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Deflation Basin Stratigraphy: Southwestern North Dakota, Robert E. Seidel

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The goal of this study was the determination of a similar depositional sequence for sediments from a number of shallow basins in southwestern North Dakota and the comparison of this sequence with other work either in the area or in similar geographic environments.

Samples were obtained by augering, coring, and trenching selected basins. They were analyzed by means of: core description; detailed texture analyses on selected cores by sieve, pipette, and SediGraph techniques; and mineralogy by x-ray diffraction. Computer analyses were used to characterize grain-size distributions and to correlate texture and mineralogy by cross-association.

The results of the study verified …

Conodont Biostratigraphy Of The Bakken And Lower Lodgepole Formations (Devonian And Mississippian), Williston Basin, North Dakota, Timothy P. Huber

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Fourteen cores were sampled and processed, and conodonts obtained were used in the biozonation of the Bakken and basal Lodgepole Formations in the Williston Basin in North Dakota. The Bakken Formation of Devonian and Mississippian age and the Lodgepole Formation, entirely of Mississippian age, are subsurface units in North Dakota. The Bakken Formation (44 metres thick) consists of, in ascending order: a lower, dark, organic shale; a middle calcareous siltstone that is divisible into three lithic units; and an upper, dark, indurated, organic shale. The Lodgepole Formation (160 to 260 metres thick) is an argillaceous, fossiliferous limestone near the Basin …

Depositional History And Diagenesis Of The Sherwood And Bluell Beds (Mississippian) Southwestern Renville County, North Dakota, Christopher F. Quinn

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The Sherwood "bed" and the overlying Bluell "bed" are two log-defined zones at the top of the Frobisher-Alida interval. The Frobisher-Alida interval, within either the Mission Canyon carbonates or the overlying Charles evaporites, is composed of a number (up to six) of log-defined zones. On the northeast flank of the Williston Basin the zones are separated by even, lithologically homogeneous argillaceous marker beds. Basinward, these marker beds terminate into less argillaceous carbonates.

The area studied covered four townships in southwest Renville·county, North Dakota. The section studied included the K-1 marker, the Sherwood bed (with the Sherwood argillaceous marker), and the …

Paleontology And Stratigraphy Of The Niobrara Formation (Upper Cretaceous) Of Eastern North Dakota With Emphasis On The Calcareous Nannoplankton, Jeremy Reiskind

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The Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in eastern North Dakota consists of calcareous shales, chalks, and shaly chalks. The formation was studied from surface exposures, cores, and well logs. The Niobrara is 62 feet (19m) to 272 feet (83 m) and is thickest to the northeast, in a central linear area, and to the southwest. In a northern area, it was divided into a lower, calcareous shale member, and an upper, chalky member. In a.southern area, five stratigraphic units were recognized, in ascending order: a lower shaly chalk, a shale, a middle shaly chalk, a chalk, and an upper shaly chalk. …

Depositional History And Diagenesis Of The Upper Mission Canyon And Lower Charles Formations (Mississippian), Billings County, North Dakota, Randall A. Stephens

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The upper Mission Canyon and lower Charles Formations of the Madison Group (Mississippian) in central Billings County, North Dakota respectively consist of interbedded limestones and dolostones, and anhydrite. Study of these rocks was limited to Big Stick and T.R. Fields, located on the Billings Anticline, central Williston Basin.

Detailed examinations of cores from a 166 ft (51 m) section within the upper Mission Canyon and lower Charles Formations resulted in the identification of seven lithotypes: echinoderm wackestone-packstone, dolomudstone, dolomitic echinoderm wackestone, grainstone, skeletalpeloidal carbonate, laminated carbonate, and anhydrite. The stratigraphic distribution of lithotypes is consistent throughout the study area.

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Geology, Hydrology And Hydrogeochemistry Of The West Brush Creek Development Area, Beulah Mine, Mercer County, North Dakota, Gary D. Winbourn

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The West Brush Creek Development Area, a part of the Beulah Mine, occupies a rolling upland approximately 7 kilometres southwest of Beulah in west-central North Dakota. This study describes the geology, hydrology, and hydrogeochemistry of an 8 km2 area which is scheduled for strip mine development, and addresses the potential impacts of mining on the local hydrologic and hydrogeochemical regime.

