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Photograph, black and white, of Faculty, Staff, and Students in the Learning Resource Center, 1990s-2000s. Two men sit at a table and one has a notebook open in front of them. They both turn to look at the camera.
An exploratory study of the effectiveness of computer graphic and simulations in a computer-student interactive environment in illustrating random sampling and the central limit theorem
"The purposes of this study were: (1) to investigate the effectiveness of the computer-student interactive method in presenting statistical concepts and in instructing students in the applications of these concepts, and (2) to develop...
Studies of arginine kinase in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, with regard to potential intracellular compartmentation
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The research outlined in this dissertation represents a study towards the examination of the presence of mitochondrial arginine kinase (AK) activity in horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) hearts and its possible physiological... Kinetic and thermodynamic experiments in the presence and absence of oxidative phosphorylation (OP) showed no difference in the kinetic parameters or movement of the mass action ratio, respectively. These results thus do not suggest...
A comparative study of the readability and comprehensibility of a simplified and the original version of an American short story with students of English as a Foreign Language
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This study examined the effects of simplification of a short story on the readability and comprehensibility of the text for EFL readers at varying L2 proficiencies, and on these readers' response to the story. The research was conducted... The subjects were 256 French and Yugoslav university students. TOEFL scores, ranging from 320 to 630, served as the covariate in the statistical analyses of the comprehension measures. Readability of the two text versions was addressed through application of readability formulas and analyses of propositional content, cohesion, and stylistic features. Comprehension was measured by means of cloze passages scored with... Descriptive statistics for the readability measures show the original version has higher difficulty ratings, greater propositional density and number of metadiscourse features, and greater cohesion, particularly lexical cohesion.... Procedural and instrumental limitations are discussed, with instructional implications for the use of cohesive, coherent, simplified materials in L2 contexts where reading for information (as in ESP), or independent reading for pleasure ...
Tricks of the Heart is a contemporary Southern Gothic novel set in rural North Florida, in fictional Torreya County, focusing on the lives of two extended families, one white, one black. The story, which covers the events of a single...
The role of women in William Faulkner's apprentice work
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This study is an exploration of the role of women in William Faulkner's apprentice work, from his first national publication in 1919--the poem "L-Apres-midi d'un Faune"--until the completion of his first Yoknapatawpha novels Sartoris ...
Photograph, color, of a cubicle at the FSU Learning Resource Center interior; 1990s-2000s. The cubicle has a desk with a computer and printer on it. Filing boxes are stacked above the cubicle. A banner reads, Luis On-Line Database.
Spectroscopy and dynamics of reactive species in solution: Picosecond investigations of diaryliodonium salts and derivatives of 9-fluorene
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Picosecond absorption spectroscopy permitted direct detection of several new reactive intermediates in bond dissociation reactions. Our study of 9-fluorenol and related substituted fluorenes led to a spectral assignment for the 9-fluorenyl cation, HFl$\sp+$, which exhibits a $\lambda\sb{\rm max}$ at 515 nm and has a lifetime of $<$20 ps in 9:1 H$\sb2$O/CH$\sb3$OH. In... Picosecond-pulsed irradiation of 9-diazofluorene in hexanes, cyclohexane, CH$\sb2$Cl$\sb2$, and CH$\sb3$CN permitted the observation of a precursor of the ground-state triplet carbene, 9-fluorenylidene ($\sp3$Fl:). The precursor absorbs... The photochemistry of diaryliodonium salts was found to be highly dependent on the identity of the counterion: diphenyliodonium salts with complex counterions such as BF$\sb4\sp-$ or PF$\sb6\sp-$ decompose in CH$\sb3$CN or CH$\sb2$Cl$... The unsymmetrical p-anisylphenyliodonium salts exhibit similar behavior; however, the iodoanisole/chlorine-atom complex is unstable, and undergoes back-electron transfer to give the iodoanisole cation radical and chloride with a rate k =...
Histone genes differ from other eucaryotic genes in that they lack introns and are not polyadenylated. The levels of histone mRNAs are coordinately regulated with DNA synthesis. mRNA stability is a major determinant of histone mRNA... polyadenylated histone mRNA. It is proposed that this occurs because a nascent spliceosome directs 3$\sp\prime$ end formation.
Photograph, black and white, of Miscellaneous Faculty and Staff, 1990s. A man leans back in a chair, and looks towards a woman, who sits at a desk and looks towards a computer. Papers, binders, books, and a phone are around them.
Photograph, black and white, of FSU Learning Resource Center interior; 1990s-2000s. Computers sit on tables in a room and shelves of books line the walls.
Photograph, color, of Learning Resource Center Staff; 1990s/2000s. Two people hold a conversation while sitting on opposite sides of a desk. One woman also has paperwork in front of her.
