bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Recall of Meaningful Material as a Function of List Length and the Number of Categories
Authors:   , Clark Robert
Published: February 2023

The problem is to investigate experimentally the effects of the number of categories and the length of lists upon retention, as measured by the number of correct recalls and the number of incorrect intrusions at recall.
An Investigation of The Radioactivity of Oilwell Drilling Fluid, With Depth of Wells in The Berland Field of Rooks County
Authors:   , Johnston Milford
Published: February 2023

In reviewing the foregoing literature and in consideration of the very important place of the state of Kansas in the nation's production of petroleum, it was thought that possibly a contribution might be made to the general subject of geophysical prospecting for oil by the adoption and execution of the problem proposed by the title of this thesis. Since a similar but more scattered study of this problem had been previously made by Lippert with the use of an electroscope, it was considered worth-while to repeat the electroscopic observations together with Geiger-Mueller Counter observations on a new series of wells for samples of both soil and water, and to determine, if possible, a correlation between the readings of these two instruments. Furthermore, instead of taking a few reading s of many wells scattered over the county, it was thought wiser to take daily samples of a limited number of wells in the same field.
Human Nature
Authors:   , Lade-Wills Julie
Published: February 2023

My current work emphasizes the vessel aesthetic and surface manipulation. The majority of these vessels are transformed through hand-built sculptural additions and the utilization of non-traditional finishing surfaces such as terra sigillitas and engobes. Low-fire finishes make it possible to achieve textural depth with subtle color variations, creating a mysterious landscape quality where bony outcroppings advance and recede on desert-like surface. These forms are symbolic of growth, evolution, and decay – representative of man’s own metamorphic process.
A Survey of Faculty Perceptions of Librarians at Ida Jane Dacus Library at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Authors:   , Clark Stephen
Published: February 2023

This study examined the perceptions of teaching faculty towards the librarians (members of the faculty body) at Winthrop College. Results were obtained through a questionnaire and then analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software program. Findings were reported on scales of: general results, responses by school within the college, responses by academic rank, and for significant effect on responses by specific factors. The overall perspective held by faculty was favorable in terms of the librarians’ contribution to the instructional goals of the college and their place in the institution as fellow faculty members. There were no factors which possessed any significance for influencing the general outlook of the respondents.
A New Irvingtonian Water Shrew (Insectivora: Soricidae) from Nuckolls County, Nebraska: Systematics, Functional Morphology and Paleoecology
Authors:   , Timperley Cinda
Published: February 2023

Eight species of three genera of shrews were recovered from the Albert Ahrens Site, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. Based on dental morphology, biomechanics, and paleoecology, one of these is believed to represent a previously undescribed species of water shrew. It closely resembles the modern North American water shrews, Sorex palustris and Sorex bendirii, in overall morphology but differs from both by having a taller coronoid, more anteroposteriorly compressed unicuspids, less constricted snout, and a bite force index (BFI) that falls between S. palustris and S. bendirii. Twelve of 33 quantitative characters significantly distinguish S. sp. A as a new species. The BFI and I1 morphology, in addition to fish remains and an area of Sorex sympatry in central Canada, suggest a similar paleoecology of cool, moist boreal parkland habitat. The Albert Ahrens Site is important geologically and paleontologically because it lies stratigraphically higher than a nearby mid-Pleistocene ash bed and its fauna is similar to the Cudahy local fauna (I. f.), Meade County, Kansas. Ash clasts within the highly fossiliferous bone pebble matrix have been found to match exactly the nearby ash bed. Radiometric dating and mineralogic examination of samples of this ash reveals that the source is the 0.6 Ma Lava Creek B Ash, making the fossil site younger than the Cudahy l. f. This temporal relationship to the Cudahy I. f. is important to understanding the evolutionary development and paleoecology of certain long-tailed shrews (genus Sorex) in the Midwest.
A Comparative Study of the Relationship Between Teacher Immediacy and Student Affective Learning in United States and Chinese College Classrooms
Authors:   , Wei Xu
Published: February 2023

