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Title: RADICALIZATION OF LEFTIST YOUTH IN IRAN.
Creator: ABBASSI, SYROUS., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the radicalization of leftist youth in Iran. The study took place from September 1979 and continued through January 20, 1980. A survey of 400 Iranian youth was conducted in the Iranian province of Khuzastan. The sample was stratified to include an equal proportion of rural and urban youth, as well as equal proportions of males, students and non-students. The urban sample was drawn from Abadan, the major city of the Khuzastan region. The...
Show moreThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the radicalization of leftist youth in Iran. The study took place from September 1979 and continued through January 20, 1980. A survey of 400 Iranian youth was conducted in the Iranian province of Khuzastan. The sample was stratified to include an equal proportion of rural and urban youth, as well as equal proportions of males, students and non-students. The urban sample was drawn from Abadan, the major city of the Khuzastan region. The rural sample was drawn from Eizeh., Students used in the study were in the twelfth grade in high school. Their ages were 17 and over. Data collection was accomplished using face to face interviews which contained information on 170 variables. The data collected suggested that, based upon one operationalization of leftist tendencies, approximately 21 percent of the sample could be classified as hard core leftists. Among the respondents manifesting leftist tendencies, 85.7 percent were from the Abadan area. This indicated that the base of Iranian leftism continues to be in the urban areas., The hypothesis that leftism would be stronger among students than among non-students was overwhelmingly sustained with 82 percent of the leftists surveyed being students. The picture was even more stark in the rural areas, with all but a few of the rural leftists being drawn from the ranks of the students., The hypothesis that leftists would be more prominent among males than females was confirmed only among the rural portion of the sample. Among the total sample of leftists youth, 52.4 percent were males and 47.6 percent were females, indicating a relative balance between the two groups., The study found that 60 percent of the leftist respondents were drawn from middle class backgrounds. The trend was particularly prominent in the urban areas with a full 70 percent of the leftist students being drawn from the middle income groups., This study rejected the hypothesis that leftist youth would be drawn more heavily from minority backgrounds than from Farsi backgrounds., Three agents of political socialization--family, mass media, and peer pressure--were examined in this study. We found that peer pressure was the most important agent in transferring leftist values to youth. Two additional hypotheses were formulated: (1) there is a link between political position of leftist organizations and groups and the attitudes of leftist students, and (2) leftist students are more inclined to become politically involved than other students. These hypotheses were accepted by this study.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125864, 3085039, FSDT3085039, fsu:74537
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Title: Suicide intervention training: Role-playing versus lecture methods for college students.
Creator: Abbey, Karen Jeanne., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study was designed to compare the relative effectiveness of two methods of presenting suicide intervention training to college students. Three experimental conditions were: (1) Modeling and Role Play, (2) Lecture and Handouts, (3) Control. The primary dependent measure was a Simulated Suicidal Interaction in which students interacted for 15 minutes with a confederate who was acting suicidal. Dependent measures also included two paper and pencil tests: (1) the Knowledge of Suicide...
Show moreThe present study was designed to compare the relative effectiveness of two methods of presenting suicide intervention training to college students. Three experimental conditions were: (1) Modeling and Role Play, (2) Lecture and Handouts, (3) Control. The primary dependent measure was a Simulated Suicidal Interaction in which students interacted for 15 minutes with a confederate who was acting suicidal. Dependent measures also included two paper and pencil tests: (1) the Knowledge of Suicide Test (KOST)--a 30 item, multiple choice test and (2) Suicide-Related Vignettes--five essay questions. It was predicted that those in the Role Play group would score significantly higher on the Simulated Suicidal Interactions--a prediction which was supported. It was also expected the Lecture group would score significantly higher on the paper and pencil measures. This was partially supported. On the KOST, the Lecture group scored significantly higher than the Role Play group, but on the Vignettes, the two experimental groups were not significantly different. The experimental groups scored significantly higher than the Control group on all dependent measures. Results suggest that the Role Play method of training may be superior to the Lecture method in teaching students to (1) recognize potentially-suicidal individuals, (2) ask that individual if they are feeling suicidal, and (3) act appropriately by referring the individual to a professional.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI9016478, 3161981, FSDT3161981, fsu:78180
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Title: PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS (LACTIC ACID BACTERIA, LACTOHACILLI, SUGAR EFFECT, HPLC, MASS SPECTROMETRY).
Creator: ABDEL-BAR, NADIA MOKHTAR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study was designed to achieve three goals: (1) to investigate some physical properties of the crude antimicrobial substance (lactobulgarican) produced by Lactobacillus bulgaricus, (2) to test the effect of several types of sugar present in the growth medium of L. bulgaricus on production of lactobulgarican, and (3) to purify and characterize the pure lactobulgarican., Lactobulgarican was located extracellularly and was more active toward gram-negative than -positive organisms. It...
Show moreThe present study was designed to achieve three goals: (1) to investigate some physical properties of the crude antimicrobial substance (lactobulgarican) produced by Lactobacillus bulgaricus, (2) to test the effect of several types of sugar present in the growth medium of L. bulgaricus on production of lactobulgarican, and (3) to purify and characterize the pure lactobulgarican., Lactobulgarican was located extracellularly and was more active toward gram-negative than -positive organisms. It had an optimum pH of 4.0. It was reversibly inactivated at pH range of 5.0-12.0 but irreversibly inactivated at pH 1.0. At the optimum pH, lactobulgarican was highly thermostable. It was also stable to refrigerated storage up to 18 days., Carbohydrate-free formula, with a given type of sugar added, was used to test the effect of sugar on lactobulgarican production. Among the sugars tested, glucose produced the lowest pH value and the largest inhibition zone under a short incubation period, i.e., 48-hours. Under a long incubation period, i.e., 96-hours, both glucose and lactose, at the same concentration, produced comparable results. A ninety-six hour incubation period was the best one among those tested. Fructose and sucrose were not fermented by L. bulgaricus, and did not produce any inhibition zones., Reversed phase HPLC column was used to purify lactobulgarican. Lactobulgarican did not contain lactic acid or hydrogen peroxide. The UV spectrum of lactobulgarican produced two broad peaks at 198 and 274 nm. Negative and positive chemical ionization mass spectra produced peaks at m/e 181, 180, 163 and 179, 91, 88, 57, respectively. The biuret test for lactobulgarican was negative. Results from the UV and mass spectra indicated the possible presence of a hexose and a phenol-containing compound, possibly phenylalanine. The molecular weight of lactobulgarican was (LESSTHEQ) 507.
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Date Issued: 1984, 1984
Identifier: AAI8505280, 3086011, FSDT3086011, fsu:75497
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Title: LUMPABILITY AND WEAK LUMPABILITY IN FINITE MARKOV CHAINS.
Creator: ABDEL-MONEIM, ATEF MOHAMED., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Consider a Markov chain x(t), t = 0, 1, 2, ..., with a finite state space, N = {1, 2, ..., n}, transition probability matrix P = (p(,ij)) i, j (epsilon) N, and an initial probability vector V = (v(,i)) i (epsilon) N. For m (LESSTHEQ) n let A = {A(,1), A(,2), ..., A(,m)} be a partition on the set N. Define the process, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), The new process y(t), called a function of Markov chain, need not be Markov. If y(t) is again Markov, whatever the initial...
Show moreConsider a Markov chain x(t), t = 0, 1, 2, ..., with a finite state space, N = {1, 2, ..., n}, transition probability matrix P = (p(,ij)) i, j (epsilon) N, and an initial probability vector V = (v(,i)) i (epsilon) N. For m (LESSTHEQ) n let A = {A(,1), A(,2), ..., A(,m)} be a partition on the set N. Define the process, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), The new process y(t), called a function of Markov chain, need not be Markov. If y(t) is again Markov, whatever the initial probability vector of x(t), x(t) is said to be lumped to y(t) with respect to the partition A. If y(t) is again Markov for only certain initial probability vectors of x(t), x(t) is said to be weakly lumped to y(t) with respect to the partition A., Conditions under which x(t) can be lumped or weakly lumped to y(t) with respect to A, are introduced. Relationships between the two processes x(t) and y(t) and the properties of the new process y(t) are discussed., Criteria are developed to determine whether a given Markov chain can be weakly lumped with respect to a given partition in terms of an analysis of systems of linear equations. Necessary and sufficient conditions on the transition probability matrix of a Markov chain, a partition, A, on N and a subset S of probability vectors for weak lumpability to occur are given in terms of the solution classes to these systems of linear equations. Finally, given that weak lumping occurs, the class S of all initial probability vectors which allow weak lumping is determined as is the transition probability matrix of the lumped process, y(t)., Lumpability and weak lumpability are also studied for Markov chains which are not irreducible. This involves a study of the interplay between two partitions of the state space N, the partition C, induced by the closed sets of states of the Markov chain and the partition A, with respect to which lumpability is to be considered. Under the assumptions that lumpability occurs the relationships which must exist between sets of the two partitions A and C are obtained in detail. It is found, for example that if neither partition is a refinement of the other and (A,C) form an irreducible pair of partitions over N then for each A (epsilon) A and C (epsilon) C, A (INTERSECT) C (NOT=) (phi). Further conditions which the transition probability matrix P must satisfy if lumpability is to hold are obtained as are relationships which must exist between P and P*., Suppose a process y(t) is known to arise as a result of a weak lumping or lumping from some unknown Markov chain x(t). Let (chi)(t) be the class of all Markov chains x(t) with n states which yield this weak lumping or lumping. The problem of characterizing this class and a class S of initial probability vectors which allow this lumping is considered. A complete solution is given when n = 3 and m = 2., The importance of lumpability in application is discussed.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8109927, 3084860, FSDT3084860, fsu:74361
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Title: BUREAUCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN SUDAN.
Creator: ABDELRHMAN, MOHAMED BUSHARA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examined the attitudes of senior civil service administrators in the Sudan toward change. From a sample of 400, 205 administrators responded to the questionnaire constructed to collect data for the study., Respondents' attitudes were tested toward change, friction, communications, responsibility and emigration. The data were analyzed to determine the association between the administrators' attitudes toward the dependent variables (above) and the independent variables of social...
Show moreThis study examined the attitudes of senior civil service administrators in the Sudan toward change. From a sample of 400, 205 administrators responded to the questionnaire constructed to collect data for the study., Respondents' attitudes were tested toward change, friction, communications, responsibility and emigration. The data were analyzed to determine the association between the administrators' attitudes toward the dependent variables (above) and the independent variables of social status, education, work organization and family influence., The analysis revealed that there is friction between the general public and the civil servants. The public's high expectations put pressure on the civil service. Communications within and among government organizations are difficult due to organizational problems and employee attitudes. Subordinates are reluctant to take responsibility, are afraid to make mistakes, and want to be left alone. The senior administrators themselves are insecure and prefer to work by themselves. Many government employees emigrate to oil producing countries, mainly for economic reasons. The senior administrators themselves are willing to emigrate for a good opportunity, and encourage their children to emigrate in the future., Analysis showed that senior administrators are conservative toward change irrespective of social status, education, family influence and work organization. There is no significant association between attitudes toward friction, communications, responsibility and emigration when treated with social status, education and work organization. Family influence is the most important independent variable. Sudan is a tribal society and family influence has a major effect on the attitudes of the individual in the society. The association between family influence and attitudes toward friction, communications and responsibility is significant. Attitudes toward emigration have a relatively significant association with family influence; but there is no significant association between attitudes toward change and family influence., The study results show that the senior administrators are conservative in their attitudes toward change. They are also dissatisfied and lack commitment to their work. In order to pursue social and economic development Sudan must develop its administrative system, its only tool of development administration and management.
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Date Issued: 1983, 1983
Identifier: AAI8406997, 3085755, FSDT3085755, fsu:75243
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Title: A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF MASSED VERSUS DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE ON GROSS AND FINE MOTOR PROFICIENCY OF MALE AND FEMALE EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADOLESCENTS.
Creator: ABDULAHAD, DHARI TOMA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study was to compare the effects of massed versus distributed practice on gross and fine motor proficiency of male and female educable mentally handicapped adolescents. Twenty-six female and 26 male adolescents, aged 180-204 months, used a pursuit rotor to practice fine motor skills and a stabilometer for gross motor skills. Each subject, whether on a massed or distributed practice schedule, had 15 trials on the first day and 5 trials on the following day. Subjects who...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to compare the effects of massed versus distributed practice on gross and fine motor proficiency of male and female educable mentally handicapped adolescents. Twenty-six female and 26 male adolescents, aged 180-204 months, used a pursuit rotor to practice fine motor skills and a stabilometer for gross motor skills. Each subject, whether on a massed or distributed practice schedule, had 15 trials on the first day and 5 trials on the following day. Subjects who followed a distributed practice schedule had 30 second trials with 30 seconds rest between each; subjects who followed the massed practice schedule had 30 second trials with 5 seconds rest between each. The mean of the 20 trails was computed., Six hypotheses were tested by ANOVA at the .05 level of significance. The results showed that males using distributed practice on a fine motor task performed better than females; and males using massed practice performed better on a fine motor task than females. Also, it was found that: (a) there were no significant differences between massed and distributed practice when learning gross and fine motor tasks; (b) there was no significant difference between the mean scores of the males and females using massed and distributed practice working on gross motor and there was no significant difference between the mean scores of males and females when learning gross motor tasks under massed conditions.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8524587, 3086141, FSDT3086141, fsu:75624
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Title: Factors affecting the attitudes of intermediate school students toward male and female roles in the family, education, and the professions in Iraq.
