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The Role Of Nematodes In A South Dakota Grassland Ecosystem, James D. Smolik Jan 1973

The Role Of Nematodes In A South Dakota Grassland Ecosystem, James D. Smolik

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In an attempt to elucidate the role of nematodes in a grassland ecosystem nematode taxa, number and biomass data was gathered over a three year period at the Cottonwood International Biological Program Grassland Biome site in western South Dakota. The effects of grazing intensity, sampling date and sampling depth were studied. Nematicide treatment of range grasses in field and greenhouse studies was also used to evaluate the role of nematodes. Biomass data was used to estimate the intake of plant feeding nematodes. Results obtained demonstrate that soil inhabiting nematodes constitute a significant proportion of the consumer biomass at the Cotton[1]wood …


Application Of 125i To The Detection And Assay Of Viruses And Viral Antibody Adsorbed To Latex Particles, Charles Steven Duvall Jan 1973

Application Of 125i To The Detection And Assay Of Viruses And Viral Antibody Adsorbed To Latex Particles, Charles Steven Duvall

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This study, then, was undertaken to develop a universal, in vitro, extracellular method utilizing fluorescence and radioactive 125I to rapidly detect, identify, and quantitate pathogenic viruses and viral antibodies. Focus of the study is the CLAM model, which consists of inert latex particles, plus four radioactively labeled components: antibody, virus, enzyme (RNase) and fluorochrome (FITC).


Instrumentation For The Study Of Animal Responses To Ultrasonic Sound, Philip Y. L. Kwan Jan 1973

Instrumentation For The Study Of Animal Responses To Ultrasonic Sound, Philip Y. L. Kwan

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In cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, the Electrical Engineering Department at South Dakota State University is testing the effects of ultrasound on coyotes. It is known that coyotes can hear high pitched tones of higher frequency than that of the human ear. The overall goal of this research is to investigate the feasibility of using ultrasound to repel predators, mainly the coyote, from livestock. It has also been found from preliminary experiments that there is a significant increase in the heart rate of the coyote during exposure to noise levels of 100 to 110 …


Processing Methods For Corn Grain Fed With Various Types, Sources And Levels Of Roughage To Cattle, Jerry Burkhardt Jan 1973

Processing Methods For Corn Grain Fed With Various Types, Sources And Levels Of Roughage To Cattle, Jerry Burkhardt

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The research reported in this thesis involved experiments to determine the value of grain processed by various methods when fed various kinds and ratios of concentrate to roughage to feedlot beef animals of various ages and degree of fatness.


A Survey Of The Lunch Practices And Food Preferences Of High School Students Enrolled In The W. P. Daniel High School, New Albany, Mississippi / By Wilma Maude (Barkley) Reeves, Wilma Maude Reeves Jan 1973

A Survey Of The Lunch Practices And Food Preferences Of High School Students Enrolled In The W. P. Daniel High School, New Albany, Mississippi / By Wilma Maude (Barkley) Reeves, Wilma Maude Reeves

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The Element Of The Absurd In The Characters Of Edward Albee's Plays, Maria Clelia Medina Jan 1973

The Element Of The Absurd In The Characters Of Edward Albee's Plays, Maria Clelia Medina

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An Implantable Transmitter And A Complete Telemetry System For Body Temperature Measurement, Delbert D. Dais Jan 1973

An Implantable Transmitter And A Complete Telemetry System For Body Temperature Measurement, Delbert D. Dais

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This manuscript includes the specification, design, operation and results of an implantable temperature sensing transmitter and a pulse frequency to voltage converter with a digital temperature readout. The research project also includes Frequency Modulated (FM) receiver to complete the temperature measuring telemetry system. What are telemetry and biotelemetry? According to the Modern Dictionary of Electronics, telemetry is "the science of sensing and monitoring of information at some remote location and transmitting the data to a convenient location to be read or recorded". Biotelemetry is "the technique of measuring or monitoring vital processes and transmitting data without wire to a point …


A New Method For The Rapid Isolation Of Streptococcus Bovis From Water, Jeffry F. Kohlhoff Jan 1973

