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A Comparative And Interchangeability Study Between Two Black And White Variable-Contrast Photographic Papers And Chemicals, Donavon Bender

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The concerns of this study were: (1) to investigate and compare the print quality of two selected resin-coated variable-contrast black and white photographic papers and chemicals; (2) to examine and determine possible interchangeability of different paper and chemical comb inat ions.

This study attempted to: (a) compare the print quality of the selected photographic materials and processes without the use of a contrast filter, (b) compare the print quality of the selected photographic materials and processes with the various contrast filters, (c) compare the print quality to determine the interchangeability of different paper and chemical combinations, (d) provide information for …

Arts Education In A Teacher Education Curriculum: A Model Based On Comparative Analysis Of Arts Education Theories, Jean A. L. Olson

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In this study the historical role of the arts in America was briefly traced as well as the history of federal interest in the arts and arts education. The importance of arts education for the individual, the school, and society was stated. Four basic tenets of arts education were derived from research and literature which provided criteria for effective arts activities and strategies. These tenets suggest that arts education (1) should be based on experiential, discovery-based, process-oriented approaches; (2) should be viewed as a developmental activity; (3) should focus on the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning; and (4) …

The Interpretation Of Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment As It Applies To A Philosophy Of Leadership For The Educator/Administrator, Fereshteh Nazerzadeh Kermani Gransar

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The present study has aimed to explore and uncover educational leadership insights which exist in Feodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. This study involves four major parts: a relatively comprehensive literature review, important aspects of the study areas, main disciplinary concepts, and the general status of the knowledge in this area.

Dostoevsky was fascinated by man. He once wrote: "Man is mystery. This mystery must be solved, and even if you pass your entire life solving it, do not say you have wasted your time. I occupy myself with this mystery, because I want to be a man."1

His master work, …

Enflagellation Of Naegleria Fowleri, Terry Wayne Woodworth

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Organisms of the genus Naegleria differentiate from feeding, dividing amebae into temporary swimming flagellates when deprived of nutrients. Factors critical for enflagellation of the pathogenic species, N. fowleri, were delineated and optimal conditions established for evoking reproducible conversion of N.fowleri populations. N. fowleri enflagellation differed from that of N. gruberi in its dependence upon growth phase, population density during enflagellation and in the timing and extent of the conversion. N. fowleri amebae from stationary phase cultures grown at 37°C, washed free of medium and suspended in nutrient~free ameba saline, acquired flagella and converted to mature flagellates in a synchronous manner …

Effects Of Pulsed Electric Fields On Mammalian Cell Membranes, Guy K. Smith

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The effect of pulsed electric fields on cell membranes were studied to investigate the effects of an electric field, per se, on biological systems, without the densometric and other technical problems associated with other forms of nonionizing radiation. Exposure of mouse splenocytes to a high voltage pulse resulted in an increase in membrane permeability to K⁺ that was dependent on both the electric field strength and the pulse duration. Exposure to a 2 μsec, 3.0 kV/cm pulse elicited a 50% loss of intracellular K⁺ indicating that the critical transmembrane potential (V_m) at breakdown was 1.26 volts …

History Of Theatre And Theatre Curriculum At Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, Through 1981, John Thomas Bidwell

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This history of theatre at Ricks College provides the only comprehensive written work available on the subject. Whenever available, the thesis provides the reader with concise information concerning plays performed, their authors, the directors, performance dates, and performance locations. Changes and growth in course curriculum offerings, physical facilities, and faculty have been recorded as well. The work reveals that Ricks College theatre has been a vital contribution to theatre in the Upper Snake River valley of Southeastern Idaho.

