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Supervision in the extension service in Helmand Arghandab Valley Authority, Afganistan
Authors:   , Faizi Baz M.
Published: April 2021

Supervision is a process by which subordinates are assisted to perform their activities with increasing satisfaction to themselves, to people with whom they work and to the organization. The principal aim of Extension supervision is maximum growth and development of people. Yet, our recent supervisory practices are incongruent with this philosophy. Supervision is considered synonymous to administration and the supervisor major purpose is to make sure that subordinates do not deviate from the administrative rules and regulations. The chief duty of supervisor is inspection of the execution of plans, policies and procedures that are formulated at the higher level of administrative hierarchy. Extension activities are carried out through the H.A.V.A. Agricultural Division. The top administrative authorities who formulate the Extension programs are highly qualified experts; however, they should pay little attention to the significance of human relations. Supervision by most of them therefore, is conceived as a process of commanding subordinates to follow orders and to act according to direction given to them. The writer has a strong belief in the philosophy of democratic supervision. Democracy anywhere is participatory group life enjoyed by free individuals having the greatest opportunities for participation. Plans, policies, methods, techniques, and procedures of implementation are determined by the group. In here, central determination and direction techniques are replaced by a cooperative and coordinated group efforts. People are invited to take part in the development of plans and decisions which are likely to affect their lives. In the light of this philosophy, supervision must be based upon sound principles of human relations. Supervisor must possess a sound knowledge of the principles of supervision and continuous training in their application to his situation. With concept as such, this paper is condensed from reading of volumes of books and literature which are related to the subject. I hope this will be a valuable guide, not only to myself but to all of those who serve as supervisor in the Extension Service of Afghanistan.
An improved method for the qualitative separation and determination of the lead, barium, and strontium ions
Authors:   , Bircher Louis Jacob
Published: April 2021

More accurate and distinct tests in Qualitative analysis are continually sought. Sing L. J. Curtman and E. Frankel showed the source of the inaccurate attending the qualtative determination of the barium ion, new methods have suggested, of which this one hopes to prove its advantages and probable superiority. A common characteristic of the elements, lead, barium, strontium, calcium and in a perculiar way, bismuth, is the fact that their ions are precipitated by the addition of the sulfate ion. This tendency is strongest with barium and least with calcium. The precipitation of bismuth is prevented by the presence of hydrocolric acid. The carbonates of lead, barium, strontium, and calcium are also quite insoluble. The usual method of Qualatitive Analysis uses the insolubility of the lead sulfate in indentifying the lead barium, strontium, and calcium are also quite insoluble.
The effects of background on the color behavior of Anolis Carolinensis (Cuv.)
Authors:   , Bock Carl William
Published: April 2021

It is peculiar fact, so far as the literature of the color changes in Anolis Carolinexsis is conerned, that no one has as yet investigated the effects of background on theses changes, -- it is a further peculiarity, the I must speak with some reserve on this matter, that popular opinion as to the adaptability of Chameleen Vularis to tis surroundings, has been persistently contradicted by scientific investigators; and finally, it would have been nothing short of miraculous if in animals possessing the faculty of changing the color of their skins and having eyes as well, natural seclection had not made for correlation between the visual functions and the cutaneous functins, in short, for adaptability.
The narrative structure of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
Authors:   , Burrowes Hillier McClure
Published: April 2021

The efforts of the critics of Sir Thomas Malory's romance, Le Morte Darthur, seem to have been confined for the most part to two phases of Malory's work, namely, to the prose sytle and to the relation of the work to its sources. Judgements of Malory's narrative power there are in plenty; but no scanty are they so frequently in direct conflict one with another, that they impress the reader as emotional rather than scientific. There is a wide gulf between the estimate of Hallam, who calls the Morte Darthur "a translation from several French romances, though written in a very spirited manner" 1), and that of Mr. George M. Harper 2), who maintains that Malory "cannot be denied great orginality, both for substance and arragement." The judgement of the student, moreover, is often obscured by a comparison between some passage in Malory and the corresponding passage in an older romance, sometiems to the disadvantage of Malory's work so far as the particular episode itself is concerned.
An ecological study of the insects of Crater Creek, Colorado
Authors:   , Hisaw Frederick Lee
Published: April 2021

Text from page 2: The observations and collections described in this paper were made during the summers of 1914 and 1915, while at the Mountain Biological Laboratory of the University of Colorado, at Tolland, Colorado, and the more detailed studies at the Zoological Laboratory of the University of Missouri.
A morphological and experimental study of the growth of the skeleton in the posterior extremity of Gallus domesticus
Authors:   , Batson Oscar Vivan
Published: April 2021

Text from page 1: It is established that the thickness and the arrangement of the architecture of bone in the adult is regulated to a large extent by the action of mechanical stress and strain. It has not been determined how much of a factor this is in the growing animal nor how early in embryonic development this regulating action develops. It has been maintained by one man recently (R. Thoma) that mechanical factors control the growth of bone from the start- that beginning with the first formation of bone, mechanical stress and strain control the process. The present studies were started with a view of testing this portion of the problem, to find out if possible, whether the first formation of bone is dependent upon the action of mechanical forces, or whether it is regulated by some other factors. It was further designed to find out, in case bone were formed, whether it would have a normal architecture and a normal rate of growth during the early stages of development.
The use of silage to counteract the effect of cottonseed meal on the composition and market qualities of butter
Authors:   , Crockett Dura Prescott
Published: April 2021

