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Solubility Curves Of Nitrogen-Sulfur Liquid Fertilizer Systems, Dallas D. Parker Feb 1981

Solubility Curves Of Nitrogen-Sulfur Liquid Fertilizer Systems, Dallas D. Parker

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In communications with Joseph M. Homan, manager of Chemical Technology and G.K. Scharfenberger, manager of New Venture Development of Terra Chemicals International, Incorporated of Sioux City, we were asked to work on a project involving fertilizer solutions. Terra Chemicals wanted to market a mixed liquid fertilizer product containing approximately 25% Nitrogen and 4% Sulfur and having a minimum crystallization temperature of 0C. The company had not previously marketed such a product and had little information available to them for this type of system. The product was to be marketed to areas of low N-S soil in this region of the …


The Effects Of Fathead Minnows And Yellow Perch On Nutrient Concentrations, Phytoplankton, And Zooplankton Populations In Three Prairie Lakes, Darryl Lynn Jongsma Jan 1981

The Effects Of Fathead Minnows And Yellow Perch On Nutrient Concentrations, Phytoplankton, And Zooplankton Populations In Three Prairie Lakes, Darryl Lynn Jongsma

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No abstract provided.


Analysis And Evaluation Of An Area Annexation Study For Redfield, South Dakota, Stephen Allen Dunn Jan 1981

Analysis And Evaluation Of An Area Annexation Study For Redfield, South Dakota, Stephen Allen Dunn

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A major portion of both commercial and residential growth in the Redfield, South Dakota, area was occurring outside the existing city limits of that community in the late 1970's. This pattern was becoming a concern to the Redfield City Council and prompted the city council to contact the Geography Department of South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, in 1978 to complete a study of annexation for Redfield. The author of this thesis was hired as a research assistant to complete the Redfield annexation study for the Geography Department. The city council needed to evaluate the annexation potential and problems …


Home Range, Home Range Expansion, Dispersal, And Mortality Of Juvenile Red Foxes In Southeastern South Dakota, Floyd M. Demaray Jan 1981

Home Range, Home Range Expansion, Dispersal, And Mortality Of Juvenile Red Foxes In Southeastern South Dakota, Floyd M. Demaray

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Data from aerial and landowner surveys showed that red fox (Vulpes vulpes) families on the Sinai study area decreased from 13 (5.2 per township) in 1976 to 11 (4.4 per township) in 1977. The majority (88%) of the active red fox dens was located in pastures and idle lands although these cover types constituted only 24% of the available cover. Twenty-nine juveniles and 3 adults were captured and marked during spring, 1976. Trappers and hunters returned 62% of the tags placed on juvenile foxes. During spring, 1977, 15 juveniles and 2 adult red foxes were marked. Three juveniles were subsequently …


Growth And Survival Of Largemouth Bass In Newly Stocked South Dakota Impoundments, Clifton C. Stone Jan 1981

Growth And Survival Of Largemouth Bass In Newly Stocked South Dakota Impoundments, Clifton C. Stone

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The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of five different stocking combinations and differences in climatic and morphological conditions within South Dakota on initial growth and survival of the largemouth bass (Micropertus salmoides). Forage species stocked with bass included gold shiners (Notemigonus crysoleucas), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), black bullhead (Ictalurus melas), and bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Bass only stocking was also evaluated. First eyar survival values for 16 eastern South Dakota ponds ranged from 1 to 100%, with a mean of 50.2%. Bass exhibited poorest survival when stocked with black bullheads. Analysis of variance indicated no significant difference (P …


Of Another World: The Jehovah's Witnesses, William Wesley Zellner Jan 1981

Of Another World: The Jehovah's Witnesses, William Wesley Zellner

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Of Another World is an account of how the Jehovah's Witnesses recruit new members and retain these converts in the face of a skeptical world. The study also attempts to advance a theoretical model toward a generic and generalized account for conversion to a group with a devalued religious perspective. The model, developed by John Lofland in his study of the members of the Unification Church, appears with some modification, to be generalizable to the Jehovah's Witnesses. After modification, the model is still applicable to members of the Unification Church. It is argued that the social characteristics of a group …


Length Of Marriage As A Factor In Marital Satisfaction, Communication, And Performance On The Prisoner's Dilemma Game, Joseph Morris Alexander Jan 1981

Length Of Marriage As A Factor In Marital Satisfaction, Communication, And Performance On The Prisoner's Dilemma Game, Joseph Morris Alexander

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Initial Growth And Survival Of Bluegills And Black Bullheads Stocked With Largemouth Bass In South Dakota Ponds, James J. Shelley Jan 1981

