This study was designed to ascertain and record the childhood, educational, and professional experiences of Edgar Francis McNeil. Mr. McNeil always portrayed a sincere interest in each athlete he coached during his thirty seven year career. As a...
The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of junior college transfer students toward their junior college and senior college experiences. More specifically, this study was designed to gat her research from transfer students on the...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dogmatism and several selected variables which had previously been found to be associated with authoritarianism. The subjects were 212 college students and all four undergraduate...
The Ptychodontidae historically have been classified within the Hybondontoidea, a group of chondrichthyans at an intermediate stage of evolution. A s both the most primitive and most advanced forms of Ptychodus possess skeletal and histological...
The purpose of this thesis is to add Sherman County to the list of completed county histories, thus presenting future historians with more evidence with which to prepare a history of the state of Kansas. Since little had previously been written...
"A Kansas Glossary: A List of Words and Phrases Characteristic of Kansas Speech" has a twofold purpose: the presentation of a dialect vocabulary of Kansas and the testing of the use of prose fiction in dialect lexicography. The elements of the...
A geomorphic and hydro-geologic investigation of the Saline River Valley in Ellis County, Kansas shows that the bedrock morphology of the paleovalley is very irregular and the morphometry and stratigraphy of the included valley-fill material is...
Eight species of three genera of shrews were recovered from the Albert Ahrens Site, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. Based on dental morphology, biomechanics, and paleoecology, one of these is believed to represent a previously undescribed species of...
The conglomerate merger is one of the most important methods of business combination in use today. A conglomerate merger provides an avenue for today's business and industrial leaders to develop dynamic and operational business empires just as the...
The purpose of this investigation was to establish validity and reliability on the Creative Movement/Dance Analysis (CM/DA). A review of the literature indicated this study is one the few to address the issue of assessment within the realm of...
Research was conducted 27 April 1963 through 20 May 1964 at the Finney Basin, a large depression in Finney County, Kansas. The objectives of this study were to determine migration peaks and periods, relative numbers, status of nesting species, and...
Seventy-two fish collections at 31 localities were taken from the spring of 1985 through December of 1986 in an effort to clarify the status of the fish fauna in a poorly sampled area of northeastern Kansas. Species composition and distributions of...
The existence of a previously unreported tactile illusion involving the apparent reversal of direction of movement on the skin surface when touching a rotating object was demonstrated. Other pure haptic illusions, as well as tactile illusions...
This study was a factor analytic exploration of responses of psychiatric inpatients to five samples of items taken from a 177-Item Fear Survey Schedule developed by compiling items from all existing fear inventories. The 177-Item FSS was...
A review of the literature concerning the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS) revealed that the MARS is currently being employed as a measure of therapy progress despite a lack of conclusive research to justify this procedure. Many scales of a...
The current exploratory study empirically examined the relationship between personality as measured by the NEO PI-R and the Reiss Profile, and dimensions of love in 126 participants. These relationships were not previously tested in the...
Two large skeletons of Camarasaurus (Dinosauria. Sauropoda) were excavated from single quarry near Thermopolis, central Wyoming from the Upper Morrison Formation (Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic). Shed theropod teeth and abundant fossil plants and...
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The most common type of antibiotics prescribed in the U.S. and worldwide for clinical infections are beta lactams. It is estimated that 28 million pounds of antibiotics a year are consumed in the U.S. with approximate equal usage between...
This thesis has reviewed some of the early experiments on subliminal perception, has discussed some of the more current studies, and has considered some of the technological and methodological problems which were encountered in experiments on...
A microorganism resembling a fungus, as revealed by light microscopy, was collected from a preserved cat dissection specimen in the Fort Hays State University anatomy laboratory. The organism subsequently was isolated and grown in pure culture on...
Fatty acid methyl ester analysis (FAME), scanning electron microscopy, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis were used to partially characterize an apparently unique bacterium isolated from the environment. The first 500 base pairs of the...
It was the purpose of this study to (1) explore the potentialities of the “cire pardue” or “lost wax” process in the breaking of volume and mass and to explore the possibilities of space in regard to free and open “organic” forms, and...
This thesis was designed to address two questions. Question 1 was "What kinds of coping strategies do people use in dealing with anger-provoking incidents? " Question 2 was "what kinds of coping strategies are associated with effective and...
Previously, research regarding the area of betrayal has examined the motivations for betrayal, relationship changes following betrayal, individual differences in betrayal, and betrayal and the social network. Until Rupp’s (1999) recent study,...
It was the purpose of this study to explore the possibilities of the build-up method of forming clay in relation to the development, of a personal expression in the clay medium, and to develop a previously felt affinity for “organic” forms....
This study was designed to assess whether a written demythologizing handout, which points out myths about mental patients and the medical model, would affect students' attitudes toward specific behavioral descriptions. Each subject responded to one...
Diatoms were collected at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas from the Little Salt Marsh. Rattlesnake Creek, and the Big Salt Marsh during the period from September 1996 to June 1997. Chloride measurements for these bodies of water...
