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Perceptions Of Development And Adaptive Strategies : An Ecological Model For Social Impact Assessment, Delore Delmar Zimmerman

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Communication And Sex-Roles : The Relationship Between The Bem Sex-Role Inventory And Friendship Relations Survey, Marjorie L. Hartman

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Flooding Of The Red River Of The North : An Analysis Of Climatic And Land-Use Parameters, John L. Hammen

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Regulation Of Business, Richard H. Duncan

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Liqiud-Liquid Extraction As An Alternative Separation Technique For Ethanol-Water Solutions, Michael Pirc

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The feasibility of liquid extraction as an economic alternative to the ternary azeotrope distillation of an ethanol-water fermenta tion mixture was studied. Experimentation included the determination of the attractiveness of the potential solvents "Freon" TF, 1-pentene, ethyl ether, unleaded gasoline, and #2 diesel fuel. Selectivities and distribution coefficients for these solvents were determined. Analysis included generation of a process flowsheet and the resultant energy requirements and process economics.

Unleaded gasoline was selected aver #2 diesel fuel as the more attractive solvent based on the distribution coefficients, and "Freon" TF, 1-pentene, and ethyl ether were ruled out as potential solvents.

A …

A Study Of Four Arts Enrichment Activities, Mary Etten-Johnson

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The dissertation is a descriptive study of formative research in four arts enrichment activities developed for the elementary classroom. The appendix contains the essential parts of this description. The rationale for developing enrichment activities for the elementary classroom is related to the lack of background and confidence many elementary educators have for the arts in education. The traditional practice leads educators to exclude arts enrichment activities from their programs.

The formative research in this study is based on four enrichment units used by teacher raters who were trained through in-service sessions. They taught the enrichment activities to eighty elementary students. …

The Independent Public Accountant's Legal Liability To Third Parties When Attesting To Financial Statements, Gregory S. Furness

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Unreasonable Accumulations Of Corporate Earnings And Profits, Roger W. Andersen

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Five Issues To Consider In Developing A New Transportation Policy, Stephen J. Garry

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Zero-Base Budgeting And Government Spending, David E. Bosanco

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Determination Of Terrestrial Heat Flow In Southeastern North Dakota, Dean A. Zabel

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Terrestrial heat flow measurements have been carried out at three sites in Southeastern North Dakota. The heat flow values were calculated from temperature gradients measured in three wells and thermal conductivities measured in the lab using samples from these wells.

At two of the sites values were obtained in Precambrian layers. Near Lidgerwood, North Dakota measurements in a layer of weathered Precambrian yielded a value of 1.21 HFU. At a site near Blanchard, North Dakota measurements in a Precambrian greenstone yielded a value of 0.76 HFU.

At a third site near Wheatland, North Dakota, no Precambrian layer was accessible for …

A Preliminary Investigation Of Physical-Chemical Treatment Of Slagging Gasifier Aqueous Effluent, Kirk B. Hird

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The feasibility of treating slagging gasifier wastewater by physical-chemical means was studied. Pretreatment and treatment flow schemes were developed by using batch and continuous tests. Results were based mainly on wastewater residual total organic carbon (TOC). A treatment facility was designed and economically evaluated.

It was found that slagging gasifier wastewater is treatable by physical-chemical means using activated carbon and chemical oxidation as the two principal treatment steps. A pretreatment scheme consisting of lime addition, ammonia stripping, and recarbonation-coagu- lation was found to sufficiently purify the raw gasifier liquor so that activated carbon adsorption and chemical oxidation could be applied …

An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Teacher Education Alternatives Model At St. Cloud State University, Judith E. Minier

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Purpose: This study was undertaken for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of an alternative teacher education program at St. Cloud State University. The Teacher Education Alternatives Model (TEAM) Project provided an optional means of training for undergraduate elementary education students. The traditional program and the TEAM Project coexisted as the two avenues to teacher licensure over a span of three years.

