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Use Of Visual Phonics In The Remediation Of Children's Phonological Disorders, Diane E. Dacquay

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Investigations within the field of child phonology- have been concerned with the acquisition of a phonemic repertoire as well as the developmental rules for combining phonemes sequentially. Children acquire the adult phonological system by simplifing their productions through the application of phonological processes. Speech-language pathologists target phonological processes for remediation when they are atypical of children's developmental stage or when the processes are unusual in form.

A recently developed hand symbol system called Visual Phonics (1985) may enhance the remediation of phonological processes. Support for this proposition comes from studies which have incorporated, with some success, the use of manual …

Synthesis And Characterization Of A New Fluorine Substituted Nonionic Dinucleoside Phosphonate Analog, 3',5'-Bis(Deoxythymidine) Difluoromethylphosphonate., Patrick Wai-Kwok Shum

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Phosphate-modified oligodeoxyribonucleotide analogs have been extensively investigated for the sequence hybridization arrest of mRNA translation and as biochemical probes of nucleic acid-protein interaction. The goal of our research was to synthesize a new class of nonionic oligodeoxyribonucleotides which structurally closely resembled natural DNA.Our initial research concentrated on the synthesis of bis(deoxythymidine) difluoromethylphosphonate, a dinucleotide analog of 5$\sp\prime$-deoxythymidyl-3$\sp\prime$-deoxythymidine in which a CF$\sb2$H group replaces a phosphate OH. The difluoromethyl group is isosteric and isopolar to an oxygen atom. We chose to model our approach after a scheme devised for conventional phosphodiester synthesis via the protected hydroxybenzotriazole of phosphonic acid. The difluoromethylphosphonate …

The Interaction Of Multifunctional Glucose-6-Phosphatase With Select Metabolites., Brian Lee Robbins

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Glucose-6-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.9) occupies a strategic metabolic location in hepatic glucose metabolism, is multifunctional in nature, consists of multiple components, and exhibits unique kinetic characteristics. These properties of glucose-6-phosphatase make it a likely candidate for regulation of glucose metabolism.The effect of selected intermediate metabolites on the phosphotransferase and phosphohydrolase activities of glucose-6-phosphatase was investigated with intact and detergent-disrupted microsomal preparations. Detergent treatment exposed the catalytic unit of microsomal preparations. The interaction of the metabolite with the catalytic unit was assessed in these preparations. The study of metabolites with the glucose-6-phosphatase of intact microsomes served to characterize the interactions of the …

Synthesis Of Modified Nucleotides To Incorporate Into Oligonucleotides., Jeffrey Allan Jenson

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The use of modified analogs of 2$\sp\prime$-deoxyuridine as probes that incorporate into oligonucleotides are discussed. These probes can be useful in many areas including diagnostics, sequencing and therapeutics, and will be discussed later in more detail.The development of DNA probes is important in the diagnostic area because the use of the probes can diminish dramatically the time needed to diagnose an infection (from weeks to hours). Use of DNA probes for sequencing the genomes of hereditary diseases can help find cures. Fighting infectious disease by blocking replication of the virus using DNA probes is a therapeutic use. These are only …

Effect Of Mergers And Acquisitions On Stockholders And The Economy, Timothy J. Parker

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The size and volume of takeover activity has increased astronomically since the frenzy of current takeover activity began with the 1974 raid on ESB, Inc. in Philadelphia. Since then we have witnessed the growth of the raider financing tool: the junk bond. This high yield but incredibly risky bond has helped finance some of the largest mergers and acquisitions in history. The risk has not driven away investors looking for substantial fast earnings. The demand for these so called bellow-investment-grade bonds continue to grow.

Are these bonds causing companies to take on too much debt to finance takeovers? Does this …

The Training Function In Business, Terry A. Huseth

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The problem statement to be discussed is the training function in business today, including a review of training alternatives available and how these alternatives can be made to fit a company's needs in a cost-effective manner. The method used for this paper is a review of recent articles regarding training. The majority of the materials reviewed were written by professional training management persons or training consultants. These people should have a working knowledge of the training function. Information was also drawn from personal experience, since a portion of my job includes being education officer for the company. The resulting information …

The Relationship Of Mathematics Anxiety In Central High School Students To Sex, Grade, And Track, Cynthia M. Nelson

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Problems In Applying Auditing And Accounting Standards To The Small Business, Sandra L. Thornton

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For several years, the small business constituency has encountered problems in applying both auditing standards and accounting standards to the small business. These application problems are inherent in the standards themselves since they appear to have been developed and written for the large, public businesses rather than small, private businesses.

There are several characteristics that distinguish small, private businesses from large, public businesses. These characteristics often cause many difficulties to the auditor of small businesses because they either do not apply to small business or they are difficult to apply simply because the business is small.

