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Changing Accessibility For Tourism In The Aurland Municipality Of Norway, Kari Brekke

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Because of changes in accessibility, the Aurland Municipality in Western Norway may be subjected to increased tourism. In 1991, an all-season highway will open between Oslo and Bergen, which will pass directly through the Aurland Municipality. The shift in importance from mostly seasonal rail/fjord traffic to an all-season automobile traffic has the potential for accelerating tourism pressures in this highly scenic area. The purpose of this study was to address possible problems and prospects of changing accessibility for tourism in the Aurland Municipality.

In order to examine tourism in the Aurland Municipality, a number of methods were used. Fieldwork was …

The Iconoclast: A Study Of A Radical Newspaper, Perry J. Hornbacher

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Adolescent Norms For The Eating Disorder Inventory As Related To Personal Variables In Female Adolescents At One Private Urban, One Rural, And One Semi-Rural High School, Betty J. Larson

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The societal preference for a slender body image has caused an increasing number of adolescents to diet or use unusual methods of weight control. Some adolescents progress along the continuum of restrained eating toward the development of pathological eating disorders. In order to identify risk factors in the development of eating disorders, eating attitudes and behaviors of 454 normal adolescents were studied by using the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and a personal background questionnaire. The higher the subscale scores on the EDI the more similar the individual's perceptions to those of victims with a pathological eating disorder.

With the exception …

The Relationship Among Teacher Satisfaction, School Organizational Climate, And Professional Growth And Development Attitudes Of High School Teachers, Sharon E. Craig Kabes

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The purpose of this study was to identify and explore the relationships among school climate, teacher satisfaction, and professional growth and development attitudes as perceived by high school teachers. The study also provided school climate, teacher satisfaction, and teacher professional growth and development attitude profiles.

The NASSP School Climate Survey was used to measure the schools' climate profiles. The NASSP Teacher Satisfaction Survey was used to measure the affective perceptions of secondary teachers of their work environments. The Teacher Professional Growth and Development Attitude Scale was used to measure teachers' professional growth and development attitudes.

One hundred seventy-three teachers in …

Personification Of Death, Mary M. Anderson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the primary personifications of death as perceived by college students. One hundred fifteen students from private and public institutions of higher learning were invited to participate in the study. Surveys from one hundred nine were useable. The questionnaire consisted of a demographic survey, factors related to an individual's experience with death and death education, and a research instrument known as the Death Personification Exercise

Of the four pr;..iary personifications, the Macabre (a dark and fearful oeing) and Automaton (an unemotional being) were present most frequently. Out of 109 students, thirty one students …

The Survivors: A Comparison Of Bereavement Experiences Following The Suicide, Accidental, Or Natural Death Of A Spouse, Terence W. Barrett

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The purpose of this study was to compare bereavement experiences of suicide survivors with those of other survivors. The primary focus of investigation was upon grief reactions suggested to be unique to suicide bereavement and upon quality of grief resolution two to four years after death. Fifty-seven women and men, between ages 24 and 48, who had experienced the death of a marital partner were interviewed. Subjects were assigned to one of four groups by cause of death (Suicide, Accident, Unanticipated Natural, and Expected Natural). The categories of death served as the independent variable. Dependent variables were total grief reactions, …

The Primary Cell Culture, Morphological Characterization, And Analysis Of Proliferative Potential Of Ventricular Myocytes From The Adult Newt, Notophthalmus Viridescens., John Michael Tate

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Previous work has demonstrated that adult newt myocytes possess a proliferative ability in response to an experimentally-induced injury, in vivo. The work outlined in this study has been an effort to develop an additional in vitro model to study proliferative events in the adult cardiac myocyte.Ventricles were minced and then enzymatically dissociated in a Ca$\sp{++}$ and Mg$\sp{++}$-free salt solution containing 0.5% trypsin and 625 U/ml of CLS II collagenase for 8 to 10 hours at 25$\sp\circ$C. Enzyme digests were preplated and then cultured in either serum-free or serum-supplemented modified Liebovitz's medium for up to 30 days.Light and transmission electron microscopic …

Identification And Characterization Of Ixodid Tick Antigens Involved In Acquired Host Resistance To Infestation., Valeria Mildred Howard Papes

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Cattle and laboratory animals display acquired immunologically based resistance to ixodid tick feeding. Antibody, cell mediated, and complement dependent effector mechanisms are involved in this immunological response. The current study was concerned with the isolation and characterization of ixodid tick molecules involved in the host immune response to infestation.Ixodid ova extracts were fractionated by membrane ultrafiltration and Sephadex G 200 gel permeation chromatography. The whole ova extract and defined molecular weight fractions obtained were analyzed for their ability to interact with immune effector elements of tick resistant hosts.Amblyomma americanum whole ova extract induced both immediate and delayed skin hypersensitivity in …

An Analysis Of The Minimum Wage And A Proposal For Future Policy Initiatives, Rolland A. Scott

