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O.S.H.A. Review, Travis W. Braun

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

A Brief Review of O.S.H.A.: Purpose: "To assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources."

Epa Registration And Licensing, Len P. Quattrochi, John R. Beck

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Originally we had the old Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) which involved Health, Education and Welfare, Interior, Food and Drug Administration but was administered by USDA. This has been changed by the passage of the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA). Now in certain cases you will find that EPA is working through the States under the FEPCA law to develop policy. You will find EPA and the amended FIFRA will play a very important role in your business for several years.

A Bibliography On The Red-Winged Blackbird, Noel J. Cutright

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Following the completion of my doctoral dissertation on the Red-winged Blackbird, I decided to compile a bibliography on the species. This bibliography updates and expands the selected bibliography on Redwings prepared by Mealey and Mitchell in 1966. No effort was made to list the many progress and final reports on various aspects of blackbird research issued by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Literature citations follow the Style used in The Journal of Wildlife Management.

Registered Participants -- Sixth Bird Control Seminar 1973

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Bird Management On The Farm And At The Processing Plant, Thomas K. Palmer

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Bird management, whether conducted on farms or at food processing plants, utilizes a rather limited number of techniques in conjunction with an intimate knowledge of pest avian behavior. The deployment of bird management techniques is dependent upon the complexity of pest induced environment and limitations imposed by human, moral, political, social and economic pressures.

Where Are We In Bird Control The Urban Scene, C. W. Marshall

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Four (4) major bird control methods are presently registered: (1) Bird repellents (2) Stomach distress repellents (3) Contact poisons (4) Stomach poisons Seven hundred and sixty seven (767) companies out of 1800 NPCA members indicate they are engaged in bird control. This number will undoubtedly grow for birds do constitute a health, economic and nuisance problem. The amended FIFRA Act will undoubtedly have an effect on bird control methods. More restrictions will probably be placed on such poisonous materials as endrin and strychnine. If endrin is allowable, “perch” use will be the only methods, strychnine will probably be greatly restricted. …

A Field Test Of Methiocarb Efficacy In Reducing Bird Damage To Michigan Blueberries, Richard A. Dolbeer, Charles R. Ingram, Allen R. Stickley Jr.

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Over 20,000 acres of highbush (cultivated) blueberries are grown in the United States (Johnston et al. 1969). The major producing states are Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, and Oregon. Bird damage to blueberries is widespread and sometimes severe (Vaile and Moore, 1968; Pearson, 1958; Hayne and Cardinell, 1949; and Schwartze and Alcorn, 1960). Unfortunately, accurate estimates of less from birds are lacking. Non-lethal methods of controlling bird damage are essential since much of the damage is caused by popular song birds protected by Federal law. Scare devices, including exploders and electronic broadcast alarms, are often used with variable …

Preliminary Reconnaissance Water Quality Survey Of The Buffalo National River, R. E. Babcock, H. C. Macdonald, E. E. Dale Jr., R. L. Meyer, Joe Nix, D. G. Parker, Eugene Schmitz

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

In accordance with Contract No. CX 700030105, dated 12 February 1973, the University of Arkansas , Water Resources Resear ch Center is submitting a "Preliminary Reconnaissance Water Quality Survey of the Buffalo National River." The Water Resources Research Center of Arkansas has supplied the necessary personnel and facil ities to perform a preliminary reconnaissance survey of the Buffalo National River of Arkansas with special emphasis placed on the establishment of both permanent and temporary benchmarks for water quality sampling. Preliminary water quality samples have been collected to make those chemical, physical, and biological analyses as defined by Mr . Roland …

Press Reports, Walter A. Lawrance

Walter Lawrance Papers

No abstract provided.