Text from page 58: In general, this experiment shows that very slight effects on the composition of butter result from feeding cottonseed meal with a liberal ration of silage; and that larger changes in the fat constants are to be expected when the meal is fed with a dry roughage, like alfalfa and timothy hay. It is believed that silage has the power to reduce the influence of cottonseed meal on the composition of butter, but the experiment fails to show the extent of this counteracting effect.
A study of minor offenses in St. Louis
Authors:   , Elgas Rachel Baer
Published: April 2021

"It has been said that there is nothing really great but personality. If this be true, then the accent must be put, not on what is, but who brought it to pass; and the problem of poverty will become the study of the poor; of unemployment, the unemployed; of criminology, the criminal, not the crime; and the social service worker coming in touch with all of these must deal not with a case but with human nature."--Page 1.
Silage as a part ration for horses and mules or various ages under varying conditions
Authors:   , Hughes Elmer Howard
Published: April 2021

Text from page 174: This was an initial effort to feed silage as a part ration to horses and mules of various ages and under varying conditions at the Missouri Experiment Station. The data in the 1915-1916 tests are not sufficient to make possible conclusions for each of the groups. Corn silage of good quality, made from comparatively mature corn, properly put into the silo, containing no moldy, frozen or rotten parts may be fed in limited quantities to horses of various ages under varyimg conditions.
Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823)
Authors:   , White Elliot A.
Published: April 2021

Text from page ii: The following discussion of the poet, Robert Bloomfield, is divided into four parts: first, a detailed account of the poet's life; second, an account of each of the poet's works, its contents and its general characteristics, and a list of all the available editions; third, a discussion of the formative influences upon the poet's life, and their place in his poetry; and fourth, an examination into what contemporary and later critics of the poet have said. The Conclusion proposes a new view of the poet's life in its relation to his works, and seeks to make a final estimate of his place in literature.
The morality play: medieval and modern
Authors:   , McGinnis Myrta Ethel
Published: April 2021

Text from page 1: Furthermore the medieval drama has proved a source of inspiration to certain modern men of letters as well as to certain writers whose chief aim is the appeal to the popular taste, so that we have a considerable body of modern literature which owes a debt, more or less directly, to the medieval drama. It is the aim of this study to consider one type represented in this body of literature; the modern morality play, with especial reference to its relation to the medieval morality.
The spermatogenesis of acaris habena linton
Authors:   , Hibbard Hope
Published: April 2021

Text from pages 2-3: "In the development of spermatozoa, there are first differentiated in the embryo the primordial germ cells. These divide and subdivide until a large number of cells, known as spermatogonia, are formed. Then the cells begin to increase in size and following this growth period, there are two maturation divisions during which the chromatin content becomes reduced one half. The cells produced by these divisions become immediately the functional germ cells, or spermatozoa. It is the behavior of the chromosomes of Ascaris habena during the maturation divisions that is discussed in the following pages."
The article on the executive in the Missouri Constitution of 1875
Authors:   , Howard Robert L. (Robert Lorenzo)
Published: April 2021

Text from page 1: "It is the purpose of this paper to give an account of the Executive Department of the Government of the State of Missouri as considered in the Constitutional Convention in 1875 and as finally adopted by the voters of the State. Article five of the constitution dealing with the executive will be taken up section by section.
Physiological studies on parasitic fusaria with special reference to fusarium lycopersici saccardo
Authors:   , Neumann Eleanor Henrietta
Published: April 2021

Text from pages 2-3: "Tomato Wilt, Bacterial Wilt, and Septoria Leaf Spot are the most important diseases of this plant. My studies have been with the organism causing tomato wilt, Fussarium lycopersici Sacc."
The investigation of technical orthochloronitrobenzene
Authors:   , Waldron Porter Merle
Published: April 2021

Text from introduction: "There is very little in the literature concerning the separation of the ortho from the para chloronitrobenzene in the eutechtic mixture. The object of this research is to review and investigate the few and impractical methods which are given and to determine a practical method of separation. There is no doubt that a method of this kind will be of great practical value since both of the compounds are valuable in the synthesis of many important and necessary products. The experiments have been carefully carried out and while some did not work according to expectations others were very satisfactory."
Studies in the winterkilling of
cereals
Authors:   , Sumner Harlan Randolph
Published: April 2021

"It is the object of this thesis to
outline the present status of the problem of winterkilling in cereals and to report certain
preliminary experiments, indicative of future development, which were conducted by the writer
in the winter of 1916-1917 at the Missouri Experiment Station."
An age-grade census of Missouri rural schools
Authors:   , Harry Bertram
Published: April 2021