This current study was designed to investigate student perceptions of teacher immediacy in United States and Chinese college classrooms, and the relationship between teacher immediacy behaviors and student affective learning. A total number of 218 college students participated in this research by responding to instruments that measured teacher immediacy and student affective learning. The results indicated that U.S. students perceived a higher amount of nonverbal teacher immediacy than Chinese student s; but there is no significant different percept ion of verbal immediacy between the two samples. Correlations revealed a positive relationship between teacher verbal and nonverbal immediacy behaviors and student affective learning in both U.S. and Chinese college classrooms.
Teacher-Made Tests Versus Published Tests, a Comparison of Scores
Authors:   , Gross Dora
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to research the comparisons of scores received on teacher-made tests, published tests that accompany the textbook, and disguised published tests, which were published tests in handwritten form. The study was performed in a typical junior high school and the population was chosen from the ninth grade. The subjects were divided into three sections of Algebra I which met in the morning. It was determined that the three groups were comparable for this study by using an analysis of variance on scores the students received on the Orleans Hanna Algebra Prognosis Test. The three types of tests of interest in this study were administered over a nine week period during the school year of 1977-1978. By using an analysis of variance on the averages of the scores the students received, it was determined that there was not a significant difference in scores received on the teacher-made test, the published tests, and the disguised published tests. An attitude survey was also administered and the results from this survey indicated the students taking the different tests did not vary greatly in their responses to statements dealing with tests preference, scores received and level of test difficulty. This indicated that student attitude toward the types of testing procedures was not a major factor of this study.
Huntington, Political Development, and Political Theory
Authors:   , Rinkel Steven
Published: February 2023

What is happening in today’s political world is in many ways similar and in many other ways unlike what has happened throughout man’s political history.
The Director's Function in the Staging of a Contemporary Drama: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Authors:   , Williams Tomme
Published: February 2023

This study was designed to stage the drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee for production on a university main-stage. The director demonstrated her ability to apply solutions to all the problems involved with producing academic theatre including pre-production research and analysis, auditions and casting, staging and rehearsals, publicity and marketing, and finally, supervising the performances. The director developed a flexible approach; and more than anything, the collaboration of the production learn to solve the inherent problems of time, budget, space, and levels of ability. The experience of directing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was instructive and invaluable. Albee's play was responsible for inspiring creative energies and inducing serious commitment from actors, designers, and staff members. The efforts of these artists greatly aided the director in achieving a degree of success in staging this drama.
France, Nato, and N.P.T.
Authors:   , Stagaard Wayne
Published: February 2023

In the late nineteen-fifties and early nineteen-sixties, France, under the leadership of President Charles de Gaulle, aligned its foreign and domestic policies to allow itself to become an independent world power. Many of these policies, although potentially beneficial to the French objectives had direct, specific effects upon other countries. Although it is most difficult to analyze and dissect each and every decision or the French government, there were some decisions which were particularly relevant in regard to the total international situation. In this category would be the French decision in the mid-sixties to establish a course or military self-determination and to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance. Initial reaction to this decision would affect policy decisions concerning the military capability of the NATO alliance with the geographical, tactical, and personnel void created by such a French decision. Further investigation is necessary; however, to comprehend how such a unilateral decision could affect regional and international politics. Such was the case with the French decision to withdraw from NATO. World events, most specifically the Berlin Crisis and the Cuban missile crisis, had made the world governments acutely aware of the possibilities of nuclear confrontation. With the imminent nuclear capability of France, Communist China, India, and other nations of the world it was becoming apparent to the major nations of the world that some type of agreement was necessary to halt the possible, if not probable, proliferation of nuclear weapons. Speculation and discussion regarding an agreement to ban the spread of nuclear information had been a real possibility from the time of the initial Moscow treaty banning nuclear testing. As world events made such an agreement seem more inevitable, the French took their action regarding military affiliation with the NATO alliance. This action raised several situations which could develop into specific problems. Who would take France's place on the European continent; would nuclear weapons be necessary to fill the void left by France? Would the Soviet Union use this action to test the military and political strength of the NATO alliance? To this point there is no known work which deals with the effects of the French withdrawal from the NATO alliance and any subsequent effect that had upon the successful negotiation of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. In this regard, we shall see how the French action led to deviations in the normal U.S. NATO policies and subsequently how the French action threatened the Non-proliferation Treaty negotiations.
An Investigation in the Determination of Cerium by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Authors:   , Delaney Robert
Published: February 2023

The initial investigation was to locate a suitable line. Optimum fuel to oxidant ratio, lamp current, burner height, solvent system, and pH were studied. Extraction methods were also investigated.
Introspection
Authors:   , Randle Susan
Published: February 2023

