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Improvement Of Loudspeaker Performance Through The Use Of Feedback
(1978)
This paper compares two methods of measuring the motion of a loudspeaker cone. An accelerometer device was built by designing and attaching a preamplifier to the piezoelectric crystal transducer assembly. This crystal has ...
Effect Of Three Soil Components On Fern Growth
(1978)
Experiments were performed to determine the effect of various concentrations of calcium, phosphorous, and pH on sporophyte growth of Notholaena sinuata and Pellaea atropurpurea. Growth of both species was limited in media ...
The Effect Of A Beta Adrenergic Agonist, Isoproterenol, And An Anticholinesterase, Eserine, On Ethanol-Induced Intoxicatione In The Rat
(1978)
This study was designed to determine the effects of eserine and isoproterenol on ethanol-induced intoxication in the rat. The cortical EEG (recording from the frontal and occipital lobes), four behavioral tests, and a ...
The Effect of Catnip, an Hallucinogen, on the Neurotransmitters Serotonin, Norepinephrine and Dopamine
(1978)
The concentration of Norepinephrine in rat brain was compared to the levels in mouse and rat brains which had previously been studied. Whole brains of white rats where extracted and the concentration of Norepinephrine was ...
A Survey of the Seven Major School Districts in Texas Regarding Their Attitudes about a Statewide Standardized Achievement Testing Program
(1978)
This research paper takes the national issue concerning standardized testing programs and relates it to Texas. The research paper began as a result of the Brown Report and "A Position Paper on Accountability/ Renewal".
The ...
Studies in Nucleotide Metabolism during Cellular Development in Dictyostelium Discoideum
(1978)
In these studies, Dictyostelium discoideum nucleotide metabolism during cellular development was examined. Aspartate Transcarbamylase (ATCase) is the first enzyme unique to pyrimidine synthesis de novo and it was found to ...
A Comparison of Two Behavioral Treatments for Moderate Insomnia
(1978)
Eighteen sleep disturbed college students received either systematic desensitization or muscle relaxation training. After a one week baseline self-observation period, subjects underwent three half-hour therapy sessions. ...
Development of a Percutaneous Electrical Connector
(1978)
The major problems with percutaneous electrical conduits are biocompatibility and infection. A system has been designed to avoid such problems and has been tested both in vitro and in vivo. The project, carried out under ...
Stability of a Low-Cost Shore Protection Device
(1978)
Low-cost shore protection devices provide coastal communities with a worthy alternative to conventional shore protection. An experimental study to investigate the stability of one of these low-cost shore protection devices, ...
The Economic Effects of Unemployment Compensation
(1978)
This paper has analyzed the experience rating feature of an unemployment compensation system. The question of how the costs of maintaining the unemployed are allocated was addressed. A review of the current literature found ...