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Pioneer Academic Villages Campus Growth At The University Of North Dakota Agriculture College, Jay D. Jerde

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The Department of Industrial Technology at the University of North Dakota is involved _in the increased computer use trend. Computer aided drafting, computer aided design, computer numerical control machining, computer controlled robots, and computer aided publishing are all among the growing list of computer applications in the Department. Sharing data between the computers, as well as efficiently utilizing computer peripherals, has become a problem. A local area network was one way to solve the data sharing and peripheral use problem. This study was conducted to develop a local area network for the Department of Industrial Technology, University of North Dakota. …

Gender Role Orientation In Same- And Cross-Gender Friendships, Mary Beth Scanlon

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The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between individuals' gender-role orientations and the strength and rewardingness of their friendships. The study was guided by a series of questions centered around the assumption that androgynous individuals exhibit greater behavioral flexibility from one situation to another. Androgynous individuals were expected to provide a broader range of interpersonal rewards, forming stronger and more rewarding friendships than gender-typed individuals. In addition, androgynous individuals were expected to respond equally favorably to both same- and cross-gender friends, making gender-role orientation a factor attenuating gender differences in friendship.

A total of 105 women and 101 …

Legislative Oversight In The North Dakota State Legislature, George W. Belcher Jr.

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The purpose of this study is to look at the extent of legislative oversight in the North Dakota State Legislature. The State's legislators meet only once every two years for about four months and the rest of the time they are fulltime private citizens and parttime legislators. Oversight of North Dakota's Executive Branch must be done by legislators who are being pulled in several directions by job, family and constituents. Oversight does not rate high on the priority list in the legislative interim.

In order to get an idea of what types of oversight are available to the State's legislators, …

A Survey In Hard Times: Work Attitudes Of North Dakota State Employees, Michael D. Dorsher

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A telephone survey with a random sample of 317 is used to measure the work attitudes, experiences, and satisfaction levels of North Dakota state employees. These findings are compared to bureaucratic stereotypes and research. The data refute most negative stereotypes about bureaucrats, and support many previous research findings, such as the positive relationships between job satisfaction and income, status, and fulfilled expectations. The data also indicate state employees voted heavily for tax hikes in the Dec. 5, 1989, special election, and that support rose with the income, job status, and education level of employees. Lastly, the survey shows North Dakota …

Introductory Dataperfect® Instruction, Frances Jenson Larsen

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The project should be used in a beginning computer class. These units contain projects from simple to complex. The first instructional unit uses a database that comes with the DataPerfect® program. The students build and manipulate a small database. Reports are prepared, and finally the students design an original database. These instructional units are intended to be used in a high school classroom with the DataPerfect® computer program. DataPerfect® is a copyrighted program marketed by WordPerfect Corporation of Orem, Utah.

Ige-Mediated Histamine Release As A Mechanism Of Coronary Artery Spasm., Margie Jean Hansen

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Histamine, a biogenic amine which may be released as a result of allergic reaction, is known to cause coronary artery spasm in vivo and in vitro. This study addressed the question of whether or not there is a relationship between allergy and coronary artery spasm. Objectives of the study were to compare quantities of immunologically-mediated histamine release from tissues obtained from patients with varying degrees of allergy and coronary artery disease, and to compare changes in coronary artery contraction induced by immunological challenge.After obtaining approvals for human subjects research, coronary artery samples were obtained at autopsy from 25 patients at …

The "New Age Movement": A Case Study, Zachary Grant Goodell

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Within the last two decades, the United States has witnessed the growth of a phenomenon which the media has referred to as "The New Age Movement". This multi-faceted social pattern includes astrology, meditation, mysticism, and eastern philosophies, the popularity of which have increased significantly in the 1980's. This thesis is a case study of the "New Age Movement". First, I develop a descriptive model of the key ideological themes and organizational structures of this social pattern. Subsequently, I organize this model in terms of several sociologically based theoretical frameworks including activity fads, social movements, and sociocultural shifts, in order to …

Oligonucleotide-Directed Site-Specific Mutagenesis Using Single-Stranded And Double-Stranded Vectors, Troy D. Pierce

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Practice Behaviors Of Alberta Soccer Coaches, Mary B. Dyck

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Drugs Of Abuse And Their Interactions With Acetaminophen, Khaja Mohiuddin Ahmed

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Purification And Characterization Of Two Oxidoreductases Involved In Bile Acid Modification By The Intestinal Anaerobe Eubacterium Sp. Vpi 12708, Clifton Franklund