Creator: Abdulla, Sahira Rdha., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examined whether students' actual opinions of traditional and modern roles for males and females in the school system was consistent with the policy of sex equity of the Ministry of Education in Iraq., More specifically, the study sought to determine the extent to which sex, age, family income, father's education, and mother's education affected students' attitudes toward male and female roles in the family, education, and occupations., The sample size was 720 subjects. A...
Show moreThis study examined whether students' actual opinions of traditional and modern roles for males and females in the school system was consistent with the policy of sex equity of the Ministry of Education in Iraq., More specifically, the study sought to determine the extent to which sex, age, family income, father's education, and mother's education affected students' attitudes toward male and female roles in the family, education, and occupations., The sample size was 720 subjects. A questionnaire was used to measure students' sex-role flexibility in relation to sex-role stereotype about occupations, home jobs, school jobs, work and family, education, and friends., The data were analyzed by analysis of variance in addition to descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and frequency distribution., The study results indicated the following: (1) Sex and age had significant effect on all the variables. (2) Socioeconomic status of the family had no significant effect on students' attitudes toward occupation, home jobs, school jobs, and work and family, but it had a significant effect on students' attitudes toward education and friends. (3) Fathers' educational levels had no significant effect on students' attitudes toward occupation, home jobs, and school jobs, but it had a significant effect on work and family, education, and friends. (4) Mothers' educational levels had no significant effect on students' attitude toward occupations and home jobs, but they had a significant effect on work and family role, education and friends., The findings of this study support part of the previous research on sex-role stereotype in three domains--education, family role, and occupations--in both Arab and non-Arab countries.
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Date Issued: 1990, 1990
Identifier: AAI9112085, 3162135, FSDT3162135, fsu:78333
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Title: AN EVALUATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF TWO DECIMAL DIVISION QUOTIENT ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR SEVENTH GRADERS, AND THEIR EFFECT UPON CALCULATION ERRORS.
Creator: ABED, ADNAN SALIM., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Many authorities have recommended that estimation be a regular part of the elementary and secondary curriculum. Prior research has indicated that elementary school students can learn to estimate sums, differences, and products of whole numbers, but no research has been carried out for estimation of quotients., This study investigated whether seventh graders can learn to estimate decimal quotients mentally, which of two quotient-estimation techniques might be more suitable, and what effect...
Show moreMany authorities have recommended that estimation be a regular part of the elementary and secondary curriculum. Prior research has indicated that elementary school students can learn to estimate sums, differences, and products of whole numbers, but no research has been carried out for estimation of quotients., This study investigated whether seventh graders can learn to estimate decimal quotients mentally, which of two quotient-estimation techniques might be more suitable, and what effect having learned to estimate might have upon calculation errors., This research used two seventh-grade classes in one school as the population sample. Through computer selection, this school randomly selected its students so that they represented the entire Tallahassee, Florida community in race, sex, and ability. Each class was randomly divided into three equal groups: the first was randomly assigned to a quotient-estimation technique based directly upon a previously learned place-value long division strategy; the second to a more universally applicable technique; the third to a control (no-estimation) group., Following instruction in the long-division strategy, a decimal-division achievement pretest (O(,1)) was administered to all students a week before the estimation instruction. While both experimental groups were taught the estimation instruction within 3 days, the control group was given a fraction review not related to decimal division. An estimation achievement test (O(,2)) was administered to all groups on the day following the instruction, with each question shown with overhead projection for fifteen seconds. A decimal-division achievement posttest (O(,3)) took place the day following the estimation test., Analysis of covariance was used to test whether there were any differences among the three groups on the estimation test. Scores on test O(,1) served as the covariate. A null hypothesis of no difference was rejected at the 0.05 level. Using the Newman-Keuls range test it was found that the first quotient-estimation technique was more effective than either the second quotient-estimation technique or the control. Gain scores from O(,1) to O(,3) were used to determine whether being a successful decimal-quotient estimator could have any effect upon student ability to compute; no significant effect was found.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8517333, 3086102, FSDT3086102, fsu:75588
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Title: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF FAMILY STRESS ON PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING.
Creator: ABELL, JOSEPH NEIL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Current theory on the stress associated with family life events suggests that such events are intrinsically stressful, and that their impact on levels of psychosocial functioning can best be determined through use of a self-report scale, the Family Inventory of Life Events (FILE), reflecting (a) the raw total of events occurring, or (b) the sum of standardized weights obtained from a representative group sample. Using FILE as a model, a survey was conducted to determine whether capturing...
Show moreCurrent theory on the stress associated with family life events suggests that such events are intrinsically stressful, and that their impact on levels of psychosocial functioning can best be determined through use of a self-report scale, the Family Inventory of Life Events (FILE), reflecting (a) the raw total of events occurring, or (b) the sum of standardized weights obtained from a representative group sample. Using FILE as a model, a survey was conducted to determine whether capturing individual perceptions of the stressfulness of family life events through idiographic assessment would increase the proportion of the variance explained in psychosocial outcomes. Psychosocial functioning was assessed with the current health subscale of the Health Perceptions Questionnaire, the Generalized Contentment Scale (measuring non-psychotic depression), and the Index of Family Relations. The Index of Clinical Stress was introduced as an alternative self-report measure of stress not directly associated with family life events. A convenience sample of 265 subjects, including patients and family members of patients at a family practice residency clinic, completed the survey instrument. Findings demonstrated that idiographic scoring of FILE significantly improved the prediction of depression and family relations scores. Assessing subjects' perceived adequacy of available resources further increased the explanation of these dependent measures. Implications include a reassessment of the stress concept and its measurement, and an operationalization of the social work person-in-environment model.
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Date Issued: 1986, 1986
Identifier: AAI8626785, 3086419, FSDT3086419, fsu:75899
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Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MINICALCULATORS TO TEACH THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF AVERAGE IN THE UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES.
Creator: ABO-ELKHAIR, MEDHAT EL-SAYED MAHROUS., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the effectiveness of using minicalculators to teach the basic concepts of average at the fourth grade level. The two purposes of this study were: to investigate the possibility that using minicalculators in connection with a unit on averages (arithmetic mean) will facilitate students' acquisition of an understanding of the average of a set of numbers and their abilities to use this knowledge in new situations., To conduct the study, the researcher used two intact...
Show moreThis study investigated the effectiveness of using minicalculators to teach the basic concepts of average at the fourth grade level. The two purposes of this study were: to investigate the possibility that using minicalculators in connection with a unit on averages (arithmetic mean) will facilitate students' acquisition of an understanding of the average of a set of numbers and their abilities to use this knowledge in new situations., To conduct the study, the researcher used two intact fourth grade classes in one elementary school as the population sample. These classes were assigned randomly to either a calculator group or non-calculator group. A computational pretest (covering the four basic arithmetic operations) was administered to both groups a week before the instruction began. Data from this pretest were used to determine if there was any bias with regards to the mathematical abilities of the two groups. Each group received seven days of instruction by a graduate student in mathematics education. Students in the calculator group solved the problems using a minicalculator. Students in the non-calculator group solved the problems using written computational procedures (paper and pencil). A posttest and a transfer test on averages were administered to each group on the two days following the instructional period. These tests were also given as retention tests after a period of one month., Mann-Whitney U Test analysis showed significant differences (at .05 level of significance) favoring the calculator group over the non-calculator group on a test of the basic concepts in average (posttest). No significant differences between both groups were observed on the retention posttest, the transfer test and the retention transfer test. As a further investigation of the results of this study, the researcher analyzed the errors made by the students in both groups on the posttest, transfer test and the retention tests., The conclusions of this study were: (1) The minicalculator was an advantage in avoiding computational errors on all the tests administered to students in the calculator group. (2) The use of minicalculators does not help students in retaining the process required to solve two-step average problems and in applying this knowledge in new situations. (3) The written computational procedures (paper and pencil) seemed to be an advantage in retaining the process required to solve the average problems and in retaining how to apply this knowledge in new situations.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101953, 3084716, FSDT3084716, fsu:74217
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Title: DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MUSTY-ODOR COMPOUNDS IN POTATO AND CORN MEAL BREAD TREATED WITH STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS AND STREPTOMYCES ODORIFER (GEOSMIN, 2-METHYLISOBORNEOL, ACTINOMYCETES, GAS, CHROMATOGRAPHY).
Creator: ABO-GNAH, YAHYA S., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was designed to investigate the growth of Streptomyces griseus and Streptomyces odorifer, their production of and the distribution of musty odor compounds in white potato and cornmeal bread. Total plate count and actinomycetes /cm('2) where determined before and after storage for 3 or 5 days at 30 (+OR-) 3(DEGREES)C. A sensory panel was trained to identify musty odor. Musty odor compounds were extracted with organic solvents prior to analysis by gas chromatography and mass...
Show moreThis study was designed to investigate the growth of Streptomyces griseus and Streptomyces odorifer, their production of and the distribution of musty odor compounds in white potato and cornmeal bread. Total plate count and actinomycetes /cm('2) where determined before and after storage for 3 or 5 days at 30 (+OR-) 3(DEGREES)C. A sensory panel was trained to identify musty odor. Musty odor compounds were extracted with organic solvents prior to analysis by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry., There was a significant difference (p < 0.01) in total plate count before and after storage of both the treated and untreated potato and bread samples. However, there was no significant difference in total plate count of the samples treated with S. griseus compared with those treated with S. odorifer. Inner layers exhibited significantly lower growth when examined for total plate count and actinomycetes in all samples. Actinomycetes represented only 11-14% of the total plate count after storage., Retention times for geosmin and 2-methyl-isoborneol were determined by analyzing the gas chromatography and mass spectrometry data. No increase in peak height of geosmin or 2-methyl-isoborneol resulted when the food sample was added to standards. Further analysis of the mass spectra showed geosmin and 2-methyl-isoborneol peaks to be absent from the food sample. These results were the same for both strains in potatoes and bread. It was concluded that the actinomycetes in this study did not produce geosmin or 2-methyl-isoborneol in detectable quantities., Foods treated with S. griseus or S. odorifer received significantly higher scores (p < 0.05) for musty odor than control samples; however, there was no significant difference in scores between S. griseus and S. odorifer. There was no significant difference in odor between inner layers of treated and control samples of bread or potatoes. The offensive odor that developed on outer layers was believed to be a mixture of musty and other offensive compounds produced by spoilage aerobes.
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Date Issued: 1983, 1983
Identifier: AAI8406998, 3085770, FSDT3085770, fsu:75257
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Title: WRITING SKILLS IN THE NIGERIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
Creator: ABODERIN, ADEWUYI OYEYEMI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were...
Show moreThe study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were examined, but the paucity of qualified teachers of English and absence of good English language textbooks were considered to be the most threatening. Since teacher training normally requires a long time to accomplish, it was resolved that textbooks should provide the immediate remedy by presenting instructional materials in such quantity and of such quality as will ensure students' general competence in English language and success in the WASCE., Consequently, there were two parts to the study. The first part examined the types and amount of composition tasks set in each of the three coursebooks which subdivide into fifteen textbooks. The composition tasks in the fifteen textbooks and WASCE English composition papers from 1969-1979 were compiled by the investigator and handed out to a panel of three independent raters. The raters categorized each composition task according to the working definitions provided by the investigator. Frequency counts were later computed and expressed as percentages for the purpose of comparison., It was found that students were more frequently expected to write in the transactional-report category than in any of the six other categories used in the study. The textbooks' failure to include a fair proportion of composition tasks for each category was regarded as a fault since composition tasks were set in all the categories in the WASCE at one time or another., The second part of the study assessed the quality of instruction in each coursebook and the accompanying Teachers' Notes. Two of the three coursebooks were found to be average while the third was rated inferior. It was concluded that a coursebook would be satisfactory in the Nigerian situation examined in the study only if it provided superior quality instruction.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104855, 3084765, FSDT3084765, fsu:74266
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Title: BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SEROLOGICALLY-DEFINED RABBIT HEAVY CHAIN VARIABLE REGION ALLOTYPES OF THE A AND Y SUBGROUPS (IMMUNOGLOBULIN, IDIOTYPE, PEPTIDE MAPPING).
