bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Peer Training and Individual Contingencies for Group Consequences on the Classroom Social Adjustment of Three Behaviorally Disturbed Children
Authors:   , Sorenson Linda
Published: February 2023

This study was designed to assess the effects of systematic use of individual contingencies for group consequences upon the social adjustment of three behaviorally disturbed third-grade male children in a \regular\ classroom. A multiple baseline design was used to analyze rates of inappropriate behavior and subsequent peer and teacher attention; rates of subject and peer initiations and total interaction time during play situations; and changes in friendship and work-partner status as measured by a sociometric test administered to the class. Following baseline, treatment was implemented in two phases: (a) a classroom training program was introduced simultaneously for all three subjects; and (b) individual contingencies for group rewards was used in five-day periods for each subject successively. Results indicate that the combination of training and individually-contingent group rewards was effective in further reductions of appropriate behavior, significant increases in social status, and increases in interaction behavior. However, patterns of generalized interaction and peer attitudes toward the subjects were not systematically related, and did not prove significantly for all subjects when individual contingencies were applied. It was speculated that unique behavioral characteristics of the disliked subjects could have accounted for the apparent unsystematic relationship between social status and social interaction.
A Study of Institutional Stores Systems
Authors:   , Layman Marvin
Published: February 2023

It is the purpose of this study to present the various policies and procedures for operating a stores system. Further to present the results of a survey of colleges and universities showing the type of stores system they maintain. And with this information make recommendations as to the type of stores system to establish for different sized institutions. It is hoped that this study will provide information and guidance in establishing and operating a stores department in an institution of higher education. It is a general survey of practices and is not intended to be a manual of detailed procedures. Each institution should develop its own procedural manual for internal use.
A Study of the Personal Characteristics of the Registered Voters of Cloud County, Kansas as Related to Factors Involved in School District Unification
Authors:   , Young Veryl
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine if certain personal characteristics tended to influence the attitudes or opinions that the voter had toward the unification of public school districts. These characteristics were sex by marital status, parental status, education, age, taxpayer status, and residential classification.
The effect of vegetative structure on nest-burrow selection by the Western Burrowing Owl: Comparing traditional methods to photogrammetry with an Unmanned Aerial System
Authors:   , Steffen Dylan
Published: February 2023

The shortgrass prairie ecoregion in the United States has been reduced to 52% of its historical extent, contributing to reduced habitat for native species. One such species is the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). The Western Burrowing Owl subspecies (A. c. hypugaea) is listed as a Species of Special Concern in nearly every western and midwestern state, including Kansas where it is designated as a Tier II Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Habitat destruction due to conversion to cropland, increasing use of pesticides, and reduction in burrowing mammal abundance are the primary threats that have led to this status. The objectives of my study were to determine if vegetative structure affected Burrowing Owl nest-burrow selection and to determine if UAS imagery could be used to efficiently and effectively quantify vegetative structure.\r Vegetative structure and its effect on burrow selection in Burrowing Owl was measured in two ways. First, structure was quantified with an elevated Daubenmire cover classification scheme. Subsequently, I quantified structure with a photogrammetric technique in which aerial imagery acquired with the aid of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) was used to generate three-dimensional models of the vegetation. Vegetation surrounding both occupied and unoccupied burrows was classified by establishing four 20-m transects oriented to each cardinal direction and centered at the burrow opening. Along each transect, a 1-m x 1-m Daubenmire frame was used to classify vegetation at 2 m, 5 m, 10 m, and 20 m from the burrow. A DJI Phantom 4 Pro was flown over each burrow to collect a series of overlapping images. With the imagery from the UAS, three-dimensional models of vegetative structure were generated. Visual obstruction by vegetation was estimated with these models. Burrowing Owl presence increased with bare ground cover (Z = 2.29, df = 23, p = 0.022) and decreased with forb cover (Z = -2.54, df = 23, p = 0.011). Unoccupied burrows had significantly more obstruction than occupied burrows (X2 = 266, df = 9, p < 0.001). The results of my study suggest that imagery collected by UAS can be used as an effective and efficient method of characterizing vegetative structure and significantly reduce the amount of time and money required to evaluate wildlife and habitat.
Battling the Bureau: The Struggle for Irrigation in Ellis County, Kansas, 1920-1962
Authors:   , Vancil Chris
Published: February 2023

