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Essay Writing In College Mathematics And Its Effect On Achievement, Gerald Lee Burton

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This experiment was designed to determine the effect essay writing has on learning introductory level college mathematics, learning mathematical skills, problem-solving and mathematical applications, and the retention of new knowledge in mathematics. The independent variable was the writing of essays. Essay writing included responding to questions assigned as homework and addressing mathematical situations presented in in-class activities. The dependent variables were overall achievement, skills, applications, and retention in each of these areas. The sample consisted of five classes of introductory-level algebra at Virginia State University. The experimental group consisted of 50 students in two classes; the control group was made …

Phonetic Ambiguity Perception In Reading Disabled And Non-Disabled Children And Adolescents, Elizabeth A. Carter

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There are speculations that disabled readers may fail to correctly decode written words because they are insensitive to language's phonetic form. This insensitivity is presumed by some to be due to a speech perceptual deficit. The purpose of the current study was to assess differences between disabled and non-disabled adolescents and elementary school students in their perceptual accuracy in decoding phonetically ambiguous speech. The effects of two processing factors derived from previous research, priming and word form (e.g., Spencer & Carter, 1982), were also examined to assess how perceptual processes may differ between groups. Clinical evidence of some verbal problems …

Health Perception, Anginal Symptoms And Life Satisfaction After Coronary Artery Bypass And Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Diana Creger Porter

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The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to gather data about the perceived health, anginal symptoms and life satisfaction in CABG and PTCA patients. The study explored the interrelationships among the variables and the differences between the two groups. The problem statement was:

1. How do patients perceive their own past, present and future health, level of anginal symptoms and life satisfaction after CABG and PTCA?

2. What are the interrelationships among perceived health, anginal symptoms and life satisfaction in CABG and PTCA patients.

The conceptual framework for this study was based on the social theory of symbolic interactionism …

Illness Behaviour Questionnaire As A Predictor Of Problematic And Aproblematic Patients With A Painful Upper Extremity, Suzanne S. Seay

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The purpose of this study was to measure the illness behavior of acute and chronic upper extremity pain patients using the Illness Behaviour Questionnaire (IBQ), to determine' the rehabilitation outcome by pre-set criteria, and to determine the effectiveness of the seven scales of the IBQ in predicting the problem pain patient. Each subject completed a self-administered test packet which included the IBQ. Each was identified by the investigator as a problematic or as a problematic patient using information in the medical chart. Patients entering the study with acute pain (n=12) had less pain upon discharge and returned more quickly to …

The Incidence Of Auscultatory Gaps In Hospitalized Adults, Elizabeth Tayloe Courts

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The study was undertaken to determine the incidence of auscultatory gaps in hospitalized adults and to determine whether a relationship existed between the presence of a gap and the patient's age, sex, race, or medical diagnosis. Blood pressures were taken bilaterally on 120 randomly selected hospitalized adults using the technique recommended by the American Heart Association. None of the subjects in the sample had an auscultatory gap present.

Characterization Of A Staphylococcal Trimethoprim Resistance Gene, Jerald Preston Coughter

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Trimethoprim resistance(Tp r) is encoded by conjugative plasmids in clinically significant staphylococcal isolates. Two genetically and physically similar plasmids from S. aureus, pG01 and pGOS, have Tp r genes that map in different locations on these plasmids. In order to study the relatedness of the Tp r genes and their products to other known Tp r genes, a 1.2 kb fragment of pG01 and a 4.2 kb fragment of pGOS were cloned in E. coli and used as probes for in situ filter hybridization experiments.

A 500 base pair subclone of the original 1.2 kb fragment containing only the staphylococcal …

Degradation Of Human Anaphylatoxin C3a By Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells: A Role For The Secretory Granule Enzyme Chymase And Heparin Proteoglycan, James Edmund Gervasoni Jr

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Purified human C3a was iodinated (¹²⁵I-C3a) and used to study the interaction of labeled peptide with rat peritoneal mast cells (RMC). Cellular binding of ¹²⁵I-C3a occurred within 30 sec, followed by a rapid dissociation from the cell. Both the binding of ¹²⁵I-C3a and the rate of dissociation from the cell were temperature dependent. At 0°C, the binding of ¹²⁵I-C3a was increased and the rate of dissociation reduced, as compared to 37°C. Once ¹²⁵I-C3a was exposed to RMC, it lost the ability to rebind to a second batch of RMC. Analysis of the supernatants by …

Prediction Of Children's Sociometric Status From Adult Ratings, Robert S. Falk

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Poor peer relations in childhood predict difficulty in adolescent and adult adjustment. Sociometric methods provide a useful way to operationalize social competence. Five groups of children (Average, Popular, Rejected, Neglected, and Controversial), identified by nomination sociometrics, show significant differences on a variety of behavioral and non-behavioral indices. This categorization scheme has value in the identification of children at risk for later maladaptive outcomes, and may be useful in designing preventive intervention programs.

