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How To Apply The Categorical Imperative, Nelson T. Potter Jr.

Department of Philosophy: Faculty Publications

The aim of the present paper is to give a new positive interpretation of how the categorical imperative is to be applied. There have been critiques of Kant's applications and defenses of Kant against such criticism, but it is surprisingly seldom that a positive interpretation of how the categorical imperative is to be applied has been offered.

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1975

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTORS OFFICE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – August 1975
BULLETINS PRINTED

Buquinolate As A Preventive Drug To Control Microsporidosis In The Blue Crab, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

When administered a single meal containing spores of Nosema michaelis and buquinolate, specimens of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, were less likely to acquire spore-ridden muscle tissue than individuals not allowed the drug. Those crabs presented the drug 48 hr preceding or following the introduction of spores also exhibited minimal incidence of infection. Even after 2 mo, spores were not observed in the musculature of most crabs.

Water Current, Volume 7, No. 7, September/October 1975

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
New Staff Members for NWRRI
Meeting of Institute Advisory Committee
Position Announcement
Deadline for Research Proposals
Corps Water Plan Receives Mixed Reaction
Nonpoint Source Pollution Study
Corps Begins Study of Beatrice Flood Problems
Untapped Coal to be Evaluated
Research Review: Detection of a Potential Health Hazard in Recreational and Other Surface Waters

Isolation And Identification Of Mycoplasma Agalactiae Subsp. Bovis From Arthritic Cattle In Iowa And Nebraska, O.H. V. Stalheim, S.S. Stone

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Two strains of Mycoplasma were isolated from synovial fluids of arthritic feeder cattle and were identified as Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis by growth inhibition and fluorescent antibody tests. The strains (Iowa 1136 and Nebraska 2) could not be distinguished from known strains (Donetta and California 01) by immunoelectrophoresis or by agar gel precipitation.

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 7 , Nos. 2 And 3. June-September, 1975

The Prairie Naturalist

VASCULAR FLORA OF EMMONS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. P Williams and W. T. Barker

NOTES

Unusual Nesting Site of Barn Swallows ▪ W. A. Buresh

Summer Tanager in Burleigh County, North Dakota ▪ W. A. Buresh

Additional Record of Summer Tanager in North Dakota ▪ J. F. Cassel

Snowy Owl in McHenry County, North Dakota, in May ▪ W. A. Buresh

Technique For Rapid Faraday Susceptibility Measurements, F.R. Szofran, W.L. Burmester, David J. Sellmyer, L.G. Rubin

David Sellmyer Publications

An apparatus is described which permits the rapid acquisition and computer analysis of temperature-dependent Faraday susceptibility data. The apparatus utilizes a relatively inexpensive, three-channel, data-acquisition system. Review of Scientific Instruments is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1975) 43(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1975 (Fiftieth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ... 46

Young Mountain Plover Seen in Kimball County ... 54

Notes ... 57

A Sutton's Warbler? ... 62

Scott's Oriole Reported ... 64

1975 Fall Field Day ... 66

A Junco Is a Junco Is a Junco ... 67

Seedling Growth Of Three Switchgrass Strains, L. J. Perry Jr., Lowell E. Moser

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Seedlings of Pathfinder, Nebr. 28, and experimental ey switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) strains were grown in a growth chamber and harvested 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks following emergence for detection of seedling growth differences among strains. Leaf areas and dry weights of leaf blade and stem axis (stem and leaf sheath) generally increased significantly with each harvest from 4 to 10 weeks. Stem axis and leaf blade dry weights were significantly greater with Pathfinder and ey, respectively, than with Nebr. 28. Final leaf area was significantly greater with ey than with the other strains. Thus, …

Gauge Invariance And Radiative Transition Probabilities, Ian P. Grant, Anthony F. Starace

Anthony F. Starace Publications

The relationship between recommendations of some recent papers on the choice of formula (length, velocity, or acceleration type) for calculating radiative transition probabilities is clarified.

Facing The Economic Issue, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

Perhaps the most significant item on America's unfinished agenda is the status of our economy. We are all aware of serious difficulties in our economic structure today. We could scarcely fail to notice, what with recent devaluations of the dollar, double-digit inflation, serious unemployment, recession and staggering Federal budget deficits.

Obviously, we have not yet achieved the ideal economic system. Even worse, we seem to have major disagreement about where we are and the direction in which we want to travel.

Belmar Quadrangle, Keith County, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

7.5' topgraphic quadrangle showing exposures of bedrock formations and other geologic information.

41° 15' — 41° 22'30"

101° 52'30" — 102° 00'

Scale 1:24,000

Completed August 14, 1975

High resolution .tif file attached below as supplemental file

Lemoyne Quadrangle, Nebraska--Keith County, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic), Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

Lemoyne Quadrangle, Nebraska--Keith County

7.5 minute series (topographic), scale 1:24,000

101°45' to 101°52'30"

41°15' to 41°22'30"

Ogallala Outcrop (in pencil)

Completed August 14, 1975

Brule Nw Quadrangle, Keith County, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

7.5' topgraphic quadrangle showing exposures of bedrock formations and other geologic information.

