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Spectroscopy And Photochemistry Of Aromatic And Cyclic Beta-Diketones., Felipe Antonio Pascal Hamilton Jan 1982

Spectroscopy And Photochemistry Of Aromatic And Cyclic Beta-Diketones., Felipe Antonio Pascal Hamilton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

(beta)-Diketones exist in a tautomeric equilibrium between the enol and the keto forms. The enol form is the most stable because of the formation of an intramolecular hydrogen bond. (beta)-Diketones in solution at 77K exhibit changes in their absorption and phosphorescence spectra upon irradiation with a powerful UV visible source. The changes observed in the molecule result from rupture of the intramolecular hydrogen bond. Once the hydrogen bond has been broken a distribution of conformers of the enol is possible. The formation of a negative ion can also result from the irradiation and a distribution of conformers of the negative …

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An Investigation Of National Control Of Multinationals In Nigeria., Sylvanus Sunny Ogburia Jan 1982

An Investigation Of National Control Of Multinationals In Nigeria., Sylvanus Sunny Ogburia

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

For many years, the multinational corporations (MNCs) have been looked upon as agents of development, especially in terms of resource transferred from developed countries (DCs) to less developed countries (LDCs). However, a group of protectionists have maintained that the presence of an MNC in LDCs is a "cause" of the problem instead of a "blessing" to these nations. They have asserted that MNCs exercise a total dominance over a peripheral nation and can or have dwarfed economic growth. The only way to avoid this "doom" is to introduce some regulatory schemes which will help to control the behavior and the …

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Toward A Classification Of General Systems Theory Concepts: The Categorization Of Vocabulary Components And Their Usage Patterns In The Literature., Stephanie S. Robbins Jan 1982

Toward A Classification Of General Systems Theory Concepts: The Categorization Of Vocabulary Components And Their Usage Patterns In The Literature., Stephanie S. Robbins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The achievement of the goals of General Systems Theory are, in part, dependent on the development and use of a language which will facilitate relevant communication across disciplines so that structural similarities which are hidden by the use of specialists' languages can be examined. This study explores various dimensions of the language associated with GST. The major vocabulary components associated with GST were identified using four criterion. The first was designed to enumerate terms that reflected the dimensional aspects of systems terminology needed to identify systems characteristics which are isomorphic across different disciplines. The second criterion eliminated discipline-bound terms with …

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The Southern Educational Oratory Of William Preston Johnston, 1880-1899., Dinah Daniel Richard Jan 1982

The Southern Educational Oratory Of William Preston Johnston, 1880-1899., Dinah Daniel Richard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation analyzes eight ceremonial speeches delivered between 1880 and 1899 by William Preston Johnston, Southern educational leader. Emphasis is placed on the contexts in which he spoke, the strategy he employed, the various forms of support he used to amplify his messages, and the degree of his effectiveness. Realizing that the South needed to implement universal education, Johnston helped to launch the early educational awakening in his region. Speaking on behalf of the movement, Johnston displayed certain features. First, he demonstrated a "rhetoric of optimism," stressing the New South creed. Second, he employed a strategy for prompting change, beginning …

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The States' Rights Speaking Of Oran Milo Roberts 1850-1861: A Study In Agitational Rhetoric., Donna R. Tobias Jan 1982

The States' Rights Speaking Of Oran Milo Roberts 1850-1861: A Study In Agitational Rhetoric., Donna R. Tobias

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

As a spokesman for the Texas states' rights-secession movement, Oran Milo Roberts followed the overriding philosophy of the compact theory of states. His unswerving belief in this principle led him to become the president of the Texas Secession Convention and the axis around which secession revolved in Texas. Through a detailed analysis of Roberts' rhetorical acts from the beginning of the secession movement in 1850 to the secession of the state in 1861, this case study attempts to identify and evaluate the agitational strategies which Roberts utilized. The situation, strategies, and effects of Roberts' speaking and activities are examined in …

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The Relationship Of The School Principal's Leader Behavior To Teacher Morale., Marietta Welch James Jan 1982

The Relationship Of The School Principal's Leader Behavior To Teacher Morale., Marietta Welch James