Initial Growth And Survival Of Bluegills And Black Bullheads Stocked With Largemouth Bass In South Dakota Ponds, James J. Shelley

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Initial growth and survival rates were estimated for bluegills (Leponis macrochirus) and black bullheads (Ictalurus melas) stocked simultaneously with largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in ponds throughout South Dakota. Mean first year survival for bluegills and black bullheads stocked in eastern South Dakota ponds was 28.6% and 67.7%, respectively. Differences in first year bluegill growth throughout the state were not detected. Total lengths for bluegills averaged 52.4 mm after one growing season statewide and 137.1 mm after two growing seasons in southeastern South Dakota ponds. Significant (P<.05) geographical differences in first year growth of black bullheads were detected with mean lengths ranging from 67.7 mm in northwest ponds to 115.5 mm in southeast ponds. The average total length for black bullheads after two growing season in southeastern South Dakota ponds was 215.2 mm. The combined effects of pH, turbidity, and bicarbonate alkalinity accounted for 67.5% of the variation in first year bluegill growth. The pond parameters total number of growing days, fish present prior to stocking, and pond surface area when combined accounted for 73.9% of the variation in first year black bullhead growth. Differences in bluegill relative weight values were not detected throughout South Dakota; the average for the state was 105.2. Mean black bullhead condition factors (K) for fish with total lengths between 128 and 191 mm were 1.85 and 1.45 for pre- and post-spawning periods, respectively. Bullheads probably spawned between 29 May and 26 June 1980.


Ghost Towns In South Dakota : A Geographic Perspective, Peggy Ellen Year Jan 1981

Ghost Towns In South Dakota : A Geographic Perspective, Peggy Ellen Year

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The objective of this study is to investigate and to analyze one particular phenomenon of South Dakota's settlement history, ghost towns, in a geographical context. Specifically, it is to identify and assess in a spatial-temporal framework those factors that have contributed to town abandonment in the state. A comprehensive geographical analysis of community abandonment within South Dakota has never before been attempted. This study represents, therefore, a pioneer effort toward explaining a phenomenon which has affected the pattern of settlement for more than a century. In so doing, it fulfills a vital link in developing a more extensive understanding of …


A History Of The Oldham, South Dakota Socialist Hall From 1913 To 1970, Richard E. Zimmer Jan 1981

A History Of The Oldham, South Dakota Socialist Hall From 1913 To 1970, Richard E. Zimmer

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There may be many reasons for the appearance of the Socialist Hall in Oldham, South Dakota. Certainly a primary factor for its construction was the controversial Socialist party that formed a local branch in the Oldham area in 1912. It may be of interest to note that the town of Oldham had an opera house operating prior to the Socialist Hal1 and after the new hal1 was constructed, both continued to provide the community with a wide variety of entertainment and community activities. Unfortunately, the lack of information and the limited time and space does not allow the first opera …


Alienation Of Rural Youth In South Dakota, Mohammad S. Zakikhani Jan 1981

Alienation Of Rural Youth In South Dakota, Mohammad S. Zakikhani

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There are two purposes of this research. The first purpose is to assess the presence of alienation in a sample of rural youth. The second purpose is to assess the relationship between the occurrence of alienation among rural youth and their plans for out- migration. The problem of concern in this project is addressed in terms of three questions. First, are rural youth alienated? Second, if alienation exists among rural youth, who is alienated? Third, if alienation exists among rural youth, does this experience relate to migration plans? Seeman's conceptualization of alienation as powerlessness, normlessness and isolation is applied in …


Chicago Tribune Editorials : An Analysis Of The Opinion Of Robert Mccormick, Don Maxwell, And Clayton Kirkpatrick / By Carlton M. Rhodes, Carlton M. Rhodes Jan 1981

Chicago Tribune Editorials : An Analysis Of The Opinion Of Robert Mccormick, Don Maxwell, And Clayton Kirkpatrick / By Carlton M. Rhodes, Carlton M. Rhodes

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Media Habits Of Students At South Dakota State University, Craig Lee Derscheid Jan 1981

Media Habits Of Students At South Dakota State University, Craig Lee Derscheid

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A number of researchers have studied the media habits of the general public. They have examined the habits of adults, teenagers and numerous other groups. Only a few researchers have examined the college-aged group, a group which includes both teenagers and adults, and which may reflect unique patterns of media use. This study was designed to examine the news media used by selected subgroups of the college population. The population from which the subjects were chosen for this study included students who were enrolled at South Dakota State University in the fall semester of 1980. The purpose of this study …


Portrait Of Fanny Kemble : A One-Woman Show, Judith Rae Loewen Jan 1981

Portrait Of Fanny Kemble : A One-Woman Show, Judith Rae Loewen

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Didactic Versus Behavioral Immunization Against Learned Helplessness In Man, John Maury Allin Jan 1981

Didactic Versus Behavioral Immunization Against Learned Helplessness In Man, John Maury Allin

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No abstract provided.


