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Natural Areas For Community Colleges: Their Role In Environmental Education, John Henry Gerdes

Masters Theses

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Distribution-Free Interval Estimation Of The Largest Α-Quantile, William E. Plouff

Masters Theses

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A Review Of Short Forms Of The Mmpi, William M. Skinner

Masters Theses

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Benton Harbor Area Schools Major Internship, Edwin R. Dass

Masters Theses

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A Study Of The Feasibility Of The W.A.I.S. As A Self-Administered Pencil-Paper Test, Marlene Mason

Masters Theses

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Modernization In Micronesia: Acculturation, Colonialism And Culture Change, Kirk L. Gray

Masters Theses

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The Role Of The Fictitious Narrator In Heinrich Boll's Gruppenbild Mit Dame, Hannah Elise Boon

Masters Theses

This thesis attempts to analyze the role of the fictitious narrator in the 1972 Nobel prize-winning novelist Heinrich Boll’s novel, Gruppenbild Mit Dame. The novel consists of a fictitious report about Leni Pfeiffer composed by the fictitious narrator who is referred to only as “the Author.” The report is a collection of information and opinions gathered by the Author from various witnesses to events in Leni’s life.

The first topic to be considered is the Author’s purpose in writing the report. He maintains that his purpose is purely existential, and the reader must accept this reason. The next topic dealt …

The Value System As A Source Of Political Attitudes, William S. Maddox

Masters Theses

The field of political psychology focuses on specific political behavior as it relates to a total measure of the individual. This research effort chose as a possible summation of that totality the value system, defined as any individual's description of his total image of the world and the behavior which he prefers in dealing with that world. Within this perspective, political attitudes are the result of the expression of a broad and abstract value system with reference to a specific attitude object.

The research design utilized Q methodology to gather empirical descriptions of values systems toward a political issue, i.e., …

Debris Slides And Related Flood Effects In The 4-5 August 1938 Webb Mountain Cloudburst: Some Past And Present Environmental Geomorphic Implications, Carl A. Koch

Masters Theses

On the night of 4-5 August, 1938 a cloudburst occurred over Webb Mountain, Tennessee, that lasted three hours with a rainfall in excess of twelve inches. This sudden deluge caused considerable debris sliding and flooding which resulted in the loss of eight lives and extensive property damage in the narrow valleys below the slide area. Over 100 individual slide scars were identified in the study area, 40 of which occurred in the Matthew Creek watershed.

The debris slide movement is thought to have been initiated by sliding at the head of the scar, with the mass of moving rock, soil …

Food Use Of "Wild" Plants By Cherokee Indians, Myra Jean Perry

Masters Theses

Wild plants have long been a component of the diet of the Cherokee Indians. In this study, traditional knowledge of edible wild plants as a food source has been shown to exist in present day Cherokee society and the use of and beliefs about wild plants and other natural resource foods have been documented from accounts on the historic Cherokee.

It was noted that knowledge of wild plants may be passed from one person or generation to another by word of mouth. Attitudes and beliefs toward the consumption of wild plants affected the use of this knowledge.

The active collection …

Human Genetic Isolation And Population Structure Of Hancock County, Tennessee, James R. Kirkland

Masters Theses

A study of the population structure of Hancock County, Tennessee, was conducted in order to determine the degree of genetic isolation, and the likelihood of random genetic drift, experienced by the county population. Genealogical information for the study was obtained from a random sample of the population utilizing two series of questionnaires. In all, data were obtained for 275 couples from all areas of Hancock County.

Four main analytical steps were taken with these data to determine: (1) the amount of inbreeding, through a surname isonymy study, (2) the effective population size, (3) the patterns of human movement, primarily marital …

Debris Slides And Related Flood Effect In The 4-5 August 1938 Webb Mountain Cloudburst: Some Past And Present Environmental Geomorphic Implications, Carl A. Koch

Masters Theses

On the night of 4-5 August, 1938 a cloudburst occurred over Webb Mountain, Tennessee, that lasted three hours with a rainfall of twelve inches. This sudden deluge caused considerable debris sliding and flooding which resulted in the loss of eight lives and extensive property damage in the narrow valleys below the slide area. Over 100 individual slide scars were identified in the area, 40 of which occurred in the Matthew Creek watershed.