The thesis work presented herein represents two series. Though differing in intent and execution, they are both of importance. The dinosaur series represents an excursion into truth and healing, the bug series a fun and challenging respite.
An Experimental Investigation of the Processes and Techniques Employed in the Woodcut, Etching, and Aquatint
Authors:   , Cornwell Dorothy
Published: February 2023

A combination of the etching and aquatint techniques were superimposed over relief color-printing giving this linear medium a painterly effect. The above process was also used with the woodcut producing a most pleasing effect. In both the woodcut and etching techniques, the relief process was found to be preferable for color-printing, while the intaglio process was employed exclusively to produce the linear quality. Line and artistic, compositional design treatment are definite functional characteristics of both media.
An Investigation For Varietal Differences of Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) Acutus (Say) (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)
Authors:   , Rassaert Charles
Published: February 2023

This study, which covers a single species that has a nationwide geographical distribution, was begun in order to determine if varieties could be found on the basis of linear measurements of the internal morphological characters that are presently deemed valid. In addition, external characters were used.
A Hot Breakfast Program in an Elementary School
Authors:   , Neeland Sheryl
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate a hot breakfast program. The independent variables were participation status, economic status, gender, Chapter I reading status, and race. The dependent variables were Total Battery, Total Reading, Total Language Arts and Total Mathematics scores from the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, total number of absences and total number of times tardy. Scores from the Survey of Basic Skills (SRA scores) were employed as covariant measures (composite null hypotheses one through five, number absences for previous year for composite null six and total number of times tardy for previous year for composite null seven). The sample consisted of 53 subjects from two elementary schools. The experimental group consisted of 23 students from the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. The control group consisted of 30 students from the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Seven composite null hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance employing a single-factor analysis of covariance. A total of 31 comparisons were tested. All 31 comparisons were main effects. Two of the 31 comparisons were statistically significant at the .05 level. The statistically significant main effects were for the following: sixth grade (or the independent variable participation status and the dependent variable Total Language Arts; and sixth grade for the independent variable participation status and the dependent variable of absences. The significant comparisons indicated the following: sixth grade students who participated in the hot breakfast program had statistically significant higher achievement in Total Language Arts than those who did not participate: and sixth grade students who participated had statistically significant more absences than those who did not participate. The results of the present study appeared 10 support the following generalizations: 1) an association between participation in a hot breakfast program and achievement test scores for sixth graders in Total Language Arts, 2) an association between participation in a hot breakfast program and absenteeism roles for sixth grade, 3) no association between participation in a hot breakfast program according to economic status and achievement test scores, 4) no association between participation in a hot breakfast program according to gender and achievement test scores, 5) no association between participation in a hot breakfast program according to Chapter I reading status and achievement test scores, 6) no association between participation in a hot breakfast program according to race and achievement test scores, and 7) no association between participation in a hot breakfast program according to number of times tardy and achievement test scores.
Hannah Arendt and Theories of Revolution
Authors:   , Ruder Jolene
Published: February 2023

This thesis attempts to answer the following question: Is Hannah Arendt's theory of revolution unique, or does it fit into a contemporary school of thought on revolution? An effort is first made to understand Arendt's theory of revolution. To facilitate that understanding, the first chapter examines the forces that shaped her political thought, from this examination; we see that her background led her to focus on the necessity for human freedom, on the political realm as the enclave of freedom, and on the individual as the primary actor in, and reason for, the political world. The second chapter examines in detail Arendt's theory of revolution itself. We see that Arendt views revolution as a quest for freedom. Her idea of the successful revolution is one in which an area of freedom is carved out, in the form of political institutions, where all people are free to participate on a basis of equality. Next, we compare Arendt's theory with two theories representative of contemporary schools of thought on revolution. In the third chapter, Arendt's theory is compared with Samuel P. Huntington's. The two theories seem to have much in common since both view revolution as a participation problem. Yet, we are unable to class Arendt's theory in the Huntington school of thought on revolution because their notions of what constitutes participation, and even their approaches to the study of r evolution, are too divergent. In chapter four, we compare Arendt's theory with that of Bertrand de Jouvenel. The two theorists have a common philosophical approach to the study of revolution. However, their notions of freedom, and their views on the outcome of successful revolutions are quite dissimilar. It is determined that Arendt does not fit into the Jouvenel school of thought on revolution. In the concluding chapter, it is asserted that Arendt is distinctive in her theory of revolution. Yet it is emphasized that the assertion is limited, for an exhaustive comparison of Arendt's theory with all contemporary theories of revolution was not engaged in. As a result of this inquiry, then, it can be stated that, in regard to two major contemporary schools of thought on revolution, Hannah Arendt's theory of revolution is unique.
Two Literary Interpretations of the Spanish Civil War : The Works of Ramon Sender and Ernest Hemingway
Authors:   , Dungan Norman
Published: February 2023

