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Water For Agriculture. 6. Control Of Algae In Water Supplies, R C. Gorman Jan 1963

Water For Agriculture. 6. Control Of Algae In Water Supplies, R C. Gorman

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALGAE are primitive forms of plant life that are common and normal in surface waters. They are fonnd in every water supply exposed to sunlight.

Their presence is not normally detectable until there are enough of them to make their presence obvious.


Control Of Copper, Zinc And Manganese Deficiencies In Fruit Trees, N J. Halse Jan 1963

Control Of Copper, Zinc And Manganese Deficiencies In Fruit Trees, N J. Halse

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE three elements copper, zinc and manganese are plant nutrients of the type often referred to as minor or trace elements.

Although essential elements for plant growth, they are required in comparatively small quantities.


On The Use Of Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Aminomethane As A Diluent In Quantitative Analyses Of Soil Bacteria, Barry L. Keller Aug 1962

On The Use Of Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Aminomethane As A Diluent In Quantitative Analyses Of Soil Bacteria, Barry L. Keller

Masters Theses

Introduction

Many investigations have been conducted in the field of soil microbiology during the past.six decades. Most notable among the contributors is S. A. Waksman whose voluminous works have established many of the procedures used in microbial analyses of soil. Yet, the one fact that is foremost to any reviewer of the literature covering this field is that no standardization of techniques for soil analyses exists. The following presentation deals with one method used to estimate the number of bacteria and actinomycetes in soil.

The use of Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (hereafter referred to as "Tris") is not new. Tris currently is used …


How Teachers Of High School Biology May Introduce Heredity And Birds Through The Use Of Doves, Donald Hood Dickinson Aug 1962

How Teachers Of High School Biology May Introduce Heredity And Birds Through The Use Of Doves, Donald Hood Dickinson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to present a method of teaching principles of heredity at a level understandable to students of a high school biology class, (2) to present a list of resource materials for use in a heredity unit, and (3) to show how the use of live animals might intensify student interest in this subject as well as in other phases of bird life such as nest building, incubation of eggs, hatching of eggs, voice and communication, and effects of nutrition on chick development.


The Archeology Of The Lime Creek Site In Southwestern Nebraska, E. Mott Davis Jul 1962

The Archeology Of The Lime Creek Site In Southwestern Nebraska, E. Mott Davis

University of Nebraska State Museum: Staff and Affiliates, Publications

The Lime Creek site is a stratified Early Lithic (Paleo-Indian) camp site buried in the Terrace-2A alluvial fill of a valley in the dissected loess plains. Geological correlations indicate an early Valders (Wisconsin- IV) date. A radiocarbon date (No. C-471) of 9524 B.P. from just below Lime Creek I, the lowest occupation zone, must be taken only as a minimal possible age for the site. The animal bones in Lime Creek I are primarily of pronghorn and beaver, whereas those in Lime Creek III, the highest occupation zone, are exclusively of bison. The change in hunting patterns seems due to …


Some Effects Of Ph, Temperature And Light On The Production Of Zoosporagia In Saprolegnia Parasitica Coker, Philip C. Lee Jul 1962

Some Effects Of Ph, Temperature And Light On The Production Of Zoosporagia In Saprolegnia Parasitica Coker, Philip C. Lee

Master's Theses

Pure cultures of Saprolegnia parasitica Coker were grown under varied conditions of temperature, pH, and light conditions. In liquid medium colonies were spherical with a zonal effect in the distribution of zoosporangia.

Near the limiting extremes of pH and temperature, beaded hyphal tips were found in place of normal sporangia. Teorell Universal buffer in the sporulation water inhibited production of sporangia. The pH minimum was 4.0 - 4.1, optimum 6.3 - 7.4, and maximum 8.o - 8.3. The maximum number of sporangia was produced at 15 C. Between 3.4 and 5 C , a delay in sporulation was noted and …


Some Effects Of Ph, Temperature And Light On The Production Of Zoosporagia In Saprolegnia Parasitica Coker, Philip C. Lee Jul 1962

Some Effects Of Ph, Temperature And Light On The Production Of Zoosporagia In Saprolegnia Parasitica Coker, Philip C. Lee

Master's Theses

Pure cultures of Saprolegnia parasitica Coker were grown under varied conditions of temperature, pH, and light conditions. In liquid medium colonies were spherical with a zonal effect in the distribution of zoo sporangia. Near the limiting extremes of pH and temperature, beaded hyphal tips were found in place of normal sporangia. Teorell Universal buffer in the sporulation water inhibited production of sporangia . The pH minimum was 4.0 - 4.1, optimum 6.3 - 7 .4, ·and maximum 8.0 - 8.3. The maximum number of sporangia was produced at 15 C. Between 3.4 and 5 C, a delay in sporulation was …


A Study Of Cost Accounting At The Dietary Department Of The White Memorial Medical Center, Dorothy Syme Jun 1962

A Study Of Cost Accounting At The Dietary Department Of The White Memorial Medical Center, Dorothy Syme

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was done at the White Memorial Medical Center to develop meaningful financial statements for the dietary department; to provide a simple method of interpretation of each financial statement; and to provide essential cost control data for the dietary department and the administrator. The benefits derived from this study were to assist the dietitian in controlling the dietary department's food costs.

