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Quality Control Through Coordination With Existing Auditing Standards, Donald E. Berg

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Professional Schools Of Accountancy, Judith G. Mclean

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No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Modal Auxiliary Verb Acquisition By Children Three To Seven Years Of Age, Cheryl Rae Mayer

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The present study was designed to investigate the performance of twenty-one modal and quasi modal auxiliary verbs by normally-developing children aged 3-0 to 6-11 years on two experimental tasks involving each an imitated and elicited language task.

A one-hundred utterance elicited language task in response to toy and picture stimuli and a seventy-eight sentence imitation task were administered to fifteen subjects at each of the four age levels: 3-0 to 3-11 years, 4-0 to 4-11 years, 5-0 to 5-11 years, and 6-0 to 6-11 years.

Statistical analysis of the performance of the four subject groups revealed significant differences among subject …

Incumbency And Turnover In United States House Elections 1934-1974, Vincent A. Borlaug

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This work aims at laying the groundwork for a new approach to Congressional elections: turnover theory. Turnover is simply the change in membership of a Congressional chamber, and occurs in two forms: short-run turnover, in which seats change hand3 over a single election, and long-run turnover, in which incoming classes of Congressmen are decimated over several successive elections. The former is referred to in the body of this work as simply "turnover," the latter as "attrition."

The work is based on original data gathered from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress and other sources. It tests relationships between factors …

Experiments And Observations In Painting And Serigraphy, Steve R. Garner

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This thesis discusses the concepts and techniques I used while a graduate student in painting and printmaking.

In the area of painting I have utilized many diverse methods and materials. I discuss the actual painting application and the special surface I prepared to paint on. In application, I dwelled on studying the bleeding of one color through another with oil base paints. I could control the bleeding process by altering the application techniques through the use of different applicators. The special surface I prepared was made up of styrofoam insulation board, lathe stripping and cotton fabric. The complete preparation of …

The Design And Evaluation Of A Course In Conversational Indonesian, Marit Ann Kana

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Of the language learning materials which already exist on Indonesian, the language of nearly one hundred million people in Malaysia and the Republic of Indonesia, none is particularly suited for fieldworkers--that is, whose whose interest in the language is more practical than academic, whose intent is to live and work in Indonesia for an extended period of time. Fieldworkers need to develop the communicational skills of listening and speaking over those of reading and writing. They also need to learn the speech level which is most appropriate for foreigners. In Indonesia this is a formal language style, one which shows …

Nonverbal Immediacy In Dyads As A Function Of Degree Of Acquaintance And Locus Of Control, Bryan D. Bartels

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Mehrabian (1971) has summarized evidence that nonverbal "immediacy" behaviors such as interpersonal distance, gaze, and shoulder orientation are important in communicating interpersonal attraction. Several authors (Duke & Nowicki, 1972; Efran, 1968; Efran & Broughton, 1966) have conceptualized nonverbal immediacy differences between friends and strangers within the context of Social Learning Theory (SLT). Duke and Nowicki, for example, proposed that interpersonal distancing is mediated by specific expectancies in interactions among friends, but by generalized expectancies, such as locus of control (Rotter, 1972), when interactions involve strangers. Some support for this hypothesis is provided by a study showing that locus of control …

Some Effects Of Model Status On The Reduction Of Anxiety, Barbara Jane Benner

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Bandura and his colleagues have demonstrated that modeling techniques using fearless "mastery" models can be useful in helping clients overcome irrational fears (Bandura, Grusec and Menlove, 1967; Bandura and Menlove, 1968; Bandura, Blanchard and Ritter, 1969). Later, Meichenbaum (1971) found that initially fearful "coping" models who gradually overcome their fear are more effective than mastery models. However, research on the effects of model status has not investigated coping models. The present study attempted to discern how model status influences the effectiveness of coping models.

Thirty-two female Introduction to psychology students who reported themselves to be speech anxious were asked to …

An Analysis Of Supervision During The Clinical Fellowship Year (Cfy), Alison M. Lyngby

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The present study was designed to accomplish two purposes: (1) to accumulate information regarding the effectiveness of supervision during the Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) as defined in the September 1, 1972, Revised CFY Guidelines, and (2) to accumulate and analyze suggested changes concerning the CFY requirements, and to report a summary of these recommendations to the Committee of the Clinical Fellowship Year.

