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Factors Of Job-Related Stress As Perceived By Middle School Principals In Virginia, Teresa I. Snyder Dec 1999

Factors Of Job-Related Stress As Perceived By Middle School Principals In Virginia, Teresa I. Snyder

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted among middle school principals in Virginia to determine their perceptions of job-related stress factors. The entire population of middle school principals (grades 6, 7, 8) was selected to participate in the study. The Administrative Stress Index was used to assess factors that cause principals stress on the job and to measure their stress levels. A demographic data form was used to collect data on the variables of age, gender, administrative experience, assistant principal support, student enrollment, adults supervised, percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch, location of school, type of school, experience as a middle …

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Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Dec 1999

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A list of books recenlty received by Michigan Law Review.

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Decisionmaking About General Damages: A Comparison Of Jurors, Judges, And Lawyers, Roselle L. Wissler, Allen J. Hart, Michael J. Saks Dec 1999

Decisionmaking About General Damages: A Comparison Of Jurors, Judges, And Lawyers, Roselle L. Wissler, Allen J. Hart, Michael J. Saks

Michigan Law Review

Placing important decisions in the hands of the civil jury - made up of ordinary citizens untrained in the law - has long been criticized. For example, Erwin Griswold, law school dean and Solicitor General of the United States, asked, "Why should anyone think that 12 persons brought in from the street, selected in various ways, for their lack of general ability, should have any special capacity for deciding controversies between persons?" And Jerome Frank, law professor, aggressive legal realist, and judge, argued that juries are uncertain, capricious, and unpredictable, ignorant and prejudiced, poor factfinders, gullible, and incapable of following …

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Guarding The Gate To The Courthouse: How Trial Judges Are Using Their Evidentiary Screening Role To Remake Tort Causation Rules, Lucinda M. Finley Dec 1999

Guarding The Gate To The Courthouse: How Trial Judges Are Using Their Evidentiary Screening Role To Remake Tort Causation Rules, Lucinda M. Finley

DePaul Law Review

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The Road Less Well Traveled (And Seen): Contemporary Lawmaking In Products Liability, Michael D. Green Dec 1999

The Road Less Well Traveled (And Seen): Contemporary Lawmaking In Products Liability, Michael D. Green

DePaul Law Review

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Enabling Torts , Robert L. Rabin Dec 1999

Enabling Torts , Robert L. Rabin

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Reflection On Tort Lawmaking, The Hon. Robert E. Keeton Dec 1999

Reflection On Tort Lawmaking, The Hon. Robert E. Keeton

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Questioning The Counter-Majoritarian Thesis: The Case Of Torts, Richard L. Abel Dec 1999

Questioning The Counter-Majoritarian Thesis: The Case Of Torts, Richard L. Abel

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Justice Delayed Is ... Delay Ignored: The Indifference Of Judges And Law Professors To Legal Lassitude, Jeffrey O'Connell, Craig A. Stanton Dec 1999

Justice Delayed Is ... Delay Ignored: The Indifference Of Judges And Law Professors To Legal Lassitude, Jeffrey O'Connell, Craig A. Stanton

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Eighth Amendment And Solitary Confinement: The Gap In Protection From Psychological Consequences, Christine Rebman Dec 1999

The Eighth Amendment And Solitary Confinement: The Gap In Protection From Psychological Consequences, Christine Rebman

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Kay Kuzma, Kay Kuzma, Jacques R. Doukhan Dec 1999

Kay Kuzma, Kay Kuzma, Jacques R. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

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The Genesis Of Family, The Family Of Genesis, Jacques B. Doukhan Dec 1999

The Genesis Of Family, The Family Of Genesis, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

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Recent Books, Jacques B. Doukhan Dec 1999

Recent Books, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

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Consensus Management Model For Families Caring For A Loved One With Dementia, Robert J. Fetsch, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Clifton F. Barber Dec 1999

Consensus Management Model For Families Caring For A Loved One With Dementia, Robert J. Fetsch, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Clifton F. Barber

Journal of Extension

This article proposes teaching care-giving families a practical, six-step Care-giving Consensus Management Model. Cooperative Extension professionals can teach clientele this model and can reduce caregiver burden by broadening the ownership of caregiver responsibilities among both proximate and distant family members. The model integrates strategic planning, futuring, decision making, effective family communication, task accomplishment, priority setting, and problem solving. It fosters shared responsibility and provides guidelines for effective family meetings and decision making.

