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Educational Needs Of Patients Undergoing Treatment For Cancer : A Comparison Of Patient And Nurse Perceptions, Roxanne Kathleen Hurley

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Induced Mutagenicity And Clastogenicity Of 2,4,5-T In Human Lymphocytes, Kristin E. Konzak

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Final Project Report On Treatment Of Coal Gasification Wastewater Using Bench-Scale Rotating Biological Contactors, Kevin B. Wernberg

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Alterations In Blood-Brain Barrier Function Following Acute Hypertension: Comparison Of The Blood-To-Brain Transfer Of Horseradish Peroxidase With That Of Alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid, Mary Draper Bennett Ellison

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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) selectively restricts the blood-to-brain passage of many solutes owing to unique properties of cerebrovascular endothelial cell membranes. This selective blood/brain interface participates in the maintenance of brain homeostasis by controlling nutrient, gas, and fluid exchange necessary for brain function. Normal BBB function can be altered under various pathological and experimental conditions, allowing the transfer into brain parenchyma of blood-borne solutes normally excluded. To date, experimental study of the BBB has been accomplished primarily through the use of two different methodological approaches. Some investigators have focused on the barrier's morphological correlates and its morphopathological alteration under various …

Four Major Federal Laws From 1973 To 1983 And Their Impact Upon The Education Of Handicapped Individuals, Susan Mosolf Mast

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Three research questions provided a focus for this study: (1) What is the historical foundation in relation to federal mandates which have an impact upon the education of handicapped individuals? (2) What are the differences and, correspondingly, the interdependencies in the selected major federal laws that impact upon the education of handicapped individuals? and (3) What are the broad perspectives and implications of this information upon the education of handicapped individuals?

The answers to these research questions were accomplished by: (1) A brief overview of all education legislation that affects the handicapped individual, (2) Selection of four major federal laws …

The Developing Trends And Their Perceived Impact Upon Minnesota Post-Secondary Vocational-Technical Education (Future, Change, Training)., Keith Mel Togstad

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The problem of the study was to determine the perceived degree of impact of selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends which could affect post-secondary vocational-technical education in Minnesota.The purpose of this study was to provide information useful to Minnesota post-secondary vocational-technical educators in planning the direction of post-secondary vocational-technical education in the State for the next decade. This purpose was accomplished through a survey which emphasized the perceived degree of need and the perception of degree of impact on post-secondary vocational-technical curricula from selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends.A primary concern in the survey was to …

Herbage Dynamics And Sulfur Relations Of Some Surface Mined Sites In Western North Dakota, Julie Ellen Jordan

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The Effects Of A Program Of Physical Conditioning On Selected Blood Parameters In Female Athletes, Wanda Raschkow

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The Effect Of Social Support On The Blood Pressure Of Mild And Moderate Hypertensives, Edith Price Vaughan

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The study was conducted to determine the relationship between social support and the blood pressure of mild and moderate hypertensives. Motivation for the study was derived from the growing realization that the social support of an individual has a far-reaching effect on illness and health and that little research has been done concerning the specific effect that social support has on blood pressure.

The Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire (NSSQ) was administered to a convenience sample of 30 subjects selected from among the hypertensive clients of the Family Practice Clinic and General Medical Clinic located in the Peninsula Health Center. The …

Utilization Of Health Care Services By Mexican Americans, Nancy R. Diede

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The Validity And Reliability Of The Anaerobic Threshold In Maximal Exercise Testing, Marvin W. Christianson

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Caloric Expenditure Of Ergocycle Exercise Calculated By Various Formulas, Louise K. Henriksen

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Cholecystokinin, Met-Enkephalin And Naloxone Effects On A Discrimination Task In Rats, Karen Kay Knutson

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Behavioral Ecology Of Sanderlings (Calidris Alba) During The Non-Breeding Season, John L. Maron

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A Needs Assessment Of Low And Moderate Income People In Grand Forks, Vicky Lynn Brockman

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Restrained Eating : Public Versus Private Behavior In Normal Weight And Overweight Individuals, Gerri T. Merola

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Role Of Body Image In Obese Individuals In Relation To Adherence With Prescribed Dietary Regimens, Kathryn Horway Tiongson

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The Incidence Of Obesity In Lds College Women: The Effect Of Selected Physical Socio-Environmental Variables On Total Percent Body Fat In Two Populations Of Lds Women, Carrie Tanner Summers

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of selected physical socio-environmental variables on total percent body fat. The sample population consisted of single, LDS, white women attending Brigham Young University (BYU) and California State University at Fullerton (CSUF). Significant data as well as trends that appeared were included in this paper.

From the data collected, it was concluded that the sample populations at BYU and CSUF were the same. The incidence of obesity was determined only among individuals attending both universities. The entire sample population mean was 22.19 percent. This percentage did not meet the obesity criteria. …

The Construct Of Personality And Hemispheric Usage, Steven L. Dawson

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Studies on the differential contributions of the cerebral hemispheres to human experience and behavior have demonstrated that the hemispheres are lateralized for cognitive strategies and, possibly, for emotional valance. Recently researchers have demonstrated that the hemispheres may also be lateralized for certain personality disorders and personality traits. Using lateral eye movements as a measure of hemispheric activation, Dawson, Tucker, and Swenson (in preparation) have shown that certain self-description questionnaires may serve to discriminate subjects who characteristically utilize one hemisphere over the other, regardless of the relative adaptiveness of the cognitive strengths of that hemisphere for the task at hand.

