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La Banque De France, Une Des Grandes Institutions Napoleoniennes, Alain Plessis Jan 2000

La Banque De France, Une Des Grandes Institutions Napoleoniennes, Alain Plessis

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"Chuckle While You Work": Subordinates' Perceptions Of Superiors' Humor Orientation, Assertiveness, Responsiveness, Approach/Avoidance Strategies, And Satisfaction., Kristen Campbell Jan 2000

"Chuckle While You Work": Subordinates' Perceptions Of Superiors' Humor Orientation, Assertiveness, Responsiveness, Approach/Avoidance Strategies, And Satisfaction., Kristen Campbell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine subordinates’ perceptions of superiors’ humor orientation, assertiveness, responsiveness, avoidance strategies, approach strategies, and overall superior satisfaction. Participants were individuals over thirty that work at least 30 hours a week. 158 participants completed surveys. Results of the study show that humor orientation was positively and significantly correlated with responsiveness. Likewise, humor orientation was positively and significantly correlated with superior satisfaction. Humor orientation was also positively and significantly correlated with approach strategies. However, humor orientation was negatively associated with avoidance strategies. Furthermore, a post hoc analysis revealed that females perceived their supervisors as being …

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The Effects Of A Rural Parent Education Program On Parenting Stress, Perceived Social Support, Parental Locus Of Control, And Parental Efficacy., Janie Marie Cole Jan 2000

The Effects Of A Rural Parent Education Program On Parenting Stress, Perceived Social Support, Parental Locus Of Control, And Parental Efficacy., Janie Marie Cole

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This project was a pilot study examining the effects of a rural parent education program on parenting stress, perceived social support, parental locus of control, and parental efficacy. The sample consisted of a group of six mothers in West Virginia. The variables were tested using the Parenting Stress Index, Perceived Social Support from Friends Index and two subscales, Parental Efficacy and Belief in Fate and Chance, from the Parental Locus of Control Scale. Using Cronbach’s alpha, the Parental Efficacy Subscale and all but one subscale of the Parenting Stress Index were found to be reliable with this small sample. Analysis …

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The Effects Of Different Shifts On Injury And Illness Rates At A Manufacturing Facility., Angela M. Mattis Jan 2000

The Effects Of Different Shifts On Injury And Illness Rates At A Manufacturing Facility., Angela M. Mattis

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The study examined the impact of working different shifts on the injury and illness rates at a diesel engine factory. A retrospective study was conducted using injury data from 1995-1999 collected from the test site. The injury rates of the shifts were compared with each other and with other studies. The study showed that there was not a significant increase in the amount of injuries on the first shift as compared to the other two main shifts. This indicates that the off shifts may not necessarily cause an increase in the injury and illness rate at the facility. The results …

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The Distribution Of Federal Grants In Appalachia: The Effects Of Race., Steven Ray Gregory Jan 2000

The Distribution Of Federal Grants In Appalachia: The Effects Of Race., Steven Ray Gregory

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

African Americans are an economically and socially oppressed group both currently and historically within the American South and Appalachian region. They experience socioeconomic barriers at local and national levels. Even so, within Appalachian counties, populations with greater percentages of African Americans receive greater per capita federal grant spending. Moreover, southern Appalachian counties including counties in the Black Belt region show the most dramatic increases in federal grants. Still, within Appalachian counties receiving increased federal grants, unemployment rates are not affected. Further, metropolitan counties are not benefitting from increased federal grant spending. Consequently, these counties are experiencing economic growth with little …

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Heinrich Von Kleists "Michael Kohlhaas" Und E. L. Doctorows "Ragtime": Ein Vergleich Unter Besonderer Beruecksichtigung Sozialer Verhaeltnisse Und Historischer Parallelen., Sven Kastner Jan 2000

Heinrich Von Kleists "Michael Kohlhaas" Und E. L. Doctorows "Ragtime": Ein Vergleich Unter Besonderer Beruecksichtigung Sozialer Verhaeltnisse Und Historischer Parallelen., Sven Kastner

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Wer würde auf Anhieb Parallelen zwischen der Geschichte Deutschlands im 16. Jahrhundert und der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten im 20. Jahrhundert sehen? Von welchen gesellschaftlichen, politischen und psychologischen Strukturen geht Kleist in seinem "Michael Kohlhaas" aus, die sich in E.L. Doctorows "Ragtime" widerspiegeln? Haben wir die Probleme gelöst, die in Michael Kohlhaas und Ragtime angesprochen werden, oder sind sie noch immer ein Teil unserer modernen Gesellschaft? Was können wir aus den beiden Erzählungen lernen? Fragen dieser Art wird diese Arbeit beantworten. Sowohl die Erzählstile und das Geschichtsverständnis der beiden Autoren als auch die geschichtlichen Parallelen, die sie in ihren Werken …