Creator: ABOLHASSANI, MOHSEN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Structural studies on the serologically-defined rabbit VHa('+) (a1, a2, and a3) and VHa('-) (y33,30 and y33,-) immunoglobulins have been performed in order to establish that these genetic markers reflect the presence of different primary gene products. In addition, biochemical studies were carried out on induced non-a2 anti-a1-reactive molecule in order to determine whether these molecules represent latent allotypes or are an internal image idiotype., Initially, allotype-defined heavy chains...
Show moreStructural studies on the serologically-defined rabbit VHa('+) (a1, a2, and a3) and VHa('-) (y33,30 and y33,-) immunoglobulins have been performed in order to establish that these genetic markers reflect the presence of different primary gene products. In addition, biochemical studies were carried out on induced non-a2 anti-a1-reactive molecule in order to determine whether these molecules represent latent allotypes or are an internal image idiotype., Initially, allotype-defined heavy chains were prepared from the affinity-purified IgG molecules. These were then subjected to tryptic digestion and were analyzed by HPLC. Approximately 38-40 distinct peptides were resolved from each heavy chain, of which about 30 peptides were derived from Fc fragment (CH2 and CH3) and 8-10 peptides were derived from Fd region (VH1 and CH1). Seven Fd peptides were shared by all VHa('+) and VHa('-) heavy chains. Each of the a1 and the a2 digests had one allotype-specific peptide (in addition to the common peptides), whereas no allotype-specific peptides were observed for a3 heavy chain. No differences were detected between y33,30 and y33,- peptides, however, both expressed a common y-specific peptide., Comparison of the nominal a1 digest with non-a2 anti-al-reactive heavy chain digest revealed that non-a2 anti-a1-reactive molecule expressed an a1-specific peptide. This observation, together with previous immunoelectron microscopic data, suggests that non-a2 anti-a1-reactive molecule are possibly latent a1 allotype., Amino acid analyses of the isolated a1 and y-specific peptides indicate that the y-specific peptide is very similar to the first 19 N-terminal amino acid residues of the previously reported pooled VHa('-) molecule (e.g., the two peptides matched at 16 residues out of 19 residues). The a1-specific peptide was very similar (except one extra amino acid) to the N-terminal 10 amino acid residues of the VHa1 molecule. These data indicate that both a1 and y-specific peptides are located in the first VH framework region.
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Date Issued: 1984, 1984
Identifier: AAI8505281, 3086012, FSDT3086012, fsu:75498
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Title: The relationship among cognitive complexity, oxygen, and activity level in older women.
Creator: Abourezk, Tamala Lee., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Thirty-four older women (ages 60 to 75 years) were tested under 21% and 80% oxygen conditions, while they performed two tasks which varied in complexity (SRT and CCRT). During SRT the subject lifted her finger as quickly as possible when she saw a light. The CCRT task required the subject to determine which finger to lift based on a directional cue and a starting point in a sequence of three numbers. Based on exercise and aging studies in which exercised adults performed at a significantly...
Show moreThirty-four older women (ages 60 to 75 years) were tested under 21% and 80% oxygen conditions, while they performed two tasks which varied in complexity (SRT and CCRT). During SRT the subject lifted her finger as quickly as possible when she saw a light. The CCRT task required the subject to determine which finger to lift based on a directional cue and a starting point in a sequence of three numbers. Based on exercise and aging studies in which exercised adults performed at a significantly better rate than less active adults. A one-mile walking test was administered for each subject in order to determine her estimated VO max. A 2 x 2 x 2 (Active/Less Active x SRT/CCRT x Normal/Enriched Oxygen) ANOVA was performed. This analysis of variance revealed that the less fit subjects (M = 16.60ml/kg/min) reacted slower than the fit subjects (M = 34.40ml/kg/min) for both SRT and CCRT. This difference, however, was significant only for the most complex task. The greatest difference in time to respond when comparing SRT and CCRT was seen with the less active individuals. Additionally, providing the subjects with an enriched oxygen mixture did not compensate for the proposed hypoxic state. Likewise, oxygen saturation levels did not indicate a state of less oxygen. However, for the most complex task there was a trial effect across groups and oxygen. The oxygen saturation level for both groups was significantly higher after 30 and 60 trials in comparison to pre-trial saturation levels. When mean trial blocks (15 trials) were calculated, subjects appeared to improve with each trial block. This improvement was best demonstrated during CCRT for 80% oxygen. Thus it appeared, based on these results, that oxygen may have had some effect on performance. The lack of the oxygen main effect, however, contradicts this notion. According to these data it was concluded that some other, factor(s) besides, or in addition to, oxygen may be influencing the aging CNS. The significant fitness differences between the two groups suggests that one possible mechanism(s) of importance may be related to regular aerobic exercise. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Date Issued: 1990, 1990
Identifier: AAI9023909, 3162063, FSDT3162063, fsu:78261
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Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS: A COMPARISON OF RACE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES ON THE DECISION TO ENTER POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - A TEST OF STATUS ATTAINMENT MODEL.
Creator: ABRAHAM, ANSLEY ALLYN, JR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study challenges the perception of community colleges as the "workingman's college". Through the process Zwerling describes as diversion it is assumed that upper class students will either elect or be forced to enter the higher educational system at the two-year college level. As a result, two-year colleges will become more heterogeneous in character., This study hypothesizes that two-year colleges, are stratified by race, gender, and socio-economic status; that within two-year college...
Show moreThis study challenges the perception of community colleges as the "workingman's college". Through the process Zwerling describes as diversion it is assumed that upper class students will either elect or be forced to enter the higher educational system at the two-year college level. As a result, two-year colleges will become more heterogeneous in character., This study hypothesizes that two-year colleges, are stratified by race, gender, and socio-economic status; that within two-year college types there is student diversity; and that using a modified status attainment model, expectation model, differences in educational and occupational expectations vary by race, gender, region, and socio-economic status., Utilizing an American Council of Education national sample of 22,510 first-time full-time two-year college students analyses are accomplished employing a combination of nonparametric chi-square test of significance and multiple regression techniques., The findings of this study reveals that through the process of "diversion" institutional stratification as well as diversity exist within two-year college types. This study also finds that the diversion process when applied to a modified status attainment model (educational and occupational exception models) results in educational expectation models that are more applicable to more student subpopulations than occupational expectation models; that socio-economic status in the expectation models does not take on the importance it does in the status models; and that in the expectation models students are seeking to actualize certain educational expectations independent of occupational expectations or social class., The results of this study raise many questions concerning the popular perceptions of two-year college students. Specifically the question is raised whether class based models of educational and occupational attainment are viable in a pluralistic society.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8306151, 3085449, FSDT3085449, fsu:74941
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Title: A study of the satisfaction of participants in university-administered Elderhostel programs as related to selected personal variables.
Creator: Abraham, Sheila Clanton., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Elderhostel, a new phenomenon in adult and continuing education, is a non-profit residential program for adults over the age of 60 years. The program offers a variety of short courses on a subjects ranging from the natural sciences to local history while combining leisure and education. This study investigated the satisfaction of former Elderhostel participants as well as several primary motivating factors for participation. The time frame for the study was one year and the universal...
Show moreElderhostel, a new phenomenon in adult and continuing education, is a non-profit residential program for adults over the age of 60 years. The program offers a variety of short courses on a subjects ranging from the natural sciences to local history while combining leisure and education. This study investigated the satisfaction of former Elderhostel participants as well as several primary motivating factors for participation. The time frame for the study was one year and the universal population included older adults who had attended Elderhostel more than one time. Survey forms were used to collect the data which were statistically analyzed and tested for validity and reliability., The survey questions were designed to provide data on the reasons for participation, the levels of satisfaction, and the expectations of the older adult participants. The results indicated that, for Elderhostel participants, intellectual and social motivation were strongly related to satisfaction. The results also indicated that satisfaction is highly related with expectation. Demographic characteristics and health of participants showed very little relationship with satisfaction levels of the participants., These results indicate that satisfaction of continuing higher education through Elderhostels can be maximized if Elderhostel hosts provide topics of intellectual interest. In addition, the course structure should also allow for plenty of social interaction.
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Date Issued: 1992, 1992
Identifier: AAI9222355, 3087757, FSDT3087757, fsu:76567
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Title: Media selection for knowledge transfer: Theory and practice among Malaysian agricultural extension agencies.
Creator: Abu Hassan, Musa Bin., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examines the ways in which staff of communication units in agricultural extension agencies in Malaysia select communication media for the transfer of knowledge from the agencies to their target audiences. As noted in a number of media selection models, several elements would need to be considered when choosing the most appropriate media for a particular communication activity., Two methods of data collection were employed. First, heads of the communication units were interviewed in...
Show moreThis study examines the ways in which staff of communication units in agricultural extension agencies in Malaysia select communication media for the transfer of knowledge from the agencies to their target audiences. As noted in a number of media selection models, several elements would need to be considered when choosing the most appropriate media for a particular communication activity., Two methods of data collection were employed. First, heads of the communication units were interviewed in order to gather background information about the units. Second, the units' staff-members were asked to respond to a self-administered questionnaire that would generate data to answer the research questions. Mostly closed-ended questions and ratings of items for frequency and applicability on a scale were employed in soliciting answers from the respondents. Ninety-five staff-members from eleven agricultural extension agencies responded to the questionnaire., Results of this study reveal differences among agricultural extension agencies regarding their methods of selecting the most appropriate media for knowledge transfer activities. However, most of the staff-members of the communication units agree that the two most important elements to be considered in media selection are audience characteristics and the purpose of the communication activity., An overwhelming majority of staff-members indicated that they preferred media selection to be conducted in four or fewer steps, beginning with audience identification and followed in order by knowing the type of information, knowing the purpose of the communication activity, and knowing the media attributes. With regard to the type of media considered by staff-members to be most appropriate for knowledge transfer, this study finds that the actual objects are thought to be best, followed by media that convey reality with a high degree of fidelity., Based on the findings of this study, it seems that there is a need to develop a new set of guidelines for media selection in order to better facilitate information and knowledge transfer processes in the nonformal education sector.
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Date Issued: 1993, 1993
Identifier: AAI9334248, 3088138, FSDT3088138, fsu:76945
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Title: THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM OF WINTER SIMULATION AND SENSITIVITY STUDIES.
Creator: ABUGHALYA, HASHMI HADI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A multi-level, quasi-geostrophic model was designed to study the tropics and middle latitude general circulation for the northern hemisphere winter. A coarse mesh (5(DEGREES) x 5(DEGREES)) domain covering global belt from 30(DEGREES)S to 70(DEGREES)N with three beta-planes was used. A time-independent heating, used in this study, is composed of latent heating in low latitudes and a heating derived from the mean winter motion field for middle and high latitudes. The effect of planetary scale...
Show moreA multi-level, quasi-geostrophic model was designed to study the tropics and middle latitude general circulation for the northern hemisphere winter. A coarse mesh (5(DEGREES) x 5(DEGREES)) domain covering global belt from 30(DEGREES)S to 70(DEGREES)N with three beta-planes was used. A time-independent heating, used in this study, is composed of latent heating in low latitudes and a heating derived from the mean winter motion field for middle and high latitudes. The effect of planetary scale smoothed topography was included as a lower boundary., The initial field was derived from the mean January, 1978 data obtained from the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Simulation with real data initial state showed reasonable agreement with mean January flow field in terms of planetary scale features. Several other sensitivity experiments were carried out with zonal flow for the initial state. The main objective of designing these experiments was to assess the separate effects of topography and differential heating on global and regional scales., Results of these experiments were evaluated within the framework of quasi-geostrophic energetics. The importance of terrain and differential heating in defining and maintaining the subtropical jet stream is demonstrated.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8109928, 3084861, FSDT3084861, fsu:74362
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Title: THE EFFECT OF TWO 10-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMS ON SELF-CONCEPT AND STUDENT ATTITUDE TOWARD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF MALE AND FEMALE JORDANIAN COLLEGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION MAJORS.