It is the problem of this study to make a diagnosis of the educational conditions in the rural schools of Missouri by means of the age-grade census, to compare these conditions with those of other school systems, to determine the shortcomings and the needs and, where practicable, to recommend improvements.
The concentration of radium and mesothrorium bromides by fractional crystallization
Authors:   , Nierman John Lewis
Published: April 2021

Text from page 4: "In the course of this study we were led to the conclusion that the crystallization factor is independent of the acid concentration and varies only with the percent of crystals separating out. Our experimental data form the basis for this conclusion"
The life and novels of H. G. Wells
Authors:   , Sullens Zay Rusk
Published: April 2021

Text from page i: "My plan for the discussion of the novels has been shaped largely by my conviction that in all of the novels the main interest, both to Wells and to the Reader, lies in the matter of theme. I have discussed the novels, therefore, in such a way as to make clear the nature of the themes, and to show how Wells has presented them. In doing the latter, I have considered some matters of construction and also, for certain of the novels, a much-used fantastic element. I have found that a number of the novels deal with general social interests, and that a number deal with specific problems; I have, therefore, discussed these two classes of novels in separate chapters."
The interrelation of mental functions
Authors:   , McCutchan Hugh Walker
Published: April 2021

"The aim of this dissertation is to review the most important results published up to the present time, and to add a statement and discussion of results obtained in the laboratory of educational psychology at the University of Missouri." -- Pages 1-2.
A survey of network television's coverage of the war in Vietnam
Authors:   , Hill Jack Edward
Published: April 2021

The war in Vietnam has become the overriding fact in the national life of the United States. As such it is probably the most complex and difficult war to present and interpret that the American
Potential agricultural insecticide exposure of Indiana bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri
Authors:   , McFarland Craig A.
Published: April 2021

The type and distribution of agrochemical insecticides routinely applied to the major field crops in northern Missouri were described and shown to be coincident with the summer/maternity range of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis soda/is). The use of insecticides was found to be greatest in the production of corn. In addition, agriculturally significant insect pests causing field crop damage along with those that provide a resource base for the Indiana bat were identified. Two congeneric surrogate bat species (M. lucifugus, the little brown bat, and M. septentrionalis keenii, the northern long-eared bat) were collected from northern Missouri agricultural sites and from winter hibernacula in non-agricultural southern parts of the state to assess the potential impact insecticides have on the Indiana bat. Residues of 8 historically applied organochlorine insecticides were identified in all surrogate specimens , with pp-DOE found in greatest amounts. Two synthetic pyrethroids, permethrin and esfenvalerate , were recovered from 16 individuals and both surrogates. Two biomarker indices suggestive of organophosphate and/or carbamate insecticide exposure, brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and muscarinic receptor number (B[subscript max]), were depressed in 10 little brown and 4 northern long-eared bats ([alpha] = 0.05) collected from 6 northern Missouri agricultural sites. The current findings suggest that some individual bats of both surrogate species living in northern Missouri during the summer months are being exposed to sublethal levels of organophosphate and/or carbamate insecticides. The sensitivity, as measured by 24h oral LD[subscript 50] tests in the little brown bat, was determined to an agricultural field grade and an analytical reference grade of the insecticide permethrin. The field grade product had an LD[subscript 50] of 38 mg/kg, while the analytical grade had an LD[subscript 50] of 514 mg/kg. Bats surviving analytical grade LD[subscript 50] tests were examined for their flight ability at 24 hours. An effective dose (ED[subscript 50]) of 79 mg/kg impaired flight in 50% of tested bats, a dose approximately 15% of that found to produce lethality. Flight performance of little brown bats was evaluated in obstacle avoidance tests after exposure to analytical grade permethrin. No relationship was found between performance as measured by the total number of obstacle avoidance passes or the percentage of hits and oral permethrin dosage or brain tissue permethrin concentrations . A brain tissue permethrin concentration of 1-3 ppm appears to be a toxic threshold, below which high performance variability is noted . Above a brain concentration of 1-3 ppm, death prior to completion of the experiment at 96h was common.
Critism of the methods of Christian missions in China from a sociological point of view
Authors:   , Mitchell Dora Otis
Published: April 2021

Text from page 1: "Christian Missions have been a powerful agency toward the social transformation of mission lands. While it has been as a rule the avowed purpose of missionaries to work for individuals, they have from time to time been drawn into the struggle against social evils. lt is the purpose of this thesis to criticise the methods by which missionaries have attacked the colossal social evils of China. The motive for Christian mission work is religious. While it is my personal opinion and the opinion of all who engage in mission work that their success is due to this fact, it is not the province of this thesis to deal with that important phase of mission work. It is the province of this thesis to deal with the purely social results of missions and to criticise the methods of missionaries from the point of view of their influence on the social life of the Chinese people."
Training teachers for trade and individual subjects
Authors:   , Wright J. C.
Published: April 2021

"As an evidence of the great and constantly increasing need for industrial education it is only necessary to note the enormous industrial development of this nation. This was further emphasized during the recent war by the very 6Teat demand for skilled mechanics in all occupations. These were needed both in industry and for military service. All nations are looking forward to a period of prosperity following the period of reconstruction. The industrial prestige of the nation will depend not only upon the supply of raw materials, available capital, and facilities for transportation, but to a large extent upon the available supply of skilled labor. Great Britain, early recognizing this situation in the British Empire, passed a measure requiring all youth between fourteen and eighteen years of age to attend continuation schools for eight hours per week and for not less than 320 hours per year."--Page 1.
Economic aspects of recreation in the Lake of Ozark Area
Authors:   , Snipe J. Roger
Published: April 2021

