The Bands of the Confederacy: An Examination of the Musical and Military Contributions of the Bands and Musicians of the Confederate States of America (open access)

The Bands of the Confederacy: An Examination of the Musical and Military Contributions of the Bands and Musicians of the Confederate States of America

The purpose of this study was to investigate the bands of the armies of the Confederate States of America. This study features appendices of libraries and archives collections visited in ten states and Washington D.C., and covers all known Confederate bands. Some scholars have erroneously concluded that this indicated a lack of available primary source materials that few Confederate bands served the duration of the war. The study features appendices of libraries and archives collections visited in ten states and Washington, D.C., and covers all known Confederate bands. There were approximately 155 bands and 2,400 bandsmen in the service of the Confederate armies. Forty bands surrendered at Appomattox and many others not listed on final muster rolls were found to have served through the war. While most Confederate musicians and bandsmen were white, many black musicians were regularly enlisted soldiers who provided the same services. A chapter is devoted to the contributions of black Confederate musicians.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Ferguson, Benny Pryor
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
LeTourneau College NOW, Volume 40, Number 3, August 1987 (open access)

LeTourneau College NOW, Volume 40, Number 3, August 1987

Quarterly newsletter LeTourneau College containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date: August 1987
Creator: LeTourneau College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
In The Service of Adults: A.A. Liveright, an American Adult Educator (open access)

In The Service of Adults: A.A. Liveright, an American Adult Educator

The purpose of this study was to identify, investigate, and analyze the life and contributions of Alexander Albert Liveright (1907-1969). It was limited to selected experiences that characterized him as an adult educator. The dissertation primarily examines Liveright's speeches, books, articles, reports, research papers and correspondence; government documents; and newspaper articles located in the Archives and Manuscripts of Continuing Education at Syracuse University. From these data a synthesis and interpretation were developed.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Dressler, Dennis Wayne
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1987 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1987

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 20, 1987
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discrimination of Time-Compressed Speech Stimuli: a Comparison Study Using a Closed-Set Task With Older Adults (open access)

Discrimination of Time-Compressed Speech Stimuli: a Comparison Study Using a Closed-Set Task With Older Adults

Use of time-compressed speech stimuli has been found to be clinically effective in differential diagnosis of lesions of the temporal lobe. However, notably absent from the literature is information concerning performance of adults on time-compressed closed-set speech discrimination tasks. The goal of this study mas to compare performance of 12 males and 12 females between age 50 and age 70 on a time-compressed closed-set speech discrimination test against the performance of 12 males and 12 females between age 10 and age 28 on the same task. The Word Intelligibility by Picture Identification test (WPI) was presented in both non-compressed and time-compressed conditions to all subjects. Previous research suggests that a difference in performance between age groups and between males and females in the older age group should be expected. Average results indicated negligible differences between age or gender groups under any of the conditions tested. Additionally, the test yielded perfect or near perfect scores for all subjects in the non-compressed condition. Lack of differentiation of results suggests that the Word Intelligibility by Picture Identification CUIPI) may be insensitive to the discrimination disorders expected in older adults, that the subjects included in the study were atypical of older adults in general …
Date: August 1987
Creator: Patterson, Karen Ann
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Finders Keepers, Volume 4, Number 3, August 1987 (open access)

Finders Keepers, Volume 4, Number 3, August 1987

The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 290, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 18, 1987 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 290, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 18, 1987

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1987
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Relationship of the Sit and Reach Test to Criterion Measures of Hamstring and Back Flexibility in Adult Males and Females (open access)

The Relationship of the Sit and Reach Test to Criterion Measures of Hamstring and Back Flexibility in Adult Males and Females

The purpose of this study was to examine the criterion-related validity of the sit and reach test as a measure of hamstring and low back flexibility in adult males and females. Subjects were 52 males and 52 females, 20 to 45 years of age. Hamstring flexibility was measured using a goniometer. Spinal flexibility was measured using a tape measure and an inclinometer. The sit and reach test was performed according to the AAHPERD Health Related Fitness Test Manual. Data were analyzed using correlations and appropriate descriptive statistics. Conclusions of the investigation were: 1) in adult males 20 to 45, the sit and reach test is a valid measure of hamstring flexibility but has questionable validity as a measure of low back flexibility, 2) in adult females 20 to 45, the sit and reach test is a moderately valid measure of hamstring flexibility and is not a valid measure of low back flexibility.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Langford, Nancy Jane
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1987 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1987

