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The Effects Of Word Context And Meaning Upon Second Grade Students' Word Recognition Ability, L. Duane Melling

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this investigation was to study children's ability to read words presented in isolation or in a meaningful context. Furthermore, this investigation attempted to determine whether differences exist in children's ability to read polysemous words in two settings: (1) when they are used in their most common meaning in a sentence, and (2) when they are used in a less common meaning in a sentence.

Summary of the Procedures: The sample for this investigation was comprised of second grade students drawn from five elementary schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Students from seven classrooms …

The Development Of Mechanized Wild Rice Production In Minnesota, Jon N. Efteland

Theses and Dissertations

Wild rice is an annual aquatic grass which inhabits many of the shallow lakes and sluggish streams of northeastern North America and is especially abundant in Minnesota. The only source of chis grain in the past was the hand-harvesting of natural stands.

The development of cultivation and harvesting techniques for wild rice during the 1960's has resulted in mechanized endeavors proving economically successful. Extensive bogs and lowlands exist throughout northcentral Minnesota which couj.d be converted into wild rice paddies, thus utilizing acreage which might otherwise remain agriculturally idle.

Behavioral Objectives For Selected Units In Ninth Grade General Business Class, Margie A. Kelling

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No abstract provided.

The Life History And Pathology Of Sanguinicola Klamathensis Wales In Salmo Clarki Henshawi Gill And Jordan At Hagerman National Fish Hatchery, Idaho, Wallace Arwood Evans

Theses and Dissertations

There are only three species of blood flukes known in salmonids in the world. Wales (1958) described two, Sanguinicola davisi and S. klamathensis, while Meade and Pratt (1965) described Cardicola alseae.

A Follow-Up Study Of The Master Degree Graduates (1969-1972) From The New School Of Behavioral Studies In Education, Karen Craig

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived value of the Master's Degree Internship Program of the New School of Behavioral Studies in Education at the University of North Dakota^/in relation to the present occupation, attitudes about education and instructional practices of the Master's Degree Graduates. Another purpose of this study was to determine the mobility and permanency of the Master's Degree Graduates as professional educators.

The Procedure: This study was conducted in three phases with two samples and one subsample. The sample for Phase I consisted of those Graduates of the Master Degree Internship Program …

North Dakota Republicans And The "Revolt" Of The Farmers, 1889, J. W. Bird

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis responds to Professor Howard R. Lamar's assertion that "farmers" dominated the last territorial legislature, the North Dakota constitutional convention, and the first administration of the state of North Dakota. A closer dating of the stage in the development of Populism in North Dakota at which the farmers in state politics developed a united, conscious movement to achieve Populist goals is needed.

An analysis of new sources suggests different conclusions from those implied by Professor Lamar in his book Dakota Territory 1861-1889 A Study of Frontier Politics. First, the farmers as a class did not form a united faction …

The Temperance Crusade In American Fiction, 1830-1860, David H. Vigeland

Theses and Dissertations

The American movement in support of temperance was especially strong from I830 to i860. During these decades, numerous authors used the medium of fiction to convince their readers of the values of abstinence from intoxicants. The purpose of this study is to examine a cross section of this fictional temperance literature in an effort to discover the viewpoints of these writers and to determine the attitudes toward antebellum American society which their works revealed.

In order to investigate more fully the feelings of both the authors and the historically voiceless masses who made their works so popular, such concepts as …

The Effects Of Intrauterine Shock On The Emotionality Of The Offspring In The Albino Rat, Mary B. Mehrer

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Recent research with animals indicates that stress applied during pregnancy can influence the emotionality of the offspring (Thompson, 1957; Fazzaro, 1971). The present study x^as designed to investigate the effects of escapable versus inescapable electric shock, administered during pregnancy, on the behavior of the offspring. Female Sprague-Dawley albino rats were mated and placed into three groups. Group I females were given daily sessions of twenty-five, escapable, 0.6mA shocks from Day 10 through Day 16 of pregnancy. Group II females were given the same amount of inescapable shock. Control subjects were placed in the shock apparatus for an equivalent amount of …

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Adults On Two Competing Message Tasks, Jacque I. Schmidt