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Speech Acts As A Focus Of Variation Studies: Aae Vs. Eae., Brian Jose Jan 2000

Speech Acts As A Focus Of Variation Studies: Aae Vs. Eae., Brian Jose

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Recent research in linguistics, and specifically within the field of applied linguistics, has been concerned with the different ways that speech acts are realized in different languages. This is so that language learners can learn to adequately conform to those norms in the target language. However, much of this research has assumed that all speakers of the relevant languages, such as American English, for example, are homogeneous, that they all perform the given speech acts in the same ways. I argue that this is an erroneous assumption: just as there is phonological variation, for example, between dialects of a language, …

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An Examination Of Existing Caregiving Models And Male Spousal Caregivers., Kristi A. Barnes Jan 2000

An Examination Of Existing Caregiving Models And Male Spousal Caregivers., Kristi A. Barnes

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As part of a larger study examining well-being among older West Virginia residents, male spousal caregivers (n = 30) and their non-caregiving counterparts (n = 99) were compared on self-reports of physical and psychological well-being, and appraisals of social support. Demographic trends suggest the importance of examining the caregiving situation among females, the traditional caregivers, and male caregivers who are growing in numbers. The data revealed few differences between caregivers and non-caregivers, chronological age was not a factor. This suggests that the male and female caregiving experience are not consistent. Given the growing percentage of male caregivers and the demand …

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Comparative Assessment Of Bit Geometry And Cutting Parameters., Shiv Kumar Bhuvanapalli Jan 2000

Comparative Assessment Of Bit Geometry And Cutting Parameters., Shiv Kumar Bhuvanapalli

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Objectives of this research are to evaluate the performance of cutting tool, having different geometric configurations, in regards to bit – rock interaction and dust generation. When the cutting process takes place, the main objective is to cut bigger blocks of land/ridge rather than small and less fine dust. It is also important to minimize the amount of airborne dust. The ratio of bit spacing to depth of cut, angle of attack and many other bit geometrical factors contribute to the amount of settled and respirable dust production. When rock is cut and two cutting bits are placed adjacently …

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Female To Male Dating Violence: Borderline Personality Characteristics, Attachment Style, Psychopathology, And Motivation., Chastity Nicole Farr Jan 2000

Female To Male Dating Violence: Borderline Personality Characteristics, Attachment Style, Psychopathology, And Motivation., Chastity Nicole Farr

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Self-reported physically violent females (Perpetrators and Mutually Violent) were compared with nonviolent females (Controls and Victims), on measures of borderline personality disorder, attachment, and psychopathology. Motivation for engaging in violence was investigated with Female Perpetrators and Mutually Violent groups. Results indicated that Mutually Violent females reported a significantly greater percentage of borderline characteristics. Major Mutually Violent individuals showed more borderline characteristics than the Nonviolent group. There were no significant differences within attachment styles. Female Perpetrators were significantly more hostile than the Nonviolent participants. Major Mutually Violent participants showed significantly more somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, number of symptoms, …

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The Fracture Analysis And Remaining Life Estimation Of The Avlb Sub-Components., Jeong-Hoon Choi Jan 2000

The Fracture Analysis And Remaining Life Estimation Of The Avlb Sub-Components., Jeong-Hoon Choi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge (AVLB) is subjected to cyclic loading during its launching as well as tank crossing. The cyclic loading causes crack to initiate in critical bridge components, and to propagate. Unless these cracks are detected and repaired before they rapidly grow to reach their critical stage of propagation, the failure of bridge components can occur. According to the Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) from the U.S. Army, three AVLB components, the splice doubler angle, the splice plate, and the bottom chord, are susceptible to fatigue damage. In the present study, the laboratory fatigue tests on the …

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Benefits Of The West Virginia School For The Deaf Horticulture Program To Past Graduates, 1984-1997., Edgar Aldine Leatherman Iii Jan 2000

Benefits Of The West Virginia School For The Deaf Horticulture Program To Past Graduates, 1984-1997., Edgar Aldine Leatherman Iii

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of the study was to assess the WVSD horticulture program in relation to the value of the technical and leadership skills it imparts as perceived by past WVSD horticultural graduates. The study focused on three questions related to the employability of the 41 graduates of the years 1984-1997 and their use of the skills learned through the horticulture program and FFA organization. Data were obtained from 29 of the 41 graduates through mail questionnaires and personal interviews. As a result of this study the following items of importance were found: 69% of the graduates were presently employed, another …

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Data Points Or Cultural Entities: A Gis-Based Archaeological Predictive Model In A Post-Positivist Framework., Linwood Jesse Rouse Jan 2000

Data Points Or Cultural Entities: A Gis-Based Archaeological Predictive Model In A Post-Positivist Framework., Linwood Jesse Rouse

