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A Comparative Analysis Of Regional Councils In A Five State Area, Sui Shan Au Yeung Jan 1983

A Comparative Analysis Of Regional Councils In A Five State Area, Sui Shan Au Yeung

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Regional Councils are voluntary associations of city and county governments. Their functions are to provide forums and means to assist local governments regarding problems of mutual concern. As part of the NC-144 research project to analyze the effects of regional councils of governments on local governments this study attempts to answer the question: “Do the five states differ in the effectiveness of their regional councils and which selected organizational variables are associated with these differences?” The objectives of the study are to describe the origin, development, organizational structure and activities of the regional councils in the states of Colorado, Iowa, …

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Experimental Vertification Of Armoring And Pressure Flow Calculations In The Hec-6 Mathematical Model, Bradley Mark Comes Jan 1983

Experimental Vertification Of Armoring And Pressure Flow Calculations In The Hec-6 Mathematical Model, Bradley Mark Comes

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Many mathematical models have been developed to help the hydraulic engineer with respect to sediment transport. Some models have been found to be better than others in specific applications; however, HEC-6 Scour and Deposition in Rivers and Reservoirs has proved to be a very useful model for a wide variety of applications. The flexibility, adaptability, usability, portability and expandability of the model has led to it being used in many federal, state, private, and academic agencies. Each agency, having its own interests, has adapted and expanded the model for their needs. One such expansion was performed by Dr. Alan Prasuhn, …

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Effects Of Seed Weight On Seedling Establishment, Forage Yield, And Seed Production Characteristics Of Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.), Paul O. Johnson Jan 1983

Effects Of Seed Weight On Seedling Establishment, Forage Yield, And Seed Production Characteristics Of Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.), Paul O. Johnson

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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), a warm-season grass native to North America, is distributed from Canada to Central America anu from the Atlantic Coast to Nevada over a wide range of habitats. It exhibits tremendous promise for forage and soil conservation utilization in the Great Plains and True Prairie regions. The economic value of switchgrass as summer forage has long been recognized and its potential for improved variety production is great due to extensive ecotypic genetic variability and relatively good seed quality and production. A full season pasture system comprised of separate pastures of cool and warm-season species offers maximum beef …

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Charles Wilkins Short : Kentucky Botanist And Physician, 1794-1863., Deborah Susan Skaggs 1949- Dec 1982

Charles Wilkins Short : Kentucky Botanist And Physician, 1794-1863., Deborah Susan Skaggs 1949-

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Charles Wilkins Short (1794-1863) participated in the evolution of a scientific community in the United States. His interests in botany began when he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania (M.D. 1815). As a country doctor in western Kentucky (1817-1825), then as professor of materia medica at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky (1825-1838), and the Louisville Medical Institute (later University of Louisville, 1838-1849), and finally in retirement, Short devoted himself'to the classification of flora of his native state and region. In 1828 Short co-founded The Transylvania Journal of Medicine and the Associate Sciences, in which he published many of …

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The Emergence Of The National Middle School Association, Winston D. Pickett Dec 1982

The Emergence Of The National Middle School Association, Winston D. Pickett

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The purpose of this study was to determine if the National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been consistent with its written purposes, organizational structure, administrative leadership, publications, conferences, finances, and membership. An investigation was made of NMSA's records from its inception in 1970 through 1980. Personal and telephone interviews were conducted with leaders of NMSA. A compilation of happenings, past works, problems and accomplishments of the Association was made available to those interested in the history of NMSA. The specific objectives of this study were the following: (1) to provide a written historical record of NMSA during its first decade; …

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The Relationships Among Selected Variables Of University And Teacher Education Admission Criteria And Scores On The Common Examination Of The National Teacher Examination, Christine M. Ejlali Dec 1982

The Relationships Among Selected Variables Of University And Teacher Education Admission Criteria And Scores On The Common Examination Of The National Teacher Examination, Christine M. Ejlali

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The problem of this study was to determine the relationships among selected predictor variables in order to identify the combination of variables which best predicts scores on the National Teacher Examination-Weighted Common Examination Total Score. The identified variables were sex, teaching level, ACT composite scores, teacher education admission grade-point averages, CAT scores in Reading, Mathematics, and English, and Professional Education sequence grade-point averages. Nine hypotheses comprised the basis of this study. The first eight hypotheses pertained to the bivariate relationship of each predictor variable and the NTE-WCET scores. Hypothesis nine concerned the relationships of the combination of the predictor variables …

