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Separation Of The N-Sphere By An (N - 1)-Sphere, James C. Cantrell

Masters Theses

In this thesis we consider certain (n-1)-spheres embedded in S^n (we will frequently use the fact that S^n is topologically equivalent to the one point compactification of E^n). The problem is then to establish the existence or non-existence of certain topological properties of the two domains into which S^n is separated by the given (n-1)-spheres.

An Analysis Of The Spending Habits Of Residence Hall Students At The University Of Tennessee, 1959-60, Peter Condiles

Masters Theses

This study will attempt to discover the amount of money undergraduate students living in residence halls spend on food, clothing, rent, entertainment, and miscellaneous items. It will also attempt to compare these figures with those available from other studies and to draw significant conclusions and to make useful recommendations.

Management And Performance Of Swine At Ames Plantation, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to observe management practices and evaluate performance of straightbred and crossbread swine in the swine research program of the Animal Husbandry-Veterinary Science Department at Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Data from straightbred Duroc, Hampshire, and Landrace and crossbred H X D and H X P X L pigs farrowed in the fall of 1956 and sold in the spring of 1957 at Ames Plantation were used in this study.

The author observed and assisted in all phases of management and production throughout one season. The management practices used are practical and could be adopted …

Interrelationships Between Sulfate Metabolism And Tocopherols In The Weanling Rat, Young Ping Chin

Masters Theses

There have been numerous investigations in which reported observations point toward the existence of metabolic interrelationships between tocopherols, the sulfur-containing amino acids, and inorganic sulfur. In previous work, this laboratory has used mixtures partially composed of oxidized casein and casein to produce a protein source having a low methionine content and lending variation with respect to inorganic sulfate. Alpha protein, a purified soybean protein, is characteristically similar to oxidized casein in that both substances have a low sulfur amino acid content. Due to the expenses involved in the laboratory use of oxidized casein, the present investigation was undertaken to determine …

Field Experiences With The Division Of Nutrition In The Wisconsin State Board Of Health, Joan Elizabeth Dow

Masters Theses

This report is based upon observations and experiences during a seven weeks' period of field training with the Division of Nutrition in the Wisconsin State Board of Health in Madison, Wisconsin.

The purpose of the field training was to supplement the on-campus academic education in Public Health Nutrition with practical nutrition experiences and observation. More specifically, the purpose was to help the student-nutritionist gain an understanding of the function of a state nutrition staff that works through a decentralized, district organization.

A varied program was planned by the Director of the Division of Nutrition to help the student accomplish these …

Some Observations Of Preliminary Incubation On Pasteurized Milk, Edward Ray Kelly

Masters Theses

The dairy industry strives to provide the public with safe and wholesome milk and milk products having good keeping quality. This goal can be accomplished through quality control programs and accepted methods and practices in the production and handling of the milk and its products. Today’s longer shelf life requirement, however, makes it necessary for maximum attainment of sanitation through proper processing and handling practices in order to maintain good keeping quality.

The destruction of pathogenic or disease producing microorganisms which may be present in milk and cream is carried out most readily by proper pasteurization. This practice renders milk …

The Effect Of Length Of Dry Period Upon Milk Secretion, Warren Hall Maclin

Masters Theses

The fact that dairy cows should have a dry period before calving has been recognized for quite some time. The dry period or rest period as it is sometimes called makes it possible for the cow to rebuild in her buddy the store of nutrients which she has drawn upon during the previous lactation. It is also known that as a cow progresses toward the end of her lactation the secreting cells of the mammary gland begin to involute or their functioning activity is greatly reduced. It is supposed that a dry period is necessary for recuperation and development of …

Management And Performance Of Beef Cattle At Ames Plantation, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to observe and participate in management practices, to become familiar with performance testing, and to evaluate bull groups used for one calf crop in the beef cattle research program of the Animal Husbandry Department at Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Data from the 1958 spring calf crop were used. A feeding test in progress was also included in this study.

