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- Leveraging LC's Linked Data API.
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Miguez, Matthew Roland
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Presented at ALA Annual 2017. Panel abstract: In this program speakers will discuss how they are using APIs to improve and automate cataloging, acquisition, metadata enhancement, and holdings maintenance workflows in technical services. APIs being discussed will be both open source and vendor-specific. A general overview of API will be provided.
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1498756273_c156678f_compound
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- Set of related objects
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- AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPOSITION, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, AND PERFORMANCE OF TRUSTEE MANAGED MUNICIPAL PENSION FUNDS IN FLORIDA.
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O'LEARY, HAROLD EDWARD., The Florida State University
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This dissertation is an examination of the rates of return obtained on the assets of municipal pension funds located in the State of Florida that are managed by boards of trustees. The risk characteristics associated with the employment of these assets are also examined. The study is based on a sample of 37 plans out of a population of approximately 200 which fit the "trustee managed" classification. Before addressing the sample data the current literature and various evaluation techniques...
Show moreThis dissertation is an examination of the rates of return obtained on the assets of municipal pension funds located in the State of Florida that are managed by boards of trustees. The risk characteristics associated with the employment of these assets are also examined. The study is based on a sample of 37 plans out of a population of approximately 200 which fit the "trustee managed" classification. Before addressing the sample data the current literature and various evaluation techniques are reviewed. The methodology employed is based on the works of Dietz and modified using the semi-variance techniques favored by Osteryoung., The composition of these plans seems to be related to their size as measured in total asset value. Smaller funds are composed primarily of low risk deposits while larger funds have diversified portfolios. There are exceptions to this rule, of course. Analysis of their operating characteristics really entails a study of management responses to changing market stimuli. Also considered, and found very important, is the efficiency with which management handles the stream of contributions. These factors impact on the performance of the sample funds. Performance, as measured by the return earned on total available assets, is compared with the rate of inflation and the cost to the sponsoring cities of borrowing funds., The conclusions reached are that these pension plans are not performing in a manner which will protect their assets from decreasing in value due to the effects of inflation. The effect of security trading may be detrimental to attempts to obtain efficient trade offs between risk and return, the buy-hold strategy may be the better route to follow. Decisions for or against funding should be made on a case-by-case basis considering the unique conditions concerning individual sponsors and plans., Some areas for future research in this area might be an investigation into the specific investment goals of these funds, an application of the capital asset pricing model to the performance of pension plans, and the development and use of a simulation model to test performance of these funds without considering the legal restrictions placed on the composition of their investment portfolios.
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- 1980, 1980
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- AAI8020358, 2989629, FSDT2989629, fsu:74136
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- Document (PDF)
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- ORGANIZED COCKFIGHTING: A DEVIANT RECREATIONAL SUBCULTURE.
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HAWLEY, FRANCIS FREDERICK., Florida State University
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The ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural...
Show moreThe ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural identity of its practitioners and, thus, serves as a boundary maintenance device. This particular deviant subcultural type is unique due to the fact that it possesses the following characteristics: (1) no criminal self-concept for members; (2) a religio-teleological rationale concerning the nature of the activity; (3) a strong overt identification with the existing socio-political order; and, (4) a high degree of intrastate, interstate, and international communication on topics of subcultural interest, and commerce in "tools of the trade." Furthermore, the cockfighting subculture has other attributes of a deviant behavior system consistent with the subcultural thesis proposed herein: its own rules, argot, customs, networks of obligation and reciprocity, and recruitment patterns., The cockfighting subculture may be seen in an additional dimension--as an instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association. This means that cockfighters reject conformative and alienative attitudes toward dominant social values in favor of an anachronistic world-view., Moreover, in terms of the dominant method by which it hopes to achieve its objectives, the subculture is both instrumental and expressive, hence the appelation "instrumental-expressive." Instrumental groups want to defuse or remove threatening legislation, thus removing or reducing stigma, while expressive groups are more concerned with providing recreational, social, and informational activities for their members. Expressive groups exist to furnish activities for their members while instrumental groups exist to resist or promote change. The cockfighting subculture has definite attributes of both types of groups., This work suggests that the models of the deviant recreational subculture and the instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association might prove of heuristic value when applied to other socially and legally problematic deviant subcultures.
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8215245, 3085262, FSDT3085262, fsu:74757
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- Document (PDF)
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- INFLUENCE OF SELECTED VARIABLES UPON SKINFOLD MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY INEXPERIENCED TESTERS.