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between morale of Louisiana public elementary school teachers and their principal's leader behavior. The study was designed to test the following major hypotheses: (1) There is no significant relationship between elementary school teachers' perceptions of the principal's leader behavior and teacher morale. (2) There is no significant difference in the relationship in the mean morale score of teachers perceiving their principals as above the mean on the total leader behavior score and those perceiving their principals as below the mean on the total leader behavior score. (3) There is no …

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Teacher Attitudes Toward Computer Literacy., Leroy George Stenzel Jr Jan 1982

Teacher Attitudes Toward Computer Literacy., Leroy George Stenzel Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A survey on attitudes and perceptions toward computer technology was conducted among 464 teachers in five randomly chosen parishes in the State of Louisiana. In each parish one elementary school, one junior high or middle school, and one high school were randomly chosen. The sample included every teacher in each of the chosen schools. A total of 369 (79.5 percent) surveys were returned. The purposes of the study were to delineate, analyze, and document the reasons that teachers may avoid using computer technology. Lack of opportunity, lack of assistance, and lack of equipment and materials appeared to be the primary …

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Evaluation Of A Polymer Film Impregnated With Reagent For The Detection And Determination Of Chlorine In Air., Khudre Muhammad Attar Jan 1982

Evaluation Of A Polymer Film Impregnated With Reagent For The Detection And Determination Of Chlorine In Air., Khudre Muhammad Attar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A new method for the direct detection and determination of chlorine in air has been devised. The method is based on the permeation of the gas through a silicone-polycarbonate copolymer film impregnated with a colorimetric reagent. The impregnation of the film with reagent was achieved by dissolving both a polymer film and a reagent in a common volatile solvent (CHCl(,3)), followed by casting on a leveled surface to allow the solvent to evaporate, thus forming a polymer film containing suspended reagent. The polymer films impregnated in such manner, were uniform and transparent. A spectrophotometer was used for monitoring the change …

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Two-Dimensional Electron Layers In External Fields: Analysis Of The Effects Of Non-Separability., Samir Kumar Bhattacharya Jan 1982

Two-Dimensional Electron Layers In External Fields: Analysis Of The Effects Of Non-Separability., Samir Kumar Bhattacharya

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two-dimensional electron layers when placed in external electric and magnetic fields can display interesting features which arise solely due to the non-separability of electronic motions. Through simple, single electron Hamiltonians, we have studied in considerable details the effects of the nonseparability on the eigenvalue structure of two distinct systems. Intersubband cyclotron combined resonances in a quasi-two-dimensional space charge layer as found in metal-oxide-semiconductor sandwiches are studied using "triangular well" approximation. Two alternative basis sets have been pointed out which enable one to obtain analytical matrix elements of the Hamiltonian for all values of the magnitude and the angle of tilt …

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The Impact Of Teaching Test-Taking Skills Upon The Scores Of Selected Secondary Students Taking The Louisiana State Assessment Test., Joann Crabtree Bower Jan 1982

The Impact Of Teaching Test-Taking Skills Upon The Scores Of Selected Secondary Students Taking The Louisiana State Assessment Test., Joann Crabtree Bower

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of teaching test-taking skills upon the scores of selected secondary students. The interactions between the treatment and sex, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and achievement level were also investigated. The treatment consisted of four or five 50-minute periods of instruction and practice in selected test-taking skills which included marking answer sheets correctly and quickly, coordinating answer sheets and test booklets, developing a test cadence, fostering a positive test attitude, using deductive reasoning and guessing strategies, and using a relaxation technique during a test situation. The treatment was administered to four experimental groups …

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The Theatrical Career Of John E. Owens (1823-1886)., Thomas Arthur Bogar Jan 1982

The Theatrical Career Of John E. Owens (1823-1886)., Thomas Arthur Bogar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study traces the theatrical career of John E. Owens (1823-1886), a career which reflects many of the changes which transformed nineteenth century American theatre. One of the most popular and financially successful comic actors in America in mid-century, Owens was also an innovative and successful manager who anticipated realistic trends in staging and acting. Best known for the role of Solon Shingle in J. S. Jones' The People's Lawyer (later re-titled Solon Shingle), which he played over 2000 times, Owens refined the Yankee Character established by Hill, Marble and Silsbee and won critical and popular acclaim for both his …