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to compare scores obtained on the Staggered Spondaic Word Test (SSW) with scores obtained on. the speech- in-noise subtest of the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination (GFW). Another purpose was to determine test-retest reliability and internal reliability of the GFW. Thirty subjects between the ages of twenty to twenty-four years, eleven months with normal hearing and speech were administered the SSW and the speech-in-noise subtest of the GFW. The GFW was re-administered twenty-four to thirty-six hours following the initial administration. Data were treated with the use of mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient. Statistical …

Is This Good Talking: A Syntax Screening Test Using No Picture Stimuli, Rhonda I. Hilden

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess a new screening test of syntax involving no picture stimuli and to compare it to a commonly used syntax screening instrument involving picture stimuli. A subsidiary aim was the determination of the relationship between auditory memory and both tests of syntax. Tests used to measure syntactic ability included the Is This Good Talking? (ITGT) test, which includes no picture stimuli and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (MSST), which involves picture stimuli. The Auditory Sequential Memory subtest of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) was selected to measure the auditory memory of …

The Relationship Between Self Actualization And Selected Learning Experiences Of Elementary Education Majors Enrolled In The University Of North Dakota's Center For Teaching And Learning, John A. Eiden

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was an analysis of the relationship between self actualization and selected aspects of the undergraduate elementary education program of senior students in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

The Procedure: The subjects (N=85) for this investigation were randomly selected from the total group of fulltime undergraduate Center for Teaching and Learning elementary education seniors officially registered as of August 28, 1972. The study was conducted during the fall and spring semesters 1972-73, and had a duration of six and one-half months. Other than preassessment and post-assessment, no special program of activity was required …

A Performance Evaluation Of 1970-72 Secretarial And Clerical Graduates Of The Canby Area Vocational Institute, Canby, Minnesota, Robert B. Hessling

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No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Ascending-Price Electric Power Tariffs On Consumption Of Electricity, James M. Dalglish

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis represents an attempt to evaluate the effects which would result from the inversion of electric power tariff structures. Tariff relationships are presently based upon both the cost and value of service. The unit price for electricity presently decreases as monthly consumption increases.

Electric utilities are required to: (1) supply all reasonable demands for service by those who can pay for it, (2) provide service adequate to the needs of customers, (3) price such service at reasonable rates and without unjust discrimination.

The demand for electricity is a segment of the demand for energy of all types. Growth in …

A Study To Test The Effectiveness Of Time-Out In The Decrease Of Moderate Stuttering, Judy E. Clausen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of time-out from speaking on the frequency of moderate stuttering.

Two parallel single subject studies were carried out concurrently. Two adult moderate stutterers were selected as subjects.

Two sessions of baserate measurement were followed by nine sessions in which 10 seconds of time-out from speaking was made contingent upon the stuttering of Subject A. Subject B was the control subject for the first nine sessions and he received no consequences for stuttering. With session twelve, Subject A became the control and Subject B was required to stop speaking for 10 …

Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts Adapted For The Arena Theatre, William Frank Mellien

Theses and Dissertations

The premise of this production thesis is that Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, written specifically for the proscenium theatre, can be suitably adapted for presentation in the arena theatre, both directorially and technically. The thesis consists of an historical examination of the arena theatre, Henrik Ibsen, and Ghosts; analyses of the script and characters; adaptations necessary to direct a play in the arena and the director's philosophy in relation to the production; the technical problems encountered in the production; and critiques concerning the successes and failures of the production.

The conclusions of this study are: (1) Ghosts, a realistic play written for …

An Analysis Of Self Concept In Two Elementary Schools In Relationship To Sex, Grade Level, And Teacher, Carl E. Edeburn

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: This study investigated selected aspects of self concept in elementary school students and their teachers as measured by self report instruments in an initial and retesting situation. Attention was given to determining whether changes in the children's levels of self concept had taken place during the school year, whether differences in self concept were evidenced xvdien compared by sex and grade level, and whether a relationship existed between the self concept of the students and the self concept of their teachers.

