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Proposal - 1969, International Biological Program

Proposals

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Study Of A Uintah And Ouray Reservation Urea Fertilizer Manufacturingn Plant And Economic Development Potential Of A Charcoal Industry, Economic Development Operations

Elusive Documents

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The Effect Of Livestock Grazing On An Aspen Forest Community, Ronald G. Weatherill, Lloyd B. Keith

Aspen Bibliography

During 1967-68 a study was conducted near Rochester, Alberta, to evaluate the effect of grazing by domestic livestock on an aspen (Populus tremuloides) forest community and on some common wildlife populations therein.

Aspen Grove Use By Deer, Elk, And Cattle In Southwestern Coniferous Forests, Hudson G. Reynolds

Aspen Bibliography

Aspen groves within mixed conifer forests produce more herbaceous understory than adjacent forest. Thinning aspen groves improves herbaceous understory and aspen regeneration. Higher deer and cattle use of aspen groves is associated with the greater abundance of understory vegetation.

Abstracts Of The Papers Presented At The Asce Hydraulics Division 17th Annual Specialty Conference, J. J. Leendertse, Robert P. Shubinski, E. L. Bourodimos, Calvin G. Clyde, Harl E. Judd, Dean F. Peterson, Roland W. Jeppson, James H. Milligan

Reports

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Protein Payments Now?, A. Lebaron, D. Gardner

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Early in 1967 a dye technique for measuring the amount of protein in fluid milk was granted "official, first action approval by the Association of Analytical Chemists. Since the fluid milk conversion factor also gives excellent results in tests on finished products, manufacturers can now account for all protein purchased. The dye technique thus removes the main technical barriers to widespread adoption of systems of direct protein payments to dairy farmers.

Utah Science Vol. 29 No. 4, December 1968

Utah Science

Research on public land pricing policies at USU, N. Keith Roberts and Darwin B. Nielsen 95

Wildlife notes 98, 124

Now let's get it straight 98

Production and quality of cherry raisins and pickles, D. K. Salunkhe, H. R. Bolin, and N. Suthivanit 99

Mosquitoes love you? - here's the reason 102

Agricultural research serves nation 102

Apple production in northern Utah, Demetrios Agathangelides 103

X-disease of sweet cherries, Bryce N. Wadley and J. LaMar Anderson 108

New chemical may aid mechanical harvesting of sweet cherries, J. LaMar Anderson 111

Farm planning for weed control, D. C. Tingey 114

Exotic …

Economics Of Utilizing Sagebrush Ranges, Darwin B. Nielsen

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Individual ranchers want to know if it is profitable to make investments in range improvement. Public land agencies are also interested in the economics of range improvements, especially with the pressure for economic justification by Public Programs Budget System (P.P.B.S.). Several alternative approaches to economic justification of range improvements will be discussed in this paper.

Utah Science Vol. 29 No. 3, September 1968

Utah Science

New USU President takes office - as of July 1 63 Food retail price differences, Roice H. Anderson 63

The green belt amendment and its probable impact on assessed values, taxes and mill levies in Salt Lake County, Rondo A. Christensen and Fred Degiorgio 64

New rules for an old game - bioclimatology - a practical science, Lois M. Cox, Gaylen L. Ashcroft, and E. Arlo Richardson 69

Growth rates for dairy herd replacements, Robert C. Lamb and Lamon L. Perkes 75

New publications 79

Research - the solid base of agriculture and industry, Director K. W. Hill 80

Hungry? …

General Catalog 1968, Summer, Utah State University

University Catalogs

General Catalog of 1968 Summer

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration.

Utah Science Vol. 29 No. 2, June 1968

Utah Science

President Chase retires June 30 - Utah State University 31

Grazing vs. wheat production on marginal Utah cropland, John P. Workman and Jack Hooper 32

Help for the desert bighorn, Lanny Wilson, Larry Farnsworth, and Lois M. Cox 34

Pneumonia drugs fight some plant diseases 36

Assessing farm land according to its value for agricultural use, Rondo A. Christensen 37

The reluctant jumpers, J. Juan Spillet and Lois M. Cox 41

Llama reproduction - a South American problem, Warren C. Foote, Barry G. England, and Millard E. Wilde 43

Breeding bees to the crop, William P. Nye and Otto Mackensen …

The Effect Of Age, Skf 525-A Hydrochloride, And Chlorcyclizine Dihydrochloride On The Toxicity Of Parathion To Adult Alkali Bees, Nomia Melanderi Ckll, Mohammad J. Moradeshaghi

Biology

Technical parathion, 98.5 per cent pure, was further purified by column chromatography in a darkened room. The purity of this parathion was measured by a manometric technique (Nakatsugawa and Dahm, 1962; 1965). Only 5 per cent inhibition at 2.5 x 10^-5 molar parathion was observed with horse serum cholinesterase. Alkali bee prepupae were dug from their natural sites, and reared under the laboratory conditions until they emerged. The bees were kept in one quart mason jars, and they were fed a 25 per cent aqueous sucrose solution. All biological assays were conducted by topical application of 1 microliter of …

