Digital Commons Network^™

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 19, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

The Biological Effect Of An Invisible Radiation On The Drosophila Melanogaster, Leo C. Massopust Jr.

Bachelors’ Theses

In a series of investigations, Massopust describes various effects he obtained with an invisible radiation which he called infra-red. The results he obtained seemed to indicate that this radiation might have some effect on development and growth. Hence, the Drosophila Melanogaster was chosen for experimentation to ascertain whether or not the invisible radiation he used would produce mutations. Personal communications from this author disclosed that up to the present writing he has not been able to establish definitely that the radiation lies somewhere in the infra-red band of the electro-magnetic field. He does, however, favor the interpretation that it is …

Injection Of Circulatory System Of Chick Embryos, Mary T. Dimedio

Biology Honors Papers

This 16 page thesis discusses embryo development, formation of the circulatory system and a history of embryo injection. It also provides methods of removing, fixing and mounting the chick embryo.

Abnormal Salt Water Pressures On The Texas And Louisiana Coast, Harold Denton

Field and Laboratory

The occurrence of abnormal salt-water flows, as well as abnormal gas pressures, has been more common on the Gulf Coast in the last few years, than at any other time in the history of Gulf Coast drilling. This increase in frequency of abnormal well pressures may be attributed to the present trend of deeper drilling depths. In general, most abnormal pressures on the Gulf Coast occur below depths of 7,500 feet, the exceptions being found in erratic sands on the penetrating type salt domes.

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 18, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Swine Erysipelas Infection In Man, L. Van Es

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The preceding decade witnessed the introduction and spread within this state of a hitherto uncommon disease of swine. This disorder, swine erysipelas, has gradually become disseminated throughout Nebraska's swine population until it has developed into a major problem of preventive veterinary medicine. Its appearance, furthermore, added another to our list of animal maladies which are communicable to man. The latter consideration may serve as warrant to review what is known about the part played by swine erysipelas as a human disease, to describe its more salient features and to examine them from epidemiological, clinical, pathological and prophylactic viewpoints.

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 18, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Role Of Seedlings In Recovery Of Midwestern Ranges From Drought, J. E. Weaver, Irene Mueller

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

An extensive survey of the degree of deterioration of midwestern ranges was made in 1939 (Weaver and Albertson, '40). Decreases in the basal cover of the grasses from extreme drought, overstocking, and damage by dust were appalling. Basal cover of the native grass had decreased to 1 percent in one-fourth of the ranges examined and it was 21 percent or more in only 16 percent. Little, if any, improvement occurred during the following year; instead certain large areas suffered distinct losses as a result of severe late summer drought. The perennial grasses over large areas in southwestern Kansas, for example, …

The Scientist's Concept Of The Physical World, Willard Gardner

Faculty Honor Lectures

To those who are aesthetic, there is perhaps nothing more inspiring than a beautiful sunset, with brilliant colors above the horizon and with banks of dark clouds above, set in the deep blue of the heavens, or the brilliant hues of the rainbow forming a halo about the majestic mountain with its coat of green, purple, brown, or gray. By these things are the emotions stirred.

The physicist too is emotional but he.is also at times realistic. He becomes sentimental but he also seeks to explain the behavior of nature. By means of devices and instruments his perceptual world is …

Threonine Deficiency In Hydrolysates Of Zein Prepared By Autoclaving, Raymond Borchers, John R. Totter, Clarence P. Berg

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

In a previous paper (Borchers and Berg, 1942) we showed that

autoclaving zein with sulfuric acid longer than necessary for complete

hydrolysis causes destruction and racemization; either of

these might account for the failure of such a hydrolysate to

promote growth in young rats when substituted for a hvdrolysate,

prepared by refiuxing, in a diet which produced moderate growth.

It seemed to us that this deterioration in the dietary protein might

well be the result primarily of essential amino acid deficiencies

which could be detected and overcome by appropriate supplementation.

