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The use of smoking and breaktaking to reduce job-related stress among registered nurses
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)Hospital nursing can produce stress. How nurses cope with that stress can affect patient care and personal health. This study was conducted to describe the coping methods, particularly breaktaking and smoking, used to ... -
Increasing direct care staff compliance to program implementation by providing supervisors with prescriptive checklists
(University of Kansas, 1982-05-31)Effective treatment programs for multi-handicapped mentally retarded persons may require consistent compliance to program implementation. Traditional methods used to increase direct care staff compliance to treatment ... -
The effects of the frequency of vibration application on the acquisition of head erect behavior in prone
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)This study utilized an alternating treatment design to investigate the effects of the frequency of vibration application on the acquisition of head erect behavior in the prone position in 4 preschool children with multiple ... -
Adelaide Lukanina’s A Year in America : a critical view of nineteenth century America
(University of Kansas, 1995-05-31)The following text is a translation of Adelaide Lukanina's "A Year in America." First published in 1881-82 as a series of articles in the Russian journal Vestnik Evropy, one of Russia's most progressive journals in the ... -
Jauernig’s Conceptual framework for the concept ’force fluids’
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)Force fluids is a commonly used term in nursing and a required nursing intervention for multiple clients. Yet, it lacks an operational definition. The purpose of this study was to operationally define the concept 'force ... -
The comparison of sexual attitudes and knowledge of female college students, their mothers and their same-sexed best friend
(University of Kansas, 1984-12-31)This descriptive comparative study was designed to examine the similarities and differences in sexual attitudes and knowledge among female college students, their mothers, and their same-sexed best friend. A convenience ... -
Anxiety of nursing students during a clinical rotation in ICU or maternity
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)High levels of anxiety are known to be detrimental to learning. Research has shown that staff nurses assigned to Intensive Care Units (ICU) experience more sources of anxiety than staff nurses in other clinical areas. ... -
A comparison between urban and rural Mennonite women in the housewife and wage earner roles on self actualization and attitudes
(University of Kansas, 1978-05-31)The purpose of this study was to gather data regarding the attitudes of women toward the female role and data regarding the levels of self actualization of women. A further purpose was to determine if attitudes were affected ... -
Interdisciplinary physical education in Kansas middle schools
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The Middle School Physical Education Curriculum Questionnaire (MSPEC'Q) was answered by 78 public school personnel from 32 accredited Kansas middle schools to determine the current status of physical education in Kansas ... -
A new method for determining the readability of standardized tests used in counseling
(University of Kansas, 1952-12-31)Since the early nineteen-hundreds. more and more emphasis is being placed upon objective measurement or readability. Early attempts to evaluate the reading difficulty of textbooks have brought about this recent concern ... -
Essential learning skills and the low achieving student at the secondary level : a rating of the importance of 24 academic abilities
(University of Kansas, 1980-05-31)Students in junior and senior high schools are regularly expected to perform academic tasks which require them to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of requisite learning skills. Low achieving and learning disabled ... -
Time-Frequency Analysis of Waveform Diverse Designs
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)Waveform diversity desires to optimize the Radar waveform given the constraints and objectivesof a particular task or scenario. Recent advances in electronics have significantly expanded thedesign space of waveforms. The ... -
A Case Study of Some Environmental Factors and the Musical Attitudes of Twenty-four Intermediate Grade Children
(University of Kansas, 1966-08-31)It is the purpose of this study to investigate the musical attitudes of 24 children and their environmental backgrounds. This case study will investigate selected individuals of grades four, five and six and try to see ... -
Prediction of self-perceived performance ability among junior high students through the relationship of musical aptitude and success
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)This study's central purpose was to develop selection devices for junior high instructors to use in building confident performance groups. An additional purpose was to help the instructor to understand learning potentials ... -
A MISO Frequency Diverse Array Implementation
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)The separation of RF signals from different angles of arrival is a key objective for a radarreceiver. A common approach to spatial separation relies on the measurement of a linear phaseprogression across multiple receive ... -
Promise Land: Proving Correctness with Strongly Typed Javascript-Style Promises
(University of Kansas, 2022-01-01)Code that can run asynchronously is important in a wide variety of situations, from user interfacesto communication over networks, to the use of concurrency for performance gains. One widely- used method of specifying ... -
The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad brings the Mennonites to Nebraska, 1873-1878
(University of Kansas, 1962-08-31)During the decade of 1873 to 1883 a substantial number of Mennonites then living in Russia and Prussia emigrated to North America. Their migration provides the historian with the unique opportunity of Investigating in depth ... -
Designing Pseudo-Random Staggered PRI Sequences
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)In uniform pulse-Doppler radar, there is a well known trade-off between unambiguous Doppler and unambiguous range. Pulse repetition interval (PRI) staggering, a technique that involves modulating the interpulse times, ... -
Regional patterning in the Paleoindian record from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
(University of Kansas, 1998-05-31)After 70 years of research devoted to Paleoindian studies, several alternative models concerning Paleoindian economies, social organization, and mobility patterns have been developed. Answers to such questions remain elusive ... -
A Structural and Petrographic Study of the Kentland, Indiana Impact Site
(University of Kansas, 1979-05-31)The structurally disturbed area near Kentland, Indiana is a typical example of a so-called 'cryptoexplosion' structure which can be attributed to a large natural impact event. The structure includes a central uplifted area ...