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ISHEE, JIMMY HAROLD., Florida State University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph, mesomorph-ectomorph, and ectomorph somatotypes. The inexperienced testers were taught the skinfold measurement technique by one of five instructional methods: (a) manual; (b) marked site; (c) poster; (d) video-tape; and, (e) supervision, while utilizing the Lange, the Fat-O-Meter, or the Fat Control skinfold calipers. Five experienced testers also performed measurements on all the somatotypes at each of the sites with each caliper. The number of trials to acquire consistency and the actual measurements at this consistency were utilized in the analysis. Two weeks later, the inexperienced testers performed one trial of measurements at each of the sites on every somatotype. Comparisons were made among the inexperienced testers on the number of trials to consistency and the test-retest measurements. Additionally, comparisons were computed between the measurements of the inexperienced and experienced testers at each skinfold site. The data were analyzed by the use of analysis of variance, t tests, and Dunnett's t. Significant differences were indicated among the instructional methods and skinfold calipers on the number of trials to consistency. The endomorph somatotype required a significantly greater number of trials than the other somatotypes to reach consistency while there was no significant difference between the two skinfold sites. The video-tape and supervision, instructional methods had fewer significant differences between the inexperienced and experienced testers on the test occasions of the various skinfold measurements than the remaining three methods. The Lange caliper resulted in fewer significant differences between inexperienced and experienced testers on the various skinfold measurements at consistency whereas on the second test occasion, none of the three calipers were superior. The test-retest comparison indicated no supremacy of instructional method, skinfold caliper, somatotype, or skinfold site as the vast majority of comparisons resulted in no significant differences.
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8215247, 3085264, FSDT3085264, fsu:74759
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY.
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HOSKINS, GEORGE WILSON., Florida State University
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The purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was conducted in an exploratory manner, utilizing demographic data and a depth interview. The interview was partially structured with topics and probes related to relationship dimensions and actual contact patterns. The interview was sufficiently flexible to pursue ideas and topics that emerged as the interview progressed. A purposive sample of twenty multi-generation families was recruited through nine large churches in a medium size Southern city. A total of forty-seven persons were interviewed. In each family a married son or daughter and one or both parents served as respondents., Data were analyzed with a flexible filing system designed to identify and conceptually understand significant qualitative aspects of intergenerational relationships. The analysis generated a major conceptual theme and four related concepts that appear useful in understanding change in parent-offspring relationships as offspring progress through adolescence and into adulthood. The conceptual theme is identified as the redefinition of parent-offspring relationships and the four concepts are affectional bonds, parent-offspring involvement, communication openness, and communication directiveness. The data suggest that the redefinition process is accentuated during two vital life-cycle transitions: the offspring's leaving the parental home and the offspring's assumption of parenthood. The offspring's leaving home involved major decisions in regard to occupation, education, and marriage. Of the twenty families, about 35 percent experienced significant stress and differences of opinion around the time of the offspring's leaving. The data suggested that a fit between the parent's "letting go" and the offspring's assumption of responsibility for decisions is related to the manner in which the transition is dealt with.
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8215246, 3085263, FSDT3085263, fsu:74758
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- Document (PDF)
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- SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL UTILIZATION OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES BY OLDER PEOPLE: A METHODOLOGICAL PARADIGM.
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KAUFMAN, ALLAN VICTOR., Florida State University
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Drawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network...
Show moreDrawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network factors associated with the differential utilization of formal long-term care services by older persons living in two counties of northwestern Florida., Differences were found to exist between the study's two subject samples with regard to several of the social network factors that were examined. The nature of those differences suggest that the type of formal long-term care services used by the older persons in the study, may have, in part, been influenced by certain structural qualities of the social networks by those persons, by certain attitudes and values held by those persons with regard to their networks, and by the nature and quality of the relationships that existed between those persons and individual members of their networks., The results of the exploratory study have important implications for formal providers of long-term care services and for persons who are involved with the development of long-term care social policy. In addition to those programs and policy implications, the study demonstrates that despite certain methodological weaknesses, the method of social network analysis developed for this study can be a valuable research tool for adding to present knowledge about long-term care service utilization. Such information can be critical for the future development of policy and programs concerned with meeting the long-term care needs of older persons.
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8215248, 3085265, FSDT3085265, fsu:74760
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- Document (PDF)
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- PERCENTILE RESIDUAL LIFE FUNCTIONS -- PROPERTIES, TESTING AND ESTIMATION.