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Generation, Isolation And Assay Methods For Human Lymphocyte Mitogenic Factor, Thomas E. Seay Dec 1982

Generation, Isolation And Assay Methods For Human Lymphocyte Mitogenic Factor, Thomas E. Seay

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Activated lymphocytes secrete many products including the lymphokine human lymphocyte mitogenic factor (HLMF). In preliminary experiments lymphocytes from peripheral blood and palatine tonsils were evaluated as possible sources of HLMF by evaluating their level of activation through screening their spontaneous and concanavalin A (con A)-induced blastogenic responses. Tonsil lymphocytes (TL) were found to have high spontaneous proliferation as compared to peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). Cells from both sources responded to con A by undergoing a typical blastogenic response. Because TL must be obtained septically, they are frequently cultured in the presence of the antimycotic agent, Amphotericin B (Am B). Since …

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Congruence And Divergence Of Teacher-School Board Member Attitudes In Selected Kentucky School Districts 1973 And 1982, Glen A. Kleine Dec 1982

Congruence And Divergence Of Teacher-School Board Member Attitudes In Selected Kentucky School Districts 1973 And 1982, Glen A. Kleine

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The problem of this study was to determine if significant differences existed between teachers and school board members in two school districts in Kentucky in their perceptions of 35 selected educational issues and procedures. The population studied included all teachers and board members in the two selected school districts. A study of the county school district in Kentucky was conducted in 1973 and in 1982. Study of the city school district in Kentucky was only conducted in 1982. Chi-square statistics were used to analyze the data. Fifteen null hypotheses were tested in this study. Attitudes of 1973 county teachers and …

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After-School Child Care Projects Administered By Public School Districts In Seven Selected States, Betsy B. Plank Dec 1982

After-School Child Care Projects Administered By Public School Districts In Seven Selected States, Betsy B. Plank

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The purpose of this study was to determine the administrative structure, staff qualifications, and staffing patterns of selected school-age child care projects administered by public school districts; and to develop guidelines for planning future projects. Nine research questions were considered to be relevant to the study: (1) What types of administrative structure were demonstrated by after-school child care projects? (2) Did the projects surveyed require similar staff qualifications for initial employment? (3) Did the projects surveyed utilize similar staffing patterns? (4) Did the literature indicate prescribed staff qualifications? (5) Did the literature state prescribed staff qualifications in behavioral terms? (6) …

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Soil Studies Educational Unit And Soil Reconnaissance Survey Of Piney Woods Conservation Center, Consuelo Garcia Campos Klotz Dec 1982

Soil Studies Educational Unit And Soil Reconnaissance Survey Of Piney Woods Conservation Center, Consuelo Garcia Campos Klotz

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A soil reconnaissance survey was conducted on 2,500 acres adjacent to Sam Rayburn Reservoir, in the Angelina National Forest, San Augustine County, the future site of the proposed Piney woods Conservation Center. Data from the soil reconnaissance survey was interpreted and organized into a soil studies educational unit to be used to familiarize teachers with a variety of soils and their properties. Five of the eight soils were integrated into the study unit which is a portion of the total outdoor education and conservation program to be developed for the Piney Woods Conservation Center.

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A Comparison Of Videotape And Line Voice Teaching Of Blissymbols, Hilda Elizabeth Welsch Aug 1982

A Comparison Of Videotape And Line Voice Teaching Of Blissymbols, Hilda Elizabeth Welsch

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International Student Perceptions Of American Higher Education, Bassey A. Akpakpan Aug 1982

International Student Perceptions Of American Higher Education, Bassey A. Akpakpan

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The problem of the study was to measure how much students from other countries were satisfied with American education. The purposes of the study were to ascertain the extent to which international students perceived American education as satisfying their educational goals; to determine if any relationship existed between their perceptions of American education before and during their actual experiences with it; and to compare the perceptions of American education by students from one continent to those of other continents. A questionnaire which contained Part A and B was used in collecting the data. The contents of Part A included initial …

