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An Investigation Of Salinity Fluctuations In Soils Of A Northern Utah Marshland, Gary Roy Newman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area is one of many marshlands bordering the Great Salt Lake that are extremely important as breeding habitats for North American waterfowl. Salinity, both of surface and interstitial waters, is an important factor in maintaining a suitable habitat within the marsh. For this reason, a study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting the salinity of surface and interstitial waters. A small (approx. 100 acre) subunit was studied extensively to determine; 1) variations in surface water salinity with flowrate and water level; and 2) variation in interstitial water salinity with depth and location within the subunit. …

Abstracts, 91st Session [Iowa Academy Of Science], April 20-21, 1979, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

We're Serving You ........................................ 2

Youth County-Juniors Find Action in County Government ............................... 3

Farmer's Market-From Farm to Fork ....................... 4

Dog Owner's Beware-Mosquitoes Spread Heart-worm in Nebraska ......................6

Tap and Sap-Making Maple Syrup in Nebraska .............. 8

How Do Children Cope When Parents Break Up? ............. 10

Free-Wheeling Garden Is Edible, Educational ................. 12

Citizenship Comes Alive-With Impact '78! .................. 14

Nebraskans Play a Role in Care Labeling .................... 16

Town or City-There's No Place Like HOME ................. 18

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 50, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Harrison, Lowell. Wanted: Your Memories
• Highland, Jim. Dr. John Minton Named Interim President
• An Emotion-Filled Thanks for Harriet and Dero Downing
• Armstrong, Don. C. Ray Franklin Gives Priceless Antiques for Display at Kentucky Museum
• Conway, Sheila. An Iranian Ordeal for Carlton Jackson
• Tharp, Kerry. Larry Cuzzort Blazes to Two-Mile Record
• Salato, Nancy. Speech Clinic Gets New Quarters
• Western Offers Courses for Study Abroad
• Newspaper Course Covers Death & Dying
• Grant Provides Course for Understanding Arts
• Public Relations Students Promote Financial Aid Information
• Medical Technology Students Study in Rural Areas …

The Effects Of Prenatal Injections Of Adrenocorticotropin And Glucocorticoid On Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase And Glycogen In Neonatal Rat Liver, Zindoga Tiz J. Bungu

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Zindoga Tiz J. Bungu on March 1, 1979.

Motility Of The Microtubular Axostyle In Pyrsonympha, George M. Langford, Shinya Inoué

Biology - All Scholarship

The rhythmic movement of the microtubular axostyle in the termite flagellate, Pyrsonympha vertens, was analyzed with polarization and electron microscopy. The protozoan axostyle is birefringent as a result of the semi-crystalline alignment of approximately 2,000 microtubules. The birefringence of the organelle permits analysis of the beat pattern in vivo. Modifications of the beat pattern were achieved with visible and UV microbeam irradiation. The beating axostyle is helically twisted and has two principal movements, one resembling ciliary and the other flagellar beating. The anterior portion of the beating axostyle has effective and recovery phases with each beat thereby simulating the flexural …

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 11, No. 1. March, 1979

The Prairie Naturalist

ORIN ALVA STEVENS, A PRAIRIE NATURALIST ▪ G. Monson

FIRST RECORD OF LONG-TAILED JAEGER FOR NORTH DAKOTA ▪ T. Gatz and D. Treasure

NEW RECORDS OF THE DWARF SHREW (SOREX NANUS) IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ R. J. Cinq-Mars, R. S. Hoffmann and J. K. Jones, Jr.

THE ETHYLENE FROM BURNING LIGNITE AS A PROBABLE CAUSE OF COLUMNARITY IN NORTH DAKOTA JUNIPERS ▪ J. M. Murphy and D. J. Holden

CAMOUFLAGED COYOTE DEN ENTRANCES ▪ D. P. Althoff

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1978 ▪ R.N. Randall

NOTES

An Upland Nest of the Virginia Rail in North …

Steriodogenesis In Mouse Preimplantation Embryos, Marcia E. Kendall

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Marcia E. Kendall February 8, 1979.

