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Some Effects Of Selected Biodegradable Detergents On The Aeration Of Water And Activated Sludge, Donald Ernest Modesitt

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this study was to determine what effects the presence of selected biodegradable detergents have on the aeration of water and the activated sludge process for aerobic wastewater treatment. The detergents studied were LAS #1, Alfol, and Nalkylene. It was of particular interest to determine if these detergents decreased the oxygen absorptive capacities of water and wastewater. If detrimental effects were produced by the detergents it was then desired to determine if these effects were serious enough to create problems with aerobic wastewater treatment and aeration in receiving bodies of water.

A two liter volume of the liquids …

Modification Of The Hydraulic Jump By Submerged Jets, Edward Leon Tharp

Masters Theses

"Tests were performed in order to determine the effect of submerged jets injecting water into the base of the hydraulic jump. The jump was studied in terms of the following properties: specific energy of the flow leaving the hydraulic jump, length of the hydraulic jump, tailwater depth, and wave formation properties. These properties for the hydraulic jump with submerged jets were compared to the natural hydraulic jump.

Results of the tests indicate that: submerged jets at any angle tested tend to decrease the specific energy of the water leaving the jump and are more effective than the impulse-momentum principle indicates, …

The Construction Of A Multi-Threshold Foil For Fast Flux Measurements, Michael Henry Holkenbrink

Masters Theses

"The construction of a multi-threshold foil for fast neutron flux measurements is investigated. The factors governing the selection of the materials are the energy response of the given reactor, the half-life of the daughter, the prominent gamma ray emitted during decays, the power level of the reactor, the availability of adequate cross section data, and the alloying properties of the composite foil. A ternary system was chosen as a compromise between the difficulty of fabrication and the amount of information gained from one foil. The particular system chosen was In- P- Fe. The threshold reactions of these elements are In¹¹⁵ …

National Educational Objectives: A Comparative Analysis, Wilhemina J. Fernandez

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Proposed Track And Field Program For The Women's Athletic Association At Eastern Illinois University, Harriett L. Wirt

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing The Organization And Administration Of Intramural Programs For Boys In Secondary High Schools In A Selected Geographical Area Of Illinois, Allan H. Gorgal

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Transcription For Band Of The Minuet Of "Will-O-The-Wisps," The Damnation Of Faust, Chester John Balzer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Participation In Professionally Related Areas Of Physical Education On The Scholastic Achievement Of Selected Physical Education Majors, Donald E. Neece

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Interscholastic Wrestling Injuries In The State Of Missouri During The 1965-66 Season, Glennon J. Acksel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Pertinent Studies On Alcoholism With Particular Reference To The Family, Robert S. Reed

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Historical Description Of The Eastern Illinois University Audio-Visual Center From Its Beginning To 1966, J. Aleta Carman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Potomac Community Consolidated School, Dean L. Myers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Orientation And Mobility Needs Of Blind Youth In A Highly-Impacted Metropolitan Area, Lawrence E. Blaha

Masters Theses

Introduction

Mobility enables man to interact with his surroundings, and to influence his environment as well as to be influenced by it. The need for the blind individual to relate himself to his environment has been the motivation for the development of orientation and mobility instruction.

While orientation and mobility for the blind is a relatively new discipline, the systemic use of basic techniques, i.e. hand-and-arm techniques and the use of long, light, functional cane as a mode of travel, has been validated empirically with more than a thousand blinded adults. These techniques have also been used successfully with blind …

Personality Differences Between Two Fundamental Religious Samples And A Sample Of The General Population, Ross O. Ward

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Relationships Between Judgements Of Esophageal And Artificial Larynx Speech Made By Sophisticated And Naïve Judges, Gerald Robert Moses

Masters Theses

The Background and Purpose of the Study

Introduction

Laryngectomy, the surgical removal of the larynx, is performed to save life threatened by a carcinomatous condition of the larynx. This surgical procedure is also performed when necessitated by accident, injury or other pathologies of the larynx. (35).

There are living, in the United States, an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 individuals who have undergone surgical removal of the larynx due to the carcinomatous condition of that organ (33). It is probable that the total population of laryngectomized persons would exceed this number if statistical information were available concerning the number of laryngectomies …

An Investigation Of The Maturation Of Articulation Of Elementary School Children, Thomas D. Marshall

Masters Theses

The Background and Purpose of the Study

Introduction

Developmental studies of speech (12, 13, 24) have indicated that the growth of articulation skills in children follows a definite pattern, with the vowels being first mastered, then the consonants, and finally, the consonant blends. Studies generally agree that the normal child acquires essentially adult articulation by eight years of age. It may be expected, then, that in the early elementary grades, immature articulation skills are not unusual in normal children, and that at higher grade levels, immature articulation skills are relatively less common. Mills and Streit (11), in a survey of …

A Study Of Attitudes And Opinions Of Michigan Secondary-School Administrators About Alcohol Education Programs, Joseph V. Coe

Masters Theses

The purposes of this study were to determine, through the use of a questionnaire: (1) the awareness and attitudes of administrators concerning the State's requirement for the teaching of alcohol education; (2) the administrator's opinion of the adequacy of teacher-training institutions in preparing teachers to conduct the instruction of alcohol education; (3) the time allotment and placement of alcohol education in the individual school programs; (4) the administrator's evaluation of the adequacy of textbooks in their coverage of information about alcohol; (5) the degree to which the individual schools are helping their teachers prepare this part of the curriculum; and …