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Archaeological predictive models have been used in conjunction with sampling strategies, in large scale archaeological surveys, for over thirty years. During this time, these models have undergone many conceptual and theoretical changes. Archaeological predictive models stemmed from the positivist Processual Archaeology, but the shift from positivism has precipitated the need to reconsider the ideas from which they are based. There is a general trend within the current spectrum of ideologies to support the importance of cultural information in archaeological research. The following research contends that cultural information has not been utilized to its full extent in archaeological models and that …

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The Relationships Between Snags And Cavity-Nesting Birds In A Gypsy Moth-Impacted Forest., Christopher Ryan Showalter Jan 2000

The Relationships Between Snags And Cavity-Nesting Birds In A Gypsy Moth-Impacted Forest., Christopher Ryan Showalter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Gypsy moth defoliation can result in the death of trees and create snags (standing dead trees), a resource vital to cavity-nesting species. With this in mind, population trends of 11 cavity-nesting birds and their relationship to snags were investigated from 1984 to 1999 in an area that was impacted by gypsy moth defoliation. Data from before a major gypsy moth outbreak (1984-1986), during (1987-1988), and after (1989-1999) enabled inferences about this forest bird community to be made. The combined abundance of the 11 cavity-nesting species examined increased significantly during the years immediately after the outbreak (1989 – 1993) followed by …

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Development Of System Parameters For Enhanced Cutting And Finishing Of Handglass Using A Carbon Dioxide Laser., Christopher Edward Thompson Jan 2000

Development Of System Parameters For Enhanced Cutting And Finishing Of Handglass Using A Carbon Dioxide Laser., Christopher Edward Thompson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In handglass manufacturing, a need has been identified for a more efficient method to crack off glassware. Extended cutting and finishing times and high rates of breakage in the glassware hinder current methods. For example, due to the physical nature of thermal cracking, crack-off is not easily controlled and after separation is achieved, further finishing of the glassware is required. Depending on the glass properties and worker skill level, losses due to breakage can be as high as 80 percent in some product lines. The Laser Glass Cutting Machine (LGCM) is a joint project among the National Energy Technology Laboratory …

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Educators' Views Of Implementing Direct Instruction Curricula: Connections To Students With Disabilities., Brenda Wilson Jan 2000

Educators' Views Of Implementing Direct Instruction Curricula: Connections To Students With Disabilities., Brenda Wilson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine the process of the first year of implementation of Direct Instruction curricula as seen through the eyes of the educators implementing it. The study also attempted to determine if general educators' knowledge and use of Direct Instruction techniques while implementing a published curriculum would translate into more effective practices toward students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Seventeen teachers at a small rural elementary school were studied as they implemented Direct Instruction curricula for the first time. The teachers used the Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading and Language for Learning programs published …

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The Effects On Student's Personality Preferences From Participation In Odyssey Of The Mind., Scott A. Warner Jan 2000

The Effects On Student's Personality Preferences From Participation In Odyssey Of The Mind., Scott A. Warner

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The problem for the research was to determine what effects participation in the OM program had on the development of personality preferences in elementary school children. The purposes of the research were to: (1) provide research data to teachers that justifies the use of teaching strategies to meet the needs of students toward the development of their personality preferences, and (2) provide research data toward further investigation of inventive personality characteristics and the programs that encourage their growth and development. The subjects for the study were selected from students in grades 3 to 5 at two elementary schools within the …

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2000 Aasu Men's Tennis Statistics, Armstrong State University Jan 2000

2000 Aasu Men's Tennis Statistics, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Tennis Records (Archived)

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2000 Aasu Men's Basketball Statistics, Armstrong State University Jan 2000

2000 Aasu Men's Basketball Statistics, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Men's Basketball Records (Archived)

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Hammer And Hand In The Old South: Artisan Workers In Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1860., L Diane Barnes Jan 2000

Hammer And Hand In The Old South: Artisan Workers In Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1860., L Diane Barnes

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Petersburg, Virginia presents a unique opportunity to examine the lives of southern artisan workers in the nineteenth century. Ranked as the forty-ninth most industrialized U.S. city in 1860, Petersburg was home to nearly 3,000 skilled white and free black male workers in the antebellum era. Crossed by five railroads, commerce and industry were the backbone of the city's economy. The tobacco factories, iron foundries, cotton textile mills, and smaller workshops attracted skilled workers from Virginia, other parts of the South, northern states, and even Europe. The industrial activity of Petersburg makes it possible to draw comparisons with existing studies of …

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An Exploratory Study Of Policy, Procedures, And Programs For Students With Special Needs Assigned To Alternative Schools In North Central West Virginia., Richard Michael Belcastro Jan 2000

An Exploratory Study Of Policy, Procedures, And Programs For Students With Special Needs Assigned To Alternative Schools In North Central West Virginia., Richard Michael Belcastro

