Qualitative And Quantitative Modifications Of The Molluscan Remains Of A Late Archaic Midden

In this study the author investigated a Late Archaic aboriginal shell midden known as the Palmer Site, located on the central Gulf Coast of Florida. The purpose of this investigation was to sample and classify all biological and cultural remains or artifacts found within specific test pits. Particular emphasis was placed on the analysis of the qualitative and quantitative modifications that appeared in the valves or shells of the phylum Mollusca. The valves of the Virginia Oyster (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) and the Bay Scallop (Pectin irradians Lamarck) were carefully counted and measured, the information obtained being used in the final analysis

A potter's oil-spot Marx

This thesis will represent a body of work that consists of ten, six-pound bowls thrown on the wheel and glazed using a cone 6 oil-spot base glaze, cover glaze one, and cover glaze two. Oil-spot glaze decoration originated in Northern China during the Song Dynasty. The name “oil-spot” refers to the high iron content of a glaze or clay slips that when fired in oxidation, produces large and small spots of iron on the surface. My goal is to produce a variety of size spots, specific colors surrounding the spot, and designs produced using glaze application techniques such as layering and waxing. This thesis will be successful based on the ability to reproduce these goals and designs from firing to firing. Most of the research and literature available today on oil-spot glazing represents the relationship between iron and an oxidation firing atmosphere at stoneware temperatures. Those temperatures range from 2,300° to 2,400° (F) using wood as the heat source (or more recently gas). My aesthetic intention is to develop a body of knowledge about cone 6 oil-spot glazes using midrange firing temperatures (2232° F) in an electric kiln

Modeling young global consumers' apparel brand resonance: a cross-cultural comparison between the United States and Thailand

With the expansion of globalization, the increasingly competitive environment of fashion has led to the diffusion of brands across borders and cultures. Furthermore, with the expansion of multinational brands as well as increasingly global media communications, young consumers represent an optimal segment for the proliferation of global consumer culture (GCC). Thus, the purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a model of young consumers' apparel brand resonance within a global sportswear context. Specifically, the study seeks to 1) examine the role of socialization agents as determinants of young consumers' acculturation to a global consumer culture (AGCC); 2) investigate the impact of young consumers' acculturation to a global consumer culture on their perceived brand equity; 3) examine the effect of young consumers' perceived brand equity on brand attitudes, which in turn, is expected to influence brand resonance; and 4) to explore whether such a model can be applied with young consumers residing in Thailand. If the model can be applied across samples, we can further explore similarities and differences regarding the relationships proposed in the model. Data was collected via a self-report questionnaire administered to samples of college students at major universities in metropolitan cities in the United States and Thailand. The study's final sample consisted of 636 responses. Of these, 336 were American and 300 were Thai. Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were employed to answer all hypotheses using a structural equation model. Results showed that all three socialization agents (e.g., parents, peers and media) showed an influence on certain dimensions of the AGCC among young American consumers. That is, while parents positively influenced the cosmopolitan (COS) dimension, peers positively influenced the openness and desire to emulate the global consumer culture (OPE) dimension. In addition, media also positively influenced exposure to global media (GMM) dimension and openness and desire to emulate the global consumer culture (OPE) dimension. Among Thai consumers, only parents and peers revealed an influence on certain dimensions of AGCC. That is, while parents positively influenced EXM dimension, peers influenced OPE and ELU dimensions. Furthermore, results showed that among young American consumers, while brand awareness was positively influenced by COS, brand awareness was negatively influenced by EXM and ELU. Also, while brand image was positively influenced by COS, brand image was negatively influenced by EXM and ELU. Among young Thai consumers, results showed that while brand awareness was positively influenced by ELU and GMM, brand awareness was negatively influenced by COS. In addition, brand image was positively influenced by EXM and GMM. Results further revealed that among young American consumers, brand awareness and brand image positively influenced attitudes toward global brands, which in turn positively influenced brand resonance. Among young Thai consumers, only brand image positively influenced attitudes toward global brands, which in turn positively influenced brand resonance. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided. Limitations and future research directions are addressed

An analysis of reported behavior in grades 3, 5, and 7 of students who were in three class sizes (small, regular, regular with aide) in grades K-3

The purpose of this research was to determine the nature of, and possible strategies to eliminate classroom discipline problems in middle and secondary schools. Characteristics which were common to all classrooms with discipline problems were examined both from educational literature and select school discipline reports. Patterns of inappropriate behavior, truancy and acts of classroom vandalism were determined. The study also identified numerous classroom situations that either fostered discipline problems, or exacerbated the existing ones. The pervasive benefits of smaller classes was found not only in primary students, but also in middle school (6th and 7th grades) students as well. The positive influence of smaller classrooms on primary and middle school teachers and administrators was noted

Effects of selected timbres, tasks, grade level, and gender on vocal pitch-matching accuracy of kindergarten through third-grade children

The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of selected timbres, tasks, grade level, and gender on vocal pitch-matching accuracy of kindergarten through third-grade children. Five primary null hypotheses were tested to determine significant effects of these variables on vocal pitch-matching accuracy of kindergarten through third-grade children. Two secondary null hypotheses were tested to identify possible relationships of home musical environment (HME) and socioeconomic status (SES) to vocal pitch-matching accuracy (VPMA) of kindergarten through third-grade children. A pitch-matching test was constructed and administered individually to 111 subjects. The test consisted of three subtests which required subjects to vocally match aurally presented single tones, melodic intervals, and tonal patterns. Six timbres were used as stimuli: oboe, piano, resonator bells, soprano voice, trumpet, and violin. Subjects’ vocal pitch-matching responses were recorded individually and analyzed via Visi-Pitch, computer interface, and a Packard Bell IBM-compatible computer

Metacognitive age differences in strategy shift: retrieval avoidance or general shift reluctance?