Four previously recognized stratigraphic intervals in the Paleocene Sentinel Butte Formation were described and correlated. They are, from oldest to youngest, the Spaer, Beulah-Zap, Schoolhouse and Twin Buttes intervals, each named for the lignite bed which caps the interval. The …

Contaminant Migration Of Oil-And-Gas Drilling Fluids Within The Glaciated Sediments Of North-Central North Dakota, William A. Beal

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A common practice during oil and gas well-site reclamation in North Dakota is to bury the drilling muds in shallow trenches near the borehole. These muds are saltwater based (between 100,000 and 300,000 mg/L of NaCl) and can contain high concentrations of chromium, lead, and other. toxic trace metals.

Two reclaimed oil and gas well sites were chosen for study in north-central North Dakota: the Winderl site in southeastern Renville County, and the Fossum site in west-central Bottineau County. The Winderl oil well was drilled in 1959, and the drilling fluids were disposed of in a shallow pit excavated in …

Origin And Stratigraphy Of Holocene Sediments, Souris And Des Lacs Glacial-Lake Spillways, North-Central North Dakota, William M. Boettger

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In the past few years, a new interpretation of the formation of the Souris and Des Lacs glacial-lake spillways has been proposed. Now, based on geomorphological evidence, it is concluded that the Souris and Des Lacs Valleys were formed by massive glacial-lake outburst floods at the end of the late Wisconsinan deglaciation. Five phases of drainage have been recognized with the first forming the Des Lacs Valley and the other four associated with drainage in the Souris Valley from different proglacial lakes in Canada. The last of these floods down the Souris Valley was the most erosive.

This study is …

Petrology, Mineralogy, And Geochemistry Of The Goldlund Gold Deposit, Northwestern Ontario, Steven D. Giddings

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The Goldlund Mine is located in the Wabigoon Sub province of the Canadian Shield. Although the mine has been open sporadically since the late 1930's, little is known about the geochemistry and petrography of the deposit. The purpose of this study was to use petro-graphic, geochemical, and physical data to document and better understand the host rock, alteration, and mineralization of the deposit, and to develop a generalized model of formation.

Results showed that the host rocks of the gold mineralization are albitized tonalite dikes. Gold, in native form and in gold-silver tellurides, occurs in quartz veins and in adjacent …

Type-Token Ratios And Language Sample Sizes For School Age Children, Holly Teresa Haug

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An Analysis Of Literature Centering On Classroom Communication In Higher Education To Determine The Types Of Studies Done Within The Last Twenty Years, Karen Louise Jorde

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Into The Fourth Dimension, Ward K. Johnson

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Planck And Einstein : Twentieth-Century World-Views, Herbert W. Gernand

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A Descriptive Study Of Ed. D. And Ph. D. Dissertations In Educational Administration At The University Of North Dakota Between May 1980 And May 1985, Mary E. Jiron Belgarde

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Two Perspectives On The Process Of Change : A Case Study Using The Prospect Archive, Lisa Lamar Borden-King

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Entrance And Exit Criteria For Preschool Special Education Programs In Nine States, Gail M. Owan

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Loopscripting: Theory And Practice Of Repetition In The Literary Text (Creative Writing, Playwriting)., Conrad Eugene Davidson

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This dissertation, entitled Loopscripting: Theory and Practice of Repetition in the Literary Text, consists of three parts: theoretical chapters examining concepts of repetition and recursion; two one-act plays and an autobiographical narrative, three texts which attempt to demonstrate a methodology of loopscriting; and commentary on the creative writing efforts. This creative writing project is a attempt to develop a relationship between literary art and the fields of mathematics, psychology, philosophy, and music.Creative writers constantly seek ways to structure, order, and relate their ideas after initial creative impulses. In this dissertation, I attempt to chart a creative process in the development …

The Expectations For The Management Of The Extracurricular Activities Programs As Perceived By Administrators Of Activities, School Board Presidents, And Supervisors Of Activities., Terrance A. Hjelmstad

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The purpose of this study was to attempt to clarify the role expectations held for the administrator of activities of schools in North Dakota as perceived by school board presidents, supervisors of activities, and the administrators themselves.A questionnaire developed by the researcher asked respondents to complete twenty-five questions. The multiple choice questions dealt with practical problem situations the administrator of activities may face.The questionnaire was sent to school board presidents, administrators of activities, and supervisors of activities in all twenty Class A schools and forty selected Class B schools. The supervisors included those involved with music, speech, debate, drama, and …

Parental Perceptions Of Education Vouchers As Contained In The Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act., Sandra Lou Guyan

