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A Study To Determine If The Self Concept Is Changed Measurably As A Result Of Test Interpretation, Janet Ruth Baron

Masters Theses

This study was concerned with investigating the effect of test interpretation upon the self- concepts of college students.

Responce Of Sweet Potato Vine Cuttings To Physical And Chemical Root Inducing Treatments, Farouk Khairi Abdulla

Masters Theses

Impomoea batatas, the sweet potato, is the only representative of the Convolvulaceae considered to be an important vegetable crop in tropical and sub-tropical countries. They are a good source of carbohydrates and vitamin A. They are used in alcohol and starch preparation.

Sweet potatoes are grown from plants produced from roots of the previous crop or from vine cuttings. In regions with short growing seasons, and for early production, the crop is grown from plants produced from roots bedded in a hot bed or cold frame,

Meyer (21) found that planting Porto Rico sweet potatoes slips deeper in the soil …

Small Woodland Owners In Rhea County, Tennessee : Problem A: Characteristics Of Rhea County Small Woodland Owners And Their Farms : Problem B: Management Practices Of Rhea County Small Woodland Owners : Problem C: Factors Influencing Woodland Management Practice Adoption By Rhea County Small Woodland Owners : Three Related Special Problems In Lieu Of Thesis /, Robert William Wilkerson

Masters Theses

Rhea County was organized from a part of Roane County in 1809. The settlers, largely of Scotch-Irish descent, came from southwestern Virginia, upper Tennessee, and North Carolina (13).* Rhea County is. located in southeastern Tennessee, thirty-nine miles from Chattanooga. Part of the county is.in the valley and ridge region and partly on the Appalachian Plateau. The northwestern third of the county is on the Appalachian Plateau and is characterized by high lying, relatively smooth areas interspersed with deep, narrow valleys of dentrite pattern. The rocks that underlie this part of the .county are mainly sandstone (13). Rhea County has an …

The Effects Of Glycerol Levels, Equilibration Times, And Their Interrelationship With Bulls On The Ability Of Bovine Semen To Survive The Freezing Process, Thomas William Lamb

Masters Theses

In the past few years, artificial insemination has become one of the most important tools that the cattle breeder has at his disposal to improve the quality of his animals. The artificial insemination organizations invest a considerable amount of time and money in locating sires. A portion of these bulls are rejected after semen test because of low fertility or a low rate of survival of spermatozoa during the semen freezing process. The loss of many valuable bulls and much time and money might be avoided if the causes of freezing failures in some bulls could be determined. With this …

The Effect Of Neurosecretions From The Cerebral Ganglia On Blood Glucose Levels In Lumbricus Terrestris, Joan Vanderpol Craig

Masters Theses

Introduction

The presence of neurosecretory cells in the suprapharyngeal ganglia of Lumbricus terrestris has been well established (B. and E. Scharrer, 1937). Since these cells may well be the only source of hormones in this organism (B. Scharrer, 1959), the question arises as to their role in the animal's regulation of metabolism The particular aspect of this problem investigated here concerns the effect of these neurosecretory substances on the blood glucose levels in L. terrestris.

Preliminary studies by this investigator on glucose levels in earthworms revealed that blood samples of approximately 15 microliters could be obtained from each animal and …

A Report Of Early Professional Experiences, Joy Rogers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Deprivation Level On Resistance To Extinction: A Test Of A Single Organism Design, Enzo Richard Valenzi

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Pentobarbital Upon The Gross Activity Of The White Rat And Modification Of These Effects By Means Of Water Immersion, Dominic Amante

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Nickelous Nitrate Hexahydrate And Its Effect On Reproduction In The Mouse, Marvin R. Guthaus

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Strain Differences In Alcohol Preference On Guinea Pigs And Experimental Manipulation Of Preference By Forced Alcohol Consumption, Gerald L. Appleman

Masters Theses

Introduction

The study of the determinants of alcoholism, one of the most perplexing diseases of mankind, entered its most fruitful era of discovery in the laboratory of the animal researcher. A pioneering study of the determinants of alcohol consumption by Richter (1940) indicated that laboratory rats show a preference for alcohol over water beginning at 1.8 per cent ethanol (v/v) solution, and continue to prefer alcohol over water up to a 6 per cent ethanol (v/v) solution. Richter made two important contributions to alcohol research which had broader implications than the presentation of an index of alcohol consumption in rats. …

Pain Elicited Aggression As A Function Of Withdrawal From Morphine Addiction, Brian G. Teel

Masters Theses

One branch of aggression research has concentrated on the elicitation of aggressive behavior by means of exteroceptive stimulation. Electric shock or similar painful stimuli (Ulrich & Azrin, 1962) are well known to produce fighting in the laboratory rat. This basic method has allowed experimental analysis of a wide scope of associated variables.

