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Germany's Pivotal Role In The Construction Of A Common European House, John P Wallin Jan 1992

Germany's Pivotal Role In The Construction Of A Common European House, John P Wallin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the wake of the bipolar order, a political and strategic reconfiguration of Europe is necessary that reflects the current international atmosphere. Germany's reunification has prompted a reappraisal of that country's economic, political, and security role in Europe. Germany is a central element to any new European order due to its geography, economic and political clout, and its unique historical position between East and West; In light of recent changes, the relevance of neofunctional integration theory has been revived. The intergovernmental conferences at Maastricht on economic and political union demonstrate that functional and political "spill-over" are complemented by cultivated "spill-over"--the …

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The Recurring Appeals Of The Mormon Rhetorical Vision, Arthur Thomas Challis Jan 1992

The Recurring Appeals Of The Mormon Rhetorical Vision, Arthur Thomas Challis

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the recurring appeals of the Mormon rhetorical vision, appeals that help account for the growth of the Mormon Church which is now eight million; Bormann's Fantasy Theme Analysis, a communication model that explains how small groups develop imaginative ideas and concepts called fantasy themes that form rhetorical visions and chain out to society, is the overall methodology used in investigating the Mormon vision, while Fisher's narrative fidelity and coherence, and Rieke and Sillars' American Value Systems are used as procedural enhancements to Bormann's model; This rhetorical vision displays fidelity with three American value systems while partaking in …

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The Structure, Conduct, And Performance Of Nevada's Slot Route Industry, Benedict Dell'orto Jan 1992

The Structure, Conduct, And Performance Of Nevada's Slot Route Industry, Benedict Dell'orto

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The four largest firms in the Nevada slot route industry control over 70 percent of the industry. Its structure was shown to be highly concentrated using the Herfindahl-Herschman index; The individual slot route operators appear to conduct themselves in a non-competitive manner by differentiating their respective products. Each firm in the industry established their own niche either through product or service differentiation; Firms in concentrated industries tend to earn monopoly profits. Yet, using Tobin's q and Jensen's coefficient, we show that Nevada's slot route firms did not earn excess profits, despite the high degree of industrial concentration; The presence of …

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Returns To Scale In College And University Student Health Centers: A Cobb-Douglas Approach, Frank A Dieterich Jan 1992

Returns To Scale In College And University Student Health Centers: A Cobb-Douglas Approach, Frank A Dieterich

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examined returns to scale for the production of health services in college and university student health centers. Estimation was done using the Cobb-Douglas production function. The results of this study present evidence that supports the hypothesis of decreasing returns to scale across the set of sampled observations of student health centers.

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Reduction And Analysis Of Vla Maps For 281 Radio-Loud Quasars Using The Cray Y-Mp Supercomputer, Ailian Ding Jan 1992

Reduction And Analysis Of Vla Maps For 281 Radio-Loud Quasars Using The Cray Y-Mp Supercomputer, Ailian Ding

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The thesis reports the reduction and analysis of Very Large Array snapshot observations at 6 cm with the A and C arrays of 192 and 192 + 89 radio sources associated with quasars. The sample includes all of the candidates for the complete samples of radio-loud quasars discussed by Wills and Lynds (1978). The routine reduction included two passes of phase self-calibration. Maps were made with image size of 512 x 512. The A (C) array maps have 0.1 (1.3) arcsec cell sizes, with 0.1 to 0.2 (0.2 to 0.4) mJy/Beam rms noise and dynamic ranges of a few thousand. …

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Sampling The Inner Experience Of Bulimic And Other Individuals, Stephanie Anne Doucette Jan 1992

Sampling The Inner Experience Of Bulimic And Other Individuals, Stephanie Anne Doucette

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the inner experience of five bulimic subjects, ages 18 to 56 years, using the descriptive experience sampling method (Hurlburt, 1990). Subjects were signaled at random intervals by a programmed beeping device, asked to "freeze" any inner events, such as thoughts, images, or feelings, at the moment of the beep, and to record this experience in a notebook. Subjects met with investigators within 24 hours to discuss each sampled moment in detail. Investigators then examined subjects' descriptions for emerging salient characteristics. All bulimic subjects reported multiple inner events ongoing simultaneously, a characteristic seldom found, using this method, among …