"Recreation has been defined as the creative use of leisure time. Although there are many of recreation, this study is primarily concerned with the form of recreation that takes place in the natural environment. The natural environment consists of the physical features of the landscape, the flora and the fauna associated with the landscape, and the climate of the region--in essence, the natural environment is basic and apart from man-made improvements. Recreational geography is concerned with an analysis of the natural environment as to its suitability for recreational utilization. Important recreational areas are dependent upon a suitable natural environment for their acceptance by the public."--Text taken from page 1.
Hou-Jin : a case study of external assistance in community action
Authors:   , Chao-Hsing Huang
Published: April 2021

The protest of the Hou-jin community in Kaohsiung Taiwan against Chinese Petroleum Corporation's erection of the fifth naphtha cracker (FNC) plant lasted for more than three years, from July 1987 to September 1990, when construction for the new plant began. As a community of seventeen thousand people, Hou-jin had fought with the giant corporation that was supported by the policy of Ministry of Economic Affairs. Although construction of the fifth naphtha cracker plant finally started, the efforts of Hou-jin residents had born fruit. Because of the importance of the anti-FNC movement process, the Hou-jin community has become an object of study for sociologists and humanists. Although some among them have noticed the roles of external groups in the movement process (Wang 1989; Chou 1990), they focused mainly on the community itself. Interactions between the community and external groups were neglected. In the process of Hou-jin's anti-FNC movement, the community had had help from several different external groups. These external groups did not claim themselves as community development practitioners, nor did the community claim their movement as a community development process.Nonetheless, the movement involved almost the whole community and aimed to change living conditions of the community. It therefore fits certain characteristics of a community development process. As erection of the fifth naphtha cracker plant was finally started on September 21, 1990, the main goal of the community action literally failed. But the movement made a lot of differences too. Since the anti-FNC action has been called one of the most predominant community movements in Taiwan, it is worthwhile to look into the details of the whole process, so that community development practitioners might be able to learn some valuable experiences from the process. In this research, the researcher starts by reviewing the literature concerning definition of community development, environmental disputes and research done on Houjin community. The second chapter illustrated the purposes and method of the research. A short history of the anti-FNC movement is given in Chapter 3 describing the ups and downs of the community action. Chapter 4, the analysis of the process, is a comparison of the anti-FNC movement and the characteristics of an ideal community development process. Chapter 5 wraps up the research by proposing conclusions, some recommendations for community development worker, and suggestions for further studies in the future.
The use of Table Rock Reservoir projectile points in the delineation of cultural complexes and their distribution
Authors:   , Marshall Richard A.
Published: April 2021

"The projectile points and other stone artifacts from Table Rock Reservoir were described in categories by the writer for a section of 'Preliminary Salvage Archaeology in the Table Rock Reservoir Area, Missouri' (Champman, Bray and Marshall, 1955, MS). The descriptive categorization in that report has been revised and has been included in this study. A more precise statement of the problems investigated is as follows: 1. To devise descriptive categories of projectile points from Table Rock Reservoir. 2. To classify certain groups of projectile points from Table Rock Reservoir as types through their repeated association in specific cultural complexes. 3. To plot the distribution of components of the cultural complexes in Table Rock Reservoir. 4. To delimit the range of the region by the spread of the cultural complexes, found it. "--Page 7-8
A study of the Japanese translation of Huckleberry Finn
Authors:   , Nakada Shozo
Published: April 2021

"The purpose of this investigation is to make an exploratory study of certain phases of a Japanese translation of Huckleberry Finn, in order (1) to find the method used in the translation; (2) to determine the qualities of the language in the translation; (3) to determine the stylistic qualities of the sentences; (4) and to form an evaluation of the Japanese translation by considering . its context from the point of view of style. A study of this type is important primarily because the information thus derived can make a definite contribution to an understanding of the quality of Japanese translations of Huckleberry Finn. There have been many Japanese translations of Mark Twain's works since 1916, but none of them has ever been introduced to the United States. Although it is a hasty judgment to apply the result of this study to other Japanese translations of Mark Twain's works, the study of the translation of Huckleberry Finn as Mark Twain's most representative work in the original can do much to lead to a better understanding and appreciation of the quality of the Japanese translations. This evaluation of the quality of the translation, however, is not the sole purpose of the study. This study will also show the differences of language between English and Japanese and hence the difficulties involved in the translation. The language and style of Huckleberry Finn are so peculiar that the reproduction into Japanese is extremely difficult. This study, therefore, deals with the language and style in the original and in the translation. Conceivably it may help improve the quality and method of Japanese translation in the future. "--Page viii-ix
Sports column writing : a comparison of ten 1957 and five 1927 columnists
Authors:   , Oliver Charles Montgomery
Published: April 2021