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The Potential For Improving Acifluorfen Efficacy By Rate Refinement And Sequential Applications (Morningglory, Cocklebur, Soybean)., Scotty Hugh Crowder Jan 1982

The Potential For Improving Acifluorfen Efficacy By Rate Refinement And Sequential Applications (Morningglory, Cocklebur, Soybean)., Scotty Hugh Crowder

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Field and greenhouse studies were conducted in 1981 and 1982 to evaluate acifluorfen {5-{2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy}2-nitrobenzoic acid} efficacy in controlling morningglory (Ipomea spp.) and common cocklebur (Xanthium pennsylvanicum Wallr.) in soybeans {Glycine max (L.) Merr.}. Repeated low rate applications of 0.2 kg/ha active ingredient acifluorfen were compared to single applications for control of ivyleaf morningglory {Ipomea hederacea (L.) Jacq. var: hederacea}. In field studies two applications of 0.2 kg/ha acifluorfen increased control compared to a single application of 0.6 kg/ha, based on visual ratings and fresh weight reductions in ivyleaf morningglory. In the response of ivyleaf morningglory to increasing rates of acifluorfen, …

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Studies Of Helix Formation In Model Chains, Poly(L-Proline) And Somatostatin (Polyproline)., Jerome Anthony Darsey Jan 1982

Studies Of Helix Formation In Model Chains, Poly(L-Proline) And Somatostatin (Polyproline)., Jerome Anthony Darsey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The studies presented in this work relate to conformational studies of polymers and biopolymers. Polyethylene is used as a model chain to develop a general formalism to characterize helical molecules with varying degrees of flexibility. The average projection of a unit vector along the last bond onto a unit vector along the first bond is the principal quantity calculated for modeling purposes. Behavior of this average projection has been examined for helical chains in which flexibility is introduced by either of two devices: random occurrence of a configuration much different from that required for helix propagation and use of a …

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Evaluation Of Liquid And Slow-Release Fertilizer Applications In The Production Of Seedling Phoenix Roebelenii O'Brian Palm., Severn Coburn Doughty Sr Jan 1982

Evaluation Of Liquid And Slow-Release Fertilizer Applications In The Production Of Seedling Phoenix Roebelenii O'Brian Palm., Severn Coburn Doughty Sr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of four fertilizers and eight watering regimes on the growth of young Phoenix Roebelenii O'Brian. palms in an attempt to find a means of accelerating growth. Six experiments were conducted to determine the effects of: three rates of Osmocote 18-6-2, N, P(,2)O(,5) and K(,2)O, three rates of Peter's 25-9-17 fertilizer and three rates of a combination of the two fertilizers on growth of young seedlings and on the growth of one-year-old palms; seed scarification, no scarification and 24 hour water soak on germination; frequency of application of one rate of …

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The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton Jan 1982

The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of instruction in the teaching of parent-child interaction skills. By comparing a highly structured method and a less structured method of instruction, data were compiled in order to determine the manner in which interaction skills could be most effectively taught to parents of three- and four-year old children. The study was conducted in six parishes within Louisiana and all subjects in the study were volunteers. The first method of instruction involved a highly structured approach which utilized video taped demonstrations, written materials, role play, group discussion, toys, and nine weekly …

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Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin Jan 1982

Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It has been a consistent epidemiological finding that women are more prone to develop symptoms of depression than men. The present investigation examines women's greater vulnerability to depression in terms of Beck's cognitive theory of depression. Sixty women were divided into a depressed group and a non-depressed group on the basis of criteria scores on Scale 2 of the MMPI and on the Beck Depression Inventory. The groups did not differ significantly in age, education or employment status. Each subject was administered the MMPI, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Hopelessness Scale, the Personal Attributes Questionaire (PAQ), and Levenson's Internal, …

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The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans Jan 1982

The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Above all deafness constitutes a language and communication problem. A child born deaf experiences a form of double deprivation: symbolic deprivation and social interactional deprivation. Both the development of self and the construction of a world (human culture) are impeded by the lack of language. This first ethnography of a state residential school for the deaf (SSD) follows Glaser and Strauss (1967) by developing a theory from "data" systematically obtained on the field. The formulations of Goffman, Berger and Luckmann, Mead and Bernstein guided this inquiry and provided it a sense of reference. The central problem investigated in question form …