Development Of Eimeria Bovis In Cultured Mammalian Cells, Ronald Fayer

Biology

Cell line and established cell line cultures were tested for their ability to support in vitro development of Eimeria bovis. Among the cell types tested were embryonic bovine kidney, spleen, thymus, testicle, intestine and trachea cells, embryonic human intestine cells, mouse L cells, and Madin-Darby adult bovine kidney cells. Monolayer cell cultures were serially propagated in disposable prescription bottles and transferred to Leighton tubes for use in experiments. Coverslips from Leighton tube cultures inoculated with sporozoites were examined with phase-contrast or Zeiss Nomarski interference contrast microscopy for as long as 21 days after inoculation. After examination, coverslips were fixed …

Local Distribution In A Population Of Uinta Ground Squirrels, Robert Edgar Walker

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In an attempt to describe, explain, and show the demographic significance of annual variations in the nesting distribution of Uinta ground squirrels, a study was conducted during the summers of 1964 through 1967 in northern Utah. Procedures included both trapping and direct observation.

It was found that females tended to nest in open, previously inhabited, grassy areas. Males resided throughout a variety of habitats.

This typical nesting distribution was established initially in the summer by juveniles shortly after they first appeared aboveground. The extent to which the distribution was maintained the following spring depended largely upon the number of female …

The Life And Contributions Of Lee Hafen To Athletics At Dixie College, Douglas V. Allred

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Leland Hafen was born in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1895 and after a fine athletic career was signed as an athletic coach at Dixie in the fall of 1926. For the next twenty years Coach Hafen guided the athletic program at Dixie, and for a period of ten years (1926-1936) coached both the high school and college squads. Until 1963 Dixie College and Dixie High School were combined into what was called upper and lower divisions . From 1936 until 1946 Coach Hafen coached only the high school but was the athletic director and taught classes in history to both …

The Role Of Agonistic Behavior In Regulation Of Density In Uinta Ground Squirrels (Citellus Armatus), Richard J. Burns

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Agonistic behavior of ground squirrels was studied for two years in north-eastern Utah at an elevation of 6,300 feet. The main objective was to determine what role agonistic behavior had in regulating density in a population. All individuals in an unconfined population were trapped I marked I and observed from towers. Detailed data on behavior and density were recorded.

Though loss from a variety of factors occurred throughout the year I agonistic behavior had an important role in regulating the population at least twice during the year. In spring some squirrels I usually yearling males and late emerging yearling females, …

Diversity In Perception Of Alternatives As Related To Selected Aptitude And Background Factors, Jane Agaya Lott

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The relationship between breadth of perspective, defined as the range of alternative solutions that one is able to bring to mind when presented with a problem, and selected aptitude and background factors was studied. Scholastic aptitude was the chosen aptitude factor. The background factors chosen were: (1) size of home town; (2) number of towns lived in; (3) number of children in the family of origin; (4) the subject's perception of his travel experience; (5) number of books read during the past year; and (6) number of friends of other nationalities.

The sample consisted of 130 female students from five …

Waterfowl Ecology And Utilization Of Uinta Mountain Water Areas, Steven Roger Peterson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Waterfowl utilization was recorded by observing study units at different elevations from the time water areas were thawed in the spring until they were frozen in the fall.

Sixteen species of waterfowl were observed in the Uinta Mountain; mallards, green-winged teal, pintails, and ring-necked ducks were breeders.

Ninety-eight percent of all waterfowl observed were below 10,000 feet.

Waterfowl numbers were highest during migratory periods and lowest in the breeding season.

Adult waterfowl were observed most often on natural water areas and beaver ponds greater than one acre.

Water areas at lower elevations had high indices of aquatic invertebrates and contained …

The Abundance, Migration And Management Of Mule Deer In Dinosaur National Monument, Robert W. Franzen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Dinosaur National Monument, in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, is comprised of 206,409 acres and contains several deer winter ranges. A need for deer studies developed because of winter deer mortality and deteriorating range conditions on some parts of the Monument.

Approximately 500 deer winter on the Yampa Bench and approximately 300 deer winter on the Island Park winter range. These are the two main winter ranges within the Monument.

Deer on the Yampa Bench migrated an average of 7.3 air miles to the south and summered on the Blue Mountain Plateau during the summer of 1966. This Plateau is …

Linear Programming Applied To Sheep Ranching In Utah, William R. Flint

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study was initiated to determine how sheep ranches were physically and economically organized in 1964 and to select range and livestock management alternatives which would be profitable to sheep ranches. With data collected from the ranches three model ranches, representing the three most prominent strata, were constructed. These strata were determined by number of breeding ewes that were on the ranch and by the season of grazing on government land, i.e., winter, summer, or year around. After the building of these three ranches, each of them was linear programmed to find the profit maximizing combination of resources both before …

Occurrence And Distribution Of Invertebrates In Lower Logan River, Nancy A. Erman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A study of bottom invertebrates on the lower Logan River, Logan, Utah was conducted from June 1966 to July 1967. One objective was to evaluate on a qualitative and quantitative basis the invertebrate populations above and below a sewage entry in the river. Another objective was to study the year-round fluctuations in the invertebrate population.