The debris slide movement is thought to have been initiated by sliding at the head of the scar, with the mass of moving rock, soil and forest debris …

An Evaluation Of Low-Cost Minimum Standard Housing In Rural Tennessee, Earl Maurice Wimbish

Masters Theses

This study was designed: 1) to determine the present status of rural housing in Tennessee by examining the relationships between selected socioeconomic characteristics of rural residents and character-istics of rural housing, and 2) to develop financial plans of improving housing for low-income families in rural Tennessee. Data for the study were obtained from a sample of 1,624 households, selected by a random sampling technique, from 68 rural counties in Ten-nessee. Data were secured from household heads through personal interviews. Accessibility, condition of yards, exterior conditions of houses, space, water and sanitation facilities, and feasibility of repair were evaluated to determine …

Response Of Soybeans To Acid Soils And To Aluminum And Manganese On Nutrient Solution, Marlon W. Yankee

Masters Theses

Three greenhouse pot experiments were conducted to study the effects of soil pH, A1 and Mn on the growth of Forrest and Lee 68 varieties of soybeans (Glycine max L.). The effect of A1 and Mn in soils and in nutrient solution on nutrient concentrations in soybeans was also studied. The first study consisted of altering the pH values of three Tennessee soils (Huntington-Bewleyville silt loam, Jefferson loam, Leadvale loam) with additions of HCl or 3/4 Ca(OH)₂*1/4 MgO. Different amounts of acid or lime were added to change the pH of each soil to that of the other …

A Study Of Histological Changes In Corn Leaves Under Stress With An Investigation Of Their Photographic Densityusing Infrared Film, Marion Dake Ellis

Masters Theses

Hickory King corn was germinated in sand and then supplied nutrients using Hoagland's solutions. When the corn plants reached the three-leaf stage, four kinds of stress were induced in separate pots in order to study their photographic density using infrared film as it related to the internal structure of the leaves. The four stresses used in this study were: disease caused by maize dwarf mosaic virus, manganese toxicity, nitrogen deficiency, and water deficiency. Leaves from the four stress conditions and from control plants were examined microscopically to determine what anatomical anomalies could be found to explain their photographic densities as …

Characteristics Of Extension Efnep Program Assistants In Six Selected East Tennessee Counties, Evangeline Freeland Davis

Masters Theses

This was a benchmark study to determine and classify characteristics of certain program assistants in Tennessee. A questionnaire was developed to secure personal and job related information, and to study attitudes toward the job and toward inservice training received from EFNEP agents, to probe use of approved program assistant practices, and to determine how much help program assistants felt they needed in order to do an adequate (professional) job. The questionnaire was sent to all EFNEP agents in six selected counties to be administered at a regular inservice training meeting. Thirty-six assistants responded com-pletely. Results of the study indicated that …

Application Of Air Flow Measurements To The Determination Of Cotton Fiber Specific Surface Area And Maturity, William Paul Hawkins

Masters Theses

An instrumentation system and measurement techniques were developed to determine if the relationships for specific surface area and maturity used with the Arealometer were applicable to a system using a larger specimen size and random fiber orientation. Air flow resistance was determined for various varieties with a wide range of specific surface area and maturity. Fiber orientation effects were found to be negligible and the optimum specimen plug lengths and air flow rate were determined. It was concluded that the Arealometer flow equation performed satisfactorily with the experimental system, providing compatible specific surface area values and indications of maturity.

Some Physical Properties And Cation Exchange Capacities Of Soils From Greens Of Four Golf Courses As Compared To Usga Green Section Specifications, Reginald M. Jellicorse

Masters Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to determine and compare certain physical properties and cation exchange capacities at various depths of putting green soils from four golf courses in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. These golf courses were of different ages and types of green construction. This study also included a comparison of these same physical properties and CEC with a laboratory soil mixture of sand, silt, clay and organic matter prepared in accordance with USGA Green Section specifications which served as a standard of known and currently accepted soil property responses. The experimental data for this investigation were obtained by …

Effects Of Ethephon On Sex Expression And Yields Of Summer Squash, John Oscar Best

Masters Theses

The plant growth regulator 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (ethephon) was applied to four summer squash cultivars to determine its effects on yield and flowering habits. Four ethephon rates, three application regimes, and two locations were used in field studies. Flowering patterns were examined for two cultivars under early fall greenhouse growth conditions. Four ethephon rates and four stages of plant growth for ethephon application were utilized in the greenhouse study. Ethephon levels of 150, 300, and 600 ppm were tested in field studies. The 150 ppm level resulted in the highest yields with the least amount of quality reduction as defined by …