In 1951 the Bureau of Reclamation completed construction on Cedar Bluff Dam and Reservoir located in Trego County, Kansas. Although the dam was built as a multi-purpose unit, it was built primarily to provide irrigation in a small portion of Trego County and a larger portion of Ellis County, Kansas. However, before the dam was completed, Cedar Bluff became immersed in a controversy of conflicting views between the Bureau, pro-irrigation forces, and anti-irrigation forces. From this controversy three distinct views of irrigation emerged. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) considered the Cedar Bluff Irrigation project as another component of its larger Missouri River Basin project. The BOR hoped that Cedar Bluff would stabilize agriculture in the area. Pro-irrigation forces also saw irrigation as a stabilizing factor. However, local irrigation supporters never fully embraced the basin wide view held by the Bureau. Instead, they saw irrigation as an opportunity for localized success. Anti-irrigation forces rejected irrigation as a stabilizing factor. Instead they saw irrigation as financially risky and culturally corrosive. These divergent views generated controversy throughout the creation of Cedar Bluff. The BOR entered Ellis and Trego counties expecting to find dry land and eager farmers. Instead local farmers attacked them. Rather than crumble under federal pressure, anti-irrigation forces sue in the Office of the Chief Engineer of the Kansas State Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources. The Chief Engineer of Kansas and the District Court rejected anti-irrigation arguments. When the courts failed to provide the solution that anti-irrigation supporters sought, they turned to political pressure and the threat of violence. The result of this protracted conflict was that the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District took 10 years to form and another 4 years to begin drawing substantial amounts of water from Cedar Bluff. Even though the District formed, all of those involved felt the sting of defeat. For the BOR, the Cedar Bluff project proved timely and costly. For irrigation supporters, the district was only half of the original proposal and water for that district ran out by 1978. For anti - irrigation forces, the BOR and pro-irrigation forces proved too powerful to defeat completely. In the end, the Cedar Bluff controversy proved that the history of water resource development in the American West is a complicated process that defies generalizations.
Effects of Labels on Attitude of Educators Toward Exceptional Children
Authors:   , Combs Ronald
Published: February 2023

The effect of clinical labels and professional experience on teachers’ perceptions of exceptional children was investigated. It was hypothesized that experienced teachers would perceive exceptional children more negatively than would inexperienced teachers and that labeled descriptions of children would be perceived more negatively than would unlabeled descriptions. In order to test the hypotheses, 80 teachers who were just completing their college training and 80 teachers with three or more years of school experience were presented labeled and unlabeled descriptions of mentally deficient, psychopathic, schizophrenic, and cerebral palsied children. Following each description, Ss rated the applicability of positive and negative adjectives to the child. Four 2 x 2 analyses of variance were used to test the data for significant differences. The results were interpreted to mean that labeling does effect the teachers’ perceptions of exceptional children. The effect is not consistent, however, for different labels. For the mentally deficient label, the child was seen more negatively when the description was unlabeled than when labeled. Labeled descriptions of psychopathic, schizophrenic, and cerebral palsied children were rated more negatively than were unlabeled versions. Experience does not seem to effect teachers’ perceptions of exceptional children. The stated hypothesis concerning the effect of experience on teachers’ perceptions of exceptional children was not upheld. The hypothesis concerning the negative effect of labels on teachers’ perceptions of exceptional children was supported for psychopathic, schizophrenic, and cerebral palsied labels and rejected for the mentally deficient label.
Nursing Management Diagnoses : Validation in Gerontological Nursing Management
Authors:   , Frankamp Carolyn
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this investigation is three-fold: (a) to validate nursing management diagnoses previously identified by nurse managers, (b) to examine how frequently the validated nursing management diagnoses are perceived to occur in nursing management practice and the level of disruption caused by organizational problems in meeting nursing’s goals, and (c) to establish a correlation between frequency of occurrence and level of disruption in a gerontological nursing management setting. This investigation is a partial replication of Morrison’s (1995) study validating nursing management diagnoses.
Climatic Implications of Terrestrial Arthropods from the Parachute Creek Member (Middle Eocene), Green River Formation, Garfield County, Colorado
Authors:   , Codington Larry
Published: February 2023