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 13, 1987
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1987 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Factor Analysis of the Clinical Scales on the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, Form II (open access)

Factor Analysis of the Clinical Scales on the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, Form II

The Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB) was published in 1980 as an attempt to provide clinicians with a standardized version of the neuropsychological assessment and diagnostic procedures proposed by A. R. Luria and A, L. Christensen. Research on the LNNB included a series of factor analyses for each of eleven clinical scales. The analyses were completed on the combined scores obtained from a sample of normal, brain-damaged, and psychiatric populations. A second version of the LNNB was published in 1985 as a largely parallel version of Form I, but included changes in stimulus materials, administration procedures, and scoring procedures. The present study completed factor analyses on same eleven clinical scales using data generated with the newer LNNB Form II. The statistical procedures and criteria employed in the present investigation were identical to those used earlier on Form I to allow for comparisons between the two resulting sets of factor structures. The patient populations were different, however, in that all subjects in the current study were receiving inpatient care in a private psychiatric hospital which specializes in long-term treatment. Despite the changes in materials and procedures and the difference in subject parameters, the factors identified in the present investigation are similar to …
Date: August 1987
Creator: Von Seggern, Heather Beth
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Osage Journal-News (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 77, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1987 (open access)

The Osage Journal-News (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 77, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Pawhuska, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Depressed and Nondepressed Students: Judgment of Control, Defensiveness, and Cognitive Functioning (open access)

Depressed and Nondepressed Students: Judgment of Control, Defensiveness, and Cognitive Functioning

Ninety-six undergraduates were given four tasks under either reward or punishment conditions. Each task consisted of 20 trials of pressing or not pressing a button to make a light come on. Monetary reinforcement was contingent on light onset for all tasks and on accuracy of judgment of control for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tasks. Cognitive processing was comprehensively assessed for each task by measuring expectancy, judgment of control, perception of environmental stimuli, evaluation of performance, attribution, and reinforcement value. Results showed that subjects were more accurate in moderate than in low control and in low than moderate frequency. Females were more accurate in perceiving environmental stimuli and had lower self-esteem, lower efficacy expectancies, and higher self-rated reinforcement values for monetary incentives than males. Low defensives were accurate in expectancy of control, judgment of control in punishment, and estimation of environmental stimuli. Subjects in reward were more accurate in perceiving reinforcing events and they gave themselves more credit for task performance than subjects in punishment gave themselves blame for comparable performance. Those in punishment had more stable and external attributions and were more anxious, depressed, and hostile. Depressives and nondepressives reacted differently to the monetary contingency on accuracy of judgment …
Date: August 1987
Creator: Tang, So-kum Catherine
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Heidenheimer-Hunter Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Heidenheimer-Hunter Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Heidenheimer-Hunter Building, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 5, 1987
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Comparative Analysis of Guided vs. Query-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) Using a Class-Entity-Relationship-Attribute (CERA) Knowledge Base (open access)

A Comparative Analysis of Guided vs. Query-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) Using a Class-Entity-Relationship-Attribute (CERA) Knowledge Base

One of the greatest problems facing researchers in the sub field of Artificial Intelligence known as Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) is the selection of a knowledge base designs that will facilitate the modification of the knowledge base. The Class-Entity-Relationship-Attribute (CERA), proposed by R. P. Brazile, holds certain promise as a more generic knowledge base design framework upon which can be built robust and efficient ITS. This study has a twofold purpose. The first is to demonstrate that a CERA knowledge base can be constructed for an ITS on a subset of the domain of Cretaceous paleontology and function as the "expert module" of the ITS. The second is to test the validity of the ideas that students guided through a lesson learn more factual knowledge, while those who explore the knowledge base that underlies the lesson through query at their own pace will be able to formulate their own integrative knowledge from the knowledge gained in their explorations and spend more time on the system. This study concludes that a CERA-based system can be constructed as an effective teaching tool. However, while an ITS - treatment provides for statistically significant gains in achievement test scores, the type of treatment seems …
Date: August 1987
Creator: Hall, Douglas Lee
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1987 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1987

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1987
Creator: Sefcik, R. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application of Information Theory Concepts in the Investigation of the Growth Pattern of Production, Distribution and Velocity of Information (open access)

