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Properties Of The Pellian Sequence, Stuart P. Kaler

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The purpose of this thesis is to show that the Pellian sequence possesses a great deal of symmetry and regularity. The English method shall be introduced to show that there is a least positive integer x that makes Ax^2+1 a square if and only if A is a non-square. This method will be shown to produce the entire infinite solution set for any positive integer A.

The method of continued fractions will be described and will be used to construct a simple algorithm to produce the Pellian sequence given in both the table and the diskette of Pellian numbers. It …

A Structural Study Of Some (H6-Arene)Ml2, First Row, Group Viii, Transition Metal Complexes And Their Derivatives, Stuart Kevin Janikowski

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The structures of five organonickel compounds were determined using x-ray diffraction techniques. This study was conducted to ascertain the relationships between the compound's structures, bonding, and chemical properties. The first structural evidence for discrete complexes containing Ni-SiX3 bonds is (h6-mesitylene)Ni(SiCl3)2 and presented. The compounds (h6-toluene)Ni(SiF3)2, crystallize in space group P21/c with Z = 2. The lattice constants at 23° C are: a = 9.056(2), b = 14.426(1), c = 13. 3 0 3 ( 2) ~, {J = 10 0. 6 9 ( 1 )0 , and a = 11. 3 5 5 ( 3) , b = 11.268(4), c …

Presidential Management Of The Federal Bureaucracy: Tools, Limits, And Improvements, Curtis L. Haats

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Regulation Of The Insurance Industry By State Insurance Departments, Mark V. Larson

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Evaluating The Food Coupon Habits And Ideas Of Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota, Mary M. Dill

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A Comparative Analysis Of Financing Equipment Acquisition By Municipal Governments, Vernon Raile

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The Evaluation Of The Decision Making Process In Selecting A Hospital Facility In Bismarck, North Dakota, David Clark

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The North Dakota Property And Casualty Insurance Underwriting Cycle, Karen G. Knutson

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Job Descriptions For North Dakota Elementary Principals In Various Job Situations, Dennis J. Throndset

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American Indian Oral Tradition Preservation, Protection And Public Domain, Mary Jean Moseley

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United States Law is unclear on the matter of ownership or control of American Indian literary and intellectual patrimony. This dissertation examines current tribal status in relation to rights for protecting tribal members from exploitation of their personal knowledge of their cultural heritage.

Specifically, the background and basis of tribal rights are discussed with a review of legislation involving the history of Indian policy and the concept of tribal property, a review of policy concerning sovereignty and cultural and religious rights, an overview of copyright law, and a study of problems resulting from the use of tribal property; model tribal …

Attitudes Toward Rape And Recovery From Sexual Assault, Lynn White Eggers

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In order to understand more fully the process of recovery from sexual assault, this study investigated the variables considered to be influential in that process, including the age of the victim, her marital status, the time elapsed since the assault, who the perpetrator was, and where the assault took place. In addition, the victim's beliefs about sexual assault were also assessed, using the Feminist Attitude Toward Rape Scale, as were her perceptions of society's beliefs. Recovery was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory, the Modified Fear Survey, and the Derogatis Symptom Check List.

The subjects were 30 women, ages 18 …

Data Base Creation Of Counselor Profile For The Small Business Administration, Jonathan K. Titus

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This study analyzes the Small Business Administration procedures for the assigning of business counselors to a small firm needing assistance. The present system is done manually and is somewhat inefficient. The proposed system would automate to a large extent the present system, thus increasing efficiency and reducing the number of hours required to assign counselors and maintain the system.

The study is divided into two parts. The first part concerns itself with reviewing literature on data bases, in general, and the current data base programs on the market. These programs were compared for applicability to the proposed system. The second …

Attitudes Of School District Administrators And School Board Presidents Toward The Establishment Of Area Service Agencies In North Dakota, Charles Dunlop

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Job Descriptions For North Dakota Elementary Principals In Various Job Situationns, Dennis J. Throndsey

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An Investigation Into The Factors That Influence The Desired Outcomes Of Upward Bound Projects Comprised Primarily Of Native American Youth, Bette Mcgugin Haskins

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The purpose of this study was to assess whether a relationship existed between certain resource characteristics and designated outcomes within Upward Bound programs whose student enrollments were predominately American Indian. Positive outcomes included achievement test gains in both comprehension and reading, high school retention, the number of high school graduates, and enrollment in post-secondary education. Ten Upward Bound projects from an eight-state area were involved in the study.

Data were collected from directors and staff using a questionnaire, the Bogardus Social Distance Scale, and Hersey and Blanchard's LEAD Self and LEAD Other.

