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2. Popullution: A Position Paper on Population.
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Madison County Public Schools, Marshall, NC., Environmental Education Center, Oteen, NC., and Durner, Mary Beth
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This position paper presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of population. Six main sections are included in the paper: Introduction, The Growth of the Human Population, The Psychological Effects of Population Growth, Overpopulated America, Myths Concerning Population Growth and Control, and Population Education. Section 1, an introduction, opens the paper with an example of population growth in the Aztec society. Section 2 traces the history of population growth and man's steady removal of predators and diseases which once limited population growth. Section 3 examines the effects of overpopulation in relationship to basic characteristics of man. Overpopulated America, Section 4, looks at the history, present status, and future problem of population growth in America. Section 5 discusses such topics as space migration, immigration on earth, and the green revolution. The last section focuses on population education. This section includes guidelines for an interdisciplinary course, a minicourse, an episode, possible population programs, two plays, and a population survey. The paper also contains a bibliography including readings, films, filmstrips, slides, and organizations and agencies. (TK)
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- 1974
3. Sounds and Noises. A Position Paper on Noise Pollution.
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Madison County Public Schools, Marshall, NC., Environmental Education Center, Oteen, NC., and Chapman, Thomas L.
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This position paper focuses on noise pollution and the problems and solutions associated with this form of pollution. The paper is divided into the following five sections: Noise and the Ear, Noise Measurement, III Effects of Noise, Acoustics and Action, and Programs and Activities. The first section identifies noise and sound, the beginnings of noise pollution, and describes the progress of hearing. A diagram of the ear is included. Noise Measurement, the second section, considers the hearing process, decibles, and sources of noise pollution. The third section, Ill Effects of Noise, examines some of the psychological and physiological effects produced by noise pollution. The fourth section introduces acoustics and outlines some measures for combating and controlling noise. The fifth section, Programs and Activities, suggests activities which can be used to explore noise and noise pollution. A glossary and bibliography are included. (TK)
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- 1974
4. Using the Library to Write a Term Paper.
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California Univ., Los Angeles. Library. and Millard, Joanne
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Focusing on the resources of an academic library (th University of California at Los Angeles, in this case), this booklet outlines and discusses a plan for conducting library research in preparing a term paper. Beginning with a section on books, in which the card catalogue is explained, the outline continues with sections on periodicals and bibliographies. Additional comments concern the reference desk, pamphlets, government publications, newspapers, term paper guides, the audio room, and the university research library and other campus libraries. Examples of catalogue cards and periodical and bibliographical index pages are included. (JM)
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- 1973
5. The Emergence of the American. Occasional Paper No. 6.
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Educational Services, Inc., Cambridge, MA. and Morgan, Edmund S.
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The essay provides background material for a junior high school unit, The Emergence of the New American. The unit deals with the colonial period in America in terms of the evolution of the political American. Separate sections of the paper discuss the format of the course, the Englishman in the 17th century, the lure of the new world, changes over the generations in the new world, slavery, the influence of geographical differences in North and South in shaping people's lives, the old colonial system, and royal government in America. The final section of the paper traces the conditions which gave rise to American political attitudes. The author notes that even though early settlers patterned their governments after English Parliament, a very different kind of government and attitude toward government existed. Since government in the colonies was everybody's business, it lost the sanctity and awe with which it had been surrounded in England. A table of contents of the four-part unit is included. Some titles in Part I include: What Motivated Englishmen to Plant Colonies in America?; On New England; and On Virginia. Part II presents Bodo, the Life of a Medieval Peasant, and two articles on Virginia. Part III is the game, Empire (see SO 012 054), and Part IV covers the New American, sections of Samuel Sewall's diary, readings about an indentured servant, a slave, George Washington, and the conflict between the colonial assemblies and the royal governors. (KC)
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- 1965
6. Report on the 'Caesar Unit'-1964 [and] Some Linguistic Skills for History Students. Occasional Papers No. 1 and No. 2.
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Educational Services, Inc., Cambridge, MA., Emmett, Richard S., and McNeill, David
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The two papers represent the result of a four-week 7th and 8th grade unit entitled the Caesar Unit. Organized using primary sources, the basic materials were a selection of Cicero's letters and Caesar's Commentary on the Civil War. The first paper, by the classroom teacher of the unit, contains brief factual information about the materials, children, and classroom conditions, and records the author's impressions. Six children selected from public and parochial schools in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area participated in the daily one-hour classes. The classes concentrated on sources of and reasons for conflicts in the accounts of Caesar and Cicero. The author's evaluation of the course centers around difficulties in translations, the need for background information, and relevant materials. The second paper records events from the point of view of a linguist and offers suggestions about the relation of linguistic skills to the ability to read, study, and write history. The necessary skill of critical reading is discussed in terms of the students' ability to infer information from written material. The author reports results of a test given students in which they were asked to point out the ambiguities in selected quotations. The difference between students interacting with each other as opposed to interacting with the material is also discussed. (Author/KC)
