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Graphic works by Jean Dubuffet from the first phase of his career
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
Jean Dubuffet's prolific forty-three years can be divided into two phases. The first, classified generally as "L'Art Brut," was a vigorous confrontation of the materials of art and the artist's relationship to them. The ...
A.C. mutual inductance bridge for low temperature magnetic transition measurements
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The design of a mutual inductance coil assembly and its use as the detection device of an inductance bridge (modified Hartshorn bridge) is described. The coil was used to measure the superconducting transition temperature ...
Acute footshock stress and decreases in serum total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in male and female rats
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The effects of acute stress on serum total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (total- and HDL-C) were studied in male and female rats. The results of the two experiments suggest that, although rats fed high fat diets ...
Inside Faith Assembly
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to investigate material published on religious cults in the United States. Six steps of commitment building, as well as practices that identify Christianity-based cults are presented. The ...
The difference in the levels of total serum cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, TC/HDL-C ratio and body weight before and after participation in a phase II cardiac rehabilitation program
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in the levels of total serum cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, TC/HDL-C ratio, and body weight at the beginning and the end of a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation phase II ...
Conditioned taste aversion, feeding style, and the evolution of prey toxicity
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
Animals can learn in a single trial to associate the taste of a food item with the consequences of consumption (illness). This process, called conditioned taste aversion (CTA), is an adaptive learning process that allows ...
The effects of music on exercise performance
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of music on physiological submaximal exercise variables and endurance. Ten untrained males (x̅ age = 20.20 yrs) and ten untrained females(x̅ age = 21.40 yrs) performed ...
An evaluation of roadside habitat in northwestern Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
There is growing interest, regarding the beneficial aspects of highway right-of-way (ROW) management for wildlife. Although many researchers have shown increased abundance of wildlife in managed ROW plots, few have examined ...
Mineralogical composition and quartz grain surface textures of Tertiary and Quaternary sediments at Nebraska Sand Hills
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The stratigraphic column of the Sand Hills is subdivided into three units, the uppermost being dune sand of Holocene Age. Quaternary sand and gravel, of fluvial origin, underlies the erg, and is in turn underlain by ...
Leadership characteristics of children between the ages of six to twelve in a semi-structured camp atmosphere
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
This study investigated leadership traits in children's groups. In contrast to other similar studies, the method used was a Naturalistic approach that identified leadership traits, among children in a non-structured, camp ...