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JOE, HARRY SUE WAH., Florida State University
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Let F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t
Show moreLet F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1)., The mean residual life function of F is, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), if F has a finite mean. The (alpha)-percentile or quantile (0 < (alpha) < 1) residual life function of F is, q(,(alpha),F)(t) = F(,t)('-1)((alpha)) = F('-1)(1 - (alpha)F(t)) - t, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1),, where (alpha) = 1 - (alpha). Statisticians find it useful to categorize life distributions according to different aging properties. Categories which involve m(,F)(t) are the decreasing mean residual life (DMRL) class and the new better than used in expectation (NBUE) class. The DMRL class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(t) is monotone decreasing on (0, F('-1)(1)) and the NBUE class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(0) (GREATERTHEQ) m(,F)(t) for all 0 < t < F('-1)(1). Analogous categories which involve q(,(alpha),F)(t) are the decreasing (alpha)-percentile residual life (DPRL-(alpha)) class and the new better than used with respect to the (alpha)-percentile (NBUP-(alpha)) class., The mean residual life function is of interest in biometry, actuarial studies and reliability, and the DMRL and NBUE classes of life distributions are useful for modelling situations where items deteriorate with age. In the statistical literature, there are several papers which consider properties or estimation of the mean residual life function or consider testing situations involving the DMRL and NBUE classes. Only one previous paper discusses the (alpha)-percentile residual life function. This dissertation is concerned with properties and estimation of the (alpha)-percentile residual life function, and with testing problems involving the (alpha)-percentile residual life function., Properties of q(,(alpha),F)(t) and of the DPRL-(alpha), NBUP-(alpha) and their dual classes are studied in Chapter II. In Chapter III, tests are developed for testing exponentiality against alternatives of DPRL-(alpha) and NBUP-(alpha). In Chapter IV, these tests are extended to accommodate randomly censored data. In Chapter V, a distribution-free two-sample test is developed for testing the hypothesis that two life distributions F and G are equal against the alternative that q(,(alpha),F)(t) (GREATERTHEQ) q(,(alpha),G)(t) for all t. In Chapter VI, strong consistency, asymptotic normality, bias and mean squared error of the estimator F(,n)('-1)(1(' )-(' )(alpha)F(,n)(t)) - t of q(,(alpha),F)(t) are studied, where F(,n) is the empirical distribution function and F(,n)(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F(,n).
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8214932, 3085276, FSDT3085276, fsu:74771
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- Document (PDF)
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- GENERALIZED COORDINATE MOLECULAR HAMILTONIAN.
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ISLAMPOUR-KERAHROUD, GHOLAMREZA., Florida State University
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The translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the...
Show moreThe translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the origin of coupling terms, and avoids mathematical complexities with their residue of obscurity. The Hamiltonian for the linear molecule compared with that for the non-linear molecule differs significantly in the coupling terms, in the rotational kinetic energy term and in the U(Q) term (Watson term), which is found to be non-zero in the linear case, in contrast to previous literature. The correct form of the total angular momentum operators is also derived quantum-mechanically.
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- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8214931, 3085275, FSDT3085275, fsu:74770
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- Document (PDF)
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- COAGULATION AND FIBRINOLYTIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE, COLD, AND EXERCISE WITH PRIOR COOLING.
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MANGUM, MICHAEL., Florida State University
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Ten male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for...
Show moreTen male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for five minutes followed by ten minutes at 900 kgm(.)min('-1). The testing schedule was as follows:, rest exercise, Session A (Cold): PC CR CE, rest exercise, Session B (Neutral): PN NR NE, Time (mins) 60 15, ELT, PTT, and hematocrit (HCT) was assessed at PC, pretest-cold; CR, cold-rest; CE, cold-exercise; PN, pretest-neutral; NR, neutral- rest; and NE, neutral-exercise. Mean weighted skin temperatures (T(,sk)) and rectal temperatures (T(,re)) were assessed at 15-minute(' ) intervals throughout.(' )T(,sk) dropped continuously during cold exposure (CR, CE) but was relatively unaffected under neutral conditions. T(,re) response to cold was more complex, exhibiting an initial increase followed by a decrease with continued exposure. T(,re) increased in response to exercise at 28(DEGREES)C but exhibited no change at 5(DEGREES)C. ELT was reduced to 74, 62, and 44% of pretest values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. No difference was found to exist between groups for PTT. HCT was increased to 107, 107, and 111% of pre-test values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. These data suggest that coagulation and fibrinolysis may be affected differentially in response to exercise, a result that speaks in favor of exercise-induced fibrinolysis as a prophylaxis for atherosclerosis.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1982, 1982
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- AAI8214935, 3085277, FSDT3085277, fsu:74772
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- Document (PDF)
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- SURFACE LITHOFACIES, BIOFACIES, AND DIATOM DIVERSITY PATTERNS AS MODELS FOR DELINEATION OF CLIMATIC CHANGE IN THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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DEFELICE, DAVID RICHARD., The Florida State University
- Date Issued
- 1979, 1979
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- AAI8001091, 2989311, FSDT2989311, fsu:73818
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- Document (PDF)
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- EVALUATING THE UTILITY OF THE DETERRENT RESIDUAL IN PREDICTING DETERRENT OUTCOMES IN A SELF-REPORT STUDY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BECCARIAN AND BENTHAMITE MODELS OF DETERRENCE THEORY.
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ARCHAMBEAULT, WILLIAM GEORGE., The Florida State University
- Date Issued
- 1979, 1979
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- AAI8006220, 2989327, FSDT2989327, fsu:73834
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- Document (PDF)
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- A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILL ON ROAD PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION.
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ABAL, JOSEPH ALVAREZ., The Florida State University
- Date Issued
- 1979, 1979
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- AAI8006215, 2989322, FSDT2989322, fsu:73829
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE AND THE SOLUTIONS REPORTED BY FIRST-YEAR VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
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RILEY, MARCIA GALE., The Florida State University
- Date Issued
- 1979, 1979
- Identifier
- AAI8007501, 2989388, FSDT2989388, fsu:73895
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- Document (PDF)