A questionnaire was designed to solicit pertinent information. Of the 1,000 questionnaires mailed, 218 completed questionnaires were returned. The data were analyzed in terms of total number and percentage of responses received from the questionnaires.

Results obtained indicated …

A Comparison Of Nonverbal Behaviors Of Beginning Student Clinicians And Advanced Student Clinicians, Carol A. Stevens

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between advanced and beginning student clinicians in the observed frequency of each of eleven selected nonverbal behaviors. A beginning clinician was defined as a student enrolled in clinical practicum with not less than five clock hours of clinical case contact experience and not more than tx^elve hours of clinical case contact at the onset of this study. An advanced clinician was defined as a student enrolled in clinical practicum with not less than twenty-five hours of clinical case contact experience and not more than fifty hours of clinical case contact …

Expectancy And Apparatus Placebo Effects In An Emg Feedback Task, Ryan Douglas Jagim

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Although both theoretical and clinical issues are being investigated in the area of biofeedback, the need for the delineation of the potent variables is evident. Research must be designed to separate out the nonspecific placebo factors which are involved in biofeedback procedures. The present study incorporates a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design to investigate the effects of two placebo variables--"expectancy of gain" and an apparatus placebo--on an electromyogram (EMG) feedback task.

Each of the forty-eight male undergraduate subjects had baseline EMG frontalis levels recorded. Two baseline periods were utilized to assess the before and after effe cts of …

The Effects Upon Specific Nonverbal Behaviors Of Focusing Student Clinician's Attention On These Behaviors Through Videotape Feedback And Instruction, Pamela Hagen Gudmundson

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a systematic approach to the study of nonverbal movements through the use of videotape playback and instruction provides a useful procedure for teaching nonverbal patterns and actions to student clinicians.

Thirty female student clinicians who had completed between ten and 400 hours of clinical practice were divided into three groups and matched according to the number of practicum hours completed by each student.

Group I received a one-hour training session which involved viewing of their videotapes accompanied by verbal instructions to attend to specific, defined, nonverbal behaviors. Group II received a …

Program Budgeting In Institutions Of Higher Education, Daniel Danielson

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A Comparison Of Free Radical Detection Methods, Danny Kiang-Wah Pan

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The methods used for free radical detection are chemical titration, spectrophotometry, Gouy magnetic measurements and NMR shift technique. The free radicals chosen for this study are Fremy' s salt (ON(SO_3 )K_2),2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidin-1-yloxy (CTM-pyrrolidin), 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolin-1-yloxy (CTM-pyrrolin), 4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidino-1- oxyl (ATMP) and galvinoxyl. The detectable range for each method is given. The NMR method is a fast and convenient method for the magnetic susceptibility determination of a sample in solution, with. accuracy up to ± 1%.

A Descriptive Analysis Of Emission Control Systems For Automotive Internal Combustion Gasoline Engines: Implications For Trade And Industrial Education, Lyle G. Thorson

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The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to descriptively recount the development of emission control systems for internal combustion gasoline engines from the positive crankcase ventilating valve of 1962 to the catalytic converter of 1975, (2) to assess the documented effectiveness of each device in relation to its intended purpose, and ( 3) to develop a conceptual structure for the study of emission control devices in trade and industrial education.

A review of literature was conducted from textbooks, manufacturers, and Environmental Protection Agency sources. The data gathered and analyzed was presented in figurative form accompanied by narrative summaries.