"It is the purpose of this study to: (1) Compare the sports column style of the 'Golden Era of Sports'(1927) with our modern (1957) columnists and (2) To analyze the content of the modern sports columns as exemplified in the ten writers selected."--Page 6
Pricing and trading practices of country elevators in Missouri
Authors:   , Williams Dorwin L.
Published: April 2021

"The purpose of the study is to obtain information concerning the pricing and trading practices of country grain elevators in Missouri that will be of value to grains producers, elevator operators, and others who are interested in grain marketing efficiency. An attempt was made to learn the current sources of pricing information used by country elevator operators, their marketing margins, methods of sale, and practices employed in quality determination of grain. As more information on grain marketing is made available, there will be a tendency for increased efficiency in the process of moving grain and its products from producers to cosumers."--Page 3
Physiological monitoring - an experimental evaluation
Authors:   , Taylor Judith A.
Published: April 2021

"Observation of post operative nursing care in the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state medical center revealed that the staff, both nurses and physicians, questioned the reliability of the direct arterial and venous blood pressure measurements. Nurses frequently used more than one method in an effort to obtain the same physiological data. An example was the measuring of arterial blood pressure suing both the monitor and the sphygmomanometer. This then necessitated subjecting the critically ill patient to an extra procedure and added discomfort in order to record the same physiological parameter. The staff also preferred to use the water manometer for measuring central venous pressure, rather than the monitor, when it was available to them because they doubted the accuracy of the monitor readings...A study of post operative open-heart patients in the Thoracic ICU of a state medical center was then initiated with the following specific aims: (1) to evaluate the monitoring equipment in the ICU in terms of its precision and consistency, (2) to evaluate the comparative response of the monitor versus the sphygmomanometer in the measurement of arterial blood pressure, and the monitor versus the water manometer in the measurement of central venous pressure, (3) to determine whether or not actual alterations of the physiological parameters of heart rate, arterial blood pressure and central venous pressure occur with position change and, if so, are they of clinical significance, and finally, (4) to make suggestions regarding the measurement of these parameters by nursing personnel."-Introduction
The stereochemistry of chlorination of sulfoxides with nitrosyl chloride
Authors:   , Werner Michael W.
Published: April 2021

"The reaction of nitrosyl chloride, with sulfoxides in the presence of pyridine was investigated. The reaction has been shown to be stereospecific at the sulfur atom with retention of configuration at this asymetric center. Racemization of sulfoxides by nitrosyl chioride was seen. (+)-ChloromethyI phenyl sulfoxide was shown to be of the same configuration as (+)-methyl phenyl sulfoxide. The kinetics of the reaction indicate that only two moles of nitrosyl chloride react with each mole of sulfoxide."-Summary
James Lemen, senior and junior, and the early slavery controversy in Illinois
Authors:   , Layman Martha Elizabeth
Published: April 2021

This study is the result of a desire on the part or the author to trace the anti-slavery movement in early Illinois leading toward the formation and retention of a tree state constitution. The subject is of particular interest to her because of the active part taken in that movement by her great-great-great grandfather, James Lemen, Sr., who was a vigorous anti-slavery leader. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Dr. Jonas Viles for his suggestions and criticism of this work, to the Staffs of the Chicago Historical Society, Illinois State Historical Library, State Historical Society or Missouri, Extension Division of the Illinois State Library, Mercantile Library of St. Louis, and to the Shurtleff College Library for valuable aid in research. To the Reverend Percy Ray of Collinsville the author is particularly indebted for the use of the Minutes of Cantine Creek Church. To the members of her family for their interest and encouragement throughout the period of her study she expresses her sincere appreciation.
The Thomas Hart Benton faction in Missouri politics, 1850-1860
Authors:   , Hensley Orlana
Published: April 2021

The central event in the history of political parties in Missouri, between 1850 end 1856, was the fight between the Benton and the Anti-Benton factions tor the control of the dominant Democratic party in the state. At the end of that tight, there was a Benton faction steadfast enough in the support of Benton that it is characterized by the expression "Die-Hards." The purpose of this study is to trace the emergence of these "Die-Hards" and define them in terms of their geographic location, their condition of economic development, and their social background in order to discover it there were other common influences, besides Benton's personal leadership, that bound them into one political party.--Preface.
Continental influences on the English prayer book, 1549-1552
Authors:   , Bothe Edna Emilie
Published: April 2021

"Continental influence on the English Reformation and on the Book of Common Prayer is often under-estimated. The facts which have been given indicate that it is a factor which ought not to be over-looked or passed over hurriedly in the study of the English Reformation. In its early stages the English Reformation was directed into certain channels of thought by the teachings of the English Humanists who had received their ideas and inspiration from the Humanistic teachers of the Continent. Erasmus, More, and Colet, by teaching an appreciation of freedom of thought in religion and of a search for the truth, prepared the way for religious reform. When the Reformation on the Continent began England was prepared to follow in the path of the religious reformers of the Continent..."--Conclusion.
A congressional history of the Populists
Authors:   , Roberts Clarence Nelson
Published: April 2021