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The Effect Of A Fine Arts Program On The Intelligence, Achievement, Creativity And Personality Test Scores Of Young Gifted And Talented Students, Geneva H. Dillard Aug 1982

The Effect Of A Fine Arts Program On The Intelligence, Achievement, Creativity And Personality Test Scores Of Young Gifted And Talented Students, Geneva H. Dillard

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The problem of this study was to determine if young gifted and talented students who participate in a special program of the fine arts score significantly higher on tests of intelligence, language arts achievement, creativity, and personality than young gifted and talented students who do not participate in the program. For the study 102 students from kindergarten, first, second and third grades were selected. At the end of the study, ninety-seven students were posttested. Five students had moved from the school district. The students were selected for the program on the basis of teacher recommendations and on the basis of …

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The Extent Of Professional Burnout And Related Factors Affecting Public School Counselors, Bobby W. Burchette Aug 1982

The Extent Of Professional Burnout And Related Factors Affecting Public School Counselors, Bobby W. Burchette

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Problem. The problem of this study was to investigate the extent of, and factors related to, professional burnout among public school counselors in Virginia within categories of demographic variables. Methods. Participants for the study were selected from a total population of 1664 school counselors in The Commonwealth of Virginia catergorized by the State Department of Education as: (1) Elementary school counselors, (2) Junior high/middle/intermediate school counselors, and (3) Secondary/senior high school counselors. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and a demographic data sheet were mailed to the 463 counselors selected to participate in the study. Of the returned instruments, 295 were complete …

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The New Testament Text Of Today: An Assessment Of Progress Since Westcott And Hort, Steven Charles Singleton Aug 1982

The New Testament Text Of Today: An Assessment Of Progress Since Westcott And Hort, Steven Charles Singleton

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Westcott and Hort's The New Testament in the Original Greek has profoundly affected all New Testament textual criticism since its publication. Most subsequent textual critics have acknowledged their debt to Westcott and Hort, while believing that Westcott and Hort failed to uncover the original text and that their principles and text must be refined, modified, and improved. Even though a flurry of activity has characterized post-Hortian textual criti­cism, the question arises again and again: What progress from Wes-tcott-Hort has actually been accomplished?

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A Rhythm Pedagogy For Freshmen And Sophomore Music Students / By Sue Ann Reuter, Sue Ann Reuter Jul 1982

A Rhythm Pedagogy For Freshmen And Sophomore Music Students / By Sue Ann Reuter, Sue Ann Reuter

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Graceful Trees And The Ringel-Kotzig Conjecture, Cathy Ann Wills May 1982

Graceful Trees And The Ringel-Kotzig Conjecture, Cathy Ann Wills

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Tonsil Cell Products Which Modify In Vitro Proliferation Of Blood Lymphocytes, Thomas W. Hodge May 1982

Tonsil Cell Products Which Modify In Vitro Proliferation Of Blood Lymphocytes, Thomas W. Hodge

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Human palatine tonsil lymphocytes, when compared to peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), were in an activated state even though there was no in vitro stimulation. When these tonsil lymphocytes were cultured in the absence of serum and polyclonal mitogens or antigens, the supernatant fluid often inhibited the proliferative response of target PBL to con A. The extent of this suppression ranged from 22% to 84%, and target cell viability was 90% or greater. There was no evidence for the presence of immunoglobulins or (alpha)2-macroglobulin in whole supernatant fluids. The suppressor was partially denatured at 80(DEGREES)C and was rendered completely inactive upon …

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Implications Of Negotiated Teacher Agreements For Curriculum And Instruction In Tennessee, Marilyn A. Hankins May 1982

Implications Of Negotiated Teacher Agreements For Curriculum And Instruction In Tennessee, Marilyn A. Hankins

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This study was an analysis of the 1980-81 negotiated teacher contracts in Tennessee to determine the extent and nature of items relating to curriculum and instruction. Using an instrument entitled, "A Taxonomy for the Analysis of Collective Bargaining Agreements with Regard to Implications for Curriculum and Instruction" devised by Raymond E. Babineau, the following information was obtained: the uses made of the terms curriculum and instruction; the elements of articles relating to curriculum, instruction, and evaluation; the percentage of negotiated teacher contracts containing curriculum, instruction, and/or evaluation articles; and correlations between the number of curriculum, instruction, and/or evaluation articles and …