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Two enzymes, a 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7α-HSDH) and an NADH-dependent flavin oxidoreductase (NADH:FOR), have been purified to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity from the intestinal anaerobe Eubacterium sp. VPI 12708. Using a protocol consisting of four chromatographic separations, the 7α-HSDH was purified by a factor of over 1200-fold with more than a 30% final recovery. Subunit molecular mass was estimated to be 32 Kdal by SDS-PAGE, while native molecular mass estimates from gel filtration were 124 Kdal. The purified 7α-HSDH was able to utilize a variety of bile acids containing an unhindered 7α-hydroxy moiety as substrates, existing either as free acids or glycine …

College Football Players' Beliefs About Participation And Winning/Losing, Duane D. Naatz

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"Kahling" All Men : A Dramatistic Analysis Of Christian Identity Movement Spokesman Gordon Kahl's Rhetoric Of Deligitimization, Virgil B. Moberg

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Factors Which Influence Job Stability In College Football Coaching, John D. Vraa

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The Roosevelt-Taft Schism And Conservative Resurgence : A Case Study Of Six Minnesota Congressional Republicans, Donald A. Waterworth

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Beliefs/Attitudes Concerning Aids And The Care Of Aids Patients Among North Dakota Registered Nurses, Marilyn Bjerke

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The Use Of Phonological Processes By Children With Cleft Palate, Jeanne A. Desilets

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Administrators', Educators', And Parents' Perceptions Of Preschool Screening Procedures Used To Identify Preschool Special Needs Children In Eastern North Dakota, Donna M. Dunlap-Bitz

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An Industrial Arts Construction Technology Instructional Unit On The Design Of Mall Space For Commercial Shopping Centers, Yao-Ming Chu

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Design Of Cooling Towers For Synfuel Wastewater Reuse, See C. Chan

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Final Project Report On Direct Filtration Of Garrison Diversion Water, Mark J. Hefta

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A Study Of Computer Literacy Among Administrators And Teachers In North Dakota, Juanita Short

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The Study Of Adult Learners With Learning Difficulties, Judith I. Green

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Expression Of Bacteriophage Øx174 E Gene Under Control Of The Lambda Pl Promoter And The Cii Ribosome Binding Site, Gregory James Mize

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Identification Of Resistance Factors Acquired Via Amplified Dna In Aminopterin, Hydroxyurea And Nucleoside Resistant Strains Of Leishmania Mexicana, Bryan R. Kerby

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On The Air In North Dakota : Women In Television News, Michelle A. Mack

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Exiles From Spain's Civil War: Case Studies Of Two Literary Figures, Olga Colbert

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The Spanish civil war and the political regime that resulted from it deprived Spain of the presence and immediate inspiration of a large group of remarkably creative individuals. Some of the best minds of a literary generation left their country to protest the political situation and to continue to be true to their inner voices. Besides numerous personal and professional adjustments, hese people were faced with a tremendous sense of uprooting hat inevitably accompanies the experience of exile.

Only a minority among those exiles settled in the nited States, due to isolationist policies and to stringent minigration legislation. Those who …

A Morphological Study Of Paracrine Interactions In The Anterior Pituitary Of Lactating Rats Using Immunogold Techniques, Maria K. Statton

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One major function of prolactin in the female is the stimulation of mammary gland development for lactation. It is well established in the rat that during periods of lactation, when serum prolactin levels are high, there is a suppression of the serum luteinizing hormone level. Prolactin has also been shown to inhibit the postcastration rise in serum luteinizing hormone in rats. Work addressing the question of site and mechanism of action of the inhibition of gonadotropin secretion by prolactin has focused on the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary, and the relationship between the different cell types in the …

A Study To Determine The Status Of Non-Silver Based Publishing Systems, K Peder Gjovik

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The purpose of the research was to determine the extent of adoption of non-silver based systems in weekly newspapers.

The following objectives were outlined:

1. To determine the status of image output in weekly newspapers

2. To determine advantages and disadvantages of non-silver based, low-end laser output as experienced by current users

3. To establish data pertaining to savings in materials experienced by newspapers after implementing low-end laser imaging systems

4. To establish data pertaining to capital investment incurred with various generation systems.

A two part. survey instrument was developed and utilized as a data gathering device. Low-end laser output users were identified in …

Electronic Data Processing And The Internal Control Structure, Mitch Byrne

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