Previous studies of metacognitive age differences in skill acquisition have relied exclusively on tasks with a processing shift from an algorithm to retrieval strategy. Thus, it is unclear whether older adults' (OAs') demonstrated reluctance to shift strategies is specific only to retrieval-based strategies or more general. Haider and Frensch's (1999) alphabet verification task (AVT) is a skill acquisition task which allows for a non-retrieval-based strategy shift. In the AVT a participant verifies alphabet strings such as D E F G [4] L, with the bracketed digit indicating a number of letters to be skipped. In a selective attention (SA) condition, deviations occur in only the letter-digit-letter triplet. Thus participants can shift to an abbreviated algorithm in which only the triplet is computed. This is considered a SA strategy, as one selectively attends only to the relevant portion of the stimuli. By adapting AVT to include conditions in which shift to a retrieval strategy, a SA strategy, or both strategies were possible, this study showed that older adults' shift reluctance is retrieval-specific. Older adults shifted more slowly to a retrieval strategy but more quickly to a selective attention strategy compared to young adults (YAs). Strategy confidence and perceived strategy difficulty correlated with both YAs' and OAs' shift to the two strategies. Perceived speed of the strategy was specifically related to OAs' strategy choice, suggesting that some OAs may avoid retrieval because they do not appreciate the benefits of retrieval. Strategy reports were validated by RT and eye movement data

Aging and task representation updating

Older adults’ performance decrements can sometime be traced back to inferior strategic choices compared to their younger counterparts. Additionally, older adults often fail to revise their strategic choices with task experience (Bieman-Copland & Charness, 1994; Brigham & Pressley, 1988; Lovett & Schunn, 1999; Price, Dunlosky, & Hertzog, 2008; Touron & Hertzog, 2004a, 2004b; Touron, Hoyer, & Cerella, 2004). Metacognitive models of strategy selection suggests that beliefs, prior knowledge, goals, and task representation influence strategic decisions (e.g., Winne & Hadwin, 1998). No studies to date have attempted to compare task representation in older and younger adults to determine whether older adults’ poor strategic choices might be driven by an impoverished understanding of the tasks they are asked to engage in. In two studies we used a pathfinder methodology to elicit conceptual knowledge about a novel chemistry task. In both studies, more conceptual knowledge was related to superior task performance in both younger and older adults. However, we found no evidence of age-related deficits in task representation, formation, or utilization. Surprisingly, participants’ task representation scores did not improve following task practice. However, performance improved over trials, even for items that had to be learned with task practice, suggesting that task representation updating did occur. These findings provide indirect evidence of task representation updating in both younger and older adults. However, no age deficits in the ability to update task representations were found. Exploratory analyses suggest that performance in younger adults was related to motivational issues, whereas performance in older adults was driven by higher levels of processing speed and crystallized intelligence

Portraits

The subject of this thesis is the portrait. The portraits are painted objectively, derived directly from nature. I chose several young persons and several older ones so that I could paint some different types. The people are sitting. The pose is about waist length or less, the head turned to the right or left - one a profile. And the expressions are relaxed ones. To isolate the person a few inches of space are left between the shoulders and the canvass edge. They wear simple garments, colored white or beige. The simplicity and absence of accessories enables me to concentrate on the head and the space that it occupies. The people posed in my studio, which gave me a constant source of light and background color. Except for the painting of my father which was done at night under artificial light, all posed in natural light. I use light to illuminate the form rather than to build it. Objectivity led me to study not only the surface appearance of the head but its anatomical structure as well. I purchased a life sized skull model and with the aid of an anatomy text laid on the muscles in clay over the plastic. I had read that Eakins did this in a class at the Philadelphia academy. A pre-med friend told me that in one of his classes at Wake Forest an anatomist laid clay muscles over a human skeleton

The Autolite case : an economic analysis of a vertical merger and potential competition

On April 12, 1961, the Ford Motor Company purchased the following assets from the Electric Autolite Company of Toledo, Ohio: 1. Autolite's only spark plug plant in the United States; 2. One of its six battery plants; 3. The Autolite trade name and trademark; and 4. All patent and license agreements covering the manufacture of spark plugs and batteries. In addition, Ford obtained limited distribution rights in the form of Autolite's nationwide franchises. These included distributors, jobbers, and dealers which were involved in the sales of automotive replacement parts; it also included the sales organization that served these accounts. Finally, a written agreement was contracted between the two firms calling for Autolite to furnish certain spark plugs, batteries, and ignition parts to Ford for a period not exceeding three years from the date of purchase

A comparison of modeling, instructions and feedback in the development of three social responses of adult retardates

Both modeling and feedback procedures have been found to be effective in the modification of a wide variety of behaviors. Comparisons of these procedures applied either singly or in combination have been few and the results of these studies have been inconsistent. This investigation compared the relative efficacy of modeling and feedback procedures applied singly and in combination. Specifically, a modeling on video tape procedure and an instruction plus feedback procedure were compared. A combination procedure consisting of both modeling on video tape and instructions plus feedback was also compared to the procedures used separately. Comparisons were made of the effectiveness of these conditions in increasing the appropriate peer interaction of three retarded adults. Social interactions consisted of verbal, recreational, and cooperative responses. A counterbalanced, multiple baseline, experimental design was utilized. This design enabled treatment comparisons to be made within each subject's performance on the three responses. The design also allowed for comparisons of collateral changes accompanying training on each of the three responses