An Investigation Of Adaptation To The Delayed Auditory Feedback Effect By Normal Speakers, Nelson H. Bormann

Masters Theses

Introduction

Research is being conducted in numerous areas of interest in an effort to better understand the functionings of the various speech deviations. One promising area of investigation is studying speech production as an automatic-control system or a servosystem. Interest in studying the theories of servosystems was greatly stimulated by the work of Nobert Wiener, who first formulated and developed the science of cybernetics. An integral aspect of cybernetic theory is the concept of controlling the behavior of a system by monitoring and evaluating the system's own output. Wiener stated that, in its simplest form, "...the feedback principle means that …

Interests, Attitudes And Personality Patterns Of Undergraduate Students In Speech Pathology And Audiology, Sandra Mary Henderson

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

Introduction

Over the past several decades there has been increasing interest in the occupational choices of men and women, and the interests and attitudes associated with various professional groups. Since occupations are becoming increasingly more specialized, employers and educators have found that those people who perform best in the position of their choice are those who exhibit certain interests and attitudes with regard to their occupation. Colleges emphasize the necessity of counseling in order to enable students to effectively choose general areas of concentration. The fields of study chosen by students are a …

Synthesis Of Potential Anti-Tumor Agents Related To Ethanolamine. I. Phenoxyacetic Acid Derivatives, Kenneth Wayne Rodarmer

Masters Theses

Introduction

Derivatives of phenoxyacetic acid (PAA), because of their activity as synthetic auxins, have long been of interest in the botanical sciences. PAA itself was noted (29) to have some auxin activity. However, real interest in PAA derivatives awaited the establishment of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) as a powerful, selective herbicide (12). An enormous number of PAA analogs and homologs have been investigated for their potential in the herbicide industry, and the statistical evidence from these investigations has been used as the basis for several interesting and sometimes conflicting theories of auxin mechanisms (17, 26, 23, 27).

Physiological effects of PAA …

Reaction Of Dihydropyran With Substituted Benzenesulfonyl Azides, Douglas L. Rector

Masters Theses

Introduction

The intent of this investigation was to study the addition of arylsulfonyl azides to vinyl ethers, specifically 2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran, and to establish by chemical and physical methods the structure of the adduct.

Land Utilization In The Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand

Masters Theses

Introduction

In Allegan County, Michigan, there exists an area of land known as the Allegan State Forest (Figs. 1 and 2). The Forest compromises 35,755 acres of land and is located just west of the city of Allegan.¹ It is an area primarily noted for its forestry, wildfire conservation, and recreational facilities. Before becoming a state forest and prior to the 1930's, this land passed through sequential occupance by Indians, pioneers, lumberman, and farmers. When the forest area was first settled, the land was abundantly covered with trees. The trees soon became the victims of the lumbermen's axe, and …

A Study Of Stereotype Perceptions Of Northern And Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Cementing Of Hydraulically Placed Tailing Fill By The Oxidation Products Of Pyrrhotite, Stanley H. Alder

Masters Theses

"This thesis has been prepared to make available basic information on the use of the oxidation products of pyrrhotite to cement hydraulic tailing stope fill. As nothing has been published on this subject to date, a review has been made of pertinent information culled from accounts of work in related fields. From this study, a set of equations representing the most likely pyrrhotite oxidation reactions has been evolved and tests supporting these equations performed. Samples of fill, each containing from one to six percent of pyrrhotite, were cemented in the laboratory. They were then examined microscopically, subjected to unconfined compressive …

A Study Of The Overachievers And Underachievers At Shelbyville High School, Helen Wolf Harless

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Teacher Turnover In The Coles County Public Elementary Schools Of Illinois: 1959-60 Through 1963-64, Gary L. Howrey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

The Evolution Of The Division For Girls And Women's Sports Of The American Association For Health, Physical Education And Recreation And Of The Women's Committees Of The Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States, Paula Ferguson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Resource Base For Water-Oriented Recreational Areas In Coles And Cumberland Counties, Roger J. Barry

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Carcinostatic Sulfonic Acid Esters Of Selected 1,4-Diols, Robert A. Earl

Masters Theses

Introduction

The purpose of this research was to prepare the bisarylsulfonic acid esters of 1,4-butanediol and 1,4-but-2-ynediol.

This series of compounds is of interest because of the antitumor activity exhibited by the bismethanesulfonates of 1,4-butanediol and 1,4-but-2-ynediol. The compounds which were prepared were submitted to Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center for evaluation in their anticancer program.

It was hoped that the compounds synthesized would be of pharmacological value. It was further hoped that the biological test data of these compounds would demonstrate a correlation between types of substituents on the aromatic nucleus and the degree of activity of the compounds. …

The Effect Of Carbonate Karst Terrain On Water Quality, Robert Russell Kilgo

Masters Theses

"The ever increasing use of water and unabated pollution of streams have made necessary increased research efforts into the quality and quantity of the available national water resources. Karst terrain is prevalent in several sections of the United States, however, little work has been done on the effect of this topography on water quality.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of carbonate karst terrain on the quality of water. The Meramec spring area, east of Rolla, Missouri, was selected for study. This area was underlain with dolomite formations and contains both karst and non-karst drainage basins …