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Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Mica

Description: The experiments to be described here were undertaken for the purpose of determining, if possible, by NMR techniques whether or not the hydroxyl protons in mica are bound in a regular crystalline array, and, if so, whether or not the hydroxyl protons occur in reasonably isolated pairs as in waters of hydration.
Date: May 1962
Creator: Townsend, Don H.
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A Psalm Fantasy

Description: A Psalm Fantasy is a cantata in three movements for mezzo-soprano or baritone soloist, chorus of mixed voices and orchestra. The orchestra comprises two flutes, oboe, English horn, two clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns in F, three trumpets in B-flat, three trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, xylophone, harp and strings.
Date: January 1963
Creator: McCain, Eula Louise
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A Psychological Approach to the Character of Wotan in Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen

Description: The ancient Germanic god that Richard Wagner resurrected in his operatic style Der Ring des Nibelungen was worshiped and feared from Greenland to Asia Minor for 1,000 years after the birth of Christ. This thesis examines the psychological aspects of Wotan as he appears in the opera.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Elam, Donald W. (Donald Willis)
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The "Public Image" of George Wallace in the the 1968 Presidential Election

Description: The intention of this study is to examine the public image of George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign from its earliest inception to its general acceptance and at the same time, to determine if this image contributed to his defeat at the polls. The study will seek to be an interpretative rather than exhaustive historical research summary and will attempt to view Wallace's image from as an objective posture as possible.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Rasberry, Robert W.
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Qualitative and Quantitative Chromatographic Determination of Muscle Myosin Production in Control and Chronically Accelerated Chick Embryos

Description: The purpose of this investigation was to employ newly improved qualitative and quantitative chromatographic techniques to obtain purified myosin from 1 G and 3 G chick embryos and to determine if muscle myosin production either follows or precedes the unparallel bone growth during chronic acceleration as reported by several investigators.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Fletcher, C. T.
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A Qualitative Survey of the Airborne Algae, Protozoa, and Bacteria at the Denton Sewage Treatment Plant

Description: This study had a three-fold purpose. First, it was decided to determine if algae and protozoa were emitted to the air at the Denton sewage treatment plant. The information obtained could be of future importance in the fields of algal and protozoan ecology and public health. Second, it was decided to make a survey of the airborne bacteria at this plant. Some researchers have described bacterial air contamination at similar sewage treatment plants, but the one in Denton has not been studied. Thir… more
Date: May 1968
Creator: Mahoney, Joseph L.
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Quantitative Aspects of the Microflora of an Overland Flow Spray Irrigation Sewage Disposal System

Description: It was the purpose of this investigation to attempt to quantitate the microflora of the fields which receive the effluent from the Campbell Soup Plant, Paris, Texas, and to determine whether or not there is a correlation between the numbers and types of organisms present and the efficiency of purification of the system.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Jones, Rebecca
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The Quantitative Assessment of Halo Effect

Description: It is the purpose of this investigation to quantitatively assess the effect of halo in peer ratings of individuals in the areas of friendship, mental ability, and level of anxiety, by identifying the discrepancy between these ratings and the measurement of these characteristics by standardized tests.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Gilchrist, Walter William
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Quartet for Woodwinds

Description: This thesis is a woodwind quartet in three movements. The instrumentation is traditional: flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, and bassoon. The clarinet is in concert pitch to reveal more clearly the tonal organization of the work.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Jones, Clifton R. (Clifton Rule)
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Quintet for Woodwinds

Description: "Quintet for Woodwinds " is in four movements. The form of each movement is basically traditional: the first movement is in Sonata form; the second movement is a Theme and Variations; the third movement is a short Chorale; and the fourth movement is a Rondo. The themes of the movements are interrelated, giving a cynical effect.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Dennis, Donald Munroe
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The Racial Attitudes of the White Person Toward the Black Person as Represented in Selected Works of James Baldwin

Description: This study concerns itself primarily with James Baldwin's treatment of the attitudes he thinks most white people hold. He desires to make the white man conscious of his attitude towards Negroes and to analyze the reasons for them, and incorporates his ideas into setting, characterization, and plot.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Duke, Elizabeth Anna
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Rectal Temperatures of the Cotton Rat, Sigmodon Hispidus (Rodentia : Cricetidae)

Description: This investigation has been concerned with determining the extent to which a small mammal, the cotton rat, may become acclimated to environmental temperatures, and the influence acclimation has upon a population. The study was also designed to determine if acclimation effects on a population can be seen in individual rats.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Cleveland, Arthur G.
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A Rehearsal Method for Presenting Historical and Theoretical Aspects of Selected Works for Concert Band

Description: The purpose of this study was to design a rehearsal method for presenting the historical and theoretical aspects of selected works for concert band. 1. 'What systematic approach can be designed for studying the historical aspects of a musical work? 2. What systematic approach can be designed for studying the theoretical aspects of a musical work? 3. What compositions can be used to demonstrate historical and theoretical elements? 4. What rehearsal method can be devised by applying the systemati… more
Date: August 1968
Creator: Hansuld, Arthur Marr, 1942-
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Reinhard Keiser and His Opera Fredegunda : a Study in the History of Early German Opera

Description: The purpose of this investigation is to trace briefly the development of opera in Germany during and after the Thirty Year's War as a background for the understanding of the milieu in which Keiser's Pregunda was created, and to study in detail this work as a representative of contemporary North German opera.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Brooks, Eulan Von
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