In an attempt to determine if fossil insects could be used for paleoclimatic determinations, a portion of the Parachute Creek Member of the Green River Formation in Western Colorado was trenched and all fossils were collected. The study area is located in Sec’s. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, T55, R101W and 31, 32, 33, T4S, R101W. The Parachute Creek Member is a finely carved shale measuring 69 m thick in the study area. The Parachute Creek Member overlies and interfingers with the Douglas Creek Member of the Green River Formation. Seven orders of insects were collected all representing extant orders. These insects represent 44 genera of which 14 are extant. All species are extinct. The extant genera of Diptera and Coleoptera were used to determine the paleoclimatic conditions at the time of deposition by using the ranges of extant species as representative of the extinct species ranges. This data was then compared to results obtained from paleobotancial research. Modern representatives of these genera range from the Arctic to Central America and overlap primarily in the Texas-Mexico region. These ranges suggest that the paleoclimatic conditions at the time of Parachute Creek Member deposition, were a regime like that found around an intermontane, lake existing at the latitude of Texas-northern Mexico. This paleoclimatic interpretation is in agreement with that derived from paleobotanical data. This agreement indicates that Tertiary insect faunas may be useful in the determination of paleoclimatic regimes.
Spatial and Temporal Variations in Precipitation and Runoff in the Upper Saline River Drainage Basin, Kansas, 1956-1987
Authors:   , Tremblay Rodney
Published: February 2023

The precipitation/runoff relationship in the Upper Saline River drainage basin (Northwest Kansas) affects streamflow which has declined both spatially and temporally. The Theissen polygon method, for determining the effective uniform depth of precipitation, is used to calculate annual precipitation values over the drainage basin and selected subdivisions of the basin. Stream discharge data from two gaging stations are compiled and converted from volumetric units to linear units, enabling comparison among hydrologic values. A runoff ratio is used to quantify the precipitation/runoff relationship. Slope and land usage practices are areally categorized to determine their percentage distribution and influences on runoff. A double-mass analysis of cumulative precipitation and runoff values allows temporal and spatial variations in the runoff ratio to be determined within the basin and selected subdivisions. The analysis shows a gradual streamflow decrease in the eastern part of the basin and a sharp decline in the western part. Precipitation patterns, slope, and land usage practices are the primary factors affecting runoff and streamflow.
An Historical Bibliography Of Kansas
Authors:   , Hardy Wilabour
Published: February 2023

The general aim of this bibliography is to provide a source from which investigators in subjects pertaining to Kansas can find out what material is available in their fields and where to find it. The work done in this thesis is the continuation of a work started in the Kansas State Historical Library at Topeka in 1929. The source from which the material contained in my thesis was obtained is the Forsyth Library at Fort Hays Kansas State College. The materials contained in my thesis are general Kansas Material and Kansas State Publications.
Personality Variables Related to Erotic Interests
Authors:   , Ariaz Sylvia
Published: February 2023

Eighty university students were administered an Erotic Interest Survey that dealt with voyeuristic activity and sexual fantasies, the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) which measures self-actualization, and the P.E.N. which is purported to measure psychoticism, neuroticism, and extraversion. Results indicated that frequency of reported voyeuristic activity showed a positive correlation with self-actualization. Neuroticism and psychoticism showed a negative correlation with scales indicating self-actualization. Frequency of viewing live erotic stimuli, looking at pornography, and fantasizing about sex all correlated positively with each other. Males reported doing more of all three of those activities than did females. Males also more often reported being aggressive and powerful while females more often reported being passive and submissive in their sexual fantasies. Females scored higher on neuroticism than did males. Married subjects reported more voyeuristic activity during the age of 17-22 years than did unmarried subjects. Finally, married subjects reported looking at pornography to become sexually aroused rather than because it was readily available or contained interesting articles more frequently than did unmarried subjects. All of the above results suggest that males manifest more erotic interest than females and that voyeuristic behavior in a normal population does not indicate psychological deviance.
Chemical Analyses of Some Oil-Well Waters of Russell, Ellis and Trego Counties
Authors:   , Runyon H.
Published: February 2023

Considerable work dealing with analysis of oil-well waters of other areas has been published, but to the knowledge of the author, none has been published dealing specifically with the waters of this area. While the waters dealt with in this paper are not far different from the waters of the Midcontinent area as a whole, there are certain differences which are noticeable. For instance strontium is found in the top waters of the Eldorado, Kansas field. None has been found in this area. The sulphate content of the top water here is very high. Both apparently cause trouble at times. This illustrates the importance of this study. As development is progressing in this area analytical work will be of value. The main objectives of this investigation were to determine the amount of variation in concentration of salts, not only within a geologic formation, but the variation in concentrations at different points over the area studies; to determine the importance of water analysis for identification of waters in producing wells of this area; and to ascertain whether any valuable elements or compounds were present and, if so, in what quantities.
The Learning and Retention of Concepts of Psychotics
Authors:   , Becker Eldon
Published: February 2023