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Automatic Meshing Of Free-Form Deformation Solids, Ssuta S. Hsu

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Development of computer models and subsequent finite element analysis, are important aspects of modern engineering design. In this process, the geometry creation and finite element analysis software are well developed; however, the process of discretizing a geometry into a proper finite element model is time consuming and tedious. The work presented here uses the free-form deformation method to create smooth solid models, and invokes a solid subdivision and transition method to generate the hexahedron finite elements. The combination of these two techniques provides an automatic mesh generator that is easy to use, creates acceptable hexahedron elements for finite element analysis, …

The Position Of The Stockholder In Corporate Bankruptcy, Daniel S. Yinger

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The fate of a stockholder's investment in declining corporation depends on what the company does before and during bankruptcy. It is certainly possible that the firm may end up being liquidated with the stockholder loosing everything. On the other hand, the company can be bought by another firm, merge with a more successful entity, or even successfully reorganize alone to become a highly profitable firm. Just which of these events will come to pas~ is not always certain. It depends on the legal environment the company is faced with before and after the bankruptcy decision is made. In addition, market …

The Relationship Between Trait Anxiety And Organization In Memory., Doug Gene Heck

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These two studies examined the influence of trait anxiety upon organization in memory. High and low trait-anxious subjects who were either high or low in verbal ability listened to tape-recorded word lists and prose passages at different levels of difficulty. Immediately after listening to each word list, the subjects were asked to orally recall all they could remember, while their written recall was used for the passages.The results revealed no trait anxiety effects, with the exception of high trait anxiety being associated with greater total recall of words. A weak positive correlation existed between trait anxiety and total recall in …

The Molecular Weight And Etheral Oxygen Analysis Of Coal Derived Asphaltenes And Preasphaltene Samples., Joseph Franklin Schwan

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The use of an ether analysis procedure consisting of a reductive ether cleavage reaction of sodium in hexamethylphosphoric triamide (HMPA) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) with direct carbon-14 acetylation was investigated for the analysis of the ether content of coal derived asphaltenes and preasphaltenes. The acetate uptake of the cleavage products was higher than the original phenol content. However, major changes in the elemental composition of the cleavage product obscured the result of the acetate analysis. Tetrahydrofuran contamination was investigated by deuterium labeled THF experiments. No THF incorporation was indicated. The primary source of the change in elemental composition was therefore attributed …

Verbal Memory Changes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents With Suspected Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer's Type., Scott Mark Bodine

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Forty eight elderly subjects who were residents of nursing homes and retirement centers participated in the study which was designed to evaluate verbal memory functioning in presumed Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (SDAT). Half of the subjects exhibited significant decline in memory as evidenced by raw scores of 50 or below on the Wechsler Memory Scale. Declines in memory were not attributable to depression, cerebrovascular accident, alcohol abuse or severe mental disorders. The demented group performed lower than the group with intact memory on a measure of verbal ability. The memory tasks employed were free recall of word lists, …

Synthesis Of Modified Nucleosides And Nucleotides., Eric James Linnell

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In Project 1 as part of an overall effort to synthesize modified nucleosides via organotransition metal chemistry, the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions between alkyl- and aryl-Grignard reagents and 6-chloropurine were investigated. A series of 6-substituted purine nucleosides have been made which may exhibit a considerable range of biological activity.Project 2 concerned the synthesis of nucleotide-insertanes as probes for transport; Part A specifically was related to macrocyclic ethers. Crown ethers were designed which, in addition to their intrinsic structural interest, were anticipated to be useful as synthetic intermediates, and as carriers for the transport of nucleotides through cell membranes. It was sought …

Development Of Degradative Techniques For Coal Chemistry Based On Ether Cleavage Reactions And Metal Arene Chemistry., Daniel Wayne Lemke

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The degradation of C-O and C-C bonds have been examined using model compounds that are similar in structure to those found in coal and other natural products.Part 1. The purpose of the C-O study was to determine how general the cleavage of arylalkyl and diaryl ethers in terms of aryl structure when using a solution of alkali metal dissolved in a highly solvating solvent. The cleavage of the ether bond was attempted using a reductive medium of sodium metal dissolved in a solution of hexamethylphosphoric triamide and tetrahydrofuran. The conditions to maximize ether cleavage and minimize the formation of undesirable …

The Synthesis Of Oligo- And Polynaphthyls And Their Reactions In Molten Salts., Jeffery Howard Banning

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There have been several recent attempts to synthesize a one-dimensional graphite-like polymer, namely poly(peri-naphthalene) (PPN). All of these approaches involved pyrolysis of a substituted perylene monomer to yield a polymer that exhibited characteristics not unlike those expected for PPN. The process of going from a monomer directly to an intractable polymer raises questions regarding processibility. A potential means to avoid the question is to synthesize a soluble/processible precursor polymer and subsequently convert this polymer to the desired PPN. This is the goal of the research reported herein.To successfully approach such a project, studies with appropriate model compounds were deemed necessary. …

