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Perceptions: An Artist's Statement, Stephen Cockrille

Theses and Dissertations

In the first part of this artist statement I have attempted to explain the point of view which has predominately contributed to the creation of my images. This point of view is in many ways a political point of view. It attempts to articulate various broad cultural determinants and the general affect of these determinants on us as spontaneous and potentially creative human beings.

The second part is concerned with a description of the images that accompany this statement and a clarification of some of the symbols used in these images.

The Effects Of Deficiencies Of Certain Mineral Nutrients On The Activity And Various Properties Of Ribulose-1,5-Diphosphate Carboxylase From Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.), Philip Alan Harrison

Theses and Dissertations

Barley plants grown in Mg, Mn, Zn and Cu deficient media were analyzed for specific activity, total activity and amount of RuDPCase present. Percent dry weight, as well as chlorophyll and soluble protein content were determined. All deficiencies caused lower chlorophyll and RuDPCase concentrations than occurred in the control. Soluble protein content, however, was higher in all deficient plants than in the control, either on a dry or a fresh weight basis. The addition of 18 μM Mn^2+ increased the activity of Mg^2+ containing RuDPCase preparations as much as 133% above normal. The specific activity of RuDPCase from Mg, Mn, …

Helminth Parasites Of Dogs In Two Central Utah Communities, Lari Michael Norton Cowgill

Theses and Dissertations

Parasitic helminths probably consitute one of the most important groups of disease agents in dogs. In the Southern and Central United States dogs are often fatally infected with the canine esophageal worm, Spirocerca lupi, and the ca nine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis. Cestodes which can limit the growth of a dog are found throughout the United States.

Fate And Metabolism Of Bas 290-H In A Model Ecosystem, Kuo-Mei Chang

Theses and Dissertations

The use of chemicals to control economic pests has grown in this century both in the amount and the diversity of materials used (Headley and Lewis, 1967). About ten billion pounds of pesticides have been used in the United States since 1945. It is estimated that there are 340 million acres of cultivated lands in the Continental United States. Of this amount, approximately 119 million acres were sprayed with herbicides, 97 million acres were treated with insecticides and 25 million acres were treated with fungicides and other minor pesticides (Matsumura, 1972).

Community Characteristics Of Six Burned Aspen-Conifer Sites And Their Related Animal Use /|Clarry H. Kleinman, Larry H. Kleinman

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Six forest areas destroyed by fire representing different seral stages of aspen development and conifer invasion were studied to determine successional dynamics and the related livestock and big game use. Factors measured were: (a) age, basal area, density and frequency of aspen and conifer trees; (b) density and frequency of under-story species; (c) forage production for forbs, grasses, and browse, and (d) animal-days use for deer, cattle and sheep. Aspen appeared in the community the spring following the fire and conifers appeared fifteen to twenty years later. Conifers had begun to dominate aspen on an eighty-two year old stand. The …

Life History And Ecology Of The Great Basin Sagebrush Swift, Sceloporus Graciosus Graciosus Baird And Girard, 1852, Gary L. Burkholder

Theses and Dissertations

The sagebrush swift, Sceloporus graciosus graciosus, is abundant in the transitional zone of the Great Basin. As an intermediate link the the food chain, sagebrush swifts are preyed upon by snakes and hawks, and in turn are predators of small arthropods.

Interaction Between Triiodothyronine (T₃) And Thyroxine (T₄) In The Chick And The Rat, Kurtis George Cornish

Theses and Dissertations

The secretion of two hormones with identical function by the thyroid gland has been questioned, What is the relationship between these two hormones? Why does the thyroid secrete two hormones when either one can provide for all the activity of the thyroid (Greer, 1972). Little work has been done on the relationship between the two hormones. There is some evidence showing that thyroxine (T4) is deiodinated to triiouothyronine (T3) at the tissue level in mammals. Chambers (1970) found that there was a negative interaction between T4 and T3 when pharmacologic doses were administered to the rat. The present study was …

Three New Species Of Petrified Dicotyledonous Wood From The Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation Of Utah, Gregory F. Thayn

Theses and Dissertations

Two genera and three species of definite fossil angiosperm wood have been identified from the diverse flora of the Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah for the first time. Well preserved fossil dicotyledonous woods have been found in association with the fern Tempskya and conifer woods at two sites, one east of Castle Dale, Utah 1 and one east of Ferron, Utah. Petrified logs were collected from a horizon between ten and thirty feet below the overlying Dakota Sandstone at the Castle Dale site. Dakota Sandstone is missing at the Ferron site, but the wood occurs on the surface …

