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- Thermomagnetic Phenomena in Antimony at Liquid Helium Temperatures
- The purpose of this investigation was to study head-transport phenomena in a single crystal of antimony at liquid helium temperatures. In particular, the longitudinal and transverse components of the thermal resistivity tensor were measured as a function of magnetic field up to eighteen kilogauss.
- The Effects of Verbal Praise and Reproof on the Level of Aspiration of Institutionalized Mental Defectives
- The study to be reported was designed to investigate the effects of verbal praise and reproof, from persons in authority, on the LOA and subsequent performance of institutionalized defectives.
- Elements of Tremendismo in the works of Carmen Laforet
- The purpose of this thesis is to review and to analyze the part that tremendismo has played in the fiction of Carmen Laforet. To this end, each of her published volumes will be studied individually so that her relationship to tremendismo may be clearly seen in each of its various stages.
- The Solution of Equations in Integers
- This paper is devoted to finding integral solutions of algebraic equations. Only algebraic equations with integral coefficients are considered. The elementary properties of integers are assumed.
- Thermal Properties of a Single Crystal of Bismuth at Liquid-helium Temperatures
- The purpose of this investigation was the determination of the thermal conduction properties of a single crystal of bismuth at liquid-helium temperatures in magnetic fields up to eighteen kilogauss.
- Comparison of Some Mappings in Topology
- The main purpose of this paper is the study of transformations in topological space and relationships between special types of transformations.
- The Predictive Value of an English Achievement Test for Grades in Modern Foreign Languages
- This study has as its objectives: (1) the determination of the degree of relationship between achievement in the study of English as measured by a standardized English achievement test and achievement in the study of foreign languages as measured by teacher's grades; (2) the determination of the amount of contribution to such a relationship of the achievement in various functional areas in the study of English as measured by the subtests of the English achievement test.
- A Study on the Stability of Self-concept
- There are two major purposes of this study. First, it will attempt to ascertain whether self-concept, as measured by a self-concept scale, will fluctuate significantly due to a recent ego inflating or deflating experience, and if so, how lasting and in what areas are the effects. Secondly, it will note whether or not the low self-concept individual is more susceptible to changes in self-concept due to these environmental changes than the high self-concept individual.
- Effects of pH and Substrate on Growth of Escherichia Coli and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Mixed Continuous Culture
- The express purpose for doing this project was to develop methods for the continuous culture of E. coli and P. aeruginosa as a mixed population, and to apply these methods in studying the effects of pH and substrate upon the growth of these two organisms in mixed continuous culture.
- Extinguishment of a Low-pressure Argon Discharge by a Magnetic Field
- The experiment in this study involves the extinguishment of a low-pressure argon discharge by a magnetic field.
- The Artist in Durrell's Alexandria Quartet
- Self-knowledge serves as the basis for further insight into other themes and ideas. The investigation proceeds, then, from the search for self to the somewhat higher plane of the role of the artist in society; it is completed with an analysis of the motivations which lead the artist into an attainment of complete artistic fulfillment.
- A Technique for Transition from Pattern Drill in Spanish to Large-exposure Reading
- The purpose of the present study is to develop and explain a teaching aid for Spanish word recognition, to be presented as advance preparation for large-exposure reading.
- Creativity as Related to Social Perception, Anxiety and Self-concept
- The purpose of this study was to investigate further the nature of the relationship between creativity and some factors previously found to be involved in creative expression and to explore the possible relationship of some other factors to creativity.
- An Analysis of Projection and its Association to Ratings of Personality Characteristics
- The purpose of this study was to determine which, if either, of the two types of projection discussed above, disowning and assimilative, is operative when an individual is asked to rate an acquaintance on a number of personality traits.
- Harry S. Truman and Revival of the Civil Rights Issue
- It was an unprecedented, peacetime attempt of a president to implement by federal law the rights of individuals guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. A study of the part President Truman played is important, for a role of some type must be accepted by every American President in the surging drama of civil rights for all Americans.
- Four Adolescents and the Problem of Evil : Redburn, Huck Finn, Nick Adams and Holden Caulfield
- The real purpose of this study has been to learn something of the nature of evil as perceived by these adolescents, and to discover something of the American reaction to it as perceived by their creators.
- A Study of Teaching Supply Procurement Practices in Twenty Three Representative School Districts in Texas
- The problem of this study is to survey the purchasing practices of a group of representative school districts and to determine the extent to which these practices follow the recommendations presented by authorities on school supplies procurement.