Water Resources News, Volume 5, No. 10, October 1973

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Call for Proposals - OWRR Title II Program FY 1975
Title II Grant to Bob Olson
Energy Conference
Battle on the Hill
USGS - Change of Address
National Committee on Water Quality is Founded
Reconsideration of WRC Standards Urged
House OK's $116 Million for Big Cypress
EPA Requires Payment for Sewage Users
US - Mexico Set Up $115 Million Water Desalting Project
Streams Disrupted by Army - SCS Diggings
Comptroller General Staats Requires EPA Impact Statements
Deadlines Set for Feedlot Operators
EPA Rules on Public Participation
Composted Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer
Bicycling Anyone? …

Sociocultural Impact Of Reservoirs On Local Government Institutions, Philip Drucker, Jerry Eugene Clark, Lesker Dianne Smith

KWRRI Research Reports

This study of the probable sociocultural impact of a proposed reservoir in central Kentucky on the institutions of local governments of a community adjacent to the reservoir utilizes anthropological concepts of social values and cultural and social change as well as anthropological research techniques. Data on observed impact on the same institutions in communities adjacent to two recently completed Kentucky reservoirs permit inferences as to probable directions and extent of reservoir-related change. Specific aspects of impact considered include: effects of reduction of the county tax base due to Federal acquisition of lands, including necessity for increased severity of taxes and …

Case Studies In Systems Chemistry, George Fleck

Open Educational Resources: Textbooks

This publication was produced as a teaching tool for college chemistry.The book is a text for a computer-based unit on the chemistry of acid-base titrations, and is designed for use with FORTRAN or BASIC.computer systems, and with a programmable electronic calculator, in a variety of educational settings. The text attempts to present computer programs that are relatively free of reliance on specialized large computer systems programs. The case-study approach presented is highly research and laboratory oriented. Similar subject matter is conventionally taught in most introductory college chemistry courses, but this text material attempts greater depth of instruction through utilization of …

Orbital Ground State Reversal In The High‐Spin Complex Fe(Ii) (N, N′‐Dicyclohexylthiourea)6(Clo4)2, R. Latorre, C. R. Abeledo, Richard B. Frankel, J. A. Costamagna, W. M. Reiff, E. Frank

Physics

Mössbauer spectroscopy of iron (II)(N, N′‐Dicyclohexylthiourea)₆ (ClO₄)₂ shows the existence of two isomers. At low temperatures (T < 200°K) a form A with quadrupole splitting ΔE = 3.31 mm∕sec is stable. At and above room temperature a form B with ΔE = 1.32 mm∕sec is stable. For 200 °K < T < 300°K both forms are observed with the B∕A ratio increasing with increasing temperature. The values of ΔE are typical of Fe²⁺ with an orbital singlet and an orbital doublet ground state for A and B, respectively. The isomer shift and magnetic susceptibility results indicate that both …

The Role Of Mannosyl-Phosphoryl-Dihydropolyisoprenol In The Synthesis Of Mammalian Glycoproteins, John W. Baynes, An-Fei Hsu, Edward C. Heath

Faculty Publications

A mouse myeloma tumor was used as a model system to study the biochemical steps involved in the incorporation of mannose into glycoproteins. This tumor, MOPC-46B, synthesizes a K-type immunoglobulin light chain (K-46) which is a glycoprotein with a single oligosaccharide side chain containing mannose as one of its constituent sugars. MOPC-46B microsomal preparations contain enzymes which transfer mannose from the sugar nucleotide, GDPmannose, to endogenous lipid and protein acceptors. Formation of the mannolipid proceeds by the reversible transfer of mannose from GDP-mannose to an endogenous phospholipid. The mannolipid was purified and characterized by chemical methods and mass spectrometry as …

Synthetic Analogs Of The Active Sites Of Iron-Sulfur Proteins. Structure And Properties Of Bis[O-Xylyldithiolato-Μ2-Sulfidoferrate(Iii)], An Analog Of The 2fe-2s Proteins, J. J. Mayerle, Richard B. Frankel, R. H. Holm, James A. Ibers, W. D. Phillips, J. F. Weiher

