physical education or participating in any athletics. Experimental Group I consisted of one hundred subjects taking the regular physical education classes; Experimental Group II, of forty-eight subjects involved in a year round athletic program in addition to the regular physical education classes.

Pre and post test comparisons were made on the seven items of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation …

Albert D. J. Cashier And The Ninety-Fifth Illinois Infantry ( 1844-1915 ), Mary Catherine Lannon

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An historical account of a person who fought in the Civil War and subsequently lived in Central Illinois. It is primarily based on official records, letters, interviews, and newspaper articles.

A Comparison Of Heart Rate Between Two Methods Of Survival, Lyall Glen Bennett

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in mean heart rate, if any between drown-proofing and supine floating.

Heart rate was recorded by the researcher by palpating the radial artery for one-half minute.

One group of ten subjects was used in this study. This group was tested in the spring of 1969. The subjects were tested twice with each session lasting one hour. During each session drownproofing and supine floating were each administered for one-half hour. The subjects were tested six times during each half hour session.

Comparisons were made between the mean differences for each method …

The Feasibility Of Teaching Distributive Education Within The Business Education Department Of The Middle Sized Secondary School, Jerry Scheer

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No abstract provided.

Wisconsin Power Mechanics Course Of Study, Donavan L. Jones

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No abstract provided.

The Reliability And Validity Of The American Association For Health, Physical Education, And Recreation Tennis Skills Test, Donald H. C. Eshelby

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The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Tennis Skills Test. Thirty-three randomly selected male physical education majors at the University of North Dakota acted as subjects for this study. The reliability was determined by a test-retest procedure. The validity was determined through a series of mini-matches.

Four tennis skills were tested, the serve, the forehand drive, the backhand drive, and the rally. The results of the test-retest were subjected to the Pearson Product Moment Correlation. A reliability coefficient of r=. 94 was proposed for this …

A Survey Of High School Wrestling Weight Control Programs Used Throughout The United States During The 1968-69 Wrestling Season, Dennis J. Friestad

Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to determine the high school wrestling weight control programs used throughout the United States. It was felt that this information would be useful for coaches or for high school activities associations that are responsible for determining a state’s weight control program.

The questionnaire technique was used to gather the data. Each of the fifty state high school activities associations was contacted and forty-five of them responded to the questionnaire. Forty of these state associations supported or controlled wrestling and gave information about their wrestling programs.

Results showed that thirty-five of the forty states had some type …

Thermodynamics Of Proton Dissociation And Metal Ion Complexation In Aqueous Solution. I, Cation Binding With Cyclic Polyethers: Significance In Ion Transport Processes. Ii, Proton Dissociation From Adenosine, Several Monosaccharides And Related Compounds. Iii, Proton Dissociation From Several Pyrimidines And Their Nucleosides At 10, 25 And 40°, Joseph Howard Ryttling

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The log K, ΔH° and ΔS° values for the interaction of several metal ions with the two isomers of the cyclic polyether, 2,5,8,15,-18,21 hexaoxatricyclo[20.4.0.0^9,14]hexacosane are reported. The stability order found for alkali metal ion interaction with either isomer is identical to the order of ion permeability through reconstituted biological membranes for structurally related antibiotics. The size of the metal ion is critical in determining the extent of interaction. A calorimetric titration study of proton ionization from several monosaccharides and derivatives, pyrimidine bases and their nucleosides, adenosine and its derivatives, and cycloheptaamylose is described. The heats of reaction obtained in this …

Mechanism Of Water Transport Through Reverse Osmotic Membranes, Cheryl Kay Murphy

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Cellulose acetate membranes show a higher permeability to water than to salt and are being used for desalination of salt water by reverse osmosis. Use of highly acetylated cellulose membranes give a higher salt rejection but also decrease flow rate of the water. The addition of very-short-chain substances or alkyl groups larger than one carbon atom to the cellulose membrane also decreases water flux. A proposed mechanism of transport through the membrane is that the water molecule is passed along the chain by hydrogen bonding with the acetyl groups, The NMR shows a change in the chemical shift of water …

Selected Variables Related To Academic Achievement Of American And Canadian Male Freshmen At The University Of North Dakota, William E. Grady

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of various academic, personality, and biographical factors to the academic achievement of American and Canadian male college freshmen.

Procedure: The subjects employed in this study were 31 American and 31 Canadian male college freshmen enrolled at the University of North Dakota during the 1968-1969 academic year.

These students were administered the American College Test immediately preceding the beginning of the fall semester. During the semester each student was administered the Biographical Data Questionnaire, the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation- Behavior scale, and the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Feelings scale.

The statistical …

Physicians' Degree Of Concern As A Function Of Numerical Medical Information Indices, Frederick W. Theye

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The present investigation was essentially exploratory and descriptive in purpose. Utilizing the direct scaling method of magnitude estimation (with assigned modulus) the study attempted to: (1) determine if lawful relationships existed between the clinical judgment of licensed physicians and the results from nine numerical medical information indices, and (2) to quantitatively describe such relationships.

