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L-NAME- Induced Hypertension in the WKY and BHR Rat
(Drake University, 1997-04)The development of hypertension in normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and borderline hypertensive rats (BHR) was studied by inhibiting the synthesis of nitric oxide, an endothelial-derived relaxing factor. The BHR is genetically ... -
Labor and Management Relations: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
(2015-05)Over the last 125 years, labor unions and management in the United States have had working relationships that have ranged from positive to co-existence to adversarial. In recent decades, declines in union membership, ... -
A Laboratory Approach to The Band Rehearsal
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Large Secondary Schools Respond to State Policy
(Drake University, 2003-05)It is the purpose of this study to understand what happened in the implementation of Iowa’s 1998 education accountability law and to provide information to policymakers on how to improve their policy-making. This was one ... -
The Last WACs : A Case Study Of Women In Leadership Focusing On Women In The Last Direct Commissioning Class Of The Women's Army Corps
(Drake University, 2009-05)This study gave voice to an untold story, the story of how the glass ceiling affected a unique population – women Army officers. The women Army officers in this study joined the service during the post Vietnam era, just ... -
Latina Voices of Des Moines
(Drake University, 2001-05)The purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide Latinas in Des Moines an opportunity to describe their lives to others: their families, Latinas who followed in their footsteps, and those in the Des Moines community ... -
Law School Enters the Matrix: Teaching Critical Legal Studies
(American Association of Law Schools, 2004-06)Critical legal theory should be more widely taught as a useful way of analyzing the law. Recent critiques of CLS do not diminish its usefulness as a tool for teaching critical thinking. Many professors, however, find it ... -
Lay Participation In The Planning Of Curriculum
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Leadership Characteristics of Hospital CEOs: Factors That Influence Leadership Style
(Drake University, 2004-05)The problem: Healthcare executives face significant challenges leading their organizations through increased consumer demands, decreased funding, regulatory intervention, and professional staff shortages. There is a need ... -
Learned Helpless to Mastery Orientation Transition Process
(Drake University, 1997-11)Background: Individuals who explain their success and failure experience in the Mastery Oriented attributional pattern of ability and sufficient or insufficient effort, experience pride in their successes, feel they can ... -
Learning and memory impairments in mice lacking the M2 subtype of muscarinic receptor
(2007-05-31)The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is an important modulator of cognitive functions such as learning, memory, and attention. These functions of acetylcholine are mediated by its binding to five distinct subtypes of muscarinic ... -
A Learning Organization in a Lightning-Speed Economy: Can This Work?
(Drake University, 2003-07)The problem: The study described and analyzed observations, insights, and recommendations from knowledgeable corporate players concerning how a corporation can more effectively and efficiently plan, implement, and evaluate ... -
A Learning Theory Approach to Stress and Stress Management
(Drake University, 1984-11)The purpose. The purpose of this research was threefold:(l) to review and evaluate stress theory and literature, (2) to construct a learning theory approach to the fields of stress research and stress management, and (3) ... -
Left Behind: An Evaluation of Mental Health Programming in Iowa
(Drake University, 2014)The State of Iowa has made momentous changes to programing for individuals with mental health needs. Despite all of the changes to date, there is still significant room for improvement, especially in areas of funding and ... -
The Legal Aspects Of The Iowa-Missouri Boundary Dispute, 1839-1851
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Legal Liability of Physical Education Teachers in Iowa
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"Legal status of Palestine"
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Legislating Learning: What Happened in the Process?
(Drake University, 2003-05)The Problem: The intent of this qualitative research is to explore policymakers' perceptions of lowa's House File 2272 (1998), the Accountability for Student Learning Act, This study describes the policy process as it ... -
Leisure-time Sports for Girls in the High Schools of Polk County, Iowa
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Lethal and Semilethal Mutation Frequency of the First and Second Chromosomes in Two Natural Populations of "Drosophila melanogaster"
(Drake University, 1986-08)The problem. The present study was undertaken to examine potential genetic diversity as measured by the lethal gene frequencies between two natural populations of "Drosophila melanogaster". High levels of trichloroethylene ...