The Spanish Civil War was a war of ideologies, and it involved more voluntary individual participation than any other major war of this century. Two of the participants in and literary recorders of the war were Ramon Sender and Ernest Hemingway. The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the Spanish Civil War fiction of these two men. The works considered are: Seven Red Sundays, Counterattack in Spain, and The King and the Queen by Ramon Sender, and The fifth Column, “Old Man at the Bridge”, “The Denunciation”, “The Butterfly and the Tank”, “Night Before Battle”, “Under the Ridge”, and For Whom the Bells Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. The works of the two men are in many ways similar. Both deal with political, ethical, and social problems. Both appear to be more interested in presenting the people involved in the war than in propounding any particular Party-line. Sender romanticizes the Spanish peasant, and seeks to justify the revolution that preceded the Rebellion in Seven Red Sundays, to demonstrate the courage of the Loyalists in Counterattack in Spain, and to allegorically picture the struggle of the Spanish peasant to attain the ideal world in The King and the Queen. Hemingway attempts to justify the Loyalist position in The Fifth Column, deals with the problem of an old man left homeless and friendless by the Fascists in “Old Man at the Bridge” provides several inconsequential vignettes of war life in the other short stories, and delves into the ideal that lead men to fight fascism in For Whom the Bells Tolls. The works of Sender suffer from insufficient control and insufficient characterization, although The King and the Queen suffers much less from these defects than do the other works. In the final analysis, regardless of their relative artistic merit, all of the Civil War works of Sender and Hemingway reflect their feelings and attitudes toward the last great war of ideological conflict.
The Female Character as Role Model : The Image of Women in Selected Plays by Megan Terry
Authors:   , Heinz Bettina
Published: February 2023

The presentation of female characters in selected plays by feminist playwright Megan Terry is here examined. The thesis analyzes Calm Down Mother; Comings and Goings; The Gloaming; Oh My Darling; Hothouse; Approaching Simone; Pro Game; The Pioneer; Babes in the Bighouse; and Goona Goona. Character analysis of individual dominant female characters or comprehensive analysis of plays lacking individual dominant characters illustrated that Terry's presentation of female characters transcends stereotypical portrayal, be it feminist or mainstream. Her female characters arc presented in a life-like multitude of roles and positions and may be positive or negative role models, depending on the context of the play. The mother-daughter relationship is a dominant theme and serves to emphasize the common bond and intuitive strength defining Terry's female characters.
Seed Sisters
Authors:   , Ganstrom Linda
Published: February 2023

The love I've experienced in life has inspired me to explore the positive, creative power of woman. I see woman as a vessel. Within she holds her love, new life, and a host of ideas, emotions and dreams. The potential of women in today's American culture fascinates me. Women face a wide variety of life-choices. For many, these new opportunities in the work-place have been accompanied by fresh dilemmas. How does one juggle family, work, spiritual, and personal responsibilities? Challenged, today's woman is pregnant with possibilities, full of new hope and new life. Yet she also has an eternal side, where she experiences feelings universal to all women through all time. She loves, bears children, protects, nurtures, works, and worships. She is at once new and ancient. She is a Seed-Sister. Swelling with an optimistic potential, full of possibilities, my Seed-Sisters nearly burst with ripeness. Their pregnancy symbolizes the woman as vessel, holding her precious gift of life and the future. The seed-like form of the vessel erupts into a softly swaying feminine shape, its voluptuousness suggestive of fertility. Often headless, these figures focus on the universal, eternal female rather than concentrate on an individual's features and personality. Nurturing, sharing, and edifying their counterparts, these sisters grow and help each other explore their possibilities while passing their knowledge from one generation to the next. By working together, the sister becomes more than she was individually, evoking the larger potential of the group. Exploring relationships, herself, and her world, the Seed-Sister discovers life, in itself, is a most precious gift to be cherished and shared. Materializing in both drawings and ceramics, the Seed-Sisters are formed of layers. Mixed media of pencil, ink, and prismacolors enhance the drawings. Hand-built from slabs of white stoneware clay, the Seed-Sister sculptures are formed layer upon layer, paddling, scraping, and stretching, in much the same manner we form our own character, building upon layers of experience, knowledge, and perception. After a tall column is formed, the figure is magically revealed with a gentle push and pull modeling of the plastic clay. The Seed-Vessel base often serves as a canvas for carving and a layering of images relating to the form. Daughters, mothers, lovers, and various other fantasy creatures revel here, giving insight into the feminine mind and spirit. A wide variety of firing techniques enrich the form's surfaces and enhance their emotional impact. My Sisters tell a story of hope and of the positive, creative power of love.
The Effectiveness of Discover
Authors:   , Engel Elaine
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER. The independent variables were: type of deliver, gender, classification, age and grade point average. The dependent variables were Certainty and Indecisive scores of the Career Decision Scale. The original scale consisted of 48 subjects. Four of the subjects did not complete the study. Of the 44 subjects, 12 were male and 32 were female. The instruments employed were the Career Decision Scale and a Student Information Form. The design consisted of a pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest. The study was conducted at Fort Hays State University, a four-year Liberal Arts college in Western, Kansas. Nine composite null hypotheses were tested. A total of 18 comparisons were made. Of the 18 comparisons made, no was statistically significant at the .05 level; therefore, no associations were found between any independent and dependent variables.
Symptoms, Semantics and Semaphores: Sculptural Relationships to the Body
Authors:   , Ridgeway Mary
Published: February 2023