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Comparison Of Three Scoring Procedures Within Context-Dependent Item Sets, Pamela Ann Henderson Jan 1992

Comparison Of Three Scoring Procedures Within Context-Dependent Item Sets, Pamela Ann Henderson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

It has been theorized and evidenced that traditional reliabilities calculated on tests consisting of context-dependent item sets yield inflated estimates. However, the degree of inflated reliability for different scoring techniques has not been observed. This study scored three context-dependent item sets as stand-alone items and as separate item sets using three different scoring techniques; number-right, polyweighting and the three-parameter IRT logistic model. Differences in reliability estimates for the stand-alone and item set treatment were determined for each scoring procedure and compared. These three scoring procedures were also compared to determine which procedure yielded the highest reliability and validity estimates and …

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Participative Decision Making In Bismarck Public Schools, Ruth Huovinen Jan 1992

Participative Decision Making In Bismarck Public Schools, Ruth Huovinen

Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Of Perceptions Of Special And Regular Education Teachers About Integration Of Handicapped Children, Gwyn K. Marback-Tschosik Jan 1992

A Study Of Perceptions Of Special And Regular Education Teachers About Integration Of Handicapped Children, Gwyn K. Marback-Tschosik

Theses and Dissertations

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Order Of The Coif Welcome, May 8, 1992, University Of South Carolina School Of Law Order Of The Coif Jan 1992

Order Of The Coif Welcome, May 8, 1992, University Of South Carolina School Of Law Order Of The Coif

Order of the Coif Programs and Documents

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Order Of The Coif Program, May 8, 1992, University Of South Carolina School Of Law Order Of The Coif Jan 1992

Order Of The Coif Program, May 8, 1992, University Of South Carolina School Of Law Order Of The Coif

Order of the Coif Programs and Documents

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Frail Parents, Robust Duties, Hilde Lindemann Nelson Jan 1992

Frail Parents, Robust Duties, Hilde Lindemann Nelson

Utah Law Review

The American College of Emergency Physicians recently reported that as many as 100,000 to 200,000 geriatric patients are abandoned each year in emergency rooms across the country. At San Francisco General Hospital alone, three to four such patients are abandoned each week, often suffering from dementia or other ailments that impose serious burdens on their families. As the human life span is extended in postindustrial societies, those who used to die now grow old and often infirm, yet the younger population, the prop and mainstay of old age, is shrinking proportionately. Care for the aged has begun to be a …

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An Analysis Of Strategic Planning In Land-Grant University Libraries, Laverna M Saunders Jan 1992

An Analysis Of Strategic Planning In Land-Grant University Libraries, Laverna M Saunders

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study determined the extent to which the 1862 and 1890 land-grant university libraries had implemented strategic planning, including the reasons, processes, problems, and benefits of strategic planning. The study also examined the relationship of the land-grant libraries' planning to that of the parent universities; The research was modeled after Meredith's (1985, 1987) studies of strategic planning in higher education institutions. Descriptive statistics were used to compile the data which were compared to Meredith's results. Responses were also sorted by geographical area to determine where strategic planning was most and least prevalent; The majority of land-grant university libraries reported that …

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The Complicated Web: Mediating Cultures In The Works Of Louise Erdrich, P. Jane Hafen Jan 1992

The Complicated Web: Mediating Cultures In The Works Of Louise Erdrich, P. Jane Hafen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Louise Erdrich is a mixed blood Turtle Mountain Chippewa, educated in the dominant culture. Her volumes of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire, express a personal and narrative voice that reflects her tribal, European, Catholic, and educational heritage. Her well received novels, co-authored with her husband, Michael Dorris, are poetic in their language. Love Medicine and Tracks abound in myth, irony, humor, and contemporary Chippewa issues. The Beet Queen and The Crown of Columbus, incorporate Euroamerican settings and characters while disclosing Native American characteristics of oral rhetoric and tribal community. The trickster archetype in Erdrich's works incorporates survival humor, moral …