The greatest variety of invertebrates was found in the summer. Chironomidae and Baetis were the only two groups found in abundance over the entire year.

Populations were reduced during autumn when water levels rose, and they declined even more sharply during the spring flood.

At …

A Study Of Spelling Errors Made By Milford Second Grade Children During 1966, Athene Roberts

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Spelling is the writing of symbols to represent to other people the words and thoughts in the mind of the individual who is writing. Rarely, if ever, does anyone want to write a word which he has not used orally or which he has not heard. The task of spelling correctly is to be sure these symbols are the ones which are accepted and recognized by others (Hanna and Hanna, 1959).

Ascorbic Acid And Its Deficiency, Choon-Yul Yang

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this monograph was to collect into one paper as much as possible of the existing literature on the subject of ascorbic acid, and to present a comprehensive account of the studies on ascorbic acid metabolism which have established the symptoms of the deficiencies and pathology involved, the functions, and methods of prevention or control of these deficiencies.

Nutrition During Pregnancy, Lactation And Infancy, Minodokht Froozani

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In many countries in South and East Asia, most diets are defective in quality, even when there is not a severe shortage of food. They do. not provide an adequate quantity of essential nutrients. One of the most severe deficiencies is in good quality protein. The solution to this problem is to produce and provide the right kinds of foods and to establish national food production policies which should make it possible to plan a better balanced diet based on sound nutritional principles and modern knowledge of nutritional requirements. Some degree of undernutrition, over-nutrition, or malnutrition occurs in most European …

Interest As A Factor In Vocational Choice, Leland J. Smith

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

As the complexities of modern life increase, greater caution has to be exercised in the selection of an appropriate vocational choice. Norris, Zeran and Hatch (1960, p. 5) state, "The dramatic changes which have taken place in the world during the past twenty-five years have created new demands on the training programs which furnish the skilled leaders in all vocational pursuits." The foregoing statement certainly points out the vocational implications of our changing society. Mortensen and Schmuller (1951, p. 199) report, "The entire area of interests is today receiving added emphasis." The study of interest continues to occupy an important …

Learning Theory As Applied To The Counseling Process, Melvin H. Larsen

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The literature contains much about learning. But, what do we mean by learning?

Learning is the process by which an activity originates or is changed through reacting to an encountered situation, provided that the characteristics of the change in activity cannot be explained on the basis of native response tendencies, maturation, or temporary states of the organism (e.g., fatigue, drugs, etc.). (Hilgard, 1966, p. 2)

Effective counseling requires that the client learn. Even though client learning is essential to effective counseling, relatively little has been done to relate learning theory to the counseling process. Significant work in this direction has …

The Asexual And Sexual Stages Of Eimeria Auburnensis In Calves, Bill Chobotar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In a study of the life cycle of Eimeria auburnensis, 51 of 57 Holstein-Friesian calves were used to study endogenous stages, and the remainder to investigate the prepatent and patent periods. In vitro excysted sporozoites of E. auburnensis were introduced into intestinal fistulas in 8 calves and into the intestine via laparotomy in 2 others. One or more of the 51 calves were killed at daily intervals beginning on the second day and continuing until the 19th day after inoculation. The tissues from calves were prepared by routine histological techniques for nicroscopic examination. First-generation asexual endogenous stages were located …

Development And Control Of Licking Behavior In The Guinea Pig (Cavia Porcellus), Jack R. Alvord

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Four non-licking guinea pigs were reinforced with water for successive approximations to licking an operandum feeder. Once all subjects had obtained their total liquid intake for a three-week period by licking, an optimum deprivation schedule was determined.

Fixed ratio and variable interval schedules were found to affect licking behavior of the guinea pig in a similar way as with the rat, mean lick rate of guinea pigs being slightly lower than that of the rat. Precise control over the onset and offset of licking was demonstrated through discrimination training.

Food And Nutritional Needs Of The World Population By 2000 A. D., Sitaram Shankar Kharbas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Investigations were carried out to project the food needs of the world population by 2000 A. D., and to explore the possibilities of meeting these requirements.

About 70 percent of the world population presently living in developing countries do not get adequate diets, and suffer from many diseases of under-nutrition and malnutrition. They are unable to increase food production themselves. People in the developed nations have enough food and their food production is increasing at a rate faster than the rate of growth of population.

Cultivable land is the main source of food for man. The seas can also be …

Physio-Chemical And Toxicological Studies On Controlled Atmosphere Storage Of Certain Deciduous Fruits, Neil Adair Littlefield

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effects of controlled atmosphere on the metabolism of Golden Delicious and Rome Beauty apples, Anjou pears, and Lambert and Bing cherries were studied with respect to changes caused in the normal metabolic functions carried on during storage of these fruits. Atmospheres consisting of 1.5 per cent CO₂ and 2.5 per cent O₂ for the apples and pears and 10.5 per cent CO₂ and 2.5 per cent O₂ for the cherries were employed.

Fungi of the strains Botrytis alli, Rhizopus nigricans, and Penicillium expansum were subjected to controlled atmospheres at 21° C to determine …