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An Analysis of the Changes that Occurred During a Decade in the Sculpture of James Surls

Description: The purpose of this thesis was to relate experiences and philosophies of James Surls to his art in order to determine changes in his artistic style. The problem was to study Surls' sculpture in approximately one decade in order to determine changes in his style, to determine which sculptures are important in making these changes, and to analyze how and why these changes occurred.
Date: December 1985
Creator: Suess, Susan E. (Susan Elaine)
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Approximating soil loss calculations with satellite data and multivariate regression analyses

Description: Digital satellite remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been used effectively to determine the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) output for a number of North Texas watersheds. This method involves determining the values of each of the USLE factors and using these factors as information layers within the GIS.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Marr, Paul Gerard
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Arda

Description: Arda is an instrumental chamber work scored for cello, percussion, and multiple keyboards with a total duration of approximately thirteen minutes. The work is structured in an arch form whose divisions are based on instrumental and textual groupings. The pitch organization utilizes prominent intervals, improvised passages on certain passages on certain pitches, and the double harmonic mode, which is derived from an Indian raga. Various instrumental techniques are also used throughout the work t… more
Date: December 1982
Creator: Howard, Bill (William Alan)
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An Art Curriculum Guide for the Junior High Catholic School System of the Dallas Diocese

Description: This study is about the development of a curriculum guide which projects flexibility, continuity, sequential framework, and to a certain extent, uniformity, around which each teacher may build an art program that will best meet the students' needs. Areas pertinent to developing the curriculum guide are presented in light of literature in this field. The guide may be used to facilitate the teaching of art in recognizing and understanding artistic development that is essential in bringing to frui… more
Date: May 1983
Creator: Da Silva, Geraldine
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Attachment of Legionella Pneumophila to Cells in Vitro

Description: The attachment and/or penetration of animal cells by two strains of Legionella pneumophila was studied in three vertebrae cell lines in vitro . The study focused on (1) differences in attachment and penetration between the two bacterial strains (an environmental isolate, Johannesburg-2, and a clinical isolate, Chicago-8) and between the cell lines (Hep-2, WI-38 and a murine line); (2) effects of L. pneumophila on cell morphology and growth; and (3) the effects of pyruvate and six sugars or suga… more
Date: May 1986
Creator: Chang, Po-Hsun
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B. B. McKinney: a Shaping force in Southern Protestant Music

Description: When, at age forty-nine, B.B. McKinney becae the Music Editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board, he began a career as probably the most influential man in Southern Baptist music, setting in motion the machinery that has made the Southern Baptist church music program among the largest in the nation. After six years with the Board, McKinney was promoted to Secretary of the newly-formed Church Music Department. Through his leadership state conventions were led to employ music secretaries to help… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Terry, Terry Carel
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The Biology and Life Cycle of Two Congeneric Corisella Species (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in a North Central Texas Waste Stabilization Lagoon

Description: Krum waste stabilization lagoon is a hypereutrophic system with relatively high thermal regimes and primary production. Corixids, particularly Corisella edulis and Corisella inscripta utilize the vast quantities of algae produced.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Luyendijk, Rudd
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Chamber Theatre: Ban Analysis, Adaptation and Public Performance of The Country Husband by John Cheever

Description: The purpose of this oral interpretation thesis is to explore Chamber Theatre as a medium for production. John Cheever and his work are analyzed, an explanation of Chamber Threatre is given, and Cheever's short story "The Country Husband" is adapted in Chamber Theatre script form, and a public performance is rehearsed and presented. It was discovered that students gain critical insight and understanding of narrative fiction through Chamber Theatre script form, and a public performance is rehears… more
Date: May 1983
Creator: Meesey, James Christopher
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Children's Ability to Recognize Visually Occluded Stimuli