Objects affect how you perceive yourself, how you interact with the external world and how others perceive you. I am studying perception by placing sculpture into a context customarily associated with jewelry, costume, and theater. I am interested in the dynamic that results from the combination of people and objects and the development of a participatory component into my sculpture.
Biological Survey of Browns Park, Northwestern Colorado
Authors:   , Madsen Keith
Published: February 2023

An ecological survey of the mammals, birds, herptiles, and plants at Browns Park, Colorado, was conducted for the Colorado Division of wildlife. At least 38 species of mammals, 80 species of birds, 8 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 176 species of plants occur at Browns Park. Browns Park, once known as Browns Hole, is located in the northwestern corner of Moffat County, Colorado, and the eastern part of adjacent Daggett County, Utah. Browns Park is a valley about 64 km long and 9.5 km at its widest point, bordered by Cold Spring Mountain to the north and the Uinta Mountains to the south and west. It is an area where few biological investigations have been conducted. Accordingly, the objective of the study was a survey of the mammals, birds, herptiles, and plants of the Browns Park region.
The Resurgence Of American Nativism In The Early-Twentieth Century And Its Effects On Industrial Hemp Production In The United States
Authors:   , King Roman
Published: February 2023

Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act on August 2, 1937, which officially made it illegal to handle any form of Cannabis sativa L. without adhering to mandatory taxes and registration forms. The American cultivation of industrial hemp (fibrous, non-psychoactive C. sativa L.), became non-existent by 1958 due to the strict penalties associated with the 1937 Tax Act. Industrial hemp served as a staple of American life from the arrival of the first English colonists in North America up until the textile conquest of King Cotton in the early-nineteenth century. Despite the rise of cotton and the importation of cheap foreign fibers like manila, jute, and sisal, American hemp still proved useful, especially in times of war. What ultimately dealt the final blow to the U.S. hemp industry was the resurgence of American nativism in the early-twentieth century. This thesis examines how powerful bureaucrats and businessmen used nativist rhetoric to alter the American public’s perception of cannabis over the first half of the 1900s. Nativists feared that internal foreign threats would cause the collapse of the U.S. by spreading immorality throughout the country and corrupting the values of “native” Americans (typically, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants). Capitalizing on these fears, Harry J. Anslinger and his Federal Bureau of Narcotics emphasized the growing dangers of immigrants and minorities who supposedly became violent after consuming “marihuana.” The lack of scientific information on cannabis during the 1930s allowed Anslinger to include hemp in the Marihuana Tax Act, thereby transforming industrial hemp into a casualty of mass hysteria.
A Soul in Silence
Authors:   , Guan Zhimin
Published: February 2023

Technical skill, conception and interplay of the two play an important role in my art. My art always shows a connection with classical tradition and a spiritual depth inspired by ancient Chinese philosophy.
Transformation of Selected Lines and Conics in the Z-Plane
Authors:   , Hornung Lester
Published: February 2023