Agricultural Experiment Station News February 1979

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - January 1979

Nueva Especie Del Género Acanthobothrium Van Benedem 1849; Cestode: Tetraphyllidea De Myliobatis Peruvianus Garman 1913, Ruperto Severino L., Luz Sarmiento B.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Se describe Acanthobothrium gonzalesmugaburoi n.sp. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobotriidae) hallado en la válvula espiral de 10 ejemplares de "raya aguila" Myliobatis peruvianus Garman, 1913, procedentes del litoral peruano. Difiere de las demás especies del género, por el número y distribución de los testículos y por la longitud total del gancho. Huésped y localidad se señalan por primera vez.

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 18, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.

In Vitro Experiments On Totipotency Of Dacus Carota, Karl L. Ruser

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The intent of this project was to induce the totipotency of carrot cells in tissue culture. The information gathered would be applied to work with woody plants. Differentiated cells removed from the root were cultured in vitro using a modified White's medium. Callus was initiated and successfully sub cultured. Roots and the production of chlorophyll have been initiated in the cultures. Because some specialized equipment and facilities for tissue culture were not available at the beginning of the project, it took considerable time to gather and improvise them. A roller tube culture mixer was constructed, using the mechanism from a …

Blue-Green Algal (Cyanophyta) Toxins, Charles P. Mason

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

In the past toxin production by blue-green algae has been demonstrated by feeding large quantities of algae to vertebrates and observing symptoms leading to animal death. It was the purpose of this investigation to develop a more convenient way to test for the presence of an alga toxin using instead of vertebrates, other algae and those organisms with which it lives and competes in fresh water habitats. Using axenic algae cultures and three different agar media MBL, DAA and NA, the latter to check for bacterial contamination, algae were streaked on the agar surface in petri dishes to form a …

Characterization And Identification Of An Isolate Of Halobacterium From Soda Springs Mojave Desert, Abayomi Odubela

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Tolerance To High Moisture Conditions Of The Soil Among Crop Plants: Studies On The Comparative Plant Nutrition [English Translation], Toshiaki Tadano, Kiyokazu Kirimoto, Isao Aoyama, Arika Tanaka

Publications

Tolerance to high moisture conditions in the soil was compared for eighteen crop species, and factors causing differences among species were studied: 1) When the moisture content of a soil was kept high, the soil air contained 10.5 - 17.5% of O2 and 5.0 - 9.8% of CO2, and the soil solution was not very high in Fe, Mn or NO2-N. 2) Cruciferae, Solanaceae, sugar beet, field bean, pea, cucumber and Chrysanthemum coronarium were very susceptible to this condition, but maize, soybean, and onion were tolerant. Rice grew better under this condition than under ordinary upland conditions. 3) Tolerance to …

Soil Science Research Report - 1979

Soil Science Research Reports

Corn Experiments

Nitrogen Rates on Corn ................ Section 1

Anhydrous Ammonia and N-Serve for Irrigated Corn ................ Section 2

Placing Ammonia and APP Together for Irrigated Corn Production ................ Section 3

Nitrogen Rate and Source Studies for Corn Grown in an Ecofallow Rotation ................ Section 4

Comparison of Standard Nitrogen Fertilizers with Delayed Release and Nitrification Inhibiting Materials for Irrigated Corn on Sharpsburg/Bu1ter ................ Section 5

Nitrogen Balance Under Irrigated Corn Using ¹⁵N-Depleted Fertilizer ........... Section 6

Improving the Efficiency of Fertilizer N Use by Irrigated Corn ................ Section 7

Effect of Fertilizer Phosphorus Placement on Corn Yields in …

Probing Mitotic Chromosome Structure And Arrangement Using Micromanipulation, Bruce R. Korf