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Industrial Practices And Perceptions Of Management Toward Training/Education With Implications For A Regional University, Shirley L. Morgan May 1982

Industrial Practices And Perceptions Of Management Toward Training/Education With Implications For A Regional University, Shirley L. Morgan

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The problem of this study was to determine the difference between industrial practices and perceptions of management toward training and education programs in selected manufacturing industries. The survey was conducted within a 50-mile radius of a regional university to determine how academic institutions could better assist industries with training and education programs. Data were collected through the use of a two-part instrument sent to 426 industries in North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Part I collected data on the perceptions of industrial management. The perceptions were grouped into five categories: (1) employee assistance, (2) employee participation, (3) responsibility assignment, (4) employee …

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Implications Of Negotiated Teacher Agreements For Curriculum And Instruction In Tennessee, Marilyn A. Hankins May 1982

Implications Of Negotiated Teacher Agreements For Curriculum And Instruction In Tennessee, Marilyn A. Hankins

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This study was an analysis of the 1980-81 negotiated teacher contracts in Tennessee to determine the extent and nature of items relating to curriculum and instruction. Using an instrument entitled, "A Taxonomy for the Analysis of Collective Bargaining Agreements with Regard to Implications for Curriculum and Instruction" devised by Raymond E. Babineau, the following information was obtained: the uses made of the terms curriculum and instruction; the elements of articles relating to curriculum, instruction, and evaluation; the percentage of negotiated teacher contracts containing curriculum, instruction, and/or evaluation articles; and correlations between the number of curriculum, instruction, and/or evaluation articles and …

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Perceived And Preferred Institutional Goals And Leadership Behavior Among Selected Groups At East Tennessee State University, Jackson E. Butler May 1982

Perceived And Preferred Institutional Goals And Leadership Behavior Among Selected Groups At East Tennessee State University, Jackson E. Butler

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The problem of this study was to determine if significant differences existed between groups from selected segments of the university community in their expressions of "is" (actual) and "should be" institutional goals and of "real" and "ideal" leadership behavior and to determine if significant relationships existed between their expressions of "is" (actual) institutional goals and "real" leadership behavior and "should be" institutional goals and "ideal" leadership behavior. The sample was composed of the Board of Regents, the university President and his Cabinet, the Faculty Senate, the Graduate Council, the Student Government Association officers and delegates, and thirty randomly selected Faculty. …

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Drought-Tolerance Comparison Of Aleppo Pine And Brutia Pine Seedlings, Mohammad S. Abido May 1982

Drought-Tolerance Comparison Of Aleppo Pine And Brutia Pine Seedlings, Mohammad S. Abido

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Seedlings of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia were grown from seeds in a greenhouse. When 6 months old, randomly sampled seedlings were subjected to water stress by withholding irrigation. During this period, foliage and root characteristics of seedlings not under moisture stress were recorded. Pinus halepensis showed the greater ability to endure moisture stress and to maintain a higher level of needle-moisture content during the dry-down period. Meanwhile, P. brutia showed important anatomical and morphological adaptations which enable the species to conserve moisture.

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The Relationship Between Home Economics Teachers' Conceptual Systems Levels And Classroom Discipline Ideologies, Kathleen R. Winberg Mar 1982

The Relationship Between Home Economics Teachers' Conceptual Systems Levels And Classroom Discipline Ideologies, Kathleen R. Winberg

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Support for the hypothesis that conceptual systems may be used to predict various teaching behaviors has been established by several researchers (Harvey, 1970; Harvey, et al ., 1966; Murphy and Brown, 1970; Pryor, 1975). Harvey, et al. (1966) recorded and assessed actual classroom teaching behavior of thirty Head Start teachers varying in conceptual level to determine the effects of the teachers' conceptual level on the classroom climate created for their pupils. High, medium, and low conceptual level teachers were rated on twenty-six behavioral dimensions including expression of warmth towards children, enjoyment of teaching, perceptiveness of children’s needs, smoothness of class …

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Photoinduction Of Floral Development In Hard Red Winter Wheat, Jose Ernesto Robles Wijangco Mar 1982

Photoinduction Of Floral Development In Hard Red Winter Wheat, Jose Ernesto Robles Wijangco