The basic problem of this paper was to study the results of transforming selected conics under the transformations w = ez, w = sin z, and w = cos Z. The conic sections were limited to those that were symmetric to the origin, x or y axis. It was found that as the complexity of the curve to be transformed increased so did the complexity of the transformed curve. The other two factors of significance were found to be: 1) The effect of the periodicity of the sine and cosine function; 2) the rapidity by which the absolute values of ex, cosh x, and sinh x increase as x increases. The lone exception to the last statement is that as x approaches negative infinity the value of ex approaches zero.
The Development of National Banking in Iran
Authors:   , Sharifi Manouchehr
Published: February 2023

The industrial revolution of Europe had a great impact on economy of Iran. Iran due to her geographical position for many years served as trade center between East and West and her industries brought wealth and prosperity to the economy of the country. Development of modern industries in Europe which were backed by well-organized banking system, together with aggressive trade policies of those countries, drew Iranian products out of the world markets thus bringing the era of economic prosperity of Iran to an end. Absence of a strong national banking system to supply the necessary capital for any kind of reform and absence of tariff support were the factors in the economic and industrial decline of Iran. These conditions and absence of any restrictive laws against foreign banking institutions helped such firms who were only interested in supporting the industries of their countries to take over the financial and economic affair s of Iran. The haphazard policies of the Iranian government to solve the economic problems of Iran deprived the country of most of the income producing factors. These were the conditions until after World War I, when economic stability, under the guidance of foreign financial advisors, prevailed in the country. This made the establishment of a national banking system possible.
Geology of the Cottonwood Creek Coal Quadrangle, Grand County, Utah
Authors:   , Webster Robert
Published: February 2023

The Cottonwood Creek Coal Quadrangle is located in the Book Cliffs, a major escarpment in eastern Utah. Strata of these cliffs dip in a northerly direction into the Uintah Basin. The shape of this sinuous escarpment is strongly influenced by two major structural features that lie to the south, the San Rafael Swell to the west and the Uncompahgre Uplift to the east. The portion of the Book Cliffs that lies within the boundaries of the thesis area contains formations that are late Cretaceous and early Tertiary in age. The Cretaceous units, in ascending order, include the Mancos Shale and the Price River formation containing the Castlegate Sandstone, Buck Tongue of the Mancos Shale, Sego, Neslen and Farrer Members. Above the Farrer lies the Tuscher Formation in which the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary is likely contained. The uppermost unit is the Wasatch Formation which is Paleocene to Eocene in age. Three major sedimentary facies are present within the quadrangle. Marine facies are found in the middle to lower portions of the Buck Tongue and the main body of the Mancos Shale. The upper portions of these units, along with the Castlegate Sandstone, Sego, and the lower part of the Neslen Members are comprised of various deltaic facies. Above these units, the rocks are continental in origin.
Some Considerations in the Use of Point Quadrats in the Analysis of Mixed Prairie Vegetation
Authors:   , Nagel Harold
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was to evaluate two variations of the point quadrat method of vegetation analysis in the Mixed Prairie. Percentage composition data was gathered by three methods; the clip quadrat, vertical, all-contacts point and the inclined, basal-contact point method. Each of these methods was employed on three range site study areas. Line transects were established across a breaks site, clay upland and a limy upland range site. All point and clip quadrats were taken along this transect. The coefficient of variability and sampling error were calculated for each method, on each area. Number of samples and the amount of time required by each of the methods, to sample area, with equal precision, were also calculated. The vertical, all-contacts phase of the point quadrat method proved to be as efficient as the inclined, basal-contact method. The all-contacts data gives several measures of plant growth, whereas the basal- contact point and clip quadrat give only one measure. From all-contact data, foliage cover, basal cover, percentage composition, and cover repetition can be calculated. Percentage composition, as calculated from all- contacts point data, compare favorably with figures calculated from clip quadrat data (herbage yield). By computing the difference between these values a correction value is obtained by which all- contact data can be converted to percentage composition by herbage yield. Total herbage yield can be determined quite rapidly, using six or seven square foot quadrats. Using the correction values, herbage yield per species can then be determined from all-contacts point data. These various methods of applying all-contacts point data to vegetation analysis make the method quite adaptable for use in the Mixed Prairie.
Summer Food Habit Analysis of Microtus Ochrogaster and Sigmodon Hispidus on Two Ecologically Different Communities
Authors:   , Olson Lawrence
Published: February 2023