Ulrich and Azrin (1962) investigated several different parameters. They found that laboratory rats increased their fighting behavior as the frequency of shocks increased from 0.1 to 38 shocks per minute. With frequency fixed, the fighting response rate resembled an inverted U-shaped curve when shock intensity was increased from …

Six Dimensions Of Religiosity And Riesman's Inner/Other-Direction, Edward E. Mckenna

Masters Theses

First three paragraphs:

To what extent do different types of religious behavior vary with different levels of inner- and other-direction?

Religious behavior is multi-dimensional in nature, with several qualitatively distinct dimensions. Hypothesized relations between different dimensions of religious behavior and inner/other-direction, together with the assumed shift from inner-direction to other-direction, have been formulated to explain the now familiar, but nevertheless controversial, religious revival in American society. This revival is controversial in the sense that it extends only to certain types, or dimensions, of religious behavior. There have been increases in church membership, identification, and ritual observance, but not in other …

Productivity In Hampshire, Dorset And Southdown Flocks Of Sheep And Evaluation Of Factors Affecting Performance Of Lambs, Ben Thomas Powell

Masters Theses

Agriculture is entering an age where, to survive, the Tennessee farmer must either purchase more land or improve production on the land he has. Most of the time it is more economical to improve one's production per acre or per animal. One method of accomplishing greater production is through selection of superior producing animals. Selection has been done for centuries through visual observation. To justify their existence as a group, breeders of registered sheep must produce a type of sheep superior to those in the hands of the commercial producers they serve. This superiority must be expressed in demonstrated ability …

An Estimate Of The Value Of Advertising Rights To Landowners From Billboard Site Rentals, Lewis S. Pipkin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Soil Moisture, Nitrogen And Several Climatic Factors On Yield And Evapotranspiration Of Corn, Bobby Ray Hathcock

Masters Theses

A knowledge of the moisture content of the soil is important in irrigation experiments, in field experiments in general, and in irrigation practice on the farm (45). Measurement of soil moisture content has received much attention in the past several years with the increased concern and investigation into the area of consumptive use (evapotranspiration). In recent years, the emphasis on water use by various crops has led to the development of several methods for estimating evapotranspiration (ET.) In order to estimate ET, it is necessary to have a record of the soil moisture content throughout the growing season. The neutron …

Morphological Response Of Chrysanthemum Morifolium Varieties To A Growth Retardant As Modified By Light, James G. Staley

Masters Theses

More than fifty years ago scientist discovered that the growth and behavior of many plants could be changed and often controlled by applying small amounts of organic chemicals to leaves, stems, or roots. These chemicals have become known as "growth regulators" and some have proved to be extremely useful. Today growth regulating chemicals are being used as standard practices in the production of farm crops and ornamental plants. The responses obtained from these confounds have been adapted to many commercial uses. New chemicals with new uses continually increase the list. How plants respond when sprayed. dusted, or soaked with growth …

Effects Of Oxytocin Administered In The Dry Period On Subsequent Lactation In Cows, George Martin Gorman

Masters Theses

The need for a dry period in dairy cows has been established for more than a century, but the optimum length of the period and reason for the benefit derived from the pause in lactation has been studied only recently. On the basis of survey studies a dry period of 60-90 days has been shown to result in maximum production. Until a few years ago the stimulus of a dry period to lactation was thought to be due solely to a rebuilding of the nutrient stores in the animal. More recently the involvement of hormonal factors such as an interaction …

Suggested Formats For Collecting Agricultural Economic Data On Smallholders Agricultural And Recommendation For Establishing And Agricultural Economic Branch In The Department Of Agriculture Of Malaysia, Khairi Bin Haji Mohamed

Masters Theses

Malaysia covers an area of about 130,000 square miles occupying two distinct regions: (1) the Malay Peninsula, and (2) the northwestern coastal area of the Borneo Island. The two regions are separated by about 400 miles of the South China sea. Malaysia lies close to the equator between latitudes 1 and 7 degrees north, and longitudes 100 and 119 degrees east (Figure 1). The average rainfall is between 120-160 inches, and average temperatures vary from 70 to 90 degrees fahrenheit. Relative humidity is generally high.

The Malay Peninsula consists essentially of an east and west coastal plain between which the …

The Results Of The Combined Isotonic-Isometric Execution Compared To The Isotonic Execution In Terms Of Strength Development And Muscle Girth, Arnold William Pedersen

Masters Theses

INTRODUCTION

Although many studies have been made to determine a method of weight training which produces the greatest increases in muscle strength and muscle girth, the conclusions vary in theory and methodology.

