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Enrollment Potential For St. James Church School During The 1980s, David R. Dimartino

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This analysis was designed to estimate the trend in St. James school enrollments through the 1980's. The trend was determined by analyzing the actual and estimated population of elementary school age from 1980 through 1989 for the area included within St. James and st. Elizabeth Ann Parishes.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Nebraska City, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of Nebraska City, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the city of Nebraska City.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The Clerk Of District Court And County Attorney's Offices, Dawson County, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Dawson County , Nebraska, Clerk of District Court and County Attorney's Offices.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Decency vs. Affordability: A 'Catch-22' in Housing for Douglas County GA Clients?"

This is Part I of an article based on a CAUR study of housing conditions and availability concerning rectplents of Douglas County General Assistance payments. Part I investigates housing conditions and is based on an original CAUR report entitled, "Legal Aid Clients with General Assistance Problems: A Study of Housing Conditions," by R.K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, and Chris Wayne.

Part II, which will be published in a subsequent issue, will investigate housing availability and costs.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The City Of Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the city of Wayne, Nebraska.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Analysis of the Omaha Apartment Market," by Donald A. Nielson and F. Don Olsen.

This article is an update of the Omaha apartment market study that was published in the September, 1981, issue of the Review of Applied Urban Research, Volume IX, Number 7. The purpose is to examine the historical construction ... of apartments in the Omaha area as a result of fluctuating interest rates, rising raw materials and energy costs, and to identify the market conditions operating in today's economy that have hampered expansion.

Training Materials For A Study Of Housing, Vacant Land, And Neighborhood Conditions In The City Of Lincoln, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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Training materials and instructions for studying the housing, vacant land, and neighborhood conditions in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Request For Proposal Microcomputer Equipment And Programming For Dawson County, Ne, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors of computer hardware, software, and support for the Clerk of District Court and County Attorney's office, Dawson County, Nebraska. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the county as herein described.

Plasma Catecholamine And Ascorbic Acid Levels In Smokers And Nonsmokers As A Function Of Stress, Audrey A. Wickiser

Student Work

Research on the relationship between the role of stress and blood catecholamine levels began in the early 60's. Studies since that time have shown that both physical and psychological stressors can cause an increase in the circulating levels of catecholamines. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the catecholamines most implicated as being affected by stress. The results have not been clear as to whether the two catecholamines respond differentially to physical and psychological stress. Epinephrine secretion appears to increase in response to anxiety while norepinephrine may be related to aggression.

Acceptability Of Treatment: The Effects Of Socioeconomic Status And Intellectual Level On Teachers' Ratings Of Interventions, Kathryn L. Welch

Student Work

The study examined the effects of a child's socioeconomic status and intellectual level on classroom teachers' ratings of positive and negative interventions. Ninety urban kindergarten through sixth grade classroom teachers participated in the study. The teachers varied according to age, sex, race, number of years taught, and years of experience with low socioeconomic children, as well as grade level currently teaching. A vignette was constructed varying the socioeconomic status and intellectual level of an elementary school age boy who was displaying inattention during instructional time. The inattention (token economy) paired with it. The teacher were asked to read one of …

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the City of Seward, Nebraska.

New High-Value Housing In Douglas County: An Analysis, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris, Jack Ruff

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Understanding the contemporary housing market or submarkets requires knowledge of the current supply of and demand for housing stock. The purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to determine the current supply of lots and platting trends, 2) to characterize the occupants of new higher value housing through the use of census data, and 3) to estimate growth and locational preference of managerial personnel through a survey of large employers.

The State Of Spencer, Arthur M. Diamond Jr.

Economics Faculty Publications

Before any words of title or content, the book begins with a photographic portrait of Spencer. He appears severe, smug, and slightly sad-as if he is about to chastise you for some distasteful breach of moral conduct. The portrait accurately forewarns the reader of the tone of the words that follow. Spencer’s essays read like secular sermons on the common theme that the road to hell on earth is paved with the good intentions of those who seek to expand the state.

Computing In Small Local Governments In Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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A 1983 study found that patterns of computer use among small local governments (cities under 50,000 and counties under 100 ,000) in seven plains and mountains states were not substantially different from the patterns of computing detected in earlier studies of larger governments. The 1983 study also found that, among other things, basic "housekeeping" functions were the most frequently automated activities; that computer adoption was associated with governmental size, form, type, and metropolitan status; and that most governments owned in-house minicomputers.

Survey Of Corporate Government Affairs Departments, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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This summary obtained information on the role of corporate government affairs departments in 22 corporations both within and outside the field of energy and from all regions of the United States.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendation For The Papio Natural Resources District, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis of and recommendations on the data processing needs of the Papio Natural Resources District (N.R.D.). The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated December, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Papio N.R.D.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of Gothenburg, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated November 7, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the city of Gothenburg.

Final Evaluation Of Responses To The City Of Scottsbluff Rfp For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne

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The Omaha Legal Aid Society contacted the Center for Applied Urban Research to help assess the housing conditions of clients who had applied for legal aid with a Douglas County general assistance (GA) problem within the past 18 months. Legal Aid wanted to know what proportion of these clients were living in housing that was below minimum health and decency standards.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For Dawson County, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of Dawson County, Nebraska. It was undertaken pursuant to a contract dated November 7, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Dawson County Board of Supervisors.

Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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On February 20, 1984, the City of Seward, Nebraska released a request for proposal (RFP) for an in-house, on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming data processing system or comparable on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming time sharing capability.

Request For And Evaluation Of Proposals To Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools For Electronics Data Processing, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools in Nebraska.

Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for computer hardware, software, and support for the City of Wayne, NE. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the City of Wayne as herein described.

Evaluation Of Responses Butler County, Ne For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for Butler County, Nebraska.

The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb

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This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.

A Study To Determine Programs That Can Be Offered By The Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center, Jack Ruff

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This proposed study is in response to a request from the Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center Board and staff to gather information from the senior citizens in Council Bluffs concerning the types of programs and activities they would like to see provided by the Senior Citizens' Center. The study will (1) gather survey research information from the senior citizens of Council Bluffs, (2) provide information for program planning and development, (3) provide geographic and demographic information about the types of programs desired by different groupings of the elderly, and (4) provide a data base that can be periodically updated.

Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost

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Metro Area Transit (MAT), the operator of the bus system in the Omaha metropolitan area, perceived an acceleration of a continuing long term trend of reduced ridership. They asked the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to design a study to help them develop a strategy that would halt and reverse these patterns.

Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris

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This handbook, and its accompanying instructor's manual, was written to be used with a one- or two-day workshop on microcomputers and local governments. The handbook was designed· for the local government official with little or no familiarity with microcomputers and their applications to the world of government.

Market Potential For Automated Data Processing Services In Southeast Nebraska, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis of computing among local governmental agencies in southeastern Nebraska. The data were collected via telephone interviews with 219 agencies during December, 1983. The study was conducted for the City of Lincoln Data Processing Department to assist in determining whether a market potential among local governments exists for its services.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computers and Small Local Governments: Users and Uses," by Donald R. DiMartino and Donald F. Norris.

This is Part II of an article based on a CAUR survey of computing in small local governments in the plains and mountain states. The study was conducted under a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Part I, published in last month's issue, reported on the frequency of computer use by local governments, the types of computers used, system administration, typical uses, and attitudes toward and satisfaction with computer systems.

Part II presents data on …