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Grimaldi

Description: Grimaldi is a synesthetic work composed of aural and visual media including noise, tone, electronic devices, lighting and theatrical events. It is designed for solo saxophone with an accompanying ensemble of eight wind instruments and four percussion. The most important aspect of the piece is its texture, which consists of constantly changing and interacting aural and visual events. The compositional process of Grimaldi began with the selection of a form constructed of two equal arches of unequ… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Gibson, John (John Wesley), 1946-
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Nyiragongo

Description: Nyiragongo is a composition for large orchestra. The title is taken from Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east central Africa. The composition is in one movement and the performance time is approximately eight to nine minutes.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Long, David J.
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Description: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra consists of three movements. The whole work follows a general character of Fast -- Slow -- Fast; but within each movement are sections with contrasting tempi. The performance time approximately eighteen minutes.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Burns, Forrest Glenn
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First String Quartet

Description: This is a quartet in three movements: allegro ben marcato (free form); adagio appasionato (passacaglia); and presto (scherzo). These three movements comprise an arch-form, the first and third being similar stylistically and thematically, the second forming the "pillar".
Date: August 1975
Creator: Clyne, Malcolm Edward
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Echo and Narcissus : Music for a Dancing-Pantomime

Description: The composition is in four scenes and requires approximately twenty-two minutes for performance. The discussion and analysis includes a brief description of the plot, the techniques used for unification, and an explanation of the treatment of the musical parameters in each scene.
Date: August 1975
Creator: Plevock, John Richard
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Mass for Chamber Orchestra and Chorus

Description: The compositional goals strived for in this work are (1) to unify the past and present, (2) to present a rhythmically simple but harmonically complex use of the voices, (3) to explore the timbral complexities of voices and instruments, (4) to explore rhythmic changes without changing meters, (5) to integrate the orchestra and chorus so as to produce one musical entity rather than two opposing groups, (6) to produce a work that is both practicable in performance and contemporary in spirit.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Cook, Ronald G.
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A Comparative Study of Mexican American and Anglo Dropouts in a Large Metropolitan School District in Texas

Description: The problem of this study has been an investigation and comparison of the school dropout rates of Mexican American and Anglo Students and their reasons for leaving school in a large metropolitan school district in Texas. The specific purposes were (1) to ascertain the dropout rates of Mexican American and Anglo students within similar socioeconomic status and to compare these rates; (2) to compare the reasons for dropping out of school given by Mexican American and Anglo students; and (3) to de… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Blevins, Hubert Wayne
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Investigation of the Effects of Compressive Uniaxial Stress on the Hole Carriers in P-type InSb

Description: The influence of uniaxial compression upon the Hall effect ad resistivity of cadmium-doped samples of InSb at 77 K, 64 K, and 12 K are reported. Unilaxial compressions as high as 6 kbar were applied to samples oriented in the {001} and {110} directions. The net hole concentration of the samples were about 5x10^13 cm^-3 at 77 K as determined from the Hall coefficient at 24 kilogauss. The net concentration of hole carriers decreases and then increases exponentially with stress at 77 k and 64 k, w… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Vaughn, Bobby J.
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The Journalist as Legislator

Description: The focus of the study is the way which members of the press corps in the Texas Capitol influence policy-making through their friendships with legislators and through the news stories which they write. Methods of study included questionnaires to reporters and to legislators, interviews with members of both groups, and review of news stories written about the regular session of the 64th Texas Legislature. Respondents reported that journalists were used as "expert consultants" in legislative stra… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Linn, Travis
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The Detection of Poliovirus in Denton Sewage by Immunofluorescence and Immunodiffusion Techniques

Description: Several final sewage effluents from the Denton Disposal Plant were demonstrated to contain Poliovirus types II and III. Pleated encapsulated filters at pH3.5 enhanced the recovery of the Poliovirus at a higher tier in comparison with nitrocellulose filter (Millipore) and glass fiber filter of pore size 0.45u. This thesis explores problems that face us today in our quest to eliminate viral pathogens from the natural and waste water needed for human, domestic, and industrial consumption. Prelimin… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Olaiya, Felix Ayodele
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A Comparative Analysis of the Need for Various Knowledge and Skills in Plastics as Viewed by Texas High School Plastic Teachers and Texas Plastics Industries

Description: This was a comparative study in which Texas teachers of industrial plastics and the employers of Texas plastic industries were surveyed in order to evaluate the need for various knowledge and skills of the plastics industry. The respondents believed that basic knowledge of plastics was much needed, and knowledge of the thermoplastic family is of more importance than of the thermoset family. It was also concluded that knowledge of demonstration skills is of only average or lesser importance than… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Reeve, Edward Lee
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The Effects of Birth Order and Family Size on Children's Locus of Control

Description: The present study was concerned with investigating children's generalized locus of control of reinforcement and its possible relationship to the demographic variables of birth order and family size. The sample consisted of 93 school children in Grades 6, 7, and 8. The analysis of data was by a 2 x 3 factorial design. Results indicated no significant differences in the generalized locus of control orientations of first-born, intermediate-born, and youngest children. Results also indicated that c… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Schniederjan, Patrick
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An Analysis and Production Book for a Staging of Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam

Description: The problem which concerns this thesis is the directing, designing, and mounting of Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam under the auspices of the 1974 North Texas State University Summer Repertory Theatre Company. Chapter I contains a detailed examination of the playscript, an analysis of each of the characters, and criticism of Woody Allen's work. Chapter II deals with the chief problems and strategies involved in production. The preparation of the playscript, the cast and production staff, the d… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Prior, James L.
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"Fighting Bob" Shuler and KGEF: The Silencing of a Radio Crusader

Description: This study recounts the events surrounding the Federal Radio Commision's (FRC) 1931 decision to remove radio station KGEF. Robert Shuler, minister of Los Angeles' Trinity Methodist Church, South, used KGEF to attack city officials and organizations whom he felt were corrupt. Chapters explore Shuler's background and acquisition of KGEF, his use of KGEF, and FRC and Court hearings and appeals. The study concludes that the action against Shuler, resulting in deletion of KGEF, may have resulted fro… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Orbison, Charles Edward
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A Voltage-Controlled Incandescent Lamp Driver for Musical Performances of Multimedia Works

Description: Performances of multimedia works are hampered by the difficulty of controlling large numbers of incandescent lamps rapidly and accurately. The instrument described in this document is aimed at alleviating this problem. Chapter I describes the design and operation of the voltage-controlled dimmer unit and the DC controller. Chapter II describes step-by-step procedures for building the instrument. Schematics, wiring diagrams, and illustrative photographs are included. Chapter III discusses some o… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Balentine, Bruce
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The Musical Writings and Music of Robert Lucas Pearsall

Description: This study investigates, analyzes, and attempts to evaluate Robert Lucas Pearsall's (1795-1856) published articles and music as well as all available writings and music in manuscript form.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Wilson, Tramel Rex
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A Production Analysis of the Musical, Peter Pan

Description: This investigation is concerned with the analysis of a production of Peter Pan, a large-scale musical play, which was presented at Dallas Repertory Theatre in February of 1975. This analysis is intended to be both an educative discussion of the experimental nature of the show and a practical guide to the production of a typical musical play by a non-professional company. The most outstanding elements examined include the following: (1) casting a teen-age boy, instead of an adult, in the title r… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Wilson, Wheelice
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Serological Reactions Among Some Species of Azotobacter

Description: The investigation presented here was accomplished using agglutination and agar gel immunodiffusion techniques to compare Azotobacter agilis s 3at, A. chroococcum Italy AC 16, A. macrocytogenes St. M and A. vinelandii ATCC 12837. It was found that the agglutination titers differed sufficiently to allow partial identification of the four species. The homologous and heterologous systems studied by agar gel immunodiffusion tests showed that each of the four Azoto bacter species differed sufficientl… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Ting, Eve Yi-Fay Tang
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German singing Societies in Texas

Description: The Germans who immigrated to Texas in the 1830s, 40s, and 50s brought with them many and varied cultural institutions which they had known and enjoyed in Europe. As soon as the initial hardships of the frontier could be overcome, they eagerly established singing societies in the Lidertafel tradition. These organizations were to have a profound impact on music in Texas from about 1850 to the time of World War I.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Albrecht, Theodore
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Purification and Characterization of Aldolase From Ambystoma Tigrinum

Description: The muscle aldolase from Ambystoma tigrinum has been purified 73-fold to a final specific activity of 13.2 units per mg. The purified enzyme appeared to be homogenous by ultracentrifugation and electrophoretic criteria. A molecular weight of 159,000 + 1000 was determined by gel filtration on Sephadex G-200 and high speed sedimentation equilibrium ultracentrifugation. The enzyme migrated identically with rabbit muscle aldolase when subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electroph… more
Date: December 1975
Creator: Woolever, Dorothy J.
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The Effects of a Teacher's Employing Principles from Four Models of Learning Singularly and in Combination Upon the Acquisition of Interpersonal Skills in Five Year Olds

Description: The study was a pioneering effort to research a mix of the combined principles from several different theoretical positions into one integrated model of learning, growth, and development. Sets of principles were based on Human Resource Development field theory of learning, Social Learning theory, Operant Conditioning theory, and Aversive Control Learning theory.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Wawrykow, George M.
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A Study of the Landscapes of S. Gertrude Schell (1891-1970)

Description: The topographical landscapes of Miss Schell represent diversity in subject matter and media that includes oil, watercolor, and lithograph pencil scenes of Canada, New England, and Pennsylvania. Documentation used in the research included interviews and correspondence with her friends and students; photographs and slides of her paintings and drawings; exhibition lists of her works; and writings of her art ideals. This data formed five chapters of the thesis. The Introduction is a research overvi… more
Date: May 1975
Creator: Hardy, Diane Elizabeth
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"Nivritti,"an Original Dance Composition Based on Selected Phases of the Ocean and Its Relationship With the Sun and the Moon

Description: The problem of this study was to arrange, develop, and stage creatively a complete dance composition in four parts using the ocean as a thematic source. The five specific purposes relating the theme and the choreography were developed and expressed through the medium of modern dance. A written report including the historical and scientific background of the thematic source and the choreographic process was also submitted. A video-tape recording is also available of the completed dance compositi… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Fletcher, Tara Jayne
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