This comprehensive history will serve as a resource for future departmental planning in the Department of Theatre at Ricks College, and for …

The Scouting Difference: Development, Direction, And Evaluation Of A Documentary Film, Kirk E. Strickland

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There is a need for supplemental reference material of an in-depth, specific nature to suggest methods of general application to the novice film director. Because film production is such a highly collaborative art, craft, and business with limited opportunities open to beginners, the novice director can benefit a great deal from the documented experiences of another. This study will provide insight into the practical role of the film director in motion picture production. In this way, this study can influence directorial practice in a positive manner by offering a forewarning of potential production challenges and help the novice to avoid …

A Comparative Study Of The Competitive Levels Of Women At The University Of Minnesota, Crookston, Wayne Arthur Olson

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The Developing Concept Of Educational Adequacy And The Relationship To Financing Schools In North Dakota., Charles Dewayne Cheney

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The purpose of the study was to solicit pertinent opinion and data intending to inform policymakers and educators concerning the feasibility and potential consequences of specifying an adequate level of education in North Dakota. National experts and selected North Dakotans interested or involved in educational policymaking were interviewed.Four questions were answered: (1) What are the national trends in defining educational adequacy? (2) Where educational adequacy has been defined, what have the results been? (3) What are the salient issues to be considered if North Dakota undertakes defining/funding adequacy? (4) Who are the predicted "winners" and "losers" if adequacy is defined …

A Comparison Of Educational Goals Between Parents And Educators At Valley Elementary School, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Lyle R. Clausen

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Four Utah Mormon Artists As Authors, Roxie Dale Trimble

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In researching the literary and visual art forms of four Utah Mormon artists/authors, considerable evidence supports the prognosis that natural parallels do exist between the written and visual works of artists/authors. Recent as well as past historical data also confirms this hypothesis.

To implement research personal interviews and written questionnaires were submitted. The resultant data compiled supports the prognosis that this parallelism does exist.

A Case Study : Towner, North Dakota, James Frederick Diehl

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No abstract provided.

Interfacial Electrochemistry Of Cytochrome C And Myoglobin, Edmond F. Bowden

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The interfacial electrochemistry of horse heart cytochrome c was studied at metal and metal oxide electrodes. Sperm whale myoglobin reactions at metal oxide and surface modified electrodes were also investigated. Emphasis was on the measurement and mechanistic interpretation of the heterogeneous electron transfer kinetic parameters for these electrode reactions.

The motivation for this study stems from the fact that some electron transfer proteins, e.g., cytochrome c, transfer electrons heterogeneously in physiological systems. Specific electrodes may, therefore, serve as suitable models for physiological surfaces. Electrode and membrane interfaces are both electrically charged and both have oriented hydration water layers.

The cyclic …

The Communicational Function Of Wearing Apparel For Lady Missionaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Alice W. Buehner

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Because the need exists for a professional image among lady missionaries, this thesis will define what knowledge concerning communication of clothing is necessary in order to create a desirable image of professionalism. The term "professional" is derived from available research describing the most appropriate attire for women business executives. In lieu of an experimental study by this author, the interpretation of the professional look is supported by Molloy's extensive research on women's wearing apparel. His research shows that beyond a doubt, the skirted suit and blouse give women "a look of authority and a sense of presence in business." In …

The History And Analysis Of The Grand Forks Teachers' Center, Virginia L. Bollman

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No abstract provided.

Ion Exchange Of Sodium In Lignite By Calcium Using A Continuous Countercurrent Unit, Mohan Shrinivas Badami

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No abstract provided.

Heat Transfer Between Horizontal Finned Tubes And A Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed, Tak-Kuen Cheung

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Hemispheric Specialization And The Processing Of Stroop Color-Word Stimuli, Joel Patrick Newman

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The present investigation examined neuropsychological hypothesis of Stroop color-word interference. It was hypothesized that the combination of verbal and color content in one stimulus provided an opportunity to examine relative left- and right-hemisphere contributions to cognition in neurologically-intact subjects. Several individual difference variables of lateral brain function, including characteriological or trait anxiety and situation-specific arousal, were chosen as independent variables. Additionally, visual field of presentation and hand of response were systematically varied.Subjects consisted of neurologically intact psychiatric inpatients, professional hospital staff, undergraduate students, and members of the community as a whole. They received discretely projected Stroop color-word stimuli in the …

The Use Of Audio-Visual Adlerian Based Program Materials With Parenting Groups, John Dennis Culbertson