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- 1965
7. The Development of a Social Learning Curriculum for Moderately Retarded Children; A Working Paper.
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Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY. Curriculum Research and Development Center in Mental Retardation. and Reiss, Philip
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Presented is a working paper which reviews the research on learning, language, social behavior, and curriculum for moderately retarded children IQs from 30 to 50 and provides a bibliography of approximately 1,000 items. The review of the research covers learning processes of the moderately retarded in sections on reinforcement, discrimination learning, information processing, and academic learning; language learning in the moderately retarded in sections on language and cognition, language assessment, and language programs; social behavior with emphasis on the improvement of adaptive behavior; and curriculum research. Discussed are implications of the research for curriculum development such as cost effectiveness and procedures for development of a social curriculum which is planned to consist of three interrelated components (social learning, communication skills, and perceptual-motor skills in three phases (play, sensory awareness, and achievement). The bibliography provides an alphabetical listing (by author) and a listing by the following topics: learning characteristics, behavior modification, Down's syndrome, communication, social behaviors, educational programing, curriculum guides, parent aids, and measurement. (DB)
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- 1974
8. Paper That Passes for Money, Business Education: 7715.31.
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Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. and Cosentino, Linda I.
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Negotiable instruments--various kinds of paper--are treated in this brief course outline with the objectives of teaching the student to: (1) understand and relate monetary legislation to his personal affairs, (2) understand four types of negotiable instruments, (3) demonstrate an understanding of transferring negotiable instruments in a practical application, (4) identify four types of endorsements on negotiable instruments, (5) complete three types of instruments from given information, (6) demonstrate knowledge of maker and endorser responsibilities in a case problem. Course objectives, learning activities, evaluative instruments, student and teacher resources are included. More than one-half of the pamphlet is devoted to test appendixes and keys. (NH)
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- 1972
9. Games for Learning. Occasional Paper No. 7.
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Educational Services, Inc., Cambridge, MA. and Abt, Clark C.
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The author explores the utility of educational games in elementary and secondary social studies classes. Separate sections of the paper discuss types of games, similarities among formal games and social studies topics, educational game design, and examples, advantages, and limitations of educational games. Game playing in society is described as either formal or informal; formal games comprise three categories: showdown, strategy, and a combination of the two. A table of social studies topics which include the subject areas of history, geography, civics, and economics that can be broken down into elements common to formal games is presented. Next, the process of game design is explained in three steps: system analysis, simulation design, and refinement. System analysis defines the major actors in a process, their interactions, and their decision rules in responding to each others' actions. Following the discussion of game design, eight examples of educational games relevant to social studies and designed by the author are briefly described. The final section notes several advantages of games in the classroom setting: they present concrete problems in a simplified but dramatic form; the attention span of elementary school children is increased; the player gains a growing sense of structure among the game variables; and the games which simulate reality can present the great problems of contemporary society on a level of specific human action that directly relates the student's decisions to the larger world. Disadvantages are discussed in terms of teacher attitudes and the attractiveness of games to children. (KC)
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- 1966
10. Teaching About Ethnocentrism. Occasional Paper No. 3.
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Sady, Rachel Reese
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The paper discusses the relevance of studying ethnocentrism in the secondary level social studies classroom. The study of ethnocentrism (a people's assumption that their way of life is the right way) allows students to share in the methodology of historiography, helps them to be aware of the importance of ideas and attitudes as historical data, and leads them to question cultural stereotypes. Ethnocentrism may be introduced in several ways. Students can discover how tribal peoples regard themselves by examining their group labels, by examining the concept of manifest destiny in American history, and by reading descriptions of American Indian cultures, autobiographies, and other ethnographic accounts in which custom appears as an integral element of a functioning culture. A brief description of the culture of the Plains Indians is provided as an example. (KC)
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- 1964
11. The Catholic School in Theory and Practice. NCEA Papers, Series 11, No. 5.
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National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, DC. and Elford, George
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This publication ends by offering a self study booklet to assist those in Catholic schools in drafting a practical and effective statement of their school's philosophy. The chapters that precede it provide the background and context of the self study booklet. In this paper the "Catholic" dimension of the school's philosophy is especially emphasized and other dimensions are to some extent slighted. The first chapter discusses the four "faith-views" held by Catholics: the traditional, the conciliar, the reform, and the independent. The second chapter summarizes two National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) surveys of practices that had some relationship to the Catholic dimension of the school, ranging from religious instruction, to faculty, student, and parent interaction. Chapter 3 reports on several research findings that show correspondence between basic beliefs and attitudes and views on school practices. Chapter 4 presents ways to develop an effective philosophy for a Catholic school. (Author/MLF)
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- 1973
12. Technician Monographs: A Collection of Papers and Research Studies Related to Associate Degree Programs in Engineering Technology.
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American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC. and Defore, Jesse J.