Creator: ABUHALIMEH, FAIQ HUSNI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two 10-week training programs on self-concept and student attitude toward physical activity of Jordanian college physical education majors. Subjects were 72 male and female physical education majors, aged 18 to 21 years old, who participated in a course entitled "Physical Fitness" offered during the spring semester (1986)., The subjects were randomly assigned to either a weight training program group or an aerobic training group. The...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two 10-week training programs on self-concept and student attitude toward physical activity of Jordanian college physical education majors. Subjects were 72 male and female physical education majors, aged 18 to 21 years old, who participated in a course entitled "Physical Fitness" offered during the spring semester (1986)., The subjects were randomly assigned to either a weight training program group or an aerobic training group. The total number in both groups was equal (n = 36) and contained an equal number of male and female subjects. Each group participated twice a week for 50 minutes in either a weight training group or an aerobic training group for a period of 10 weeks., The two groups were pre- and post-tested on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), the AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test, and the Kenyon Attitude Toward Physical Activity Inventory., For the purpose of this study, the following hypotheses were tested with alpha set at .05 level for hypotheses 1 and 2 and .003 for hypotheses 3 and 4. (1) There will be no difference in total positive self-concept scores from pre-test to post-test within either group. (2) There will be no difference in the total attitude toward physical activity scores from pre-test to post-test within either group of subjects. (3) There will be no correlation between the physical fitness gain scores and the total positive self-concept gain score within either group. (4) There will be no correlation between the physical fitness gain scores and the total attitude toward physical activity gain score within either group of subjects., The student t test for two related samples was used to test hypotheses 1 and 2. The Spearman Correlation Coefficients were used to test hypotheses 3 and 4. The results for hypotheses 1 and 2 showed that scores for the subjects within both groups were significantly increased from pre- to post-test in their total self-concept and total attitude toward physical activity. The results for hypotheses 3 and 4 showed that there were no correlations between physical fitness gain scores and total positive self-concept gain score, and total attitude toward physical activity gain score within either group. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Date Issued: 1986, 1986
Identifier: AAI8626786, 3086453, FSDT3086453, fsu:75933
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Title: SELECTED ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS, AND PREFERENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE THREE QUANTITATIVELY-DEFINED SCIENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
Creator: ABUNEJMEH, MOHAMMAD S., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate high school chemistry student attitudes toward science and their perceptions of and preferences for learning chemistry in three different science learning environments., The subjects of this study were 48 students enrolled in two sections of general chemistry at the Developmental Research School of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida., Data were collected from January through April, 1985. A modified version of the Science Curriculum...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate high school chemistry student attitudes toward science and their perceptions of and preferences for learning chemistry in three different science learning environments., The subjects of this study were 48 students enrolled in two sections of general chemistry at the Developmental Research School of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida., Data were collected from January through April, 1985. A modified version of the Science Curriculum System (SCAS) was used to code classroom behavior. After experiencing each environment, interview protocols derived from SCAS were used to obtain student perceptions of chemistry, learning chemistry, classroom behavior, and student preferences for these environments. Finally, the Scientific Attitude Inventory was used to obtain student attitudes toward science after experiencing the three different science learning environments., Repeated measures design analyses were used to investigate student perceptions of and preferences for learning chemistry and their attitudes toward science. The chi-square analyses were used to investigate the accuracy of student perceptions of classroom behavior and observed behavior. Finally, correlation analyses were used to investigate the relationship between student attitudes toward science and their grade point average in science courses., The results indicated the following: (1) Student perceptions of chemistry and learning chemistry showed significant difference among the three different science learning environments. (2) A significant difference existed between student perceptions of classroom behavior and observed classroom behavior. (3) No significant difference existed between student attitudes toward science and their grade point average in science courses. (4) No significant difference existed in student preferences for three different science learning environments. (5) No significant difference existed in student attitudes toward science as a result of experiencing the three different science learning environments., Perhaps more research studies in science learning environments yield valuable results from examining effects of these environments on student perceptions, attitudes, preferences, and achievement.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8528695, 3086203, FSDT3086203, fsu:75686
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Title: JOB STRESS IN MID-LIFE WORKING WOMEN: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PERSONALITY TYPE, JOB CHARACTERISTICS, AND JOB TENSION.
Creator: ABUSH, RONNIE., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to utilize a person-environment (P-E) fit framework to explore relationships among mid-life working women's Type A personality, perceived job characteristics and feelings of job tension. A secondary purpose was to explore the potential moderating effects of Type A personality on job characteristics/job tension relationships., Method. The subjects were 161 female state workers, aged 35 to 55, employed by a large state agency in Florida. A Women's...
Show morePurpose. The primary purpose of this study was to utilize a person-environment (P-E) fit framework to explore relationships among mid-life working women's Type A personality, perceived job characteristics and feelings of job tension. A secondary purpose was to explore the potential moderating effects of Type A personality on job characteristics/job tension relationships., Method. The subjects were 161 female state workers, aged 35 to 55, employed by a large state agency in Florida. A Women's Work Questionnaire (WWQ), consisting of (a) Sales Type A Personality Index (STAPI short form) to determine Type A behavior; (b) Job Characteristics Inventory (JCI) to determine perceived job characteristics of: variety, autonomy, feedback, significance, identity, challenge, dealing with others, and friendship opportunities; (c) Job-Related Tension Index (JRTI) to determine perceived job tension; and (d) several items to describe demographic and other work-related factors, was used to collect the data., Results. Findings of multiple and hierarchical regression analyses, discussed in relation to previous research and theory were: (1) A significant linear relationship existed between job tension, and a linear combination of Type A personality and all eight job characteristics measured by the JCI. (2) A significant linear relationship existed between job tension and the following variables, singularly: Type A personality, job characteristics of autonomy, feedback, significance, and friendship opportunities. (3) No significant linear relationships were found between job tension and the following variables, singularly: perceived job characteristics of variety, challenge, identity, dealing with others. (4) No significant moderating effects of Type A personality on job characteristic/job tension relationships were found. (5) Descriptive data from subgroup analyses performed by trichotomizing the total sample of women according to the distribution of their Type A raw scores, suggested that negative relationships existed between job tension and the job characteristics of autonomy, feedback, significance, and friendship opportunities for Type B subgroups only. Based upon the findings of this study, suggestions for future research and implications for prevention of job stress were explicated.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8308663, 3085520, FSDT3085520, fsu:75012
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Title: A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND FERTILITY BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN IN JAVA AND BALI.
Creator: ACHMAD, SULISTINAH IRAWATI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the role of female education in changing fertility behavior by studying some of the demographic and socioeconomic factors through which these changes are likely to take place in the context of Indonesian society. The Indonesian Fertility Survey of 1976 is analyzed to achieve this purpose. The method of analysis utilizes path analytic techniques and includes cohort comparisons. The results show that the total effect of post-primary education...
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the role of female education in changing fertility behavior by studying some of the demographic and socioeconomic factors through which these changes are likely to take place in the context of Indonesian society. The Indonesian Fertility Survey of 1976 is analyzed to achieve this purpose. The method of analysis utilizes path analytic techniques and includes cohort comparisons. The results show that the total effect of post-primary education on fertility is negative, although not always substantively significant. The complex of indirect and direct effects of postprimary education of fertility change over time and space is in a direction consistent with the effects that modernizations brings. Age at first marriage is shown to be the most important intermediate variable through which education and occupation before marriage exert their influences on fertility, in this study defined as cumulative fertility or number of children ever born. Occupation before marriage which is accomplished with or without the effect of postprimary education. The total effect of education on cumulative fertility is negative in the three youngest urban cohorts and the oldest rural cohort, but substantively negligible in the three youngest rural cohorts and the oldest urban cohort. This total effect partialed out in the direct and indirect effects shows that, education affects cumulative fertility only indirectly in the three youngest urban cohorts, not at all in the 45 and over urban cohort and the three youngest rural cohorts, and directly in the 45 and over rural cohort., Because the three youngest cohorts, i.e., the most modernized of the eight cohorts, are more indicative of future, it can thus be expected in the years ahead, that marriage patterns will importantly influence cumulative fertility. Education's effect on cumulative fertility also will be significant, although of secondary importance., It would be interesting to see whether the same mode of analysis applied to other countries produces similar results.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108375, 3084835, FSDT3084835, fsu:74336
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Title: Identification of self-mutilative behavior using selected measures from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2.
Creator: Acker, David William., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A group of 30 self-mutilating patients in a large state mental hospital, was compared with a group of 30 nonmutilating patients at the same facility. The participants of the comparison group were matched on the basis of gender, race, and diagnosis, but who had not been identified as self-mutilators. A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance and a two group chi-square analysis were employed to determine if a selected set of variables from the MMPI-2 (Anger, Anxiety, and Depression content scales,...
Show moreA group of 30 self-mutilating patients in a large state mental hospital, was compared with a group of 30 nonmutilating patients at the same facility. The participants of the comparison group were matched on the basis of gender, race, and diagnosis, but who had not been identified as self-mutilators. A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance and a two group chi-square analysis were employed to determine if a selected set of variables from the MMPI-2 (Anger, Anxiety, and Depression content scales, and Psychasthenia, Social Introversion, Psychopathic Deviance, Schizophrenia, and Hypomania) could effectively discriminate between the two groups. Neither procedure produced results of statistical significance. The results of the study are discussed in terms of individual differences and the difficulty of establishing a profile with the MMPI-2 predictive of self-mutilative behavior.
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Date Issued: 1992, 1992
Identifier: AAI9234204, 3087889, FSDT3087889, fsu:76699
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Title: THE PHENOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF MALE EUGLOSSINE BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) AND THEIR ORCHID FRAGRANCE HOSTS.
Creator: ACKERMAN, JAMES DAVID., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The orchid-male euglossine bee interaction is mutualistic. The bees pollinate the orchids which provide floral fragrance rewards. I sought evidence for an unambiguous, obligatory, coevolved interaction on the basis of their seasonal and geographic relationships., Male euglossine bee activity and orchid flowering phenology were monitored for over a year on Barro Colorado Island (BCI) and two other lowland sites in central Panama. Weekly censuses at chemical fragrance baits revealed seasonal...
Show moreThe orchid-male euglossine bee interaction is mutualistic. The bees pollinate the orchids which provide floral fragrance rewards. I sought evidence for an unambiguous, obligatory, coevolved interaction on the basis of their seasonal and geographic relationships., Male euglossine bee activity and orchid flowering phenology were monitored for over a year on Barro Colorado Island (BCI) and two other lowland sites in central Panama. Weekly censuses at chemical fragrance baits revealed seasonal changes in bee species richness and abundance; however, other community attributes were relatively constant. Peak activity was from February through June. Variation between the lowland sites was minor. The seasonal patterns were probably the result of local eclosion events., The flowering phenologies of orchid fragrance hosts were season-dependent. The overall blooming patterns were similar to changes in bee abundance and species richness., Orchids tapped the majority of euglossine species and individuals for pollinator services each season. Most of those bee species that temporarily lacked orchid fragrance hosts in bloom persisted in the area, continually eclosed from nests, and sought floral fragrance compounds. General geographic distributions of all orchid-pollinator pairs were not mutually inclusive. Nearly a third of the bee species were not pollinators of any local orchid fragrance host. Alternative fragrance sources existed. Thus, bee activity could be independent of orchid fragrance supplies., There was no evidence for an obligatory, coevolved mutualism. The orchids probably exploited a preexisting behavioral phenomenon of their euglossine pollinators, and have had no obvious effect on their evolution.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8118515, 3084955, FSDT3084955, fsu:74453
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Title: Early parental death as a psychogenic correlate in neoplastic disease.
Creator: Ackerman, Kenneth Albert., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examined family psychological variables, specifically early parental death and subsequent cancer onset in adulthood. It was hypothesized that Cancer subjects would report higher levels of emotional closeness within their families of origin. The instruments used were the Personal Data Sheet, Weber-Breaux Family Well-Being Scale (FWBS), Life Experiences Survey (LES), and the Family Spatial Relations Inventory (FSRI). Hypotheses were tested using a sample of 84 adult women. Twenty...
Show moreThis study examined family psychological variables, specifically early parental death and subsequent cancer onset in adulthood. It was hypothesized that Cancer subjects would report higher levels of emotional closeness within their families of origin. The instruments used were the Personal Data Sheet, Weber-Breaux Family Well-Being Scale (FWBS), Life Experiences Survey (LES), and the Family Spatial Relations Inventory (FSRI). Hypotheses were tested using a sample of 84 adult women. Twenty-nine Cancer subjects were used along with two different control groups. One control group was an Illness/Non-Cancer group including 27 End Stage Renal Disease patients (Renal subjects). Twenty-eight Healthy/Normal women comprised the third control group., Following the admission and collection of testing materials, the data were first scored and analyzed. Statistical analyses included Chi Square, Pearson Product-Moment correlation, analysis of variance and analysis of covariance., Four hypotheses were examined: (1 & 2) Cancer subjects would have greater prevalence of parental death both prior to disease onset and in childhood than Healthy/Normals and (3 & 4) Cancer subjects would have greater prevalence of parental death both prior to disease onset and in childhood than Healthy/Normals where the parent-child relationship was characterized as emotionally close as determined by the FWBS and the FSRI., Overall the obtained data do not support the hypotheses. Cancer subjects are not characterized by a greater frequency of parental death occurring either before diagnosis or before the subject turned ten years old. In addition, the factor of greater parent-child closeness during early childhood is not a discriminating variable. In fact, Cancer subjects reported higher levels than both control groups on all three FWBS subscales--indicating poorer family functioning., The most significant difference observed concerned the Family Generated Chronic Anxiety subscale. Cancer subjects reported much higher levels of family anxiety during their childhood than both Renal subjects and Healthy/Normal subjects. This finding was reflected in the larger perimeter values in the FSRI for Cancer subjects.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI8915733, 3161813, FSDT3161813, fsu:78012
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Title: El epicismo de "La guerra del fin del mundo". [Spanish text] (Peru, Mario Vargas Llosa).