"Populism arose as a party movement representing an agrarian economy to combat the rising force of industrialism in the United States. It represented the rural forces of unrest that had been agitating for relief from the evil conditions that had fallen upon agriculture. The depression and "hard times" were beginning to bear down with force upon the western debtor farmers by the approach of the congressional election of 1890. The election of 1890 was held amid the storm and bustle of a great fight over the tariff and monetary issues. It was in that year that the movement which was to give rise to Populism took the form of a political organization. It had as its origin a group of organizations known as Alliances, which had been organizing farmers and educating them for a decade. These Alliance groups had held a convention at St. Louis in December, 1889, for the purpose of uniting the various groups into one supreme Alliance. Here their plans for union failed but they did succeed in framing demands which read like a party platform..."--Page 1.
The place names of four river counties in eastern Missouri
Authors:   , Harrison Eugenia Lillian
Published: April 2021

"...In 1928 the study of Missouri place-names was started at the University of Missouri. Graduate English students interested in the history and linguistics of the names in their own state have chosen to write theses covering from some two to seven counties. Soon dissertations dealing with the remainder of the place names in Missouri will be finished. Inspired by the work Dr. Dorrance had done with the Missouri French in the Ste. Genevieve District, the research earlier students had accomplished with Missouri place names, and the book E. M. Violette had written about the History of Missouri, I knew before I entered the graduate school that I would write a place name thesis for my M.A. dissertation. The study would neither be about my home counties in western Missouri, for Miss Bernice Johnson had already done them; nor would it deal with the prosaic counties just east of my home. Clear across Missouri around old St. Charles lies a region that has not only known the taste of Spanish, French, and American rule, but still possesses names flavored with the spice of French, German, and Spanish. There quaint German houses open directly on the street; there rambling French stairs climb to second-story front entrances. St. Charles, once descriptively called 'Les Petites Cotes' by the early French voyageurs, still stands on rolling hills.In the same section are commons which were originally named for a foreign king. Down in the southeastern tip of Warren County is Daniel Boone's Missouri tomb. A few miles away in St. Charles County lives the tree under which he rendered his decisions as syndic. In Franklin County across the Missouri lies a prehistoric Indian Paint Mine, said to be the only one of its kind found in North America. Here too, is the famed Tavern Rock mentioned by the earliest white travellers down the rivers. In Lincoln County the Sink Hole remains as a reminder of the illustrious Black Hawk..."--Pages 3-4.
Place names of St. Louis and Jefferson County
Authors:   , Welty Ruth
Published: April 2021

"Strangely fascinating are place-name, not only by their euphony, but by their romantic associations." So attractive is the study of place-name that it develops in the student a curiosity concerning the origin of all names. Realizing that behind every name is an interesting chapter from life, he finds himself wondering about the origin of names. He reviews the history, the geography, and the language of the region, hoping that some light may be thrown upon names by each of these fields of study. Frequently he must go further and try to understand the nature, the customs, the ideals, the religion, the amusements, and the vocations of the people in whose names he is interested. Because the research is many-sided and because every side is vital and significent, the student of place-names is amply rewarded for his labor. Taylor says that names are never mere arbitrary sounds, devoid of meaning, but that always there is some significance behind the names, however obscure it may seem. He points out that names of a region, like the flora, live on in spite of catastrophes that destroy almost every thing else. One proof of his statement is the fact that so many Indian names are extant in the United States, even though the remnants of the race are now confined to relatively small areas. It is the task of the place-name worker to find the significance, large or small, past or present, obvious or concealed, in each and every name...Pages 1-2.
Función pulmonar evolutiva evaluada por oscilometría de impulso en prescolares con asma
Authors: Gonzalez Vera Ramiro , Saavedra Bentjerodt Mónica , Vidal Grell Alberto , Mackenney Poblete Jorge
Published: April 2021

La oscilometría de impulso (IOS) es útil para evaluar la función pulmonar en preescolares.Nuestro objetivo fue describir las alteraciones y perfil evolutivo de la IOS en asmáticos menores de 6 años luego de un año de seguimiento.Pacientes y Método: 62 preescolares realizaron IOS al inicio del estudio y luego de un año. Se comparó la proporción de IOS alterada y respuesta broncodilatadora (RB+) en ambos tiempos, además de subanálisis según control de asma y presencia de atopía. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó c² de McNemar y t-student con error α de 5%.Resultados: La IOS inicial resultó alterada en el 80,6% y en el 64,5% % luego de un año (p = 0,04). Se encontró RB+ en 77,4%, de los niños al inicio y 83,9% al año. El grupo de asma no controlada registró mejoría significativa en los promedios X5 y D5-20, la que no fue encontrada en los asmáticos controlados. En atópicos, sólo los asmáticos no controlados mejoraron X5, AX y D5-20.Conclusión: La IOS muestra alteraciones en un alto porcentaje de preescolares con asma no controlada, lo que disminuye en forma significativa al año, pero se mantiene alterada y con RB+ en la mayoría de ellos. Se requieren estudios adicionales para identificar distintos fenotipos de asma del prescolar y su evolución con el tratamiento.
Infección pulmonar y torácica por Fusobacterium nucleatum
Authors: Hoffmeister B. Claudio , Ducasse C. Karen , González L. Marcela , Quilodrán S. Carlos , Joyas M. Alejandro
Published: April 2021