Student Theses and Dissertations

The Indian deer, (Muntiacus muntjak), has the lowest known diploid chromosome number (seven in the male) for a mammal. Mitotic chromosomes can be removed from cells either by extraction with microneedles or by inducing chromosome expulsion with a drop of silicone oil applied to the cell. The entire diploid complement is removed by virtue of interconnecting fibers among the chromosomes. The chromosomes are brought to the surface of the cover slip for analysis, where each can be identified morphologically with phase contrast optics. The chromosomes are sticky and extensible, and parts of chromosomes can be dissected by cutting with microneedles. …

Studies On Chloroplast Protein Synthesis In Vivo And In Vitro, Karl Stanley Matlin

Student Theses and Dissertations

Protein synthesis in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast was investigated by in vivo and in vitro approaches. The site of synthesis of chloroplast proteins was examined to determine how many proteins were synthesized inside the chloroplast. Cells were labeled in vivo with [³⁵S]-sulfate in the presence of either. chloroplast or cytoplasmic protein synthesis inhibitors, and fractionated into soluble proteins, thylakoid membranes, and chloroplast ribosomal subunits. The use of high specific activity sulfate and improved gel electrophoretic techniques were key features of this study because they permitted minor chloroplast products to be detected for the first time. It was determined …

Chromosomal Replicative Forms Of P1 And P1dlac During The Lytic Cycle, John W. Bornhoeft

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Fire-Decay: Interactive Roles Regulating Wood Accumulation And Soil Development In The Northern Rocky Mountains, A. E. Harvey, M. J. Larsen, M. F. Jurgensen

Aspen Bibliography

Decay and fire play interactive roles in recycling wood and other organic materials in forest ecosystems, and contribute to the development of high quality soils in the Northern Rocky Mountains. Decayed wood, charcoal, and other decomposed organic matter are the principal media for ectomycorrhizal and nonsymbiotic nitrogen fixing microbes. The activities of these microbes are critical to the growth of forest trees. The balance between decay and fire, as it affects the amount, distribution, and type of organic matter, controls the ability of forest soils to support the growth of trees.

A Comparison Of Cheddar Cheese Yields And Composition Using Conventional Bulk Set Cultures And Superstart Concentrated Cultures, William J. Kipp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The cheese industry has become by far the largest user of milk for manufacturing. In 1978, cheese production utilized a fourth of the total market supply of milk, up from less than an eighth in 1960 (4). Rising consumer incomes and changing lifestyles and eating habits have increased cheese consumption and sales by 60% since 1960 (21). In the last ten years, annual per capita consumption of cured cheese has increased from 11.6 lb to 17.1 lb (45). Economists state that the cheese market will continue to expand through the 1980's (7, 21, 68). Manufacturing cultured dairy products can be …

Electrophoretic Analysis Of Blood Serum Proteins In Three Species Of Water Snakes (Genus Nerodia), Phyllis J. Garnett

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Serum from three species of water snakes (Nerodia rhombifera, N. erythrogaster and N. fasciata) from one geographic region was analyzed electrophoretically on cellulose acetate, and anodic mobility and relative concentration of the fractions were determined by a recording densitometer with an automatic integrator. Classification of fractions was based on mobility (Rf, values), and for identification purposes, bands were labeled in order of decreasing mobility (albumin and alpha₁, alpha₂, alpha₃, beta₁, beta₂, gamma₁, and gamma₂ globulins). Seven fractions were identified in each species with alpha₃ being absent from N. rhombifera and N. erythrogaster, and only one gamma fraction was observed in …

Studies Of The Lysogenic Response As A Function Of Multiplicity Of Infection Of Lambdoid Bacteriophages, Mark Floyd Fedyk

Masters Theses

The lambdoid bacteriophages λimm^λ, λimm⁴³⁴ and λcI are ideal subjects for the study of gene product interactions at the molecular level due to their closely related genetic makeup. Previous work in this laboratory has indicated the possibility that phage λimm is sensitive to phage λimm⁴³⁴cI gene product and that phage λimm⁴³⁴ is sensitive to phage λimm^λcI gene product. The purpose of this research was to determine if the frequency of lysogeny for phage λimm^λ is affected by the multiplicity of coinfection with the λimm⁴³⁴ phage. By comparing the graph of …

