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A Qualitative Study Of Interpretive Communities Among Lds Women, Oleah Clegg

Theses and Dissertations

Recent studies have shown that a number of researchers have turned to the concept of the interpretive community to explain how audiences interpret the media within the context of their everyday experiences (Biocca, 1989; Gunter, 1989; Lindlof, 1989, 1992; Radway, 1984; Schrøder, 1994). D. A. Stout (1993) conducted a study that discovered three interpretive communities among LDS women who watch television, establishing that interpretive communities do exist among religious media audiences.

In 1994, K. Schrøder showed that the interpretive community can be further understood by taking a "social semiotic" approach to analyzing interpretive community members' social interaction with other communities. …

"Cold Case" Investigations Within Fairfax County: Turning The Liability Of Time Into An Asset, Rodney L. Gohn

Theses and Dissertations

No department or individual involved in the investigation of homicides is ever going to have a 100% closure rate. Therefore, many departments will be faced with a situation where another homicide happens before they are finished handling the previous one.

How does one manage these open cases; how often are they reviewed; and who is responsible once the assigned detective is either transferred or leaves the unit or department? Someone has to be able to answer questions from the family, media and anyone else who might inquire about the case.

Based on the number of unsolved homicide cases within Fairfax …

Observations On The Serial Killer Phenomenon: An Examination Of Selected Behaviors Of The Interstate Offender Contrasted With The Intrastate Offender, Eric W. Witzig

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this work was to compare serial homicides committed by interstate and intrastate offenders and to determine differences in behavior between them. Knowledge of such differences would enable the trained homicide detective to structure his investigation according to the killer's inferred range of action.

This study used homicide data collected by the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). VICAP's data was voluntarily submitted by investigators working at the state, local, and federal levels. The VICAP database had information on more than 804 cases of homicides committed by 241 …

Fully Open Mouth, Louis M. Abbey

Theses and Dissertations

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Development Of Appropriate And Helpful Teaching Methods As Applied To Distance Learning, John M. Watford

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Advanced technology has provided numerous opportunities for broadening education and it's purposes. One type of technology particularly influential involves communications equipment whereby students at different physical locations may be brought together interactively, by both audio and video, to achieve the learning process. This type of technology has come to be known as distance learning. Although many uses of the term, "distance learning", refer to class room delivery that is not interactive, the purpose here is to discuss an environment where teacher and students at remote locations can truly collaborate as if the physical separation does not exist. Other terms, such …

Sorbent Performance Testing Experience In A Bench Scale Pressurized Fluidized Bed Reactor, Steve Yagla

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Comparison Of Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurements : Upper Arm And Forearm, Lorissa Walz

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Benefit From Adaptive Compression Circuitry As A Function Of Auditory Site Of Lesion In The Elderly, Judi Israel

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Analysis & Evaluation Of Selected Fasteners In Fiberglass Pultruded Material Used In Window Construction, Gordon J. Mayer

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The Paleoecologic Significance Of Paleocene Palynomorph Assemblages From The Ludow, Slope, And Cannonball Formations, Southwestern North Dakota, Timothy J. Kroeger

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Paleoenvironment exerted control on the distribution of 133 palynomorph taxa from the Ludlow and Slope Formations and Boyce and Three V Tongues of the Cannonball Formation (Fort Union Group, I Paleocene) of southwestern North Dakota. The strata represent fluvial deltaic systems that prograded eastward into the Cannonball Sea. Depositional environments include distributary channels, crevasse splays, crevasse-splay feeder channels, lignite-producing swamps and/or marshes, lakes, brackish to slightly brackish bays, lake and bay fills, and marshes

Paleoenvironmentally sensitive palynomorph taxa were identified by subjective examination of pollen diagrams and objective analysis using detrended correspondence analysis. Two paleoenvironmentally restricted palynomorph associations were recognized. …

Safety And Health Program Development Based On Identification And Evaluation Of An Assembly Manufacturing Firm, James L. Ash

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A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Using Of Videotapes On Student Learning, Gregory Kazaryan

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Science Equivalent Credits For Agriscience Courses In North Dakota High Schools, Albert J. Liebersbach

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Assistive Technology Modular Curriculum Design, Jeffery J. Compton

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Escherichia Coli Genesslyd Andfkpa Encode New Members Of The Family Of Fk506 Binding Proteins., Shelley M. Horne

