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Homework Performance In Middle And High School Students: A Comparison Of The Effects Of Goal Setting With And Without Contingent Rewards., Alice L. Kahle Jan 1996

Homework Performance In Middle And High School Students: A Comparison Of The Effects Of Goal Setting With And Without Contingent Rewards., Alice L. Kahle

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Participation in homework has important academic benefits for students. In addition, parents and teachers expect that completion of homework assignments will help students develop independent study skills. Unfortunately, homework problems are common and a significant number of middle school and high school students fail to complete many homework assignments. Goal setting is a procedure that has been applied to homework and targets academic productivity directly. In this study, the efficacy of a self-managed goal setting procedure for improving the homework performance of middle and high school students was evaluated. A combination multiple baseline and alternating treatments design was utilized to …

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A Numerical Modeling Study Of The Gulf Of Mexico Under Present And Past Environmental Conditions., Susan Elizabeth Welsh Jan 1996

A Numerical Modeling Study Of The Gulf Of Mexico Under Present And Past Environmental Conditions., Susan Elizabeth Welsh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Gulf of Mexico is an ideal location for paleoceanographic study using a three-dimensional ocean circulation model because of the availability of data to verify the model for the present. A description of the Gulf of Mexico circulation during the last glacial maximum is beneficial in interpreting the distribution of glacial fauna and adds to the understanding of global climate change because the Gulf of Mexico is an important link in the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean. The Florida Current originates in the Gulf of Mexico and contributes warm, salty water to the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream influences the …

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"Only A Girl": Christine Frederick, Efficiency, Consumerism, And Women's Sphere., Janice Williams Rutherford Jan 1996

"Only A Girl": Christine Frederick, Efficiency, Consumerism, And Women's Sphere., Janice Williams Rutherford

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Christine Frederick was a home efficiency expert who worked out of her home experiment station, Applecroft, in Greenlawn, New York, from 1910 to 1939. She advocated the application of scientific management, technology, and consumer awareness to homemaking. Frederick came of age during a time when feminism was opening a window of opportunity for middle-class, educated, white women. By the time she graduated from Northwestern University, the nineteenth-century doctrine of separate spheres was being challenged. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's critique of the single-family home had been published, the woman suffrage campaign would gain new momentum within the next few years, and women …

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Conditioning The Auditory System With Continuous Versus Interrupted Noise Of Equal Acoustic Energy: Is Either Exposure More Protective?, Ruth Ann Skellett Jan 1996

Conditioning The Auditory System With Continuous Versus Interrupted Noise Of Equal Acoustic Energy: Is Either Exposure More Protective?, Ruth Ann Skellett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Prior exposure to moderate-level acoustic stimulation (conditioning) can reduce and/or prevent the deleterious effects of subsequent higher level exposures (Canlon et al., 1988; Campo et al., 1991). Both continuous and interrupted schedules of moderate-level noise have been used as conditioning exposures, and both schedules have been effective in providing protection against subsequent noise trauma. However, there is evidence to suggest that continuous noise exposures are more damaging to the cochlea than interrupted exposures of equal acoustic energy (Bohne et al., 1985, 1987), and moderate-level continuous and interrupted noise exposures differ in the pattern of auditory sensitivity change that they produce …

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Communication Network Design And Evaluation Using Shadow Prices., Cesar Vargas-Rosales Jan 1996

Communication Network Design And Evaluation Using Shadow Prices., Cesar Vargas-Rosales

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

We use shadow prices to measure the rate of change of performance functions of a communications network with respect to incremental changes in one or more of the design parameters such as capacity, anticipated demand, reservation levels, routing proportions, etc. The ability to evaluate such shadow prices allows us to introduce designs that optimize network performance according to network-wide criteria. We present models for the evaluation of shadow prices for different cases of networks: single-rate circuit-switched networks, wireless networks, multi-rate circuit-switched networks. For these cases, we demonstrate the wide applicability of shadow price methods. We formulate the new and very …

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Postexercise Hypotension (Peh) In The Dog: Possible Role Of Immune System Cytokines., Gerald Dwayne Thompson Jan 1996