Characteristics, Roles, And Training Problems Of Agricultural Extension Radio Specialists In The United States With Application Of Findings To A Thai Situation, Pote Chumsri

Masters Theses

This combination survey, library and descriptive application type of study was done in the United States and related to Thailand for the purposes of: (1) gathering historical information regarding Extension radio work; (2) identifying some of the important characteristics, roles and training problems of Extension radio specialists in the United States; (3) exploring generally accepted approaches used by United States Extension radio specialists for presenting subject matter and teaching methods in agent induction and inservice training; (4) studying the situation with regard to Extension radio work in Thailand, and (5) applying, as nearly as possible, some principles and practices found …

A Case Study Of The Consequences Of Displacement Caused By Urban Renewal And Highway Construction On Minority Businesses In The City Of Knoxville, Tennessee, Comer L. Taylor

Masters Theses

The purpose of this thesis was to study the consequences of displacement caused by urban renewal and highway construction on minority businesses in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. Efforts were made to find out: (1) What happens to business establishments when they have been forced to move to another location; (2) To what extent does dis­ location lead to business failures; (3) What minority businessmen perceive to be-their problems and needs; (4) What are the characteristics of owners of those businesses that did not survive the move as compared to those that successfully relocated; (5) What are the major problems …

Food Preference Influences On Meal Selections Of High School Students At Central High School, Knoxville, Tennessee, Robbie Fowler Needham

Masters Theses

For the purpose of this research it was hypothesized that teenagers use food preferences when making meal selections. The sample included all students attending six sections of the study hall at Central High School, Knoxville, Tennessee. Three hundred and ten pairs of usable questionnaires were obtained and both sexes from each of the three grades (10, 11, and 12) were represented.

A questionnaire containing both definitions and menu choices for three days was administered two weeks prior to the service of their meals. Students were asked to indicate their meal preference and to describe food items listed. The questionnaire was …

The Response Of Snapdragons, Antirrhinum Majus L., To Summer Greenhouse Growing Conditions In Tennessee, Mitzi Gwyn Miller

Masters Theses

Differences in daily transpiration rates for snapdragons on days of differing humidity, temperature, and light in summer were found. Daily transpiration rates also differed significantly among cultures. Stomatal closure on bright, hot days occurred at different leaf relative hydrations among the cultivars. The lower transpiring cultivar 'Oklahoma' maintained the higher leaf relative hydration. The snapdragon cultivar 'Panama' grown in summer under two shading levels and two soil depths showed that plants grov/n under 50 percent shade or at the 15 cm soil depth produced better quality plants than those grown under 63 percent shade or at the 30 cm soil …

Influence Of 4-H And Other Factors On Attitudes, Knowledge, And Abilities Acquired In The Home Economics Judging Activity By Selected Senior 4-H Girls In Tennessee, Glenda H. Jellicorse

Masters Theses

This study was concerned with the Tennessee 4-H Home Economics Judging Activity. The overall purposes of this study were (1) to compare participants and nonparticipants in the Home Economics Judging Activity and (2) to evaluate the influence of certain characteristics of the respondents on their ability to judge products in the clothing, interior design and food-nutrition areas. The specific objectives were: 1. To compare judging and attitude toward judging scores of all respondents based on selected characteristics. 2. To determine the influence of participation in Home Economics judging on the knowledge of subject matter by participants and nonparticipants. 3. To …

Influence Of Business Faculty Upon Students’ Attitudes: A Partial Replication Of Edgar Schein’S Study Of Attitude Change During Management Education, Robert Eugene Ashenhurst

Masters Theses

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Temporal Patterning In Adjusting Avoidance, Bruce Edward Hamilton

Masters Theses

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Aspects Of Habitat Selection In Grassland Birds, Keith Graham Harrison

Masters Theses

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Effect Of "Stressors" On Corticosteroid-Binding Globulin Activity In The Rat During Pregnancy, Muhammad Nasir Hussain

Masters Theses

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Observations Of Student Services For The Development Of Human Potential In Selected Community Colleges And Universities, Festus H. Valentine

Masters Theses

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Prediction Of Turnover In A St. Louis Bank By Use Of A Weighted Application Blank, Soon Meng Tow

Masters Theses

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