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An Analysis of Melodic Development in the Flue Concerto by Carl Nielsen (open access)

An Analysis of Melodic Development in the Flue Concerto by Carl Nielsen

This paper analyzes Carl Nielsen's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Marilyn Seale Depp identifies the significance of the piece and explores its melodic development, also providing background on Carl Nielsen's philosophy and composition style.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Depp, Marilyn Seale
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Treatment of the Alto Flute in Orchestral Literature (open access)

The Treatment of the Alto Flute in Orchestral Literature

This paper presents a brief history of the alto flute and discusses its use in the orchestral literature of European, Russian and American composers. Analysis of selected passage from various works determine its use as either a solo instrument, doubling or reinforcing voice, or as part of an accompanying line.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Linda M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combining Warp Ikat and Crowfoot Satin Weave with Supplementary Weft Techniques to Produce Architecturally Scaled Textiles (open access)

Combining Warp Ikat and Crowfoot Satin Weave with Supplementary Weft Techniques to Produce Architecturally Scaled Textiles

My problem was to combine warp ikat woven in crowfoot satin weave with supplementary weft techniques, in order to increase visual depth and maintain visual unity.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Rose
System: The UNT Digital Library
Representationalism in Woven Tapestry Technique (open access)

Representationalism in Woven Tapestry Technique

My interest in pictorial representationalism began when I started painting and drawing as a child, and my concern for working realistically continued and developed through my undergraduate years in college. In this investigation i explored the working processes used in a representational approach to contemporary woven tapestries. A brief discussion of the origins of representational woven tapestries with concentration upon Twentieth Century textiles was followed by an analysis of the influences upon my work by artists and stylistic trends.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Dees, Lynne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presentation Techniques of Three-Dimensional Woven Forms (open access)

Presentation Techniques of Three-Dimensional Woven Forms

The intent of this problem was twofold: (1) to demonstrate the adaptability of woven tubular forms in an exhibition space and (2) to demonstrate how support structures could be successfully combined with woven fabric forms as part of the overall design. The problem was executed to alleviate some of the limitations imposed by exhibition spaces. Specifically, the more versatile the piece, the greater the potential for aesthetic and structural effect.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Eby, Eugene J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Spontaneous and Premeditated Working Methods (open access)

An Analysis of Spontaneous and Premeditated Working Methods

For my problem, I proposed to document and analyze the relationships of the spontaneous and premeditated approaches in my work. The pieces that I began during the Spring and Summer 1979 were to be my primary sources of data. Two means were used to document these works and my approaches to them. I photographed the pieces as they progressed up to and including the finished product, and a sketchbook-diary was used to compile ideas and responses.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Lowrey, Nancy K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Image Discovery: Intaglio Process (open access)

Image Discovery: Intaglio Process

At the beginning of my graduate study, a series of clown images was executed. The entire surface was utilized in a rapid and spontaneous manner in the first few drawings. The clown images became more complex and visually perplexing. Yet, through an attentive study of these images, I felt a need to be more direct, expressive, and selective in approach and method. It seemed that, consciously or unconsciously, the process of drawing an image important to me was an attendant characteristic to the actualization of the image. The personal promise in these conceptualized and drawn forms was of major concern to me. My proposal, therefore, was to investigate the existing motivations behind these images, to explore the meaning and significance of the sum total of my work.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Martinez, Lydia G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Machine Recognition of Hand-Send Morse Code Using the M6800 Microcomputer (open access)

Machine Recognition of Hand-Send Morse Code Using the M6800 Microcomputer

This research is the result of an effort to provide real-time machine recognition of hand-send Morse code through the use of the M6800 microcomputer. While the capability to recognize hand-send Morse code messages by machine has been demonstrated before on large scale special purpose computers, on minicomputers, and even on the M6800 microcomputer, the main contribution of this paper is to demonstrate it with relatively understandable hardware and software.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Firouzi, Hossein
System: The UNT Digital Library
Post-Colonial Economic Development of the United Republic of Tanzania (open access)