Conclusions …

The Intermolecular Potential And Vibrational Relaxation Of The Ar-Co System, Gregory Allen Parker

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The angle, distance and vibration dependence of the Ar-CO intermolecular potential is calculated using the electron gas model to obtain the short range interaction which is smoothly joined onto the long range van der Waals tail which is obtained from accurate C_6, C_7, and C_8 coefficients. Our calculated second interaction virial coefficients are compared with experiment and with a simple adjustment of the Ar-CO potential an excellent agreement is obtained. Our spherically averaged potential is also in excellent agreement with a spherical potential inferred from high energy scattering data. Simplified expressions for the scattering amplitude and differential cross section are …

Efficacy Of Zoalene And Clopidol In Dogs Experimentally Infected With Isospora Canis, James Carson Brown

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Isospora canis (Protozoa:Nemeseri, 1959) is an important coccidian parasite of domestic dogs. Ingestion of the sporulated oocysts causes the release of sporozoites which invade the epithe-lial lining of the intestine. Schizogony and gametogony take place in the epithelial tissue resulting in a massive proliferation of the parasite and extensive destruction of the intestinal cells (Lepp and Todd, 1974). Severe infections cause loss of appetite, diarrhea and dysentery (Levine, 1973).

Distinctive Personality And Discipline Characteristics Of Child-Neglecting Mothers, Robert J. Loveland

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The present study was designed to investigate distinctive personality and discipline characteristics of mothers who physically neglect but do not physically abuse their children. An attempt was made to acceptably define the concept, to meet the need for information regarding a representative sample of child-neglecting mothers, and to test hypotheses of a psychological nature suggested by the literature.

There were ten mothers in the neglect group and ten in the reference group. Each of the neglectful mothers had been accused of failing to provide basic physical care for their children, and the group consisted of the ten most recent referrals …

Effects Of Psychodrama On Self-Actualization And Perceived Locus Of Control, Stanley W. Rosenthal

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Despite psychodrama’s popularity as a clinical procedure, few adequately controlled outcome studies have been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participants in short-term psycho drama groups, relative to controls would show greater change in selfactualization, locus-of-control, and positive "back-home" behavior reported by significant others. Since protagonists emerged spontaneously from their groups, it was also possible to: (a) determine whether protagonists gained more from the psychodrama experience than less active group members, and (b) identify personality and demographic characteristics associated with participants’ willingness to assume the protagonist role.

Forty-four volunteers from a university community were randomly assigned …

The Development Of International Accounting Standards, Deeann L. Thompson

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The Nature Of Audit Evidence And The Role Of Statistical Sampling In The Gathering Of Sufficient And Competent Evidential Matter, Wayne G. Kindem

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Judgment Analysis And Learning Disabilities: An Empirical Procedure For Construct Explication, Walter S. Mabee

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is the exp1ic ion of the learning disability (LD; construct. Construct explication is a process whereby an abstract variable is made explicit in terms of concrete variables. The purpose of this construct explication is to provide a description as opposed to a cause of the phenomena of learning disabilities.

Research: This study was designed to answer the following research questions: 1. Does a relationship exist between the selected profile variables and each criterion? Which variables are most useful for prediction by this group of LD specialists? 2. Does a relationship exist between the three …

A Phylogenetic Study Of The Suffrutescent Shrubs In The Genus Atriplex, C. Lorenzo Pope

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Growing on dry saline soils throughout the Intermountain Region of the United States is a group of herbaceous, perennial species of Atriplex, including A. corrugata, A. cuneata, A. cuneata ssp. Introgressa, A. falcata, A. gardneri, A. tridentata, and A. welshii, designated as the Atriplex gardneri complex. Highly adaptive and competitive in the arid salt deserts, these species are valuable as forage for livestock and wildlife. Because of extensive variation present within this complex, considerable taxonomic confusion has resulted. To clarify taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships, selected populations and plants were analyzed morphologically, cytologically, ecologically, phenologically, and genetically. Polyploidy is common within …

A Potentiometric Method, A Convenient And Rapid Technique For Determination Of The Thermodynamics Of Ionization Reactions For Water, Weak Acids, And Some Slightly Soluble Salts In Aqueous Organic Mixed Solvents, Charanai Panichajakul

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A potentiometric method which is devised to be rapid and convenient for determining ionization constants for water, weak acids (or bases), and certain solids in mixed solvents is described. The method has been applied to the determination of ionization for water, acetic acid, benzoic acid, and phenol and the solubility product constant for silver chloride in mixtures of water with methanol, ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, and p-dioxane containing from 0 to 70 mass percent organic co-solvent at several temperatures between 10 and 40°C. Results are used to study the thermodynamics of ionization in each mixture which is discussed relative to various …