The current study attempted to determine the degree to which diagnostic ratings generated by significant adults can be generalized to the sociometric status of children. Parent and teacher …

Depositional History And Diagenesis Of The Sherwood And Bluell Beds (Mississippian) Southwestern Renville County, North Dakota, Christopher F. Quinn

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The Sherwood "bed" and the overlying Bluell "bed" are two log-defined zones at the top of the Frobisher-Alida interval. The Frobisher-Alida interval, within either the Mission Canyon carbonates or the overlying Charles evaporites, is composed of a number (up to six) of log-defined zones. On the northeast flank of the Williston Basin the zones are separated by even, lithologically homogeneous argillaceous marker beds. Basinward, these marker beds terminate into less argillaceous carbonates.

The area studied covered four townships in southwest Renville·county, North Dakota. The section studied included the K-1 marker, the Sherwood bed (with the Sherwood argillaceous marker), and the …

Paleontology And Stratigraphy Of The Niobrara Formation (Upper Cretaceous) Of Eastern North Dakota With Emphasis On The Calcareous Nannoplankton, Jeremy Reiskind

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The Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in eastern North Dakota consists of calcareous shales, chalks, and shaly chalks. The formation was studied from surface exposures, cores, and well logs. The Niobrara is 62 feet (19m) to 272 feet (83 m) and is thickest to the northeast, in a central linear area, and to the southwest. In a northern area, it was divided into a lower, calcareous shale member, and an upper, chalky member. In a.southern area, five stratigraphic units were recognized, in ascending order: a lower shaly chalk, a shale, a middle shaly chalk, a chalk, and an upper shaly chalk. …

A Burkean Logological Analysis Of Doctrine And Covenants Section 88, Joann Farias

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This thesis applies Kenneth Burke's method of logology as exemplified in The Rhetoric of Religion to analyze the Mormon text Doctrine and Covenants Section 88. This method of logology is based on the assumption that what is said about God in theology reveals a religion's use of language to influence human motives. The logological method uses six analogies to discover the motives implicit in religious terminologies. These six analogies are as follows: words-Word, Matter-Spirit, the Negative, the Titular, Time-Eternity, and the Formal.

This study revealed that the terminology contained in Doctrine and Covenants uses motives far diferent from the motives …

Precinct Government In Salt Lake County, Utah 1852-1904, Steven K. Madsen

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This thesis traces the origin, development, and decline, from 1852 to 1904, of Salt Lake County's judicial precincts. A precinct functioned as the basic subdivision of county government. Its boundaries were generally coterminous with those of local communities. It was established to allow for a degree of local control by the people.
Chapter two reveals that precinct justices experienced over time a marked decline in socio-political prominence. This is largely due to legislative statutes that decreased their jurisdictional powers. Chapter three examines the evolution of precinct boundaries. It is demonstrated that geographic distribution of individuals played a major role in …

Reasons American Indian Students Do Not Typically Choose Industrial Education As A Major At Byu, Sam Canyon

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It was the purpose of this study to examine reasons why American Indian students do not typically choose Industrial Education as a major at BYU. To identify reasons American Indian students do not typically choose Industrial Education as a major, a questionnaire was developed. This questionnaire obtained data about personal information, reasons for not choosing Industrial Education as a major, reasons not included in the survey, Industrial Education background, and other general information related to the study. The questionnaire was administered on and off BYU campus to 122 identified American Indian students. Ninety- two students completed and returned the survey, …

A Comparative Analysis Of Coated And Noncoated Cutting Tool Inserts, Randy J. Nikunen

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Accounting For Software Development Costs, Patrick J. Halloran

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An Analysis Of The Reasons That American Indian Students Leave High School Short Of Graduation, Linda Crows Breast

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Self-Injurious Behaviors In Severely Retarded Children, Naomi O. Younggren

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A Comparison Of Lecture-Demonstration And Augmented Computer-Assisted Instruction Methods For College Students' Laboratory Learning Experience, Keith A. Stenehjem

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The purpose of this study was to provide direction to educators regarding computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the laboratory setting. The specific purposes encouraging the initiation of this study were the following: (1) to enable educators to better understand the application of CAI in the photography laboratory and (2) to provide research data regarding the effectiveness for implementing augmented CAI in the photography laboratory.The subjects of the study were 94 students enrolled in selected courses which incorporated black and white photography laboratory instruction at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1984. During the study, the control group …

"Remnants": An Analysis Of A Staged Reading, Julie Ann Stroop

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The purpose of this creative thesis is to provide a permanent record and evaluation of the staged reading of "Remnants" held in conjunction with the Charlotte Danstrom Conference at the University of North Dakota in March, 1984. "Remnants" by Judith Gilhousen is an original two-act play about four women attempting to seek fulfillment in their lives through making dolls.