Post-Colonial Economic Development of the United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania achieved full self-government on May 1st, 1961 and adopted its constitution on December 9th, 1962. It is a member of the British Commonwealth, the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations. Tanzania is a developing country predominantly dependent upon agriculture. Tanzania's rate of economic development, relative to other African countries, is mid-way between the wealthiest and the poorest. The economic development of Tanzania is analyzed in detail between the years from 1961 to 197. The dual policy of development adopted by the Tanzanian government called for unbalanced growth in both agriculture and industry. To a certain extent that policy was proven successful.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Ashagre, Tadesse
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Consultants' and Directors' Attitudes Toward Recruiting New Consultants into the Direct Sales Organization (open access)

A Study of Consultants' and Directors' Attitudes Toward Recruiting New Consultants into the Direct Sales Organization

The problem considered was that many direct sales personnel do not recruit others into the sales force even though monetary rewards and recognition for achievement can be earned for successful recruitment. The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes that were characteristic of consultants who were successful recruiters within a direct sales organization.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Sharp, Patsy Lenelle Horn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of EDTA Chelation Therapy on Plaque Calcium and Mineral Metabolism in Atherosclerotic Rabbits (open access)

The Effects of EDTA Chelation Therapy on Plaque Calcium and Mineral Metabolism in Atherosclerotic Rabbits

New Zealand albino rabbits exhibited calcified aortic plaques and maximum average serum cholesterol levels of 1200 mg percent after twenty-three weeks on an atherogenic diet (250 to 500 mg percent cholesterol in ten percent corn oil; 200,00 I.U. vitamin D3 per month). One month following termination of the atherogenic diet, rabbits were treated with disodium edetate (Na2EDTA, 50 mg/kg body weight) via the marginal ear vein, on alternating days for a total of twenty infusions each. Aortae were examined for tissue calcium both quantitatively (direct microcomplexometric analysis) and histologically six weeks after completion of EDTA chelation therapy.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Walker, Foster M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of an Audiovisual Interest Inventory (open access)

The Development of an Audiovisual Interest Inventory

The purpose of this study was to develop and field test an audiovisual interest inventory suitable for use in group testing situations where known or suspected reading disabilities are extant in testees. The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory was selected for use as a model in developing the audiovisual development.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Roberts, Jerry Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History and Survey of the Baroque Motet for One Solo Voice Outside of Italy (open access)

A History and Survey of the Baroque Motet for One Solo Voice Outside of Italy

During the Baroque Era (1600-1750) many motets were written for one solo voice, representing a major departure from the polyphonic motet settings which had been produced since before 1250. The study traces the development of the solo motet from it s first appearance in the Centro concerti ecclesiastici of Lodovico Grossi do Viadana in 1602 up to 1750, when the style began to deteriorate along with the Neapolitan opera style.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Bolton, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of Frequency Variance on Duration Perception (open access)

A Study of the Effects of Frequency Variance on Duration Perception

This study investigates the effects of frequency variance on duration perception, using musically trained subjects. In the experiment three silent duration intervals were examined (4.75, 5.00, and 5.25 seconds); each interval was preceded and followed by tone markers. The onset marker was preceded by seven discrete tones one second apart, on the frequency 174.968 Hertz. This established a pulse or an external standard time measure. The subjects made judgments as to whether the offset marker fell "before," "on," or "after," the pulse. The offset marker had a variable frequency. In the study, the direction of the frequency change, the distance of frequency change, and the mathematical intervallic relationships of the two frequencies show possible influence on duration perception.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Gay, Leslie C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Twentieth Century American Trends in Secondary Mathematics Education (open access)

A Survey of the Twentieth Century American Trends in Secondary Mathematics Education

