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Hot Topic: State Revises Travel Reimbursement Rates, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Summary of changes in the federal and state reimbursement rates for travel.

An Exploratory Examination Of The Interrelationships Among Parenting Beliefs, Parenting Stress, And Parenting-Child Interaction In The Context Of Maternal Polydrug Addiction And Prenatal Drug Exposure, Darlene Grant

Doctoral Dissertations

The focus in this dissertation was on the interrelationships among parenting beliefs, parenting stress, and parent-child interaction. It was hypothesized that mothers' addiction status moderated these interrelationships when controlling for the effects of income, levels of education, race, age, number of children, and child's prematurity status.

Data from a program evaluation of a residential addiction treatment program and comparison data from five day care centers were collected from August 1991 to August 1993 using the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory, the Parenting Stress Index, and the Parent-Child Interaction Form. The sample included 39 polydrug-addicted and 31 non-drug-addicted mothers of infants and young …

Hot Topics For The New Year, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Major issues at the Online/CD-ROM '93 conference included the national information infrastructure, Internet, the CD-ROM market, document delivery and new search systems for online data bases.

Predicting Birth Weight: Relative Importance Of Sociodemographic, Medical, And Prenatal Care Variables, Terri Combs-Orme, Christina Rtisley-Curtiss, Ronald Taylor

Social Work Publications and Other Works

This study uses the 1980 National Natality Study to examine the relative importance of sociodemographic factors, medical-risk factors, and prenatal care in predicting birth weight. Findings indicate that both sociodemographic and medical-risk factors are important in predicting birth weight, with medical risks accounting for slightly more variance (after accounting for social variables) in birth weight. Although prenatal care accounts for only 1 percent of the variance, a statistical interaction between prenatal care and labor complications accounts for an additional 1 percent.

Technical Bulletins: Satellite Dishes: Regulation Is No Simple Task, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses some of the difficulties of regulating satellite television antennas.

Technical Bulletins: How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides guidelines for conducting a city council meeting, based on Roberts' Rules of Order. Included are rules for handling motions, as well as a list of the recorder's and mayor's duties.

Quantitative Genetic Analysis Of Third Metacarpal Morphometry In Baboons (Papio Hamadryas), Katherine Christine Park

Masters Theses

Osteoporosis is a very disabling disease in humans, and not until recently with the advent of modern technology has it been researched in a manner beneficial to medical applications. Initially, the use of animals in osteoporosis research served primarily as an avenue for testing and research. Recently the use of nonhuman primates has expanded the research potential for such studies on related individuals more similar to humans. Baboon colonies provide researchers with accessible nonhuman primate populations in which pedigrees can be determined and biomedical studies can be performed. This study is based on 186 hand-wrist radiographs of two baboon subspecies, …

The Effects Of Changing Subsistence Strategies On The Degree Of Sexual Dimorphism Of Skeletons From The Southeastern United States, William Edward Grant

Masters Theses

This study examines the effects of changing subsistence strategies on the degree of sexual dimorphism for prehistoric skeletal populations from the Southeastern United States. Changes in subsistence from hunting and gathering in the Archaic Period to intensive agriculture in the Mississippian Period caused increased levels of stress that affected growth and development, as well as incidence of disease. Eight long bone measurements were taken from 17 skeletal series (6 Middle/Late Archaic, 8 Early/Middle Woodland, and 3 Late Mississippian) from Tennessee and Alabama. These measurements were subjected to a series of univariate and multivariate statistical tests to determine whether or not …

Women's Roles In Church And Community In An Urban Appalachian Neighborhood, Pamela Crant Owens

Masters Theses

In her 1922 Master's thesis, Sue Remaley uncovered a neighborhood type in Knoxville, Tennessee that contrasts with prevailing perceptions of urban poverty. The urban poor are often described as having high numbers of female headed families, high crime and unemployment rates, and are often portrayed as black or Hispanic. Remaley discovered that many poor neighborhoods in Knoxville are composed of two-parent families, have high employment rates, live in homes they own, and are predominantly white.