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An Analysis Of Teacher And Student Leadership And Gender Differentiation Within Academic Divisions At Three Virginia And Tennessee Liberal Arts Colleges, Mary L. Cole Dec 1999

An Analysis Of Teacher And Student Leadership And Gender Differentiation Within Academic Divisions At Three Virginia And Tennessee Liberal Arts Colleges, Mary L. Cole

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study investigated a range of leadership behaviors by teachers (teacher characteristics) and students (student characteristics) inside their higher education classrooms and various aspects of those environments (classroom characteristics). The behaviors and environmental aspects examined are those determined by research findings to foster and enhance participant growth and development. Cluster sampling was used for this study of 25 classes representing 5 divisions of the curriculum at 3 institutions. The instruments were administered to 277 students and 25 teachers during the spring of 1999. The null hypotheses for main effects of teacher, student, and classroom characteristics were tested on the …

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Events Of Interest, Natercia F. Rodrigues, Charles W. N. Davies, Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Edward R. Finch Dec 1999

Events Of Interest, Natercia F. Rodrigues, Charles W. N. Davies, Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Edward R. Finch

Journal of Space Law

A. PAST EVENTS U.N Reports Review of the Work of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Subcommittees, 1999, Natercia F. Rodrigues and Charles W. N. Davies Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III), Vienna, Austria, 19-30 July 1999, Charles W. N. Davies Other Report IISL Colloquium, 4-8 October 1999, Amsterdam, Tanja Masson Zwaan Comments Commercial Space Development in Millennium 2000, Amb. (Dr.) Edward R. Finch, Esq. Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III), Vienna 30 July 1999, …

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Current Documents, Journal Editors Dec 1999

Current Documents, Journal Editors

Journal of Space Law

U.N. General Assembly Resolution 53/45. International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space UNISPACE III, Vienna 19-30 July 1999. The Space Millennium: Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development

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Impact "Women's Participation In Public Policy" Seminars On Participants' Knowledge Gain, Practice Change, And Attitude Change, Charlotte Gorman Dec 1999

Impact "Women's Participation In Public Policy" Seminars On Participants' Knowledge Gain, Practice Change, And Attitude Change, Charlotte Gorman

Journal of Extension

This study measured the impact of a series of seminars titled "Women's Participation in Public Policy" on participants' knowledge gain, levels of participation in public policy affairs, and attitude change. The study used the pre-test/post-test design. The population was limited to those who attended at least five of the seven sessions in the seminar series. Analysis of the data indicated that the seminar series resulted in participants generally: (a) becoming more knowledgeable about decision makers, (b) developing more positive feelings about themselves and their ability to control their own lives and situations, and (c) increasing their participation in public policy …

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From Austria To The United States And From Evaluating Therapists To Developing Cognitive Resources Theory: An Interview With Fred Fiedler, Robert Hooijberg, Jaepil Choi Dec 1999

From Austria To The United States And From Evaluating Therapists To Developing Cognitive Resources Theory: An Interview With Fred Fiedler, Robert Hooijberg, Jaepil Choi

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Interviews Fred Fiedler, researcher on the field of leadership as part of a study that aims to obtain a sense of researchers' personality, research ideas and insights on the state of the field. Personal and professional background; Fiedler's research program; Leadership studies trends; Accomplishments in research; Contributions to the study of leadership.

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Response Time To Batted Balls, Tracie L. Stechly Seivertson Dec 1999

Response Time To Batted Balls, Tracie L. Stechly Seivertson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Traditional wooden bats are being replaced by metal bats. These metal bats can increase the exit ball speed. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of the exit ball speed off of a bat on a recreational baseball player's ability to react to the ball.;Ten male subjects, ages 18 to 30, participated in this study. A pitching machine projected balls toward each participant. Each subject was placed behind a safety net and asked to react to the ball as if he was going to field the ball. A radar gun, video cameras, and video editing equipment were used to …

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Effects Of Turbidity On The Foraging Abilities Of Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) And Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu), John A. Sweka Dec 1999

Effects Of Turbidity On The Foraging Abilities Of Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) And Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu), John A. Sweka

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sedimentation is the major pollutant of waters in North America. Most research on the effects of increased sedimentation has focussed on its effects on stream habitat and its ramification on the reproductive potential of fish. Although relatively large sediment loads may be necessary to alter stream habitat, only small loads are needed to raise mean stream turbidity levels. Turbidity may be an important, yet relatively unexamined factor in stream fish production. With this, I sought to determine the influence of elevated turbidity on the foraging abilities of two predatory species representing both cold and warm water stream habitas, brook trout …

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Role Of Iron In The Accumulation Of Glomalin, An Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Glycoprotein, Kristine Ann Nichols Dec 1999

Role Of Iron In The Accumulation Of Glomalin, An Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Glycoprotein, Kristine Ann Nichols

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Effects of iron on production of glomalin, an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal glycoprotein, were examined. In a preliminary experiment comparing available (FeEDDHA) and unavailable iron (hematite), low amounts of glomalin were produced with the former while the latter total inhibited the symbiosis. Part of the effect of hematite was reduced spore germination. A glycoprotein cross-reacting with a monoclonal antibody against glomalin was produced in nonmycorrhizal pots. This molecule is similar to glomalin, but has some unique characteristics. Concentration increases when C3 and C4 grasses are stressed from low nutrients and/or light but levels are at least 10-fold less than glomalin. Two …

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Functional Diversity And Life History Traits Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi In Disturbed Soils, Kelly Marie Fleming Dec 1999

Functional Diversity And Life History Traits Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi In Disturbed Soils, Kelly Marie Fleming

