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Factors Influencing the Number of Participants in Interscholastic Football in Selected Iowa High Schools, 1961-70
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Forward and Backward Chaining Procedures with Retarded Children
No full text25 leaves. Advisor: W. Scott WoodThe problem. Very little experimental evidence is available to indicate the conditions under which backward chaining procedures are most effective. This study compared the effectiveness of backward and forward chaining procedures with retarded children on a telephone dialing task.
Procedure. Four retarded children were taught to dial telephone numbers using forward and backward chaining procedures. The number of errors made by subjects as a function of the chaining condition was compared.
Findings. Two subjects performed better under the forward chaining conditions, one subject performed better under the forward chaining condition and another subject did not show a change in performanoe as a function of the chaining conditions.
Conclusions. The results were inconsistent with previous studies which indicated that forward chaining was more effective than backward chaining for all subjects studied.
Recommendations. Further research should be conducted to investigate the generality of the findings across subjects and tasks
The Double-Vision of Imagination : An Appraisal of Surface and Substance in the Fiction of Henry James
No full text248 leaves. Advisor: Norman R. HaneThis study is concerned, primarily, with the faculty of the imagination, incidentally as a general concept, but chiefly in its application to the fictional and critical works
of Henry James. A number of these works have been consulted with the intention of deriving, and subsequently illustrating, a coherent inquiry into "the creative intelligence" as it fulfills its roles as a source of inspiration and a learning aid for the author, and as an ingredient of theme through which James urges his characters toward self-discovery and a wide
consciousness of the palpable and spiritual worlds outside themselves. Commensurate with this effort is the recognition (the implications of which are also shown) that the imagination, for James, was a double-chambered affair--one room containing the aesthetic "sense" and the other the capacity for a fine moral awareness--and that the "lucid reflector," the character most susceptible to enlightenment, must live simultaneously in both compartments.
The first chapter introduces and begins to trace the development of this dipolar imagination within one novel in particular, The Portrait of a Lady. This initial segment,
by enlisting a few philosophical assertions of
Immanuel Kant, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and the psychologist, Carl G. Jung, also attempts to suggest the depth and breadth of the Jamesian purview of human nature and its potential for emotional and intellectual growth.
The second chapter concentrates upon the aesthetic stem of the imagination and, with evidence gathered from five novels and one long story--The American, The Tragic Muse,
Roderick Hudson, The Princess Casamassima, The Europeans and "The Aspern Papers"--examines the possible uses and limitations of an appreciation of beauty and a strong sense of
form and order among external appearances.
The third and final chapter incorporates analyses of six additional novels--The Sacred Fount, The Wings of the Dove, What Maisie Knew, The Spoils of Poynton, The Ambassadors
and The Golden Bowl--with the purpose of determining what constructive and/or destructive elements reside within the Jamesian characters who evince an operative familiarity with :"the moral sense." In conjunction with this investigation
of the imagination's second chamber, an attempt is made to describe, through example and proposition, the causes and effects of the creative synthesis whereby Henry James, through
his characters and through the painstaking exercise of his craft, unites the love of external beauty and formal harmony with a compassionate affirmation of inner meaning and human responsibility
A duck, a drake
No full textducks and drakesA duck, a drake, a salt water cake and a bottle of Brandy O. A riddle used when rocks are skimmed across the water. When the rock hits the water the first time the thrower would say "a duck". At the second hitting in the water he would say "a drake" and so on until the rock stopped skimming. If it skimmed more than four or five times then you would begin from the beginnig of your riddle.Not usedNot usedWithdraw
A duck, a drake
No full textducks and drakesA duck, a drake, a salt water cake and a bottle of Brandy O. A riddle used when rocks are skimmed across the water. When the rock hits the water the first time the thrower would say "a duck". At the second hitting in the water he would say "a drake" and so on until the rock stopped skimming. If it skimmed more than four or five times then you would begin from the beginnig of your riddle.Not usedNot usedWithdraw
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
No full textIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
"Protective effect of Placenta Growth Factor (PIGF) against hypoxia-reoxgyenation and serum-deprivation induced apoptosis in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes"