Stress Reduction In Dental Students., Jacqueline Kush Turek

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The current research was designed to compare effectiveness of two widely used stress reduction methods, Progressive Relaxation Training (PRT) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT). The entire Fall 1987, freshman class of Creighton University School of Dentistry participated (N =.68). Fifty-eight Subjects completed the project. Students were randomly assigned to a treatment, PRT (N = 12) or SIT (N = 17), or to one of two control groups, placebo (N = 13), or no treatment (N = 16). The placebo consisted of a once-only lecture on theory of stress. All subjects were measured for stress related components using paper and pencil …

The Development And Failure Of Historic Agricultural Communities Of Utah: A Case Study Of Johns Valley, Utah, Wayne R. Shelley

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Many agricultural communities have developed in Utah since the first settlement, but many no longer exist today. Some of these early communities experienced a "boom and bust," while others struggled for several years and were eventually abandoned. Johns Valley is a good example of these historic communities, as it experienced rapid growth and times of success and prosperity, yet it struggled and was eventually abandoned.
The situation in Johns Valley, from its early settlement to its demise, demonstrates the hope of the people who settled there and their efforts to make Johns Valley a productive and successful area. History also …

Brigham Young's Indian Superintendency (1851-58): A Significant Microcosm Of The American Indian Experience, Wayne Miles Eckman

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This thesis provides a detailed study of Brigham Young's Indian superintendency within a framework of the federal Indian policy of his era. It focuses on Brigham Young's personal challenges and successes in instituting a conciliatory policy with the natives of the Great Basin. Experience taught Brigham Young that it was "cheaper to feed the Indians than to fight them." Brigham Young pursued his policy in spite of opposition from some Mormon constituents until finally his determination overruled pleas to forcibly remove the Indians from their lands.

Another important emphasis of the thesis is the personal interaction between Brigahm Young and …

The Pilgrimage Phenomenon: An Analysis Of The Motivations Of Visitors To Temple Square, Jill W. Knapp

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Pilgrimage to sacred places of religious meaning has taken place since the early days of mankind. In the last few decades pilgrimage travel has experienced a world-wide boom due to modern means of transportation. Though pilgrimage is most commonly referred to in the context of the major world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), there is some indication of pilgrimage-like travel among Mormons.

This thesis looks at Mormon pilgrimage behavior among Mormon visitors to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The study undertaken has revealed considerable differences between Mormon and non-Mormon motivations, behavior and visiting patterns visitors to …

An Improved Technique For Oligonucleotide-Directed Site-Specific Mutagenesis Using Gapped Heteroduplex Molecules, Michael D. Rubin

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Physical Activity And Nutritional Intake Patterns Of Children And Their Parents, Lisa Mckenna Guscette

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An Exhibition Of Recent Work By Robert Colescott, Susanne K. Arnold

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My thesis project involved organizing, curating, designing and mounting a temporary traveling exhibition of recent work by Robert Colescott, a nationally-known black American artist. The Eye of the Beholder: Recent Work by Robert Colescott was installed at the Marsh Gallery of the University of Richmond September 7-28, 1988. It included 12 large-scale acrylic paintings on canvas and four framed drawings completed since 1981. Colescott's figurative paintings are known for their satirical commentary on society in America and on the history of Western art.

Organ Doses In Routine Radiographic Procedures, Yang Han

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There is general agreement that the extent of the risk from x-ray examination is related in some way to the radiation dose. As the dose increases, the likelihood of significant biological effects also increases. If a clear correlation between dose and effect is to be established, a convenient and reasonably accurate method of estimating patient’s absorbed doses during common radiographic examinations will be highly needed. A simple method is developed in this project to determine the two important parameters e exposure at skin entrance (ESE) and half value layer (IIVL), which is essential to get reasonably accurate estimates of absorbed …

A Critical Analysis Of Cbs Evening News Coverage Of Two U.S.-U.S.S.R. Summit Meetings: Vienna 1979 And Geneva 1985, James M. Ellis Jr.

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Nearly four hours of CBS Evening News summit reports, loaned by the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, were coded to construct a descriptive analysis and comparison of the coverage of the 1979 and 1985 summit meetings. Variables coded include speaker, language, origin of video and audio content, topic and quoted sources. Soviet speakers and topics were given proportionately more air time in 1985 than in 1979. But despite large differences in several important areas such as Soviet willingness to communicate via television, different leaders and their images, geopolitical factors, and improved video technology, many patterns of coverage showed similarities from 1979 …

Effectiveness Of Screening Children Identified As Being At Risk For Handicapping Conditions, Angela I. Roehm

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Chronic Headache : The Impact Of Family Factors And Coping Processes, Dawn Marie Ehde

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An Inquiry Into Aestheticism And Its Influence Evident In Selected Plays Of Oscar Wilde, Michael Barrett Childs

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

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No abstract provided.