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The impact dynamics of a tennis ball striking a hard surface

Creator:: Wang, Jin-cherng
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to study the impact phenomena of a tennis ball striking a hard surface. Stroboscopic photography was used to collect the ball's impact images from seven angles of incidence, ranging from -23 degrees to -70 degrees with zero, top and back initial spin respectively. Through...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The identification of long-term care administrator competencies

Creator:: Smith, David Adelbert
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to identify the competencies needed to perform effectively as a long-term care administrator. An original list of competency statements was generated from the literature and from persons active in the field of long-term care administration. This list of 53 statements was placed into...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effect of esoterica on institutional goals as measured by the use of cherished terms in the pulpits of the Church of the Nazarene and church growth

Creator:: Parrott, Richard Leslie, 1952-
Abstract:: This is a psycho-socio-linguistic study of language as the primary tool of institutions such as education, government, and religion. These institutions have goals associated with identifying with, communicating with, and influencing individuals in the general public who are not Part of the group. A review of psycho-socio-linguistic theory suggests that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The development of an adaptation model for emergency departments in urban and suburban health maintenance organizations

Creator:: Robertson, Barbara J.
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to develop an Adaptation Model for emergency departments in urban and suburban Health Maintenance Organizations. Questions explored which provided data for the Model were: 1) are there significant differences in the demographic, sociologic, and decision-making characteristics of clients seeking services in emergency rooms...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The attitudes of Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmates towards activity programs as a rehabilitative tool

Creator:: McIntosh, Mathew Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of three Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmate groups - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans - towards the Activities Programs as a rehabilitative tool. Two other purposes were to (1) determine significant differences among group attitudes, and (2) determine the degree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Creator:: McBride, Neal
Abstract:: Small groups are an important and widely used educational format in adult church education. It is estimated that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult members. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Response of skin surface temperature to an application of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries

Creator:: Brubaker, Deloss Allen
Abstract:: Ankle injuries account for 10-20% of time loss injuries in sports with almost 85% of these injuries being sprains, the majority of which occur to the lateral ligamentous complex. With statistics such as these it becomes important that the Athletic Trainer establish a method for effective and efficient means to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Elementary education competencies necessary for a master's degree curriculum in Thailand

Creator:: Chuaratanaphong, Suwanna
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to identify the common elementary education competencies necessary for a Master's degree curriculum in Thailand as perceived by elementary education instructors in universities and colleges, by elementary school teachers, and by principals, supervisors, and administrators in Thailand; to determine the common clusters of selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Differences in burnout among Oregon high school basketball coaches within categories of selected variables

Creator:: Watson, Edwin R.
Abstract:: The central focus of this study was to determine the differences in perceived burnout among Oregon high school basketball coaches when grouped by selected demographic and job related variables. Findings helped achieve a better understanding of the individual and organizational variables that either promote or reduce the occurrence of burnout...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Competency needs for physical education master's degree programs in Thailand

Creator:: Samahito, Supitr Chotinukul
Abstract:: This study was to determine the common competencies needed in physical education graduate curricula as perceived by physical education teachers and other physical educators in Thailand, to determine if differences existed among three groups of physical educators on the Importance of Content and Level of Learning of the selected competencies,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The impact dynamics of a tennis ball striking a hard surface

The identification of long-term care administrator competencies

The effect of esoterica on institutional goals as measured by the use of cherished terms in the pulpits of the Church of the Nazarene and church growth

The development of an adaptation model for emergency departments in urban and suburban health maintenance organizations

The attitudes of Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmates towards activity programs as a rehabilitative tool

Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Response of skin surface temperature to an application of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries

Elementary education competencies necessary for a master's degree curriculum in Thailand

Differences in burnout among Oregon high school basketball coaches within categories of selected variables

Competency needs for physical education master's degree programs in Thailand

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