Creator: Adair, Olga Mory., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: El proposito de este estudio es de senalar el tono epicista de La querra del fin del mundo de Mario Vargas Llosa. Dentro de las caracteristicas de la epica se senalan unidad de accion, in medias res, y episodio. Estas tres caracteristicas son estudiadas desde el punto de vista de Aristoteles por ser uno de los primeros en sentar las reglas del genero epico en su obra Poetica., Algunas estrategias y tecnicas narrativas empleadas por Vargas Llosa en esta novela, como los vasos comunicantes, las...
Show moreEl proposito de este estudio es de senalar el tono epicista de La querra del fin del mundo de Mario Vargas Llosa. Dentro de las caracteristicas de la epica se senalan unidad de accion, in medias res, y episodio. Estas tres caracteristicas son estudiadas desde el punto de vista de Aristoteles por ser uno de los primeros en sentar las reglas del genero epico en su obra Poetica., Algunas estrategias y tecnicas narrativas empleadas por Vargas Llosa en esta novela, como los vasos comunicantes, las cajas chinas, y la muda o salto cualitativo se demuestra que tienen sus origenes en las obras clasicas de la epica., Otros aspectos de la epica, como el honor, los heroes, y un tema poco tratado por la critica literaria, los anti-heroes, se revisan en este estudio. Tambien se incluyen algunos topicos paganos y cristianos que comprenden las supersticiones y la religion catolica practicada por el Consejero y los campesinos que lo siguen por los sertones, asi como las descripciones de algunos ritos y ceremonias que recuerdan las practicas antiguas del cristianismo y de la Edad Media., Para apoyar el tono epicista existente en La guerra del fin del mundo, se comparan, a lo largo de este estudio, con La Iliada y La Odisea de Homero, y La Eneida de Virgilio presentando diversos ejemplos de estas obras., Finalmente se delinea un tema resaltante en esta novela de Vargas Llosa: el fanatismo en las figuras de tres de los personajes, quienes representan la religiosidad, el jacobismo, y el anarquismo. Estos tres aspectos del fanatismo estan simbolizados en algunas corrientes historicas, filosoficas, y politicas europeas, del cual se hacen algunos paralelos al respecto.
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Date Issued: 1990, 1990
Identifier: AAI9103080, 3162089, FSDT3162089, fsu:78287
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Title: The effect of visual/aural conditions on the emotional response to music.
Creator: Adams, Bobby L., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of visual/aural conditions on the emotional response to music of musicians and nonmusicians. Subjects, musicians (n = 90) and nonmusicians (n = 90), were randomly assigned to three experimental groups: visual only, aural only, and visual/aural. The stimulus used for the experimental conditions was a taped excerpt (the final 8 minutes, 22 seconds) of a commercially recorded "live" concert of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2, "The Resurrection."...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of visual/aural conditions on the emotional response to music of musicians and nonmusicians. Subjects, musicians (n = 90) and nonmusicians (n = 90), were randomly assigned to three experimental groups: visual only, aural only, and visual/aural. The stimulus used for the experimental conditions was a taped excerpt (the final 8 minutes, 22 seconds) of a commercially recorded "live" concert of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2, "The Resurrection." Subjects were asked to indicate degrees of their felt emotional response by manipulating a Continuous Response Digital Interface (CRDI) dial during experimental conditions. Subject demographic data were collected by means of an exit questionnaire., Results indicated no significant difference between musicians and nonmusicians for the aural only and visual/aural conditions. A significant difference was found among musicians and nonmusicians for the visual only condition., A qualitative analysis of individual and collective response graphs revealed that all subjects differentiated across the music stimulus excerpt. Additionally, there were subtle differences among musicians and nonmusicians in response to listening to music and to listening/watching the video recording.
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Date Issued: 1994, 1994
Identifier: AAI9434127, 3088411, FSDT3088411, fsu:77216
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EFFECTS OF TYPES OF REVIEW TECHNIQUES ON THE RETENTION OF MEANINGFUL PROSE.
Creator: ADAMS, CLEMENTINA RODRIGUEZ., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three types of review procedures: re-reading, recall exercise, and recall exercise plus re-reading, on the delayed retention of a meaningful prose text that had been read once., A sample of 909 fourth and fifth grade students from the Fairfax County Public School System, in the state of Virginia, participated in the study., A 1 x 4 posttest-only control group design was used. The prose text used in the study was a revised version of a...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three types of review procedures: re-reading, recall exercise, and recall exercise plus re-reading, on the delayed retention of a meaningful prose text that had been read once., A sample of 909 fourth and fifth grade students from the Fairfax County Public School System, in the state of Virginia, participated in the study., A 1 x 4 posttest-only control group design was used. The prose text used in the study was a revised version of a section from a children's text entitled: Paws, Hoofs and Flippers, by Olive Earle (1954). The measurement instrument used was a short-answer essay test. The test was judged to have content validity, and the reliability was .70 according to the Spearman-Brown formula., The study was conducted in three sessions. In the first session of the study, all of the students read the same text. During the second session, students worked with individual booklets that contained different review procedures: (1) a re-reading of the text, or (2) a recall exercise based on the text, or (3) a combination of the recall exercise plus a re-reading, or (4) a placebo activity., During the third session, one week after the initial session, all of the students answered an identical cued-recall test., An analysis of covariance was used to test the null hypothesis of no difference among the treatment groups at an alpha of .05. The students' reading levels were used as a covariate. The results showed a significant difference among the treatment groups (p .05).
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Date Issued: 1984, 1984
Identifier: AAI8416686, 3085798, FSDT3085798, fsu:75285
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A COMPARISON OF CONFIDENCE AND DEGREE OF CONTENTMENT IN PARENTAL ROLE OF CUSTODIAL AND NONCUSTODIAL STEPMOTHERS.
Creator: ADAMS, DIANA JONES., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree to which custodial and noncustodial stepmothers felt satisfied in their parental role as determined by examining two indicators of role satisfaction: confidence and contentment in parental role. The objectives were: to compare confidence and degree of contentment of custodial and noncustodial stepmothers and to explore the moderating or predictor variables that may have an effect on confidence and contentment of parental role of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the degree to which custodial and noncustodial stepmothers felt satisfied in their parental role as determined by examining two indicators of role satisfaction: confidence and contentment in parental role. The objectives were: to compare confidence and degree of contentment of custodial and noncustodial stepmothers and to explore the moderating or predictor variables that may have an effect on confidence and contentment of parental role of stepmothers as a group., A sample of 269 stepmothers was located and useable data were collected in September of 1981 from 146 stepmothers through a mailed-out and self-administered questionnaire. The data were analyzed using general linear models, correlations, and multiple regression analyses., No significant differences between custodial and noncustodial stepmothers on the dependent variables, confidence and contentment, were found. But it was interesting, albeit not significant, that one-third of custodial stepmothers reported a greater severity of parent-child relationship problems (or dissatisfaction in role) while only one-fourth of noncustodial stepmothers reported same., Secondly, sixteen predictor variables were examined: combined income, stepmother education, husband education, stepmother age, whether the stepmother had had a stepmother herself, length of time as a stepmother, whether the stepmother had a child of her own, whether the stepmother had a child in common with the husband, number of stepchildren, sex of stepchildren, marital happiness, custodial arrangement, stepmother's and husband's relationship with the ex-wife, and whether the ex-wife (biological mother) was still alive or not. A stepwise regression technique was employed to ascertain which grouping of the independent variables would best account for variance in the dependent variables: confidence and contentment. Neither of the seven-variable models developed accounted for more than 19% of the variance in the dependent variables., Additionally, one of the variables--having all female stepchildren--had a significant relationship with contentment. This indicates that having all female stepchildren was the best variable found to predict whether stepmothers would be content and satisfied in their stepmother role.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215237, 3085255, FSDT3085255, fsu:74750
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: GUIDELINES FOR LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER DEVELOPMENT IN TRADITIONALLY BLACK FOUR-YEAR STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
Creator: ADAMS, IDA GIRVIN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This investigation was concerned with the development of a conceptual design for Learning Resources Centers based on a study of selected centers in traditionally Black four-year state-supported colleges and universities, 1972-1977. It was an effort to determine to what extent Title III Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP) funding was used to effect modification of college and university libraries so that they become effective learning resources centers and to develop guidelines...
Show moreThis investigation was concerned with the development of a conceptual design for Learning Resources Centers based on a study of selected centers in traditionally Black four-year state-supported colleges and universities, 1972-1977. It was an effort to determine to what extent Title III Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP) funding was used to effect modification of college and university libraries so that they become effective learning resources centers and to develop guidelines which would be useful in determining the effectiveness of Learning Resources Center development in traditionally Black four-year state-supported colleges and universities., To accomplish this purpose, data collection, analysis and synthesis, and evaluation were employed. Phase I, the data collection, consisted of two parts. Part 1: review and analysis of 22 Title III AIDP Refined Plans of traditionally Black four-year state-supported institutions in order to determine to what extent Title III AIDP funds were used to develop or strengthen learning resources centers as part of a library. Part 2: construction of the profiles of three Title III AIDP funded Learning Resources Center plans. Impacting factors identified in part one for the selected centers were grouped into categories under relevant components of the Title III AIDP "Format of Refined Plan.", Phase II consisted of the development of emerging guideline factors for learning resources center development in traditionally Black institutions. From these factors a draft of the emerging guidelines was developed in the form of an instrument for use by a jury of four experts in the library, media and educational technology professions. The instrument consisted of two parts: Part I was developed to obtain a rating on the following components: (1) Objectives of the design; (2) Characteristics of the learning resources center as related to educational technology; and (3) Evaluation. Part II requested a narrative assessment of the guidelines in terms of (1) total impact; (2) identification of weaknesses; and (3) how they might be corrected. Responses to the instrument were tabulated and reported in Phase III: Evaluation of the Emerging Guidelines., Findings and Results. Using the six categories identified in the learning resources definition for this study, six institutions were identified that used AIDP funds to strengthen or develop a learning resources center as part of a library. Thirty-three guidelines evolved from the jurors' evaluation of 40 suggested guidelines. The seven guidelines receiving negative responses without written comments are included in the recommendations for future research., Conclusion. The major conclusion from this study is that more research studies from librarians need to include the planned application of educational technology as part of an examination of learning resources center development in traditionally Black four-year institutions and other four year colleges and universities which have a high influx of students who require "developmental" courses and individualized attention.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8106260, 3084783, FSDT3084783, fsu:74284
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Title: A STUDY OF SAMUEL JOHNSON'S "IRENE".
Creator: ADAMS, KATHERINE HODGES., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although Johnson's achievements as a journalist, lexicographer, and critic have been given considerable attention, his career as a dramatist has been largely overlooked. But Johnson's tragedy Irene deserves the consideration given in this study to its sources, theatrical history, and influence on Johnson's later writing. At twenty-six, to begin his first major work, Johnson relied on the earlier versions of the story of Mahomet II's Greek captive, especially Richard Knolle's Generall Historie...
Show moreAlthough Johnson's achievements as a journalist, lexicographer, and critic have been given considerable attention, his career as a dramatist has been largely overlooked. But Johnson's tragedy Irene deserves the consideration given in this study to its sources, theatrical history, and influence on Johnson's later writing. At twenty-six, to begin his first major work, Johnson relied on the earlier versions of the story of Mahomet II's Greek captive, especially Richard Knolle's Generall Historie of the Turkes, William Barksted's Hiren or the faire Greek, and Gilbert Swinhoe's The Tragedy of the Unhappy Fair Irene. Additionally, he turned to the homiletic tragedies of the sixteenth century to flesh out his portrayal of apostasy., Between 1736 and 1749, Johnson worked on the play extensively, creating at least four rough drafts which demonstrate his ability to turn disparate sources into his own original work. These drafts provide important insights into Johnson's writing process and the maturation of his ideas. And, the thematic and structural decisions that he made for the revisions had a major impact on the view of the drama expressed in his later criticism. His appreciation of plays which could "make the world better" and which contain domestic situations was developed through his tragedy. While Johnson learned from writing Irene, he also gained insights into the theatre from the contemporary reactions to it. Although many reviewers approved of Johnson's moral emphasis, they objected to his formal dialogue and use of the dramatic unities. Their opinions contributed to Johnson's decision to criticize these theatrical traditions in his later writing., Not only is Irene valuable as an indication of Johnson's methods of composition and his dramatic theory, but also it is a worthy example of eighteenth-century tragedy. Although the play has not been well received since its production, and it has been frequently denounced as a simplistic early project, it should be recognized as a penetrating view of the complexity of men and women.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8119163, 3084941, FSDT3084941, fsu:74439
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Title: An examination of the effects of three types of preinstructional strategies on field-dependent and field-independent college students' academic performance in an introductory biology course.