Because threonine is known to be present in zein in …

Tryptophane Metabolism X. The Effect Of Feeding 1(-)-, Dl-, And D(+)-Tryptophane, D(-)And Dl-(Β-3-Indolelactic Acid,(Β-3-Indolepyruvic Acid, And L(-)Kynurenine Upon The Storage Of Liver Glycogen And The Urinary Output Of Kynurenic Acid, Kynurenine, And Total Acetone Bodies, Raymond Borchers, Clarence P. Berg, Newton E. Whitman

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

The amount of tryptophane required for maintenance and growth is small (2). When an excess is supplied to some animals, kynurenic acid is excreted (3) and, under certain conditions, kynurenine also (4). Although these are quantitatively the most important of the known metabolic products of tryptophane, the amounts excreted in extensive tests in the dog and rabbit have usually accounted for less than half, more often for less than a third, of the tryptophane administered (4-6).

Geology Of Dallas County Texas, Claude C. Albritton Jr.

Field and Laboratory

At the regular monthly noon meeting of the Dallas Petroleum Geologists on Monday, May 5, 1941, a motion was passed authorizing the president to appoint a committee to work on a project which would culminate in a bulletin on the geology of Dallas County, Texas, to be in printed form prior to the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to be held in Dallas, Texas from December 29, 1941 to January 3, 1942. Those members appointed to the general committee were Messrs. C. C. Albritton, Jr. of Southern Methodist University, Robert I. Seale of Schlumberger …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 17, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Phylogenetic Studies On The Blood-Inhabiting Trematodes, Harold Frederick Dieckmann

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Trematodes belonging to the blood-inhabiting group have long attracted the attention of parasitologists and medical men, especially those trematodos belonging to the family Schistosomidae because throw widely distributed species, Schistosoma Japonicum, S. haematobium, and S. mansoni, are parasitic in man, and in endemic regions are the cause of important human diseases. These schistosomes, with a few exception, have undergone more detailed research than any other trematodes.

Since the discovery of the first digenetic trematode exhibiting sexual dimorphism by Rudolphi (1819), which was named Distoma canaliculatum, and the descriptions of the other blood flukes up until the present time, a vast …

Utah State Agricultural College Graduates Now Living In Other States, Robert Dawson Simpson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This is a study of graduates of the Utah State Agricultural College who have left Utah and are now residing elsewhere. Inquiries by faculty members and interested alumni, as well as the writer's own interest in the subject of migration, prompted the organization of this study.

The immediate reason for the inquiry was an enlarging interest on the campus concerning the present whereabouts of graduates who have left the state. When present residence was ascertained, other questions arose. What kind of employment had migrating graduates secured? What major interests were had? What important voluntary public services are graduates rendering to …

A Histological Comparison Of The Small Intestine Of The Frog And Man, Eli Getch

Bachelors’ Theses

Without the aid of a microscope, Bichat in 1800 studied tissues of various parts of the body, and, even though he did not make any cellular sketches, his work laid the foundation for histology. Then after the announcement of the cell theory by Schleiden and Schwann in 1839, a new path opened for histological study. Leydig (1864) applied the histology of that day to the lower animals. Cajal (1906) cleared up the complicated relations of the tissues together with a complete investigation of the nervous system.

The Effects Of An Insufficient Carbohydrate Diet On The Leucocytes Of The Normal Albino Rat, Carl Frederick Glienke

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis deals with the effects of an insufficient carbohydrate diet on the differential counts of the leucocytes of the common albino rat. The experiment was chosen because of the interesting problem it presented and because little could be found on work done regarding it. To the ’writer’s knowledge, very little work has been done in even establishing a definite differential count of a normal rat, much less working on one under an abnormal condition. Because of this lack of information, a normal count was first established for the strain used, and then this count was compared with that of …

Reflex Action In The Earthworm, As A Typical Example Of The Annelids, Morris L. Yoder Jr.

Biology Honors Papers

This 18 page thesis discusses the anatomy of the earthworm and importance of reflex actions, including responses to various stimuli and the role of the nerve cord.