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Cosmid clones of E. coli chromosomal DNA were screened for the ability to complement a lysis deficient mutation that made the bacterium resistant to lysis by the E protein of bacteriophage $\phi\rm X174.$ From one of these clones a DNA fragment from the 74.8 minute region of the chromosome was cloned that contained two genes of interest, slyD and fkpA. Both genes encode proteins that are members of the family of proteins that bind the immunosuppressive drug FK506. The SlyD protein has very low sequence similarity to the FK506 binding proteins (FKBPs) and is the only E. coli protein that …

The Effect Of Spectrally Altered Speech On Comprehension And Memory Through Recall For Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease And Normal Aged Individuals, Kelly Lynn Johnson

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Examining Variables Distinguishing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome From Fetal Alcohol Effects, Jessica L. Gourneau

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Priming And Specific Word Recall In Individuals With Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer Type, Kimberly Freiderich

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Dielectric Properties Of The Proton Glass Cs₁X(Nd₄)Xd₂Aso₄, Iver L. Fundaun

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Retention Of The Correct Technique For Metered Dose Inhaler Use, Lazette Nowicki

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Lipreading Skills And Hearing Handicap Of The Elderly, Brenda L. Osendorf

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A Survey Of Patient's Knowledge Regarding Nurse Anesthetists, And Patient Concerns Regarding Anesthesia, Elton Strittmater

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Environmental Variables Affecting Periphyton Communities At Kellys Slough, North Dakota, Bruce A. Pankratz

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An Exploratory Study Of Spirituality, Religion, And Value Orientation Among North American Indian Students Attending A Midwestern University, Joni Rae Carrier

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United States Immigration Policy : The Policy Dilemma For The 1990'S, Patricia A. Brynjolfson

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A Study Of Perceptions Of Opportunities For Advancement In Educational Administration In Arkansas, Katherine Russell Lease

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With the expected opportunities for advancement in administration due to the retirement of many current administrators in Arkansas, the study surveyed the perceptions of current secondary administrators and superintendents concerning opportunities or barriers to their advancement in administrative careers. The study also surveyed professional and personal characteristics of the administrators in order to provide a profile of Arkansas secondary administrators and superintendents. The study posed the following questions:

1. Is there a difference between male and female superintendents in their perceptions of opportunities and/or barriers in attaining their first administrative position and their first superintendency? 2. Is there a difference …

A Study Of The Impact On Student Achievement By Teachers Trained In Process Communication, Nancy G. Hawking

Theses and Dissertations

A quasi-experimental study to determine

differences in student academic achievement when

teachers were trained in Process Communication was

conducted between October 1993 and April, 1994. The

study involved seventh grade students in three junior

high schools in the Little Rock School District. These

three schools were restructured school having two teams

of students and teachers at each grade level. The

students were divided, by computer placement, into two

groups (teams) before the 1993-1994 school year began.

In October, 1994 a total of fifteen teachers (one

team of seventh grade teachers at each of the three

schools) were trained in Process …

"Properly Presented": The Autobiography Of Parley P. Pratt, Taunalyn Ford Rutherford

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This thesis is an examination of the autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in light of current American autobiography research, intended to assert its worthiness for greater consideration by scholars of American culture. The findings suggest that the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt is comparable to other works now included in the canon of American autobiography such as Jonathan Edward's "Personal Narrative," Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Critical theories on the above autobiographies are applied to the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in order to show its applicability to the current dialogue of American autobiography. Finally, the …

The Computer Age And Planning: A Survey Of Technological Infusion, Robert Skot Bayers

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This thesis reports on the results of a survey sent by the author to 148 local and regional planning agencies in Virginia. The mail survey of all Virginia county, city, town, and regional planning agencies showed that computers have been widely accepted and integrated into the planning workplace. Smaller agencies, and those with greater budgetary constraints have yet to realize the computer's full potential, however. The survey yielded an %84.5 total response rate, and covered hardware, software, organization and personnel, and effectiveness issues. It was based upon a similar survey administered in Arizona, New Mexico, and California five years ago. …

The Relationship Between Physician Personality Type And Medical Malpractice Risk, Thomas H. Casey

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The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between a physician's personality type and his or her risk of receiving a medical malpractice claim or lawsuit. Patients frequently initiate a malpractice claim for reasons other than the perception of an injury. Often it is the result of a misunderstanding caused by ineffective or insufficient communication with the physician. Different personality types are known to communicate differently.

Six research questions were explored in this analytical-descriptive study. The population was the physician faculty of the Medical College of Virginia. The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) was completed by 236 faculty. Information …