The evaluation of TEAM's efforts and outcomes was needed to aid program decisions in the college of education at St. Cloud State Univer sity. The study would also generally contribute to research about teacher education.

Procedure: The evaluation …

A Study Of The Activation Of Carbon Dioxide Of North Dakota Lignite, Rodney J. Kadrmas

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Activated carbon was produced from carbonized North Dakota lignite using carbon dioxide as an activating agent. A range of carbonizing temperatures, activation temperatures and residence times were investigated. Activated carbons produced were compared to commercial activated carbons using iodine and methylene blue adsorption tests and the heat of wetting test.

Carbons were produced that adsorbed nearly the same amount of methylene blue as the commercial carbons, Darco G-60 and Norit A. The methylene blue adsorption by the best carbons (C63 and C83) was superior to that for the commercial carbons, Calgon Cal and Linde LCK.

An acid washed carbon (C83) …

Aspects Of Sedimentology And Fluvial Morphology Of A Part Of The Little Missouri River, North Dakota, Paul C. Jeffcoat-Sacco

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The Little Missouri River drains 21,500 km in Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas- The river is perpetually muddy, although the bulk of its deposits are fine to medium silty sand. The discharge ranges between 0 and 3000 m^/s, with a mean value of approximately 17 m'Vs.

Between Medora, North Dakota and Lake Sakakawea 250 km downstream, the river changes from meandering to braided. Braiding may be a transitory response to the decrease in discharge following the spring flood, although more likely braiding is the result of post-glacial changes in drainage, when the river was diverted eastward from its original course. …

A Philosophical Analysis Of Cooper's Principles Of Aerobics, Rea M. Mackey

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This study was an analysis of Kenneth H. Cooper's program of aerobics, examining the underlying principles, its potentials, and limitations.

The purposes of the study were:

1. To determine the principles upon which the program was established.

2. To analyze current literature for evidence both contrary to and supportive of the program.

The procedure utilized by the writer in this study was the philosophical method of induction and deduction. The analysis was interpreted from the related literature which contained pro and con views, opinions and studies about exercise physiology and related areas by various authors.

Having studied the underlying principles …

Examination Of The Therapeutic Process In A Juvenile Probation Setting And Further Validation Of The Group Assessment Of Interpersonal Traits (Gait), Douglas D. Knowlton

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The present study was undertaken to examine several questions ranging from simple, direct, detailed examination of juvenile probation officer behavior in a county juvenile court system, to a more technical question—Does this study provide additional validation of the Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits? In addition, the study locks at the relationship between probation officer's verbal behaviors and their ratings of Therapist Talent.

Twelve juvenile probation officers (full-time and volunteer) and their probationers agreed to have four individual sessions audio recorded. Randomly selected segments of these tapes were rated by two sets of raters. Their verbal behaviors were categorized and ratings …

Willingness To Self-Disclose And Attraction For The Therapist As Functions Of Subject-Therapist Matching On Conceptual System And Attitude Direction, Robin Foster

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The main purpose of the investigation was to study willingness to -self-disclose and attraction for the therapist as functions of matching subjects and construed therapists for similarity/dissimilarity of attitude direction and concreteness/abstractness of conceptual system. A secondary purpose was to investigate willingness to selfd^ sclose and interpersonal attraction as functions of the conceptual system of the subject and the professional status of construed therapists.

A pool of undergraduates was given the "This I Believe Test" (Harvey, Hunt, and Schroder 1961) which were independently scored by two judges and used to select 16 male and 16 female subjects clearly representative of …

Social And Economic Factors In Financing Public Education In North Dakota, David H Smette

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Political Economy Of Multinational Corporations In Nigeria, Cliff C. Chinaka-Jaja

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Lignite Fly Ash Flue Gas Desulfurization Sludge Leaching By Laboratory Scale Methods, Harvey A. Gullicks

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The Internal Auditor, Barbara Pratt

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Acid Catalyzed Nonhydrogenative Depolymerization Of Lignite, James B. Kiefer