Psychologists have done very little research in the field of concept formation in psychotics. It is desirable that more such investigations be ma.de. It is particularly desirable that investigations be made with other types of concepts and that we investigate not only the differences between normals and psychotics but also investigate the possibility of using concept-formation tests for diagnostic purposes. The writer hopes to make a contribution in this direction.
A Survey of Migratory Shorebirds in Ellis County, Kansas, 01/01/1968
Authors:   , Schreiber Richard
Published: February 2023

Shorebirds were studied in Ellis County, Kansas from 22 March to 15 November, 1968. Objectives of the study were to: 1) determine the relative frequency and migration peaks and periods of charadriiform birds and, 2) investigate factors relating to their distribution in the county. A total of 3658 shorebirds of 22 species was observed during 109 trips during the migration season. Twenty-two species totaling 1222 individuals were recorded in the spring compared to 17 species totaling 2436 birds in fall. Three spring peaks and two fall peaks were evident. The Killdeer was the most abundant species, followed by the Spotted Sandpiper and Baird Sandpiper in the spring and the Upland Plover and Western Sandpiper in the fall. The Dunlin, Hudsonian Godwit and Northern Phalarope were recorded in the county for the first time. A relationship appeared to exist between spring population peaks and the passage of low pressure weather systems.
Past, Present, Future: Prints and Drawings
Authors:   , Markley Anita
Published: February 2023

My work stems from a basic interest in drawing and fascination with the special characteristics and qualities which printmaking media can lend to the drawn image. Particularly in lithography I have explored the tones, textures and colors made available to the artist and how they can work for me in expressing my ideas and visual forms.
A Follow-Up Study of Participants in Fort Hays Kansas State College Mathematics Institutes
Authors:   , Lindell Judith
Published: February 2023

Fort Hays Kansas State College has sponsored ten Summer Mathematics Institutes, including the one held in 1969. These institutes have had financial support from the National Science Foundation and have all been directed by Professor Wilmont Toalson. These institutes have had several common features: (a) each institute has been unitary; that is, it has been designed to offer a Single summer of study; (b) each has offered stipends to approximately forty high school teachers of mathematics; (c) each program offered five regular courses which could be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit; and (d) a non-credit seminar was required for all participants in each. This follow-up study was the second research program involving participants of Fort Hays State institutes and was concerned with the summer institutes of 1964, 1967, and 1968. Data were gathered from three sources: questionnaires sent to the participants, the application forms submitted by the participants, and the participants’ official school records. The general purpose of the study was to determine how attendance at the institutes affected the participants; in other words, to determine to what degree the objectives of the institutes were realized. A particular purpose of the study was to determine if the participants had used the knowledge gained at the institute, and if so, to what extent this use had affected the personal development and attitudes of the participants toward mathematics. Major results were: (1) most respondents reported that institute courses were sources of supplementary modern materials or approaches which were used in their classes. (2) Every change in the type of mathematics being taught was toward a more modern approach. (3) Work of a more advanced nature was included in many respondent's classes as a result of attending the institute. (4) Many respondents were responsible for updating the mathematics programs in their schools. (5) Many respondents had assisted in seminars in which parents or other teachers had studied modern mathematics programs. (6) A majority of the respondents indicated a confidence in modern mathematics programs and increased enthusiasm for teaching this kind of program because of institute attendance. (7) An interest in additional study of mathematics was expressed by many respondents. (8) Many respondent s expressed continued interest in NSF programs. (9) Most respondent s felt that the institutes were beneficial. Results of the study indicate to the author of this paper that the objectives of the Fort Hays institutes were achieved for the population under consideration.
A Study or Predictive Validity Using Development Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (Dial/Dial-R) and California Test of Basic Skills (Ctbs)
Authors:   , Billinger Elizabeth
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the current research was to examine: (a) if a relationship existed between an individual's sex-role orientation and that individual's method of coping; and (b) which sex-role orientation was most adaptive in coping with stress. According to Bern (1974), extreme amounts of masculinity or femininity \become negative and even destructive\, while the androgynous sex-role is related to \adaptiveness\ and \psychological health\. There were four hypotheses in the current research: (a) the androgynous sex-role orientation will have higher problem-focused and emotion-focused coping scores than the other three sex-role orientations; (b) the androgynous group will have a higher adaptive coping score than the other three sex-role orientations; (c) androgynous individuals will have a higher total coping score than the other sex-role orientations; and (d) undifferentiated individuals will tend to use a significantly greater amount of less useful coping strategies than the other three sex-role orientations. Ninety-eight college students enrolled in courses at Fort Hays State University were asked to complete two questionnaires: (a) a Short Bern Sex-Role Inventory, and (b) the COPE questionnaire. The Short Bern Sex-Role Inventory is designed to measure an individual's sex-role stereotype. The COPE questionnaire is designed to measure general types of coping methods and specific coping strategies. Results indicated that sex-role orientation tended to be an important factor in an individual's method of coping, although the results failed to conclusively support the androgyny theory. The androgynous sex-role orientation employed greater use of problem-focused plus emotion-focused coping than did the other sex-role orientations with the exception of the masculine sex-role orientation. The androgynous sex-role orientation displayed greater coping adaptiveness than did the undifferentiated sex-role orientation. A total coping score indicated that the androgynous sex-role orientation utilized a greater number of coping methods than did the masculine and undifferentiated sex-role orientations.
Selected Aspects of Chickering's Theory of Psychosocial Student Development
Authors:   , Temaat Beverly
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate selected aspects of Chickering's Theory of Psychosocial Student Development. The following independent variables were investigated: gender, ethnicity, age, and college classification. Intimacy and Salubrious Lifestyle scale scores from the Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory were employed as dependent variables. The sample consisted of 174 students. Four composite null hypotheses were tested at the .05 level employing a three-way analysis of variance (general linear model). A total of 28 comparisons were made plus 28 recurring. Of the 28 comparisons, 8 were main effects and 20 were interactions. None of the 8 main effects was statistically significant at the .05 level. One or the 28 interactions was statistically significant at the .05 level. The statistically significant interaction was among the independent variables gender, ethnicity, and college classification for the dependent variable Salubrious Lifestyle. The result s of the present study appears to support the following generalizations: 1. Gender, ethnicity, and college classification should be interpreted concurrently for Salubrious Lifestyle; 2. Gender is not associated with Intimacy; 3. Ethnicity is not associated with Intimacy; 4. College classification is not associated with Intimacy; 5. Age is not associated with Intimacy: and 6. Age is not associated with Salubrious Lifestyle.
The Employment Act of 1946 and Inflation
Authors:   , Meyer Catherine
Published: February 2023