It was believed that direct estimation methodologies have been shown through empirical studies to be superior to the psychophysical models of Fechner and Thurstone. Previous work has also illustrated that the power law of S. S. Stevens' has provided a powerful methodology in studying the topic …

Social Structure Of Small Mammal Populations At The National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, R. Lynn Speth

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This investigation examined the social structure of four species of small mammals (Perognathus parvus (Peale), Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird), Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner), and Dipodomys ordi (Woodhouse) at the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) in Idaho. An understanding of the social structure provides ecological clues concerning the integration of interactions, reproduction, distributions, densities, and diel activities for not only one animal and species, but for a complex of animals interacting with each other.

A History Of Wrul: The Walter S. Lemmon Years, Andre J.E. Mostert Jr.

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Founded by Walter S. Lemmon on June 26, 1931, international radio station WRUL originally had the call letters W1XAL. On December 2, 1934, the stat ion began broadcasting World Radio University programs produced by the World Wide Broadcasting Foundation, a non-profit, educational foundation funded by Mr. Lemmon and the Rockefeller Foundation.

On September 7, 1939, the calI letters were changed to WRUL. Two days later the transmitters and antennas were moved f rom Boston to Scituate, Massachusetts. Control of the station was taken by the United States government on November 4, 1942. During World War II, WRUL was operated by …

A Comparative Survey Of Soil Microfungi From Three Vegetation Types In Cedar Valley, Utah, Brent T. Wahlquist

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Microfungi were isolated from soil samples by the soil plate method. Soil samples were collected at depths of 0-1", 1-4", and 4-8" both between and beneath the canopy of the dominant vegetation in stands of greasewood, sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper. Salinity, pH, and percent organic matter were measured for each soil sample. A total of 148 strains of fungi representing 141 species and 46 genera were isolated and identified from these alkaline soils, Few strains, including some Aspergilli, occurred only in the more saline greasewood soils, while many strains, including several Penicillia, occurred in both sagebrush and piny-on-juniper soils but were …

A Study Of The Impact Of Three Films Upon Lds College Students' Acceptance Of Certain Patterns Of Affection, William R. Cunningham

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The purpose of this investigation was to try to measure the perceived effect of three films upon L. D. S. college student's attitudes toward premarital affection immediately after viewing each film and over a time interval of three to four weeks. The sample consisted of seven health classes (180 males and 195 females in total) in the Department of Health Education at the Brigham Young University. A questionnaire was devised by the investigator and used as the instrument to determine the student's perceived attitudes toward premarital affection.

The students evidenced significance change in the conservative direction only after viewing the …

The Development Of The Juvenile Instructor Under George Q. Cannon And Its Functions In Latter-Day Saint Religious Education, Lawrence R. Flake

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The success of the Juvenile Instructor magazine, called the Instructor since 1929, owes much to the vision and foresight of its great founder, George Quale Cannon. From a small, crude, four-page paper, first published in 1866, the Juvenile Instructor has developed into a far-reaching and attractive publication, touching the lives of countless thousands in 1969. It has proved to be a great implement of religious education to the Latter-day Saint people and fulfilled four important functions in its early years when Elder Cannon was its editor. It served as the official organ of the Sunday Schools, as a voice of …

An Autoradiographic Study Of Tritiated-Thymidine Uptake In The Mitral Valve Of Prenatal And Postnatal Rats, Peter D. Johnson

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No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Scholastic Eligibility Requirement For Participation In Secondary School Athletics In The State Of North Dakota, Viola Thoen Keller

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No abstract provided.

The Attitudes Of Parents In North Dakota Concerning High School Business Education, Constance C. Larson

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Coeducational Physical Education In The High Schools Of North Dakota, Sharilyn D. Younger Amiot

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An Analysis Of The Requirements To Officiate Interschool Basketball Games In North Dakota, Brian C. Larson

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The Growth Rate Of The Tooth Germ In Newly-Born Rats Injected With Cortisone Acetate, Tetsuo Nakamoto

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A Study Of Immunochemical Properties Of Calf Thymus Histones, Dou-Mei Wang

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A Comparison Of The Late Wisconsinan Molluscan Fauna Of The Missouri Coteau District (North Dakota) With A Modern Alaskan Analogue, Samuel J. Tuthill

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Study of forty fossiliferous sites in late Wisconsinan sediments from the Missouri Coteau district in central North Dakota has defined the molluscan fauna of the period of geologic time between 12,000 and 9,000 C14 years before the present. The fauna includes twenty-eight taxa of nonmarine gastropods and bivalves and is dominated by branchiates. The modern molluscan fauna of the Missouri Coteau district in North Dakota lacks four species which were resident in the late Wisconsinan and contains no unionids, one additional aquatic species, and is strongly dominated by pulmonate gastropods.

The geology of the Missouri Coteau has been interpreted as …

Assay Of Murine Sarcoma Virus (Moloney) Viremia Using Tissue Culture Methods, Timothy M. Dolan

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Dogmatism And Its Effect On Amount And Persistence Of Opinion Change Induced By Active Versus Passive Participation, Jerry B. Wolfe

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation of Dogmatism to amount and persistence of opinion change induced by active versus passive participation.

Procedure: Initial measures of Dogmatism and opinions concerning two selected issues were obtained from University of North Dakota undergraduates. Females who scored within one standard deviation of the mean opinion score of at least one of the issues and who rated that issue as salient were retained for experimental treatment.

Treatment occurred eleven weeks later and consisted of either reading (Passive Induction) a persuasive communication concerning the relevant issue or improvising and writing (Active …