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Catalytic non-hydrogenative depolymerization of North Dakota lignite was investigated by reacting it with phenol in the presence of an acid catalyst. Three catalysts were examined: calcined activated carbon, p-toluene sulfonic acid, and methane sulfonic acid. The order of effectiveness of these catalysts in decreasing order, based on yield is: methane sulfonic acid, p-toluene sulfonic acid, and activated carbon. The products were characterized by elemental analysis, molecular weight distribution, and infrared spectroscopy. The NMR was used to determine the relative differences in aromatic character between the products. Properties of the products were determined to be functions of reaction conditions. The structures …

Heterogenous Catalysis Of Solvent Refined Lignite To Obtain Chemical Feed Stocks, John R. Rindt

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Continuous catalytic depolymerization of solvent refined lignite (SRL) was investigated by reacting it catalytically with hydrogen in a fixed bed trickle reactor, using tetralin as the solvent. At a reaction temperature of 450° C , a hydrogen atmos phere at 1,000 psi, and a liquid hourly space velocity of 1.0 to 1.5 hr“^, 58 runs were made using eighteen different catalysts. Yields of light oil ranged from 0.010 to 0.211 grams of light oil produced per gram of SRL fed. Using a gas chromatograph-mass spectrophotometer, light oils were shown to contain toluene and ethyl benzene, in substantial quantities. Conversion of …

Distribution Of Five Elements In Lignite Liquefaction Process Streams, Val Brubaker Carver

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An investigation into the distribution of the five elements aluminum, chlorine, magnesium, manganese, and sodium was performed on the Project Lignite Coal Liquefaction Process Development Unit (PDU). Determinations of the concentrations of these elements in major flow streams were accomplished by both Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Atomic Absorption (AA) methods of analysis. Element concentrations and process streams flow rate data were used to calculate element material balances for each element analyzed on four different process runs.

Concluded from the results was that reasonable elemental balances were obtained for most of the elements by analyzing the major flow streams. This …

Essentials Of Electronic Circuits For Selected Medical Technology Instrumentation Applications, Lowell P. Stanlake

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The concern of this research was to investigate the applications of basic medical electronic instrument concepts pertinent to instrument operation for the education of medical technologists. A second concern involved a literature review regarding medical electronic instrument theory and the operational instructions included in instrument manuals supplied by manufacturers.

This study attempted to: (1) investigate medical electronic instrument theory and the operational instructions included in instrument manuals, (2) collect information from medical electronic instrument manufacturers pertaining to medical electronic instruments used by health personnel, (3) discern and identify the sectional circuit functioning of selected electronic instruments, and (4) illustrate common …

Baseball: The Origins And Development Of The Game To 1903, Jeffrey Lawrence Haven

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The purpose of this study was to narrate a history of baseball from its origins to the merger of the National and American Leagues in 1903. The author endeavored to produce a work that was interesting to sports enthusiasts and informative to researchers. He also attempted to relate the significance of the development of the institution of baseball to nineteenth-century American society.

Based on accepted historical research and writing procedures, a study was completed which exposed the true birth of the game, the expansion and development of the sport from amateur clubs to professional teams, the growth of professionalism under …

Pulse Polarographic Analysis : Cyanide, Sulfide And Phenols, Louis Kar-Hing Leung

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Calculation Of The Electric Dipole Moment Function For The Hydrogen Bromide Molecule Using An Anharmonic Potential, Manfred H. Kluckner

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Applied Geology In The Beulah-Hazen Area, Mercer County, West-Central North Dakota, Gary N. Meyer

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Increased lignite development around the small towns of Beulah and Hazen, North Dakota, will cause rapid growth and necessitate the develop ment of new subdivisions and expansion of present sewage disposal facili ties. A detailed geologic study of a 9 0-square mile area surrounding the two towns was undertaken to provide information valuable to those concerned with proper management of this growth. A surface and near-surface materials map was prepared at a scale of 1:24, 000 showing relative depths and thicknesses of a maximum of three earth materials to a depth of 9 m. Eleven units were mapped at the …