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The papers and research reports comprising the ten chapters of this monograph were originally prepared as background information for a national study of engineering technology education in the United States. Chapter I briefly describes the historical and contemporary settings of engineering technology education. After Chapter II provides information on the characteristics of engineering technology curricula and a tentative classification system for content areas, Chapter III illustrates the kinds of curriculum guides which appear in the catalogs of two-year institutions offering engineering technology programs. Chapter IV describes some of the characteristics of the mathematics, chemistry, and physics courses taught as part of the engineering technology curriculum. An overview is presented in Chapter V of the process of accreditation, especially in relation to the engineering technology field. Chapter VI reports on a study of engineering technology faculty, providing information about characteristics and attitudes. Chapters VII and VIII provide results for studies of the characteristics, perceptions, and activities of engineering technology students and graduates. Chapter IX considers issues related to the certification of engineering technicians, while Chapter X concludes the monograph with a statistical model projecting the future of engineering technology education. Appendices provide a list of institutions offering educational technology programs, survey instruments, enrollment estimates, and a bibliography. (AYC)
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- 1971
13. A Comparative Study of Sabbatical Leave Practices in Selected Commonwealth and U.S. Universities. Paper No. OIR-30.
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McMaster Univ., Hamilton (Ontario)., Booth, Sheelagh C., and Higbee, Eliot C.
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Sabbatical leaves are viewed as being essential to the ongoing nature of a self-renewing community of scholars. This study was undertaken to provide data on current use of sabbatical leave plans in universities in several countries - Canada; the United States; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales; Australia, and New Zealand - to provide useful information for possible revision of leave plans. Sixty-six universities were surveyed by means of a questionnaire and the results revealed similarities among the four groups of countries regarding the length of service prior to leave (generally 6 years); differences among the four groups, including the use of retraining leaves as a form of sabbatical; salary paid during regular sabbatical leave; and travel expenses. The conclusions drawn from the data are that Canadian leave plans are not nearly as uniform as those in United States universities; Canadian plans have become more formalized and better documented since 1969; salary paid for full-year leaves in Canadian universities has improved since 1969 and is now substantially better than in the United States, but not as good as in Australia and New Zealand; and participation rates in all countries appear to be higher than those reported prior to 1965 by Ingraham. (JMF)
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- 1974
14. Administrator Renewal: The Leadership Role in Collegial Team Development. ACFK Ltd. Occasional Paper.
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CFK, Ltd., Denver, CO. and Geddes, Vivian
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This publication is intended to assist the leaders of collegial teams and to provide a plan for a school district program coordinator to use in establishing a number of collegial teams within a district. Part 1 presents a thorough definition of a collegial team and describes what such a team does. Also provided in this section is information on team development, team assessment techniques, and some suggested ways to begin a collegial team renewal program. Within this section, the roles of the team member, team leader, district planner, and district superintendent are discussed. Part 2 focuses on the leadership role of the collegial team leader and the role of the program coordinator responsible for establishing several collegial teams in a school district. The leadership characteristics essential to each role are discussed and related to the skills necessary for implementation of a collegial team program. The appendix contains a number of resource materials and instruments that may be useful to collegial team leaders and/or district program coordinators. An annotated bibliography of relevant publications is also included. (Author/JG)
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- 1974
15. Manual for School Visits During Strike Situations. PDE Working Papers.
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg.
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In Pennsylvania, the legal duty to reimburse a school district is based on the days of instruction provided by a district and payment only for the actual number of instruction days up to 180. The Department of Education presumes that, during a teacher strike, no days of instruction are being provided. However, should a school board notify the department that it intends to keep its schools open during a strike, the department--in performance of its duty--must make certain that the district's pupils are receiving an adequate education in conformity with the school code and state board regulations. This manual outlines the procedure that the Department of Education would use in fulfilling its statutory duty. (Author/JF)
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- 1974
16. Virginia: A TV Social Studies Experience. A Background Paper.
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Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA. and Thompson, Gerald Wayne
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This report describes an instructional package designed to replace a set of unsatisfactory textbooks used to teach State history, government, and geography to 4th-, 7th-, 11th-, and 12th-grade students in Virginia. The format of the package, taking what is described as the "inquiry approach", revolves around a series of short television programs with pre- and post-viewing classroom activities. The report is divided into three major sections. The first discusses instructional methodology--inquiry, concept learning, and valuing. The second describes the format of a typical unit of instruction, and the third reviews the extant literature on research in instructional television. Two typical lessons are attached as appendixes. (WDR)
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- 1974
17. [Career Education Materials: Missouri State Department of Education. Selected Papers.]
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Missouri State Dept. of Education, Jefferson City.
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This document is a collection of informative pamphlets, articles, and resource materials to be used in the development of classroom career education programs. Among the inclusions are: a four-page model of a career education program from kindergarten to post high school, a one-page article about career development, a one-page diagram of the major elements of career education, brief outlines of jobs associated with the 15 occupational clusters, and diagrams showing occupations related to interest and ability in 14 curriculum areas. (JC)
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- 1974
18. Curriculum Guide for a Course on Human Sexuality and the Developmentally Disabled. Working Paper No. 80.
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Oregon Univ., Eugene. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Mental Retardation., Steinbock, Elizabeth A., and Brummer, Esther R.