There are factors in an economy which tend to be inflationary at or near full employment. When the Employment Act of 1946 was enacted, there was concern that if the government would undertake to provide conditions conducive to high level employment, severe inflation would result. The purpose of this thesis has been to determine whether or not an increasing degree of inflation has accompanied the economic policies of the government aimed at maintaining high level employment. In order to provide a background for the problem, one chapter is devoted to the Employment Act of 1946-- the forerunners of the act; the history, goals, and provisions of the act; and the philosophies of the Presidents Councils. Another chapter which is devoted to the problems of inflation and full employment includes a consideration of why full employment tends to be inflationary, why inflationary trends are likely to continue, anti-inflationary forces in the economy, the problem of \cost-push\ inflation, how various groups are affected by inflation, and the case against continued inflation. Finally, although economics is not an exact science and the contributions of the Employment Act of 1946 toward stability of prices with high level employment goals cannot be measured exactly, there are indications that the Employment Act has made very real contributions to stability. The Employment Act is a stated policy of the responsibility of the government to promote economic stability and growth. As a result of this statement of policy, there has been increasing confidence among businessmen, who manage their business affairs in such a manner as to promote stability. The Employment Act of 1946 has provided the means for coordinated, effective government action in economic matters. While there has been an overall upward trend in prices since 1900, the record indicates that the rate of increase in the price level has been getting progressively smaller throughout the years, including the years following the enactment of the Employment Act of 1946.
The Pre-Service Preparation of High School Mathematics Teachers in Selected High Schools of Kansas
Authors:   , O'Hair Carl
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of pre- service preparation in mathematics that had been completed by mathematics teachers in Class A high schools of Kansas as based upon the criteria of semester hours in mathematics and course work; to determine the opinions of high school mathematics teachers, college mathematics instructors, and high school administrators pertaining to the certification requirements of Kansas for teaching high school mathematics; to determine what college mathematics courses and how many semester hours these three groups of educators believe are necessary for a teacher to be well prepared to teach mathematics in the traditional high school mathematics curriculum; and to determine the opinions of high school administrators and college mathematics instructors concerning modern mathematics.
Barriers to Mammography Screening for Older Rural Women
Authors:   , Bradford Darleen
Published: February 2023