In order to develop meaningful financial statements for the dietary service, cafeteria, and snack shop forms in current use were analyzed and reviewed.

Charges on the Monthly Profit and Loss Statements and Monthly Unit Cost Statements were analyzed …


The Seventy-Fourth Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Thirtieth Convention Of The Iowa Junior Academy Of Science, April 13-14, 1962, Iowa Academy Of Science Apr 1962

The Seventy-Fourth Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Thirtieth Convention Of The Iowa Junior Academy Of Science, April 13-14, 1962, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.


Texas And Technology, Martin Goland Apr 1962

Texas And Technology, Martin Goland

Journal of the Graduate Research Center

It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk with you about the Texas scene and its stake in science and technology. The force of science in modern society is a compelling one, reaching into virtually every aspect of our lives, and the future health of our state and our nation hinges in large measure on the extent to which we plan wisely to have technology serve our ends, rather than control our destiny.


Notes On The History And Philosophy Of Science: 2. Barker On Simplicity In Historical Geology, Peter W. Bretsky Jr. Apr 1962

Notes On The History And Philosophy Of Science: 2. Barker On Simplicity In Historical Geology, Peter W. Bretsky Jr.

Journal of the Graduate Research Center

In the literature of the philosophy of science the principle of simplicity is usually analyzed by reference to examples taken from mathematics and the abstract physical sciences. Thus Mario Bunge, in the Panel Discussion of Simplicity of Scientific Theories, which was conducted at the 1960 meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New York City, chose four of his six basic examples from physics and astrophysics. These were the Copernican and Ptolemaic theories, the gravitational theory of Einstein and others, the beta-decay theory, and Newton's and Hamilton's formulation of dynamics. At this same symposium, however, Stephen …


A Soil And Vegetation Inventory And Analysis Of Three Nebraska Sandhills Range Sites, Donald F. Burzlaff Mar 1962

A Soil And Vegetation Inventory And Analysis Of Three Nebraska Sandhills Range Sites, Donald F. Burzlaff

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study was undertaken to inventory the soils and vegetation of certain areas of the Sandhills and to seek edaphic characteristics that may be the limiting factor in the distribution of various plant species. Information of this nature will permit formulation of more accurate management practices because of a refinement in delineation of range sites.


Human Osteoclastic Activity: Qualitative Histological Measurement, Harold M. Frost, A. R. Villanueva Mar 1962

Human Osteoclastic Activity: Qualitative Histological Measurement, Harold M. Frost, A. R. Villanueva

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Front Matter Mar 1962

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Microscopy: Depth Of Focus, Optical Sectioning And Integrating Eyepiece Measurement, Harold M. Frost Mar 1962

Microscopy: Depth Of Focus, Optical Sectioning And Integrating Eyepiece Measurement, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Adrenal Corticoids On Chondro-Osseous Complex Osteoclasia, H. M. Frost, S. Stanisavljevic, A. R. Villanueva, H. Roth Mar 1962

Effect Of Adrenal Corticoids On Chondro-Osseous Complex Osteoclasia, H. M. Frost, S. Stanisavljevic, A. R. Villanueva, H. Roth

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Interbasin Movement Of Ground Water At The Nevada Test Site, Isaac J. Winograd Mar 1962

Interbasin Movement Of Ground Water At The Nevada Test Site, Isaac J. Winograd

Publications (WR)

The present paper presents hydraulic evidence for the interbasin circulation of ground water through carbonate rocks of Paleozoic age at the Nevada Test Site. An integral part of this evidence is the discovery that aquifers in alluvium and tuff, formerly thought to be the principal aquifers at the Test Site, are semiperched above a thick tuffaceous aquiclude that separates them from the carbonate rocks.

This paper is based on one of the studies being made by the Geological
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Bulletin No. 13: What's Happening Along Our Roadsides?, Richard H. Goodwin Feb 1962

Bulletin No. 13: What's Happening Along Our Roadsides?, Richard H. Goodwin

Bulletins

Roadside spray practices in the National Forests, Recommended practices for Connecticu; Survey of what is actually happening. 24 pp.