This investigation of twentieth century trends in mathematics education includes the survey of existing literature and questionnaires conducted with retired and active Texas teachers. Historical events, trends in curriculum, instruction, learning theories, and contradictions of twenty-year periods are delineated. Questionnaire responses are tabulated along the same periods and vignettes of typical classrooms are drawn from the data. Results of the survey show the impact of societal forces on mathematics curricula, a continued downward expansion of content into lower grades and expanding knowledge of learning processes. A unified mathematics curriculum, classroom-related learning theory research, and further development of team-teaching are postulated as future trends. Recommendations include further examination of trends through isolation of other variables such as region and ethnicity.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Maloney, Letty Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Treatment of Preorgasmic Women Utilizing Group Threapy [sic] and Home-Based Training (open access)

Treatment of Preorgasmic Women Utilizing Group Threapy [sic] and Home-Based Training

There have been various approaches to the treatment of nonorgasmic women, including psychoanalysis, desensitization, relaxation, masturbation, and group therapy. The present study was conducted to examine the efficacy of group therapy combined with home-based training in the treatment of primary nonorgasmic women. A no-treatment control group was also employed. Treatment consisted of two weekly 1- hour group sessions for 5 weeks. Educative processes were employed, such as detailed information on physiology of female sexual response. Structured homework exercises were also utilized, such as mastubatory techniques, role-playing orgasm, strengthening vaginal muscles, and assertiveness training in sexual and nonsexual situations. Results indicated an 88% success rate in the treatment group and no change in the control group.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Cole, Carolyn Fillis
System: The UNT Digital Library
An On-Line Macro Processor for the Motorola 6800 Microprocessor (open access)

An On-Line Macro Processor for the Motorola 6800 Microprocessor

The first chapter discusses the concept of macros: its definition, structure, usage, design goals, and the related prior work. This thesis principally concerns my work on OLMP (an On-Line Macro Processor for the Motorola 6800 Microprocessor), which is a macro processor which interacts with the user. It takes Motorola assembler source code and macro definitions as its input; after the appropriate editing and expansions, it outputs the expanded assembler source statements. The functional objectives, the design for implementation of OLMP, the basic macro format, and the macro definition construction are specified in Chapter Two. The software and the hardware environment of OLMP are discussed in the third chapter. The six modules of OLMP are the main spine of the fourth chapter. The comments on future improvement and how to link OLMP with the Motorola 6800 assembler are the major concern of the final chapter.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Hsieh, Chang-Boe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prelude to Red Lion: History and Analysis of the Proposed Red Lion et al., v. FCC and Democratic National Committee Challenge of the Fairness Doctrine (open access)

Prelude to Red Lion: History and Analysis of the Proposed Red Lion et al., v. FCC and Democratic National Committee Challenge of the Fairness Doctrine

This study sets forth events surrounding a law suit filed by Red Lion Broadcasting Co. against the Federal Communications Commission and the Democratic National Committee in 1965. The study found these events were major factors in the decision by John M. Norris, president and owner of Red Lion, to pursue his objection to the FCC's Fairness Doctrine to the U.S. Supreme Court, resulting in the court's landmark decision in Red Lion vs. FCC (1969). Research methodology combined techniques of historical research and case study. On-site research of company records, personal letters and records are included as primary sources.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Sauls, Samuel J.|q(Samuel Joseph)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shadows with Substance: Performing the Characters of Harold Pinter (open access)

Shadows with Substance: Performing the Characters of Harold Pinter

This thesis considers first, the existence of a relatively new kind of characterization in the plays of Harold Pinter, and second, the need for the actor who performs Pinter to seek a new mode of acting. The purpose of the study is to identify the special problems or tasks which are thus imposed on the actor who plays a Pinter character. An examination of Pinter's dramaturgy reveals an emphasis on character relationships and a combination of the three different styles of characterization defined by Lorenz Kjerbuhl-Petersen: the type, the individual, and the shadow. This study concludes that the Pinter actor must simultaneously perceive a complex psyche in what seems a common human type, create an individualized concept of personality although information and behavior are misleading, and allow the actor's personality to color and expand that of the character.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Beckers, Teresa E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conditioned Reinforcement with an Equine Subject (open access)

