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Washington, D.C.'s Streetcar Suburbs: A Comparative Analysis of Brookland and Brightwood, 1870-1900
(1979)
The evolution of public transportation systems in the
large American cities of the late nineteenth century culminated
in the innovation of the streetcar. Such transportation
changes affected urban structure and by the ...
The Evolution of Symbols on Nautical Charts Prior to 1800
(1979)
This study attempts to determine the way in which symbols evolved on
nautical charts, the identity of originators of these symbols, the spread
in their use, and the forces involved in their continuing evolution. A
twofold ...
A Calculus of Efficiency for Public Goods: The Case of Public Outdoor Recreation
(1972)
The characteristics of public outdoor recreation as a public good
are ascertained. A cost-benefit analysis is applied which ensures
efficiency, while allowing for the pecuniary and technological externalities
that exist ...
A Comparison of the Personality Characteristics of Highly Successful, Moderately Successful, and Unsuccessful High School Basketball Coaches as Measured by the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
(1973)
This study compared the personality characteristics
of successful, moderately successful, and unsuccessful high
school basketball coaches. Winning percentage was the criterion
chosen to measure success. The subjects ...
Ruin Imagery and the Iconography of Regeneration in Eighteenth Century French Art
(1977)
While the extraordinary popularity of ruin imagery in
eighteenth century France is well known to art historians, it
has remained a largely unstudied, and thus misunderstood,
cultural phenomenon. The profusion of ruin ...
Some Characteristics of Broadband Delta-Sigma Modulation
(1971)
This paper presents an analysis using correlation techniques
of an idealized Delta-Sigma Modulation system. An
analytical assumption of errors with a marginally Gaussian
distribution is shown to yield accurate results ...
Social Communication and Black Nationalism: An Application of Karl W. Deutsch's Model of Nationalism
(1970)
In Nationalism and Social Communication Karl W. Deutsch has developed
a model to aid in the study of nationalism. The purpose of
this model is to enable the researcher, investigating a national movement,
to make some ...
Spesutia Hundred, 1681-1799: A Study of a Colonial Maryland Parish
(1978-12)
My study of some aspects of the lives of the people of Spesutia
Parish in Harford County, Maryland, was made possible by the discovery
of three surviving documents from this area. There is a parish record
listing births, ...
Minimal Brain Dysfunction with Hyperactivity: a Comparison of the Behavioral and Cognitive Effects of Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments
(1973)
It was the aim of the study: to compare the behavioral
and cognitive effects of pharmacological and behavioral
therapies in the short-term, clinical treatment of minimal
brain dysfunction; and, to compare the behavioral ...
The Effect of White Noise on Short- and Long-Term Recall in Hyperactive Boys
(1977)
The purpose of this research investigation was to determine whether
an auditory arouser in the form of 2-minute bursts of 75 decibels of
white noise (WN) might be used to facilitate short- and long-term recall
for ...