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Relative effectiveness of ten species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi native to a revegetated coal strip mine site was tested on red clover against a non-mycorrhizal control and against inocula of two commercial isolates. Most (70%) of the isolated species in a native fungal community were as effective at promoting growth as commercial isolates. The net benefit of native colonizing fungi likely was positive, since the majority of the fungi colonizing two-year-old apple and grape in the field also were effective symbionts. The relationship between colonization and sporulation was compared among one Acaulospora , two Glomus, one Gigaspora, and one Scutellospora …

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Perceptions Of Hiv/Aids In West Virginia Nursing Facilities, Valarie Ann Bell Dec 1999

Perceptions Of Hiv/Aids In West Virginia Nursing Facilities, Valarie Ann Bell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Introduction. Placement of HIV/AIDS infected individuals into geriatric long-term care facilities has been a problem since the beginning of HIV/AIDS. Specific aims. The objective of this study was to determine how prepared West Virginia nursing facilities are to deal with the HIV/AIDS population. Methods. An anonymous mailed survey guided by the organizational change theory was sent to all 144 certified nursing facilities within the state. Questions were asked about current policies, procedures, education, concerns, resources, and experiences specific to HIV/AIDS. Results. A total of 72 surveys were returned for a response rate of 50%. Most facilities (71.8%) offered educational programs …

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Measurement Of Particulate Matter Size, Concentration And Mass Emissions From In-Use Heavy Duty Vehicles, Richard Jason Byers Dec 1999

Measurement Of Particulate Matter Size, Concentration And Mass Emissions From In-Use Heavy Duty Vehicles, Richard Jason Byers

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As technological advancements lower heavy duty vehicle particulate matter (PM) mass emission rates, there is concern that these improvements are increasing the toxicity of the PM by virtue of a subsequent reduction in particle size. These ultrafine particles are able to better penetrate the alveolar region where they can cause serious lung disorders. Alternative fuels such as compressed and liquefied natural gas (CNG and LNG) and the synthetic diesel fuel Mossgas are attractive in that they reduce the levels of total PM. However, use of natural gas in internal combustion engines may produce a larger number of smaller particles than …

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Decision Support Tool For Costing Of The Pultrusion Process, Taher Badrudin Patrawala Dec 1999

Decision Support Tool For Costing Of The Pultrusion Process, Taher Badrudin Patrawala

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The use of advanced composites has grown over the last two decades. These high strength, low weight materials can now be found in many structural applications, including bridges. However, the substitution of plastics for conventional materials, such as steel, is governed by engineering constraints and cost competitiveness. A brief discussion of the process variables and engineering constraints is presented in the first chapter. To analyze the latter and to identify cost centers in production more readily, a computerized cost model was developed. This model estimates the cost of producing components by the pultrusion process.;The technical cost modeling methodology employed involves …

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Measuring Behavioral Disruption In Children Who Have Been In Motor Vehicle Accidents, Kimberly Mullen James Dec 1999

Measuring Behavioral Disruption In Children Who Have Been In Motor Vehicle Accidents, Kimberly Mullen James

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined the overt behavioral response of children following recent exposure to a motor vehicle accident (MVA). Forty-five children completed a clinical Stroop task. Children were divided, based on prior psychometric assessment, into three groups: (a) survivors of a recent MVA, and experiencing behavioral distress; (b) survivors of a recent MVA, and not experiencing behavioral distress; and (c) those who have not experienced an MVA. Differential color-naming and error response to four types of Stroop stimuli was assessed: (a) MVA-related words, (b) school-stress related words, (c) neutral household words, and (d) colored Xs. Analysis of participant characteristics indicated no …

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Explaining Age-Related Problem -Solving Differences On Concept Identification Problems As A Function Of Problem Content, Strategies, And Stereotypes, Dave Buck Dec 1999

Explaining Age-Related Problem -Solving Differences On Concept Identification Problems As A Function Of Problem Content, Strategies, And Stereotypes, Dave Buck

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purposes of this study were to: (a) determine whether older adults would use logic-based strategies on a concept identification task when the stereotyped content of the task was changed to "experience free"; (b) determine whether older adults would use logic-based strategies when the stereotyped content was left intact after completing an "experience free" version of the concept identification task, and (c) explore relations of potential causal mechanisms of strategy use for older adults such as problem interpretation or past experience. Thirty-two older adults (M = 70.0 years) and 32 younger adults (M = 21.2) solved two versions of the …

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Data Mining Oipea Database For Waste And Productivity Enhancements In Manufacturing Units, Jaison John Ipe Dec 1999

Data Mining Oipea Database For Waste And Productivity Enhancements In Manufacturing Units, Jaison John Ipe

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Small and medium-sized manufacturing plants (those with fewer than 500 employees) represent more than 98 percent of the more than 374,000 establishments in the U.S. manufacturing industry, 64 percent of employees in the total manufacturing labor force, and more than 42 percent of total manufacturing energy consumption.;In 1976 the federal government started funding industrial energy audits for small and medium sized manufacturing firms under the auspices of the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) that are spread throughout the U.S. The data collected from the hundreds of energy audits that are conducted each year is collected in a database maintained by the …

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December 1, 1999, The Daily Mississippian Dec 1999

December 1, 1999, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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