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Presented is a model of a graduate course for students from a variety of disciplines on human sexuality and the developmentally disabled. Course objectives are said to include competencies in designing and administering programs to foster appropriate sexual behavior and in assisting parents to deal with their children's sexuality. Seven resources to aid the instructor in facilitating discussion are listed. The course outline consists of six major topics (psychosexual development and overview, attitudinal considerations, institutional and community policies and practices, sex education and remediation, and parental concerns) with associated readings. (CL)
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- 1974
19. Where Is the Flowery Kingdom? Inquiry Exercises for Elementary Students. Service Center Papers on Asian Studies, No. 6.
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Association for Asian Studies, Columbus, OH. Service Center for Teachers of Asian Studies. and Hantula, James
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These 20 inquiry exercises bridge the "understanding gap" between elementary school students' impressions and the reality of China. The exercises involve students in developing relevant understandings about China and the world, as well as in extending their skills in social studies and social education. Arranged alphabetically by title, the exercises include initiatory, developmental, and culminating inquiry into the affective and cognitive domains of learning. In all of the exercises, a possible instructional use is identified, teaching techniques and devices are described, and, when appropriate, teacher comments are also suggested. Students are asked to find the answer to a researchable question. For instance: one exercise involves determining China's place in the world by counting references to China from sources such as newspapers and recording the information in comparison with that for other countries. Students then construct a mental map of the world. Another exercise involves the identification of attitudes toward China through role playing. (Author/JH)
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- 1974
20. Lessons Designed to Teach Fourth Grade Students the Concept Equilateral Triangle at the Formal Level of Attainment. Practical Paper No. 14.
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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. and McMurray, Nancy E.
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In the first of these two lessons, students study the concepts of three sides of equal length, three equal angles, plane figure, closed figure, and simple figure by reading descriptions, considering examples and nonexamples, and completing exercises. On the second day they combine these concepts in a definition of equilateral triangle. The materials are self-contained but should be preceded by introduction or review of a vocabulary list provided; answers and explanations immediately follow each set of exercises. A brief introductory review of research related to concept learning describes the rationale for the techniques used within the lessons which were developed as part of the Project on Conditions of School Learning and Instructional Strategies at the University of Wisconsin. (SD)
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- 1974
21. India through Inquiry: An Examination of Strategies and Resources. Service Center Paper on Asian Studies, No. 9.
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Service Center for Teachers of Asian Studies. and Cody, Donald K.
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This teaching guide presents a description of the inquiry method as applied to the study of India. Some specific techniques are presented that might be employed to use India-related materials for secondary level Asian studies. The inquiry learning method is emphasized, in contrast to most materials on the study of India which offer a traditional, historical approach. Some basic principles of inquiry with examples of how they can be applied to the Indian unit are described in the first section. The second section discusses materials that can be employed -- maps, pictures, readings, and data. The third section describes some values clarification techniques that work well with India materials. The final section explores the need for revisions in evaluation, and suggests possible tools for testing and evaluation. Source materials are recommended and illustrated throughout. (Author/ND)
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- 1974
22. Citation Manual for United States Government Publications. Study Guides and Teaching Aides, Paper No. 10.
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Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Center for the Study of Federalism., Brightbill, George D., and Maxson, Wayne C.
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A manual was developed to give "some rational guidance in citing procedures for United States government publications." The manual calls for full citations, rather than abbreviations in order to ease the task of identifying and locating a document. Directions are given for bibliographic citations of: general publication; Congressional publication; Presidential publications; laws, regulations, treaties, Supreme Court decisions, and the Constitution; as well as periodicals. Appendixes contain a selected list of style manuals and sample bibliographic citations. (DGC/JY)
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- 1974
23. Job Readiness Workshop. A Resource Manual for Instructing Adult Job Seekers in the Job Search Process. Special Paper No. 20.
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Center for Rural Manpower and Public Affairs., Bobbitt, J. Frank, and Booth, Jim
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The job readiness workshop was designed to offer participants improved methods of finding employment. The manual is intended to be used with small groups of unemployed or underemployed individuals in a workshop setting. The workshop's materials are designed as a resource unit, not as a teaching plan. The attempt has been to present desirable objectives, possible leading statements and approaches for the leader, key questions, suggested participant activities, and concerns and problems that participants often have during the job seeking process. The program is made up of eight units best suited for a single all-day meeting. Each unit contains suggested activities developed to increase individual involvement in the learning process. The format is designed to help determine problems, questions, and concerns of participants and then allow for group discussion that will lead to solution of these problems. Units deal with participants' self-evaluation of occupational abilities and liabilities, developing job expectations, completing resumes, discovering jobs in the local area, completing applications, and developing interviewing techniques. Materials for use with each unit are appended. (Author/LJ)
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- 1974
24. Effective Vocational Rehabilitation: Differential Agency Practices and Client Outcomes. Discussion Papers, Vol. 2, No. 5.
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Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville. Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. and Truax, Charles B.
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The present project is aimed at evaluating and describing the quality, uniformity and standards of vocational rehabilitation throughout the state agencies in the United States. The aim is to identify techniques, personnel, practices, programs and services that do and do not substantially contribute to effective vocational rehabilitation of specific types of clients. A second aim is to collect and store raw and processed data and information in a National Data Bank. The establishment of a National Data Bank will allow for the research use and re-use of data in vocational rehabilitation by research investigators at the Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center and throughout the nation. The project will have three phases: (1) questionnaires to provide information, examine differences in perceptions, and provide outcome data; (2) state procedures and policies to be compared; (3) an "in-depth" study of the rehabilitation process. The methodology of this latter phase is extensively described in the remainder of the booklet. (Author/NG)
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- 1967
25. A System for the Development of Motion Visual Instructional Messages; ITVS Working Paper No 2.
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Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. Instructional Television Services. and Anderson, Stephen J.
