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Hydrogeological Characterization Of The Akzo Salt Company, Williston Facility, Williston, North Dakota, Jane K. Geiger Jan 1996

Hydrogeological Characterization Of The Akzo Salt Company, Williston Facility, Williston, North Dakota, Jane K. Geiger

Theses and Dissertations

Operations at the Akzo Salt Company near Williston, ND, have resulted in saline contamination of the surface and subsurface in the general vicinity of the company property and possibly the surrounding area. The company site lies on the floodplain of Stony Creek and waste salt is buried just north of the plant. The salt dump poses surface and groundwater hazards. A recent flood on the plant site in August of 1993 resulted in groundwater corning into contact with buried salt. Groundwater quality and water level elevation data collected by the North Dakota Health Department, the North Dakota Geological Survey and …


A New Device For Performing Simultaneous Sterno-Thoracic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Sst-Cpr), Deepak S. Gupta Jan 1996

A New Device For Performing Simultaneous Sterno-Thoracic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Sst-Cpr), Deepak S. Gupta

Theses and Dissertations

There are two different physiological mechanisms that cause blood to circulate around the human body during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The "cardiac pump" generates blood flow by squeezing blood out of the heart as the sternum is depressed. The "thoracic pump" generates flow by forcing blood out of the heart and the great vessels as the intrathoracic pressure rises due to chest compression.

To date, all CPR techniques try to circulate blood during cardiac arrest by exploiting elite; the cardiac pump or the thoracic pump mechanism of blood flow. No mechanical CPR device thus far invented has tried to exploit both mechanisms …


Fears In Children With Chronic Constipation: Reliability And Validity Of The Defecation Anxiety Scale, Elizabeth Page Clawson Jan 1996

Fears In Children With Chronic Constipation: Reliability And Validity Of The Defecation Anxiety Scale, Elizabeth Page Clawson

Theses and Dissertations

Pediatric constipation can lead to various negative emotional and physical consequences including abdominal pain, painful defecation, toileting fears, anxiety about pain and intestinal dysfunction. In addition, constipation can lead to socially compromising and embarrassing situations due to associated overflow incontinence. These unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms may in tum lead to conditioned avoidance behaviors, which serve to further maintain the cycle of stool retention and constipation. Presently, there have not been any studies directly addressing the role of conditioned aversion in the etiology and maintenance of constipation. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Defecation Anxiety Scale (DAS)- a …


Staging The Illusion Director As Magician, Steven Harders Jan 1996

Staging The Illusion Director As Magician, Steven Harders

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This thesis serves as an examination of the process I underwent to arrive at answers to those questions. Chapter I examines differences between Pierre Corneille's seventeenth century L'Illusion Comique and Kushner's modern-day adaptation. Chapter II takes a closer look at textual analysis specific to Kushner's adaptation. Chapter III documents pre-rehearsal and designer collaboration. Chapter IV follows the production process from casting to performances. This chapter also includes many of the problems encountered and solutions reached. Chapter V, the summary, includes an assessment of the entire process, including; rehearsals, production, and my role as director. A summary of audience evaluations also …


Threads Of Time: Technique, Structure And Iconography In An Embroidered Mantle From Paracas, Mary Anne Dyer Jan 1996

Threads Of Time: Technique, Structure And Iconography In An Embroidered Mantle From Paracas, Mary Anne Dyer

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This thesis analyzes the structure, technique and iconography of an embroidered burial mantle from Wari Kayan Necropolis on the Paracas Peninsula, Peru, which dates between approximately 100 B.C. and A.D. 100. The mantle is currently in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (Accession no. 41.2/632), and will be referred to subsequently as the AMNH mantle. This study will consist of a structural analysis of the burial mantle, addressing the design of the textile and the iconography. In addition to examining the origin and iconography of the double-headed bird motif which appears throughout the …


Evaluation Of Cannabinoid Receptor Interaction Of Anandamide, The Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Irma Bateman Adams Jan 1996

Evaluation Of Cannabinoid Receptor Interaction Of Anandamide, The Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Irma Bateman Adams

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Recent evidence implicates anandamide as the endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptor. One purpose of this study was to determine the structural requirements for anandamide's receptor interaction and the influence of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), an enzyme inhibitor, on receptor affinity. A second objective was evaluation of the correlation between affinities of the analogs and in vivo pharmacological activities. The ability of anandamide and analogs to displace [3H]- CP 55,940 was determined by a filtration assay. Displacement curves for anandamide in the presence of PMSF produced a Ki of 89 ± 10 nM; without PMSF the Ki increased to 5400 ± …


Social Support Interventions For Breastfeeding Success, Patty Ryan Vari Jan 1996

Social Support Interventions For Breastfeeding Success, Patty Ryan Vari

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No abstract provided.


A Regional Framework For The Determination Of Economic Development Districts In The State Of Wyoming, Kent P. Wood Jan 1996

A Regional Framework For The Determination Of Economic Development Districts In The State Of Wyoming, Kent P. Wood

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No abstract provided.


Gender Differences And The Incidence Of Nausea And Vomiting After Outpatient Arthroscopy Using Total Intravenous Anesthesia With Propofol, Tracy J. Wagner Jan 1996

Gender Differences And The Incidence Of Nausea And Vomiting After Outpatient Arthroscopy Using Total Intravenous Anesthesia With Propofol, Tracy J. Wagner

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Industrial Technology Graduates To Determine Their Perceptions Of Selected Competencies, Louis K. Wilson Jan 1996

A Survey Of Industrial Technology Graduates To Determine Their Perceptions Of Selected Competencies, Louis K. Wilson

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No abstract provided.