Enhancing retention: A skills training program for drug-dependent therapeutic community clients
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A retention study in a therapeutic community (TC) was conducted to examine treatment as a factor in client drop out. A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design involving 22 new admissions was used to evaluate the efficacy...
Tozan-ryu: An innovation of the shakuhachi tradition from fuke-shu to secularism
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The first part of this study investigates the history of the Fuke sect and the development of the shakuhachi from its origins to the abolition and revival of the sect; the remaining chapters deal with the Tozan-ryu. Translations of all... Pertinent data have been collected that sustain the hypothesis that Tozan-ryu is the result of a transformation of style due to new artistic and economic changes as well as cultural shifts that developed in Japan shortly after World War... Although the Tozan-ryu developed out of a strong socio-religious heritage, it was also based on a new concept prevailing in early twentieth-century Japan. The combination of an artistic process of secularism, a Western educational... The treatment of miyako-bushi (the in (dark) mode), the basic scale of Japanese secular music, is examined in the context of Nakao Tozan's early works.
Photograph, black and white, of College of Nursing, Halloween Parties, 1990s. Three people wearing costumes sit on folding chairs while holding plates of food.
Marine sediments were assayed for their concentration of Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas hydrophila over 1 year. During this time period of ten of the currently known pathogenic Vibrio spp. were identified to occur in the marine sediments of... A membrane filter method (the FAST method) has been developed to enumerate pathogenic vibrios extracted from sediments. Aliquots of sediments which were blended in a Waring Blender were collected on a black Nuclepore (0.2 $\mu$m pore)... In the absence of a species-specific antibody, laboratories rely on conventional biochemical identification methods for genus and species identification. Apalachicola Bay waters and oysters were tested for the presence of Vibrio...
A historical appraisal of the establishment, development, growth, and impact of school libraries in Puerto Rico, 1900 to 1984
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The purpose of this study was to identify the forces, including the personalities, which influenced the establishment, development and growth of public school libraries in Puerto Rico, the main trends in school library services and their... A historical approach, combining documentary analysis, interviews, survey questionnaires and visits to sample school libraries was used to gather the data needed. Three main trends were found in the school library movement from 1900 to 1984. From 1900 to 1930, the basic elements of a national administrative structure of a school library system were developed. Due to a period of economic crisis, ... The main negative factors affecting the establishment, development, and growth of school libraries from 1900 to 1984 were the lack of knowledge of their role in education at all levels, economic support, supportive school library... Positive factors influencing the development of school libraries in Puerto Rico were: (a) the support of some school principals, teachers, parents, superintendents and Commissioners or Secretaries of Education, (b) the influence of the...
Photograph, color, of Miscellaneous Faculty and Staff, 1990s. Three people in white and black uniforms sit at the edge of a table and work with white cloths. The table is outside of a brick building.
Role performance and role importance of municipal law enforcement training directors in North Carolina
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The purpose of this study was to determine role performance and role importance of selected training and development roles in municipal law enforcement organizations in North Carolina. The importance attributed to the training of law... The objectives of the study were operationalized through six research questions. To answer the first four questions, a Likert-type scale was used from which a ranking of frequency of performance of roles, and perceptions of importance of... The findings indicated that four roles were performed often/always by 60.0% or more of the respondents. The roles identified were administers agency training, contributes to department problem solving, manages training resources, and... Overall, it can be observed that organizational characteristics do have some influence on role performance by training directors and on the importance attributed to roles of training directors. The data indicate that organizational...
An exploratory study into perceptions of continuing education practices as held by selected allied health practitioners
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in perceptions held by the Board of Directors and the membership (Registered Record Administrators and Accredited Record Technicians) of the American Medical Record Association. A stratified random sample of 373 medical record practitioners responded to a questionnaire designed by the researcher for this study. Two objectives guided the study. Objective one was measured through the testing of hypotheses using the 2-tailed t-test of significance. Objective two was measured through the testing of one hypothesis using the one-way analysis of variance. Significance was set at the... The findings indicated that: (1) RRAs and ARTs tend to have similar perceptions regarding the benefits gained from continuing education activities and the opportunities to participate in continuing education activities. However, their... Generalized conclusions reached by this study are: (1) there is little difference in perceptions regarding the role of the professional association in the continuing education of its membership among the groups under study, however, some...
An analysis of urban primacy: Reasserting the need for national spatial planning in developing countries
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An investigation of the relationship between economic development and urban primacy in 95 developing countries is carried out through a series of procedures designed to flow from cross-sectional techniques to longitudinal statistical... Previous study findings of a negative relationship between a country's economic development and its degree of urban primacy are questioned. The chief policy implication of these earlier findings is the notion that the continued growth of... This study finds that the relationship between economic development and urban primacy in developing countries is not negative. The implication is that policy intervention, rather than patience, is necessary to combat urban primacy and to...