A New Method For The Rapid Isolation Of Streptococcus Bovis From Water, Jeffry F. Kohlhoff

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The importance of the fecal streptococci as indicators of water pollution has come under increasing scrutiny. in the past decade. This has been due in part to improved methods of detection of fecal streptococci. Also, the fecal coliform and total coliform tests and· their significance have been questioned. The fecal streptococci may furnish a more reliable means of identifying sources of pollution. The fecal streptococci are those gram-positive cocci which occur in the intestinal tract of man and animals. The Sherman criteria for identification of the fecal streptococci are used in Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology to differentiate the viridans …


Comparison Of Six Methods For The Quantitation Of Salmonella Species From Surface Water, James George Nothnagel Jan 1973

Comparison Of Six Methods For The Quantitation Of Salmonella Species From Surface Water, James George Nothnagel

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The Water Quality Act of 1965 sets forth the national policies for water pollution prevention, control, and abatement for interstate waters. This act requires all states to prepare water quality standards for the interstate waters within their boundaries. In compliance with this requirement, the "Water Quality Standards for the Surface Waters of South Dakota" was adopted in 1967, thus establishing official parameters of water quality for all surface waters in the state. These standards take into account the three principal sources of pollution in the state which are municipal, industrial, and agricultural. Of particular interest is the contamination of these …


Gavin Stevens : Faulkner's Romantic Hero / By Susan Dennison Sinclair, Susan Dennison Sinclair Jan 1973

Gavin Stevens : Faulkner's Romantic Hero / By Susan Dennison Sinclair, Susan Dennison Sinclair

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Histochemical And Tissue Homogenate Demonstration Of A Calcium Activated, Potassium Sensitive Adenosine Triphosphatase Within The Kidney Cells Of Gallus Domesticus / By Charles S. Serio, Charles S. Serio Jan 1973

Histochemical And Tissue Homogenate Demonstration Of A Calcium Activated, Potassium Sensitive Adenosine Triphosphatase Within The Kidney Cells Of Gallus Domesticus / By Charles S. Serio, Charles S. Serio

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Marie Hull's Search For Quality, Virginia Mcgehee Elias Jan 1973

Marie Hull's Search For Quality, Virginia Mcgehee Elias

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Anaerobes Isolated From Saint Louis Bay, Mississippi, Robert Edwin Lewis Jan 1973

Anaerobes Isolated From Saint Louis Bay, Mississippi, Robert Edwin Lewis

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Cross-Modal Transfer Of Dimensional Information In Retarded Children As A Function Of Intradimensional And Extradimensional Shifts, Larry Houston Dennis Jan 1973

Cross-Modal Transfer Of Dimensional Information In Retarded Children As A Function Of Intradimensional And Extradimensional Shifts, Larry Houston Dennis

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Interpreting Selected Portions Of The Bible Through Synthesization Of Decorative Patterns, Iconography, And Non-Objective Paintapplication, Charles Madison Clark Jan 1973

Interpreting Selected Portions Of The Bible Through Synthesization Of Decorative Patterns, Iconography, And Non-Objective Paintapplication, Charles Madison Clark

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Las Supersticiones Rurales Y Campesinas En Tres Novelas De Romulo Gallegos, Mercedes Eustaquio De Phipps Jan 1973

Las Supersticiones Rurales Y Campesinas En Tres Novelas De Romulo Gallegos, Mercedes Eustaquio De Phipps

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A Comparative Study Of Elementary Music Education Trends And Issues From 1930-60 To 1960-72, Gaye Oakley Calhoun Jan 1973

A Comparative Study Of Elementary Music Education Trends And Issues From 1930-60 To 1960-72, Gaye Oakley Calhoun

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Antimicrobial Activity Of Some Higher Fungi Of Mississippi, Michael Alan Lyle Jan 1973

Antimicrobial Activity Of Some Higher Fungi Of Mississippi, Michael Alan Lyle

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Reciprocal Inhibition, Operant And Extinction Components In Thedesensitization Of Snake Phobia, Carol Anne Noble Jan 1973