The author observed and assisted in all phases of management throughout one calving season. There was considerable variation in performance of the nine bulls used in this study. Indexes on the progeny of the …

Capital Requirements On A Grade A Dairy Farm, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if it was possible to secure a satisfactory return on capital invested in converting a cotton farm to a modern dairy, cotton, and hog system of farming. One of the eight farm management units located on the Ames Plantation in West Tennessee which was supervised by the University of Tennessee in cooperation with the Hobart Ames Foundation was used in the study. The unit was one formerly rented to a tenant for a standing rent of two bales of cotton. A new farming system was developed providing for a 50-50 sharing of …

Buttressing Effect In 3, 3' -Disubstituted-2, 2' -Three-Carbon-Atom Bridged Biphenyls, Yunn Hui Chiang

Masters Theses

Introduction

The configuration of biphenyl has been the subject of much investigation and many recent reviews (1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 21, 22). Of particular interest has been the configuration of 2,2' -bridged biphenyl derivatives. The preparation of an optically active 2,2' -three-carbon-atom-bridged biphenyl having an ultraviolet absorption maximum at 250 mμ, has been recently described (14). Although the compound was easily racemized, this property requires that a non-planar configuration be assigned to this biphenyl (I). Furthermore, this ultraviolet spectra indicates that inter-ring conjugation must exist in the non-planar configuration.

Fort St. Joseph Under French Control: 1693-1760, Cornelius Eringaard

Masters Theses

Preface

The purpose of this paper is to trace the history of Fort St. Joseph. In the process, I shall try to show Fort St. Joseph's historical setting in international and regional economics and politics. Regional and international events are included when necessary for this understanding.

Certain difficulties confront the researcher when he undertakes a study of this type. (A language barrier prevents me from reading my French documents which may have contained pertinent information.) Much source material is probably buried in the Paris archives, or in the archives of Quebec, two places I was unable to visit. I have …

An Investigation Of The Identification Of One’S Own Voice By Speech Defective And Normal Speaking Children, Robert L. Frankenberger

Masters Theses

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to test the vocal self-identification ability of children with functional defects of articulation as compared to children with normal speech. An attempt has been made to determine whether the functional articulatory defective child is able to distinguish his recorded voice from voices of other children who possess no articulatory defects.

A Review Of Selected Principles And Procedures Useful In The Planning Of County Agricultural Extension Programs In The United States With Application To Community Development Program Planning In India, Ankegowda Kapanigowda

Masters Theses

The purposes of the study, then, were fourfold:

1) To identify the generally accepted principles of planning that are useful in planning the county agricultural extension program

2) To specify the responsibilities of extension workers, local volunteer lay people and other appropriate resource people in county extension program planning

3) To develop a suggested procedure for extension program planning stressing the involvement of local people

4) To make recommendations for the application of the findings to a selected situation in India.

Observations And Experiences With The Nutritionist In The Public Health Service Indian Hospital, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Soekati Tjokrowirono

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction)

The two weeks of observation in the United States Public Health Service Indian Hospital in Pine Ridge as part of the student's year of graduate study in nutrition was planned for several reasons. The purpose of this observation was to gain knowledge of the organization and functioning of a local unit of a national health agency in the United States and to learn about public health work in the Indian Reservation of South Dakota, and about the nutrition section particularly.

An Analysis Of Some Effects Of Multiple-Grade Grouping An Elementary School, E. Stanley Chace

Masters Theses

The foregoing conclusions would imply that the arguments presented in Chapter II for multiple-grade grouping need to be modified . Though there appear to be some advantages to multiple-grade grouping, these advantages are not sharply defined. While it is possible to argue that these advantages would have been more apparent had different techniques and practices been employed in the multiple-grade classes, this remains to be demonstrated .

Factors Affecting The Performance Of Broilers, G. R. Nair

Masters Theses

The efficiency of broiler production has increased greatly in recent years and can be attributed to advancements in the areas of breeding, management, nutrition, and disease control. No single factor in any one of these areas can be said to account for the major share of this increased efficiency but rather it is the combination of a large number of factors such as breeding techniques, and breed improvement, of improved management practices, and of advances in nutrition and disease control.