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There is a dearth of Adlerian-based parenting education materials available for use with parents who have less than seventh grade-level reading skills.Statement of the Problem. Most parents have received no formal training in either of two areas: how to be a parent or how to improve parenting skills. Parents have traditionally learned their skills by observation of their own or others' parents or parent surrogates, or by trial and error.The research problem was: Can audio-visual Adlerian based parenting education program materials change parental attitudes.Methods and Procedures. Parents who volunteered for a parenting education program were nonrandomly assigned to: experimental, no-contact …

Crisis Marketing: The Mcdonnell Douglas Dc-10, Scott F. March

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The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft has been plagued by a series of problems throughout its history that has shaken customer confidence and resulted in many cancelled orders. Since the DC-10 represents a large portion of the corporation's revenue, it is essential that the firm continue to sell the aircraft near previously projected rates. This has created a case of crisis marketing for the company.

This study will use the DC-10 case to present a general crisis marketing model. This model will be a step-by-step framework that can be applied to most crisis marketing situations.

By using this model and seeing …

Published Financial Forecasts, Mary Owens

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No abstract provided.

The Father Role: Development Of An Attitude Assessment Instrument, Robert Daniel Olson

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This study attempted to create a psychometrically sound assessment instrument to measure fathers' attitudes toward their role as a father. Social learning theory and sex-role theory provided a conceptual framework for viewing the father role. Four aspects of fathering were discerned from the literature: Cl) relationship of fatherhood to child rearing; C2) relationship of fatherhood to the marital dyad and the family as a whole; C3) relationship of fatherhood to the man's self- identity; and (4) relationship of fatherhood to wider societal, cultural and familial influences. Items reflecting each aspect were generated for a questionnaire by interviewing fathers and scanning …

A Comparison Of Learning And Costs Of Continuing Education Programming Via Traditional Versus Telephone Delivery In The State Of North Dakota, Richard M. Winant

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No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Study Of The Educational And Work Experience Of Four Generations Of Women From The Same Family, Enrolled At The Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation, Lorrtta Delong

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A Performer's Guide To Selected Keyboard Works Of Antonio Carlos De Seixas, Henry L. Rose

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Portugal's foremost keyboardist of the Baroque period was Carlos de Seixas. His music, however, has been overshadowed by that of his eminent contemporary Domenico Scarlatti.

This thesis is an attempt to bring Seixas's music out of obscurity and into the concert hall. It includes biographical material, structural and theoretical analyses that are based on all of his known keyboard works, and guidelines for the performance of the works.

The Role Of Women In Education: Antecedents, Current Status, And Change Strategies, Lois J. Fisher

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Statement of the problem. This historical-philosophical study examines the role of women in education. Currently women hold few positions of leadership or prestige in this profession. While women have long had an important role in education, that role has seldom been a high status position.

Purpose of the study. Understanding the role of women in education requires understanding the influences that have helped to shape that role. Those influences and antecedents are to be found in the subject-matter fields of history, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and education. The explanation and description of this background material provides a philosophical and theoretical base …

Auditing In An Electronic Data Processing Environment, Terry L. Moore

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No abstract provided.

The Nonpartisan League Leadership And The Disloyalty Issue, Jack C. Carmichael

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Perceptions Of Selected Groups Toward The Current And Ideal Role Of Special Education Directors As Administrative Leaders In North Dakota Schools Which Have High Concentrations Of American Indian Students, Ramona Decoteau

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The Problem. The purpose of the study was to determine how selected groups view the role of the special education director/coordinator in North Dakota schools which have concentrations of American Indian students. This study also compared the perceptions of the selected groups toward the current and ideal role of the special education director/coordinator.

Procedure. A survey instrument was developed and administered to seventy-eight administrators, special education directors/coordinators, and special education teachers to assess perceptions toward the current and ideal role of the special education director/coordinator in North Dakota schools serving significant numbers of American Indian students. The data obtained from …

Sino-American Relations Past, Present And Future, Bert Henry Herigstad

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No abstract provided.