This nonexperimental descriptive investigation was conducted on older rural women (N=50) in Northwestern Kansas to detect the barriers that hinder them from seeking mammography. The Neuman Systems Model (1989) provided the foundation for investigating the relationship between the subject and the environment. The purpose of this investigation was to identify the perceived barriers to enable more effective planning and implementation of programs to stimulate more women to have mammography screening. As the guide for this investigation, the Neuman Systems Model worked well in establishing a relationship between the barriers in the environment influencing the basic core structure.
Unification of Ellsworth County School Districts
Authors:   , Weinhold Opal
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to propose a plan for the unification of school districts in Ellsworth County Kansas to equalize the burden of school support and educational benefits and to provide more efficient school districts which make possible effective and economical use of school funds in terms of good educational programs for all school youngsters in the county. Growing recognition of the magnitude of problems which are connected with the present school district structure in Ellsworth County emphasizes the justification of this study. A study was made of Ellsworth county school districts from 1880 to the present time. Facts and figures were compiled on present district structure, present enrollment and enrollment trends, assessed valuation of various districts, operational costs per pupil and the financial condition of the districts in the county. The effect of State legislative action on school district organization over the past number of years, both permissive and mandatory, is shown in the study. Present elementary and secondary course offerings in the county and preparation of teachers in the various schools are shown. Examination of the facts presented in the study show there is little uniformity or equality among the school districts in Ellsworth County. Permissive procedures for school district unification has not been effective in the past and the present structure of school districts do not provide the scope and quality of education necessary to meet present day needs. This study helps to identify many inequalities in the present school district structure. Wide variation in types of school district organization, elementary districts overlaid with a separately organized high school district, variation in per pupil assessed valuation, differences in operational costs per pupil, unfair distribution of the tax burden, and unequal educational opportunities from district to district in the county are evident from the study. From the study it is apparent that Ellsworth County has for many years supported ineffective school districts which do not provide the best education for the tax dollar expended and establishes a need for a single administrative unit eliminating needless duplication in fiscal affairs with substantial educational improvements made at all levels of instruction. The study recommends one unified school district maintaining a full twelve grade program under one chief school administrator and one board of education for Ellsworth County. No attempt was made to estimate educational programs possible or to indicate financial obligation this new district might incur other than to show equalization of the tax burden throughout the county. By merging all presently existing districts in the county into a single district the wealth of the county could be distributed more evenly over the county and make it possible to offer a better educational program to all youngsters.
A Survey of Industrial Arts Students Enrolled at Fort Hays State College
Authors:   , Nelson Rex
Published: February 2023

The investigator entered into this study with the hope of benefiting the instructional staff of the industrial arts department and the students enrolled in industrial arts courses. The problem in general was to survey the students enrolled in the industrial arts department of Fort Hays to determine the students’ family background, general background and educational goals. The type of instrument employed to obtain the data and the compiling and analysis of the data obtained were all a part of the problem.
3-D Seismic Interpretation, Seismic Attribute Analysis, And Well Log Interpretation Of An Area Between Ellis And Rooks Counties, Kansas
Authors:   , Perez de Pottella Vilma
Published: February 2023

The researched area covers the extent of the Keller 3D seismic survey [2 mi2 (5.2 km2)] and is located approximately 12 miles northeast of the city of Hays, Kansas and NW of Ellis and SW of Rooks counties, Kansas. Eight producing oil wells along with one dry hole are located within the research area. This study is focused on the Cambrian-Ordovician Arbuckle Group which is the principal oil bearing reservoir within the research area and in the region. Interpretation of the Keller 3-D seismic data, well-log correlation and a study and description of the drilling samples suggest that the Arbuckle facies vary within short distances in the research area. Such facies variations create challenges to spot and drill productive intervals within the Arbuckle. The presence or absence of the Arbuckle “reservoir” facies depends on combined factors such as shape of the Precambrian paleotopography, the dolomitization process, the deposition and post-differential erosion processes, and the formation and distribution of paleokarsts and fractures within the unit. Oil accumulations in the Arbuckle Group within the research area seems to be associated to the occurrence of the Arbuckle reservoir (dolomites) with high permeability and porosity (karsts, micro-fractures or microcrystalline) combined with paleo-structures (paleo-highs). 3-D seismic interpretation and seismic attribute analysis of the thickness and attribute maps of the Arbuckle Group suggest that the non-productive well #4 was drilled on the flank (down-deep) of a paleo-high where karst features, fractures or porous dolomites were absent. Analysis suggests that Petroleum System elements such as charge, trap and seal except reservoir have a low risk in the study area. 3-D seismic attribute analysis and a detailed reservoir characterization seem to be the clue to delineate and spot successful future drilling sites.
It's a Dance Thing
Authors:   , Danner-Kuhn Cynthia
Published: February 2023

