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Children in Space
(1984)
If families/children are to be sent on space explorations, then a space cabin must be designed to accommodate children. Before designing such a space cabin, research is necessary to define children's capabilities. This ...
Effects of Experience and Meaningfulness on Learning and Memory in a Sensory Restricted Environment
(1984)
This study examines two previously untested conditions in a sensory restricted environment: meaningfulness and experience. Meaningfulness was measured by employing three different levels of learning material. The learning ...
An Analysis of Mexican Vegetable-Production and Marketing Potential to Supply U.S. Markets
(1984)
Mexican vegetable production and vegetable exports to the United States are affected by climate, hand-labor costs, transportation capabilities and economic factors. Low-temperature-induced seasonality of vegetable supply ...
Isolation of Ceratocystis fagacearum from Diseased Live Oak in Texas
(1984)
Five media were compared for their efficiency in isolation of Ceratocystis fagacearum, the oak wilt fungus. The efficiency of bole and branch samples was also compared. Potato dextrose agar amended with streptomycin was ...
Delamination Fracture Study of Graphite/Epoxy Composite Materials
(1984)
Critical energy release rates have been determined for two composite systems. The effect of resin thickness on fracture toughness in brittle fiber - ductile resin systems has been investigated. Material resin content has ...
An Assessment of the Collective Leadership System in Yugoslavia since the Death of Tito
(1984)
Until President Tito's death on 4 May 1980, his great prestige and powerful personality enabled Yugoslavs to gloss over difficult problems: divisive ethnic disputes, a collapsing economy, and, most importantly, the question ...
Computer Simulation Model for Risk-Adjusted Investment Analysis
(1984)
This study involves the development of a simulation model for the analysis of possible investment alternatives. The model is written in Fortran programming language and employs the net present value method of analysis. A ...
The Effect of Calcium Addition on Nitrogen Uptake by Corn
(1984)
The objective of this research was to determine the effects of calcium (Ca) additions on nitrogen (N) uptake by corn (Zea mays L.). The purpose for adding the calcium was to determine if it would increase the nitrogen ...
The Effects of Lead Exposure on Resistance to Extinction in the Adult Rat
(1984)
Lead has long been known as a neurotoxicant and, in recent years, has been shown to have behavioral effects at concentrations much lower than the safety levels set by the government. Behavioral toxicology is a sensitive ...
An Investigation of the Physical Complications Checklist as a Screening Device for Bulimia
(1984)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency of Barrios and Pennebaker's (1983a) Physical Complications Checklist (PCC) in separating bulimics from non-bulimics in a population of female college students enrolled ...