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A Survey Of Attitudes About Science Fairs In White Shield School, Donald R. Yellowbird

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A Comparison Of Homosexuals' And Heterosexuals' Love And Friend Relationships, Nanette M. Gorman

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The present investigation employed Wright's self-referent model of relationships in the examination of homosexual relationships. It was hypothesized that the voluntary interdependence and person-qua-person scales would be higher for female homosexuals than for female heterosexuals. For both male and female homosexual relationships, it was hypothesized that ego support value, self-affirmation value, security value, and maintenance difficulty would be higher for homosexuals, with maintenance difficulty being higher for male homosexual love relationships than lesbian love relationships. In terms of love relationships, it was expected that homosexual males would provide lower scores than homosexual females for exclusivity and emotional salience.

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The Design And Testing Of A Simulated Rocking-Chair Platform For Wheelchair Dependent People, Donald J. Winge

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The Design And Testing Of A Simulated Rocking-Chair Platform For Wheelchair Dependent People, Donald James Winge

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A Comparative Study Of Successful Female And Male Educational Administrators, Loretta M. Delong

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Women who seek careers in educational administration find that, in practice, equality of the sexes is an illusion. There is an apparent need to better understand the variables which have had an impact on the success of female educational administrators in comparison to male educational administrators. As a result, this study was undertaken for the purpose of examining what the differences and similarities are between female and male educational administrators. A questionnaire was constructed and administered to 200 administrators deemed to be successful by the Executive Educator. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed utilizing the t-test and Chi …

Computer Aided Drafting, Lou Shi-Jer

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Daily Hassles And Uplifts In Employed And Nonemployed Women, Patricia Larsen Aamodt

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The purpose of this study was to assess daily hassles and uplifts in women employed full time, part time, and not employed. From three pools of 100 names in each employment category, 90 subjects were randomly selected. Questionnaires related to daily hassles and uplifts and perceived stress and health were mailed to subjects and 83% of the questionnaires were returned. The resultant sample of 74 subjects was comprised of 24 full-time, 25 part-time, and 25 nonemployed women.

The means for hassles frequency, 21.52 (SD = 13.20), and intensity, 1.44 ( SD = 0.32), indicated that subjects' hassles were low and …

Learning Styles And Student Attitudes Towards Social Studies, Joyce S. Fox

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Supplementary Income Activities Among Minnesota Public School Teachers, Janet L. Pladson

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The Problem: This study was designed to develop profiles of Minnesota teachers who did and did not engage in supplementary income activities, profiles of teachers engaged in one, two, or three or more supplementary income activities, and to compare the differences. The study also investigated the perceived need to engage in supplementary income activities, the perceived reasons for being engaged in supplementary income activities, and the perceived impact of being engaged in supplementary income activities.

Procedure: A three percent (3%) sample of Minnesota teachers participated in a survey designed to collect information about the supplementary income activities of teachers. Resulting …

A Critical Edition Of Paolo Virchi's Il Primo Libro Di Tabolatura Di Citthara (1574), William E. May

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Paolo Virchi's II primo libro di tabolatura di citthara di ricercati, madrigali, canzoni, napolitane et saltarelli (Venice: Girolamo Scotto, 157414) is typical of many tablatures written for lute and cittern during the sixteenth century. It consists of fantasias, intabulations of madrigals, solo songs for tenor and cittern, and dance music. This thesis presents a complete transcription and analysis of the collection, the only surviving copy of which is preserved in the Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. The edition was made from a microfilm copy obtained from this library.

Virchi's music demonstrates his command of four divergent styles prevalent in the sixteenth century. …

A Combination Of Approaches To The Remediation Of Learning Disabilities, Judith N. Dockter

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Accounting For Business Combinations, Johnathan Holter

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Human Resource Accounting: Putting A Price On People, Michael P. Maciver

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Since its' introduction in the early 1960s, the idea of Human Resources Accounting has, for the most part, been resisted, rejected, and left the perish in the pages of business periodicals. Exactly why such a well-intentioned program has been met with such disdain is uncertain.

This study proceeds with a discussion of the topic of Human Resources Accounting, outlining two main tasks which proponents of the idea have had to accomplish thus far: winning acceptance of the idea of the human resources as a capitalizable asset and deciding upon what basis the value of the human asset will be quantified. …

A Study Of Diamond Investments, James T. Burton

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This paper studies the feasibility of investing in diamonds in today's market. It evaluates the source of diamonds and their historical value. Next an analysis of price trends, rate of return, supply and demand, and advantages and disadvantages are made. Then an analysis of the potential to include diamond in trust portfolios and IRA'S is accomplished. Conclusions are drawn on the feasibility of individual and portfolio investment of diamonds.

