Using a multidimensional approach, this study investigated the relationships between personality variables and death concern. The study utilized Durlak and Kass's (1981) conceptualization of death concern in terms of five factors. These factors are...
A pilot study was conducted near Lamar in the sandhills in southeastern Colorado during the summer of 1958. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the species of plants and animals present in the area and the relative abundance of each...
This study was an attempt to determine soil and vegetative differences in pastures on upland and slope sites caused by different utilization rates in the past year. Soil and vegetative differences were determined with reference to the following...
As of the 1991-92 school year, states accepting federal funds for young children with disabilities must guarantee a full range of services for 3- to 5-year-olds. This legislative mandate brings with it specific questions regarding the...
Researchers are only recently beginning to look at the effects of acculturation on the individual. Most or the research in this area has largely focused on the effects of acculturation on a group of people. We are seeing a dramatic increase in the...
PURPOSE: It was the purpose of this study to perform an item analysis on a women's physical education test concerning speed-a-way. The analysis will determine the difficulty and discrimination of each individual item in the test. From this analysis...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Chicago Archdiocesan Reading Program from an academic, social and psychological viewpoint over a three-year period, 1962- 1964. The investigation was limited to the seventh and...
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of cognitive functioning between matched eidetic and noneidetic aged subjects. In addition, the relationships between eidetic imagery, color afterimage, and Necker cube were...
Body composition, energy content, basic weight, and lipid cycles were determined for populations of the plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) and the yellow-faced pocket gopher (Pappogeomys castanops) in Kansas. Lipid content calculated as a...
This experiment investigated the effects of calisthenics as an appropriate technique to help reduce hyperactive behaviors, and increase seatwork productivity. A four year old male judged to be of average intelligence, and diagnosed as hyperactive...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of natural growing conditions on carbohydrate reserves of roots, rhizomes, and crowns of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), little bluestem (A. scoparius), and side-oats grama (Bouteloua...
Client outcome measurements obtained from a rural stroke clinic were the focus of this investigation Neuman's ( 1995) System Model and the Stroke Risk Profile Appraisal Function Model (Wolf, D'Agostino, Belanger, & Kannel, 1991) based on the...
A portion of the mixed prairie was studied in an attempt to measure the effects of Japanese brome on production of native perennial grass. Vegetation was analyzed by paired foot-square quadrats. Japanese brome was removed from treated plots and...
Analyses of morphological and mensural variation in the molar dentitions of several populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus inhabiting mainland, peninsular, archipelagic, and insular environments in southern New England enabled elucidation of recent...
This work is aimed at presenting to the reader ideas regarding the importance of the petroleum industry to Ellis County. While the findings and conclusions put forth may not give adequate answers to all questions relating to the various phases of...
A capture- recapture study was conducted in an ungrazed mixed- grass pasture to determine if a mowed strip (6 m wide) would serve as a barrier to movement of small rodents and thereby alter the animals' home range. The three species studied were...
An attempt was made to determine comparative effect of nitrogen fertilizer (NH4NO3) on growth and root development of wheat as influenced by various densities of fireweed (Kochia scoparia) WIder greenhouse conditions. 1. Fireweed grown alone did...
The amount of chemical constituents in the Saline River increases temporally and spatially from Highway 183 north of Hays downstream to Wilson Reservoir. The most notable Increase in dissolved constituents occurs, just east of the Ellis/Russell...
In this study an attempt was made to induce temporary depressed, happy, and neutral mood states in college students using a between-subjects design. The students were then tested for self-control by making repeated choices for either a large,...
Disturbance of ecosystems by road construction results in habitat fragmentation and edge effects. Studies assessing effect of road construction on the native plant communities and dispersal of exotic plant species have indicated this type of...
With the loss and degradation of wetlands in some areas of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) reaching 80-90%, it is critical that resource managers ensure that the habitat that is put back on the landscape is as high quality as possible. Resource...
Studies on social embodiment or embodied cognition have identified various body positions that temporarily affect mood. Another group of studies on attraction have identified nonverbal positions that people in relationships subconsciously take...
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Asthma is a chronic condition that affects individuals of all ages and its prevalence is on the rise (Yen, Yelin, Katz, Eisner, & Blanc, 2006). The prevalence is highest in the United States and Canada (Lougheed. 2007). Poorly controlled...
According to Buerhaus, Auerbach and Staiger (2009), despite the current easing of the nursing shortage due to the recent recession and many nurses putting off retirement, the nursing shortage is projected to grow to approximately 260,000 registered...
Invasion by nonnative plants is particularly prevalent in wetlands. While the ecological patterns in wetland plants are well known, it is less well known how flooding-related soil conditions influence the physiological success of introduced species...