No full textKyle Bohman, Marin Schweizer and Bob Berendt are all Drake University students. Ronald J. Torry is Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Drake University. Donald S. Torry is a faculty member at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.Placenta growth factor (PlGF) is known to induce angiogenesis and protect placental trophoblast from apoptosis. We have shown that PlGF mRNA expression is increased in hypoxic human myocardium and in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes. However, little is known regarding the function of PlGF in heart tissue. Others have shown that PlGF or PlGF/VEGF significantly inhibited apoptosis in endothelial cells from PlGF knockout mice and we have shown that PlGF rescues cultured trophoblast from apoptosis induced by serum deprivation. Accordingly, our hypothesis is that PlGF protects cardiomyocytes from ischemia-induced or serum deprivation-induced apoptosis. The role of PlGF will be investigated during cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by serum-deprivation and hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R)--physiological conditions relevant to ischemic cardiomyopathy. Hypoxic conditions were established by culturing the cells at 1-2% O2. Caspase-3,7 luminescence assay (Promega) was used to determine the level of activated Caspases 3 and 7. The caspase family of cysteine proteases, especially caspase-3, is central in amplifying the cascade of proteolysis that culminates in cell death. Serum-deprivation and H/R have been found to be consistent methods of creating ischemic stresses and inducing apoptosis in rat cardiomyocytes. Serum-deprivation produced a 1.55 fold increase of apoptosis over normoxic values (n=10). H/R lead to a 1.98 fold increase of apoptosis (n=1). Our preliminary data suggest that a PlGF (25ng/ml) or PlGF/VEGF (25ng/ml each) does not reduce apoptosis induced by serum-deprivation. However, an 8 hour pretreatment of PlGF (25ng/ml) by itself reduced caspase 3 activity by 25.5% (n=1) and 30.7% (n=3) during hypoxia or serum deprivation, respectively. The preliminary data show an 8 hour pretreatment with PlGF/VEGF (25ng/ml each) decreased caspase activity more than PlGF (25ng/ml) alone. Thus, early evidence indicates that pretreatment with PlGF or PlGF/VEGF may protect cardiomyocytes from hypoxia-reoxygenation and/or serum deprivation-induced apoptosis.Drake University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Saica apicalis Osborn & Drake 1915
No full text<i>Saica apicalis</i> Osborn & Drake, 1915 <p> <i>Saica apicalis</i> (Figs. 23–24), originally described from Guatemala (Osborn & Drake 1915), has been recorded from Panama, French Guiana, Brazil, and Argentina (McAtee & Malloch 1923; Villiers 1943; Wygodzinsky 1949; Froeschner 1988; Maldonado 1990; Melo & Coscarón 1994; Gil-Santana & Marques 2005). Elkins (1951) recorded this species from Texas, USA, based on a single specimen collected at light. However, Blinn (1990) considered the presence of <i>S. apicalis</i> in Texas could be a result of an accidental introduction of an exotic species, or a labeling error. This author also considered the species widely distributed in Central America south of Mexico, without further consideration of specimens examined or countries included.</p> <p> Gil-Santana & Marques (2005) related the variability of the posterior pronotal spines in <i>S. apicalis</i>, from long to imperceptible. The specimen studied here has moderately long posterior pronotal spines (Fig. 24).</p> <p> <b>New record.</b> Bolivia, El Carmen.</p> <p> <b>Material examined: BOLIVIA,</b> 1 male, <b>El Carmen</b>, Camargo, II-[1]955 [MZUSP].</p>Published as part of <i>Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., 2008, New records, and nomenclatural and biological notes on Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Bolivia and Brazil, pp. 43-53 in Zootaxa 1785</i> on page 50, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/182460">10.5281/zenodo.182460</a>
"Current practices and anticipated changes in academic and nonacademic admission sources for entry-level PharmD programs"
No full textRenae J. Chesnut is Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University. She can be contacted at [email protected]
Charles R. Phillips is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration/Department Chair of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University. He can be contacted at [email protected] purpose of this study was to describe and compare current admission practices with anticipated changes in academic and nonacademic admission information sources for entry-level PharmD programs. An author-constructed survey collected data from pharmacy programs on current and anticipated admission processes. After follow-up efforts, a 92 percent response rate was achieved. Results suggest that a lack of significant changes can be expected between admission practices used for the Fall 1997 entering class and those anticipated for Fall 2000. Likewise, applicant qualities sought and information sources used to measure these qualities are not expected to change significantly prior to the Fall 2000 entering class. This study indicated that most pharmacy programs utilize academic and nonacademic admission information sources and that they feel they are meeting the adopted ACPE Standard and Guideline 16.3 which requires that pharmacy programs use information sources in the admission process other than academic information
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