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Using an exploratory method this study examined the policies, procedures, and programs for students with special needs assigned to alternative schools in North Central West Virginia. Initially, twelve special education directors in West Virginia's RESA VII were surveyed to determine what approach was being used to serve students with special needs assigned to alternative schools. Four alternative school staffs were selected to be interviewed to determine what were the policies, procedures, and programs in serving students with special needs assigned to alternative schools. Disruptive and at risk students have long presented a dilemma for local school administrators. While trying to …

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An Examination Of The Significance Of Demographic Characteristics On The Preference Of White American Therapy Clients For Counselors: Their Relationship To Within -Group Differences., Justin Leon Boyce Jan 2000

An Examination Of The Significance Of Demographic Characteristics On The Preference Of White American Therapy Clients For Counselors: Their Relationship To Within -Group Differences., Justin Leon Boyce

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This study examined White clients' preference for counselor characteristics. A paired comparison format was used to generate participants' preferences. The study also examined the relationship of clients' within group differences (i.e., level of racial consciousness, age, educational level) to their preference for counselors. The study found that when asked to indicate a preference between a counselor of similar ethnicity and one of dissimilar ethnicity, clients indicated a preference for a counselor of similar ethnicity. However, when other counselor attributes were included in the choice, a counselor of similar ethnicity was not the primary preference. The study was able to demonstrate …

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An Electromagnetic Field Model For The Design Of Rf Reed Relays, Robert Anthony Harrison Jan 2000

An Electromagnetic Field Model For The Design Of Rf Reed Relays, Robert Anthony Harrison

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

A model of the electromechanical characteristics, electrostatic characteristics and coil eddy current losses of a reed relay was developed. These characteristics were returned from reed and coil dimensions. The model was intended as an aid to the design of reed relays for Radio Frequency (RF) and high voltage applications. An electromechanical model of a reed switch and coil was developed using a combination of an axisymmetric finite element model and analytical methods. The characteristics returned from this model were operate, release and differential amp turns, contact gap and contact force. Inclusion of results for contact resistance against contact force yielded …

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Optimisation And Decision Support During The Conceptual Stage Of Building Design, Jim David Mathews Jan 2000

Optimisation And Decision Support During The Conceptual Stage Of Building Design, Jim David Mathews

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Modern building design is complex and involves many different disciplines operating in a fragmented manner. Appropriate computer-based decision support (DS) tools are sought that can raise the level of integration of different activities at the conceptual stage, in order to help create better designs solutions. This project investigates opportunities that exist for using techniques based upon the Genetic Algorithm (GA) to support critical activities of conceptual building design (CBD). Collective independent studies have shown that the GA is a powerful optimisation and exploratory search technique with widespread application. The GA is essentially very simple yet it offers robustness and domain …

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2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University Jan 2000

2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Undergraduate Catalogs (Archived)

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Personal Values And Work Satisfaction Of Registered Nurses Working In Hospitals, Marie M. Prothero, Elaine S. Marshall, Donna M. Fosbinder, Leland J. Hendrix Jan 2000

Personal Values And Work Satisfaction Of Registered Nurses Working In Hospitals, Marie M. Prothero, Elaine S. Marshall, Donna M. Fosbinder, Leland J. Hendrix

Faculty Publications

Personal values are increasingly recognized as important factors in work environments, including health care systems (Cameron & Whetten, 1995; Covey, Merrill, & Merrill, 1995; Fagermoen, 1997). The personal values of nursing students have been explored (Eddy, Elfrink, Weis, & Schank, 1994; Sivberg & Petersson, 1997) as have those of nurses, in the context of work design (Koerner, 1993 ). Factors of nurses' work satisfaction have also been studied extensively (Avallone & Gibbon, 1998; Brown, Naughton, & Nolan, 1998; Johnston,1997; Kangas, Kee, & McKee-Waddle,1999; Seymour & Buscherhof,1990). However, little is known about the personal values of nurses as they relate to …

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The Development Of A Safety Self-Assessment Tool For The Printing Industry, John Lawrence Grahek Jan 2000

The Development Of A Safety Self-Assessment Tool For The Printing Industry, John Lawrence Grahek

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

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The Japanese Banking Crisis Of The 1990s: Sources And Lessons, Akihiro Kanaya, David Woo Jan 2000

The Japanese Banking Crisis Of The 1990s: Sources And Lessons, Akihiro Kanaya, David Woo

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Annual Report 1999, Central Bank Of Ecuador/Banco Central Del Ecuador (Bce) Jan 2000

Annual Report 1999, Central Bank Of Ecuador/Banco Central Del Ecuador (Bce)

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Finsac Financial Statements, Deloitte & Touche Llp Jan 2000

Finsac Financial Statements, Deloitte & Touche Llp

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