Habitat And Time Utilization Of A Pair Of Nesting Sharp-Shinned Hawks (Accipiter Striatus Velox) : A Telemetry Study, Joseph Belnap Platt

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Telemetric observations were conducted on a pair of Sharp-Shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus velox) nesting in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah in 1972. The movements of both adults were monitored from the time their eggs hatched in late June until they left the study area in early August, fourty-two days later. A transmitter was also attached to one of the young at the time of fledging. The adult's main hunting area was a single plant community located 1600 meters from the nest. The male performed the majority of the foraging while the female spent the greatest part of her time at the …

Desirable Student Teaching Activities As Determined By Business Education Student Teachers, Marvin J. Balbierz

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Recent Liability Case -- Implications For Accountants, Rona J. Sessions

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The Role Of An Internal Audit In Credit Union Financial Decision Making, John M. Howland

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The purpose of this paper is to show how an internal audit can be used in credit union financial decision making.

The paper analyzes in depth the kinds of data obtainable from an internal audit and the kinds of data required for credit union financial decision making. By utilizing a comparative analysis of the compatability of the two types of data, the paper shows how the data obtainable from an internal audit can be applied to credit union financial decision making.

Comparative Analysis Of Five Stock Plans, Charles K. Markline

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No abstract provided.

In Support Of The Entity Theory, Francis O'Keefe

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A Review Of General, Infant, And Maternal Deaths And Causes Of Death In North Dakota 1910-1970, Cynthia A. Philips

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No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Business Education Graduates Of W. H. Lanier High School, Jackson, Mississippi -- 1969-1971, Estella R. Hughes

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No abstract provided.

Speciation In The Genus Sceloporus Sceloporus (Sauria, Iguanidae) As Determined By Cranial Osteology And Other Characters, Kenneth Rex Larsen

Theses and Dissertations

Numerical statistical methods were used to analyse the species in the genus Sceloporus using cranial osteology, external meristic and numeric characters, karyology, display behavior and geographic distribution. A new phylogeny for the genus is proposed with three main branches or Groups: Group I, a primitive group, evolved from Uta, Urosaurus and Sator in Miocene times. This Group speciated from gadoviae in the south to merriami in the north and contains 7 species in 3 species groups. Group II arose from Group I and evolved from centrally located pictus in all directions throughout Mexico. It contains approximately 19 species in 5 …

Morphogenesis Of Photoreceptors In The Chick Retina: An Electron Microscopic Study, Mark D. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

An electron microscopic investigation of the morphogenesis of photoreceptor cells in the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) retina is presented in this study. The fine structural observations illustrate photoreceptor development ranging from five to twenty-one days of incubation and one to two days post-hatching. Retinal tissues were fixed in buffered aldehyde fixative, post-fixed in buffered 2% osmium tetroxide and otherwise conventionally prepared for electron microscopy.

The neural (sensory) retina of the chick is largely occupied by undifferentiated cells within the outer neuroblastic layer from the 5th to 9th days of incubation. This layer is later divided into the inner and outer …

A Study Of Organizational Climate And Educational Change In Selected North Dakota High Schools, Edward J. Hill

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Purpose: This study is postulated on the theory that a direct relationship exists between organizational climate and educational change. The primary purpose of the study was to analyze the relationships between organizational climate and educational changes in selected high schools. A further purpose was to determine if there were significant differences between the principals' and faculties' profile scores on each of the eight subtests of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ).

The study also attempted to determine which set of selected teacher biographical variables contributed most to the predictability of each subtest score of the OCDQ.

Method and Procedures: The …

The Recording Of Fixed Assets At Other Than Cost, Timothy M. Nelson

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No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Two Weight Training Programs In Terms Of Dynamic Strength Gains, Randy G. Makarenko

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The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of two programs of weight training on strength gains made in the quadriceps, biceps brachii, and pectoralis major muscles. In determining the strength gains of the muscles while using two different programs of training, the following procedure was followed. Three different muscle areas were tested using three different exercises. The exercises and muscle groups were: 1. Leg Press -------- Quadriceps 2. Scott Curl ------- Biceps brachii 3. Bench Press ------- Pectoralis major The subjects (of which there were fourteen) x^ere assigned to treatment groups and training programs at random. The …

Foreign Operations: Translation Methods, Reporting Problems And Disclosure, Stephen Emanuel

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Vacation Activities Of The Public And Its Image Of North Dakota As A Vacation And Travel Area, Denis F. Zaun

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine public attitude toward and knowledge about the State of North Dakota, and to gather data concerning vacation activities of respondents located throughout the United States. The findings of this survey were also compared to the findings of a similar survey conducted in 1960, in order to identify changes in awareness concerning the state or trends in the vacation activities of the public.

