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The Study Of Adult Learners With Learning Difficulties, Judith I. Green Jan 1990

The Study Of Adult Learners With Learning Difficulties, Judith I. Green

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Influence Of Wholistic Education In Teaching In The Standing Rock Elementary Schools, Patricia L. Pipe Jan 1990

Influence Of Wholistic Education In Teaching In The Standing Rock Elementary Schools, Patricia L. Pipe

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Final Project Report On Direct Filtration Of Garrison Diversion Water, Mark J. Hefta Jan 1990

Final Project Report On Direct Filtration Of Garrison Diversion Water, Mark J. Hefta

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Adaptive Control Of Decouplable Systems And Nonlinear Flight Control Systems, Sahjendra N. Singh, William R. Wells Jan 1990

Adaptive Control Of Decouplable Systems And Nonlinear Flight Control Systems, Sahjendra N. Singh, William R. Wells

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

This paper treats the question of output trajectory tracking in nonlinear systems in the presence of uncertainty. It is assumed that the nominal system is decouplable using state variable feedback. An adaptive control law is derived such that in the closed-loop system, output vector asymptotically converges to the given reference trajectory. The controller includes a dynamic system in the feedback path. This result is applied to design a flight control system to control roll angle, angle of attack and sideslip in rapid, nonlinear maneuvers of aircraft.


A Comparison Study Of Two Alternative Education Programs On Selected School-Related Attitudes, Rebecca Ann Albiston Jan 1990

A Comparison Study Of Two Alternative Education Programs On Selected School-Related Attitudes, Rebecca Ann Albiston

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examined two alternative education programs designed to encourage at-risk students to remain in school. The purpose was to identify the ability of each program to change the school-related attitudes and orientations that may contribute to the student's dropping out of school (school and teacher bonding, academic self-concept, perception of opportunity, self-esteem); In addition to the five dependent variables measured, the number of credits earned as well as the holding power of the program, were examined and compared between the two groups as indication of educational engagement. The study was conducted as a comparison between the two programs and …


Effects Of Athletic Participation And Gender On Moral Judgment In Student Athletes And Nonathletes, Elizabeth Mary Baldizan Jan 1990

Effects Of Athletic Participation And Gender On Moral Judgment In Student Athletes And Nonathletes, Elizabeth Mary Baldizan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess moral development of student athletes and nonathletes, employing James Rest's (1979, 1988) Defining Issues Test (DIT). Rest adapted Kohlberg's cognitive moral development theory to an objective measurement tool, the Defining Issues Test, which investigates moral judgment by examining the choices an individual makes in solving a series of moral dilemmas. Each subject obtained a Principled Morality Score which was interpreted as the relative importance attributed to principled moral considerations in making moral decisions. Participants for the study from intercollegiate athletics were from women's basketball and softball teams, and men's intercollegiate soccer and …


Effects Of Color And Light On Selected Elementary Students, Ellen Mannel Grangaard Jan 1990

Effects Of Color And Light On Selected Elementary Students, Ellen Mannel Grangaard

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research was a replication of original research conducted in 1981 by Dr. H. Wohlfarth at Elves' Memorial Child Development Centre in Edmonton, Ontario. The purpose of this study was to compare children's off-task behavior and physiological response in a normal elementary classroom setting with those in a prescribed classroom; C. H. Decker, a public K-5 elementary school, was the research facility. The study population were five 6-year old boys and six 6-year old girls. The study took place during a seven week period in the fall of 1992; Blood pressure and pulse readings were recorded twice a day, morning …


The Role Of Friendship In Arthur Miller: A Study Of Friendship In His Major Dramatic And Non-Dramatic Writing, Carlos Alejandro Campo Jan 1990

The Role Of Friendship In Arthur Miller: A Study Of Friendship In His Major Dramatic And Non-Dramatic Writing, Carlos Alejandro Campo

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the role of friendship in Arthur Miller's work from his book of reportage, Situation Normal to his latest play, The Ride Down Mount Morgan, attempting to show that friendship is a central and recurrent topic in Miller's work, both dramatic and non-dramatic; In chapter 1, the "Introduction," I trace Miller's ideas about friendship, which were framed during the Depression and solidified through his study of American training bases in WWII. Miller seems to contend that if all members of society could respond through friendship as the men in the military did, we would eliminate many social ills …


Gender Construction In Prime-Time Sitcoms: "Roseanne" And "Murphy Brown", Claudia Crowley Collins Jan 1990

Gender Construction In Prime-Time Sitcoms: "Roseanne" And "Murphy Brown", Claudia Crowley Collins

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Gender Construction in Prime-Time Sitcoms: Roseanne and Murphy Brown analyzes gender portrayal in the highest rated situation comedies on network television in the United States in 1992. The research is constructed to examine whether gender, as presented in Roseanne and Murphy Brown, continues to be based on confining stereotypes or if female characters are being portrayed in an increasingly egalitarian manner. Findings from previous decades of media research on gender portrayal in network television are used as a standard for compariSon Variations in gender portrayal because of social class differences are also examined; The main research methodology employed is content …