Design must be functional, practical, and usable. This gives it purpose. In the world of advertising, the designer has only a few seconds to get the consumer’s attention. I believe it is extremely important to remember this when creating a design. It is also important to know your audience. I believe my designs fulfill all these requirements.
Effects of Weed Control on Populations of Small Mammals in Wheat Fields
Authors:   , Bass M.
Published: February 2023

I sampled small mammal populations using snap traps in untreated, herbicide treated, and tilled fallow fields in Rooks and Ellis countries, Kansas. The most common small mammals were Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Eight species of small mammals were caught in each year. Untreated sites consistently had larger values of small mammal biomass, Catch Per Unit Effort (CPU), diversity, and species richness. Chemically treated sites always had the greatest evenness and, in 1993, had greater small mammal biomass and CPU than that found in tilled sites. In 1994, tilled sites generally had a greater small mammal biomass and CPU than sprayed sites.
Conflict Management Styles Used by Members of the Kansas Highway Patrol to Handle Conflict Situations
Authors:   , Whitten Lonnie
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this thesis was to examine conflict management styles used by members of the Kansas Highway Patrol to handle conflict situations. Various aspects of conflict and conflict management were researched as well as the background of the Kansas Highway Patrol. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument was administered to 175 members of the Kansas Highway Patrol to determine styles of conflict handling methods used when dealing with conflict. Demographic classifications including age, rank, years of service, and education level were examined. Analysis of variance and t-tests were calculated to determine significant results. The results of the research revealed that the subjects could not be characterized as having a single, dominant style of conflict management. A mix of compromising, avoiding, and accommodating conflict management styles dominated within this group of respondents as styles used to handle conflict situations.
Survey of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Carried in the Oral Cavities of Migratory Songbirds in Western Kansas
Authors:   , Bitner Jessica
Published: February 2023

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in the agriculture industry has contributed to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which subsequently have been detected in air, soil, and surface and ground water by other researchers. From these sources resistant bacteria can be spread throughout ecosystems and potentially enter human populations. Saliva samples were taken from 114 migratory birds at the Fort Hays State University banding site during fall 2006. Each sample was plated on brain heart infusion agar and incubated in order to allow for bacterial growth. Isolated bacterial colonies were then Gram stained and tested for resistance to vancomycin. Differential and selective media were used for preliminary colony screening. Twenty vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacterial isolates were putatively identified using partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Four different bacterial species (Staphylococcus Succinus AF004219, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Enterococcus gallinarum, and Staphylococcus sp. EU196332) were identified from the twenty vancomycin-resistant isolates collected from nine bird species.
Parent and Teacher Attitudes Toward a Continuous Progress Model
Authors:   , Taggart Germaine
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the attitudes of teachers and parents toward a continuous progress curriculum model.
The Effects of Grazing and Trampling Upon Certain Soil Properties
Authors:   , Knoll George
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to obtain basic information about the effects of grazing and trampling on various physical properties of the soil. Included are data on soil texture, rate of infiltration, soil moisture, degree of compaction, aggregate stability, and yields of vegetation under three main treatments. Research was also carried out in paths, congested areas, and artificially compacted plots. The 2 paths were located on moderately-deep soil on a gently-sloping hillside. Composition of the vegetation was similar to that of the moderately grazed site.
Actino- And Thermo- Response Of Molybdenite In Vacuo With Various Colored Lights.
Authors:   , Fulton John
Published: February 2023

The purposes of this investigation are to study the reaction of molybdenite cells to light of various colors while in vacuo and at various temperatures. The samples of molybdenite were also subjected to radiant heat in the last part of the experiment, which was undertaken to determine to some extent the amount of thermos-electric effect which was due to thermal radiation in the first part of the investigation.
A Study of the Responsibilities of the Public School Business Manager in Twelve Selected School Districts in Central Kansas
Authors:   , Dreiling Hilary
Published: February 2023