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The Influence Of Teachers' Beliefs On Literacy Instruction For At-Risk First Graders: A Multiple Case Study, Sylvia P Maxson Jan 1992

The Influence Of Teachers' Beliefs On Literacy Instruction For At-Risk First Graders: A Multiple Case Study, Sylvia P Maxson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Through a multiple case study design the influence of teachers' beliefs on literacy instruction for at-risk first graders was examined and described. A volunteer sample included five female teachers who taught in different high risk schools within the same school district. Five research questions guided the study: (1) What are teachers' beliefs about instructing young at-risk children to read and write? (2) What do teachers say they do as they instruct young at-risk children to read and write? (3) What do teachers actually do as they instruct young at-risk children to read and write? (4) What influences teachers' instructional decisions …

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Identity And Community Through Sport Boosterism, Tim Delaney Jan 1992

Identity And Community Through Sport Boosterism, Tim Delaney

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

American society of the 1990's is characterized by a high degree of fragmentation, geographic mobility and general feelings of a dramatically changing social world. For various reasons, every year many people move from their birth homes, leaving behind established affiliations and networks. Consequently, they may find it difficult to develop a sense of identity of community. Today, sports, via fan association or "booster clubs," may serve as the vehicle for identity maintenance and transition into a new community. The effects of joining a sports booster group is examined by using questionnaire data from a survey conducted on members of the …

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Recovery And Characterization Of Microbiota From Rainier Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Dana Leigh Haldeman Jan 1992

Recovery And Characterization Of Microbiota From Rainier Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Dana Leigh Haldeman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The potential for the bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments has led to investigations of the microbial ecology of various subsurface environments throughout the United States, including arid western regions. Initial research was conducted in uncontaminated sites and findings were to be compared with those from contaminated areas. Tunnel systems within the deep subsurface of Rainier Mesa, Nevada Test Site, afforded a unique opportunity to study microbial ecology because large amounts of material could be aseptically sampled with relative ease cmpared to drilling operations; Characterization of the microbiota within and between tunnel systems in Rainier Mesa demonstrated that bacterial communities were …

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Perceived And Actual Level Of Knowledge Of Diabetes Among Medical-Surgical Nurses, Patricia Helen Hess Jan 1992

Perceived And Actual Level Of Knowledge Of Diabetes Among Medical-Surgical Nurses, Patricia Helen Hess

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was three fold: To survey the level of perceived and actual knowledge of diabetes mellitus among medical-surgical nurses, to investigate the relationship of perceived to actual knowledge of diabetes, and to identify factors that affect nurses' level of perceived and actual knowledge of diabetes mellitus. Tools used to gather data were the Demographic Data Sheet (DDS), Diabetes Self-Report Tool (DSRT), and Diabetes Basic Knowledge Test (DBKT). The DSRT measured the perceived knowledge of medical surgical nurses. The DSRT revealed a mean score of 67.5 points indicating that the subjects had a moderately high level of …

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Paleotectonic Setting Of The Gazelle Formation, Eastern Klamath Mountains, Northern California, David William Trabert Jan 1992

Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Paleotectonic Setting Of The Gazelle Formation, Eastern Klamath Mountains, Northern California, David William Trabert

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Gazelle Formation crops out over an area of 22 x 8 kilometers with a stratigraphic thickness of at least 1.25 kilometers. The Gazelle consists of shale, siltstone, siliceous mudstone, volcaniclastic sandstone, and chert-rich flysch, in decreasing order of abundance. Sediment gravity flows were the dominant sedimentary process during deposition of the Gazelle Formation. Petrographic analysis of sandstones from the Gazelle reveal that these strata were derived from both magmatic arc and subduction complex sources. These petrographic data are consistent with regional geological relationships indicating that the Gazelle Formation was deposited in some portion of an arc-trench system; The sedimentological, …

