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An exploratory study of the perceived characteristics of aluminum foil as a packaging material
(Northern Illinois University, 1967)The Problem The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics projected to products when aluminum foil is used as a packaging label. Specifically, the study is designed to: (1) document the image of aluminum ... -
A comparative analysis of the democratic character of politics within the Afrikaner political system
(Northern Illinois University, 1967)This is a study of politics within the Afrikaner political community in South Africa. For purposes of analysis the Afrikaner political subsystem will be dealt with as an autonomous system. This is possible because of the ... -
The road to Pearl Harbor
(Northern Illinois University, 1960)Americana on the eve of every major war have characteristically engaged in a "great debate" over involvement in it but close ranks and present a united front once the decision to fight has been made. However, once the war ... -
A comparative study of two instructional methods, the activity-investigation method and the lecture-research method : content, measuring mineral properties at the eighth grade level
(Northern Illinois University, 1968)The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not retention of certain principles concerning various properties of rocks and minerals at the eighth grade level is greater among those students who learn by performing ... -
A study of the various state requirements for certified public accountants with a view towards uniform requirements
(Northern Illinois University, 1970)All the fifty states have enacted laws recognizing and regulating the use of the title Certified Public Accountant. Although most of the state laws and regulations are similar, there are some very important differences in ... -
The municipal police : their place in American society
(Northern Illinois University, 1973)This paper is a study of the place of the municipal police in American society. The specific question to which it is addressed is, to what extent and in what ways are the police integrated into the larger society? This ... -
Heat of formation of [(NH₃)₅CoO₂(NH₃)₅] [NO₃] 5(s) from solution calorimetry
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Using isothermal calorimetry, it has been possible to obtain the standard heat of formation of the solid u-peroxodicobalt compound [(NH3)5CoO2Co[(NH3)5] [NO3}5(s). A thermistor was used as the temperature sensing element; ... -
Magnesium and manganese ions as protection against X-ray induced dominant lethal mutations in Drosophila Melanogaster
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)The purpose of this study was to test whether magnesium or manganese ions could confer protection against the effects of irradiation upon chromosomes and to test for differences between hatchabilities of eggs laid within ... -
Absence of nocturnal predator defense mechanisms in breeding gulls
(Northern Illinois University, 1979)The theory that colonial, breeding gulls are well adapted to cope with predation pressures has become embedded in the behavioral and ecological literature. Under various circumstances, however, at least some gull species ... -
Foundations of National Socialist Government
(Northern Illinois University, 1954)In January, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. From that day until May, 1945, the Rational Socialist German Workers' Party, of which Hitler was the Leader, held political power in Germany. This regime ... -
A study of selected unwed mothers in northeastern Illinois who have received agency care
(Northern Illinois University, 1962)This paper is a study of unwed mothers in Chicago who were residing in two Catholic homes for unwed mothers. An attempt was made to correlate this study with similar ones done in California by Dr. Clark E. Vincent. The ... -
An investigation into the orthodoxy of seven related pre-reformation German-Dutch mystics
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)A preliminary reading of the writings and sermons of several pre-Reformation German-Dutch mystics reveals that they contain references to two means of salvation. The first of these, based upon the neo-Platonic concept of ... -
The management accountant's role in providing input data for operations research studies
(Northern Illinois University, 1973)Numerous authorities have suggested that management accountants should provide input data for operations research studies. In order to provide operations research groups with reliable input data, the management accountant ... -
Documentation of the one man show of drawings
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)The following work is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree at Northern Illinois University. The exhibition is composed of work produced between October, 1972 and June, 1973. ... -
A study of the ester to ether reduction on some cholanate esters
(Northern Illinois University, 1972)A study of the ester to ether reduction by sodium boro-hydride-boron trifluoride etherate with four different cholinic acid esters was made to test this reduction reaction in the presence of other functional groups. To ... -
The failure of readaptation of Korean Confucianism : the school of practical learning
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)It is the intent of this thesis to examine the School of Practical Learning during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Korea and to indicate how and why this School failed to readapt the liberal aspects of the ... -
Physical symmetries and a structure of transformations
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Lie groups and Lie algebras are briefly introduced to study the invariance groups of symmetry transformations. The role of invariance principles is studied briefly and the fact that they are accompanied by invariance groups ... -
The politics of principle : a political portrait of Archibald J. Carey, Jr
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)W. E. B. DuBois, in his Souls of Black Folk, observed: The preacher is the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American Soil. A leader, a politician, an orator, a "boss," an intriguer, and idealist -- all ... -
Kinetics and mechanism of reactions of acetyl and chloroacetyl chlorides with methanol and phenols in acetonitrile
(Northern Illinois University, 1968)Any study of the reaction mechanism for the interaction of acyl halides with various nucleophiles trill be complicated by the delicate balance between ionic mechanisms and addition intermediate mechanisms. The structure ... -
A comparative study of industrial arts students and non-industrial arts students at Maine Township High School West, Des Plaines, Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was to provide a description of the general ability level of male students enrolled in industrial arts courses at Maine Township High School West, Des Plaines, Illinois, as ...