Postexercise Hypotension (Peh) In The Dog: Possible Role Of Immune System Cytokines., Gerald Dwayne Thompson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated postexercise hypotension (PEH) in five normotensive dogs testing these hypotheses: (1) PEH is present in the dog model; (2) high intensity exercise of 85% HR$\rm\sb{max}$ as compared to moderate intensity exercise of 60% HR$\rm\sb{max}$ induces a greater PEH; and (3) IL-1 and its activation of PGE$\sb2$ are associated with PEH. In experiment I, it was found that 85% HR$\rm\sb{max}$ exercise decreased systolic blood pressure (SBP) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) at 30 and 60 minutes postexercise (p $<$ 0.05). Both IL-1 and PGE$\sb2$ increased immediately following intense exercise, although temporal patterns were dissimilar. During non-exercise infusion of ibuprofen or dexamethasone (experiment II), blood pressure was not affected, but ibuprofen led to an overall inhibition of PGE$\sb2$. However, dexamethasone infusion led to a significant increase in PGE$\sb2$ at 180 and 210 minutes postinfusion. In experiment IIIA, after intense exercise following ibuprofen or saline infusion, PGE$\sb2$ increased at 120 to 180 minutes postexercise. Similar results were noted after exercise during dexamethasone treatment (experiment IIIB). In experiment IIIA & B, neither ibuprofen nor dexamethasone significantly affected PEH, although non-significant reductions in PEH was observed in dexamethasone treated animals. However, PGE$\sb2$ significantly increased after exercise at time points when PEH was not observed. These data indicate that (1) the intensity of exercise may have an effect on PEH, (2) there is partial support for the involvement of IL-1 and PGE$\sb2$ in PEH due to their immediate increase after exercise although a direct relationship was not observed, and (3) IL-1 still remains a possible mechanism responsible for PEH because of trends for attenuated PEH and PGE$\sb2$ responses following dexamethasone treatment.

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An Examination Of The Effects Of The Mother's Education And Household Exposure To Disease On Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity In Sudan., Dawood Hussein Sultan Jan 1996

An Examination Of The Effects Of The Mother's Education And Household Exposure To Disease On Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity In Sudan., Dawood Hussein Sultan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation examines the effect of increases in the mother's level of education on the likelihood of diarrheal morbidity among Sudanese children aged 6 to 23 months. Maximum likelihood logistic regression models are used in the analysis. The logit estimates obtained from these models revealed that children of mothers who are illiterate run on average more than 10 times the risk of diarrhea as that run by children to mothers with a senior secondary or higher education. Slight increases in the mother's education, as indicated by an incomplete primary school education, reduce the likelihood of diarrhea by more than 50%. …

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On The Homology Of Branched Cyclic Covers Of Knots., Wayne H. Stevens Jan 1996

On The Homology Of Branched Cyclic Covers Of Knots., Wayne H. Stevens

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

We consider the sequence of finite branched cyclic covers of $S\sp3$ branched along a tame knot $K : S\sp1\to S\sp3$ and prove several results about the homology of these manifolds. We show that the sequence of cyclic resultants of the Alexander polynomial of K satisfies a linear recursion formula with integral coefficients. This means that the orders of the first homology groups of the branched cyclic covers of K can be computed recursively. We further establish the existence of a recursion formula that generates sequences which contain the square roots of the orders of the odd-fold covers and that contain …

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Low Temperature Silicon Oxide And Fluorinated Silicon Oxide Films Prepared By Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Disilane As Silicon Precursor., Juho Song Jan 1996

Low Temperature Silicon Oxide And Fluorinated Silicon Oxide Films Prepared By Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Disilane As Silicon Precursor., Juho Song

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The deposition and characterization of the silicon oxide and fluorinated silicon oxide films, as interlevel dielectrics in microelectronics devices, prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition at low substrate temperature using $\rm Si\sb2H\sb6$ as silicon precursor are studied. The film deposition is limited by the mass transport regime, resulting in nearly temperature independent deposition rate. The characteristics for the silicon oxide films deposited at 120$\sp\circ$C show that the film etch rate is comparable to that obtained by TEOS-based PECVD at 400$\sp\circ$C and the leakage current is comparable to that of the films deposited at 350$\sp\circ$C with conventional SiH$\sb4$ precursor. It …