- Plane Curves
- The purpose of this thesis is to present a definition and some properties of a curved arc in a plane and to present a definition and some properties of the Jordan curve.
- The Relationship of Anxiety to Perceived Parental Attitudes
- The purpose of this study shall be to determine whether or not any relationship exists between child-rearing attitudes of parents and anxiety in their children. Not only will the attitudes of the mothers be concerned, but also those of the fathers.
- Residential Mobility and Living Arrangements of a Group of Aged Persons Prior to Institutionalization
- The purpose of this investigation, conceived in its broadest sense, was to study the living arrangements of older persons over a specific period of time in an attempt to arrive at some generalizations about the nature and changes of these arrangements as they relate to certain sociological variables.
- The Design, Construction, and Use of a Projection Box to be Used in Teaching a Course in Descriptive Geometry
- The problem in this study was to design, build, and use a projection box to determine if it will help the student to better visualize problems included in descriptive geometry.
- A Comparison of Two Theological Student Groups in Relation to Theological Views, Rigidity and Political-economic Conservatism
- The present investigation was designed to explore the relationship between authoritarianism, rigidity, political-economic conservatism and theological beliefs of two groups of students representing two nationally known theological seminaries. One seminary is noted for its conservative theological standing, the other for its liberal position.
- Ethnocentrism and Perceptual Ambiguity
- Social scientists have been concerned for quite some time with the relationship between tolerance of perceptual ambiguity and ethnocentrism. Some investigations have approached the problem by utilizing ambiguous visual designs. It is the purpose of this research to add a new dimension to these studies by employing different types of visual figures and investigating relationships between perception and ethnocentrism.
- A Study of Depth Perception Among Brain-injured, Familial and Idiopathic Mentally Retarded Subjects
- In light of the conflicting data regarding depth perception and the retardate, it was the purpose of this study to reinvestigate whether or not significant differences exist in depth perceptual abilities among mental retardates. A standard depth perception apparatus was utilized to test the groups of brain-injured, familial and idiopathic subjects.
- Design and Testing of a Coincidence System
- This paper is concerned with the design, testing and performance of a coincidence system, the proposed North Texas State College accelerator.
- The Wave Equation in One Dimension
- It is intended that this paper present an acceptable proof of the existence of a solution for the wave equation.
- An Evaluation of Role Playing as a Method in Religious Education
- This study serves two aims: (1) to evaluate the results of role playing on relevant criteria, and (2) to evaluate these same results from the standpoint of a particular frame of reference, namely that of religious education.
- Metamorphosis: William Faulkner's Incorporation of Short Stories into Longer Narratives
- This study analyzes these stories in their original and later forms, both to discover the types of changes Faulkner made and to determine whether or not he followed any pattern in the revisions.
- Quaternion Representation of Crystal Space Groups
- This investigation is designed to find quaternion operators which will generate selected space groups and which are more convenient to manipulate in some important types of problems.
- The Effect of Avidin Injected Intraperitoneally on the Course of Leukemia in the Mouse
- The current work was undertaken to test the ability of avidin to affect the course of leukemia when administered intraperitoneally.
- An Evaluation of the Firo-B Scale with Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients
- Concerning the present study, if in the test result of psychotic patients there is some distortion of reality concepts, as is generally expected, then their scores on any personality scale should vary considerably from norms established on the same test by "normal" subjects.
- The Turbidimetric Determination of Lead
- The turbidimetric method for the determination of lead ion developed in this work is not intended as a replacement for standard analytical procedures, but is presented solely as a laboratory exercise for courses in elementary instructional analysis.
- A Study to Determine What Constitutes Adequate or Desirable Physical Facilities for Industrial Arts Laboratories in Public Schools
- The problem of this study is to determine what constitutes adequate and desirable physical facilities for industrial arts laboratories in public schools.
- Social Criticism in the Works of John Steinbeck
- This thesis is a study of John Steinbeck's observations and opinions during twenty-eight years of writing about the relationships between people of difference economics and social classes.
- Differences in Katherine Mansfield and Anton Chekhov as Short Story Writers
- The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of Katherine Mansfield's literary indebtedness to Anton Chekhov. Throughout the critical writing about Mansfield there are many suggestions that her work is similar to that of Chekhov, but, these allusions are, for the most part, vague in pointing out specific likenesses.
- Relation of Dosage of Antiserum to Protection in Mouse Leukemia
- It is the purpose of this paper to attempt to confirm the work of Schlagenhauf and Ingebrigsten and to show the effects of repeated injections of guinea pig serum immunized with various strains of mouse leukemia.