The theme of the conference was "Creativity: Living and Learning." The director focused on the theme of creativity as expressed in the play "Remnants." The director also consulted with the playwright and incorporated suggestions and ideas from the playwright into the …

Removal Of Sodium From Nerco Subbituminous Coal By Ion Exchange In A Continuous Countercurrent Unit Using An Aqueous Sulfuric Acid Medium, Dennis B. Thorfinnson

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The removal of sodium and other ions (potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum) from a Montana subbituminous coal by ion exchange, with the hydrogen ion from aqueous sulfuric acid, in a continuous countercurrent unit was investigated as a function of initial sulfuric acid concentration, coal particle size, liquid to solid mass ratio, and coal residence time.

The results from this investigation indicate that the ion exchange process in the continuous countercurrent unit is controlled by film diffusion. Experimental results also indicate that the sodium removal is directly proportional to the initial sulfuric acid concentration and coal residence time, inversely proportional to …

Pacifist From The Prairie: Lynn J. Frazier Of North Dakota, Nels Erickson

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The Sibling Experience: A Comparative Study Of Relationship And Birth Order Factors In Predicting Personality Characteristics, Elizabeth Bergmann-Harms

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The two purposes of this research were: (1) to develop an instrument, the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) to measure retrospectively childhood feelings towards siblings and (2) to assess the power of the SRQ in statistical prediction of personality characteristics, as measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). The predictive power of the SRQ was compared by multivariate analyses to that of birth order variables. The principal personality features investigated were need for achievement, need for affiliation, conformity, sociability, and sex-role orientation.

In Study 1 a pool of items regarding childhood sibling relationships was submitted to a sample of 255 undergraduate …

A Generalized Information Structure To Be Used In A Human-Factors Knowledge Base, Bruce J. Wachlin

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The purpose of this thesis is to design a generalized information structure that can be used in a human-factors knowledge base. The information structure will take into account the human factors requirements and the hardware characteristics of the system. In this thesis the design and implementation of several prototype systems of a generalized information structure to be used in a human-factors knowledge base are presented.

Effects Of Interaction And Of Instruction In Changing The Perceptions Of Children And Elderly People About Each Other, John H. Andrus

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This study examined children's perceptions of elderly people, elderly people's perceptions of children, and changes in perceptions following either a six-week program of interaction between a children's group and a nursing home population or a six-week unit of instruction about elderly people presented to a second children's group.

Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children completed a 15-item pretest/posttest dealing with perceptions of "aging," personality of elderly people," "attraction to elderly people," and "stereotypes of elderly people." Selected nursing home residents completed a ten-item pretest/posttest asking them to compare personality characteristics of today's young people with characteristics the residents themselves had possessed …

The Effect Of Special Education On The Internalization Of Locus Of Control In Learning Disabled Children, Rae L. Offutt

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An external locus of control has been determined to be detrimental to personal development in the dominant American culture. This study examines what effect participation in learning disability programs over extended time periods has on the internalization of locus of control.

Design of the Study: The subjects of this study were 165 students, 83 learning disabled and 82 normal, from five school districts located in two states in the Upper Midwest. The students were distributed in sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades. The learning disabled students needed to have experienced a minimum number of years (two years for sixth graders, four …

A Description Of Secondary School Principals In Minnesota And Their Job Satisfaction, Nicholas J. Miller

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The purpose of this study was to describe the secondary principals of Minnesota and co measure their job satisfaction and the relationship of this satisfaction to selected background variables.

Questionnaires were mailed to 402 principals of schools with grades 7-12, 2, or '0 '2. Usable responses were received from 366 (91 percent; n± , r tincipals. The f irst part of the questionnaire was the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) which measured the respondents’ perceptions of their job satisfaction and yielded an intrinsic, extrinsic, and overall satisfaction score. The second part of the questionnaire collected responses to selected background variables.

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A Conceptual Analysis And Exploratory Investigation Of Christian Development, David Carlisle Dowd

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Based upon an exegesis of relevant Christian scripture, a theory of Christian development was produced. This theory posits eight stages of development moving broadly from faith, through self-discipline, to Christian love. Descriptive characterizations are provided for each of the stages, along with a psychodynamic structure to explain the process of movement from one stage to the next. This theory was compared and contrasted with the theories of Erikson, Kohl- berg, Gleason, and Fowler. Strong parallels were noted between the proposed theory of Christian development and Erikson' s theory of psycho-social development. Relevant empirical studies were briefly surveyed and support for …

An Investigation Of The Effects Of A Day Activity Center On The Expressive Language Skills Of Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Adult Females, Gerald W. Werven

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Surface Coat Material Associated With The Developing Otic Vesicle, Allan R. Sinning

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the development of the otic placode/vesicle and the concurrent synthesis of an associated cell surface coat material (SCM) in the chick embryo. This was accomplished by means of precipitation of the glycoconjugate constituents of the SCM with cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and subsequent observation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cryofixation and freeze-substitution were utilized to validate the results of CPC precipitation. In addition, specific sugar moieties present within the SCM were characterized, in part, using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated lectins.

Embryos utilized for SEM were incubated for 45-56 hours (stages 12-16), fixed in …

Effectiveness Of Special Educational Intervention: A Case Study, Susan Fristad

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No abstract provided.