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The Effects Of Industry Deregulation On The Stock Market Responses To Earnings Announcements., Wah Poon Jan 1996

The Effects Of Industry Deregulation On The Stock Market Responses To Earnings Announcements., Wah Poon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Many sectors of the United States economy have experienced deregulation during the 1970s and 1980s. This study examines how deregulation affects the informativeness of accounting earnings of firms in deregulation industries. In this study, the informativeness of accounting earnings is measured by the earnings response coefficient (ERC, the slope coefficient in the regression of abnormal stock returns on unexpected accounting earnings). The effects of deregulation on ERCs are examined by (1) comparing ERCs before deregulation to those after deregulation to determine the changes in the magnitude of ERCs due to deregulation, (2) investigating the time series of ERCs after deregulation …

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Paul Hindemith's "Sonata" For Trombone: A Performance Analysis., Ross Alex Walter Jan 1996

Paul Hindemith's "Sonata" For Trombone: A Performance Analysis., Ross Alex Walter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Paul Hindemith's Sonata for trombone (1941) is performed frequently on recitals and recordings and has become an important part of the solo trombone repertory. Because of its stature as a cornerstone of twentieth-century solo trombone literature, it is deserving of thorough analysis of its formal plan and harmonic structure. This paper and its accompanying lecture-recital focus on these aspects of the sonata, and on how the performers' understanding of balance, dynamics, climaxes and articulations may contribute to a convincing performance. Its aim is to provide trombonists preparing the work for performance with an analytical foundation that includes specific recommendations for …

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Achievement Goals And Self-Perceptions Of Ability In Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Perspective., Ping Xiang Jan 1996

Achievement Goals And Self-Perceptions Of Ability In Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Perspective., Ping Xiang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present investigation, which included two studies, consisted of a cross-cultural analysis of achievement goals and self-perceptions of ability in physical education from a goal perspective theory approach. One hundred and eighty Chinese students and 121 Anglo-American students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades participated in Study 1 and completed questionnaires assessing their goal orientations, perceived ability, task choice, and satisfaction in physical education. Three hundred and seventy-one Chinese students and 308 American students in fourth, eighth, and eleventh grades participated in Study 2. In Study 2 questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data on students' goal orientations, conceptions …

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Ion Transport In The Freshwater Bivalve, Corbicula Fluminea (Muller)., Huiyuan Zheng Jan 1996

Ion Transport In The Freshwater Bivalve, Corbicula Fluminea (Muller)., Huiyuan Zheng

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Corbicula fluminea (Muller) maintains hydromineral balance in dilute media by active transepithelial transport of Na and Cl. Cl uptake depended on external (Cl) and displayed saturable kinetics. The transport capacity in pondwater(PW)-acclimated animals was 7.00 $\pm$ 0.51 $\mu$eq(g dry tissue $\cdot$ h)$\sp{-1}$ and the transport affinity 0.21 $\pm$ 0.08 mM. Prolonged salt depletion increased Cl transport capacity without changing the affinity. In PW-acclimated C. fluminea, Na and Cl transport were independent, and were stimulated by serotonin. In salt depleted (SD)animals, Na transport was partially Cl-dependent but Cl transport was Na-independent. Acetazolamide increased Na and Cl efflux. Both serotonin and acetazolamide …

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"Engineered Enjoyment": Technology, Capitalism, And The Female Body In Film., Catherine Williamson Jan 1996

"Engineered Enjoyment": Technology, Capitalism, And The Female Body In Film., Catherine Williamson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation explores the link between technology, capitalism, and the female body in 20th century cinema. It argues that commodified pleasure, or "engineered enjoyment," is always produced by establishing technological control over the female body. The scope of this dissertation is limited to films produced during the post-World War II era. In Chapter One I define "engineered enjoyment" and show how film is the prototypical example of such. In Chapter Two I examine how the cinematic apparatus works as a pleasure-producing system and explore what happens when that system breaks down, as in the 1947 film Lady in the Lake. …