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The Effect Of Music On Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Knee Surgery, Giselle Hampel-Peters Jan 1992

The Effect Of Music On Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Knee Surgery, Giselle Hampel-Peters

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study focuses on techniques for decreasing anxiety levels in preoperative patients scheduled for out patient arthroscopic knee surgery. The purpose was to assess the influence of sedative music, as a nursing intervention, on the patient's postoperative anxiety level; Random assignment to a music treatment group or a no music control group, by surgical day, was performed. The experimental (music) group (n = 12) was given a tape recorder with headphones and instructed to listen to their music selection throughout the surgical experience. The control group (n = 11) received routine nursing care for arthroscopic knee surgery patients. The physiological …

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Improving The Frequency And Proficiency Of Breast Self Examination, Theresa Scalzo Tarrant Jan 1992

Improving The Frequency And Proficiency Of Breast Self Examination, Theresa Scalzo Tarrant

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The value of breast self examination has been well documented. Yet, only 35 percent or less of women perform BSE with even fewer performing it proficiently. This study was aimed at improving both the frequency and proficiency of BSE. The Neuman Health Care Systems Model was the conceptual framework for this research. There was a total N of 60 women divided into three equal groups. Group I received a one to one teaching program on BSE and a pamphlet by the American Cancer Society. Group II received only the same pamphlet. Group III received no intervention. All groups were tested …

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Family Decision Making In Convention Participation, Haemoon Oh Jan 1992

Family Decision Making In Convention Participation, Haemoon Oh

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The results of this study show that family members influenced the decisions linked to convention travel to Las Vegas. As a secondary result of this study, family decision making in convention participation appeared to be slightly husband-dominant even though spouses perceived spousal equality in decision making roles. Among the studied variables, the two major motives for family convention travel were convention participation itself and spouses' desire to accompany the participant on the trip. The respondents reported they best perceived their spouses' preferences and desire to accompany them on the trip. Gender and household income appeared to be the strongest factors …

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Donation: The Family's Perspective, Ann Marie Occhi Jan 1992

Donation: The Family's Perspective, Ann Marie Occhi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study sought to describe the lived experience of families who had participated in donation. The research question is: Why do families participate in organ or tissue donation?;This is a descriptive qualitative study utilizing techniques of phenomenology for purposes of identifying areas of significance and importance to informants participating in donation. The conceptual framework is Neuman's Systems Model; Thematic discovery will be drawn from the data with the goal of identifying reoccurring themes. These themes will provide information useful to nursing in providing support to donor families.

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Marital Assessment From The Clients' Perspective Using The Couple's Pre-Counseling Inventory: A Comparison Of Mormon Couples With The Normative Sample, Stephen N Tracy Jan 1992

Marital Assessment From The Clients' Perspective Using The Couple's Pre-Counseling Inventory: A Comparison Of Mormon Couples With The Normative Sample, Stephen N Tracy

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated whether the scores of Mormons (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) differed from the validity results of the Couple's Pre-Counseling Inventory revised (Stuart & Jacobson, 1987). Significant differences were found between the validity study and responses from the subjects suggesting these (differences) are crucial areas to consider when dealing with Mormon couples. The importance for therapists and researchers to consider and employ client's values as a part of therapeutic endeavors is discussed. A client's specific values are proffered as identifying them as part of a subculture (e.g. members of a church) as …

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The Validity Of Perceived Physical Fitness In Adult Men And Women, Patricia Anne Mortati Mccollum Jan 1992

The Validity Of Perceived Physical Fitness In Adult Men And Women, Patricia Anne Mortati Mccollum

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the perception of personal physical fitness in adult men and women by comparing a Perceived Physical Fitness Index (PPFI) with a composite index of measured fitness. Subjects were 106 volunteer adults 36-55 years of age. They completed the PPFI (a 7-point Likert-type scale) and were then assessed for body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. A composite fitness score was compared with their PPFI score. Perceived fitness was significantly different than actual fitness (F (1,100) = 31.3, {dollar}p <{dollar} 0.001) and there was a significant gender difference (F (1,100) = 13.56, {dollar}p <{dollar} 0.001). However, a significant interaction (F (1,100) = 21.88, {dollar}p <{dollar} 0.0001) indicated that the difference between perceived and actual fitness was not consistent for males and females. Further analysis revealed that females were able to estimate their fitness level more accurately than males. The results indicate that perceived fitness is a valid indicator of actual fitness for women but not for men.