The Biodegradation Of Crude Oil By Bacteria Isolated From Brine Pits, Larry Williams

Masters Theses

The biodegradation of crude oil by bacteria was studied. Hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria were isolated from sixteen brine pits from an oil producing region of Clark County, Illinois. The bacteria were capable of growth from the vapors arising from crude oil as a sole carbon source. Some strains of bacteria were capable of emulsifying crude oil, apparently through the production of an emulsifying agent(s) that was found to be heat stable and cell bound but which can be partially stripped from the cell by autoclaving. The bacteria appear to belong to the genus Arthrobacter. The chemical environment of the pits was …

The Effect Of Sodium Hexametaphosphate On Cottage Cheese Yields, Stephen T. Dybing

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A major concern in the cottage cheese industry is the inefficient use of the available milk proteins. Currently, the methods of cottage cheese manufacture convert an average of only 74.9% of the milk proteins into cottage cheese, while the remainder are removed in the by-product whey (43, 56). As protein is the main determinant of both the yield and nutritional value of cottage cheese, if 25% of the available protein is lost to the whey, then potential cottage cheese yield and nutrition have been lost as well. The proteins lost in the whey are mainly -lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin, which remain …

Mouthparts Of Orius Insidiosus (Say), Hemiptera-Heteroptera : Anthocoridae, With Emphasis On The Stimulus For Biting Man, Mark Norbert Wisniewski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Microelectrophoresis As A Means Of Comparing Acid Phosphatase Isoenzymes In Aging Campanularia Flexuosa, Paul Joseph Meus

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Ph On Chloride Flux In Fundulus Heteroclitus, Timothy Alton Washburn

Master's Theses

The effects of increasing hydrogen ion concentration on rate of chloride influx and efflux were studied in the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, adapted to fresh water. Because increasing hydrogen ion concentrations have been shown to inhibit sodium influx and because evidence exists to support coupling of chloride transport with sodium transport, the present study was undertaken to determine what effect pH would have on rate of chloride flux. Chloride efflux rates were studied after the addition of sodium bicarbonate to the medium. No significant pH-dependent changes in efflux rate were observed, except at very low pH. Influx rates were significantly changed, …

Tritium (3h) Radiolabeling Of Protein A And Antibody To High Specific Activity: Application To Cell Surface Antigen Radioimmunoassays, Ronald L. Wilder, Catherine C. Yuen, Subbarao Bondada, Virgil L. Woods, Cornelius B. Alexander, Rose G. Mage

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

Staphylococcal protein A and several different immunoglobulins have been radio-labeled to high specific activities (> 106 cpm/pg) by reductive methylation with tritiated (3H) sodium borohydride. The proteins retain excellent functional and antigenic properties. The utility of these reagents in a variety of assays for cell surface antigens is illustrated. The results indicate that this radiolabeling procedure may become the method of choice for many cell surface and solution immunoassays.

Nebraska Rainbow Trout, Nebraska Game And Parks, G. Zeurlein, L. Hesse, J. Seeb, L. Wishard

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

Chapter 1 Lethal and Preferred Temperatures of Lake McConaughy Rainbow Trout Versus Domestic Strain Rainbow Trout By R. Vancil, G. Zuerlein and L. Hesse

Chapter 2 A Nitrifying Filter-Cooling Condenser System for Total Water Re-use in Cold-Water Fish Holding or Rearing Applications By L. Hesse, G. Zuerlein and R. Vancil

Chapter 3 Biochemical Genetic Analysis of Two Strains of Nebraska Rainbow Trout By J. Seeb and L. Wishard

The self-sustaining rainbow trout population living in Lake Mcconaughy and the North Platte River tributaries is unique to the Great Plains region. The population spends most of its adult life in the …