This thesis focuses on one such neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee that exhibits a strong sense of community and stability. Specifically, this research focuses on the …

White-Tailed Deer Crown Height Measurements And Mortality Profiles From The Hayes Site, Middle Tennessee, Renee Beauchamp

Masters Theses

Previous research at the Hays Site (40ML139) prompted an investigation of white-tailed deer remains from the site. An evaluation of aging techniques revealed that the dental crown height measurement technique is the best method for aging white-tailed deer. A regression formula was developed with a known-age sample of Mississippi white-tailed deer. An investigation of mortality profile interpretations defines attritional, living structure, and prime-dominated mortality profiles. The mortality profile interpretations are used to define seasonality and hunting intensity for the white-tailed deer from the Hayes site. A modified iterated age length key is used to derive mortality profiles. Results for hunting …

The Year 2000: Dreams And Nightmares., Rebecca Lensigi, Ward Shaw, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

My dreams at night are very vivid--full of detail, dialogue, and complex plots. Often when I wake up, the dreams linger with me all day as if they were real. My dreams and nightmartes for the infroamtion world of 2000 are the same in mind--detailed and real. 2000 is too sooN for most of them, but by then we may be well on our way to some of these, for better or for worse.

Natural Language Searching With Win, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Examines WESTLAW, one of the first major commercial online systems to embrace both natural-language input and partial-match searching. It is the computer-assisted legal research arm of West Publishing Company. WESTLAW's start online as a bibliographic and synopsis legal research service; Addition of full text; Other additions; Retrieval based on commands and Boolean logic; When to choose the WIN interface; More.

The New Generation Of Online Search Software, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Profiles Personal Librarian (PL), one of the new generation of online search software. History of PL, known originally as SIRE; What PL does; PL as the search engine for CD-ROM products; Online expansion; DIALOG buys into PLS; Why PLS is attracting attention now.

Information Needs Of Rural Health Care Workers, Gerald W. Lundeen, Carol Tenopir, Paul Wermager

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Information workers, including physicians, nurses, social workers, etc., in rural areas have needs for a wide range of specialized information, but have difficulty getting access to information resources. As part of a rural health education project funded by the U.S. Department of Health and human Services, we studied the information needs of rural health workers in Hawaii and their current means of information access. Barriers to information access included lack of funds, lack of appropriate hardware, infrastructure problems (such as poor telephone lines or no convenient access to libraries), insufficient training in how to use information sources, and insufficient time …

Full Text Searching On Major Supermarket Systems: Dialog, Nexis, And Datastar., Carol Tenopir, Sharon Berglund

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The largest online vendors of full-text sources to general libraries, DIALOG, Data-Star and NEXIS, are described and compared. DIALOG offers the largest number of full-text sources and the best set-building search techniques, but does not offer automatic searching of inconsistent text such as plurals or spelling equivalencies as do the others. Data-Star has the strongest European focus and information on chemistry, pharmacy and medicine. NEXIS has the most user-friendly search language and superior display features and the greatest number of unique titles.

Helping Tennessee Cities Move Ahead, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Forces Shaping Electronic Access, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Profiles Personal Librarian (PL), one of the new generation of online search software. History of PL, known originally as SIRE; What PL does; PL as the search engine for CD-ROM products; Online expansion; DIALOG buys into PLS; Why PLS is attracting attention now.

Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv: Cities Must Act To Control Rates And Set Consumer Protection Standards, Jim Finane

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 and how to implement it.

Sex And Race Determination From The Base Of The Skull, Juliet Allen Cleaves

Masters Theses

The ability to determine sex and race from skeletal remains is a fundamental feature of any skeletal analysis, including population studies and personal identification. Typically, sex and race is estimated from the cranium (Giles and Elliot 1962, 1963) and recently from the base of the cranium (Holland 1986). This study investigates the application of seven craniometric measurements from the base of the skull for the identification of sexual and ethnic groups.

This study employs samples from two skeletal collections, the Hamman-Todd (n=211) and the University of Tennessee donated and forensic collections (n=81). Seven measurements are taken on 292 (101 white …

Comparison Of Posture And Substrate Use In Captive Callithrix Jacchus And Saguinus Fuscicollis, Karen Lousie Deluce

Masters Theses

This research attempts to determine if there are any differences in the amount of time captive Callithrix jacchus, Saguinus fuscicollis use various substrates. Following a literature review, the primary hypothesis posited is there may be a possible correlation between time spent on substrate and feeding patterns. Recorded observations at the Marmoset Research Center-University of Tennessee Medical Center will be analyzed with a nonparametric statistical test in order to test this hypothesis.