The optimum combination of conditions or factors for broiler production is seldom, if ever, realized. Information which might have been …

The Interrelationship Of Tocopherols And Sulfur Metabolism, Betty June Pendergrass

Masters Theses

The metabolic effects of the tocopherols and or sulfur have been inadvertently linked through research findings. Although not initially postulated, a relationship between vitamin B and sulfur has turned up in such phenomena as prevention of dietary hepatic necrosis, muscular dystrophy, erythrocyte hemolysis; and structural alteration of mucopolysaccharides, proteins, and lipoproteins. The relationship between vitamin E and sulfur remains ill-defined at present; the available information has been obtained as a by-product of research efforts oriented toward other goals. However, an increasing body of evidence indicates that significant behavioral interactions may occur. The present investigation was designed to evaluate possible interrelationships …

Adaptation Of Chickens To Extremes Of Temperatures, Dharamvir Singh Chaudhary

Masters Theses

Experiments were designed to study in chickens:

(1) the relationship of rearing temperature to the ability to resist extremes of temperature,

(2) the relationship of the ability to resist one extreme of temperature to the ability to resist the opposite extreme,

(3) the relationship of adrenal size and ascorbic acid content to rearing temperatures and the ability to resist temperature extremes, and

(4) the effect of a tranquilizer upon the development of resistance to extremes of temperature.

The Effect Of Calcium, Potassium, And Boron Fertilization Upon The Chemical Composition And Yield Of Alfalfa, William Eugene Bryan

Masters Theses

The alfalfa plant is believed to have had its origin in a relatively dry area, possibly Persia (41). This plant grows luxuriantly under its adapted environment, but will not grow well at low fertility levels. In 1952, alfalfa production in Tennessee was only a little more than half that of 1949. Until this time, even though much research had been done with lime and phosphate in alfalfa production, very little attention had been given potassium and boron and the importance of a proper proportion of these elements to meet the crop's needs. Added information from research and farmer experience concerning …

Effect Of Certain Crop And Soil Management Factors On The Size Of Kernels And Yield Of Corn, Gurushiddappa V. Havanagi

Masters Theses

Yields of corn can be increased by adopting certain levels of crop and soil management factors, such as plant population, variety, nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers, lime and date of planting, as well as growing corn on suitable soils. During the past few years considerable interest has been manifested in efficient management of these factors for optimum yields. One of the objectives of this study was to estimate the extent to which certain of these management factors affect the optimum yield of corn. Management practices also affect size of corn kernels. Due to the greater demand for particular sizes of …

Liming Of Alfalfa In A Greenhouse Study, N. S. Loganathan

Masters Theses

The use of agricultural lime has been recognized down through the ages as a practice that is basic to good soil management in humid regions. The effects of liming are a complex of many contributing physical, chemical. microbiological and physiological factors. Its direct function is to correct soil acidity, improve soil structure and create an environment suitable to the growth and development of plants. Liming enhances the availability and plant uptake of elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, molybdenum, calcium, and magnesium. At the same time it drastically reduces the concentration of iron, aluminum and manganese, which under very acid conditions …

A Study Of The History And Development Of Visual Aids Used In Extension Work In The United States And Suggested Application Of The Findings For The Development Of A Visual Aid Section At The Agricultural College And Research Institute, Coimbatore, Madras State, India, C. Sankaranarayanan

Masters Theses

The primary purposes of this study were: 1) to gather historical information about the development of visual aids in extension work in the United States: 2) to review the generally accepted theories of visual communication, and 3) to study and summarize the research done on the effectiveness of various individual visual aids. A secondary purpose was to utilize these findings as a basis for formulating a working plan for the development of a visual aids section at the Agricultural College and Research Institute, at Coimbatore, Madras State, India. By such study and adaptation, it is hoped that extension teaching may …

Potential Utility Of Selected Research Methods And Techniques For Determining The Needs Of Extensions Clientele With Application To Mysore State, India, J. Srinivasa Murthy

Masters Theses

Program planning is an educational process of great importance. It is the responsibility of the extension staff to help the planning committee in carrying out the five phases of the program projection process. The extension educational process is conceptually based on the needs of the clientele. The quote mentioned below makes this position clears:

The Cooperative Extension Service is responsible for exercising the leadership necessary to determine the problems of the people, working through democratic processes. Its personnel, working cooperatively with the people determine family and community needs as the basis for developing programs of informal education.

