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Some Aspects Of Vegetation Response To A Moisture Gradient On An Ephemeral Stream In Central Arizona, Deborah Ann Bloss

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Ecological aspects of desert vegetation in relation to a moisture gradient of an ephemeral stream in central Arizona were investigated. The stream channel, flood plain and north, west, south, east facing slopes represent a moisture gradient going from most mesic to most xeric conditions. In parts of the system, vegetation from the stream channel intergraded into flood plain vegetation which in turn intergraded into slope vegetation types. In other areas there are sharp delineations between stream channel and flood plain, and between flood plain and slope. Trees and legumes preferred medium moisture habitats, while forbs, shrubs and succulents preferred the …

Ella Deloria: A Biographical Sketch And Literary Analysis, Janette K. Murray

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Ella Deloria, a Dakota born on the Yankton Reservation in 1888, was a teacher, speaker, author, and researcher in linguistics and anthropology. One purpose. of this study ·was to present a description of her family background, education, and career. Most of this information was gathered by interviews with her relatives, friends, former students, and professional acquaintances. A second.purpose was to analyze her writings on the language and culture of the Dakota people and to determine her contributions to existing publications by others.

The ancestors of Ella Deloria played important roles in the history of South Dakota. Her great-grandfather, Philippe des …

The Influence Of Sex Of Administrator On Independent/Dependent Women In A Problem Solving Situation, Morna R. Pederson

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This investigation was designed to study help seeking behavior among women when they are in interaction with males and females. The behavior of women who differed in the personality traits of dependence and independence was observed. After psychological screening with the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, sixteen independent subjects and sixteen dependent subjects were placed in an anagram problem solving situation in which it was possible to receive help. For one list of anagrams a male helper was present and for another list, a female helper was present. After completion of the anagrams, the subjects rated on 10-point scales their helpers …

Appropriate Educational Background For Areawide Comprehensive Health Planning Agency Executive Directors: A Survey, Lawrence W. Olson

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The Systems Concept And Management Information Systems, Stephen A. Costello

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A Study Of The Variables Related To Satisfaction Of North Dakota Americanindian Students In Higher Education., Duane Lee Lawrence

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Longitudinal Analysis Of Community Power Structures In A Rural North Dakota Community And Its Trade Area, Ronald J. Klimpel

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Environmental Impact Statements : A Content Analysis, Harvey Rex Cain

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The Results Of A Human Development Program On Selected Characteristics Of Non-Indian And Indian Elementary School Students., George John Fossen Jr.

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Drug Use And Its Relationship To Certain Activities For A Sample Of Male Students In A Private High School., J. William Clarey

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A Small College, Its Role And Achievement., Edward W. Schussler

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Social Action Involved In Obtaining Holistic Medical Care, Virginia L. Norman

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Fertility Policy And Program Effect On Fertility Through Structural And Cultural Components, Brian F. Pendleton

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Delimiting Residential Growth : A Theoretical And Empirical Study Of Spatial Spread, Ronald L. Rogstad

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The Settlement Of Teton Valley, Idaho-Wyoming, David Brooks Green

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Teton Valley, throughout many centuries, has attracted several occupance groups, each interacting with the environment in various ways for various reasons. Indian and explorer contact did little to alter the surroundings. More frequent contact came, however, as trappers and traders visited the valley to trap beaver and meet in rendezvous.

The end of intensified fur trapping slowed contact with the basin. Government personnel, a painter, a few squawmen and horse thieves were the only inhabitants because Indians, remoteness, and harsh climatic conditions kept others out until 1882 when permanent agricultural settlers entered the valley. Hundreds of people followed, many of …

A Documentary History Of The Lord's Way Of Watching Over The Church By The Priesthood Through The Ages, Rex A. Anderson

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Since the days of Adam the Lord has called upon the priesthood to watch over the families: To see that fathers are doing their duty as patriarchs over their families, and to assist and encourage the fathers in this responsibility. Thus thwarting the efforts of Satan to lead the children of men astray. The principle has always been for the priesthood to watch over the families. But the process of how this is done has changed from time to time according to the needs of the people. This treatise covers the history of these changes in documentary form.

In the …

Perception And Land Use: The Case Of The Mormon Culture Region, Lester D. Campbell

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Since the first man perceived and used his environment, there has existed a reciprocal man-land relationship. The physical environment provides opportunities for man's use and also sets limitations. Man's perception and use of his environment is greatly influenced by his culture, which consists of past experience, technology, attitudes, and needs. It is these factors that determine what a man will see as possibilities in land use, and how he will use his environment.