Physics

The synthetic analog approach has been applied to a clarification of the active sites of 2Fe-2S* proteins. The compound (Et₄N)₂[FeS(SCH₂)₂C₆H₄]₂, derived from o-xylyl-α,α′-dithiol, has been prepared and its structure has been determined by x-ray diffraction. The centrosymmetric anion contains two tetrahedrally coordinated ferric ions bridged by two sulfide ions and separated by 2.70 Å. Comparison of electronic, Mössbauer, and proton magnetic resonance spectra and magnetic susceptibility of the anion with the corresponding properties of the oxidized forms of the proteins reveals …

Water Resources News, Volume 5, No. 8, August 1973

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Underground Dam Provides Water Supply
Northern Great Plains Resource Program Meetings Held
Russell Train Heads EPA
Warren Fairchild New Director of Water Resources Council
New Department Proposed
Backlog of Water Projects
National Commission Short Sighted on Water Needs
New Discharge Permits for Feedlots
Fiscal Year 1974 Title II Programs Announced

An Historical Review Of Oil Spills Along The Maine Coast 1953-1973, Edward H. Shenton

Maine Collection

An Historical Review of Oil Spills Along the Maine Coast 1953-1973

by Edward H. Shenton

Prepared for The Maine State Planning Office, Coastal Planning Group and The Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine (TRIGOM), August, 1973.

TRIGOM Publication No. 3

Contents: Introduction / A Chronology of Significant Oil Spills / A Summary of Biological Impacts / Spill Statistics / Discussion of Results / Conclusions of the Study / Recommendations for Future Research / Appendices

I. An Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter. Ii. Importance Of Micronutrients In Nutrition. Iii. Zinc Bibliography, John Willard Gardner

Theses and Dissertations

I. An isothermal titration microcalorimeter having a colume of 4 ml and capable of temerature control to ±2 x 10-5°C is described. Major components include a constant temperature water bath controlled to ±3 x 10-4°C, a platinum reation vessel, and an isothermal control circuit consisting of constant Peltier thermoelectric cooling and variable Joule heating controlled by a thermistor in an AC Wheatstone bridge circuit. The calorimeter was tested by measuring the heat of ionization of water and was found to produce data accurate to ± 0.1% where small samples are used such as in the investigation of many biological systems.

Inventory Of Lake Studies In Maine, Charles F. Wallace Jr., James M. Strunk

Maine Collection

Inventory of Lake Studies in Maine

By Charles F. Wallace, Jr. and James M. Strunk

State Planning Office, Water Resources Planning Division, July 1973.

"Printed under Appropriation Number 4248.5 and financially assisted by planning grants from the United States Water Resources Council Title III funds."

Contents: Introduction / Investigating Agencies / Federal Agencies / State Agencies / Regional Planning Commissions and Economic Development Districts / Maine Colleges and Universities / Private / Other Private / Other / Appendices

Are The Needs Of Industry For Data Processing Programmers Being Adequately Supported By Technical Training Programs In Oklahoma, Dale I. Sare

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

In 1970 over 40,000 computers were in use in the United States and 1,000 more on order from manufacturers. Every major newspaper had published at least one news article or editorial about computers during 1970. These articles reported how computers function, the speed at which they function, their limitations and how they have, and are continuing to become, a complex part of the business world and social affairs of man.

The Monadnock Volume 47, June 1973, Clark University Geographical Society

The Monadnock (Clark Geographical Society)

Volume 47 The Monadnock. The Monadnock was the alumni magazine of the Clark University Geographical Society (1927-1985) (2014-present).

Water Resources News, Volume 5, No. 6, June 1973

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Deadlines for Research Proposals
Dr. Stanton Ware Visits
Regional Research Workshop
Summer Institutes at the University of Nebraska
Seminar Proceedings Available
Nitrogen in Nebraska's Environment
National Water Commission Report Issued
Water Pollution Control Research Fellowships
State Environmental Center Measure Revived
HR 5464 Approved by House

The Theoretical Distribution Of Forces In The Rigid Component Of The Buccal Arch Positioner, Dennis H. Teruya

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The distribution of an applied force to the rigid component of the Buccal Arch Positioner was determined with a theoretically formulated model. The rigid component was assumed to be a free body without the semi-rigid attachments and was evaluated at four points for the force distribution. The summation of the forces and the moments were equated to zero and were utilized to derive equations to solve for the unknown forces. The unknown forces at each point of the rigid component were solved for in terms of the given force applications.