Evaluation Of Anhydrous Ammonia As A Control Of Northern Pocket Gophers Thomomys Talpoides On Rangelands In The Wasatch Mountain, Utah, Marc C. Wride

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Anhydrous ammonia (NH3) was tested as a potential replacement for residual, non specific toxicants as an effective control agent. It was postulated that NH3 would effectively control northern pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides) and also act as a fertilizer for rangeland vegetation. Compound 1080 was selected as a standard for comparison of gopher control efficiency. Over 700 burrow systems were treated or monitored. Results showed compound 1080 to be 81 percent and NH3 45 percent efficient in controlling gophers. Although fertilizing effects of NH3 were positive, the low control efficiency and high application costs make NH3 an unlikely replacement for the …

The Cryptogamic Flora Of Desert Soil Crusts In Southern Utah, Davic C. Anderson

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The cryptogamic flora of several soil crusts of arid regions in southern Utah was determined. Twenty-two lichens, Six mosses and fifty-four algal species were identified and their relative abundance estimated.

Effects Of Human Relations Training On The Social, Emotional, And Moral Development Of Students, With Emphasis On Human Relations Training Based Upon Religious Principles, Stephen R. Covey

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The effects of human relations training on 222 students in organizational behavior labs were measured in this study. Eighty students were randomly assigned to one of four sections taught by the same instructor--two traditional sections and two stewardship sections-in a Solomon Four-Group Experimental Design. The two stewardship sections used individualized goal selection and accountability procedures with discussions and readings incorporating religious principles. Four data-gathering instruments were used to measure the social, emotional, and moral development of the students . A one-way analysis of variance on pre- and posttest questionnaires from all 222 students showed no significant differences among any of …

Bionomics Of Two Aspen Bark Beetles : Trypophloeus Populi And Procryphalus Mucronatus (Coleoptera:Scolytidae), Jerold L. Petty

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Beetles of Trypophloeus populi attacked green bark of unhealthy aspen (Populus tremuloides) and hastened the death of the tree. Beetles of Procryphalus mucronatus favored dead bark and were of little significance in the death of the aspen. These two beetle species were distinguished from each other by their primary galleries, eggs, larvae, larval mines, and mating behavior. In T. populi, there were three larval instars and one to one and one-half generations per year; only larvae overwintered, and the eggs of the first generation were present by mid-July. In P. mucronatus, there were two larval instars and one and one-half …

Solid-Liquid Phase Equilibria In Systems Of (I) Para-Xylene, (Ii) Mesitylene, And (Iii) N,N-Dimethylformamide ; Excess Volume Determination In Systems Containing Cyclohexane ; Calculations Of Activities For The N-Hexane + Cyclohexane System, John F. Moellmer

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Solid-liquid phase equilibria studies were used to investigate possible compolllld formation in solutions of (i) para-xylene, (ii) mesitylene, and (iii) N,N-dimethyl-formamide (DMF) with mono- and di- halobenzenes that were selected to give a wide range of acceptor properties. Solid 1:1 intermolecular compounds were identified from solutions of p-C_6H_4F_2 with mesitylene, p-C_6H_4Br_2 with p-xylene, and p-C_6H_4Cl_2 with p-xylene. The results suggest that compound formation occurs because of favorable geometry rather than a charge transfer process. A vibrating tube densimeter was used to determine, with high precision, the densities and subsequently excess volumes of mixing of the n-hexane plus cyclohexane system. Temperature …

Endoparasites Of Cats In Two Central Utah Communities, Thomas W. Sawyer

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A survey of the endoparasites of 100 stray cats in central Utah was conducted. Each cat was euthanized, and the entire alimentary tract, gall bladder, bile duct, heart, respiratory and excretory systems were excised and examined for endoparasites. Fecal samples were examined by a sugar flotation technique. Parasites identified and number of cats infected were: Isospora felis 5; I. rivolta, 4; Dipylidium caninum, 1; Hydatigera taeniaformis, 10; Toxocara mystax, 43; and Physaloptera sp., 2. One ectoparasite, Cheyletiella parasitivorax, was identified in the feces of 4 cats. Dipylidium caninum and T. mystax are known to cause accidental infection in humans and …