This …

North Dakota Refugee Assistance And "New Federalism", Gary R. Lorinser

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A Nutritional And Morphological Study Of Two Cyanobacteria Free Azolla Ferns, Michael Paul Bonner

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The symbiotic association between the aquatic water fern Azolla and its symbiont, Anabaena azollae Straus. has been extensively studied in the past ten years. The cyanobacteria has received much of the attention due to its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen while the fern free of the cyanobiont has been somewhat neglected. The purpose of this research was to determine the nutritional requirements of the cyanobacteria free (CBF) ferns and study the morphology of the leaves and branches of these CBF ferns.

Azolla filiculoides and Azolla pinnata were freed of the cyanobiont using the surface sterilization technique adopted from Duckett, et …

Studies On Selected Developmental Mutants In Maize, Yvonne R. Potts

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Low Molecular Weight Ligands And Trace Element Transport: A Study Employing Modified Gel Chromatography (Milk, Infant Formulas, Zinc)., Mark Thomas Martin

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The purpose of this study was to detect and identify low molecular weight (<10,000 Da) copper and zinc binding ligands in biological materials believed to function in trace element transport using modified gel chromatography (MGC) as the major detective method. MCG involves the gel filtration of a biological specimen on a column equilibrated with a chosen metal ion. In this way, the ligands can be separated from each other without being separated from the investigative metal ion. The ligands were separated by molecular weight on the gel matrix and the column eluent was monitored for metal binding peaks by the use of atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Several ligands could be detected in a single sample and the detection limit was 0.1 (mu)mol for some common ligands.Milks and infant formulas were examined for the human species-specific zinc binding ligand thought to be essential to the acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) infant. Citrate was detected in all milks but picolinate was not detectable in any. Formula, human, and goat milk also contained detectable free amino acids. Human and bovine milk proteins also bound metal. No human species-specific ligands were detected. Alternative causes of the diet-dependent AE zinc deficiency and a mechanism for the molecular origin of AE are suggested.Viokase, a porcine pancreatic extract, has been found to be effective in the treatment of variant AE, an effect reportedly due to the presence of citrate or picolinate. Neither ligand was detectable by MGC although amino acid ligands were highly concentrated. Given the competitive nature of trace metal-ligand binding, some other aspect of Viokase probably ameliorates the variant AE symptoms.Ligands were detected in porcine intestinal mucosa. However, their potential as transport ligands depends on future studies to determine if the ligands were artefacts of sample preparation.Conjugated bilirubin, peptides, and amino acids were identified as ligands in human bile and are probably also present in porcine bile. The peptides were not individually identified but possibly play specific roles in normal copper excretion.

Characterization Of A Selected Set Of Maize Developmental Mutants, Janice K. Clark

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Winter Ecology Of The Porcupine, Erethizon Dorsatum, Cheryl Tenneson

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The Effects Of Dietary Zinc Deficiency On The Development Of Rod Photoreceptor Cells In The Rat Retina, Allan R. Sinning

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The Impact Of Cancer On The Nonhospitalized Patient, Jane F. Giedt

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Phagocytic Response During Iron Deficiency., Kathleen Ann Murphy

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Severe iron depletion has been associated with an increased susceptibility to infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess phagocyte function and resistance to infection with Staphylococcus aureus during not only severe, but also moderate and marginal states of iron depletion.An experimental animal model of iron deficiency was developed in BALB/c mice. The amount of dietary iron supplementation was varied to attain different levels of iron deficiency. Tissue iron stores (liver, spleen, granulocyte), hemoglobins, and hematocrits correlated directly to the level of dietary iron supplementation. Comparison of food consumption and body weights of iron-deficient and sufficient animals indicated …

Differences In The Maternal Feeding Choice And The Perceived Locus Of Control, Glenda E. Stephan

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The research question for this descriptive investigation was: Does a difference exist between the maternal feeding choice and the perceived locus of control? The investigation was conducted from September 15, 1982 until October 29, 1982 in a privately owned community hospital in Southeastern United States. Two randomly selected days per week were used for data collection.

The sample consisted of fifty Caucasian women between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four who had delivered a normal, viable, and stable infant within the past twenty-four to seventy-two hours. The sample consisted of twenty-six breast feeding and twenty-four formula feeding women.

The subjects …

Transitional Objects, Hypnotic Phenomena And Personality Characteristics, Keith N. Cohen

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In the current investigation aspects of experience and personality in adult life were objectively assessed in relation to the childhood use of transitional objects. Experiences identified as characteristic of the "intermediate area" included those of deep and intense involvement. Hypnotic susceptibility, "absorption" phenomena, and personal interests and pursuits were measured as experiences representative of this realm. The study also sought to establish further correlative links between early use of transitional objects and adult personality traits and characteristics. Information regarding the early attachment to special inanimate objects was obtained through self- and parental-reports to questionnaires designed to survey parameters of object …