Photograph, color, of Miscellaneous Faculty and Staff, 1990s. Three women stand together and hold a conversation, while also holding styrofoam cups. Tables with plastic tablecloths are near them.
Masseter EMG activity: Normative data and biofeedback training comparisons
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In Study 1, normative data were collected on masseter muscle activity in 25 MPDS and 25 nonMPDS patients to determine if there were significant differences in overall EMG activity, and if there was a significant difference between left... general muscle tension, the changes in ratings across sessions did not differ as a function of feedback group. There were no significant correlations between EMG activity and muscle tension ratings for the unilateral + bilateral group or...
Give my regards to your mother: The social, cultural, and linguistic context of Armando Ramirez's "Tepito" narrative (Mexico)
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The novel of Armando Ramirez (b. 1951), a young writer recognized as "cronista de Tepito, are richly rewarding in the lyricism of their street language and the vulnerability of their tough characters, but they are obscure to readers... Of Ramirez's seven published works of fiction, the five set in Tepito are discussed here: Chin Chin el Teporocho (1972), Cronica de los chorrocientos mil dias del barrio de Tepito (1973), Regreso de Chin Chin el Teporocho en: La venganza... The discussion of context includes Tepito's tradition of political and economic marginalization, its emergence as a symbol of mexicanidad, and the role of Arte Aca, an internationally recognized Tepito popular art movement of the...
Photograph, color, of Faculty, Staff, and Students in the Learning Resource Center, 1990s-2000s. Two people wearing white uniforms sit at computers and type on keyboards. A woman watches over the shoulders of one of the people at the...
The relationship between personal authority, job involvement, intimacy, and marital adjustment of law enforcement officers
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From a systems perspective, this study explored how law enforcement officers balance the work and marriage/family relationship. Specifically, the study examined personal authority in the family system and investigated how it relates to... Instruments used to collect this information were a demographic data sheet, the Personal Authority Scale of the Personal Authority in Family Systems Questionnaire, Job Involvement Measure, the Emotional Intimacy Scale of the Personal... This ex post facto study used path analysis to calculate causal relationships. Hypothesis 1 stated that a causal relationship existed between personal authority, job involvement, and level of intimacy. The data did not support this... Hypothesis 2 predicted that a negative relationship existed between personal authority and job involvement. This relationship was not supported. Hypothesis 3 stated there was a causal relationship between personal authority, and marital adjustment. There was not support for this hypothesis. Additional analysis included a significant single order correlation between emotional intimacy and marital adjustment, and found that emotional intimacy and marital adjustment discriminated among groups of married and divorced officers. Results were examined with respect to method, sample, future research, and implications for marriage therapy.
Pet ownership and family functioning in clinical settings of marriage and family therapy
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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between family pet owners and family non-pet owners utilizing the variables of cohesion and adaptability along with elements of the human constructed environment. In addition, for...
Photograph, color, of Miscellaneous Faculty and Staff, 1990s. Two women stand together, near a blackboard, and smile at the camera. One of the woman holds a framed certificate.
The interplay of religion and humor in Herman Melville's fiction
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My study attempts to explore connections between Melville's use of religion and humor in his fiction. A major theme in Melville is the precarious role of individuals as they attempt to adjust to the illusions of order created by society.... One of the major ways we have developed these systems to provide ultimate answers is through the institution of organized religion. Since no concrete proof exists, faith is the only means available for people to accept the dogmas and... Most of the comedy becomes ironic as the reader views scene after scene of humans warped from trying to perpetuate these systems at all cost. Adhering to the dogmas and creeds of a religion can result in disaster (Pierre), but rejecting...
Photograph, color, of Learning Resource Center Staff; 1990s/2000s. A man and a woman stand next to a computer and smile at the camera. The man points at the computer. Behind them, shelves have displays of anatomical models.
From fund-raising to implementation: A case study of rural development participation in Africa by a major American nongovernmental organization
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Local community participation in overseas development projects as a critical ingredient for long-term program sustainability has become a central policy issue for both government and non-government organizations. It has been recognized... This research has sought to determine the relationship between the facilitation of local community participation and fundraising in overseas development projects. This has been accomplished through an in-depth case analysis of both the... Overall, this research has demonstrated that, in the case of the NGO studied, there is a relationship between fundraising and the facilitation of community participation in the agency's overseas projects. Five primary areas of... Evidence collected in the field case of the Louga large scale project in Senegal demonstrated that significant local community participation was occurring. In comparing findings from the large-scale project experience in Louga with findings from the small-scale project research, seven similarities and six differences were identified. Identified are five areas where the small-scale...
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