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The development of motion visual instructional messages should proceed according to systems principles. This would permit the creation of more effective visual messages, allow educators to use more effectively the various media as communication tools, and assist in the refinement of the instructional development process. Like any system, a system for the development of motion visual instructional messages contains inputs, processes, and outputs. Inputs include needs and goals, a mastery model describing the student's role in the setting where he will be expected to use the capabilities he learns from instruction, constraints, and evaluation data. Essential processes which must be found in the system are: content analysis, presentation analysis, scripting, production, and implementation design. The outputs of such a system will be instructional messages which meet the requirements of: 1) integrity (completeness); 2) fidelity (clarity and precision); 3) validity; and 4) reliability. (PB)
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- 1973
26. Vocational Agriculture Training Program: Safe Tractor and Farm Machinery Operation. Special Paper No. 8. Second Revision.
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Illinois State Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, Springfield. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Center for Rural Manpower and Public Affairs., Bobbitt, Frank, and Doss, Howard
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The publication was prepared for the United States Office of Education for use by teachers who direct agricultural training programs in safe tractor operation and safe farm machinery operation that comply with the United States Department of Labor regulations on hazardous occupations in agriculture. Upon successful completion of these training programs, 14 and 15 year old youths may receive a "Certificate of Training" which permits them to apply for and accept employment as farm tractor and machinery operators as defined on the certificate. The training program is presented in two parts: one for safe tractor operation (a minimum of 15 hours of instruction required), and one for safe farm machinery operation (a minimum of 10 hours of instruction required plus completion of the tractor program). Emphasis is placed on developing the skills and knowledge needed for safe tractor and machinery operation and developing an understanding of safe operating principles. An item-by-item outline is provided, followed by anticipated problems, questions, and concerns of students, suggested activities, and references for each unit. The relevant section of the Federal Register is appended. (Author/BP)
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- 1973
27. Indiana Resource Guide for Consumer Education and Home Management: Working Papers.
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Indiana Research Coordinating Unit, Indianapolis.
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The guide presents units of instruction for secondary consumer education and home management education which were developed at a workshop. The subject areas covered by the units, their teaching time, and suggested grade level areas are as follows: (1) organizing resources (one to two weeks, grade 7), (2) making personal and consumer decisions (two parts, each three to four weeks, grade 8), (3) managing human resources within the family (three to four weeks, grade 9), (4) managing family finances for development of purchasing power, financial security, and knowledge of family economic activity (four to five weeks, grade 10), and (5) educating the consumer for managing the family's resources (one semester, high school, non-majors or non-minors in home economics). Each unit divides the subject area into concepts which are further divided into sub-concepts. For each sub-concept, objectives are presented followed by a list of generalizations with corresponding learning experiences. The learning experiences include a wide variety of individual and group activities. Some activities are based on the materials listed in the comprehensive multimedia bibliographies which follow all but the last unit. (MS)
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- 1970
28. Topological Equivalence of Objects. Teacher's Guide for Use with Stretching and Bending. Working Paper No. 18a.
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Georgia Univ., Athens. Research and Development Center in Educational Stimulation. and Shah, Sair Ali
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The notions of topological equivalence for one-, two-, and three-dimensional figures, as well as for graphs and networks, are developed for classroom use with children between the ages of three and ten. Properties of open and closed curves are also examined. This manual, addressed to the teacher, describes several activities related to each concept to be introduced. In order to implement this material, the teacher would need plastic clay, colored beads, and wire or pipe cleaners for each student. (SD)
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- 1969
29. Lessons on Selected Geometry Concepts Written in Expository and Discovery Modes of Presentation and a Test of Concept Mastery. Practical Paper No. 13.
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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. and Scott, Joseph A.
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The lessons and test which comprise this document were used in two experiments concerning the effects of discovery and expository modes of presentation on retention and transfer. The methodology and results of the experiments are briefly summarized. Eight lessons are included: (1) two introductory lessons; (2) three lessons in the expository mode, one on triangles and two on quadrilaterals; and (3) three lessons in the discovery mode, one on triangles and two on quadrilaterals. Also included is a 28-item multiple-choice test dealing with concepts presented in the lessons on quadrilaterals. (Author/DT)
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- 1972
30. Some theoretical considerations of paper machine dryer sections
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Knight, R. L. C.
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676 ,Paper dryer modelling - Published
- 1972
31. Collected papers by H.G. Midgley on the mineralogy of silicate building materials, with additional papers
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Midgley, H. G.