Creator: Adams, Paul Edwin., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the effects of three types of print-based preinstructional strategies: (a) advance organizer, (b) performance objectives, and (c) viewing focus questions utilized in conjunction with an expository segment of videotaped instruction on the learning performance of undergraduate biology students classified as having Field-dependent or Field-independent cognitive styles. The Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) was used to measure cognitive styles. The sample for the study...
Show moreThis study investigated the effects of three types of print-based preinstructional strategies: (a) advance organizer, (b) performance objectives, and (c) viewing focus questions utilized in conjunction with an expository segment of videotaped instruction on the learning performance of undergraduate biology students classified as having Field-dependent or Field-independent cognitive styles. The Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) was used to measure cognitive styles. The sample for the study consisted of 194 undergraduates enrolled in 3 sections of an introductory Biology 103 course. The instructional content used in the study was a sixteen-minute expository videotape entitled "Susumu Tonegawa: Keys to the Immune System.", Procedure. After having been classified as field-dependent or field-independent by means of the GEFT one week prior to the treatments, students were assigned by a stratified random sampling approach to one of three preinstructional strategies or to an alternate (control group) activity. Students participated in the study as intact classes. The print-based preinstructional strategy treatments were administered by means of booklets prior to the presentation of the instruction. An immediate posttest was administered following the instruction. One week after the treatments, an identical delayed posttest was administered., Method. A 4 x 2 factorial design was used for the study. The initial analysis of data was done using a two-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to assess the effects of covariates and the interaction of treatments with cognitive styles. Covariates measured were: (1) gender, (2) GPA, (3) status (i.e., freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), and, (4) prior knowledge test score, and (5) scores on the first examination for the Biology 103 course. No effects were found for any of the covariates. No effect was found for cognitive style or for the interaction treatments and cognitive styles. Subsequent data analyses were done using a one-way analysis of variance (ANCOVA) and Duncan's Multiple Range Test., Results. Statistically significant effects were found at $\alpha$ =.05 relating to the effect of preinstructional strategies upon the immediate and delayed posttest performance of both field-dependent and field-independent students. Two preinstructional strategies resulted in statistically significant higher immediate and delayed posttest scores. They were (a) performance objectives, and, (b) viewing focus questions., Conclusions. This study supports the use of performance objectives and viewing focus questions as effective preinstructional strategies. No evidence was found for aptitude-treatment interactions.
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Date Issued: 1993, 1993
Identifier: AAI9320334, 3088064, FSDT3088064, fsu:76871
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Title: A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES OF ALABAMA PRIMARY TEACHERS TOWARD SELECTED CONCEPTS OF VIKTOR LOWENFELD'S TEACHINGS REGARDING ART EDUCATION.
Creator: ADAMS, ROBERT LEON., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purposes of this study were to elicit and describe the attitudes of Alabama primary teachers toward Lowenfeld's teachings and to determine if there was a relationship between attitudes and the selected teacher characteristics of (a) the age of the teacher; (b) the location of the school; (c) the sex of the teacher; (d) the decade in which the last degree was completed; (e) the highest degree completed; (f) the grade taught; and (g) whether or not there was an art specialist/consultant in...
Show moreThe purposes of this study were to elicit and describe the attitudes of Alabama primary teachers toward Lowenfeld's teachings and to determine if there was a relationship between attitudes and the selected teacher characteristics of (a) the age of the teacher; (b) the location of the school; (c) the sex of the teacher; (d) the decade in which the last degree was completed; (e) the highest degree completed; (f) the grade taught; and (g) whether or not there was an art specialist/consultant in the school., The review of literature revealed that although many persons have written about Lowenfeld's impact on teaching practices in art education, no empirical studies have been conducted which attempt to describe the effects of his teachings on classroom attitudes. Further, contemporary writers have questioned many of Lowenfeld's ideas and reflect skepticism regarding some of his recommendations., A questionnaire was prepared by the investigator and administered to 204 primary grade school teachers in Alabama. Fixed alternative responses on a five-point agree-disagree continuum (Likert Scale) made it possible to utilize an answer sheet which could be electronically processed. Data were computer analyzed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) at the Florida State University computing center., Analysis revealed that Alabama primary grade school teachers had positive attitudes toward the teachings of Lowenfeld and that they view art: (1) as essentially process-oriented; (2) as a means of facilitating the total development of children; and (3) as being different from adult art (the natural characteristics of chilren's art should be respected). No significant relationship could be determined between these attitudes and the teacher characteristics variables., Major conclusions include: (1) Primary teachers have positive attitudes toward the concepts of Lowenfeld's teachings; (2) Most respondents agreed that the process is more important than the product; (3) Primary teachers agree with the Lowenfeld position (art is for the promotion of the child's growth and development) on goals for art education, and they do not support some of the recent essentialist goal statements in art education literature; (4) The majority of primary school teachers support the development of the "whole child" and they support the child-centered curriculum and negatively endorse the subject-centered curriculum; (5) The majority of primary teachers disagree with Lowenfeld's position on workbooks in that they do not agree that workbooks cause children to become inhibited creatively., Recommendations include: (1) Further research is needed at the national level to determine if the implications of this study are valid; (2) Further study is needed to indicate if teacher attitudes toward Lowenfeld's teachings are related to variables not considered by this study (such as number and type of art education courses in background, number and type of education and "methods" courses, other art classes, personality types, etc.,); (3) It is recommended that further studies (preferably on-site observations involving interaction analysis) be done to see if there is a relationship between teachers' attitudes toward Lowenfeld's teachings and actual teaching practices.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104854, 3084764, FSDT3084764, fsu:74265
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Title: Depression and marital satisfaction, among married women ages 25 to 44, as a function of intimacy, control, and interpersonal dependency.
Creator: Adams, Sheryl Lee., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the relative contributions and the potential interactive effects of interpersonal dependency, intimacy, and control, as they relate both to the initiation and maintenance of current and chronic depression, and to the perceived marital satisfaction, of wives between the ages of 25 and 44. Subjects included 89 married female volunteers employed by the school system of a rural southeastern town. Seven self-report instruments assessed the impact of eleven predictor...
Show moreThis study investigated the relative contributions and the potential interactive effects of interpersonal dependency, intimacy, and control, as they relate both to the initiation and maintenance of current and chronic depression, and to the perceived marital satisfaction, of wives between the ages of 25 and 44. Subjects included 89 married female volunteers employed by the school system of a rural southeastern town. Seven self-report instruments assessed the impact of eleven predictor variables on five criterion variables., Multivariate analyses consisted of seven canonical correlations and two separate causal models. Findings included the following: (1) Perceived discrepancies between actual and desired amounts of marital control did not contribute significantly to either depression or marital satisfaction. Gaps on the vacation decision, alone, were inversely related to marital satisfaction. (2) Perceived discrepancies between actual and desired levels of emotional, recreational, and intellectual intimacy were inversely related to marital satisfaction. (3) Wives who were interpersonally dependent upon their husbands were also more likely to experience depression. Emotional reliance was not significantly related to marital satisfaction. (4) The first path analysis demonstrated that the presence of emotional support is a critical causal factor for marital satisfaction, while its absence is critical in producing depression. Similarly, emotional reliance is a causal factor for depression. (5) The second path analysis separated out from emotional support the "Conventionality" or the "My relationship must look good" factor. The contribution of emotional support to either criterion variable diminished dramatically, while the relationship between emotional reliance and depression held. These findings and their implications for future research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI8915734, 3161820, FSDT3161820, fsu:78019
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A CRITICAL EDITION OF THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF W. B. YEATS'S AUTOMATIC SCRIPT (IRELAND).
Creator: ADAMS, STEVE LAMAR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: William Butler Yeats's involvement in the esoteric and the occult has attracted considerable interest in the past decade, but much remains unknown about his philosophical development during the period of his life when he was engaged in the most profound spiritual or psychical investigation or experiment of his brilliant career, an experiment which gave birth to A Vision. Often described as the most important work in the canon to the understanding of his art and thought if not his life, this...
Show moreWilliam Butler Yeats's involvement in the esoteric and the occult has attracted considerable interest in the past decade, but much remains unknown about his philosophical development during the period of his life when he was engaged in the most profound spiritual or psychical investigation or experiment of his brilliant career, an experiment which gave birth to A Vision. Often described as the most important work in the canon to the understanding of his art and thought if not his life, this ambitious work represents Yeats's attempt to explain the basic psychological polarities of the human personality, the course of Western civilization, and the evolution and movement of the soul after death. The cogency and gravity of the experiment of investigation which produced a book of these epic proportions cannot be underestimated; indeed, the contents of this well-recorded experiment may well be the most significant body of unexplored Yeats material. The fundamental aim of this study, which includes only the first crucial months of the Automatic Script, is to present to the scholarly world for the first time a transcript of the often obscure, often complex body of materials that led directly to Yeats's most profound work of art. In order to place this manuscript in its proper biographical and critical context, explanatory notes have been included, explicating the essential features of the experiment (i.e., the recording of dates, the authors of questions and responses, the placement of diagrams and notes by George and Yeats, the physical state of the manuscript, etc.) and unraveling or spelling out the numerous references to Yeats's primary works, those appearing prior to as well as those growing directly out of the Automatic Script; special attention has been focused on those materials which were eventually embodied in the 1925 version of A Vision. An editorial, introduction preceding the transcript demonstrates how this momentous experiment was the logical extension of a series of psychical investigations and, in much broader terms, the culmination of a spiritual odyssey that Yeats had begun almost as early as the days of his youth.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8416687, 3091121, FSDT3091121, fsu:77778
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Terror-rhetoric: An historical-critical account of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's coercive and rhetorical responses to Shining Path's international terrorism campaign following the suspension of Parliament, April 1992-December 1993.
Creator: Adams, Tyrone Leman., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation is a detailed account of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's use of coercion and rhetoric against Shining Path's international terrorism campaign. This work considers the spectrum of ploys--from his 5 April 1992 autogolpe to the 13 December 1993 reestablishment of significant international investment--used by Fujimori to create the perception that Peru was safe for international investment., Chapter One describes the social, political, and economic conditions that Fujimori...
Show moreThis dissertation is a detailed account of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's use of coercion and rhetoric against Shining Path's international terrorism campaign. This work considers the spectrum of ploys--from his 5 April 1992 autogolpe to the 13 December 1993 reestablishment of significant international investment--used by Fujimori to create the perception that Peru was safe for international investment., Chapter One describes the social, political, and economic conditions that Fujimori faced, while pointing to the dearth of communication research concerning Shining Path and Fujimori. Chapter Two reviews the varied literature concerning nonviolent and violent rhetoric, leading to an explanation of the terror-rhetoric genre. Chapter Three presents the historical-critical methods and procedures used in this research. Chapter Four narrates the exchange between Shining Path's international offensives and Fujimori's use of force to contain the group's dissuasive power. Chapter Five then concludes this study by examining how Fujimori's use of terror-rhetoric affected its various audiences.
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Date Issued: 1995, 1995
Identifier: AAI9526482, 3088574, FSDT3088574, fsu:77376
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIP OF MARITAL QUALITY WITH SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND INTEREST, MORALE, AND SEX ROLE ORIENTATION FOR OLDER COUPLES LIVING IN TWO RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS.
Creator: ADE-RIDDER, LINDA SUE., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Marital quality is examined with sexual behavior and interest, morale, and sex role orientation for two groups of men and women, aged 60 years and older, living in a retirement community or in the community-at-large. Analysis of data from 488 men and women indicates that their marital quality is not related to their residential location. The respondents claiming the highest quality marriages are significantly more likely to be sexually active and to report the highest frequencies of...
Show moreMarital quality is examined with sexual behavior and interest, morale, and sex role orientation for two groups of men and women, aged 60 years and older, living in a retirement community or in the community-at-large. Analysis of data from 488 men and women indicates that their marital quality is not related to their residential location. The respondents claiming the highest quality marriages are significantly more likely to be sexually active and to report the highest frequencies of intercourse. The "younger" men express more sexual interest and feelings than do the women and the "older" men. Those expressing the most sexual interest are also the most active sexually. Current patterns of sexual behavior and interest reflect gradual declines from their early married years. Individuals with high morale also express high marital quality, high sexual interest, and greater sexual activity. Previous reportings relating morale to residential location, education, and sex role sharing are not supported. Marital quality is not related to sex role orientation among these elderly respondents who are all healthy, well-educated, financially stable, and religiously-oriented. Those living in the retirement community are significantly more egalitarian in their sex role beliefs and enactments than are the residents in the community-at-large. Retirement community members think they are more egalitarian than they should be; whereas, community-at-large respondents think they are less egalitarian than they should be. Those who are the least traditional in their sex role orientation report the highest levels of sexual activity during their early married years. Previous research linking sex role orientation to marital quality and education is not supported. Finally, no differences are found between members of the two residential environments in activity levels or friendships as, reported previously. Abelson's Constancy Theory is supported by the finding of a positive correlation between age and marital quality controlling for residential location.