A Review Of The Good And Grouws Mathematics Program And Its Implementation In The Classroom, Ron Kutz

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A Descriptive Study Of Fringe Benefits Currently Being Received By North Dakota Secondary Principals, Rocklyn G. Cofer

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The Right, The New Right, And The New Religious Right; Educational Positions, Postures, And Preachments, Katherine Marie Dahl

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Guided Fantasy: A Tool For Therapy, Marcia L. Healy

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using instructed guided fantasy to decrease anxiety in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It was intended that the child would use guided fantasy to develop an internal coping mechanism for reducing anxiety during a weekly gold shot injection, which was identified as anxiety-producing. An embedded, single-case design was selected for this case study. Qualities of guided fantasy were globally examined. Other aspects of the subject's performance, which were examined included musculoskeletal abilities and limitations, cognitive abilities, ability of the subject to relax via specific relaxation exercises, the subject's …

An Analysis Of The Comic Elements In A Production Of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Mary Beth J. Barder

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This analysis addresses the classification of a production of Joe Orton's play Entertaining Mr. Sloane as a comedy. Its intent is to question the classification by considering several factors.

The thesis begins with an introduction, contained in Chapter I. Chapter II applies several concepts of comic theory as conceived by Susanne K. Langer, to the play. The third chapter offers the background of the playwright and the play's past reception by theatre critics. Chapter IV deals with the directing of a production of Entertaining Mr. Sloane, presented at the University of North Dakota in November, 1985. It includes a pre-production …

The Effect Of Histamine On Lanthanum (La3+) Binding In The Isolated Rabbit Heart In The Presence Of Verapamil, Scott A. Barman

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Two of the major effects of histamine in the rabbit heart are the enhancement of contractility and microvascular permeability. In cardiac muscle it has been documented that calcium (Ca ) bound to the sarcolem- mal-glycocalyx complex is essential for the regulation of the contractile response. In addition, it has been postulated that histamine's regulation of microvascular permeability may occur via an endothelial contractile response causing the formation of submicroscopic gaps between endothelial cells. It was postulated that these effects of histamine may in- O . volve an alteration of Ca r binding to the plasma membranes of these tissues. In …

Identification Of Content And The Development Of Laboratory Experiments Designed To Promote Robotic Literacy For Industrial Education Programs, Steve C. Hsiung

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Audit Risk Realization, Craig H. Mell

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Art As Therapy For The Emotionally And Behaviorally Disturbed Child In School, Karen Kresl Zabel

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Leases: The Capitalization Problem, Robert Endberg

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Aspects Of Stifter's Concept Of The Sanftes Gesetz As Displayed I N Nature And Man In The Bunte Steine Stories, Elaine M. Porter

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Adalbert Stifter believed in a natural law which he called the sanftes Gesetz (gentle law) as the sustaining power for both mankind and nature. He sees the sanftes Gesetz at work in the powers which he deems gross (great): those gentle laws which govern the world order. His foreword to the Bunte Steine is a summary of these beliefs. Although he did not write the foreword specifically to discuss the Bunte Steine stories, these thoughts are evident in the six stories of the collection. An examination of the workings of the sanftes Gesetz in nature and in man can therefore …

The Effects Of Athletic Participation And Self-Concept On Juvenile Misbehavior, Timothy G. Driscoll

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Travis Hirshi's Social Control Theory proposes that delinquents fail to form or maintain a bond to society consisting of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. This study investigates the relationships that exist between athletic participation, self-concept, and juvenile delinquency. Four hundred twenty-eight completed questionnaires were obtained from students in grades seven through nine from Central Junior High School in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Social Control Theory {attachment element) was examined as a viable predictor of differences in the relationship between elements of the bond, athletic participation, self-concept, and juvenile delinquency.

This study focuses on juvenile delinquency as it relates to the …

Hedging Interest Rate Risk With Financial Futures, Jerry M. Stai

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In the period of volatile interest rates since 1979, many businesses have sought to lower their exposure to interest-rate risk, which is the probability that profits and values will be adversely affected by changes in market interest rates. The thrift industry has particularly been damaged by interest-rate risk. By borrowing short-term and lending long-term, liabilities repriced or matured faster than assets, which cause a classical earnings squeeze. The Federal Home Loan Bank, the regulatory agency for the thrifts, has set into law regulations authorizing individual thrifts to utilize financial futures as a tool to reduce interest-rate risk. The central issue …

Learning Through Play In Severly And Multiply Handicapped Preschool Children, Denise D. Martell

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A Comparative Study Of Kodak Ektaflex Pct And Agfa-Gevaert Agfachrome Speed Color Transparency Printmaking Systems, Kathy A. Smart

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The concerns of this study were: (1) to investigate and compare two one-solution processes to produce color prints directly from a test transparency; (2) to evaluate and compare print quality on the basis of color hue and reflection density.

This study was conducted to: (a) compare the print quality of the two selected one solution color transparency to color print systems on the basis of data collected from the X-Rite Reflection Densitometer and the McBeth Series 1500 Spectrophotomer; (b) to compare the two systems on the basis of equipment requirements and simplicity of processing; (c) to evaluate and compare the …

Identification Of Content And The Development Of Laboratory Experiments Designed To Promote Robotic Literacy For Industrial Education Programs, Steve Chih Hsuing

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The intent of this study is to ascertain the content robotic manufacturers considered most important to be taught in secondary school to promote robotic literacy and to design, construct and test ten laboratory experiments which reflect the content identified.