Primary data was gathered by mail survey packets sent to 500 alumni of North Dakota State University which contained questionnaires that were to be completed by their friends. Each packet contained five …

A Study Of The Nickel Catalyzed Rearrangement Of 1,4-Dienes, Harry J. Golden

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Two types of rearrangement are afforded by the reaction of 1,4-dienes with a catalyst formed from tra ns-d i chIoro- bis(tri-n-butyIphosphine)Ni( I I ) and di isobutyI a I urninum chloride. Type I is exemplified by the rearrangement of I,4-pentadiene to 2-methyI - I,3-butadiene. Type II is exemplified by the rearrangement of 3-methyI - I ,4-pentadiene to I,4-hexadienes. The catalyst is thought to be a nickel hydride or its chemical equivalent.

This study was primarily concerned with the type II rearrangement. Two possible routes for the type I I rearrangement were considered. (I) A 1,2-nickel hydride addition to the terminal …

The Effect Of Information And Experience On Preference For Complexity, Stanley Richard Gunn

Theses and Dissertations

One area of research that has received a great deal of empirical and theoretical attention is preference for complexity. Two major conclusions may be drawn from a survey of the relevant literature in this area. First, there is a greater preference for the intermediate ranges of complexity than for the extreme levels, and secondly, preference for complexity is a function of the interaction of both stimulus and subject variables. The role of stimulus variables in preference for complexity has been repeatedly studied. This is also true of the subject variable "experience," which is usually defined in terms of the subject's …

Growth Stocks, Rates Of Return And Price-Earnings Ratios, Gilbert F. Lembree

Theses and Dissertations

One of the assumptions that is made in Chapter II of this paper is that the stock market operates without friction. But the market is not frictionless, and this reduces the efficient allocation of capital, which in turn is detrimental to the health of the economy. So, to the extent that friction in capital markets can be reduced, the economy will benefit.

One of the present sources of friction may be due to investors' reluctance to act on the basis of what they know because the tools they have to evaluate their knowledge are limited. The question: "Should high priceearning …

Psychogenic Factors In Menstrual Symptomology, Glen Gruba

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In this study correlations were obtained between personality characteristics and menstrual manifestations in order to test the following psychogenic hypotheses regarding the etiology of menstrual symptomatology: (1) dependence, as a personality characteristic, is basic to the elaboration of moderate or severe menstrual symptoms, (2) a psychosomatic process, involving psychic control over somatic functions, underlies certain forms of menstrual symptomatology, and (3) menstrual symptoms, particularly as they are more pronounced, represent exacerbations of prevailing personality patterns.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ, which contains eight menstrual symptom scales) were administered to 60 female university students …

An Investigation Of The Length Of Observation Necessary To Obtain A Representative Sample Of Clinician-Client Interaction, Beverly A. Laird

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the length of time necessary to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during a therapy session when using the Analysis of Behaviors of Clinicians (ABC) System to record clinical behavior. Subjects used were ten children receiving articulation and/or language therapy and their student clinicians. All clients were seen on an individual basis. A total of ten fifteen-minute clinician-client sessions were studied. It was concluded that a three-minute period was sufficient to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during an articulation and/or language therapy session involving student clinicians and children.

Painting And Painting Symbols, James Joseph Hendrickx

Theses and Dissertations

The written part of this project is primarily comprised of short elaborations on my experience, feelings and perceptions, first as a painter, then as a person. It is a description of occurrences which reflect my general level of motion around and within the time of the creative act. These pages also harbor negative feelings for tradition, it has become burdensome and restraining in a reality which is never motionless and therefore never constant, and so is subject to continuous variations.

In short, it involves all the rational and irrational activity of myself as an artist and how environmental circumstance may …

An Investigation Of Perceived And Actual Attitude Agreement, Stimulation Value And Total Friendship, Robert J. Bateen

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The investigation was designed to explore the relationship between attitude dissimilarity and strength of friendship. It was hypothesized that those who perceived their acquaintance as being high in Stimulation Value (SV) would perceive their acquaintance as more dissimilar from themselves than those perceiving their acquaintance as low in Stimulation Value. Since it was felt that SV is part of Total Friendship, it was predicted that those who had estimated that a strong friendship existed between themselves and their acquaintance would perceive their acquaintance as being less attitudinally similar to- themselves than the pairs who scored low on Total Friendship.

Eighteen …