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There is very little published information concerning educational vouchers and whether or not they will affect parental choices of schools. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine parental attitudes concerning education vouchers and the Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act, and (2) to examine evidence concerning the impact the Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act will make on educational choices for parents.A random sampling of participating and nonparticipating eleventh- and twelfth-grade public school parents from twelve northwestern Minnesota counties were mailed a questionnaire which had been developed to elicit answers relating to the Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act. The data …

Children's Perceptions Of Social Studies: A Descriptive Study Of The Social Studies Experiences Of Selected Fifth And Sixth-Grade Students., Stephen Ellis Hornstein

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Although there is much research on classroom practices in social studies there is little if any research which describes day-to-day life in social studies classrooms and none at all which describes it from students' perspectives. The intent of this study is to describe social studies instruction from students' perspectives, to document students' attitudes about social studies instruction and to formulate hypotheses about the causes of student attitudes based on children's descriptions and reported attitudes.Thirty-six fifth and sixth grade students were interviewed for the study. The interview consisted of eleven open ended questions designed to elicit descriptions of social studies instruction …

A Comparison Of Computer-Assisted Instruction And Teacher-Directed Instruction In Teaching Microcomputer Keyboarding To Sixth-Graders., Barbara A. Hauger

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The purpose of the study was to compare the keyboarding performance of sixth graders resulting from two different teaching methods--computer-assisted instruction and teacher-directed instruction.The subjects were 132 sixth graders at Franklin Middle School in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Each class met 50 minutes daily for six weeks in a microcomputer lab. The four control classes were taught as a group from a textbook, with everyone proceeding at the same rate. The four experimental classes received their instruction from computer software and progressed at their own pace.The background data collected on each student included previous keyboarding instruction, ownership of a microcomputer, …

The Elasticity Of Demand For Natural Gas : A Regulatory Approach, Mark A. Ruelle

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Selected Variables And Performance On The Sbtpe-Rn As Compared To Performance On The Nclex-Rn, Joan Dosch Doerner

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The Role Of The Logistic Model In Risk Assessment, Lloyd A. Olson

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Design Optimization Of The Dynamic Behavior For A Three Degree-Of-Freedom Planar Robot, Craig F. Peterson

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On The Number Of Repetitions Of An Experiment To Realize All Outcomes, Michael E. Raney

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A Comparison Of Lecture-Demonstration And Augmented Computer-Assisted Instruction Methods For College Students' Laboratory Learning Experience, Keith A. Stenehjem

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The purpose of this study was to provide direction to educators regarding computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the laboratory setting. The specific purposes encouraging the initiation of this study were the following: (1) to enable educators to better understand the application of CAI in the photography laboratory and (2) to provide research data regarding the effectiveness for implementing augmented CAI in the photography laboratory.The subjects of the study were 94 students enrolled in selected courses which incorporated black and white photography laboratory instruction at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1984. During the study, the control group …

A Generalized Information Structure To Be Used In A Human-Factors Knowledge Base, Bruce J. Wachlin

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The purpose of this thesis is to design a generalized information structure that can be used in a human-factors knowledge base. The information structure will take into account the human factors requirements and the hardware characteristics of the system. In this thesis the design and implementation of several prototype systems of a generalized information structure to be used in a human-factors knowledge base are presented.

A Structural Study Of Some (H6-Arene)Ml2, First Row, Group Viii, Transition Metal Complexes And Their Derivatives, Stuart Kevin Janikowski

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The structures of five organonickel compounds were determined using x-ray diffraction techniques. This study was conducted to ascertain the relationships between the compound's structures, bonding, and chemical properties. The first structural evidence for discrete complexes containing Ni-SiX3 bonds is (h6-mesitylene)Ni(SiCl3)2 and presented. The compounds (h6-toluene)Ni(SiF3)2, crystallize in space group P21/c with Z = 2. The lattice constants at 23° C are: a = 9.056(2), b = 14.426(1), c = 13. 3 0 3 ( 2) ~, {J = 10 0. 6 9 ( 1 )0 , and a = 11. 3 5 5 ( 3) , b = 11.268(4), c …

The Effect Of Special Education On The Internalization Of Locus Of Control In Learning Disabled Children, Rae L. Offutt

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An external locus of control has been determined to be detrimental to personal development in the dominant American culture. This study examines what effect participation in learning disability programs over extended time periods has on the internalization of locus of control.

Design of the Study: The subjects of this study were 165 students, 83 learning disabled and 82 normal, from five school districts located in two states in the Upper Midwest. The students were distributed in sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades. The learning disabled students needed to have experienced a minimum number of years (two years for sixth graders, four …