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A classificatory investigation of self-concept development of Junior High and High School Students as measured by autodescriptive responses
(1980-05-31)The purpose of this study was to describe the normative patterns of self-concept development in adolescents. Responses from the "Who Am I?" questionnaire were categorized by frequency into consensual and nonconsensual ... -
The effectiveness of group counseling with a rehabilitation facility population
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AN ANALYTICAL SURVEY OF THREE SCHOOL DISTRICT STRING PROGRAMS: COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES
(University of Kansas, 1974-05-31)The purpose of this study has been to examine three different school districts and the status of their string programs. The districts studied were Kansas City, Kansas (USD 500), Lawrence (USD 497), and Shawnee Mission ... -
The effects of hearing protection on speech intelligibility in noise
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)Speech intelligibility was investigated in subjects with and without the use of hearing protection in a high noise environment. Fifteen normal hearing subjects and fifteen subjects with high-frequency hearing losses were ... -
Differential academic performance among post secondary school students in Nigeria
(University of Kansas, 1984-12-31)Sex, age and state differences in Physics, Chemistry and Biology achievement were investigated among post-secondary school students in Nigeria. The analysis of variance technique was applied to the 1983 Joint Matriculation ... -
Analysis of peroxynitrite-mediated post-translational modifications of caveolin-1
(University of Kansas, 2006-05-31)Caveolin-1 is an important protein in caveolae, which plays a role in cholesterol transport, signal transduction, and transcytosis and tumor suppression. Caveolin-1 is found in endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and ... -
A study of variation in the Bryozoan Fistulipora decora (Moore and Dudley) from the Beil Limestone Member of the Lecompton Limestone of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1971-12-31)An increasing number of bryozoan systematists are recognizing the need for a more quantitative treatment of variation in taxonomic studies of Bryozoa. The principal objective of this study was to isolate, as far as possible, ... -
Get in to Get Out: Peele-ian Horror and Consciousness-Raising
(University of Kansas, 2020-12-31)One area that has not fully been explored in terms of its ability to engage in Black feminist consciousness-raising (CR) is the horror film genre. This project examines Jordan Peele’s 2017 Black horror film Get Out, arguing ... -
Who is empathetic to the disaster you are going through? Mining Emotions (Empathy) in government and nonprofit responders’ tweets.
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)This project establishes and tests a measure of empathy in Twitter posts. The project intends to find evidence on whether community leaders and decision makers are showing compassion for the vulnerable communities undergoing ... -
The Gods of the Roman Family: Domestic Religion and Imperial Literature at Rome
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)This thesis addresses the deities of domestic Roman religion, i.e. the lares, penates, and genii, and how references to these deities in Latin literature evolved during the first century CE. I chart how domestic religion ... -
Teaching Dog Safety Skills to Children via Remote Technology
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Behavior analysts have been effective in teaching various safety skills (e.g., Dancho et al., 2008; Himle et al., 2004; Miltenberger et al., 2009); however, few studies have evaluated dog safety skills. Over 4.5 million ... -
The Gendering of Virtue: Cultural Influence on the Semantic Development of Aretē and Virtus
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The centrality of aretē and virtus in the value systems of the Greeks and Romans has been examined by many scholars, yet the lack of a comprehensive study directly comparing the semantic development of each term within ... -
Simulating and Analyzing Use of Water and Renewable Energy in Agricultural Areas Using FEWCalc and DSSAT
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)As much of farmland in the middle USA is located in arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural practices depend primarily on irrigation. Widely prevalent large-scale groundwater extraction for agriculture began in the 1950s ... -
Reach-scale Denitrification and Nitrogen Concentrations in Six Streams Draining Grassland and Cropland Landscapes
(University of Kansas, 2022-01-01)Denitrification is a critical microbial process that removes bioavailable nitrogen (N) in natural and human-altered ecosystems. Methods for measuring denitrification in aquatic ecosystems are fairly studied. However, the ... -
Scenography for Alice By Heart: The Art of Growing Up
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)Alice By Heart is a new musical by Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson. The story follows Alice, a young girl sheltering in an underground train station during the London Blitz of World War Two. There, she takes ... -
The internet and the strong interest inventory: Client's understanding of results both with and without a counselor's interpretation
(University of Kansas, 2000-05-31)The Internet is a tool that enables individuals to attain valuable information about the world. This mechanism has exponentially boomed into what the Internet is today. Individuals can find practically anything they want ... -
The effects of team building on University of Kansas residence hall staffs
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The function of ethical judgments in impression formation
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Symptom monitoring and usage in chronic mental illness
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A natural language interface for the QED text editor
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)