While this study shows no significant differences between the species in the time spent on substrates, a secondary observation reflects differences in postures between Callithrix jacchus and Saguinus fuscicollis. …

Slave Subsistence At The Upper South Mabry Site, East Tennessee: Regional Variability In Plantation Diet Of The Southeastern United States, Amy Lynne Young

Masters Theses

Archaeologists have identified patterns in the archaeological record of plantation sites which they attribute to the status differences of the plantation inhabitants; however, most of these investigations have been restricted to the coastal areas of the deep South. Recent excavations at plantations in Tennessee have provided the opportunity to compare this coastal subsistence pattern with data from two plantations in the Upland South. This thesis compared eight faunal assemblages from four plantations, two coastal and two inland contexts, in order to investigate whether inland plantations exhibit the same patterns which have been identified on coastal plantations. Faunal remains were used …

Determination Of The Pretreatment Of Bone: A Macroscopic And Microscopic Approach To Fracture Patterns, Theresa Jo Woltanski

Masters Theses

Actualistic studies of bone can contribute to an understanding of cultural modification of archaeologically recovered bone. Two such cultural modifications include cooking and subsequent fracturing during food preparation. In an effort to understand the fracture dynamics and patterns of cooked bone, a three part study is undertaken including fresh, boiled, and roasted bone. This study incorporates mechanical stress testing of bone, hand-fracturing with study of macroscopic fracture details, and examination of surface morphology using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

Results of this study indicate that macroscopic features such as texture, fracture class, impact point, presence of longitudinal fractures, and fractures …

When Is The Same Database Not The Same? Database Differences Among Systems., Carol Tenopir, Katie Hover

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Users of online databases frequently have several options available for searching the same database. Selection of the appropriate access method can be simplified through the evaluation of seven criteria. Price, time periods covered, and frequency and timing of updates should be considered first. Variations in file structure among online systems should also be evaluated. Finally, the online systems themselves should be evaluated for their support systems and search features.

Choices For Electronic Reference, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Libraries should provide just as many of the electronic media reference sources as they can afford. They are obligated to be current, to offer the best possible source regardless of medium, and to increase constituent online literacy.

The 1993 Mtas Publications Catalog, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Moving Toward Quality, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Data base searchers have begun a movement to demand improved quality in online data bases, and some cooperative responses from producers and systems have been received. Some companies are using Total Quality Management programs, and others have developed systems for users to report problems.

The Effect Of The Gorbachev Era (1985-1991) On Newsweek's Photo Coverage And Image Of The Soviet Union, Ruth Winchester Ware

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined 729 photos and cutlines published in NEWSWEEK's International Section that depicted events that occurred in the Soviet Union during the Gorbachev Era (1985-1991). The period saw change in Soviet domestic affairs (especially glasnost) and foreign relations (especially New Political Thinking or NPT) that cumulatively led to the end of the Cold War. NEWSWEEK coverage of the Gorbachev Era was compared to NEWSWEEK coverage of the Chernenko interlude (February 1984-February 1985) in order to have a base line for comparison.

NEWSWEEK increased its coverage of the Soviet Union during the Gorbachev Era. There were more editions, photos, …

Familiar Faces, New Places, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Data base industry developments in 1993 include the launch of Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals and the 'Gale Directory of Databases.' Knight-Ridder has acquired Data-Star, and CompuServe is taking over Knowledge Index.

Quality Of Abstracts, Carol Tenopir, Peter Jasco

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Printed, online, and CD-ROM indexing and abstracting publications are familiar reference tools in libraries. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognizes 3 types of abstracts: 1. indicative or descriptive, 2. informative, and 3. combination (indicative and informative). The quality of the abstracts in 3 major CD-ROM general periodical indexes that contain abstracts - Reader's Guide Abstracts, Resource-One, and Magazine Article Summaries - was tested using quantitative or objective tests to provide a generalized view of quality. The abstracts were examined for: 1. consistency of style and readability, 2. the extent to which the ANSI standard was observed, and 3. informativeness. …

A Bias In Skeletal Sexing, Karen Elizabeth Bone

Masters Theses

Weiss (1973) documented the existence of a bias in skeletal sexing. Through the use of 43 archaeological populations he discerned that there was a bias towards males. The purpose of this research is to determine if the bias in skeletal sexing is still in existence today if not, to determine what factors may be explain the disappearance of biased sex ratios.

This study examines 49 archaeological site reports from North and South America. Four different factors were gathered from each site report because they are believed to affect sex ratios. Those four factors are: (1) when sites were excavated; (2) …