Mivacron® With And Without Reversal Agents And The Effect Of Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting, Kaari K. Sorum Wittman Jan 1996

Mivacron® With And Without Reversal Agents And The Effect Of Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting, Kaari K. Sorum Wittman

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No abstract provided.


Auditory Performance And Cognitive Status In Alzheimer's Disease, Corina L. Gordon Jan 1996

Auditory Performance And Cognitive Status In Alzheimer's Disease, Corina L. Gordon

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No abstract provided.


Patterns Of Case Resource Use And Information Access By Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists In North Dakota And Oregon, Keith W. Gingerich Jan 1996

Patterns Of Case Resource Use And Information Access By Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists In North Dakota And Oregon, Keith W. Gingerich

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No abstract provided.


Student Nurses' Intention To Care For Older Adults, Joann M. Gleeson-Kreig Jan 1996

Student Nurses' Intention To Care For Older Adults, Joann M. Gleeson-Kreig

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No abstract provided.


Utilization Of Nurse Practitioner Services By Elderly Persons, Laura Fuerstenberg Jan 1996

Utilization Of Nurse Practitioner Services By Elderly Persons, Laura Fuerstenberg

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Fiction On Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Woman Abuse, M Tracy Gallagher Jan 1996

The Effect Of Fiction On Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Woman Abuse, M Tracy Gallagher

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No abstract provided.


Youth, Basketball, And Responsibility : A Fairy Tale Ending?, Krista Herbel Jan 1996

Youth, Basketball, And Responsibility : A Fairy Tale Ending?, Krista Herbel

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No abstract provided.


Process Optimization Of Bench-Scale Packed-Bed Reactor For Ethane Hydrogenolysis, Syed M. Habibullah Jan 1996

Process Optimization Of Bench-Scale Packed-Bed Reactor For Ethane Hydrogenolysis, Syed M. Habibullah

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No abstract provided.


Hermaphrodite In Cyberspace, Paul Jentz Jan 1996

Hermaphrodite In Cyberspace, Paul Jentz

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Pain Medication Administration And Post-Operative Activity Following Open Heart Surgery, Marlene K. Hjeldness Jan 1996

The Relationship Between Pain Medication Administration And Post-Operative Activity Following Open Heart Surgery, Marlene K. Hjeldness

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No abstract provided.


A Theoretical Model For Changing County Boundaries Based On Diminishing Populations And Revenue Sources, Jody Todd Gunderson Jan 1996

A Theoretical Model For Changing County Boundaries Based On Diminishing Populations And Revenue Sources, Jody Todd Gunderson

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No abstract provided.


Risk Factors For Neonatal Death, Heidi W. Grages Jan 1996

Risk Factors For Neonatal Death, Heidi W. Grages

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No abstract provided.


The Use Of A Warm Tub Bath And Progress In Labor, Constance Rue Hoffman Jan 1996

The Use Of A Warm Tub Bath And Progress In Labor, Constance Rue Hoffman

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No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Survey Of The Number Of Patients Who Could Have Been Examined And Treated By Family Nurse Practioners [I.E. Practitioners] In The Emergency Center Of A Midwestern Hospital, Bonnie L. Freeland Jan 1996

A Descriptive Survey Of The Number Of Patients Who Could Have Been Examined And Treated By Family Nurse Practioners [I.E. Practitioners] In The Emergency Center Of A Midwestern Hospital, Bonnie L. Freeland

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No abstract provided.


Concept Of Health Among Rural Elderly, Sharon A. Grammont Jan 1996

Concept Of Health Among Rural Elderly, Sharon A. Grammont

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Hearing, Spectral Alteration, And Word Recall In Individuals With Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer's Type, Tricia A. Hamilton Jan 1996

The Relationship Between Hearing, Spectral Alteration, And Word Recall In Individuals With Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer's Type, Tricia A. Hamilton

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No abstract provided.


Mechanistic Modeling Of A Lurgi Mark Iv Dry-Slagging Gasifier, Jonathan Kautz Jan 1996

Mechanistic Modeling Of A Lurgi Mark Iv Dry-Slagging Gasifier, Jonathan Kautz

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No abstract provided.


Potential Constants Of The Hydrogen Chloride Molecule (H³⁵Cℓ), Fumika Kiriyama Jan 1996

Potential Constants Of The Hydrogen Chloride Molecule (H³⁵Cℓ), Fumika Kiriyama

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No abstract provided.


Perpetuating Myths : A Content Analysis Of Newsmagazine Photographs That Communicate Stereotyped Images Of Economically-Deprived People, Lynda Gwen Kenney Jan 1996

Perpetuating Myths : A Content Analysis Of Newsmagazine Photographs That Communicate Stereotyped Images Of Economically-Deprived People, Lynda Gwen Kenney

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No abstract provided.


Voice Training And Its Effects On The Phonatory Behaviours Of Males, Ann Marie Kwiatkoski Jan 1996

Voice Training And Its Effects On The Phonatory Behaviours Of Males, Ann Marie Kwiatkoski

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No abstract provided.