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Date Issued: 1983, 1983
Identifier: AAI8324913, 3085630, FSDT3085630, fsu:75122
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Title: NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION FOR THE WEST AFRICAN MONSOON EXPERIMENT (FGGE, EASTERLY WAVES, KINETIC ENERGY BUDGET, SPECTRAL MODEL).
Creator: ADEJOKUN, JOSEPH ADEFEMI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX) took place between 1 May to 31 August, 1979, over an area from 10(DEGREES)S to 25(DEGREES)N and 25(DEGREES)W to 25(DEGREES)E. Data collected during WAMEX were analyzed by a WMO WAMEX scientific group which selected, for thorough investigation, four cases of monsoon disturbances that passed across West Africa during the WAMEX period. The disturbances were those that traversed the region during the periods (i) May 11-17, 1979; (ii) June 11-17, 1979; ...
Show moreThe West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX) took place between 1 May to 31 August, 1979, over an area from 10(DEGREES)S to 25(DEGREES)N and 25(DEGREES)W to 25(DEGREES)E. Data collected during WAMEX were analyzed by a WMO WAMEX scientific group which selected, for thorough investigation, four cases of monsoon disturbances that passed across West Africa during the WAMEX period. The disturbances were those that traversed the region during the periods (i) May 11-17, 1979; (ii) June 11-17, 1979; (iii) July 16-22, 1979; and (iv) August 21-27, 1979., The four WAMEX cases have been subjected to detailed observational and numerical prediction studies. The prediction experiments are a series of real data numerical weather prediction carried out using two single level models and the FSU multilevel global spectral model. Both the FGGE III-b data and the objectively analysed FGGE III-b plus WAMEX data sets are separately utilized in the observational study and in the numerical integrations in order to evaluate the impact of the WAMEX data set and also to determine which data (FGGE III-b or merged III-b with WAMEX) produces wave structures and characteristics that are closest to actual observations., Results of the comparative observational study indicate positive correlation between both data sets with no significant difference. However, wave structures are shown to be better described by the merged FGGE plus WAMEX data sets than by the FGGE III-b data sets. In addition the skills of the prediction models are slightly better enhanced when applied to the merged WAMEX data sets than to the FGGE III-b data sets.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8522739, 3086136, FSDT3086136, fsu:75619
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Title: On Grant's Nose. (Original novel).
Creator: Adkins, Janet Marie., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A Southern rite of passage novel that takes place in Venable, Georgia, during the summer of 1962, "On Grant's Nose" depicts the struggle of fifteen year old Marley Mason as she attempts to come to terms with the memories of her past and the frustrations of her present. Five years before the novel begins, Marley's mother left her and her younger brother, Huey, and went to Atlanta. Two weeks later she was killed accidentally. Marley believes that her mother would have returned, but her family...
Show moreA Southern rite of passage novel that takes place in Venable, Georgia, during the summer of 1962, "On Grant's Nose" depicts the struggle of fifteen year old Marley Mason as she attempts to come to terms with the memories of her past and the frustrations of her present. Five years before the novel begins, Marley's mother left her and her younger brother, Huey, and went to Atlanta. Two weeks later she was killed accidentally. Marley believes that her mother would have returned, but her family holds firmly to their condemnation of a woman who abandoned her husband and two small children. Marley learns to weave her own fabric of memory. She learns that truth is, at best, an individual fabrication based on a need for memory. The truth is never absolute and is always malleable.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI8921294, 3161823, FSDT3161823, fsu:78022
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Title: A PROPOSED MODEL ON ENERGY EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ROLES OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
Creator: AGNO, EDGARDO ESTEBAN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to design a workable model on energy education and development, particularly for vocational institutions in the Philippines, that would help the country attain its national development objective on energy self-reliance and independence. Specifically, the study attempted to design an energy education and development management plan which would help address the following questions: (1) in light of a goal of energy self-reliance and independence and present energy...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to design a workable model on energy education and development, particularly for vocational institutions in the Philippines, that would help the country attain its national development objective on energy self-reliance and independence. Specifically, the study attempted to design an energy education and development management plan which would help address the following questions: (1) in light of a goal of energy self-reliance and independence and present energy needs and projected requirements for Philippine development, how should energy education be incorporated in the educational system especially in vocational-technical schools; (2) what and how should conservation standards, technical innovations and guidelines be implemented to improve efficiency in supply/delivery, in end/use and alter demand for energy in educational institutions and other sectors of society; and (3) how should energy education curriculum materials be developed and incorporated in the various levels and programs of vocational-technical education?, The review of related literature as well as interviews with energy experts, policy-planners, government officials and some members of the academic community confirmed the assumption of the researcher that the design of a model on energy education for a developing country would be a feasible solution to present and future energy crises. The model was revised after consultation with the writer's supervisory committee. A random sample consisting of 11 energy experts, 9 systems analysts/planners, and 6 vocational educators was selected to review the model. To compare the responses of the evaluators to the 20-items in the evaluation instrument, the investigator solved for the means, standard deviations on the obtained data. Results of the analysis have shown that the experts agree the "Energy Education and Development Management Model" (EEDMM) is an acceptable comprehensive plan that could meet short- and long-term energy development needs of the Philippine economy., The researcher recommended that the EEDM Model be presented to the Philippine authorities for their support and for its full-scale implementation. This idea can become a reality through various activities such as: (a) establishment of an "Energy and Education Action Center" in the Ministry of Education and Culture, "Energy Management Assistance Program" in selected technical colleges and universities, and "Energy Manpower Center" in the Ministry of Energy; (b) retrofitting or modification of facilities that are observed to be energy intensive; (c) inclusion of energy conservation in appropriate curriculum materials; (d) development of energy-oriented courses for continuing education programs; and (e) development of energy training materials and devices for adaptation to existing curricular offerings.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8111926, 3084864, FSDT3084864, fsu:74365
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Title: The effect of professionalism on police job performance: An empirical assessment.
Creator: Agyapong, Owusu-Ansah., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study addressed the contradictory results obtained in previous research regarding the relationship between professionalism and police job performance. Earlier studies have used parochial definitions of police job performance, whereas the present research used the following comprehensive measures that have both historical and theoretical significance for police professionalism: (a) self-initiated activity, (b) control of conflict, (c) rule of law, (d) police-citizen relationship, (e)...
Show moreThis study addressed the contradictory results obtained in previous research regarding the relationship between professionalism and police job performance. Earlier studies have used parochial definitions of police job performance, whereas the present research used the following comprehensive measures that have both historical and theoretical significance for police professionalism: (a) self-initiated activity, (b) control of conflict, (c) rule of law, (d) police-citizen relationship, (e) public safety and trust or commendation, (f) work attitude, (g) problem solving and decision making, and (h) task performance (non-stress and stress)., The study sample was 112 police officers who performed patrol duties from 1983 to 1986 at Panhandle Police Department, Florida. Professionalism was assessed by number of years of education and the occupational technique (training and incentive money) adopted by the department. Performance was measured by the rating of officers' performance by the supervisiors., Pearson product moment correlation coefficients, and Mallow's Cp within the framework of BMDP 9R were computed for multiple regressions., The research (a) failed to support the initial hypotheses that professionalism was related to self-initiated activity, control of conflict, rule of law, relationship with citizens, commendation, work attitude, problem solving and decision making, and task performance--non-stress and stress. (b) Professionalism is not associated with high performance ratings. These findings raise questions about the presumed impact of professionalism on law enforcement., This research considered professionalism, as an area of sociological investigation, as primarily concerned with stratification of occupational groups, like policing, geared toward the improvement of performance. Thus, the exchange--structural and power perspectives were used as this study's theoretical framework. The theoretical models helped only in variable conceptualization, not explanation., On the other hand, the significance of the study lies in its pioneering effort to utilize comprehensive measures to study police professionalism. The findings question the wisdom of equating professionalism and performance. Further refinement of theory and instrumentation for evaluating performance measured are recommended for futher study.
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Date Issued: 1988, 1988
Identifier: AAI8817356, 3086857, FSDT3086857, fsu:76329
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Title: The effect of Medicare DRG reimbursement on the structure of hospital costs.
Creator: Ahern, Melissa May., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Purpose of study. This study is to determine whether DRG reimbursement has changed the structure of hospital costs. Due to incentives for greater output efficiency, inpatient per unit costs should fall, ceteris paribus. A countereffect for capital-intensive services is that hospitals may realize economies of scale to a lesser extent under DRGs due to inability to fully adjust in the short-run. Because outpatient services have remained under cost-reimbursement, per unit costs are not expected...
Show morePurpose of study. This study is to determine whether DRG reimbursement has changed the structure of hospital costs. Due to incentives for greater output efficiency, inpatient per unit costs should fall, ceteris paribus. A countereffect for capital-intensive services is that hospitals may realize economies of scale to a lesser extent under DRGs due to inability to fully adjust in the short-run. Because outpatient services have remained under cost-reimbursement, per unit costs are not expected to decrease, ceteris paribus. However, more emphasis on outpatient services under DRGs could cause per unit costs to decrease due to greater realized economies of scale., Procedure. A translog multiproduct cost function was used to estimate the structure of hospital costs in FY 1981-82 and 1985-86. The model included four outputs (medical-surgical discharges, outpatient visits, laboratory services, and ancillary procedures and treatments) and four annualized input prices. Other variables included fixed inputs (capital and physicians), casemix, payer mix, hospital ownership, and market structure. Product-specific economies of scale and average incremental costs were then calculated from estimation results., Findings. Results of a joint likelihood ratio test showed that the cost structure was not significantly different in 1981-82 and 1985-86. However, t-tests regarding the difference in predicted costs evaluated at constant independent variable levels revealed that predicted costs are significantly higher in 1981-82 as anticipated. Comparative results of estimated parameters in the two years suggest hospitals are employing less capital under DRGS and physicians are inducing less demand. Further, average incremental costs for out-patient visits and laboratory services appear to be decreasing, while the average cost of discharges and ancillary procedures and treatments are increasing. Finally, unrealized economies of scale appear to be decreasing in 1985-86 for outpatient services and ancillary procedures and treatments., Conclusion. The new DRG reimbursement system appears to have potential for reducing excess capacity, service intensity, and costs of services.
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Date Issued: 1988, 1988
Identifier: AAI8906209, 3161718, FSDT3161718, fsu:77917
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Title: The origin and evolution of Islamic economic thought.
Creator: Ahghari, Zohreh., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This research is an attempt to clarify the confusion and controversy concerning the content and meaning of Islamic economics. The objective of this dissertation is two fold. The primary objective is to attain a definition for the term "Islamic economic system" based on a thorough investigation of the origin and the evolution of Islamic economic thought. The second objective is to examine the extent to which early Islamic economic thought or its ideological concepts compares to the medieval...
Show moreThis research is an attempt to clarify the confusion and controversy concerning the content and meaning of Islamic economics. The objective of this dissertation is two fold. The primary objective is to attain a definition for the term "Islamic economic system" based on a thorough investigation of the origin and the evolution of Islamic economic thought. The second objective is to examine the extent to which early Islamic economic thought or its ideological concepts compares to the medieval economic thought of the West., In order to identify what might be termed an "Islamic economy," this dissertation uses a Schumpeterian approach--that in order to understand the present, one needs to know the past. Apart from the importance of the Schumpeterian approach in economic analysis, the argument for pursuing the primary objective of this research is to recognize a neglected area in the field of economic thought., The dissertation reveals a basic continuity of ideas on various economic subjects by Islamic scholars during the ascendancy of Islamic civilization. This provides the basis necessary to refute the thesis propounded by Meyer that the "Arabic, Turkish and Persian speaking East has experienced no continuity of economic ideas such as those which come from the Judeo-Christian West." The study further points to a certain unity of economic thought between the medieval West and the Muslim East. Both systems were primarily concerned with the quality of life, which in turn depended on the moral and ethical character of the individual. Both also traced their origins to Greek philosophy, in particular Neo-Platonism., The study concludes with a discussion of the reasons for the divergence in economic growth observed in the Islamic East as compared to the Christian West in the period after the Renaissance. These reasons include a number of factors relating to socioeconomic and political institutions in the East, but do not arise from restrictions imposed by Islamic religious ideology.
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Date Issued: 1991, 1991
Identifier: AAI9209105, 3087681, FSDT3087681, fsu:76496
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Title: The impact of information change upon congressional appropriations deliberation.
Creator: Ahmad, Alaa-Aldin A., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study tested the impact of information change, represented by reform in the budgetary system, on congressional behavior. While congressional attitudes toward budgetary reform are not well documented, the significance of member behavior should not be overlooked, as the information used during congressional hearings, as well as members' outlook, greatly influences the final outcome., The underlying premise was this: If program information were to be provided, would the participants in the...