Application of Information Theory Concepts in the Investigation of the Growth Pattern of Production, Distribution and Velocity of Information

The objective of this research is the investigation of the patterns of information growth to test whether there has been an "information explosion." To tackle the main problem, there are three issues which need to be addressed: (1) the concept of information dimensionality; (2) determination of common parameters to measure the amount of information within each dimension; and (3) a working definition of "explosiveness. "
Date: August 1987
Creator: Attia, Abdel-Hameed M. (Abdel-Hameed Mohammed)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lake Travis View (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 12, 1987 (open access)

Lake Travis View (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 12, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 12, 1987
Creator: Lee, Diane
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back Pain Patients' Compliance with Vocational Rehabilitation: Use of the MMPI and HAT to Predict Outcome (open access)

Back Pain Patients' Compliance with Vocational Rehabilitation: Use of the MMPI and HAT to Predict Outcome

The use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Health Attribution Test (HAT) for predicting referral compliance to a state vocational rehabilitation program was evaluated. Subjects included 53 patients (26 males, 27 females) who were chosen at random three to 18 months following discharge from an inpatient chronic and spinal pain center. Subjects were administered the MMPI and HAT upon hospital admission and seven outcome measures of referral compliance were obtained. A discriminant analysis was performed to test the hypothesis that certain items would best discriminate compliance. Most discriminative of compliance was the MMPI validity scale K (Wilks Lambda = .751, p ≤ .033). A regrouping of data into two groups, active and inactive, yielded ego strength (MMPI, ES) and ability to trust others (PA) as significant differentiating variables.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Weisberg, James N. (James Noah)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship Between College Student Perceived Separation and Emotional Status (open access)

Relationship Between College Student Perceived Separation and Emotional Status

This study explored whether depression was related to the way college students interact with their parents. A second purpose was to explore whether the emotional states of depression, anxiety, and hostility were associated with different types of adolescent dependence (Functional, Attitudinal, Conflictual, and Emotional) on each parent. A total of 108 undergraduate students from intact families completed self-report measures of depression, anxiety, hostility and psychological separation. A non-significant relationship was found between the way students relate to their parents and level of depression. However, subjects reporting angry or guilty feelings toward parents had significantly greater depression and hostility scores. Subjects reporting attitudes, values and beliefs that are not distinct from their parents also displayed significantly greater hostility scores. Furthermore, anxiety in the sample was significantly related to subjects' reports of dependence on approval, closeness and emotional support from parents.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Interrante, Ilana A. (Ilana Albanese)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ultrastructural Effects of Chemical Modification on Olfactory Receptors (open access)

Ultrastructural Effects of Chemical Modification on Olfactory Receptors

The ultrastructural effects of chemical modification on olfactory receptors were investigated with scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and fluorescent microscopy. Mason and Morton (1984) hypothesized that a two-step chemical treatment would covalently modify receptor proteins. Their two-step protocol was modified in an attempt to label olfactory receptor proteins and the ultra structural effects of the original two-step protocol were examined.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Thompson, Rebecca M. (Rebecca Mae)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1, August 1987 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1, August 1987

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1987 (open access)

The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 20, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process monitoring in support of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards (open access)

Process monitoring in support of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards

A review of previous efforts in process monitoring for safeguards was conducted. Previous efforts touched on various concepts and a few specific applications, but none was comprehensive in addressing all aspects of a process monitoring application for safeguards. This report develops prototypical process monitoring concepts that can be incorporated into the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) general safeguards approach for fuel reprocessing plants. This effort considers existing approaches, recognizing limitations and needed improvements. Prototypical process monitoring applications are developed and proposed for implementation and demonstration in the Integrated Equipment Test facility, which is located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The specific information needed to accomplish the process monitoring objectives are defined, and the mechanics for obtaining that information are described. Effort is given to the identification and assessment of potential impacts and benefits associated with process monitoring concepts, with particular attention to IAEA, state, and plant operator interests. The historical development of process monitoring is described and the implications of using process monitoring in international safeguards are discussed. Specific process process monitoring applications for demonstration in the IET facility are developed in Sects. 6 through 14. 1 fig.
Date: August 1, 1987
Creator: Ehinger, M. H.; Wachter, J. W.; Hebble, T. L. & Kerr, H. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library