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549 ,Mineralogy - Abstract
The Cockburn Law intrusion is situated in that part of Scotland where many intrusions of both Caledonian and Carboniferous age form the Laws of the Lammermuirs. The intrusion has been known for many years and may have been visited by Playfair and Hall during the time of the controversy between the Plutonists and the Neptunists. Cockburn Law, one of the “ Caledonian Granite ” intrusions of the Southern Uplands, lies at the junction of Sheets 33 and 34 of the Geological Survey of Scotland, about three miles north of Duns. The intrusion forms the two hills of Cockburn Law 1,066 ft. O.D. and Stoneshiel Hill 723 ft. O.D. The hills are separated by a gorge formed by a meander in the White- adder Water. The first good description is given by Stevenson (1849), he noticed the variability of the granite and even at that early date attributed the “ marginal ‘ syenites ’ (= diorites) to greywackes fused by the agency of the molten granite F. Walker in two papers (1925) and (1928) described the Cockburn Law intrusion together with other Southern Upland Intrusions. He describes the various rock types present, including a central basic hornblende - biotite - granodiorite, an intermediate ‘ monoclinic - pyroxene-diorite ” and a marginal “ quartz-hypersthene-porphyrite In one paper (1928) F. Walker gave two analyses for the granodiorite and the quartz-biotite-hypersthene-porphyrite. No detailed description of the petrography or of the field relationship of the various rock types is given. The area has been mapped on a 6 in. to 1 mile scale, the mass is not well exposed, in places there are no exposures, being covered with grassland or ploughed land. The best exposures are to be found in the river cliffs of the Whiteadder Water, where it is possible to collect specimens showing the gradual transition of rock types on passing out from the centre of the intrusion. The hybrids are well exposed north of Law Plantation and on the summit of Cockburn Law. There are also fair exposures on the west side of Stoneshiel Hill. The rest is badly exposed, there being only occasional weathered boulders surrounded by grass and heathland. It is nowhere possible to see the transitions in any one exposure. The junction between the intrusion and the Llandovery country rock is not exposed, but it is possible to obtain evidence of the nature of the contact. The intrusion can be divided into two broad groups :— 1. The uncontaminated acid intrusive rocks, adamellite, granite, and granophyric microgranite. 2. The hybrid diorites, resulting from contamination. After consolidation of the main intrusion, continuation of igneous activity produced dykes in the surrounding Silurian rocks, and aplite veins in the main intrusion itself. In this paper the method of formation of the hybrids is indicated, their age in relation to the main body of the intrusion fixed, and the source of material suggested. Variation of the uncontaminated part in relation to the cooling processes of the magma is also explained.
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- 1967
32. A theoretical and experimental study of the nature and extent of predetermination of score-scatter by the type of test-paper used
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Walker, David Arnold
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371.26 - Abstract
Tests and examinations are used for many different purposes. There is the familiar school class examination, the main object of which is to ascertain how much of the subject taught has been understood and remembered. An examination of a slightly different type is that set for the Leaving Certificate of the Scottish Education Department; although it follows the lines of the ordinary schhol examination, an important point is that it is used to classify the candidates into two categories - those worthy to pass, and those who must be counted as failed. A third type of test is exemplified in the examination set to candidates for posts in the Civil Service; what is important in this test is the order of merit of the leading candidates. The different purposes of these examinations are reflected in the structure of the papers. The examiners, through much experience of their particular type of work, have built up a technique of construction of papers, and this, we venture to say, is largely of the "rule of thumb" type. It is the purpose of the research reported here to seek the theoretical basis of the design and effect of different types of paper.
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- 1937
33. The central western Sudan and its vegetation : with supplementary papers on forestry research in northern Nigeria and the identification and examination of forest types from aerial photographs
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Fairbairn, William Alexander
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634.9 - Abstract
Increased interest in the wise use of land has focussed attention in recent years on the study of the vegetation of the Western Sudan and the question of progressive desiccation and accelerated soil erosion in Northern Nigeria and in French West Africa has received serious investigation. It is now appreciated that soil deterioration has occurred over large areas of arable land which has been unwisely over-exploited and that accelerated soil erosion does not occur to any extent, (although there is normal soil erosion), in the southern portion of the French Niger Colony and in Northern Nigeria; this is largely because the region is for the most part, an undulating if somewhat elevated plain. The writer was engaged on the investigation of possible desiccation in the Kano and Katsina Provinces and part of Bornu Province in Northern Nigeria and also travelled extensively in Sokoto Province. He has been fortunate in spending several years of service in Northern Nigeria and in having been able to carry out a number of vegetational surveys throughout French West Africa; these included journeys in 1933 from Gao across the Sahara to North Africa, in 1935 from Lagos via Niamey to Dakar, in 1939 from Katsina to Agades and the Bagzan Mountains, in 1943 to the Matamaye area and in January of 1944 from Kano to Zinder and Maradi. The writing of this paper was interrupted for three years during the period of hostilities; the interruption was fortunate. for the writer was able to obtain a wider knowledge of French West Africa with over two years of constant study of it in connexion with his Military duties. French Niger Colony was visited during that period at a number of points on the frontier. The journeys in French West Africa were made specific- :ally to study the vegetation and ecology of the area, of which so much is yet to be learned, so that it might be compared with the vegetation, the land-utilisation and the ecology of Northern Nigeria with its much denser population. The vegetation was plotted continuously on the journeys to Agades and Birnin Konni and to Zinder and Maradi: These with the Gao and Dakar journeys form the basis of the vegetational classification included in this paper. A number of aerial photographs which were taken over Northern Nigeria and Niger Colony are included so as better to illustrate the vegetation types; ground photographs of some of the actual points recorded in the aerial photographs were taken afterwards by the writer for the purpose of comparison. Two supplementary papers are included in the thesis, one on the identification and examination of forest types from aerial photographs, the second on silvicultural and ecological research from which definite data have been obtained.
