This report is the second volume of a two-part study on wet scrubber systems. The study was undertaken to achieve the following objectives: (1) evaluate current engineering technology, (2) evaluate existing scrubber systems, (3) investigate present usage problems, (4) determine potential new applications, and (5) develop specific research…

Registration procedures for fall quarter 1973 were observed and participants interviewed. Contrary to popular belief, 80% of the students completed registration (obtaining class cards and a fee statement) within one half hour. An analysis of the data suggests some issues regarding the social function within the institution of present procedures.…

Empirical tests of hypotheses developed in a discussion of income and substitution effects support the hypotheses and show that women with more education have their first birth (Bl) sooner after leaving school than less educated women; also, an additional year of schooling raises the woman's age at Bl by only about one-half year. The higher the…

Successful and unsuccessful outcomes in 24 therapy dyads were analyzed according to client-therapist personality integration (pi). Results indicated that successful outcome was most likely to occur when both client and therapist were high pi. Failure was most frequent among mixed sex dyads with discrepant pi differences. Implications for effective…

This report presents basic data on parent ratings of certain behavioral patterns related to growth and development by sex and age for youths 12-17 years of age in the noninstitutionalized population of the United States. The data were obtained from the Health Examination Survey of 1966-70 and should provide information on the behavior of…

This study surveyed student and faculty opinion about the university grading system. The results show discontent with the system, but a feeling that some type of grading is probably necessary. Students disagreed that faculty collect enough information for grading; students did not believe faculty were too lenient in grading, but many faculty…

This report was based on a survey to determine how students in the health professions of medicine osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine financed their educations during the 1970-71 school year. The purpose of this nationwide survey was to provide information on patterns of student expenses and on the sources…

Data consisting of more than 80 cognitive measures from Project TALENT for 100,000 white and black students was analyzed for possible race by sex interactions. Control variables included geographical area, grade in high school, and socioeconomic class. Race-by-sex interactions were largest when socioeconomic class was controlled, and were highly…

In an attempt to define characteristics of a good college student, this study compared the characteristics of recent honor graduates by honors level. The data centered on highest honors, high honors, and honors graduates during three recent graduation periods. Analysis of the data obtained through university records and through responses to a…

In an attempt to survey career attitudes of undergraduate women students, a pre-test/post-test research design was adopted. Questionnaire items attempted to measure career interests, the college role in forming or encouraging career choice, general personality characteristics, attitudes of respondents toward the college environment and their…

This study investigates student personnel problem perceptions of international students and international student advisors on selected community college campuses in Texas. The International Student Problem Inventory (ISPI) was administered to 220 international students and 30 international student advisors. Percentages were utilized to identify…

The influence of group size and training duration on the development of empathic understanding in beginning counseling procedures students was examined. Nine-five master's level students grouped into four groups representing long and short duration, large and small size, were evaluated on the basis of taped counseling sessions. A team of expert…

In order to accumulate data on foreign medical students in the Americas, medical schools of the member countries of the Pan American Health Organization region of the World Health Organization were surveyed to acquire data on their student enrollments by country of origin, sex, and year of study for the 1971-72 academic year. A tabular…

One of a series of periodical reports from the Center, the document summarizes the research and development program of the Center's third year. The research program is directed at creating and testing the essential components of comprehensive community health care delivery systems that will increase the supply of services where they are most…

Selected characteristics of full-time faculty employed at the University of Virginia during the fall of 1972 are included in this report. The characteristics described included sex, age, institution from which highest degree was obtained, number of years since taking the highest degree, level of highest degree, and years of experience. (MJM)