How Alabama Radio News Directors View Importance Of Writing, Stephen Edward Cobb Jan 1981

How Alabama Radio News Directors View Importance Of Writing, Stephen Edward Cobb

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No abstract provided.


Yeat's Mythologies : A Glossary And Index Of Celtic And Occult Terms, Jackie Lou Darr Jan 1981

Yeat's Mythologies : A Glossary And Index Of Celtic And Occult Terms, Jackie Lou Darr

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No abstract provided.


Chretien De Troyes' Yvain : Coming Of Age In Medieval France, Amy Mary Lapwing Jan 1981

Chretien De Troyes' Yvain : Coming Of Age In Medieval France, Amy Mary Lapwing

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No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of A Parent-Training Manual For Reducing Children's Fear Of The Dark, Jean Elizabeth Giebenhain Jan 1981

Evaluation Of A Parent-Training Manual For Reducing Children's Fear Of The Dark, Jean Elizabeth Giebenhain

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No abstract provided.


Investigation Of A Burial Erosion Surface By Surface Resistivity Methods, Little Tallahatchie River Valley, Panola County, Mississippi, David M. Jones Jan 1981

Investigation Of A Burial Erosion Surface By Surface Resistivity Methods, Little Tallahatchie River Valley, Panola County, Mississippi, David M. Jones

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No abstract provided.


The Male, Karla Robbins Hornsby Jan 1981

The Male, Karla Robbins Hornsby

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No abstract provided.


The Degradation Of Ethylene Oxide In The Presence Of Chloride Ion At Ph 7.4 In Aqueous Media, Benjamin Alexander Quintana Jan 1981

The Degradation Of Ethylene Oxide In The Presence Of Chloride Ion At Ph 7.4 In Aqueous Media, Benjamin Alexander Quintana

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Perspective On Narrative Technique In William Styson's Sophie's Choice, Linda Kathryn Campbell Jan 1981

The Effects Of Perspective On Narrative Technique In William Styson's Sophie's Choice, Linda Kathryn Campbell

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No abstract provided.


The Superimposition : Implications For Visual Expression, James Theron Davis Jan 1981

The Superimposition : Implications For Visual Expression, James Theron Davis

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No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of A Nutrition Education Program Using The Mastery Learning Technique For Normal And Moderately Retarded Children, Carol Elizabeth Denney Jan 1981

The Effectiveness Of A Nutrition Education Program Using The Mastery Learning Technique For Normal And Moderately Retarded Children, Carol Elizabeth Denney

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No abstract provided.


T. S. Eliot's Conception Of Redemption / By Alice Decell Young, Alice Decell Young Jan 1981

T. S. Eliot's Conception Of Redemption / By Alice Decell Young, Alice Decell Young

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No abstract provided.


A Faunistic And Ecological Survey Of The Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Of Northern Mississippi, Jerome Goddard Jan 1981

A Faunistic And Ecological Survey Of The Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Of Northern Mississippi, Jerome Goddard

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No abstract provided.


An Experimental Comparison Between Two Radio Newscaster Styles : Hard-Hitting And Soft, Sandra Avant Jan 1981

An Experimental Comparison Between Two Radio Newscaster Styles : Hard-Hitting And Soft, Sandra Avant

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No abstract provided.


Explorations In Visual Thinking, Susan Beam Goff Jan 1981

Explorations In Visual Thinking, Susan Beam Goff

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No abstract provided.


H. L. Loucks And The Dakota Ruralist: Voices Of Reform, Thom Guarnieri Jan 1981

H. L. Loucks And The Dakota Ruralist: Voices Of Reform, Thom Guarnieri

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It is the purpose of this paper, then, to study the impact that H. L. Loucks may have had on three major issues of South Dakota populism already stated: the populist position in the state, the formation of a third party and fusion with the Democrats. Neither major state historian of the period--George Kingsbury nor Doane Robinson--has been kind in his assessment of Loucks and the state's populists. Kingsbury, according to Yale historian Howard R. Lamar, hinted they were "a combination of cranks and demagogues." Robinson has even admitted insinuating that Loucks was a crook--a mistake he …