Weight training has been subjected to much research in the past. Many of the researchers agree on a method of weight training which produces the best results. However, some advocate the use of isometric contractions as the most desirable method of gaining strength. Others state that isotonic exercise is the only logical way to increase one's strength. Still others say a combination of the two will produce optimum …

Evaluation Of Factors Affecting The Performance Of Spring Lambs, G. Srinivasan

Masters Theses

The predominant system of commercial sheep production in Tennessee is the production of milk-fat spring lambs. Spring lamb is the term applied to the new crop of lambs arriving at the market in the spring, generally born in the early winter and winter months, and marketed directly off their dams. Spring pasture, favorable climate, breeding, care and management have contributed to the excellence of spring lamb production in Tennessee. The objective of the breeder in spring lamb produc-tion is to produce lambs with a fast rate of growth from birth to slaughter and a sufficient amount of fat to bring …

The Effect Of Avitaminosis E On The Incorporation Of 35S-Sulfate By Rat Tissue Components, Sara Frierson Fulton

Masters Theses

(Introduction) Previous work in this laboratory has shown that there is a decrease in sulfate production when ³⁵S-cysteine is incubated with liver homogenates prepared from vitamin E-deficient rats as compared with the sulfate produced by homogenates from vitamin E-sufficient rats. In avitaminosis E the lowered incorporation of a test dose of ³⁵SO₄⁼ into cellular lipoprotein and the mucopolysaccharides isolated from rib cartilage and lung has been shown. A decrease in the breaking strength of rats' aorta, presumably the result of impaired collagen production, was obtained when the aortas from vitamin E-deficient rats were compared …

A History Of Vocational Agriculture In Tennessee From 1917 To 1955, William Brown Long

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Experimental Teaching Approaches For Use With Above And Below Average Burley Tobacco Production Groups In Greene County, Tennessee, James O. Cunningham

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate two separate Extension teaching approaches (based on intensive survey of the tobacco growers and their practices) as evidenced by changes in knowledge and practice use by two different Extension audiences, namely "above average" tobacco growers, referred to hereafter as Group A, and "below average" tobacco growers, referred to as Group B in the study.

Heterosis And Combining Ability In Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.), Krishna K. Gyawali

Masters Theses

A diallel cross involving seven parents and 21 hybrids was adopted to study heterosis and combining ability in wheat. F₁ hybrids and parents were compared in space-planted experiments in two years. Ten hybrids gave significantly higher yield than the highest parent in the cross. The range for all hybrids was -13.8 to 75.9 per cent over the highest parent. Heterosis was obtained from hybrids within the soft red winter wheat group as well as from hybrids derived from hard red and soft white winter wheats. Heterosis was observed for all characters measured in some of the crosses. Greatest heterosis …

An Evaluation Of Crop And Soil Management Systems On Selected Farms In Dyer County, Tennessee, Clarence Homer Jent

Masters Theses

Since 1960, crop and soil management systems that do not provide adequate protection against soil erosion on sloping land have come into widespread use by farmers in West Tennessee. This has been the result of an increasing demand for soybeans and the favorable prices that farmers have received for this crop in recent years. The acreage of soybeans harvested for beans in Tennessee has steadily increased each year for the past six years. In 1960, Tennessee farmers harvested 394,000 acres of soybeans (8). In 1966, the forecast is that 941,000 acres will be harvested (9). The acreage of other cultivated …

The Effect Of Morphine On Pain-Elicited Aggression In Rats, Danija Kaskurs

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Study Of The Metal Complexes Of Alpha Aminohydroxamic Acids, Richard N. Nipe

Masters Theses

Introduction

The objectives of this investigation were to develop: 1) compounds similar to hydroxy urea, a compound known to have anti-tumor activity, 2) a method to prepare α-aminohydroxamic acids and to study the complexes of these compounds with several metal ions, 3) computer programs to determine the pK's¹ of the hydroxamic acids and the stepwise stability constants² for the ligands and several metal ions.

The values obtained for the stability constants were compared with values for the stability constants of acetohydroxamic acid and α-aminocarboxylic acids in an attempt to find which in the ligand formed bonds with the …

Budget Effects On Defense Planning, Charles Ventura

Masters Theses

Preface

The Department of Defense (DOD) program budget was developed to link defense planning to defense spending. The budget is designed to reflect total program costs. Military managers require such costs in order to make optimum allocation of resources. The program budget has been a useful tool in bringing uniformity to military plans but its effectiveness, the author contends, has been limited because it contains inaccurate cost data.

The author intends to prove that incorrect financial information is included in the budget because some resource expenditures cannot be accurately traced. The same resource is "common" to several different weapon systems. …

Game Theory And Power Politics, Michael Decker

Masters Theses

Preface

The contemporary argument over method reaches into all the traditional diversions of social science, of which political science is no exception. Such names as structure-functionalism, decision theory, systems analysis, behavioralism, and game theory have become commonplace identifications of political methodologies in the twentieth century. And if one consideration has generated this plethora of seemingly novel approaches to the study of politics, it is an epistemological one. Indeed, the argument seems to center around determining that kind of intellectual behavior which will best enable the student to understand political events.

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It is proposed in what follows that, in the …

Dogmatic And Decision-Making In A Variable Risk Situation, Robert E. Jones

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.