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- 1945
34. Paper technology : an investigation of waste products from esparto paper mills, with a view to their economic utilisation
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Walker, W. J.
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676 - Published
- 1928
35. A collection of 47 published papers
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Steele, Derek
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540 ,Chemistry - Abstract
This collection of 48 publications is divided into four groups which may be labelled 1. Original papers on the vibrational spectra of aromatic systems. These comprise A1 to A25. 2. Studies of em pirical inter-nuclear potential functions B1-6. 3. Vibrational analyses &s an aid to structural analysis 01-14. 4. Instrum entation and techniques DI-3. 1. As is seen from the distribution of papers amongst the groups, most effort has been devoted to a study of aromatic systems, primarily of fluoro-arom atics. The latter offer special unique and advantageous properties for vibrational studies. The objectives of this work and the extent to which they have so far been realised may be summarised as follows. (i) - the establishing of the pattern of fundamental vibrational frequencies. Much effort has been devoted to showing that the assign ments for the various molecular species are consistent with one another. (a6, as, A9, A1 9, A22 etc.). In this context three extremely useful and general rules have been established (A2, A9, A22). All are strictly applicable only to isotopically related systems but have been shown to be remarkably well upheld when the systems compared differ by non isotopic substitution. The ’Inequality Rule’ was first proposed by the writer and D.H. Whiffen (A2). The second rule, the ’Sum Fule’, is a well established rule for isotopic systems, but has been shown (A9) to be very useful outside of its normal realm of applicability as a consequence of linear gradation of bond properties with isotopic substitution. An adaption of the 'Eedlich-Teller Product Rule’ has also been usefully employed in deciding between alternative proposed assignments (A22).
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- 1969
36. Lord Cochrane and the Chilean Navy, 1818-18 23 : with an inventory of the Dundonald papers relating to his service with the Chilean Navy
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Cubitt, David John
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970 ,Cochrane ,Thomas ,Earl of Dundonald ,1775-1860 ,History ,Naval 19th century. ,Callao ,Peru ,Chile ,Chilean navy ,Spanish navy - Abstract
In the late 18th century and the first two decades of the 19th, Spanish seapower in the Pacific was in a state of decline, though it remained strong enough to contribute to the overthrow of the first attempt of the Chileans to liberate their colony from Spain, in 1814. By the time of the second, successful, emancipation of Chile in 1817, the patriots had realised the need for seapower. In that year they took into their service Lord Cochrane, a noted British naval officer then unemployed. Lord Cochrane arrived in Chile at the end of 1818. The squadron at that time is described. With this squadron Lord Cochrane made his first cruise, a reconnaissance in force of the royalist-held Peruvian coast during which Callao was attacked without success. Arising from this reconnaissance, the physical environment of the Mar del Sur is reviewed, together with the state of navigational knowledge. The intention of Lord Cochrane's second cruise, which began in September 1819, was to stage a major attack on Callao. This object was not achieved because of the' squadron's inadequate means and the viceroy's defensive measures, so in December 1819 Lord Cochrane sailed to Valdivia, a fortified city in the south of Chile still in Spanish hands, and captured it by assault in February 1820. There has been same debate about his intentions when he sailed for Valdivia. By early 1820 some of the basic social characteristics of the Chilean navy had emerged and these are examined, firstly from the point of view of the manning of the ships and secondly from the point of view of the problems of discipline and morale that arose. At the same time, the system of naval administration should be examined as its defects and malfunctioning had serious effects on the operating of the squadron, and its efficiency. This data forms the background to the squadron's participation in the liberation of Peru. Initially it played a significant role, firstly by shipping the expedition to Peru and secondly by boarding and taking out of Callao harbour the principal Spanish warship there. These successes were in 1820; in 1821 the squadron's role became less important as the relations between Lord Cochrane and San Martin, the commander-in-chief, deteriorated as a result of the refusal or inability of the latter to pay the squadron. In September 1821 Lord Cochrane seized the Peruvian public funds, allegedly to indemnify the expenses of the squadron, and left Peru. His last cruise, from October 1821 to May 1822, had the object of hunting down the remaining Spanish warships in the Pacific. This cruise here receives its first full account. The cruise completed, though not as successfully as he had hoped, Lord Cochrane returned to Chile. His brief remaining stay in that country was disturbed by difficulties in paying off the ships, disputes with San Martin, and the deteriorating political position of the government. When he received an invitation in November 1822 to take command of the Brazilian navy he accepted, resigned from the Chilean service, and left the country at the beginning of 1823. The dissertation is supplemented by the inventory of the papers in the Dundonald collection which relate to the period of Lord Cochrane's service with Chile. These amount to 2286 items.