The problems auditors of …

Edith Irvine: Her Life And Photography, Wilma Marie Plunkett

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ln mid-1988, Brigham Young University received a high-quality collection of photographic glass plates made by Edith Irvine at the tum of the century. The plates, her camera and other photographic equipment, and miscellaneous publications were donated to BYU by her nephew, Jim Irvine.

When the plates arrived and the Archives Photolab had them proofed, we realized thal not only were the San Francisco earthquake/ fire and other areas of California history recorded, but we had, in fact, the work of an outstanding photographer. As we compared the proofs with the work of other photographers who handled similar subjects, we called …

Financial Management For The New Entrepreneur, Janna L. Rohrer

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No abstract provided.

Aspects Of Mammalian Predation On Upland Nesting Waterfowl In Central North Dakota, John Thompson Trevor

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The impact of mammalian predation on upland nesting waterfowl was studied in central- North Dakota during the summers of 1987 and 1988. Survival of artificial nests was examined in relation to nest density, vegetation cover, distance from roads, active predator dens, and other artificial nests in a plot. Survival of artificial nests was also compared between an area with predator control and one without predator control.

Artificial waterfowl nests located in high density plots had a significantly lower probability of survival than nests located in low density plots. Although there were significant differences in vegetation height and density between years, …

Relationships Across Training Programs, Professional Titles, And Perceptions Of Therapy Performance, Debra E. Anderson Bach

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This study was designed to examine the perceptions of students training to be counselors, clinical psychologists, and social workers, regarding the professional titles of counseling psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and social worker. A videotaped counseling session of a therapist and a client, a client description, and a therapist description served as the stimuli. The professional title of the therapist varied in the therapist description and served as the independent variable. One hundred three subjects were grouped according to their training program and then randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups differentiated by the professional titles of counseling psychologist, …

Intervention In The Foreign Exchange Markets: How Effective Is It?, Betty A. Herre

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Intervention in the foreign-exchange markets by the central banks of the major industrial nations has been the norm for a little over 40 years. The level of intervention exercised by these central banks during these 40 years has ranged from very heavy to very light. At one extreme was the Bretton Woods period which was characterized by extensive, cooperative intervention among central banks to maintain fixed exchange rates between currencies. At the other extreme were periods like the early to mid-1970's and the early to mid-1980's which were characterized by the use of only occasional intervention. The most recent round …

A Study In The Use Of Writing And Self-Monitoring Strategies With Learning Disabled Eighth Graders, Solveig A. Bartz

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Learning disabled adolescents are expected to demonstrate more effective use of written expression as they cope with increased curricular demands at the secondary level. To compound the problem, repeated failures have helped develop strong negative affect toward school and the writing process.

Statement of the Problem ·-----·---·-----·-·----------This study was designed to teach writing and self-monitoring skills to learning disabled eighth graders. Time for practice was provided, and the effectiveness of the procedure was evaluated.

Methods and Procedures ----------·--------- Unlike other studies, this study did not compare the learning disabled with non-learning disabled; instead, using appropriate statistical technique, student performances over …

Basic Clause Structure In Veracruz Huastec, Peter G. Constable

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Huastec is a Mayan language spoken in east-central Mexico. It is considered important in Mayan studies since it alone represents a distinct branch within the Mayan family of languages; however, there is, in fact, relatively little published work on Huastec, especially on Huastec syntax. This thesis fills in some of this lacuna with a description of several aspects of Huastec clause structure.

A general overview of Huastec grammar is presented in chapter 2, followed by several chapters each of which focuses on a separate topic of Huastec clause structure. The analyses in these chapters are presented within the theoretical frameworks …

Healthcare And The Evolution Of Managed Care Plans, James S. Bogan

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Many consumers and employers are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost, quality, and appropriateness of health care services. This study examines the different managed care systems that integrate financing and delivery of health services. It describes the three most common managed care systems in use today and discusses the issues that medical providers must deal with in contracting with these systems. The study also explores the limitations of the different systems in curtailing the costs of health services or increasing the quality. The research is conducted in current literature. Details of a specific HMO plan are presented. The level at …

Why Small Businesses Fail, William W. Schlepuetz

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Small businesses fail at an alarmingly high rate. The seriousness of this is underscored by the impact of small business on the economy. Small business accounts for 45% of the U. s. gross national product and employs nearly 60% of the work force.

External factors such as the environment are responsible for some failures. Internal causes of failure parallel all functional areas of the business: however, approximately 90 percent of all small business failures are related to management incompetence or inexperience.

