Business schools have been placing an increased emphasis on the use of interactive simulation as an educational device. These tech- niques are known variously as Business Games, Business Simulations, and Management Games and have been used for trai . . .

The so-called Poetic Realism which prevailed as a literary movement in the middle of the nineteenth century was well expressed in the writings of authors such as Adalbert Stifter, Annette von Droste-Hillshoff, Gottfried . . .

Since the main focus of this study is on parentchild relationships as portrayed in the folktales of East and West Africa, Germany, Scandinavia, Turkey and Japan, this introduction will be divided into three parts. The first section will explore som . . .

As with roost educational programs, it has become increasingly important in the field of speech, language and hearing pathology (communicative disorders) to provide visible indication of the benefits derived by recipients (adults and children) as . . .

"Vocational education" is a term which has long been an integral part of education's vocabulary. When mentioned, the words frequently bring to mind such things as a "dumping ground" in the school for those students who are less academically incline . . .

The practice of requiring physical education in institutions of higher learning is of many years' standing. It originated nearly a century ago because college administrators thought that a certain amount of participation in physical education activ . . .

Schistosomes or blood flukes are trematodes which belong to the family Schistosomatidae as described by Poche (1907). Members of this family differ from other flukes in a number of ways, such as difference in choice of habitat within the vertebrat . . .

Many methods of producing electricity are utilized today. Steam plants, thermal plants, and nuclear plants all employ different sources of energy to achieve the same goal: the turning of generators to create electricity. The earliest source of ene . . .

The purpose of this paper is to study selected aspects of the use of educational television in early childhood education. In order to understand the need and purpose for such a study, it is necessary to have some background information about early . . .

There is considerable evidence that teaching practice in spelling has tended to remain influenced by habit, public opinion and commercially prepared materials, resulting in a cycle of practices that have little research validity. Often undue stress . . .

In the summer of 1972 a field study was conducted at California State University, Fresno, to evaluate the effects of variety, date of planting, seeding rate and row spacing on some growth and quality characteristics of soybeans. Four planting dates (D . . .

A number of studies have been done on attitudes toward death and dying. In general, conclusions infer that most people, including nurses, have anxiety regarding death. Studies about nurses show that their attitudes about death and dying are reflec . . .

It was the purpose of this investigation to study the development of relational position concepts of four-year- old disadvantaged children as influenced by opportunities for block manipulation with verbal naming of the position by an experimenter. . . .

This research project bears upon a number of fields of study, including physiology, biochemistry and psychopathol- ogy. The experiment was designed to create an altered behavioral state by the stress of sensory deprivation. The altered behavioral . . .

The plight of the town of Del Rey, California, is typical of many rural communities in California and throughout the nation. Communities such as Del Rey have been forgotten in the wake of urban migration. However, the residents feel a sense of com . . .

Inauguration of the embryonic development of the vertebrate nephros begins within the cranial reaches of the intermediate mesoderm. The anterior portions of this mesoderm give rise to the nephrotomes which are the forerunners of the first nephrons . . .

The study of biomolecules has now entered a promising period. From these studies it can be expected that we will begin to understand fundamental biological processes at the molecular level. To effect the transition from the phenomenologic to the me . . .

This thesis deals with issues pertaining to ethno-cultural identities. I recognize that terms used to denote ethno-cultural groups are often evolving and that, consequently, some terms are contested if they no longer fit the needs of a community and s . . .

This thesis focuses on whether there is conclusive evidence of mammoth utilization by humans at Owl Cave. Archaeologists should intensely scrutinize any mammoth kill site and should explore all avenues of inquiry. Taphonomic analysis is necessary to e . . .

Xylem is a complex vascular tissue that performs several functions related to the growth and survival of woody plants. These functions include the transport of water, biomechanical support, and the storage of water and nutrients. Trees are large organ . . .

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Title IX “Not Anymore” training’s effectiveness among students at the main CSU Bakersfield campus and see if there are any cultural, sex, age, or student status differences among the responses. “Not Anymor . . .

Suicide has long been recognized as a major public health problem in the United States. The United States Public Health Service lists suicide as the twelfth leading cause of death in the United States. Shneidman estimated the actual number of suic . . .

As mechanization of agriculture increases in importance in Afghanistan, it is necessary to devise a way to apply this technology to achieve maximum production while keeping the price of production to a minimum.

The intent of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the services provided the mentally retarded person and his family by the Central Valley Regional Center, Fresno, California. The study was done during the school year 1972-73. Parents r . . .

Intestinal nematodes of the family Heligmosomidae have been the subject of investigation for many years. Perhaps, the best studied species in the family has been Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Dujardin, 1845) (Nematospiroides dubius Baylis, 1926). Alt . . .