Reciprocal Inhibition, Operant And Extinction Components In Thedesensitization Of Snake Phobia, Carol Anne Noble

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Synthesis Of Conformationally Restricted Analogs Of Haloperidol/ By Norman A. Wade, Norman A. Wade Jan 1973

Synthesis Of Conformationally Restricted Analogs Of Haloperidol/ By Norman A. Wade, Norman A. Wade

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William Alexander Percy And Walker Percy : The Progeny Of A Brooding Knight, Mary Joan Lueckenbach Jan 1973

William Alexander Percy And Walker Percy : The Progeny Of A Brooding Knight, Mary Joan Lueckenbach

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The Survival Of Some Human Pathogens And Saprophytes In Water And Waste Water, Lawrence Clark Drummond Jan 1973

The Survival Of Some Human Pathogens And Saprophytes In Water And Waste Water, Lawrence Clark Drummond

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William Carlos Williams' Exploration Of The American Character, In The American Grain And Paterson / By Sandra Gay Reynolds, Sandra Gay Reynolds Jan 1973

William Carlos Williams' Exploration Of The American Character, In The American Grain And Paterson / By Sandra Gay Reynolds, Sandra Gay Reynolds

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Actinomycetales Isolated From Saint Louis Bay, Mississippi / By Donald Howell Roush, Donald Howell Roush Jan 1973

Actinomycetales Isolated From Saint Louis Bay, Mississippi / By Donald Howell Roush, Donald Howell Roush

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Skeletal Morphology As An Index Of Variation Among Selected Sub- Species Of Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys Ordii (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) / By Wesley Martin Shaver, Wesley Martin Shaver Jan 1973

Skeletal Morphology As An Index Of Variation Among Selected Sub- Species Of Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys Ordii (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) / By Wesley Martin Shaver, Wesley Martin Shaver

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The Influence Of Prior Help And Race On Helping Behavior, Michael Edwin Wallace Jan 1973

The Influence Of Prior Help And Race On Helping Behavior, Michael Edwin Wallace

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Segments Of Infinity : The Intangible, Lewis Dixon Ferrell Jan 1973

Segments Of Infinity : The Intangible, Lewis Dixon Ferrell

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Biology And Ecology Of False Wireworms In South Dakota (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Carrol Otto Calkins Jan 1973

Biology And Ecology Of False Wireworms In South Dakota (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Carrol Otto Calkins

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False wireworms were important pests of wheat on the Great Plains during the early 20th century. Until recently, they were of little importance; however, they are now occasionally appearing in damaging proportions. The purpose of studying the biological and ecological aspects of these insects in South Dakota was to understand the factors responsible for their demise and the circumstances that could affect the recurrence of damaging populations. The more common species of false wireworms found in South Dakota during this study were Eleodes suturalis (Say), E. opaca (Say), E. hispilabris (Say), E. tricostata (Say), E. extricata (Say), E. obsoleta (Say), …


Quantification Of Pollutants In Surface Runoff From Agricultural Lands In Brookings County, South Dakota, Leland Lester Harms Jan 1973

Quantification Of Pollutants In Surface Runoff From Agricultural Lands In Brookings County, South Dakota, Leland Lester Harms

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Surface runoff from snowmelt and rainfall was measured 1n eastern South Dakota from seven sites (7.18 to 18.69 acres) during 1971 and 1972. All sites had single crops which included corn, oats, pasture and hayland. All land was farmed under normal farming conditions. Samples were taken periodically throughout each runoff event, and a single composite sample was made from the individual samples for a particular site. The composite sample represented the entire runoff event. The amount of rainfall and the runoff flow were measured. Determinations on the composite sample included total coliform, fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, soluble pesticides, specific conductance, …


Distribution Of Soil And Litter Arthropoda In A Secondary Plantsuccession In North Mississippi, Charles Morris Cooper Jan 1973

Distribution Of Soil And Litter Arthropoda In A Secondary Plantsuccession In North Mississippi, Charles Morris Cooper

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No abstract provided.