Hence, the extension …

Influence Of Liming On The Yield And Uptake Of Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, And Phosphorus By Soybeans Grown On Two Different Soils, Mahadevappa Basappa Yeligar

Masters Theses

Recent developments in the field of agricultural science, has helped in understanding many of the soil fertility problems. Soil fertility problems are not concerned with one or two interacting factors but concerned with many. The living plant is a complex system that responds continually to the environmental conditions. The soil in which the plant grows is a heterogeneous medium and plants respond by effecting a sort of physiological integration of the various factors concerned with growth. The specific study on the nutritional requirement for a particular crop depends mainly on the species, to which the crop belongs and the nutritional …

The Bible, The Constitution And Public Education: A Case Study Of Religious Instruction In The Public Schools Of Knoxville And Knox County, Tennessee, Joseph W. Harrison

Masters Theses

The specific question to be asked is this: what do the state and society owe to the churches in their spiritual missions? The answer must include a creation of conditions in society to favor the ends of the human individual.

Thiamine Retention In Pork After Home Canning, Sermsii Gongsakdi

Masters Theses

Pork has long been recognized as contributing important quantities of thiamine in human nutrition. It has been shown to be a richer source of this food factor than beef or poultry meat.

Pork serves as a principal source of animal protein in Thai food according to Chandrapanond (1959). Besides contributing high quality protein, lean pork muscle is said to be the chief source of thiamine in Thailand.

In order to have pork available all year round, it is the aim of the Thai government to introduce methods of home food preservation to their people. Canning is a method of preservation …

A Report Of Field Training With The Nutrition Unit Of The Minnesota Department Of Health, Martha Russell Rider

Masters Theses

Seven weeks were spent in Public Health Nutrition field training with the Minnesota Department of Health under the direction of the Supervisor of the Nutrition Unit.

The field training was planned for the purpose of helping the student obtain a practical understanding of the functions of an official health agency, and particularly of the role of the public health nutritionist within the agency.

Six weeks of the field training included orientation in selected divisions of the Minnesota Department of Health. It also included observation of the nutrition program within the department and with other official and voluntary agencies and professional …

Potential Use, Management And Productivity Of Loudon County Soils, Appaswamy Devasigamoney

Masters Theses

There is consensus of opinion among soil scientists that soil survey interpretations are inadequate for efficient farm planning. Seldom are farmers provided with predictions regarding the behavior of their soils under defined systems of use and management. Since interpretations are an important part of soil survey, they should be comprehensive enough to contemplate several alternative uses and combinations of management practices for a given soil. They should be specific, yet flexible enough to permit substitution among cropping systems, management level and practices. With such guides farmers would be able to work out cropping programs and management systems suited to their …

The Influence Of Parent Materials Upon The Formation And Morphology Of Some Soils Of The Highland Rim And Brotherton Bench In Putnam County, Tennessee, Charles R. Gass

Masters Theses

On the Highland Rim and at a higher elevation on the Brotherton Bench in Putnam County, Tennessee are certain soils which have sola that. are very similar, even though their substrata are variable. Each has a discontinuity in its profile at a depth of about 24 to 30 inches. The mantle thickness is greatest on smooth topography and diminishes rapidly with increased steepness. These observations make the soils appear to have formed, at least in part, from a deposit of transported parent material. The relationship of mantle thickness to topography at site 2 is shown in Figure 1. All of …

Effect Of Feeding Various Hay-Concentrate Rations On The Production And Composition Of Milk, K. C. Mathew

Masters Theses

Introduction: The composition of cow's milk and the variations to which it is subjected are questions of great importance. This is true both from the standpoint of physiology and from the standpoint of human nutrition. For these reasons the composition of milk has been subjected to careful investigation for a long time.