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The Association Between Chronic Aerobic Activity And Heart Rate Variability In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease., Robert Howard Wood Jan 1996

The Association Between Chronic Aerobic Activity And Heart Rate Variability In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease., Robert Howard Wood

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Poor heart rate variability (HRV) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is predictive of future incidence of sudden arrhythmic and all-cause death. Furthermore, mental stress appears to further depress HRV in these patients. Chronic aerobic activity level appears to be positively related to HRV among the general population; however, the extent to which this relationship exists among patients with CAD is not clear. Therefore, this study investigated the association between level of chronic aerobic activity and HRV among CAD patients during conditions of paced respiratory control and during the Stroop Color-Word Conflict Test (CWCT). CAD patients were assigned to …

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"All This World Is Full Of Mystery": The Fiction Of Ellen Douglas., Elizabeth Wilkinson Tardieu Jan 1996

"All This World Is Full Of Mystery": The Fiction Of Ellen Douglas., Elizabeth Wilkinson Tardieu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation, "'All This World Is Full of Mystery:' The Fiction of Ellen Douglas," provides an introduction to the life of Ellen Douglas (pen name for Josephine Haxton) and a study of the author's major fiction from A Family's Affairs through Can't Quit You, Baby (1962-1988). The first chapter gives an overview of Douglas's life preceding her first novel, A Family's Affairs, with a focus on those people and events contributing to the themes and structure of her writing. The subsequent chapters trace the development of her craft, discussing in chronological order A Family's Affairs, Black Cloud, White Cloud, Where …

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The Alteration Of Komatiitic And Basaltic Rocks From The Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa., Xiaogang Xie Jan 1996

The Alteration Of Komatiitic And Basaltic Rocks From The Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa., Xiaogang Xie

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Presented are three papers on the aspects of crystal chemistry, structure, and formation conditions of IIb trioctahedral chlorite and actinolite (tremolite) of low-grade metamorphism and metasomatism in the Archean Barberton greenstone belt. A fourth paper reports the pressure effect on the Na-K geothermometer, which results from the study of fluid-rock interaction during low temperature geological processes. The chemical compositions of the two Fe-Mg minerals show strong associations with the MgO$\sb{\rm Rock}$ because MgO$\sb{\rm Rock}$ was the least available stoichiometric component during the crystallization of the minerals. All major cation abundances in both minerals are strongly correlated with each other. A …

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Cytogenetic And Molecular Analysis Of The Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus) Genome., Quiyang Zhang Jan 1996

Cytogenetic And Molecular Analysis Of The Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus) Genome., Quiyang Zhang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research presents studies on cytogenetics and molecular genetics of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), the most important fish species cultured in the United States. The goals of this project were to analyze the genome of the channel catfish and to develop a direct method of mapping single-locus genes. A series of techniques were developed to facilitate these studies, including culture of fibroblast cells, preparation of chromosomes from catfish of different ages, staining for nucleolus organizer regions (NOR) and heterochromatin (C-banding), restriction enzyme banding, replication R-banding, simultaneous detection of sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) and C-banding, fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and indirect and …

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Boundary Layer Turbulence And Sediment Transport In An Inter-Tidal Mudflat Channel., Lun Xu Jan 1996

Boundary Layer Turbulence And Sediment Transport In An Inter-Tidal Mudflat Channel., Lun Xu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Mudflats along the west coast of South Korea are influenced by high tidal ranges and strong winter monsoonal storms, and are drained by a network of incised channels. In a selected inter-tidal mudflat channel of Namyang Bay, seven levels of 3-D turbulent velocity data, five levels of water temperature data, and two levels of sediment concentration data were collected to analyze turbulent boundary layer flow with stratification. Using time series analysis techniques, the basic turbulent parameters such as turbulent intensity (variance of u$\sp\prime$), vertical momentum flux, $\rm\langle w\sp\prime u\sp\prime\rangle $, and variance of w$\sp\prime$ were obtained. The Reynolds stress distribution …

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Fluorescence Accompanying Photoionization In Polyatomic Molecules And The Relationship To Photoelectron Motion: A Global View., Jiahui Wu Jan 1996