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Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii Jan 1982

Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the relationship between the infrastructure and the superstructure in the monopoly stage of capitalism. With the rise of monopoly capital a major issue of contention has been the development of a new class structure, the debate has centered around the nature and existence of the "middle class(es)". The three major issues are: a split in the working class due to the rise of an 'affluent worker'; a separation of mental and manual labor; and the development of a managerial class. The result has four Marxist alternative explanations of the middle class: contradictory locations, simple polarization, new petty …

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Rural Community Influentials: Participation In Local Voluntary Organizations., Jusoh Nordin B Muhamad Jan 1982

Rural Community Influentials: Participation In Local Voluntary Organizations., Jusoh Nordin B Muhamad

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to identify the variables or types of variables that are possible predictors of organizational participation. Three categories of independent variables--ecological, situational, and individualistic variables are investigated. The sample consists of 442 rural community influentials from twelve counties in six southern states. Both the Spearman's test of correlation as well as multiple regression analysis are employed to assess the relationships among the independent and dependent variables. The zero-order correlations show that ecological variables (population size, percent white, and urbanization) and situational variables (organization availability and organization diversity) are generally highly correlated with organizational participation (p < 0.001). On the other hand, individualistic variables (occupation, education, age, and length of residence) are generally not significantly related to organizational participation, particularly in membership in influential organizations. The multiple regression analysis reveals that the three categories of variables account for about 20 percent of the variance in membership in influential organizations, and about 15 percent of the variance in the general measures of participation (simple memberships in any set of organizations, attendance at meetings and holding offices). Situational variables are found to have the most influence on membership in influential organizations, whereas population size (an ecological variable) is found to have the most influence on participation as indicated by the general measures of participation. Situational variables account for about 13.5 percent of the variance in membership in influential organizations, although the percentage of explained variance in the general measures of participation is less than 2 percent. Ecological variables, on the other hand, account for about 9 percent of the variance in organizational participation. One of the important tasks of the study is to examine whether organizational participation is related to community influence. Although there is some evidence that participation is associated with influence, the amount of variance explained by organizational participation is rather weak (less than 9 percent). Overall, the study suggests that structural variables (ecological and situational variables) are more important predictors of participation than individualistic variables. Hence, any explanation of the phenomenon of participation will be incomplete if structural factors are ignored.

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Farmers' Participation In Rural Development Programs, Municipality Of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia., Muhammad Yunus Rasyid Jan 1982

Farmers' Participation In Rural Development Programs, Municipality Of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia., Muhammad Yunus Rasyid

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The degree of people's participation in development programs appears to be the major determinant of development successes or failures. However, the strategy which makes participation efforts successful remains a mystery. This study aims to unravel that mystery by investigating factors significantly associated with farmers' participation in rural development programs. Using a probability random sample of 215 households from the rural community in the municipality of Samarinda, Indonesia, this study explores four major groups of variables (social exchange, individualism, social structure, and socio-political atmosphere) as they encompass factors associated with the degree of farmers' participation. The findings suggest that the social …

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Assessment Of Raw Milk Microbiological Quality By Adenosine-5'-Triphosphate Content And Preliminary Incubation Bacterial Count., Jeffrey J. Ryan Jan 1982

Assessment Of Raw Milk Microbiological Quality By Adenosine-5'-Triphosphate Content And Preliminary Incubation Bacterial Count., Jeffrey J. Ryan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two hundred raw milk samples were collected and stored in sanitized plastic containers which were transported in ice to the laboratory. Three 100 ml sub-samples were aseptically removed from each container. One sub-sample (Fresh) was analyzed for Standard Plate Count (SPC) and adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) content. The two remaining sub-samples underwent preliminary incubation; one sub-sample was incubated at 12.8(DEGREES)C for 18 h (PI 12.8) and the other at 7.2(DEGREES)C for 48 h (PI 7.2). Following incubation, SPC and ATP content were determined. Correlation of ATP content with SPC-Fresh, SPC-PI 12.8 and SPC-PI 7.2 was 0.72, 0.84 and 0.89 with log(,10) transformed …

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A Study Of Moral Development Of Selected Employees In Certain Public Accounting Firms., Guy L. Tull Jr Jan 1982