Two major failings of the incompetent or inexperienced manager are the lack of a business plan and poor managerial …

Management Practices In Family Practice Residency Programs, Carol L. Schwan

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Has The Small Business Administrations Minority Business Development Program Been Successful?, Rese E. Farrish Jr

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Minorities are less likely to own a firm than their non-minority counterparts and many continue to form businesses with little growth potential. The Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Section 8(a) Minority Business Development Program is responsible for assisting small minority owned businesses in making a successful transition into the competitive marketplace. Using congressional reports, surveys, and independent reports, this study attempted to answer the question, "Has the 8(a) program been serving its purpose? Is it working?" To answer this question several problem areas were discussed. These centered in two areas, problems within the SBA and problems encountered in the …

A Remote Sensing Technique For Assessing Plant Species Diversity, Robin Odom Rapai

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Earth science has developed over many centuries as a dynamic and ever evolving research field. In the last decade, earth scientists have postulated many thought provoking theories, tools, models and techniques critical to ecological problems and plant species preservation. The primary objective of this study was to test whether there is a relationship between variations in 35mm color aerial photographs' pixel brightness and total numbers of plant species in selected prairie preserves In northwest Minnesota, a region dominated by typical tallgrass prairie and bordering the prairie-forest ecotone. Seventeen prairie preserves lie on the Minnesota side of the Red River of …

The Frequency Of Occurrence Of Phonemes In The Speech Of Aphasics, Rita M. Vis

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to investigate the phoneme selection patterns in the spontaneous speech of Broca's and Wernicke's aphasics. The frequency distributions of phonemes for the aphasic subjects was compared to the normal distribution curve of English consonantal phonemes. Differences in the frequency of occurrence of phonemes subsequent to neurological impairment may be linked to the nature of the impairment. In addition, this study described and compared the occurrence of phonological processes in the single word responses of the subject groups. The frequency of phonemes and the occurrence of phonological processes were then analyzed jointly for possible trends.

Analysis of …

Vocational Education Liabillity: Assessment Of North Dakota Practice, Ken Paulus

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No abstract provided.

Components For Successful Mainstreaming Of Hearing Impaired Students In Public Schools, Terence H. Brenner

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No abstract provided.

An Auditor’S Approach To Detecting Fraud, Twinkle D. Ratnasamy

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No abstract provided.

Ecology Of Gray Partridge In North Dakota, John Patrick Carroll

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I studied gray partridge (Perdix perdix) ecology in north-central North Dakota during 1985-87. The primary goals of this study were to identify habitats important to gray partridge survival and nesting, and to provide baseline data on partridge ecology in North Dakota. I captured and radio-tagged 100 gray partridge, mainly during winter. Individuals were tracked by a vehicle-mounted telemetry system until August of each year. Home ranges, movements, habitat use, and survival were calculated by using the telemetry locations. Winter home ranges averaged 117 ha, and were larger than previously reported in North America. Important habitats used by radio-tagged partridge during …

Influence Of Mission Statements On Teacher Education Programs At Two Church-Related Undergraduate Institutions, Ann Marie Biermaier

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which stated institutional missions influenced the operation of teacher education programs, and the way that teacher education programs used the institutional mission statement in evaluating their programs as it applied to two private, liberal arts colleges in Minnesota. Institutional missions were expected to guide curricular policy, inform the public, and establish criteria for accountability and subsequent program evaluation.

This study was conducted utilizing the case study method. Data were gathered by reviewing documentation pertaining to the institution and to the teacher education program as well as by interviewing administrators, …

A Management Perspective On The People, Procedures And Prevention Of Computer Crime, Lt. James B. Roan

Theses and Dissertations

The area of computer crime is a new and complex one. Corporations are increasingly feeling the ramifications of computer crime. It is estimated that computer crime has an impact of over four billion dollars yearly.

The types of computer crime include vandalism, theft of industrial secrets, and theft of financial assets. The range of computer crime includes profit organizations, service centers, and research facilities. A new danger for research and medical centers is the possibility of destroying vital research data.

The type of people involved in computer crime are varied. Most of the people are not super intelligent; rather they …

Race Of The Century : Guy Vs. Young, 1974 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election, Allan C. Young

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As the 1972-1974 election cycle began, Republican incumbent Milton Young, who had served in the U.S. Senate for twenty-seven years, decided to run for another term with realistic confidence in his ability to repeat prior election victories. His initial optimism began to erode as national Republican leaders questioned his ability to defeat his apparent opponent, former North Dakota Governor William L. Guy. Results of public opinion surveys added credibility to the perception of Young's weakness. Guy saw an opportunity to achieve his long-held goal of becoming a U.S. Senator and cautiously laid the groundwork for his campaign. As the two …

Geraldo: A Rhetorical Perspective On Sculpting Mutual Meaning, Rebecca L. Olsgaard

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Can The Local Practitioner Continue To Preform The Attest Function, Bradley Dolan

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No abstract provided.