Factor analysis, stepwise multiple linear regression, and Pearson …

Identity And Language: Roxy In Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson, Mary Frances Johnson

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The literary dialect of Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson goes relatively unnoticed by scholars since it does not seem as interesting as the literary dialect of his masterpiece Huckleberry Finn, There seem to be only two distinct dialects in Pudd ' nhead W1.1 son (as compared to Huckleberry Finn's seven to nine); one spoken by the whites and one spoken by the blacks. Almost all of the black dialect is spoken by one character, Roxy, the slave woman who is legally black but white in appearance. A closer look at Roxy's dialect can determine language characteristics, along with important matters of …

An Exhibition Of Original Designs Created For The Premiere Performances Of Plays By Maxwell Anderson, Bee Pearce

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This paper describes the search for and finding of designs created for the premieres of the produced plays written by Maxwell Anderson who graduated with honors from the University of North Dakota, class of 1911.

The search involved the identification of the plays premiered, the designers, and finally the location of these designs with the loan of each assured.

These confirmed loans allowed the secured premiere pieces to be displayed from October 13 through November 23, 1983, by the North Dakota Museum of Art at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, during the centennial year, February 1983 to February …

Brood Parasitism And Reproduction Of Canvasbacks And Redheads On The Delta Marsh, Rodney D. Sayler

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I studied brood parasitism and breeding ecology of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) and redheads (A. americana) nesting on the Delta Marsh near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, from 1977 to 1980. The dissertation focuses on 3 aspects of this investigation: 1) the role of prairie drought in influencing pochard reproductive performance, including a comprehensive review of hypotheses explaining evolution of brood parasitism in waterfowl (Anatidae), 2) behavioral ecology and evolution of host/parasite interactions, and 3) development of improved redhead aging techniques by using cluster analysis.

Redheads shifted egg distributions from eggs in redhead nests to eggs laid parasitically in canvasback nests during …

A Portrait Of Three Elementary Music Teachers: Their Classrooms And Self-Perceptions, Mary H. Ingram

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This study explores the self-perceptions of three elementary music teachers. The areas discussed include musical and educational backgrounds, self-perceptions of teaching, and composing and performing activities. Research providing such an in-depth look at individual elementary music teachers has not been done in the past.

The data was gathered through classroom observation and individual interviews of the three teachers to discuss the various aspects of teaching. Each teacher was observed on three separate occasions, at one week intervals, teaching the same three half-hour classes each day. The observations wore made prior to the interview session in order to provide a context …

An Examination Of The Use Of The Dial Preschool Screening Instrument In A Rural Multi-District Special Education Services Unit, Anita I. Sapp

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Job Descriptions For North Dakota Elementary Principals In Various Job Situations, Dennis J. Throndset

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A Feasibility Study Of The Development Of A Modified Affordable Computerized Cost Estimation System For Medium And Small Printing Operations, P. Douglas Hisey Jr

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Conceptual Level, Hypothesis Formation Training And Clinical Judgment, Robert William Larsen

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Conceptual level, hypothesis formation training, college grade point average, counselor preparation level, and age were studied to assess their relationship to clinical judgment. The sample consisted of female volunteer social work students, who were divided into training (26 subjects) and control (14 subjects) groups. The training group received hypothesis formation training, and the control group simply observed a counseling session. The subjects responded to the Paragraph Completion Method (Hunt, Butler, Noy & Rosser, 1978) and the Modified Clinical Assessment Questionnaire.

The responses were analyzed in terms of hypotheses that were designed to address: 1. The extent to which the study …

An Analysis Of Selected Data Concerning Students Of Two-Parent And One-Parent Homes, Douglas E. Berg

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Cost Of Managerial Efficiency In The Utilization Of Wood Power Poles Of Electric Utility Firms: A Case Study Of North Dakota, Gerald Paulson

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Value Screens And Welfare Policy, Brad P. Gibbens

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A Study Of Property Tax Circuit Breakers, Holly E. Gilbert

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The Relationship Of Personality Type To Excellence In College Teaching, Eloise Ann Iverson

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A Feasibility Study Of The Development Of A Modified Affordable Computerized Cost Estimation System For Medium And Small Printing Operations, P. Douglas Hisey Jr

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Perceptions Of Selected Elementary School Principal' Leadership Behavior By Selected Experienced, Effective Elementary School Teachers In Minnesota, Elizabeth Reimer Myers

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The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of selected elementary school principals' leadership behavior held by selected experienced, effective elementary school teachers in Minnesota. Understanding the views and needs of these teachers should help principals increase their leadership effectiveness and thus positively affect the performance and morale of such teachers.

Thirty-three experienced, effective teachers were asked to respond to the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire-Form XII (LBDQ-12) by rating their principals' actual leadership behavior and their perceptions of ideal leadership behavior of principals. Resulting data were statistically treated by the jt-test for repeated measures for significant differences at …