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The self care practices of the Hmong Hilltribe refugees from Laos
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The Southeast Asian refugees are the most numerous of the recently arrived refugees to the United States. The Hmong hilltribe people from Laos is one of these refugee groups. There -is little known about the Hmong health ... -
The relation of after-image duration to certain aspects of personality
(University of Kansas, 1952-05-31)Specifically, this study attempted to answer the following questions, Is the duration of the negative after-image related to any or the personality variables tapped by the MMPI? If it is so related, what inferences about ... -
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 ... -
Parental instruction regarding appropriate asthma management
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine if those children whose parents received instruction regarding appropriate asthma management actually experienced improvement in terms of fewer asthmatic attacks, fewer emergency ... -
Effects of vestibular stimulation on sitting and vocal behaviors among preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)A multiple baseline design across subjects was used to assess The effect of vestibular stimulation on the acquisition of erect and symmetrical sitting and vocal behaviors of preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps. ... -
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, 2023-05-31)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 ... -
Modern Antitrust Meets Modern Rulemaking: Evaluating the Potential of FTC Competition Rulemaking
(Kansas Law Review, Inc., 2024-03)In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed its first discretionary competition rule in fifty-seven years and its second such rule ever. In light of the proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule, this Article ... -
Automated Mapping of Historical Native American Land Allotments at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Using Geographic Information Systems
(MDPI, 2021-03-20)The General Allotment Act of 1887, also known as the Dawes Act, established the legal basis for the United States government to break up remaining tribally-owned reservation lands in the U.S. by allotting individual parcels ... -
A Chinese puzzle: Patrick J. Hurley and the foreign service officer controversy
(University of Kansas, 1959-05-31)The Foreign Service Officer controversy began in ··china during World War II and unfolded in the post-war decade. It is the story of men whose lives became intertwined and helped to weave what has become known as the China ...