Ainsworth and Bell’s (1970) study of one-year-olds in a situation involving interaction with a stranger was revised and extended. Two age groups were added, as was a familiarized adult to whom it could be assumed the subjects were not attached. ...
Mixed prairie range sites vary in ability to produce for age for livestock consumption. One reason for the difference in variation is the degree of utilization of the ranges in past years. The purpose of the study was to determine variation in...
A study was made to determine the effects of two soil moisture levels, field capacity and the permanent wilting percentage, on the total sugar content of the foliage of blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii), and...
Domestic violence is typically defined as violence against women by their intimate partner. However, some argue that the definition should be broadened to include nonviolent acts, such as stalking and psychological/emotional abuse (Kilpatrick....
Since its genesis, health care has been developing and evolving to meet the needs of the population it serves. Hospital length of stay after childbirth has progressively decreased over the past 29 years initially in response to public pressure to...
Changing environmental conditions and increased water consumption has transformed many historically perennial stream systems into intermittent systems. Multiple drying and wetting events throughout the year might impact many stream processes. Two...
In today's healthcare providing an atmosphere that facilitates nurses to be empowered and satisfied with their job is a challenge for hospitals and nursing administrators. The nursing environment provides the elements necessary for nurses to...
The purpose of this study was to investigate variables related to college student involvement in campus activities and organizations. Variables included personality, and in particular the Big Five Personality traits, nontraditional status, as well...
Bansemer, Nancy S.
Elderly clients are often homebound due to culminating health problems. The deteriorating health status of the elderly combined with the accumulating losses of family, friends, financial support, and autonomy may result in...
"The purpose of this study was to determine the speech recognition abilities of individuals with hearing loss using multi-talker babble as a competing stimulus. Twenty-six young adults participated, 15 in the normal hearing group (mean age of 21.9...
The relationships between induced uncertainty and curiosity and between induced uncertainty and learning were investigated in young, middle-, and older-age adults. Participants were asked to select the most frequently occurring words in the...
Cohen, Sherrod, and Clark (1986) suggested that social support has no real effect on its own, and that it is nothing more than a proxy for social skill. The main aim of the present thesis was to use multidimensional measures to clarify the nature...
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
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The purpose of this study was to delineate and map the communities, to describe selected structural aspects of the vegetation, to describe soil profiles, and to estimate biomass transfer and net primary productivity of the communities within a...
The purpose of t his study was to determine the effects of a twelve week fitness program on interaction between health-related physical fitness and body-esteem. Two instruments were utilized, the Fort Hays Fitness Test (Giese, 1984) and Body Esteem...
Systematic trapping was conducted along streams in western Kansas, where Peromyscus leucopus had not previously been recorded. Near the Kansas-Colorado border in west central Kansas, tree distribution is restricted to riparian communities and is...
A two-year project was initiated in 1974 to study the effects of a late spring burn on three ungrazed, Mixed Prairie range sites. The six study sites were located on federal property surrounding Wilson Reservoir, Russell County, Kansas. Differences...
Herbage production of winter annual grasses often is correlated with environmental conditions. To examine the effects of defoliation, light intensity, and density on the production of tillers, biomass, and regrowth in Japanese brome (Bromus...
This study investigated the effects of different motivational conditions upon the performance of 128 first-grade public school students using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). The different conditions used were: 1) reward alone; 2)...
The purpose of this study was to determine if five edaphic factors were correlated with herbage production in a side-oats grama community and if so, to develop linear regression equations to use as predictors of production. The study area was...
This research study investigated the influence of intercultural interaction to people’s value change. Surveys were administered to Chinese students currently studying in China (N=84) and Chinese international students studying in the United...
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The Cheyenne Sandstone is composed of light brown to dark yellowish - orange, medium-to fine-grained, friable, cross-stratified sandstone, and lenses of sandy shale and conglomerate. These rocks crop out as an irregular narrow band about...
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the use of the DSM-III-R decision trees increases the accuracy and confidence and decreases the time of DSM-III-R diagnosis across subjects with varying levels of DSM-III-R experience....
Four rats were trained on an ascending and descending sequence of response independent variable-time reinforcement schedules ranging from I-min to 16-min. A single lever press would turn off the stimuli associated with reinforcement and produce a...
Since the end of World War II, the United States has been the world’s largest granter of foreign aid. As with any foreign policy instrument, the U.S. use of aid is motivated by political, economic and ideological considerations. Aid can be used...
The purpose of this study was to determine effects of mowing and grazing on native vegetation of grasslands compared to a relict area. Three areas were selected in relation to past treatment: relict, mowed and moderately grazed. On each area two...
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