A field and laboratory investigation of the summer food habits of Microtus ochrogaster haydeni (Baird) and Sigmodon hispidus texianus (Audubon and Bachman) was pursued to determine what plants were preferred by these two species of rodents by analysis of the summer food habits in two different communities and to compare the summer food habits to the dominant and subdominant plant species from both areas. The samples of Microtus and Sigmodon were taken from two areas of different habitats in Ellis County. Kansas during June and July of 1966. A total of 97 Microtus and 86 Sigmodon were collected and 1830 samples were taken from their stomach contents. Reference slides and a photomicrograph catalogue were made for the purpose of identification. The stomach analysis indicated Microtus and Sigmodon preferred nearly the same \important\ foods in both areas. With a difference of \important\ foods illustrated between Area I and Area II. Microtus was more selective for the dominant plants from both areas than was Sigmodon, but Sigmodon consumed the \important\ plants with greater regularity.
A Study of Shoot, Root, and Rhizome Development of Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron Smithii)
Authors:   , Snook Ernest
Published: February 2023

This study, -which covered a period of two years, was originated in order to learn more of western -wheatgrass as a revegetation and soil conservation plant. It was suggested by the fact that there is a definite need for more knowledge about this native grass which is a potential revegetation plant of the Great Plains. An attempt was made to study growth habits of the shoots, roots and rhizomes of western wheatgrass.
Heavy Metal Art
Authors:   , Wadlow Lance
Published: February 2023