Procedure: The research was conducted in two Grand Forks Public Schools during the 1971-72 school year, and the …

Subchapter S Corporation, Meinhardt Bader

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No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Components Of Platonic And Romantic Heterosexual Relationships, Philip F. Guinsburg

Theses and Dissertations

During the past twenty years, heterosexual relationships have been studied extensively by researchers in the field of interpersonal attraction without the attainment of consistent results (Wright, 1968). Wright (1968) stated that there were two methodological problems with this past research which are the treatment of variables used to explain attraction as both the independent and dependent variables in the same study and the use of dyadic indices. Also, Wright (1969) noted that past research has generally not examined heterosexual relationships separately for each sex. Finally, Guinsburg (1970a) found that most research dealing with heterosexual relationships has only examined the "romantic" …

The Effect Of Haloxon And Thiabendazole On The Free-Living Stages Of Haemonchus Contortus, Gary Mccallister

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This study was undertaken to determine the effect of thiabendazole and haloxon on the free-living stages of Haemonchus contortus and to determine the suitability of the free-living stages for their use in primary drug evaluation for chemotherapy or for chemical control of free-living stages. Cleaned unembryonated ova, embryonated ova, first-, second-, third-, and exsheathed third-stage larvae were exposed to suspensions of 5.0%, 1.0%, 0.5%, 0.25%, 0.12%, 0.05%, and water soluble concentrations of each drug for exposure times of 0.25, 0.50, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0, and 16.0 hours at pH 7.0 and 25° C. Survival was assessed by observing any subsequent …

State Of Bacterial Dna After Uptake Into The Roots Of Germinating Barley Seeds, Larry Dale Lawson

Theses and Dissertations

Germinating barley seeds have been shown to take up Bacillus subtilis DNA labelled with 5-bromouracil and tritiated thymidine and retain the DNA in the root system without substantially degrading it. The percentage of bacterial DNA recovered from the total root DNA was independent of the amount of bacterial DNA available for uptake. Four observations indicated the stability of bacterial DNA after uptake into barley roots: (1) the bacterial DNA retained its transforming ability after recovery from the roots; (2) the labelled B. subtilis DNA showed similar CsCl density gradient patterns before uptake and after uptake; (3) most of the radioactivity …

Light And Electron Microscopy Investigation Of Developing Wheat Caryopses Infected By Tilletia, Melvin Douglas Grove

Theses and Dissertations

Caryopses of wheat were studied during infection by Tilletia caries and T. controversa. Initially the pathogens penetrated embryos of the host. After the embryo tissue was consumed by the fungi, endosperm tissue was penetrated and consumed. Initial penetration of endosperm tissue was in localized areas. During infection the fungus mycelium spread intercellularly, but occasionally was seen intracellularly. As the host tissue was consumed teliospores were formed. At maturity a host cell layer 4-6 cells thick remained which retained the mature teliospores. Histochemical studies indicated that carbohydrates and lipids of the host disappeared soon after invasion by the pathogens. Nuclei and …

Reproductive Life History Of Catostomus Ardens And Catostomus Discobolus In The Weber River, Utah, James K. Andreasen

Theses and Dissertations

Fish of the family Catostomidae, consisting of 11 genera and about 57 species, comprise a significant part of the fish fauna of Western North America. Life history information of some species is available (Bailey, 1969, and Brown and Graham, 1953, Catostomus catostomus; Dence, 1948, .f. commersoni; Douglas, 1952, Xyrauchen texanus; Geen et al., 1966, C. catostomus and C. coI!Dllersoni; Greenfield et al., 1970, .f. santannae; Harris, 1962, C. catostomus; Hauser, 1969,C. platyrhynchus; MacPhee, 1960, .f. macrocheilus; Nelson, 1968, .f.cotmnersoni and C. macrocheilus; Raney and Webster, 1942, C. commersoni; Smith, 1966, entire subgenus Pantosteus; Spoor, 1938, C. commersoni; Willsrud, 1966, C. …

Ultrastructure Of Histochemically Localized Cholinesterases In Central And Peripheral Nervous Systems Of Two Insects: Periplaneta Americana L. And Acheta Domestica L, Clifford James Stratton

Theses and Dissertations

Cholinesterase (ChE) was histochemically localized by three methods in the sixth abdominal ganglion and the femur of crickets and cockroaches using light and electron microscopy. The light microscopy showed that ChE in insect femur could be readily demonstrated. The ultrastructural data showed enzyme activity: in ganglion - neural lamella, perineurium, axolemma, inside axons, along glia and at probable synapses; in peripheral nerves - in glial cells, sarcoplasmic reticulum, T-system, axolemma, sarcolemma and at neuromuscular junctions. All activity was inhibited with 10-4 eserine except in the neural lamella, suggesting cholinesterase at all of the above sites except the neural lamella where …