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- 1974
37. A study of two high-speed processes for the permanent retention of transient images on non-sensitized paper
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Watson, Peter J.
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621.39 - Abstract
A study is made of the features required of a printer capable of producing a visible record of transient data. Particular attention is paid to the output requirements of digital electronic computers. A literature survey of high speed printers, both mechanical and non-mechanical, is given. Two feasibility studies are described, the first of a xerographic printer and the second of a laser printer. A description is given of experimental work in which optical information was printed xerographically at speeds in excess of 5,000 lines per minute. The reasons for discontinuing this line of research are stated. A proposed laser printer is then described together with the experimental work performed to determine the feasibility of the principal process involved. This process, the fusing of powdered ink onto paper, is also considered theoretically in terms of heat transfer. An evaluation is made of the acceptability of the images produced. The areas where further research is required to complete the study to the stage of operational printing are indicated.
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- 1971
38. The crystal and molecular structure of pteridine, with additional paper on the structure of cellulose fibres
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Hamor, Thomas A.
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547 - Abstract
The main part of the work described in this thesis is concerned with the determination of the crystal and molecular structure of pteridine by X-ray crystallographic methods. The unit cell dimensions and space group of 'substance P', a dipteridyl derivative of unknown structure were also obtained. An additional paper deals with an investigation of the structure of the cellulose fibre sisal with the electron microscope. Pteridine crystallises in the orthorhombic non-centrosymmetrical space group Pna2 1 (C9 2v), molecules per unit cell. The unit cell dimensions are a = 24.70, b = 3.79, c = 6.32 A. The crystal and molecular structure has been determined with coordinate standard deviations of about 0.03 A from a study of Fourier and Fourier difference syntheses projecting on (010) and (001). The molecule is planar to within 0.06 A and the bond lengths vary between 1.28 and 1.41 A for carbon-nitrogen bonds and between 1.35 and 1.42 A for carbon-carbon bonds. The experimental bond length measurements are compared with molecular orbital calculations and are found to agree to within the limits of the experimental errors. The investigation was hampered by the fact that owing to the nature of the crystals only less than half of the possible reflections could be observed with CuKa radiation. Additional difficulties were caused by the non-centrosymmetrical nature of the one projection which gives good resolution and also by the difficulty of distinguishing between carbon and nitrogen atoms. The peak heights in the final electron density projection on (010) confirm the position of the nitrogen atoms, and the hydrogen atoms are also resolved.
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- 1956
39. 11 published papers on the classification of the British Brachiopod sub-family Productinae
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Muir-Wood, Helen M.
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590 ,Zoology - Abstract
In this paper the different interpretations of the genus Delthyris are discussed, and that given by Schuchert in 1913 is adopted with slight amendment. The species Delthyris elevata, D. crispa, D. elegans (nom. nov% for D. crispa. Hi singer, non Linnæus), and D. tenuilamellata, sp. n., from the British Silurian, are all described and figured. The distinguishing characters of the genera Uncinulus and Uncinulina are pointed out, and Uncinulina is retained with U. fallaciosa as genotype. Rhync/ionella stricklandi and Tere- bratula lewisi are transferred to the genus Uncinulina. Meri- stina tumida (Dalman) is shown to be a synonym of Meristina obtusa (Sowerby). The British Silurian Spirifers can be separated into two groups :—(1) those with longitudinal folds and a transverse ornament of imbricating lameilæ (^ — Delthyris of Dalman) and (2) those with longitudinal folds bearing fine continuous longitudinal striæ {j=Fospirifer of Schuchert). The species referable to both these genera have as a rule been assigned to the genus Spirifer, from which, however, they differ in internal characters.
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- 1935
40. Flow patterns in paper-pulp refiners
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Davies, M. H.
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660 - Published
- 1974
41. The degradation reactions of polymers : a series of papers on this topic
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MacCallum, James Richard
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620.1 - Published
- 1974
42. Studies of ink transfer to paper in offset litho printing
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Melia, M. C.
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676 - Published
- 1974
43. Papers on the Inns of Court
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Bland, Desmond Sparling
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340.09 - Published
- 1974
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44. Some tribological aspects of the paper/metal interaction
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Rhodes, J. W.
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621.8 - Published
- 1974
45. Foreign comments on United States battleship design (and other papers)
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Capps, Washington Lee
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- 1912
46. Studies pertinent to chemical structure-biological activity relationships : a collection of 40 selected published original papers in the field of medicinal chemistry
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Martin-Smith, M.
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- 1970
47. Steam turbines : a text-book for engineering students; [and other papers]
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Goudie, William J.
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T Technology (General) - Published
- 1919
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48. The Colebrooke-Cameron Papers : documents on British colonial policy in Ceylon, 1796-1833
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Mendis, G. C.
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954.93 - Published
- 1957
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49. Paper wars in the reign of Anne: a study of political journalism
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Horsley, Lee Sonsteng
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820.9005 - Published
- 1970
50. Computer control of a paper machine
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Hem, S.
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629.8 - Published
- 1969
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