A laterally directed force application at one of the posterior …

Cephalometrics For The Oral Surgeon In The Diagnosis Of Facial Deformities, Frederick J. Mantz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Surgical orthodontics presents a challenge to the oral surgeon. By the nature of the oral surgeon's training and discipline he should be the one best qualified to treat the surgical aspect of the surgical orthodontic case. The establishment of a proper diagnosis and means of communication between the oral surgeon and orthodontist are essential in achieving a good final result for the surgically treated case. Fortunately, a scientific method of diagnosis is available that can provide both specialties with a common language. Computerized cephalometric analysis can provide the diagnosis and link of communication for the discussion of goals and treatment. …

A Method Of Analyzing Mandibular Movement, Richard B. Mccoy

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Mandibular movement is considered to be a fundamental factor in the study, analysis, and treatment of occlusion. For many years, dentists have realized that dental health depends upon the compatibility of mandibular movements and occlusion. This realization has led to the development of new methods and techniques for recording accurately and scientifically the movements of the mandible. In order for this data to be of scientific value, it must be stored in a usable form which is easily available for analysis.

The purpose of this research project was to develop a procedure for storing and recalling mandibular-movement information. Before such …

The Effect Of A Repressive-Inspirational Discussion Group On The Self-Esteem Of Selected Elderly Individuals, Rebecca Hollesca Gucilatar

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to determine if the use of a repressive-inspirational discussion group has significance in changing the level of self-esteem of institutionalized essentially normal elderly individuals.

A review of literature indicates the need for a group method that can help in developing and maintaining self-esteem in the elderly. Different studies reveal the need for self-esteem in the aged. The development of self-esteem is necessary so that elderly individuals can cope with situations in daily living and maintain physical and mental health.

An experimental method was utilized in conducting this study. A sample of twenty elderly individuals was selected …

Selected Physiological Responses To A Back Rub, Norma (Ewing) Anderson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The back rub, which has been an established part of evening patient care for many years, is given to promote relaxation and sleep as well as to promote skin care. Yet its place in modern nursing seems questionable. Today's nurse is less willing to practice using empirically established procedures.

There have been few investigations showing the effect of massage to the back and no studies have shown that a brief back rub, as given by nurses, promotes relaxation. In cardiovascular nursing there is some controversy as to whether or not the back rub causes stimulation to the cardiovascular system that …

The Growth And Toxicity Of The Florida Red Tide Organism, Gymnodinium Breve, Marion Tilton Doig Iii

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Mass mortalities of marine organisms in the Gulf of Mexico have been associated with blooms of the unarmored dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium breve. This investigation concerns the factors affecting the growth of G. breve and the properties of a toxin produced by the organism.

A modification of the Flask Test of the Provisional Algal Assay Procedure of the Joint Industry/Government Task Force on Eutrophication was used to determine the response of G. breve to various natural waters and enrichments. The growth-promoting potential of natural waters obtained from areas where outbreaks of G. breve frequently occur was greater than that of waters …

A Regional Perspective For Coastal Zone Management In New England, Susan Holliday Anderson

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

To emphasize the need for a regional perspective of the coastal zone in effective planning in New England, the characteristics that make New England a distinct marine region and the use conflicts that are specific to this region are explored in the discussion that follows.The extent to which the New England states have developed coastal zone management, both in incremental local and state practice and through comprehensive plans, is also discussed. Within New England, there are regional organizations that provide assistance and guidance in matters relating to the coastal zone, but to date, most of their efforts have been directed …

Elements Of Tanzanian Coastal Planning, James J. Griffin

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of a Coastal Zone Plan as it applies to the Republic of Tanzania with its differences from and similarities to, the United States coastal zone planning experience. Possibly, as a result, some feeling for the problem of organizational concepts and approaches, as well as the current need for Tanzanian coastal zone management will emerge.