Fluorescence Accompanying Photoionization In Polyatomic Molecules And The Relationship To Photoelectron Motion: A Global View., Jiahui Wu

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Measurements of dispersed fluorescence from electronically excited photoions are used to study fundamental molecular scattering phenomena. Our experimental advances make it possible to obtain vibrationally resolved data that offer qualitative insights into photoionization dynamics in polyatomics. In particular, vibrationally resolved data are measured to probe the correlation of electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom via studying the vibrational distributions of photoions and ionic fragments. Vibrational branching ratios are mapped out over an extremely broad energy range ($\rm3\leq E\sb{k}\leq 200 eV$) for N$\sb2$O (7$\sigma\sp{-1}$) ionization channel. The origin of the non-Franck-Condon behavior is tentatively interpreted as shape resonances and Cooper minima. …

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A Review Of History, Structure, And Competition In The U.S. Airline Industry, Gerald N. Cook Jan 1996

A Review Of History, Structure, And Competition In The U.S. Airline Industry, Gerald N. Cook

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

The airline industry has evolved in two profoundly different eras, first under the protective hand of federal economic regulation and, following the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, subjected to the full force of the free market. This history has proved a fertile testing ground for economic theories and predictions of market behavior. This paper first provides a brief history of the domestic airline industry under regulation. Next, the post-deregulation transformation is reviewed. Attention is then focused on a survey of the extensive airline economic literature. Finally, several current trends that promise to further shape the industry are examined.

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A Perspective On The Role Of African-Americans In Aviation, Patricia W. Harris, Patrick K. Alexander Jan 1996

A Perspective On The Role Of African-Americans In Aviation, Patricia W. Harris, Patrick K. Alexander

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Despite the enthusiasm for aviation sparked by the historic flight of the Wright brothers in 1903, participation by African-Americans in the new flight age did not come easily. African-American aviators are scarcely known in the development of aviation due to opposition from the government, trade unions, and individuals acting out of their own prejudice. Thus, racial discrimination stood as a powerful barrier to African-American involvement in aviation.

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Plastic Fiber Rolling For Concrete Reinforcement, Jeffery S. Thomas Jan 1996

Plastic Fiber Rolling For Concrete Reinforcement, Jeffery S. Thomas

Masters Theses

"Fiber reinforced concrete is gaining in acceptance and usage as its strength and toughness benefits are realized. Polypropylene fibers are currently the most commonly used fibers. However, the cost of virgin plastics limits the percent content that can be economically added to concrete. One would first believe that recycled plastics could offer a viable alternative to virgin-plastic fibers, but at present time extra selection and cleaning steps required to reprocess the recycled plastic into fibers makes it more expensive than virgin-plastic fibers. A fiber rolling process conceived and developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla has the potential of making recycled …

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Famine, Plague, And Greed: Socio-Historical Factors Affecting The Development Of The Middle English Dialect Of London., George Vincent Yonek Jan 1996

Famine, Plague, And Greed: Socio-Historical Factors Affecting The Development Of The Middle English Dialect Of London., George Vincent Yonek

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A significant factor in the rise of Standard English was the importance of London as a center of commerce and government, yet the foundation for Modern Standard English is not derived from the Southern dialects, which heavily influenced London in the late Old English and early Middle English period. The variety of English we speak and write today is derived mainly from the East Midland dialect and, to a lesser extent, the North in late Middle English. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the socio-historical causes behind this change in the distribution of features of the London dialect. …

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An Examination Of Compositional Techniques In Selected Organ Solo Compositions Of Naji Hakim., Hope Alysia Davis Jan 1996

An Examination Of Compositional Techniques In Selected Organ Solo Compositions Of Naji Hakim., Hope Alysia Davis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Naji Hakim is one of the most talented Lebanese composers of the latter half of the twentieth century residing in France. His prolific output includes works for varied media including organ solos, organ duos, chamber music for varied instrument and voice combinations, guitar quartets, orchestral works, and oratorios. The goal of this study is to examine the compositional techniques used by the composer in five of his major published works for solo organ written between 1983 and 1993. The compositions chosen are Memor, Rubaiyat, Hommage a Igor Stravinsky, The Embrace of Fire and Symphonie en Trois Mouvements. Hakim's use of …