Department Of Entomology Newsletter - No. 1, 1962 Jan 1962

Department Of Entomology Newsletter - No. 1, 1962

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Foreword, the Editors, Norman L. Braasch and John Edman

Greetings, Roscoe E. Hill

Staff (photo)

Graduate Students (photo)

Courses Currently Offered in Entomology, Current Research Projects

Professional Staff biographies

Clerical and Technical Staff

Athletics

Alumni biographies


Select On Fleece Weight And Cull The Low Producers, W L. Mcgarry Jan 1962

Select On Fleece Weight And Cull The Low Producers, W L. Mcgarry

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

EFFICIENT calling of maiden ewes before they join the breeding flock is an essential part of any policy of flock improvement.

Removal of the low wool producers should be one of the first considerations when culling the flock.


The Gascoyne River Catchment Area, W M. Nunn Jan 1962

The Gascoyne River Catchment Area, W M. Nunn

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A RECENT Department of Agriculture survey of the Gascoyne River catchment area has indicated that deterioration of plant cover in the area contributes to the severity of floods which regularly damage the town of Carnarvon.

It is hoped that the results of the survey will help efforts to regenerate the catchment area, and reduce the risk of flooding.


The Inactivation Of Neurohypophyseal Hormones By The Toad Bladder, Arthur Karlin Jan 1962

The Inactivation Of Neurohypophyseal Hormones By The Toad Bladder, Arthur Karlin

Student Theses and Dissertations

The urinary bladder of the toad, Bufo marinus, was homogenized and the particle-free supernatant fraction prepared. Incubation of this fraction with the hormones, oxytocin, arginine vasopressin, lysine vasopressin, and oxytocin ring amide caused their inactivation. The decrease in hormone activity was roughly exponential with the time of incubation. The hormone inactivating activity of the supernatant fraction was decreased by treatment with N-ethylmaleimide, by heating to 50° C for 5 minutes, and by cold storage at -20° C. The decrease in activity due to cold storage, but not that due to either of the other two treatments, was reversed by the …


A Review Of The 1961-1962 Silage Competition, H G. Elliott Jan 1962

A Review Of The 1961-1962 Silage Competition, H G. Elliott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FOR the past five years the Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee (W.A.) has sponsored a silage competition in the dairying areas.

Judging is done by the officers of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture and prize money totalling £175 is awarded.


Cobalt : Its Use To Control Wasting Disease, Laurence C. Snook Jan 1962

Cobalt : Its Use To Control Wasting Disease, Laurence C. Snook

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FOR many years it was assumed that in Western Australia cobalt deficient areas were restricted to a coastal fringe which rarely extended more than 20 miles inland.

This has proved a costly false assumption. During recent years cobalt deficiency has been diagnosed over extensive areas of inland country.


Muresk Agricultural College, W Southern Jan 1962

Muresk Agricultural College, W Southern

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

M URESK Agricultural College was established by the West Australian Government in 1926, on one of the earliest settled properties in the Northam district.


Applying Copper And Zinc Fertilizers To Cereals, H M. Fisher Jan 1962

Applying Copper And Zinc Fertilizers To Cereals, H M. Fisher

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Most light soils with a sandy or gravelly surface are likely to need copper and zinc; heavier clay or loamy soils mostly do not.


Stilling Coastal Sand Drifts With Marram Grass, J L. Mcmullan Jan 1962

Stilling Coastal Sand Drifts With Marram Grass, J L. Mcmullan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

DRIFTS in dunes on the coast between Albany and Geraldton may be stabilised by planting marram grass (Ammophila arenaria).

However, it should be anticipated that much of the planted grass will die before an area is finally stabilised.


Water For Agriculture. 2. Plants For Salty Water, C V. Malcolm Jan 1962

Water For Agriculture. 2. Plants For Salty Water, C V. Malcolm

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALL natural water supplies contain dissolved salts. In wet climates these salts are usually not present in sufficient quantity to cause plant damage.

However, in Western Australia many natural water supplies contain harmful amounts of dissolved salts.


Water For Agriculture. 3. Watering Plants With Salty Water, Stanley Thomas Smith Jan 1962

Water For Agriculture. 3. Watering Plants With Salty Water, Stanley Thomas Smith

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

In Western Australia it is often necessary to use saline water for irrigation and gardening because of the lack of better water.

Two factors influence the results achieved. One is the selection of suitable plants, the other is the way in which the water is used.


Paspalum Vaginatum For Salty Seepages, C V. Malcolm Jan 1962

Paspalum Vaginatum For Salty Seepages, C V. Malcolm

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Paspalum vaginatum, aptly termed "sea shore paspalum" has over the last fifteen years shown an amazing ability to thrive in wet salty situations.

Seed of the grass is not available but it may easily be established by planting pieces.

This article reviews where and how the grass may be used.