A Study Of Moral Development Of Selected Employees In Certain Public Accounting Firms., Guy L. Tull Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Little empirical research exists in the area of measuring morality and moral development of business, business people, and business-related professions such as accounting and law. While these professions have Codes of Professional Conduct that state that members must be of high moral character, mechanisms for empirically measuring moral character have, until recently, been non-existent. Through the pioneering research by Lawrence Kohlberg, a moral development testing instrument is now available. The purpose of this study was to measure the level of moral development of auditors in three national ("Big-Eight") accounting firms, utilizing Kohlberg's stage theory of moral development. Eighteen subjects were …

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A Comparison Of The Predictive Ability Of Historical Cost And Current Cost Accounting With Regard To The Prediction Of Operating Cash Flow., Ralph Edward Welton Jr Jan 1982

A Comparison Of The Predictive Ability Of Historical Cost And Current Cost Accounting With Regard To The Prediction Of Operating Cash Flow., Ralph Edward Welton Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study provides empirical evidence to support the FASB's contention that current cost data as specified by SFAS No. 33 may better aid financial statements users to assess future cash flows than historical cost financial information. Models derived from the theoretical and empirical literature were used to forecast 1981 operating cash flow. One set of models employed, as explanatory variables, historical cost data while another comparative set employed current cost data. A sample of 361 firms, representing 33 industries, was drawn from the FASB Statement 33 Data Bank. The firms were stratified by industry classification, then randomly assigned to sample …

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A Study Of The Tachistoscope In Teaching Rhythmic Sight-Reading., Terry Olean Wright Jan 1982

A Study Of The Tachistoscope In Teaching Rhythmic Sight-Reading., Terry Olean Wright

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The main problem investigated in this study was: does the use of the tachistoscopic technique result in greater rhythmic sight-reading performance than conventional methods among junior high music students? A subordinate problem investigated was: does the location of the image in the visual field in the upper left hand corner result in greater rhythmic sight-reading performance than conventional image locations among junior high music students? Subjects for the study consisted of 86 sixth grade music students enrolled at Denham Springs Junior High School, Denham Springs, Louisiana. The Watkins-Farnum Performance Scale (Parts A and B) comprised the test instrument. The design …

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Smoking In The Soviet Union, R. Cooper Jan 1982

Smoking In The Soviet Union, R. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Although it is the fourth largest producer of tobacco in the world, relatively little has been written about the problem in the USSR. Since the economy is centrally planned and marketing of tobacco products is under direct government control it might be expected that the Soviet Union would implement different, perhaps, more effective, antismoking campaigns. Unfortunately, this has not been the case.

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Recent Trends In Coronary Risk Factors In The Ussr, R. Cooper, A. Schatzkin Jan 1982

Recent Trends In Coronary Risk Factors In The Ussr, R. Cooper, A. Schatzkin

Faculty Publications

The Soviet Union has experienced an increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease over the last 15 years sufficient to result in an overall deterioration in the health of adults. The distribution of coronary risk factors, and the secular trends in diet and cigarette consumption provide a potential explanation for the upsurge in death rates. The animal fat content of the Soviet diet has been steadily enriched since the 1950s and cigarette production increased 72 per cent from 1959 to 1980. The post-Stalin orientation of the Soviet economy toward a policy of motivating the work force primarily through the …

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Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Winter 1982-1983, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station Jan 1982

Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Winter 1982-1983, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station

Louisiana Agriculture

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Cenobium 1982, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Courtney Forbes, Dawn Koetting Jan 1982

Cenobium 1982, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Courtney Forbes, Dawn Koetting

Cenobium Yearbook

Cenobium began publication in 1977 and continued through 1990. Produced by students, the yearbooks are a chronicle of the daily life and the special events experienced by veterinary students at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Lsu General Catalog 1982-1983, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1982

Lsu General Catalog 1982-1983, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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Influence Of Certain Nitrogen Fertilizers On Quality And Growth Of Lawngrasses In Louisiana, E P. Barrios Jan 1982

Influence Of Certain Nitrogen Fertilizers On Quality And Growth Of Lawngrasses In Louisiana, E P. Barrios

LSU Agricultural Experiment Station Reports

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