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Scattered Surface Data Estimation And Visualization, Weibao Wu Jan 1992

Scattered Surface Data Estimation And Visualization, Weibao Wu

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the thesis, two new interpolation methods, i.e., extended piecewise Hardy's method and Bezier triangle method, are developed for scattered surface data and the biquadratic method is developed for regular data set. A new contour method which can generate arbitrarily smooth contour line is also presented. The new methods are compared with the existing ones with real scattered data set, supplied by the DOE (Department of Energy), via DRI (Desert Research Institute) and computer simulated data. The results show that the extended piecewise Hardy's method is the most accurate method among all the methods compared, and it is much faster …

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The Progression Of Photographic Image Manipulation In Communication: An Argument Against The "Revolution" Of Technological Change, Cynthia Lynn Wood Jan 1992

The Progression Of Photographic Image Manipulation In Communication: An Argument Against The "Revolution" Of Technological Change, Cynthia Lynn Wood

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The technology of photographic image manipulation has evolved faster than our ability to consider its implications. This thesis looks at the recent evolution of image manipulation, which some regard as a "revolution." The various stages of technological progression are examined using examples according to Brian Winston's model of technological change. These stages include: scientific competence, ideation, prototypes, supervening necessity, invention, the 'law' of the suppression of radical potential, and technological performance. A review of literature on the topic of photography in communication is included as well as an examination of the early photographers who used image manipulation in their work. …

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A Comparison Of Health-Promoting Practices Of Nevada Rural And Urban Nurses, Donna Nepper Jacobs Jan 1992

A Comparison Of Health-Promoting Practices Of Nevada Rural And Urban Nurses, Donna Nepper Jacobs

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to compare health-promoting lifestyle practices of rural and urban nurses in Nevada. Pender's Health Promotion Model provided the theoretical framework for this study. A total of 266 randomly sampled rural and urban nurses participated in completing two self-administered questionnaires, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile and a biographical data sheet; Eight research questions were answered in the study. Seven of the research questions sought to determine if significant differences existed between rural and urban nurses on the total Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) and six subscales. No significant differences were identified between the two groups. …

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A Study Of Japanese Guests' Satisfaction With Hotel Attributes And Performance In Taiwan, Chih-Lin Lee Jan 1992

A Study Of Japanese Guests' Satisfaction With Hotel Attributes And Performance In Taiwan, Chih-Lin Lee

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between hotel performance and guest's satisfaction using the evaluative congruity theory framework; The findings indicate that the guest's satisfaction of hotel services is a positive function of the functional evaluative congruity between a guest's expectation of hotel attributes and perceived performance outcome. More specifically, the level of satisfaction is the highest among those individuals who have lower expectations but positive perceptions of performance, followed by individuals who have higher expectations and higher perceptions of performance. Those who have lower expectations and lower perceptions of performance, and those with higher expectations …

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An Investigation Of Social Isolation And Well-Being Among The Elderly, Claudia Layne Mehl Jan 1992

An Investigation Of Social Isolation And Well-Being Among The Elderly, Claudia Layne Mehl

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The present study investigated the relationship of objective indicators of social isolation and measures of well-being among the elderly. Respondents consisted of 135 elderly men and women aged 60 and older chosen from the roster of a dental office. The objective indicators included living alone, having no companions, having no confidants, closeness of confidants, having no children, and marital status. Measures of well-being included a life experience scale, a health status scale, a quality of life scale, a satisfaction scale, and a scale that measured material comforts. Results of a canonical correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship among the indicators …

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