Conditioned Reinforcement with an Equine Subject

Historically, horse trainers have relied primarily upon repetition, negative reinforcement, and punishment to teach new behaviors. Positive reinforcement has been eschewed, largely on the basis of the wides read belief that positive reinforcement is not effective with horses. Additional difficulties in the timely application of such reinforcement have further inhibited its use. After repeated pairing of an auditory stimulus with an established primary reinforcer, the auditory stimulus was predicted to be a reinforcer. An equine subject was then successfully trained to perform five different, novel tasks using only the auditory stimulus. Subsequently, extinction of behavior was noted in the absence of the conditioned reinforcer. Implications for many phases of horse training were discussed. Some weaknesses of the present study were noted along with suggested issues for future investigations.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Flynn, Karen Kolb
System: The UNT Digital Library
Validation of Training Outcome Measures: Relationships Between Learning Criteria and Job Performance Criteria (open access)

Validation of Training Outcome Measures: Relationships Between Learning Criteria and Job Performance Criteria

Five learning measures used in a skills training program were related to three types of job performance measures for a sample of 163 oil field employees. Statistical analyses resulted in only modest correlations between learning and job performance criteria. Factor analyses of learning measures followed by multiple regression on factors yielded a significant R with only one criterion measure. It was concluded from these data that the training program was of minimal value. The discussion centered on strategies for better training, training research, job engineering, and correcting the two limitations of this study.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Benavides, Robert M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Anxiety on the Performance of Collegiate Golfers in Competitive and Non-Competitive Situations (open access)

The Effects of Anxiety on the Performance of Collegiate Golfers in Competitive and Non-Competitive Situations

The purposes of the study were to provide additional information concerning the relationship of Competition Trait Anxiety, State Anxiety, and Performance in collegiate golfers under non-competitive and competitive field settings. Subjects were thirty college males. Data were analyzed by a three-way analysis of variance with repeated measures. Conclusions of the investigation were (1) low-Competition-Trait-Anxious golfers performed better and exhibited lower levels of state anxiety than high-and moderate-Competitive-Trait-Anxious golfers in competitive and non-competitive settings; (2) collegiate golfers exhibit higher levels of state anxiety in competitive versus practice settings; and (3) there was a significant relationship between SCAT and pre-competitive state anxiety.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Genuchi, Marvin C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Institutional Approach to Economic and Social Patterns of Emulation in Colombia, South America (open access)

An Institutional Approach to Economic and Social Patterns of Emulation in Colombia, South America

This study is concerned with the historical development and perpetuation of the leisure class in the Colombian society. The study is based on Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class. The main purpose of this study is to analyze in terms of the evolution of social institutions the problems that the Colombian society faces today. Spanish values and traditions are analyzed, as well as more recent values and modes of behavior adopted by the leisure class. Institutions such as the church, the educational, employment and political apparatus are analyzed in terms of how they contribute to the perpetuation of elites. This study concludes that as long as there is economic surplus in society, a leisure class will exist. The elites forming the leisure class may be displaced by counter-elites, which in turn will conform a new leisure class.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Fernandez, Mauricio, 1955-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Self-Esteem, Sex Roles, and Fundamentalist Religious Belief (open access)

Self-Esteem, Sex Roles, and Fundamentalist Religious Belief

Recent sex role research suggested that androgynous subjects demonstrated better adjustment than sex-typed subjects. Fundamentalist religious belief, however, has strongly supported sex role differentiation. This study hypothesized that the effect of appropriate sex role typing or androgyny on self-esteem would depend on religious belief. Although this hypothesis was not supported, a main effect on sex roles for females was obtained; androgynous females had a higher self-esteem level than feminine females. In addition, males in this study had a higher self-esteem level than females.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Zervopoulos, John Anthony
System: The UNT Digital Library