El Fusobacterium nucleatum es un bacilo anaerobio que forma parte de la microbiota bucal y de la placa dental. Puede ser fuente de infecciones locales y, potencialmente, a distancia, las que son de excepción en pediatría.Objetivo: Presentar un caso de lesión pulmonar con invasión a la pared torácica por Fusobacterium nucleatum.Caso Clínico: Paciente de 11 años femenina, inmunocompetente, que consultó por presentar 2 semanas de tos, sudoración nocturna, sin fiebre ni baja de peso y aumento de volumen región basal torácica izquierda. Sin antecedente traumático ni de viajes fuera del país. Dos semanas antes del inicio de la sintomatología fue tratada por caries de dentina. El estudio radiológico y tomografía axial computarizada reveló imagen de neumonía basal izquierda, con invasión de la pleura y pared torácica. Se realizó toracotomía mínima dando salida a un líquido espeso de mal olor. Los estudios para gérmenes habituales y de tuberculosis, fueron negativos. Hematología descartó lesión tumoral. El estudio para anaerobios informó desarrollo de Fusobacterium nucleatum. Se trató con penicilina y luego con amoxicilina con buena evolución clínica y radiológica. Se sospechó como fuente de infección el procedimiento dental.Conclusiones: El Fusobacterium nucleatum ocasionalmente puede provocar infecciones a distancia o extra orales en pacientes inmunocompetentes, como es la neumonía con invasión de pared torácica, por lo que es necesario tener presente.
Ingesta alimentaria de fuentes proteicas en lactantes entre 7-24 meses: tiempo de inicio y cumplimiento de recomendaciones
Authors: Sepúlveda Alarcón Natalia , Le Roy Olivos Catalina
Published: April 2021

Una adecuada nutrición en el período de lactante comprende lactancia materna (LM), fórmulas lácteas (FL) e incorporación de alimentación complementaria (AC).Objetivo: Describir el cumplimiento de recomendaciones de ingesta de fuentes proteicas de AC en lactantes sanos entre 7-24 meses.Pacientes y Método: Se estudiaron lactantes sanos de un centro ambulatorio. Para la obtención de las variables en estudio se diseño y aplicó un cuestionario, del cual se obtuvieron: datos demográficos, duración de LM, uso de FL, incorporación y cumplimiento de ingesta para las fuentes proteicas de AC. El análisis de variables se realizó con programa STATA versión 13. Se aplicó prueba de chicuadrado, ANOVA one way.Resultados: Se estudiaron 85 lactantes, 54% sexo femenino, 68% tuvo LM exclusiva hasta los 6 meses, 84,7% inició AC a esa edad. 37,6% cumplieron la incorporación de pescado, 49,4% con incorporación de legumbres y 45,8% cumplieron con huevo. Tuvieron mayor consumo de carne tipo vacuno, pollo o pavo en 52% lactantes 10-12 meses, 83% lactantes 13-24 meses, asociándose con ser el primer hijo y mayor edad, al igual que para el huevo en que mayores de 12 meses comían más de lo recomendado. Encontramos bajo cumplimiento para el pescado 78% lactantes 10-12 meses, de los cuales 35% nunca habían comido, 83,2% lactantes 13-24 meses los que 2,7% nunca había comido. De 45 lactantes alimentados sólo con FL más AC, 28 recibían ≥ 1 g/k/día de proteínas por concepto de FL.Conclusión: La mayoría de los lactantes cumplieron con LM exclusiva hasta los 6 meses e inicio AC a esta edad. La mayoría incorporó tardíamente legumbres, huevo y pescado, existiendo excesivo consumo de carne de tipo vacuno, pollo o pavo y escaso de pescado, especialmente a mayor edad.
Trastornos prolongados de conciencia en pediatría, una mirada actual
Authors: Hernández Marta , Calderón Génesis , Tejada Paulina C. , Duk Nasser
Published: April 2021

Los niños que permanecen con un Trastorno Prolongado de Conciencia (TPC) presentan un complejo desafío clínico, ético y legal para médicos y cuidadores. Se define TPC cualquier trastorno de la conciencia que continúa durante al menos 4 semanas después de una lesión cerebral de aparición repentina. El TPC incluye las subcategorías de estado vegetativo/estado de vigilia sin respuesta (EV/ SVSR) y el estado de mínima conciencia (ECM). Los niños con TPC carecen de capacidad para tomar decisiones respecto a su cuidado y tratamiento, las que deben tomarse sobre la base de sus mejores beneficios. Estos beneficios pueden variar de paciente a paciente, entre médicos, familia y público general llevando a conflictos, en sus esfuerzos respectivos para hacer lo que creen correcto para el paciente. El diagnóstico se basa en evaluaciones clínicas que por sí solas, tienen hasta un 45% de errores, por lo que deben complementarse con guías clínicas estandarizadas y en ocasiones estudios paraclínicos. Otro aspecto que dificulta la evaluación son las redenominaciones, definiciones y subcategorizaciones cambiantes de los TPC, que en algunos casos varían entre diferentes estudios a nivel internacional. El objetivo de esta revisión es presentar una puesta al día de los diferentes TPC, su definición, subcategorización, etiología, pronóstico, evaluación integral y manejo en Pediatría y contribuir a la mejor práctica clínica en base a la evidencia actual disponible.
Apendicitis aguda complicada en pacientes pediátricos con antecedentes de “empacho” y manipulación abdominal: serie de casos
Authors: Aguilar-Andino David , Licona Rivera Tania Soledad , Osejo Quan Jorge Alberto , Carranza Linares Ricardo Jafet , Molina Soto Marco Antonio , Alas-Pineda César
Published: April 2021