This study consisted of an analysis of the responsibilities of the public school business manager in selected school districts in central Kansas.
The Nicodemus Colony of Graham County, Kansas
Authors:   , Belleau William
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this research is to portray the beginning, later growth, decline, and present status of a colony near Bogue, Kansas. The colony in question is the Nicodemus Colony. The motive lying back of the problem is to present the development of this colony in order that people regardless of race, may learn of the trials and tribulations the Negro pioneers lived through in this colony in Graham County.
City Annexation: Policy Determination and Policy Rationale in Five Second Class Cities in Western Kansas
Authors:   , Reed Burton
Published: February 2023

Today, urban areas of the United States, whether they be small, medium or large, which are in the throes of some type of physical growth on the fringe of the city, use annexation to bring that fringe area into their corporate limits. For orderly growth to occur in any metropolitan area, a municipality must have developed some type of orderly annexation policy. Many city officials and experts in the field of urban research and planning feel that annexation is the most productive method of creating orderly growth in the metropolitan area. Although annexation has been on the decline in many areas of the country, it has been on the increase in the state of Kansas.
History of Gosper County, Nebraska
Authors:   , Main William
Published: February 2023

This thesis is a history of Gosper County, Nebraska, from the time of the first authentic journey across the country until the present time.
Erioneuron Pilosum (Buckl.) Nash (Gramineae): Distribution in Kansas, Habitat Characteristics, Epidermal Features of Leaf and Lemma and Leaf Anatomy
Authors:   , Hillgren Charlene
Published: February 2023

A two-year project was initiated in 1984 to determine the distribution of Erioneuron pilosum (Buckl.) Nash (Gramineae) in Ellis County and other parts of Kansas; to describe habitat characteristics associated with the distribution of this grass; to examine macromorphological variations of floral and vegetative characters, both between and within sample sites; to examine micromorphological features of the leaf and lemma surfaces and anatomical features of the leaves. A study region comprised of eleven areas covering approximately 36 square miles of rangeland along both sides of the Saline River (northern Ellis County) approximately 15 miles north of Hays, Kansas, and two smaller regions comprised of one area each located west of Hays (central Ellis County), were examined. The species under study was found only in seven of the study areas on hilltops or gentle slopes of the rolling hills and bluffs overlooking the Saline River, where shallow (immature), rocky, and moderately fine (SiL) soil prevailed. In Kansas, the distribution of E. pilosum appears to be limited to counties in the western half where it commonly has been reported (herbarium information) in localities similar to those of this study. Statistical analyses of measurements of selected vegetative and floral pans indicated the existence of a great deal of macromorphological van at ion among \individuals\ within a sample (site). Variation between samples (sites) also was indicated. In addition to slight differences in physical conditions such as moisture and temperature, edaphic factors that influence the availability of nutrients or moisture were likely responsible for the variation between individual s of different areas (geographic variation). Within a particular sample (site), variation was probably a result of slight genetic differences between individuals. The examination in cross section of leaves of fertile culms and surface features of leaves and lemmas revealed features common to Chloridoideae including: costal/intercostal zonation of epidermal cells of the leaves: clavate bicellular microhairs (leaf and lemma); cross- and saddle-shaped silica bodies (frequently dumbbell-shaped in costal zones of the leaves); short cells (silica and cork cells) commonly in rows of rive or more over the veins of leaves; triangular and low, dome-shaped subsidiary cells: papillae (adaxial surface of leaves) and \kranz-type\ anatomy. Features observed in specimens of E. pilosum that are less common to members of the subfamily include: leaves with both abaxial and adaxial ribs; a conspicuous midrib; the absence of \girders,\ which are sometimes associated with vascular bundles of leaves; the presence of stomatal complexes displaying parallel-sided subsidiary cells. An unidentified structure, possibly either a papilla or unicellular microhair, occasionally seen on the abaxial surface of some leaves, may be important taxonomically and warrants further study.
Dynamic Interaction : A Fluid Process
Authors:   , Giglio Kathryn
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study will be to present a vantage point, Dynamic Interaction, as a fluid process, without historical formulation but with emphasis on utility and new concepts. Effort will be taken to show parallels with theories of long and recent standing, (only for the purpose of reference to facilitate understanding and communication through commonality rather than to promote direct comparison).
Nice Jewish Boy Graduate Thesis Show
Authors:   , Goldsberry Stuart
Published: February 2023

My approach is traditional. My subtext is contemporary. My standards are traditional. My subject matter is contemporary. My appetite is traditional. My motivations are contemporary.