Show moreThis study tested the impact of information change, represented by reform in the budgetary system, on congressional behavior. While congressional attitudes toward budgetary reform are not well documented, the significance of member behavior should not be overlooked, as the information used during congressional hearings, as well as members' outlook, greatly influences the final outcome., The underlying premise was this: If program information were to be provided, would the participants in the budget process utilize it in making their budgetary decisions rather than continuing to rely on the traditional, object-of-expenditure type of information?, The study focused on the House Appropriations Subcommittees because of their large role in budgetary matters and the impact of the subcommittees' decision-making processes on their members' behavior. Hearings transcripts for FY1964-FY1984 meetings of these committees were examined and content analyzed. Five federal agencies and their three corresponding appropriations subcommittees were the sample for this research. The Planning-Programming-Budgeting system and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are the two budgetary interventions examined in the study., The findings show that the congressional participants in the hearings were not impressed with new information, as there was no sudden increase in program-type inquiry; however, members also did not adhere solely to the traditional type of inquiry. During the period studied, there was no evidence that information reform influenced the subcommittees' orientation toward more questions related to program; nor did trends emerge in other types of inquiries. The three subcommittees chosen have found satisfactory patterns of inquiry over the period covered, with each subcommittee having its own orientation in gathering information appropriate for its members' behavior.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI8912110, 3161756, FSDT3161756, fsu:77955
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Title: ASSESSMENT OF INSERVICE NEEDS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE HYDERABAD REGION OF PAKISTAN AND A SUGGESTED PROCESS FOR DELIVERING INSERVICE EDUCATION.
Creator: AHMAD, FARIDA MOGHAL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to conduct a needs assessment to identify and prioritize inservice needs of primary school teachers in the Hyderabad Region of Pakistan, as perceived by the teachers and their supervisors. A second step in the study was the design of a process for delivery of inservice education compatible with the educational structure of the Region. This process was based upon the review of literature, as well as researcher's work experience in the Region. Research questions...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to conduct a needs assessment to identify and prioritize inservice needs of primary school teachers in the Hyderabad Region of Pakistan, as perceived by the teachers and their supervisors. A second step in the study was the design of a process for delivery of inservice education compatible with the educational structure of the Region. This process was based upon the review of literature, as well as researcher's work experience in the Region. Research questions regarding differences in perceptions of inservice needs between teachers and supervisors and among teachers with varying years of teaching experience and different academic qualifications, were also investigated., A survey was conducted utilizing a needs assessment instrument developed by Gary M. Ingersoll, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, which was modified and translated into two languages (Sindhi and Urdu) used in the Region. The sample for the study consisted of 400 teachers and 50 supervisors. Results of a descriptive analysis of the data collected indicated that, regardless of qualifications or experience, teachers and supervisors perceived a great need for inservice education in all areas of inservice education included in the needs assessment instrument. This study concluded that there was a great desire on the part of teachers to have well planned and well defined programs of inservice education to meet their professional needs. Drawing upon information from the review of literature and the teacher center concept, a delivery system for providing such programs was suggested.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125850, 3085027, FSDT3085027, fsu:74525
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULING AND QUALITY OF LIFE, TOLERANCE-INTOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY, AND OTHER SELECTED FACTORS.
Creator: AIDMAN, CAROLYN BETH., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In the 1960s and 1970s, changes from rigid 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. work scheduling to a more flexible form of work scheduling began to occur. Flexible work scheduling was also known as "flextime.", This investigation attempted to identify the factors related to the use of flextime in a computer operations office of a large governmental agency. The subjects were 92 of the 117 employees of the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security Data Center. Each responded to the Flextime...
Show moreIn the 1960s and 1970s, changes from rigid 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. work scheduling to a more flexible form of work scheduling began to occur. Flexible work scheduling was also known as "flextime.", This investigation attempted to identify the factors related to the use of flextime in a computer operations office of a large governmental agency. The subjects were 92 of the 117 employees of the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security Data Center. Each responded to the Flextime Inventory, the research apparatus used in this study. It contained demographic items, questions concerning preferences, opinions, and uses of flextime, as well as two previously designed instruments. These were the Life Quality Inventory and the Budner Tolerance-Intolerance of Ambiguity Scale., Frequency counts, percentages, means, Pearson Product Moment Correlations, and other descriptive statistics were analyzed to provide answers to six research questions. It was found from these that the vast majority of employees were satisfied with and preferred to remain on their flextime program. They practiced a very flexible form of flextime and felt it had a positive impact on their environment, work quality, and their personal attitudes. Clerical, professional, and supervisory employees used flextime to about the same extent. It was also found that supervisees' perceptions of supervisors' attitudes about employee flexibility were as important to the use of flextime as were the supervisors' actual attitudes., Those who had responsibilities for dependents such as ill parents and children, used flextime very frequently for many different activities. Also, independent travelers were found to use flextime much more than car poolers and users of public transportation., It was concluded from this investigation that the subjects considered flextime an extremely advantageous work system, with benefits for both employees and employers.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108376, 3084836, FSDT3084836, fsu:74337
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Title: The status of music education in the Christian day schools of Florida.
Creator: Ainsworth, Steven Hanna., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of music education in the Christian day schools of Florida; to determine the quantity and quality of music education, and the music teacher's philosophy of music education. A survey was mailed to 230 Christian day schools in Florida who were members of Christian Schools of Florida, Association of Christian Schools International, or Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. One hundred sixty-one (70%) schools responded.,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the status of music education in the Christian day schools of Florida; to determine the quantity and quality of music education, and the music teacher's philosophy of music education. A survey was mailed to 230 Christian day schools in Florida who were members of Christian Schools of Florida, Association of Christian Schools International, or Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. One hundred sixty-one (70%) schools responded., Results of this study indicate that 32% of the Christian day schools in Florida do not have an organized music program. Results from Christian day schools that have a music program indicate that most offer general music, piano lessons, and band in the 1st through the 6th grades; most offer mixed choir and piano lessons in the 7th through the 12th grades; most schools do not require students in the 7th through the 12th grades to take any music course; most music teachers believe teaching for an aesthetic music education to be important; most music teachers have at least a bachelor's degree; and only 56% of the music teachers teach only music courses., Results of this study have led to the following recommendations: (1) Those schools that do not have a music program should initiate an investigation regarding the feasibility of starting one. (2) Additional music courses should be included at all grade levels so that students have a broader base of opportunities from which to choose. (3) Christian day schools should at least meet the Florida Department of Education's requirement that graduating high school students should have at least one-half credit in the fine arts. (4) Christian day school music teachers and administrators should work together and investigate possible ways to obtain the necessary funds to maintain a music program. (5) Christian day school administrators should make a concerted effort to employ music teachers who have earned at least a bachelor's degree in music. (6) The goals and objectives established by the Music Educators National Conference should be implemented in all Christian day schools.
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Date Issued: 1989, 1989
Identifier: AAI9004987, 3161874, FSDT3161874, fsu:78073
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Title: A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF AGING, STIMULUS CHARACTERISTICS, AND RESPONSE FORMAT ON ADULT FEMALES' PERFORMANCE ON A DIOTIC LISTENING TASK.
Creator: AKER, CHARLES RANDALL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Forty-eight females, sixteen in each of three age groups (20 to 30 years, 40 to 50 years, and 60 to 70 years), performed a series of diotic competing message subtests under two different response formats (recognition and recall). The diotic subtests were constructed to emphasize either a semantic (body parts or colors) or a phonemic (releasing or arresting consonant contrasts) relationship among the diotic word pairs. Results of the experiment suggest that age of the listener, nature of the...
Show moreForty-eight females, sixteen in each of three age groups (20 to 30 years, 40 to 50 years, and 60 to 70 years), performed a series of diotic competing message subtests under two different response formats (recognition and recall). The diotic subtests were constructed to emphasize either a semantic (body parts or colors) or a phonemic (releasing or arresting consonant contrasts) relationship among the diotic word pairs. Results of the experiment suggest that age of the listener, nature of the stimuli, and response paradigm all influence diotic performance. Each age group differed in performance, and semantic subtests were easier than phonemic subtests. A hierarchy of subtest difficulty was established (body parts or colors < releasing consonant contrasts < arresting consonant contrasts), but this hierarchy varied some according to age group. Recognition performance was better than recall performance, but only on phonemic subtests; and no age-related differences in recognition and recall were found. Different error patterns were also identified among different aged listeners. Results were discussed in terms of auditory processing/perceptual changes that occur with increasing age.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8205704, 3085177, FSDT3085177, fsu:74672
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Title: The perceptions of education and satisfaction of Saudi graduates: A comparative study of Saudi graduates from American and Saudi universities.
Creator: Akhtarkhavari, Nesreen Badi., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was grounded on the assumption that the native culture of a sojourner is the main parameter through which he functions whether in his country or abroad. With this in mind, the educational perceptions of 123 male Saudi graduates from American or Saudi universities were identified and compared for the main purposes and goals of higher education, reasons for students to attend university, and acceptance of staff teaching students of the opposite sex. Furthermore, graduates' level of...
Show moreThis study was grounded on the assumption that the native culture of a sojourner is the main parameter through which he functions whether in his country or abroad. With this in mind, the educational perceptions of 123 male Saudi graduates from American or Saudi universities were identified and compared for the main purposes and goals of higher education, reasons for students to attend university, and acceptance of staff teaching students of the opposite sex. Furthermore, graduates' level of satisfaction with their higher education, and the views of graduates from American universities regarding the effect of their education on their perceptions and values in general, were assessed., Their perceptions of the two groups were very similar for most items with only a few items displaying any significant difference. This reflected an "individual centered" ideology for Saudi graduates from American universities, and the "role of the national" by graduates from Saudi universities., "Enhancing one's religion" as a main purpose and goal of higher education, and a reason for students to attend university showed significant difference across groups with Saudi university graduates rating it higher than graduates from American universities. Graduates from Saudi universities did not perceive it acceptable for staff to teach students of the opposite sex in both countries, while American university graduates considered it more acceptable in American universities., Religion as a main purpose and goal of higher education, and a reason to attend university showed significant difference across groups with graduates from Saudi universities giving it a significantly higher rating., Saudi graduates from both countries were highly satisfied with their education, with considerable difference in their satisfaction with the development of their technical skills and religious knowledge, and enhancing their understand of other cultures and religious beliefs. Graduates from American universities stated their education had a very positive effect on their concept of education and values in general through learning a new methods and skills, and becoming more tolerant and understanding of other cultures. Perceptual differences were explained using respondents' comments and original culture., The results verified Schumann's Theory of Social Distance (1976) when extended to adopting a second culture.
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Date Issued: 1994, 1994
Identifier: AAI9514706, 3088521, FSDT3088521, fsu:77323
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Title: A SURVEY OF THE PREPARATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OYO STATE OF NIGERIA.
Creator: AKINTOLA, ABIOLA TIM., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: On major problem besetting secondary education in Oyo State of Nigeria is the students' lack of adequate skill in the use of English, resulting in their mass failure in the English language examinations set by the West African Examinations Council., Though some studies aimed at solving this problem have been conducted, none of them has examined the adequacy of the preservice training of the teachers of English in these schools. Underlying this study, therefore, was the assumption that in an...
Show moreOn major problem besetting secondary education in Oyo State of Nigeria is the students' lack of adequate skill in the use of English, resulting in their mass failure in the English language examinations set by the West African Examinations Council., Though some studies aimed at solving this problem have been conducted, none of them has examined the adequacy of the preservice training of the teachers of English in these schools. Underlying this study, therefore, was the assumption that in an English as a second language situation like that of Oyo State, the competency of the teacher is a crucial factor in the successful learning outcomes of students., The study examined the adequacy of the preparation of ESL teachers in Oyo State secondary schools and decided whether that preparation was related to the teachers' instructional practices., From the review of literature, five competencies were identified as crucial to an ESL teacher education: written composition, reading, applied linguistics, listening/speaking skills, and the teaching of English. These were then developed into a 23-item questionnaire and administered to 270 English language teachers in 90 urban high schools in the state. The survey instrument asked the teachers questions about their preparation, instructional practices and in-service training programs., Two hundred copies of the questionnaire were returned; the teachers' responses were scored through the use of a scoring guide and the preparation and practice scores were tabulated. A chi-square test was run on the teachers' reported preparation and practice scores to determine if the teachers' preparation was significantly related to their practices. Analysis of the responses indicated that while most of the teachers were adequately prepared in reading and applied linguistics, very few reported adequate training in writing, listening/speaking skills, and the teaching of English. The teachers' reported preparation and instructional practices were related., On the basis of these findings, it was concluded that the preservice training of teachers in Oyo State was inadequate and needed urgent correction through inservice training programs if these teachers were to perform their duties effectively as ESL instructors.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8229142, 3085387, FSDT3085387, fsu:74882
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