Abstract Papers

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into The Influence Of Environment On The Incidence Of Poultry Diseases, L. Van Es, J. F. Olney

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The principal purpose of the investigation reported here was to evaluate, if possible, hygienic measures, and in addition to gather whatever information might become available pertaining to the relation of certain disorders to a given poultry population after its exposure to their specific etiologic factors. The experiments were conducted on a piece of ground upon which poultry had not been maintained for many years, if ever.

Hermaphroditism Among The Hesperiidae (Lepdoptera, Rhopalocera), H. A. Freeman

Field and Laboratory

While among the Lepidoptera hermaphroditism has previously been well known, this phenomenon has hitherto been considered unusual among the Skippers….Bell is of the opinion that hermaphroditism occurs more frequently among the Skippers than was previously thought. Since this rather obscure group of butterflies is often overlooked by the casual collector, it is easy to see why so few hermaphrodite Hesperiids have been collected and observed.

Possibility Of An Additional Meteorite Crater Near Odessa, Texas, John D. Boon, Claude C. Albritton Jr.

Field and Laboratory

In the vicinity of Odessa meteorite crater are a number of sinks which, viewed from the air, closely resemble the crater in plan and general configuration. It is suggested that at least one of these sinks may be a meteorite crater modified, since the time of its formation, by the solvent action of ground water on the underlying bedrock.

A Comparison Of Various Sizes Of Inverted Vials Used In Durham Fermentation Tubes., Blanche Mae Welsh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Kjeldahl Method And A Modification For The Determination Of Nitrogen In Alcoholic Distillates., Margie M. Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Skull Of Squalus Acanthias, Allan J. Blake

Bachelors’ Theses

The spiny dogfishes (Squalus) inhabit the North and South temperate zones; they have no anal fins; the points of the small teeth are deflected laterally so ·chat the inner margin forms a cutting edge. Squalus Acanthius is very abundant in British waters and off the Atlantic coast of North America. This group has five gill openings and two dorsal fins each of which is typically preceded by a spine. It reaches a length of four feet, and is a great nuisance to fisherman, eating fish and getting caught in lines or in nets. They are all viviparous. Many …

Bulletin No. 288 - Draingage And Irrigation, Soil, Economic, And Social Conditions, Delta Area, Utah Division 4: Social Conditions, Joseph A. Geddes, Carmen D. Frederickson, Eldred C. Bergeson

UAES Bulletins

This study is a part of a more comprehensive one which was organized in 1928 for the purpose of ascertaining what conditions existed in bonded irrigation and drainage districts which were unable to. liquidate obligations incurred.

The first such area to be studied was the Delta Area in Millard County. This area was selected for this study because of the pressing need for more detailed and wider information than was available to either the farmers or the bondholders and because available facts based on careful study might aid in achieving fairer settlements. These data might also assist other areas in …

Fifty-Third Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Eighth Annual Convention Of The Junior Academy Of Science Of Iowa, April 21 And 22, 1939, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Fifty Years Of Achievement In Agricultural Investigation, R. T. Prescott

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

In Nebraska, a hustling frontier state in 1887, the legislature hesitated not at all in taking advantage of the provisions of the Hatch Act, and now that fifty years have elapsed since the Station was founded, seventy-five years since the Land Grant College Act was passed and the U. S. Department of Agriculture established, and almost twenty-five years since the Agricultural Extension Service was added, it seems worth while to present a general summary of achievement within the state. The main object will be to show some of the important things that have been learned through the investigations of the …

A Laboratory Manual Of Vertebrate Embryology, F.B. Adamstone, Waldo Shumway

Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds Documents

This laboratory manual for vertebrate embryology includes notes and colorful, hand-drawn illustrations of frogs, chicks, and pigs. The illustrations and notes were made by Dr. Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds when she was a graduate student in Zoology at the University of Illinois from 1937-1941.

Dr. Dirks-Edmunds graduated from Linfield College in 1937; she returned to teach in the Biology department at Linfield from 1941-1974.

Ua3/2/1 Landscaping, Wku President's Office - Garrett

WKU Administration Documents

Virginia Garrett correspondence with Hillenmeyer Nurseries regarding WKU landscaping. Original housed in Paul Garrett's Correspondence / Subject File Box 7, Folder 41.