Según la cultura popular latinoamericana, el empacho es una enfermedad intestinal causada por ingesta excesiva de alimentos, fríos o mal cocidos. La manipulación abdominal o “sobada” es uno de los tratamientos populares utilizados para el empacho y consiste en un masaje abdominal, donde se frota, se estira la piel y se aplica presión sobre el abdomen.Objetivos: Caracterizar la evolución clínica y las complicaciones secundarias al retraso diagnóstico, en pacientes pediátricos con apendicitis aguda, con antecedente de empacho y manipulación abdominal.Pacientes y Método: Estudio observacional descriptivo, prospectivo de pacientes pediátricos con apendicitis aguda complicada con antecedente de manipulación abdominal, captados en la sala de cirugía pediátrica entre noviembre del 2019 y junio del 2020 en el Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas. Se empleó estadística descriptiva para el análisis.Resultados: Se estudiaron 10 pacientes, rango de edad 6 a 16 años (mediana 14 años), 50% procedente de zonas rurales. Los principales síntomas que se presentaron previo a la manipulación abdominal fueron: vómitos, náuseas y anorexia, posterior a lo cual se agregó diarrea espontanea o estreñimiento y aumento de la intensidad del dolor. Las complicaciones fueron perforación intestinal (5/10), plastrón apendicular (3/10), absceso intraabdominal (3/10), y apéndice en fase gangrenosa (1/10). La mediana de tiempo entre síntoma inicial y hospitalización fue 60 horas [IQR, 33,0-72,0].Conclusión: Se describe la influencia del empacho y su respectivo tratamiento en el deterioro clínico debido al retraso diagnóstico y del tratamiento de la apendicitis aguda, dando como resultado distintas complicaciones.
Rendita urbana negativa, valore d'uso e politiche di rigenerazione urbana. Il caso della Sardegna
Authors: Cannaos Cristian , Onni Giuseppe
Published: April 2021

Il saggio, nella prima parte, tratta il caso dei centri in crisi demografica dal punto di vista della rendita urbana. Si analizza come l'espansione urbana abbia prodotto una rendita differenziale negativa che ha eroso la ricchezza legata al patrimonio immobiliare. Gli im-mobili hanno perso valore di mercato, ma tuttavia mantengono un valore d'uso. La se-conda parte ragiona su alcune politiche di rigenerazione urbana, basate su questo valore. Il caso studio è quello della Sardegna.
«Of Property». Dinamiche appropriative e statuto costituzionale degli assetti proprietari
Authors: Saitto Francesco
Published: April 2021

La proprietà è un concetto mutevole e assai dibattuto. Da un punto di vista costituzionale, l'assetto che si afferma con le Rivoluzioni borghesi del diciassettesimo e diciottesimo secolo si intreccia con il processo di fondazione dello stato moderno e fa da premessa all'imporsi di un determinato sistema economico. Quell'impianto ha subito molti cambiamenti che non si sono fermati con l'entrata in vigore delle costituzioni del secondo dopoguerra ed è in continua trasformazione. Il presente saggio analizza in particolare il modo in cui la proprietà privata è disciplinata a livello costituzionale, esaminandone le implicazioni con riferimento alla diseguaglianza economica e alle dinamiche redistributive della ricchezza.
I primissimi 40 anni di Psicobiettivo
Authors: Selvaggi Onnis Caterina
Published: April 2021

L'Autore, direttore responsabile di Psicobiettivo, Rivista di Psicoterapie a Confronto fondata da Luigi Onnis col contributo di amici studiosi tanti anni fa, nel gennaio 1981, ripercorre con emozione vicende e caratteristiche essenziali nei primi numeri della rivista, nata nel clima drammatico degli anni di crisi della situazione politica e culturale d'Italia. Ma si seppe allora rispondere alla crisi producendo confronto culturale sperimentazione e innovazione sia sul piano sociale che teorico. È lo spirito della legge Basaglia n. 180 che abolì i manicomi e lo spirito del SSNN n. 833 che istituì tra l'altro i Centri di igiene mentale, i consultori con gli psicologi. Con questo spirito la rivista mise a confronto indirizzi psicoterapeutici diversi come la terapia sistemico-relazionale della famiglia, la psicoanalisi da Jung a Lacan, il cognitivismo. Sono le premesse dello sviluppo successivo accresciuto in questi 40 anni di nuovi indirizzi come le neuroscienze.