- The Cherokee Indians in the American Revolution
- It has been the purpose of this study to look closely at the history of Cherokee relations with the European powers and ascertain the reasons for the Indians' rarely severed loyalty to the British crown. The writer has attempted to determine the causes for ineffective Cherokee resistance to the westward movement of American settlers and absence of offensive action during the Revolution.
- A Comparison of Empathic Ability between Business and Psychology Majors
- This study was undertaken in the belief that students of psychology possess a significantly greater degree of empathic ability than do students of other college majors. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is any significant difference in empathic ability between psychology students and business students as a group.
- The Atlanta Campaign
- This thesis describes the events leading up to the capture of Atlanta by the Union army during the Civil War.
- A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools
- The purpose of this study was to discover the statistically significant relationships between selected background variables and the clothing interest scores of Negro girls and to indicate their nature. The variables selected for study were residence, age, number of siblings, father's occupation, marital status of parents, and family structure.
- A Study of the Needs, Interests, and Aptitudes of Students Enrolled in Industrial Arts Courses in Denton Senior High School during the 1959-1960 School Year
- The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the present industrial arts program adequately serves the interests, aptitudes, and needs of the students enrolled in the industrial arts courses in Denton Senior High School.
- Nine Women in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad
- The purpose of this study is to show that many of Conrad's women characters were not merely passive factors and that their inclusion in his fiction was more functional than incidental.
- An Art Program Utilizing Discarded Materials in the Improvement of Interiors of Homes of Children in a Low Income Group
- The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of planning and carrying out an art program in which a particular group of students in a low income group, by utilizing discarded and inexpensive materials, can create useful and satisfying objects for the improvement of their home interiors.
- A Plan for Modernization of a Small Manufacturing Firm
- The purpose of this study was to analyze the operational equipment in current use at the Marshall Pottery Company and make a comparison of this equipment and modern, up-to-date equipment available and in use by other manufacturers. An attempt was made to formulate a long-range plan for developing and modernizing basic production processes and facilities at the Marshall Pottery Company.
- A Comparison of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II and William Shakespeare's Richard II
- This study purports to examine several areas of similarity between the chronicle history plays by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. Edward II and Richard II are alike in many ways, most strikingly in the similarity of the stories themselves. But this is a superficial likeness, for there are many other likenesses--in purpose, in artistry, in language--which demonstrate more clearly than the parallel events of history the remarkable degree to which these plays resemble each other.
- Selective Lipid Absorption
- An experiment was designed to study in the same animal any preferential absorption of a free fatty acid in the presence of a triglyceride of the same fatty acid. Rats were administered a mixture of free fatty acid and its triglyceride labeled with carbon-13 and carbon-14 respectively. Each isotope in the fed lipid and in the lipid recovered from the gastrointestinal tract was measured. The isotope effect, if any, was studied by administering a mixture of palmitic acid-1-C13 and palmitic acid-1-C14.
- A Comparison of Physics and Psychology Majors on FIRO-B Variables
- It is the basic assumption of this study that a relationship exists between the interpersonal needs of inclusion, control, and affection and occupational choice as indicated by college major. Studies in the area of vocational choice have largely dealt with people who are practicing the vocation, leaving doubt as to whether people are attracted to the vocation as a result of need-satisfaction behavior, or whether the people determine their orientation by practicing the occupation. The need for further clarification of these questions was recognized, and this study was an effort to add to the evidence for or against the validity of the concept of interpersonal need satisfaction as a factor in vocational choice.
- The Confederate Naval Department and its Operation at New Orleans
- Many books have been written on the battles of the Civil War. Most of these deal only with engagements between the armies; little has been written concerning the Confederate Navy. Yet the struggles of the Confederate Navy cannot be overlooked in determining why, after so many victorious battles in the field, the Confederacy still failed to defeat the Union.
- Some Diophantine Equations
- This paper will be devoted to an examination of several general and specific equations and systems of equations of the diophantine type. Only algebraic equations with integral coefficients, not all zero, will considered. The elementary properties of the integers will be assumed.
- Further Evidence of the Constancy and Validity of Peer Ratings
- This study reports on an investigation to determine the applicability of the peer rating technique to Air Force ROTC cadets at North Texas State College which has an enrollment of approximately 7000 students. The specific problem investigated was whether or not the peer rating would be useful in solving the leader identification problem in Air Force ROTC.