41° 07'30" — 41° 15'

101° 52'30" — 102° 00'

Scale 1:24,000

Completed August 14, 1975

High resolution .tif file attached below as supplemental file

Effect Of Elliptically Polarized Light On The Angular Distribution Of Photoelectrons, James A. R. Samson, Anthony F. Starace

Anthony F. Starace Publications

The angular distribution of photoelectrons predicted for elliptically polarized light is shown to be the same as that predicted for partially polarized light having incoherent perpendicular electric field components equal to the electric field components along the major and minor axes of the ellipse.

Includes Corrigendum from J. Phys. B: Atom. Molec. Phys. 12:23 (1979), p. 3993.

An Economic Information Program For The U.S. Beef And Pork Sectors, N. A. Aulaqi, J. B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Major objectives of the study were: first, to review present public data programs and to indicate areas of inefficient performance in the production and marketing of beef and pork that still exist under the present data system; second, to simulate an operational information service program for the beef and pork sectors based on programmed solutions for industry allocations and activities; and third, to outline possible implementation procedures for the information service programs and to indicate the role of each of the participants in making it successful.

Agricultural Experiment Station News August 1975

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR'S DESK
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - July 1975
BULLETINS PRINTED

Some Salary Effects Of Professional Negotiations In The Public Schools: The Nebraska Experience, Gary A. Moore

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

The Issue of Public Sector Collective Bargaining

PERHAPS THE MOST significant single phenomenon III the area of labor relations in the past ten years has been the rapid emergence of collective bargaining in the public sector of the United States economy. This phenomenon has occurred at all levels of government and has encompassed many diverse groups of employees. Of course, the major labor legislation which has been enacted in this country-the Wagner Act, the Taft-Hartley Act and the Landrum-Griffin Act-has excluded consideration of public sector employees. But the signing of Executive Order 10988 by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 …

Lipid Metabolism During Bacterial Growth, Sporulation, And Germination: An Obligate Nutritional Requirement In Bacillus Thuringiensis For Compounds That Stimulate Fatty Acid Synthesis, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Lee A. Bulla Jr.

Papers in Microbiology

The regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis by compounds that are required for growth of Bacillus thuringiensis was investigated using an in vivo assay developed to measure fatty acid synthesis in germinating spores. A minimal glucoseammonium- salts medium does not support growth even though previous radiorespirometric studies have shown B. thuringiensis to possess intact tricarboxylic acid and Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathways. Abundant growth does occur, however, when this medium is supplemented with either glutamate, aspartate, citrate, thiosulfate, cystine, or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Cells held under non-growing conditions incorporate acetate into fatty acids; fatty acid synthesis is stimulated by the compounds that permit growth. These …

Pollution Of Surface Irrigation Waters By Plant Pathogenic Organisms, James R. Steadman, C. R. Maier, H. F. Schwartz, E. D. Kerr

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Systematic sampling of waterways and irrigation runoff from agricultural lands in the North Platte Project of Nebraska in July and August of 1972–1974 demonstrated that phytopathogenic organisms were disseminated. The organisms monitored included the bean common blight bacterium Xanthomonas phaseoli, the bean white mold fungus Whetzelinia sclerotiorum and various nematodes. Although many types of nematodes often were recovered from irrigation water, Heterodera sp. cysts which cause significant disease problems in the valley were found infrequently. Patterns of movement of the bacterial and fungal organisms were correlated with previous or current season infection of bean plants. The short-term survival of X. …

Teaching-The Purpose Of Repeatable Testing: Response To Comment Of J. D. Edmonds, D.E. Golden, Robert Fuller, D.D. Jensen

Robert G. Fuller Publications

It is not clear that the comment "Grading and Regrading"' has very much to do with our article.' The comment seems rather to be a nostalgic statement recalling the good old days when with glee we cracked the whip and the students either shaped up or shipped out.

Our purpose in doing repeatable testing was not to become a "do your own thing" force, to raise everyone's grades, to "achieve well defined educational objectives" like teaching the solution to the inclined plane problem, to do away with certification, and most definitely our purpose was not to replace teachers with computer-programmed …

Physical And Chemical Properties Of Outdoor Beef Cattle Feedlot Runoff, C. B. Gilbertson, J. R. Ellis, J. A. Nienaber, T. M. Mccalla, T. J. Klopfenstein

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Within the past decade, emphasis has been placed on the quality of our environment. Beef cattle feedlots have been singled out as a significant source of environmental pollution. Environmental protection provided by control facilities requires basic knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of feedlot runoff. This bulletin summarizes studies of physical and chemical properties of beef cattle feedlot runoff completed from August, 1968 through December, 1972.