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South Dakota is at the northern limit of winter wheat cultivation in the United States. However, it has been estimated that only 15% of the total winter wheat acreage has been planted to hardy winter wheat cultivars in this state. Records at this station indicate that grain yields of winter hardy cultivars can be 20 to 40% lower than less hardy cultivars in the absence of severe freeze stress. Low grain yields of hardy types is one reason for low preference of these phenotypes by growers. Hardy cultivars usually head late compared to less hardy ones. With late initiation of …

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The James River Highlands : An Area Study, Thomas P. Welch Mar 1982

The James River Highlands : An Area Study, Thomas P. Welch

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This thesis is a systematic-area geographical analysis of the James River Highlands (figure 1). It is comprised of a ridge-bordered section of the James River located in the Southern-most part of the James River Basin. The Highlands is a teardrop shaped area approximately 35 miles in diameter. The James River Highlands consist of a group of three ridges, varying in elevation from 1, 255 to 1, 440. feet above sea level. The ridges consist of drift covered bedrock that partially block the southern end of the James River Basin. The three ridges are the most conspicuous features of the heavily …

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Carbon Metabolism Of Azospirillum Brasilense, Galina V. Vigil Mar 1982

Carbon Metabolism Of Azospirillum Brasilense, Galina V. Vigil

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To understand the nature of bacteria-plant associations both plant and bacterial metabolism studies are important. Research into the biochemistry of photosynthesis has revealed that besides the reductive pentose phosphate cycle, many grasses also possess the C-4 dicarboxylic acid cycle. Grasses possessing this pathway utilize their available nitrogen more efficiently in producing dry matter and fixing atmospheric C02. The general importance of the C-4 dicarboxylic acid pathway in tropical grasses had previously been widely accepted. Azospirillum spp. are thought to be mainly responsible for the nitrogen fixation that occurs in grasses. The preference of these bacteria for malate and other organic …

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Bionomics Of The Northern Corn Rootworm On First Year Corn In Eastern South Dakota, Paul M. Vassalotti Mar 1982

Bionomics Of The Northern Corn Rootworm On First Year Corn In Eastern South Dakota, Paul M. Vassalotti

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The northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica longicornis barberi, is a major pest of corn in South Dakota. It has one generation per year and overwinters in the soil as an egg. The eggs hatch in June and the larvae begin feeding on developing corn roots. The loss of roots reduces the uptake of water and nutrients, which can reduce yields especially under dry conditions. Root pruning by the larvae also weakens the brace root system, which may cause the plant to lodge, making harvesting difficult. Corn is the preferred host plant, although larvae have been reported surviving on several other species …

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Ozonation Of A Municipal Surface Water Supply To Reduce Organics And Chlorine Demand And Enhance Flocculation, Lawrence James Van Hout Mar 1982

Ozonation Of A Municipal Surface Water Supply To Reduce Organics And Chlorine Demand And Enhance Flocculation, Lawrence James Van Hout

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The city of Yankton, South Dakota draws its drinking water supply from the Missouri River. The water contains organic matter which may form trihalomethanes upon chlorination, and produce tastes, odors, increased chlorine demand, and reduced flocculation efficiency. In this research ozone was applied to raw water through use of a pilot plant to determine the effects of ozonation on organics, chlorine demand, and flocculation. Ancillary studies were conducted to find surrogate parameters for total organic carbon. Following a preliminary study based on trihalomethane reduction, ozone dosages of 0, 2, 4, and 8 mg/1 were applied to the raw water at …

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Genetics Of Resistance To Hessian Fly Derived From Dawn Winter Wheat In Spring Wheat Crosses, Debra Kay Steiger Mar 1982

Genetics Of Resistance To Hessian Fly Derived From Dawn Winter Wheat In Spring Wheat Crosses, Debra Kay Steiger

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Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say), has been a serious insect pest of cornnon wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.) since it was first identified in the United States over 200 years ago. Losses are difficult to estimate due to geographical variability in populations but are large enough to characterize this pest as one of economic importance. Dahms in 1967 estimated the direct average annual loss in the United States at 15 million bushels. The last serious outbreak in the United States was reported in 1978 in the spring wheat producing regions of north central and northeastern South Dakota where conservative …

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