Magnetoconductance Of Thin Crystals Of Bismuth Tellurium Sulfide, David M. Jorgenson Jan 1990

Magnetoconductance Of Thin Crystals Of Bismuth Tellurium Sulfide, David M. Jorgenson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Conjunctive Novel : Form And Function, Joanne Ruth Gowey Desotelle Jan 1990

The Conjunctive Novel : Form And Function, Joanne Ruth Gowey Desotelle

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Characteristics Of Potential Adopters Of Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Cordell A. Fontaine Jan 1990

Characteristics Of Potential Adopters Of Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Cordell A. Fontaine

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Sleep Deprivation In The Critically Ill Cardiac Patient, Sharon K. Dunkel Jan 1990

An Investigation Of Sleep Deprivation In The Critically Ill Cardiac Patient, Sharon K. Dunkel

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


William Howard Taft's Defense Of Private Property In The Grand Trunk Arbitration, 1920-1921, Randall R. Waters Jan 1990

William Howard Taft's Defense Of Private Property In The Grand Trunk Arbitration, 1920-1921, Randall R. Waters

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Competency For Execution : A Study Of Forensic Psychologists, Marty Paul Witucki Jan 1990

Competency For Execution : A Study Of Forensic Psychologists, Marty Paul Witucki

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Resistance Factors Acquired Via Amplified Dna In Aminopterin, Hydroxyurea And Nucleoside Resistant Strains Of Leishmania Mexicana, Bryan R. Kerby Jan 1990

Identification Of Resistance Factors Acquired Via Amplified Dna In Aminopterin, Hydroxyurea And Nucleoside Resistant Strains Of Leishmania Mexicana, Bryan R. Kerby

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Hospital Ethics Committees : An Exploratory Study, Marlene I. Bengiamin Jan 1990

Hospital Ethics Committees : An Exploratory Study, Marlene I. Bengiamin

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


1974-1986 : Connections Between Grade One And Grade Twelve, Mary Ann H Johnson Jan 1990

1974-1986 : Connections Between Grade One And Grade Twelve, Mary Ann H Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Oligonucleotide-Directed Site-Specific Mutagenesis Using Single-Stranded And Double-Stranded Vectors, Troy D. Pierce Jan 1990

Oligonucleotide-Directed Site-Specific Mutagenesis Using Single-Stranded And Double-Stranded Vectors, Troy D. Pierce

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Billie's Message: An Original Dance-Drama In The Modern Dance Idiom, Vicki Lynn Dale Jan 1990

Billie's Message: An Original Dance-Drama In The Modern Dance Idiom, Vicki Lynn Dale

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Billie's Message is a forty-five minute dance drama expressing through dance and narrative the life of Billie Holiday and the consequences of drug abuse in Holiday's life. It was created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Education (MEd) degree. The project was presented on October 31 and November 1, 1987, in a public concert at the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Focus was placed on the life of Billie Holiday and the anti-drug message found in the last chapter of her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues (Holiday, 1956). The choreographer danced …


Senior Quality Of Life Issues, Sue Daniel Jan 1990

Senior Quality Of Life Issues, Sue Daniel

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

As the number of senior citizens entering retirement facilities increases, new and innovative approaches must be developed to address issues, past and present, affecting senior's quality of life. Findings of a prior study by Stock and Kanter (1980) indicate that responses on the Senior Apperception Techniques could be thematically categorized. The present study utilizes issues elicited by the Senior Apperception Technique to prompt life review and to provide care givers information useful in individualizing care within a retirement setting. Participants consisted of 26 subjects, 13 males and 13 females. Participation was voluntary and the subjects were free of severe emotional, …


Developmental Gains By Children With Special Needs As A Result Of Early Intervention, Connie Rose Lambert Jan 1990

Developmental Gains By Children With Special Needs As A Result Of Early Intervention, Connie Rose Lambert

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study evaluated the developmental gains of sixteen handicapped children who attended an early intervention program at an urban university. The subjects ranged in age from twenty-four months to sixty-six months and included a variety of conditions. A holistic, non-categorical developmental approach was utilized for intervention specifically focusing on early childhood special education. Parental involvement was encouraged. The subjects were taught by graduate students enrolled in a personnel preparation masters degree program, and consultation support services, such as physical therapy and speech therapy, were provided. A pretest developmental score was determined in all areas of child development at program entry, …


Reaction Time And General Intellectual Ability: The Effects Of Cues On The Relationship, Nancy S Sirkin Jan 1990

Reaction Time And General Intellectual Ability: The Effects Of Cues On The Relationship, Nancy S Sirkin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between reaction time (RT) and intelligence. Fifteen female and nine male caucasian undergraduates and one black male undergraduate ranging in age from 19 to 38 served as subjects. The measure of intelligence was the Otis-Quick Scoring Mental Ability Test. An Apple MacIntosh personal computer was used to present stimuli and measure reaction time. There were four RT conditions; simple reaction time, and three complex conditions in which no cue appeared, a correct cue, or an incorrect cue appeared. A significant correlation was found between the correct cue/no cue difference score (r = {dollar}-{dollar}.43, p {dollar}<{dollar}.05).


