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"Let Us Not Be Misled": A Critical Appraisal of Characterization in John Adams's Nixon in China
… of the major historical characters in John Adams’s opera Nixon in China: Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mao Tse-tung, Chiang Ch’ing, Chou En-lai and Henry Kissinger. The first chapter outlines the motivations and intentions of Adams, Goodman, Sellars and other key collaborators. The heart of …
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Non-linear behavior of steel frames.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering. Thesis. 1973. Ph.D.
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The United States Shipping Board: A summary of the accomplishments of the board
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Examination of Inter-relationships between Psychological Contract, Careerist Orientation, and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
The objective of the research was to investigate the impact of careerist orientation and the implicit psychological contracts between employers and employees on organisational citizenship behaviour. It was hypothesized that the effect of careerist orientation and the nature of psychological …
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Means-to-goals affective transference
This manuscript proposes a novel theoretical mechanism for how and why people adopt goals. In Study 1, participants exhibited increased adoption of a target goal (self-reported importance of close relationship maintenance) when a salient attainment means for this goal (writing a personal email to a …
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The self-presentation profile of grandiose narcissism
Although it is generally accepted that grandiose narcissism is related to using self-presentation tactics, many fundamental questions about this issue remain unanswered. For example, among 12 common self-presentation tactics, which are typical of grandiose narcissism? Is grandiose narcissism …
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'Challenge and Change in a Cinderella Service': A History of Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridgeshire, 1953 – 1995
This study of Fulbourn Hospital uses oral history and documentary sources to explore the models of mental illness and the therapeutic practices associated with them in one provincial English psychiatric hospital during the second half of the twentieth century. The appointment in 1953 of a new …
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RECREATION ALLOCATIONS ON NATIONAL FORESTS: THE CLAIMS AND FRAMES OF RECREATIONISTS
<p>While demand for outdoor recreation experiences on national forests is increasing, many existing recreation allocations on national forests are outdated or jeopardize the environment. Accordingly, the U.S. Forest Service is revisiting recreation allocations on many national forests. The Forest …
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RECREATION ALLOCATIONS ON NATIONAL FORESTS: THE CLAIMS AND FRAMES OF RECREATIONISTS
<p>While demand for outdoor recreation experiences on national forests is increasing, many existing recreation allocations on national forests are outdated or jeopardize the environment. Accordingly, the U.S. Forest Service is revisiting recreation allocations on many national forests. The Forest …
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Identification and Partial Characterization of the Antigens of Anaplasma Marginale (Florida) and Anaplasma Caudatum (Illinois) (Immunoblotting, Hemoparasite, Anaplasmasis)
Shared and unique antigens were identified and partially characterized for two morphologically and antigenically distinct isolates of Anaplasma, A. marginale (Florida) (FAM) and A. caudatum (Illinois) (IAC). Crude CA-like antigens were prepared from the parasitemic blood of each calf, separated by …
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Language Practice and the Long-Term Unsuccessful Language Learner: An Experiment
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:55:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7820887.pdf: 5905813 bytes, checksum: 2f49458e5b56aea39083598d9522ff23 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1978
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Observations on the Molecular Effusion of Cesium-Chloride
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-05T19:37:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6101589.pdf: 11570743 bytes, checksum: ad96e4a32a02ad8f355a6fad6945bad5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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Southeast Asian refugee adolescent friendship preferences and functions in public high schools
Southeast Asian Refugee Adolescents (SARA) were studied in two Illinois public high schools to determine whether SARA friendship preferences affect academic achievement. There were 148 students in the sample: 121 SARAs and a control group of 27 White American Adolescents (WAA). Three data …
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A Study to Determine the Impact of a Precollege Intervention Program on Early Adolescent Aspiration and Motivation for College in West Virginia
The impact of a precollege intervention, the Junior High Washington Gateway Academy (JHWGA), on early adolescent aspiration and motivation for a college education was measured. JHWGA provided an intensive week of activities in career planning, self-concept improvement, and study skills. Specific …