The heavy metal music genre of the 1980s has been my inspiration since adolescence along with ancient Olmec figurines researched during undergraduate school.
Food Plants Utilized by Migratory Waterfowl at Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Refuge
Authors:   , Schlegel Stanley
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this problem was to gather information on food habits of migratory water fowl using Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Refuge, and to determine the most important duck-food species. Ducks were examined as hunters checked through the headquarters building. Food staples were removed from the crops of these birds and numbered. The species of duck, age, sex, plumage, and date of collection were recorded. Contents of the samples were examined and identified. Plant species represented in the crop samples were tabulated by the percent frequency method, and the most important plant species determined. Food preferred by each species of duck was determined by this method. Grain sorghum (Sorghum vulgare), spikerush (Eleocharis palustris), sprangletop (Leptochloa fascicularis), barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli), and purple ammannia (Ammannia coccinea) were the most important plant species.
Discovering and Controlling Resist Methods as Related to Personal Fantasy Images
Authors:   , Locke Marilyn
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this thesis has been to explore and control resist methods in relationship to personal fantasy images using oil ink and oil paint. All the drawings included have been executed on rice paper which was found to be most satisfactory for resist. A paper with a tooth was used often in the experimental period, but the desired results were not obtained. The use of masonite for use with oil paint allowed a smooth surface for detail work. The masonite is a kind of fiberboard made from pressed wood fibers.
The Relation of Personality Traits and Motives in College Athletes
Authors:   , Stutterheim Will
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to determine the relation between personality traits and motives among college athletes and (b) to determine the relation of traits and motives to the demographics collected. Subjects were 85 NCAA Division II athletes from Fort Hays State University. All participants completed a Background Information Sheet, a Big Five inventory questionnaire, and a Reiss Profile questionnaire. Regression analyses indicated that Order, Physical Exercise, and Family significantly related to Neuroticism. F (3,82)= 9.37, p<.001. Social Contact, Order, and Power motives showed a significant relation to Extraversion, F (3,82)= 17.519, p<.001. Curiosity, Order, and Power provided a significant relation to Openness, F (3,82)= 25.645, p<.001. Physical Activity, Eating, Order, Savings, Vengeance, and Curiosity indicated a significant relation to Conscientiousness, F (6,79)= 11.866, p<.001Vengeance and Social Contact showed a significant relation to Agreeableness, F (2,83)= 38.868, /1<.00 I. Results of a MANOVA indicated significant differences between the gender and team type on Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Results of a MANOVA indicated significant differences between the gender on personality motives Romance, F (2,83)= 14.186, p<.001, and Vengeance , F (2,83)= 12.016, p<.001. Team type (individual, team, or two sport) and motives Idealism, F (2,83)= 3.638, p<.05 and Eating with, F (2,83)= 4.601, p<.05 were also significant. The potential theoretical and empirical value of these findings was discussed.
Detectability and Impression Management
Authors:   , Tigue Deborah
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differences in self- presentation styles lead to differences in tactics used to influence others. Specifically, do consistent and flexible impression managers differ in their use of attributive and/or repudiative tactics in self-report questionnaires? The subjects in this study were 199 undergraduate students, recruited from introductory psychology and sociology courses at Wichita State University. Subjects first completed the Iowa personality Inventory and the Impression Management Checklist (IMC; Olson, 1991), which was used to classify subjects as “consistent” or “flexible”. After completion of the IMC, subjects were given either standard instructions, or instructions which informed subjects that attempts at distortion would be detected. Subjects then completed the Self Presentation Scale (SPS; Roth, Snyder, and Pace, 1986). Before receiving either standard or detectability instructions, 75 of the subjects completed the IMC a second time. A 2 x 2 analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Self-presentation style (consistent vs. flexible) and instructions (standard vs. detectable) were the independent variables. The dependent variables were subjects' use of attributive and repudiative tactics on the SPS. A differential effect for detectability was expected, such that flexible would use fewer denial tactics under this condition. Only one hypothesis was supported: that consistents would rate themselves more favorably, overall, than flexibles. The IMC was found to have high internal reliability, but modest test- retest reliability. Of the 75 subjects who completed the IMC twice, 61.33 % remained in the same subject classification (consistents vs. flexibles). Most of the subjects (98.l %), however, reported being \very honest\ in their responses. Results of this study may have implications regarding validity of self-report measures of personality.
Effect of Hands-on Instruction, Gender and Socioeconomic Status on Science Content Achievement of Fifth Grade Students
Authors:   , Nichols Quaife
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the effect of three levels of hands-on science instruction, gender, and socioeconomic status on science content achievement of students in grade five. The independent variables studied were: method of science instruction participation status, pretest status, gender, and socioeconomic status. The dependent variable was scores from Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP): Science, Series II. There were 66 grade five students in the sample. A total of five hypotheses were tested, two of which were post hoc hypotheses. A total of 15 comparisons were made, plus 3 recurring ones. Of the 15, 1 was statistically significant at the .05 level. The significant comparison was pretest status for the dependent variable scores from the STEP: Science, Series 11. The results from the significant comparisons indicated that students who had 60% or more hands-on instruction and scored in the upper 50% on the pretest had a significantly higher mean score on the posttest. The results of the present study appeared to support the following generalizations: 1. no association between amount of hands-on instruction and science content achievement, 2. no association between gender and science content achievement, 3. no association between socioeconomic status and science content achievement, 4. pretest status was associated with science content achievement.
The Relationship Between Environmental Print Awareness and Early Reading Ability
Authors:   , Billinger Elizabeth
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the present study was to examine a possible correlation between a child's skill in recognizing the labels and logos in his/her environment and scores on a reading readiness test. Preschool children age three years eight months to five years eight months were recruited from the local area. A total of 38 subjects, males and females, were tested. The subjects were administered three measures: a test of receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test- Revised, PPVT-R), a measure of reading readiness (Test of Early Reading Ability, TERA), and a measure of environmental print awareness (Environmental Print cards). Ten logos were presented to the subjects, each appearing in three forms. The first form consisted of the logo with all content (color, form, etc.) cues, the second form had some content cues removed, the third f9rm was absent of all context cues and presented the logo in block print. Pearson correlations were run. The results partially supported the first hypothesis that the older subjects performed better on the measure of environmental print awareness than did younger subjects. The results failed to support a second hypothesis that a significant correlation would be found between scores on the environmental print cards and the TERA.
Women and Minorities in a Large Mid-West School District
Authors:   , Nguyen Chi
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the changing representation and distribution of school employees across gender, race, and job over the time period from 1973 to 1988 with five -year increments (1973, 1978, 1983, and 1988) in a large school district. A time-series or trend analysis was employed. The independent variables were employees' gender and race. The levels of the gender variable were male and female. The levels of the race variable were White, Black, Hispanic, and Other. The dependent variable was job category with six levels which were district administrators, school administrators, classroom teachers, student-support professionals, clerical workers, and service workers. Thirty-two comparisons were tested at the .05 level of significance; 15 of the comparisons were found to be statistically significant. The results of the present study appeared to support the following generalization: The school district in this study has made considerable progress in its efforts toward a balanced allocation of jobs among its employees of both sexes and all races between 1973 and 1988. However, 1. Females and minorities are still grossly under-represented in central-office administration, and school administration. 2. Males and minorities are still grossly under-represented in student-support and clerical-worker categories. 3. Females are still grossly under-represented in the service-worker category. 4. White and Black females are, respectively, the two groups that have achieved significant gains in all job categories. Hispanic females and the \Other\ groups (both male and female) are noticeably absent from the district-administrator category.