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An Analysis Of Witold Lutoslawski's "Variations On A Theme By Paganini" For Two Pianos And An Original Composition "Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra"., Ling Chao Chen Jan 1996

An Analysis Of Witold Lutoslawski's "Variations On A Theme By Paganini" For Two Pianos And An Original Composition "Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra"., Ling Chao Chen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The dissertation is divided into two parts. Part I is an analysis of Witold Lutoslawski's "Variations on a Theme by Paganini" for Two Pianos. This consists of a detailed analysis preceded by a brief introductory discussion of Witold Lutoslawski's life and musical background. The composer has followed Paganini's model faithfully as far as the basic thematic material is concerned. However, his addition of supporting harmonies, imitative and free countermelodies, and rhythmical accompaniments make this setting an original composition. This analysis focuses on harmony, dynamics, counterpoint, rhythm, form and general texture of the piece. The main issues to be discussed are …

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Microsatellite-Based Paternity Analysis In Hexaploid Sweetpotato (Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam.)., Mario Ignacio Buteler Jan 1996

Microsatellite-Based Paternity Analysis In Hexaploid Sweetpotato (Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam.)., Mario Ignacio Buteler

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The use of genetic markers for paternity identification was investigated in hexaploid sweetpotato. Traditional sweetpotato breeding relies on the open pollination of numerous parents and the visual selection of progeny. Previous empirical and theoretical evidence shows this type of breeding system is extremely inefficient. Typically, only a few of these maternal parents routinely produce superior progeny. A similar scenario exists for the paternal parent. Identifying specific parental combinations which produce superior progeny would improve breeding efficiency, hence the need to identify paternity in superior progeny. A computer simulation study established the minimum number of alleles and loci required for paternity …

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A Physiological Study Of Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus Affinis) Subjected To Cultural And Environmental Stress., Edward Wayne Bush Jan 1996

A Physiological Study Of Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus Affinis) Subjected To Cultural And Environmental Stress., Edward Wayne Bush

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Common carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis Chase) is a low maintenance stoloniferous grass widely distributed throughout the southern coastal plains of the United States. This study investigated seed germination enhancement, seedhead suppression, waterlogging tolerance, winter hardiness, and maintenance practices for common carpetgrass. Pre-soaking common carpetgrass and centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro.) Hack.) seed was beneficial at the 30C germination temperature. Priming seed in KNO$\sb3$ solutions significantly accelerated seed germination of both centipedegrass and carpetgrass at 30C, and increased total germination percentage of centipedegrass. At 20 and 25C, seed priming significantly improved mean time of germination for both grass species and total germination percentage …

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Artificial Grammar Learning In A Dual Task Paradigm., Barbara Cochran Jan 1996

Artificial Grammar Learning In A Dual Task Paradigm., Barbara Cochran

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A series of experiments explored the effects of performing concurrent secondary tasks on learning letter strings created with a finite state artificial grammar. Experiments 1-2 compared a task which disrupted organized encoding to a task which simply required holding information in memory while encoding strings, as well as to two control tasks. Participants performing the disruptive task were worse at judging the grammaticality of test strings than were participants in the two single task control groups. Performance of the memory load group fell between the disruptive task group and the control groups, but was not significantly different from either. Experiments …

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Wordsworth's Mother Tongue: Identification, Separation, And Recognition., Robert C. Hale Jan 1996

Wordsworth's Mother Tongue: Identification, Separation, And Recognition., Robert C. Hale

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This psychoanalytic study complicates prevailing notions about William Wordsworth's representations of mothers. Wordsworth does not invariably conflate mothers with Nature or consistently construct women as silent objects of male quest. Rather, he explores a variety of mothers' voices, often associating them with language acquisition and poetic composition. In early work he acknowledges mothers' significance directly and creates more vocal mothers, while in later work and revisions he often conceals mothers' significance and depicts more object-like mothers. In the 1805 version of book two of The Prelude, Wordsworth recalls himself as a "blessed babe" who recognizes his mother as a separate …

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