In the case of the relic Mormon Culture Region, Mormon religious beliefs highly influenced perception of the environment. Most visual geographical features of the landscape in the …

Some Demographic Aspects Of One Hundred Early Mormon Converts, 1830-1837, Laurence Milton Yorgason

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Questions regarding the conditions of the origin of Mormonism have been asked repeatedly since Joseph Smith first made his claims public regarding his religious experiences. The same questions have been asked by both proponents and opponents of Smith's story: "How did Mormonism begin?", "Who was Joseph Smith?", "What was Joseph Smith?", "What did he do?" If it could be shown that Joseph Smith was an honest, upright, and sincere person, then the religion he produced was more likely to be reliable and truthful. If it could be shown that Joseph Smith was a fraud and a deceiver, then presumably, the …

An Analysis Of The Interests, Personal And Educational Background Of Selected Business Educators., Stephanie Emily Yaworski

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The Relationship Of The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Inventory To Clients Of A Methadone Maintenance Program, Margaret Ann Neale

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An original study was undertaken to examine the relationship of clients of Project Jump Street, Inc., a methadone maintenance program, to changes in personality factors as measured by R.B. Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor Inventory, to compare the national norms of drug addicts/methadone users to the result of the 16 PF of clients of Project Jump Street, Inc., and to determine if significant differences appear among treatment phase I, phase II, and phase III.

Twenty-one clients of the program, seven subjects in each of phases I, II, and III, were given the 16 PF by their counselors between September 10 and …

Residency Differentials In Mormon Fertility, Brian Leroy Pitcher

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Although one of the most consistent findings of recent fertility research is the convergence of the religious differentials in fertility, little data have been analyzed to discover the Mormon fertility trends and differentials. This study, based on data obtained on 1,001 Mormon couples, is concerned with describing the effects that the dispersion of Mormon families from the Mormon center in Utah to surrounding areas with various social conditions is having on the fertility of the relocated Mormon families. Data presented clearly show that such families do, on the average, have a lower fertility than do their Mormon contemporaries residing in …

Councils Of Government: Regional Governments Of Texas, Lawrence E. Henneke Jr

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Clustering And Subjective Organization Of Free Recall Learning, Sandra Gail Harrell Fenner

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Two concepts, clustering and subjective organization, have figured prominently in theoretical explanations of free recall learning. With lists composed of categorized words (e.g., animals, vegetables, occupations), subjects tend to order recall by categories, which tendency is called clustering. There is much experimental evidence for a relationship between clustering and amount recalled, as recall and clustering have been shown to increase with repeated presentations of the material. Curiously, there is some evidence that the degree of clustering seems to be uncorrelated with recall scores, that is, subjects who cluster strongly do not recall more words than subjects who cluster less strongly …

An Analysis Of The Relationships Between Arbitration Board Awards And Selected Independent Variables In The Providence Of Manitoba, Aron Sawatsky

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Problem

The problem was that of determining what factors affect arbitration awards in Manitoba in the settlement of salary disputes, and how these awards compared with settlements made by negotiation or conciliation.

Purpose

The study was designed to:

1. A. Analyze the awards made by arbitration beards appointed under the teams of the Manitoba Public Schools Act, to arbitrate teachers' salary disputes,
2. B. Compare the per cent increase in salary gained by teachers through arbitration with the per cent Increase gained through conciliation and negotiation, and to compare these gains with other selected variables.
3. C. Examine the following null hypotheses:

1. 1. …

Freedom And Self-Becoming In Karl Jaspers' Existential Philosophy, Clayton B. Ries

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One of the primary concerns of contemporary counseling literature appears to be the self, to what extent it owes its being to freedom on the one hand, and to environmental influences on the other. This paper does not pretend to resolve so complex an issue. It seeks rather to view the problem x

A Performance Evaluation Of 1970-72 Secretarial And Clerical Graduates Of The Canby Area Vocational Institute, Canby, Minnesota, Robert B. Hessling

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An Analysis Of Self Concept In Two Elementary Schools In Relationship To Sex, Grade Level, And Teacher, Carl E. Edeburn

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Problem: This study investigated selected aspects of self concept in elementary school students and their teachers as measured by self report instruments in an initial and retesting situation. Attention was given to determining whether changes in the children's levels of self concept had taken place during the school year, whether differences in self concept were evidenced xvdien compared by sex and grade level, and whether a relationship existed between the self concept of the students and the self concept of their teachers.

Procedure: The research was conducted in two Grand Forks Public Schools during the 1971-72 school year, and the …

A Study To Determine What Educational Preparation Would Make An Industrial Arts Major Employable Of More Employable As A Manual Arts Therapist Or An Industrial Therapist In A Veterans Administration Hospital, Gary M. Larson

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Manual arts and industrial therapy programs have been historically an important segment of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service in Veterans Administration hospitals. It has been regarded as a significant form of patient· treatment. The increasing emphasis during the past fifteen years on vocational factors in the rehabilitation treatment process has necessitated and included the training of personnel as therapists. Therapist who have been chosen from the profession of Industrial Arts have worked so successfully in federal, state, local, and rehabilitation centers that the demand has become far greater than the supply.

The Development Of Business Teacher Education In Canada, 1900-1970., Eleanor Bujea

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A Study Of The Vocational Interests Of Stutterers, Jenine K. Seland

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