Sire Comparisons For Holsteins In Mexico Versus The United States And Canada, R. E. Mcdowell, G. R. Wiggans, J. K. Camoens, L. Dale Van Vleck, D. G. St. Louis

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Henderson's mixed model procedure was used to determine sire comparisons for Holstein sires from the United States, Canada, or local bred in 48 Mexican herds. For sires with five or more daughters, 74% of the sires in artificial insemination from the United States had plus values compared to 34% from Canada, 44% from the local stud, and 40% for local bred sires. Genetic correlations with Mexican sire comparisons were Northeast Artificial Insemination Sire Comparison with >20 daughters in Mexico .86, with 10 to 20 daughters .71, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proof >10 daughters .81, and Canada Northeast Artificial …

Factors Affecting Performance Of Holsteins In Subtropical Regions Of Mexico, R. E. Mcdowell, J. K. Camoens, L. Dale Van Vleck, E. Christensen, E. Cabello Frias

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Effects of herd, year, age, season, and their interactions on milk yield, lactation length, and reproductive efficiency for purebred and high grade Holsteins were determined by analysis of variance of 17,255 lactation records from 48 herds in Mexico. Herds differed in all traits. Herd average milk yield ranged from 2620 to 7670 kg. Years, ages, and seasons were important to milk yield, but these variables had little influence on lactation length, days open, days dry, and calving interval. Most two-, three-, and four-way interactions for milk yield and days in milk were of importance. Main effects and interactions accounted for …

A New Species Of Eptesicus From Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

In the course of field studies on bats of the Antillean region, three specimens of the genus Eptesicus were obtained on the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. The nearest known populations of this genus are on Puerto Rico 500 kilometers to the west (E. fuscus wetmorei), on the northern coast of South America 850 kilometers to the southwest (E. fuscus miradorensis), and on Tobago 550 kilometers to the south (E. brasiliensis melanopterus). Study of the specimens from Guadeloupe reveals that they represent a distinct species that is most closely related to Eptesicus …

Ar 10-50, Organization And Functions, United States Army Medical Intelligence And Information Agency, 16 July 1975., Headquarters, Department Of The Army, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

The purpose of the regulation is described as setting “… forth the mission and principle functions of the United States Medical Intelligence and Information Agency, a Field Operating Agency of the Office of The Surgeon General…”[US Army]. In other words, the MIIA is a special purpose organization reporting to The Surgeon General, chief of the Army Medical Department and senior medical staff officer in the US Department of the Army.

The mission of the MIIA…”is to produce medical scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) and general medical intelligence (GMI) studies required by the Department of Defense; to provide timely medical intelligence …

Theoretical Study Of Impurity-Induced First-Order Raman Spectra For The Alkali Halides, Arnold Karo, John Hardy

John R. Hardy Papers

A deformation-dipole model with first- and second-neighbor central short-range forces is used as a basis for calculating all symmetry-adapted combinations of eigenvectors (SACEV) necessary for the study of defect vibrations in alkali-halide crystals. As an example of the full set of spectral weight functions, which are tabulated separately, sample results are given for the predicted defect-activated E, Raman spectra for KCl, KI, RbCl, and KBr, assuming no force-constant changes and that the defect is located at a positive-ion site. The results show qualitative agreement with the earlier findings of Harley, Page, and Walker, even though the deformation-dipole model is not …

Theoretical Study Of Impurity-Induced First-Order Raman Spectra For The Alkali Halides, Arnold Karo, John R. Hardy

John R. Hardy Papers

A deformation-dipole model with first- and second-neighbor central short-range forces is used as a basis for calculating all symmetry-adapted combinations of eigenvectors (SACEV) necessary for the study of defect vibrations in alkali-halide crystals. As an example of the full set of spectral weight functions, which are tabulated separately, sample results are given for the predicted defect-activated E, Raman spectra for KC1, KI, RbCl, and KBr, assuming no force-constant changes and that the defect is located at a positive-ion site. The results show qualitative agreement with the earlier findings of Harley, Page, and Walker, even though the deformation-dipole model is not …

Genetic Value Of Sexed Semen To Produce Dairy Heifers, L. Dale Van Vleck, R. W. Everett

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Economic value of sexed semen due to increased intensity of selection on cows to produce replacements can be determined from a slight modification of a procedure used to predict net worth of semen of different costs from sires of different transmitting abilities. Table values corresponding to precision of sexing (selection intensity allowed for cows), discount rate, investment period, and conception rate are used in simple equations to determine the economic value of sexed or regular semen. The additional price that can be paid for sexed semen as compared to regular semen also can be determined. For example, sexed semen resulting …

Brule Ne Quadrangle, Keith County, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

7.5' topgraphic quadrangle showing exposures of bedrock formations and other geologic information.

41° 07'30" — 41° 15'

101° 45' — 101° 52'30"

Scale 1:24,000

Completed July 12, 1975

High resolution .tif file attached below as supplemental file