Using a multidimensional approach, this study investigated the relationships between personality variables and death concern. The study utilized Durlak and Kass's (1981) conceptualization of death concern in terms of five factors. These factors are...
Henry Inman, soldier, newspaperman, social historian, author of articles, short stories and books on frontier life, was a man of eccentric habits and various talents. A man of impulsive action and limited imagination, be completed and published...
This study, based largely on the extensive use of primary source materials, including federal and state census records, state agency reports, state and local election returns, and newspaper accounts, addresses the rise of the populist movement in...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate C. Gilligan's postulates that men progress from a fear of intimacy (affiliation) to recognition of its importance, while women accept affiliation initially and remain constant in valuing it across...
This thesis provides a history of the National Baseball Congress (NBC) tournament in Wichita, Kansas , from its founding in 1935 to 2005 . The NBC tournament, since its inception, has had an impact culturally, economically, and socially on the city...
The introduction to this paper relates the history of technological change in the agricultural sector of the economy and defines terminology necessary to place the various farm ownership methods in proper perspective. The significance and t he...
Subjects were middle school students enrolled in a public school setting. Initially, students' cognitive styles were measured with the Test of Cognitive Style in mathematics which depicts three styles labeled as "Inchworms", "Medial", and...
A microorganism resembling a fungus, as revealed by light microscopy, was collected from a preserved cat dissection specimen in the Fort Hays State University anatomy laboratory. The organism subsequently was isolated and grown in pure culture on...
The effect of nest boxes on abundance of five species of small mammals in fallow cropland in west-central Kansas was examined form June 1982 to May 1983. There was no significant difference in abundance of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), house...
The introduced shrub Tamarix ramosissima Lebed. invades riparian zones, but
loses competitiveness under flooding. This was tested in Tamarix ramosissima by
examining responses to flooding by soil type in a greenhouse setting. A field study
examined...
The amount of chemical constituents in the Saline River increases temporally and spatially from Highway 183 north of Hays downstream to Wilson Reservoir. The most notable Increase in dissolved constituents occurs, just east of the Ellis/Russell...
The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations that women experienced following reminiscence therapy. Watson's Human Science and Human Care theory provided the framework for this investigation....
30 male and female Ss from undergraduate psychology classes were assigned, 10 each, to 1 of 3 experimental groups. One group was shown 4 “irrational” followed by 4 “rational” triads (IR); one group was shown 4 “irrational” followed by...
The discovery of microorganisms inhabiting extreme environments such as deep ocean vents, hot springs, and salt marshes has led to the development of a new science termed astrobiology, the study of the origin of life in the universe. These...
Successful nursing leadership requires positive interpersonal qualities, superb critical thinking skills, diverse expertise and knowledge (Allen, 1998). Most importantly, nursing leaders must be flexible, supportive, visionary and highly visible to...
The present study investigated the moderating influences of hypnotic susceptibility and posthypnotic suggestions on induction of lucid dreams. Forty two subjects - 13 high, 14 medium, and 15 low hypnotizables - were selected for inclusion in the...
The purpose of this paper is to explore methods to improve reading skills in children with common disabilities. Initially the paper will begin by defining key concepts and terms, including fMRI, fMRS, SBRR, classic autism, Asperger‟s, dyslexia...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictors for student success on the National Council's Licensure Examination for the Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN). Predictors selected for examination were the General Educational Development (GED)...
Since its genesis, health care has been developing and evolving to meet the needs of the population it serves. Hospital length of stay after childbirth has progressively decreased over the past 29 years initially in response to public pressure to...
The remains of Spinosuchus caseanus Huene, 1932 were collected in Crosby County, Texas from Late Triassic Dockum Group rocks. These rocks cropped out along the breaks of the White River that are just north of an old postal road in Crosby County,...
The Death Canyon Limestone Member is largely fine-grained micrite with relatively few allochems. The most common are non-skeletal allochems and include ooids, peloids, intraclasts, and oncolites. Skeletal allochems are dominated by trilobite...
When Europeans first set foot on American soil, the Indian inhabitants of the New World welcomed them. It was as individual nations that these Indian people greeted the newcomers. Relationships that developed between the Indians and the Europeans...
School phobia has been frequently discussed since the 1930's, yet there has been little agreement regarding etiology or appropriate treatment. Although the incidence is only approximately 2% of the school aged population (Kennedy, 1965, Millman,...
Effects of historic and continuing disturbance on the flora and mammalian fauna at Barr Lake State Park, Adams County, Colorado, were assessed. Construction of an impoundment and conversion of adjacent rangeland to cropland altered the composition,...
The present study examined the effects of athletes' interpretation of perceived precompetitive arousal on patterns of anticipatory anxiety, self -confidence, and the quality of performance. Recent research and theory suggests that a positive...
The Honduras-Nicaragua boundary controversy had a complicated background extending from the early Spanish colonization. The basic problem resulted from confusion over which country held effective control over the boundary area between the two...
Unequal utilization of vegetation was exhibited by yearling steers under two different grazing treatments, season- long stocked (SLS) and intensive early stocked (IES). At the beginning of the grazing season, some areas were lightly to moderately...
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