Generalizing beyond the data of this study, but reflecting on his own observations as a social worker in Israel, the researcher suggests that American social workers need be of the Jewish faith to adjust professionally in Israel. The emotional cli . . .

There is nothing in the national interest which has, recently, been given higher priority than giving every child an equal opportunity to develop his physical and intellectual self. Yet, there is one group of children, those with a minimal brain d . . .

Tulare Lake, CA, is the terminus of several major rivers fed by Sierra Nevada stream discharge. Over the last several decades, the study of Tulare Lake sediments has established the climate history for the Pleistocene and Holocene. In this study, Late . . .

It is suggested that obesity and diabetes may exacerbate influenza infection and impact the efficacy of vaccination against influenza. The association between these conditions and more severe infection was not reported prior to the 2009 pandemic and h . . .

Crystallography is the analytical technique used to determine the arrangement of atoms within a highly ordered solid system. This method uses X-rays, which have a wavelength around 10-10 Å, to interact with the electrons in the atoms electron cloud to . . .

Nucleic acid Aptamers are short single-stranded oligonucleotides that bind to target molecules with high affinity and specificity. Although they function like antibodies, there are several properties that aptamers possess that make them superior for c . . .

Most Indigenous cultures historically employed regenerative methods in their human-environment relationships, interactions, and resource use. Many of these methods stemmed from the Indigenous concept of kincentric ecology, an approach which guides hum . . .

The question, of newspaper ethics is an ever present one, and seems unanswerable. Because what may constitute an ethical newspaper varies somewhat from person to person, the constructing of a study to determine if a newspaper is ethical would seem imp . . .

There is no question that the United States enjoys great affluence as a result of its superior technology and productivity. It is often taken for granted that the gross national product, which is far higher than that of any other nation, is an ind . . .

During recent years, convalescent hospitals have emerged as important facilities to help meet the nation's need for long-term care. Crowded conditions and ever increasing expenses have made hospitals an economically infeasible answer to providing . . .

Project Follow-Through is a federally-funded five year effort to sustain and supplement in the early grades the gains made by low-income children who have had a full year's experience in a Head Start or Preschool program. In Fresno, California, th . . .

The extreme environmental conditions found in the International Space Station (ISS) has been shown to weaken the immune system of astronauts during take-off and landing of spacecrafts, while increasing the virulence of microbes by physiological change . . .

Coronary heart disease is the major public health problem in the United States and in many other countries. In 1970 some 666,000 Americans, of whom about 171,000 were under the age of sixty-five, died of coronary heart disease and many more were d . . .

In the last ten years, there has been an increasing tendency to use crisis intervention therapy in lieu of in- patient therapy. As the trend develops and crisis inter- vention becomes more prevalent, one cannot help but wonder how effective it is, . . .

The purpose of this study is to formulate a theo- retical structural model of the Fresno County economy. The application of Leontieff's Input-Output Analysis to the Fresno County economy will provide an internal conceptuali- zation of the flow of . . .

The objective of this project proposal is to provide an alternative design of the current pilot water treatment system located in the Civil Engineering Department hydraulics laboratory at the California State Polytechnic University. The existing syste . . .

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There is a vigorous and determined struggle in today's modern industrial societies to acquire a quantity of high-quality, fresh air. Many people believe that this implies escape to air that has a "mountainside" freshness. Outside air in any form . . .

Micromelo undatus (Bruguière, 1792), represents the only species in the genus Micromelo (Family Aplustridae). This species of "bubble snail" is generally found in warm, tropical and subtropical waters across the globe. Recent work on other globally di . . .

A limited number of studies indicate that Vietnam era veterans are experiencing serious psychological and social problems in readapting to civilian life, Others state that the majority of these veterans have taken their military experience and rec . . .

A casual reflection on human intellectual history suggests that human nature has not changed significantly over the span of time. Support for this contention can be drawn from what Samuel N. Kramer tells us. One fundamental and unchanging aspect o . . .

It is important to investigate which flavonoids are involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics to ameliorate the incidence of cancer around the world. Populations around the world are constantly exposed to a diversity of pollutants from the air, water, . . .

In less than twenty-five years since the passage of the first National Mental Health Act of 1946, three revolutionary changes have occurred which have greatly influenced the treatment of the mentally disturbed. One change was the shift from custod . . .

The field of sociolinguistics has set for itself the task describing a specific variety of a language which characterizes of a specified group of speakers. Joshua Fishman gives the following description of the disciplinei Sociolinguistics is the . . .

Methods of locating the optimum width for self- propelled machines were evaluated in order to ascertain the relationship that certain economic inputs; i.e., fixed cost, labor, timeliness, purchase price and value of crop, have upon optimum width o . . .