A Study To Determine How Businesses In The Area Known As Clark County, Nevada Perceive The Computer-Related Skills That High School Graduates Should Possess Upon Graduation, Lynda Ruth Yates Spann Jan 1990

A Study To Determine How Businesses In The Area Known As Clark County, Nevada Perceive The Computer-Related Skills That High School Graduates Should Possess Upon Graduation, Lynda Ruth Yates Spann

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify (1) what business functions are being performed with computers in the local community of Clark County, Nevada, (2) those entry-level skills required under each of the three major computer applications of word processing, electronic spreadsheet, and data base, (3) the specific "Brand Name" of third party application software programs used in the local business community of Clark County, Nevada. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).


Trace Element Analysis Of Bighorn Sheep Horns, Peter Gordon Weigel Jan 1990

Trace Element Analysis Of Bighorn Sheep Horns, Peter Gordon Weigel

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A total of 249 samples of horn material from bighorn sheep was collected from nine locations. The concentrations of eight elements were determined in all samples by inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy. Year of horn growth was determined for 154 of the samples. All elements of concentrations varied significantly with respect to location. Some elements varied similarly to other elements with respect to location, but most locations exhibited unique element concentration profiles. Six of eight elements exhibited significant variation with respect to year of horn growth. A general pattern of annual element concentration fluctuation appeared to emerge. Generally, for a …


A Window To The Past: Analysis Of Flat Glass Recovered From West Point, Nevada, William G White Jan 1990

A Window To The Past: Analysis Of Flat Glass Recovered From West Point, Nevada, William G White

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis presents a comparative archeological analysis of window glass collections recovered from five historic archeological sites located in southern Nevada spanning the years from 1866 to the 1960s. The comparative analysis is used to test the validity of the chronological scheme created by other researchers. The analysis also establishes the frame work by which two specific research questions concerning the abandoned Mormon pioneer colony of West Point are evaluated; Additionally, this study presents, in a descriptive and temporal fashion, the history of West Point and its subsequent use and reuse by later upper Moapa Valley settlers. The archeological and …


The Effects Of An Eight-Hour Continuing Education Course On The Death Anxiety Levels Of Registered Nurses, Susanne Fife Wilkey Jan 1990

The Effects Of An Eight-Hour Continuing Education Course On The Death Anxiety Levels Of Registered Nurses, Susanne Fife Wilkey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of a death and dying course on the death anxiety levels of registered nurses; The primary prevention mode of intervention of the Neuman Systems Model and Bandura's belief-oriented approach of the social learning theory provided the framework for this study. Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) was administered prior to the program (pre-test), immediately following the program (post-test I), and six weeks after the completion of the program (post-test II); Recommendations for further study include: replication with a larger sample group and random sampling, development of a tool which accurately …


Mprolog As An Expert System Development Tool, Grant Edward Wright Jan 1990

Mprolog As An Expert System Development Tool, Grant Edward Wright

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The difficult process of designing expert systems has caused the development of many useful expert system design tools. A new tool, called MPROLOG, has been developed into an expert system tool by giving the designer the power of a programming language, PROLOG, along with a method for specifying uncertainties. Descriptions of KEE and ART, two popular expert system design tools, and MPROLOG are presented along with a description of perhaps the most important phase of expert system design: knowledge acquisition. An analysis of the implementation of an MPROLOG expert system, "the F-111 Wing Commander," throughout the knowledge acquisition and design …


Measurement Of Thermal Energy Charge Transfer Rate Of Multiply Charged Molybdenum (Molybdenum(6+)) And Argon, Ying Jiang Jan 1990

Measurement Of Thermal Energy Charge Transfer Rate Of Multiply Charged Molybdenum (Molybdenum(6+)) And Argon, Ying Jiang

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

We have made the first measurement of the thermal energy charge transfer rate of Mo{dollar}\sp{6+}{dollar} and neutral argon. This measurement was carried out using a technique that combines the production of ions by laser ablation and an ion trap. The multiply charged ions produced by laser ablation are cooled by crossed beams collision. These ions are stored in a radio-frequency ion trap. The charge transfer rate is determined by measuring the rate of loss of stored ions in the trap. The charge transfer rate coefficient, k, of Mo{dollar}\sp{6+}{dollar} and Ar is 1.02(.10) {dollar}\times{dollar} 10{dollar}\sp{-10}{dollar}cm{dollar}\sp3{dollar}s{dollar}\sp{-1}{dollar}. The estimated uncertainty is {dollar}\pm{dollar}10% and …


Accounts Of The Homeless, Linda Darlene Foreman Jan 1990

Accounts Of The Homeless, Linda Darlene Foreman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis traces the dominant themes found in the literature explaining homelessness. A discussion of differing types of homeless found in America historically and the categories of homeless living in America today follows. Another aspect of this research is an examination of the accounts given by numerous homeless individuals currently residing in Las Vegas. These accounts are divided into several categories that emerged from the data which reflect some of the experiences and perspectives of those who live without the benefit of shelter. The final part of this research outlines a basic program of action designed to fill the existing …