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Study of the Programs of Professional Preparation in Physical Education Colleges in India; Comparison of the Programs with the Recommendations Made by a National Conference on Professional Preparation in Health Education, Physical Education and Recreation Education, Washington, D. C., 1962

Description: Data were obtained through the syllabi and the questionnaires returned by the head of physical education institutes in India. From a total of thirty-seven questionnaires sent, sixteen were returned representing fourteen different institutions. The programs in India showed some diversity among the institutions regarding the length of time required to complete the courses and minimum qualifications prescribed for admission to the program. The programs did not meet the recommendations of the confe… more
Date: May 1977
Creator: Quraishi, Abdul S.
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Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

Description: This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons (i.e., nuclear explosive devices, as distinct from the bombers and missiles that carry them) in these nations, and presents a brief history of the organizations controlling nuclear weapons R&D in the United States. It discusses whether these organizations are civilian or military, though in many nations the lines between civilian and military are blurred.
Date: February 22, 2013
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan; Mix, Derek E.; Belkin, Paul; Nikitin, Mary Beth; Kan, Shirley A.; Zanotti, Jim et al.
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India-U.S. Economic Relations: In Brief

Description: This report examines the economic status of India, and discusses the countries trade and investment ties to the United States. Although merchandise trade between India and the U.S. has grown rapidly over the last five years, each nation contends that some aspects of the other's economic and trade policies hinder greater trade and investment growth.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Martin, Michael F.; Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Kronstadt, K. A.; Kumar, Samir & Siskin, Alison
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Oral History Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, May 9, 2017

Description: Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, a Bharatanatyam dancer from the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Ravindranath discusses her childhood, family background, learning dance, her education, the different schools of traditional dance, effects of the digital age, changes in dance over the years and its teaching, starting a family and its impact on her, and thoughts on Indian identity. Included is a glossary of terms, and in appendix a photo of Ravindranath.
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Date: May 9, 2017
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A.; Natesan, Prathiba & Ravindranath, Preetha
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Community of Inquiry Meets Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA): A CDA of Asynchronous Computer-Conference Discourse with Seminary Students in India

Description: The purpose of this study was to better understand student learning in asynchronous computer-conference discourse (ASD) for non-native speakers of English in India through the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework. The study looked at ASD from an online course taught in the fall of 2015 to 25 students in a seminary in South India. All but one of the students were non-native speakers of English. The class consisted of 22 men and 3 women. Eight students spoke languages from the Dravidian family of… more
Date: August 2017
Creator: George, Stephen J
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Cross-Cultural Validity of the Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which a non-verbal test of intelligence, the Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence (TONI), may be used for assessing intellectual abilities of children in India. This investigation is considered important since current instruments used in India were developed several years ago and do not adequately reflect present standards of performance. Further, current instruments do not demonstrate adequate validity, as procedures for development and cul… more
Date: August 1988
Creator: Parmar, Rene S. (Rene Sumangala)
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Oral History Interview with John R. "Jack" Price, June 18, 1986

Description: Interview with John R. "Jack" Price, an executive at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation, discussing his background, working for Caltex in China, India, and South Africa, relations between Caltex headquarters and branch offices, the construction of the Caltex refiner at Vishakhapatnam, and the formation of Caltex East and Caltex West.
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Date: June 18, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Price, John R.
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Towards Sustainable Global Health

Description: Global health has in recent years drawn increasing scientific, political and popular attention not only due to global epidemics themselves,but also because of the social activities and environmental conditions that shape health threats and influence those who are affected. The study dealswith the issue of 'Sustainable Global Health'which has evolved from the realization that there will be no alleviation of poverty without success in control of serious public health threats, no economic prosperi… more
Date: 2008
Creator: Exner, Martin; Klein, Günter; Rechkemmer, Andreas & Schmidt, Falk
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Experiment Station Record, Volume 17, 1905-1906

Description: Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 1207.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
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Experiment Station Record, Volume 40, January-June, 1919

Description: Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.
Date: 1920
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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General Index to Experiment Station Record, Volumes 26-40, 1912-1919

Description: A topical, alphabetically arranged index to volumes 26-40 including experiment station records, publications reviewed, and foreign publications. In has a 'Consolidated Table of Contents' which lists all editorial notes and publications of the experiment stations and Department of Agriculture from the referenced volumes.
Date: March 1926
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Precambrian uranium-bearing quartz-pebble conglomerates: exploration model and United States resource potential

Description: From Introduction: "Uranium has been discovered in fluvial quartz-pebble conglomerates in most of the Precambrian shield areas of the world, including the Canadian, African, South America, Indian, Baltic, and Australian shields. Occurrences in these and other areas are shown in Figure 1.1. Two of these occurrences, the Huronian supergroup of Canada and the Witwatersrand deposit of South Africa contain 20-30 percent of the planet's known uranium reserves (Nininger, 1974). Thus it is critical tha… more
Date: November 1979
Creator: Houston, Robert S. & Karlstrom, Karl E.
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General Index to Experiment Station Record Volumes 13-25, 1901-1911

Description: A topical, alphabetically arranged index to volumes 13-25 including experiment station records, publications reviewed, and foreign publications. In has a 'Consolidated Table of Contents' which lists all editorial notes and publications of the experiment stations and Department of Agriculture from the referenced volumes
Date: June 27, 1913
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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