Description: The purpose of this research was to study children's ability to recognize partially occluded images. Tasks were constructed which consisted of occluded images from video games, trademarks, and household objects. The tasks were administered to third and sixth grade students at two elementary schools in Arlington, Texas. The researcher discovered no significant differences between the scores of males and females except for the males' higher score on the video game task .
Date: May 1985
Creator: Young, Jeffry R. (Jeffry Ray)
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Cindy's Feller: an Adaptation of Cinderella

Description: The problem with which this thesis is concerned is that of writing and directing an adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella. This study is a culmination of research on children's theatre, and the writing and producing of children's plays. The research led to the writing of the first draft of Cindy's Feller, an adaptation of Cinderella, beginning with a scenario which utilized a country-western theme. Upon completion of the first draft, the play was produced at North Texas State Univers… more
Date: May 1985
Creator: Starcher, Mary E.
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Colonel Earl D. Irons: his Role in the History of Music Education in the Southwest to 1958

Description: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the professional activities of Col. Earl D. Irons and the overall development of bands in the Southwest. The need for the study was determined after researching the related literature, which revealed gaps in the historical record of instrumental music education, and in particular a dearth of biographical studies dealing with music educators in band field.
Date: May 1982
Creator: Barrow, Gary Wayne
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Colonial Dissociation in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Description: The studies reported herein indicate that, under the conditions commonly employed for cultivating Neisseria gonorrhoeae, colonial type T1 and T2 cultures of the organism dissociate to type T3 and T4 forms, and that this occurs both among populations of the organism grown in liquid media as well as in individual, well-isolated colonies grown on solid media.
Date: August 1980
Creator: Escamilla, Joel
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A Comparison of Straight-Stained, Q-stained, and Reverse Flourescent-Stained Cell Lines for Detection of Fragile Sites on the Human X Chromosome

Description: Cell cultures were examined for percentage of fragile sites seen in straight-stained, Q-stained and reverse fluorescent-stained preparations. In all cases, percentage of fragile site expression was decreased when compared to straight-stained preparations. However, fragile sites seen in Q- and RF-stain could be identified as on X chromosomes.
Date: May 1985
Creator: Coultas, Susan L. (Susan Lynette)
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Complex Polymers of ADP-Ribose Occur in Vitro and in Vivo

Description: The work presented here included the development of a highly sensitive method to estimate the size and complexity of poly(ADP-ribose). This involved radiolabeling of the precursor pools, purification of polymers using a boronate resin, polymer fractionation according to size by molecular sieve chromatography and analysis of polymer complexity by enzymatic digestion to nucleotides which were quantified by strong anion exchange chromatography.
Date: May 1985
Creator: Alvarez-Gonzalez, Rafael
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Computerized Voice Recognition and Environmental Control with a Person who is Severely Physically Involved and Profoundly Mentally Retarded

Description: The problem of this study was to conduct a systematic application and evaluation of the appropriateness of a computerized voice control system with a subject having the severe multihandicaps of profound mental retardation, quadriplegia, and limited communication skills. This research was an effort to establish if a computer could compensate for some of the physical limitations of the subject.
Date: May 1985
Creator: Brown, Carrie Costello
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Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Ensemble

Description: Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Ensemble is a three-movement work for solo trumpet and ten instruments, one player to a part, of approximately fourteen minutes in length. It is scored for flute, oboe, clarinet in B-flat, bassoon, piano, percussion, trumpet (solo) in C, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The principal percussion instrument is xylophone with lesser parts for suspended cymbal and triangle.
Date: August 1987
Creator: Evans, Donald Earl
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The Contest: A Ballet for Orchestra and Prepared Tape

Description: The Contest is a ballet scored for orchestra and tape. It was composed in the tradition of dramatic orchestral ballets and sets the biblical story from 1 Kings, chapter 18, verses 20-40. Certain portions of the work were written using computer assisted compositional programs developed by the composer. These programs were written in the BASIC programming language. Other sections of the score were composed intuitively, using no computer programs. The tape for the last movement was prepared on the… more
Date: December 1982
Creator: Bradfield, David W. (David Wayne)
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