History Of The Swedish Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints 1905-1973, Carl Erik Johansson

Theses and Dissertations

The study traced major developments in the Swedish Mission. A decided help in this undertaking was the author's own long association with the Mormons in Sweden. The government attempted to prevent Mormon proselyting in the first two decades. This ended in a tacit approval for the Mormons to carry on. The conditions between both world wars induced fairly successful "hold-the-fort" efforts. Youth conferences were especially vital in building a spirit of unity among Swedish Mormons.

The period after the second world war showed several definite trends. Membership increased three-fold to more than 5000. Chapels were acquired. Organizations on the mission …

The Effect Of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection On The Activity Of Ribulose-1,5-Diphosphate Carboxylase From Three Varieties Of Lycopersicon Esculentum Miller, Yu-Sun-Kitty Chang

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Control and TMV-infected leaf tissues of three varieties of tomatoes, Marglobe, Moscow and Delicious, were analyzed for Ribulose Diphosphate Carboxylase (RuDPCase). The specific activity of RuDPCase based on protein concentration determined by peak area obtained with the Model E Ultracentrifuge, specific activity of RuDPCase based on protein concentration determined by Lowry's method, total amount of RuDPCase per gram fresh weight, total protein of plant leaves, total chlorophyll, and ratio of Chlorophyll a to Chlorophyll b were determined. Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) infection resulted in an increase in specific activity of RuDPCase and the amount of total protein (at 2 days …

I. An Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter. Ii. Importance Of Micronutrients In Nutrition. Iii. Zinc Bibliography, John Willard Gardner

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I. An isothermal titration microcalorimeter having a colume of 4 ml and capable of temerature control to ±2 x 10-5°C is described. Major components include a constant temperature water bath controlled to ±3 x 10-4°C, a platinum reation vessel, and an isothermal control circuit consisting of constant Peltier thermoelectric cooling and variable Joule heating controlled by a thermistor in an AC Wheatstone bridge circuit. The calorimeter was tested by measuring the heat of ionization of water and was found to produce data accurate to ± 0.1% where small samples are used such as in the investigation of many biological systems.

A Survey Of The Physical Education Programs In The Minnesota State Supported Junior Colleges, Earl L. Perkins

Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the present status of the physical education programs in Minnesota state supported junior colleges. Questionnaires were sent out to eighteen colleges and eighteen, or 100.0 per cent, were returned. Areas surveyed were professional physical education offerings, qualifications of instructors and characteristics of the physical education activity program. The following conclusions were made: 1. Some physical education instructors' academic qualifications were below standards . 2 . Science foundation courses and professional programs of physical education were adequate. 3 . Physical education activity courses met transfer standards . The following recommendations were made: …

The Relationship Of Selected Personal And Curricular Variables To Achievement In Cobol, Robert N. Sando

Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the Problem

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship of secondary school, personal, and collegiate factors to student achievement in COBOL computer programming.

Purpose of the Study

The primary purpose of this study was to identify those personal and curricular characteristics of students which could be used to predict performance in COBOL programming classes. A prediction equation was developed which could be used to predict performance in COBOL.

A secondary purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship b e tween certain student characteristics and the high dropout rate of students …

A Comparative Study Utilizing Carpet For Machine Noise Reduction In An Industrial Technology Woodworking Laboratory, Eugene A. Schlomer

Theses and Dissertations

The nature and scope of this study was an experimental research project designed to determine what effect the installation of carpet would have on the redu·ction of potentially harmful airborne and structure-borne noise levels emitted from standard industrial woodworking machines commonly used in school instructional programs

The specific objectives formulated for the study were to (1) determine the feasibility of using carpet as a sound absorbent floor covering material to control the airborne and structure-borne noise emissions from selected woodworking machines, (2) determine the potentially harmful noise levels produced by various woodworking machines, (3) determine what effect the carpet installed …

Human Resource Accounting, Charles William Morgan

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.