In grasslands, traditional grazing management aims to utilize the landscape uniformly by homogenizing grazing patterns to evenly utilize available forage. However, livestock selectively graze rangeland based on feedback controls received primarily...
The introduced shrub Tamarix ramosissima Lebed. invades riparian zones, but
loses competitiveness under flooding. This was tested in Tamarix ramosissima by
examining responses to flooding by soil type in a greenhouse setting. A field study
examined...
Previous research has indicated that physical attractiveness affects impression formation and interpersonal attraction in a wide variety of social situations. However, little is known about the effect of physical attractiveness in the counseling...
A detailed analysis of the shoreline vegetation occurring on old cultivated fields was conducted at Cedar Bluff Reservoir. In addition, the vegetation of each shoreline community or zone was correlated with the history of previous inundation on...
A wintering population of Tree Sparrows (Spizella arborea) were studied in the winter of 1968-69 to provide information regarding energy flow. The Tree Sparrows were found to consume primarily Helianthus annuus seeds when they were available. When...
The purpose of this study is to provide a written analysis and evaluation of the preparation for the acting and the performing of selected roles in the theatre. The written thesis includes the evaluation of characters portrayed and methods for...
This study compares and assesses the four Socialist leaders – Victor L. Berger, Morris L. Hillquit, Eugene V. Debs, and Norman M. Thomas. By comparing the attitudes and ideas of these four Socialists towards socialism and Socialist theory,...
The following study examines the possibility of gender differences in mathematical performance. The study differs from previously conducted studies in that: 1) the influence upon achievement in mathematics from general intelligence was...
It has been shown that monetary reward will function as a determinant of either a verbal response or a perceptual response. Research has shown that a stimulus associated with monetary reward would be reported as the figure when the rewarded...
To best meet student needs, university counseling centers must be aware of gradual changes within the campus population and how needs change across time. A needs assessment can help match services to student needs. The university counseling...
Samples of red shiners Notropis lutrensis (Baird and Girard), sand shiners Notropis stramineus (Cope), stonerollers Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque) , and plains killifish Fundulus kansae Garman from the Saline and Smoky Hill rivers of Ellis County...
ABSTRACT: The Fullerton Gravel Pit, Morton County, Kansas is one of many sites in western Kansas at which the Ogallala Group crops out. The Ogallala Group was deposited primarily by streams flowing from the Rocky Mountains. Evidence of water...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the findings of flirtatious motivations form Hennignsen’s (2004) study to see if males and females hold the same perceptions of motivations for opening lines. Six different motivations are discussed (i.e....
A recently discovered small maniraptoran from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming provides new evidence for the placement or small Jurassic maniraptorans in theropod phylogeny. The specimen, WDC DML-01, is one of the oldest known taxa to be referred...
A survey of the vascular plants at Lake Scott State Park, Scott County, Kansas, was conducted from 1990-92. Specimens were collected and field notes, soil maps, aerial photos, and topographic position were collated to delineate plant communities...
Ecological parameters for white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) were estimated from data collected by live-trapping in a riparian habitat in west-central Kansas from October of 1972 through September of 1973. The distribution of white-footed mice...
Problem : The purpose of this creative production thesis in Speech was to test the understanding and knowledge of the graduate student who is specializing in acting and directing. It gave him the opportunity to utilize his training in regard to...
The purpose of this study was to investigate reading instructional practices in representative Kansas kindergarten classrooms. Questionnaires were sent to 125 randomly selected Kansas kindergarten teachers. Eighty-three, or 66.4 per cent, responded...
This study was conducted to determine if release from proactive inhibition (PI) could be demonstrated for visual / nonverbal stimuli as has been previously observed in the verbal domain. Forty undergraduate students received a modified version of...
The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary remedial reading programs in western Kansas. Survey questionnaires were designed as the instrument for obtaining information. Questionnaires were mailed to the 118 administrators of the school...
The Welch-Bornholdt field in Rice and McPherson counties, Kansas is located in a region characterized by ancient structural trends that have undergone intermittent movements since the Precambrian. These movements affected lithofacies patterns and...
Resiliency theory is based on the idea that a person will maintain faith in the future despite adversity, and with the help of others, will be able to overcome almost any obstacle (Krovetz, 1999b). Alternative schools were developed to provide...
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. The Reveille began publication in 1914 shortly after William A. Lewis became President of Fort Hays Kansas Normal School. It was published annually, with the exception of 1918...
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. The Reveille began publication in 1914 shortly after William A. Lewis became President of Fort Hays Kansas Normal School. It was published annually, with the exception of 1918...
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. The Reveille began publication in 1914 shortly after William A. Lewis became President of Fort Hays Kansas Normal School. It was published annually, with the exception of 1918...
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
This investigation was conducted in the mixed-prairie association near Hays, Kansas. The principal purpose was to study seasonal movement, activity and species composition of small rodents in four different ecological areas. These four different...
Research was conducted August 21 , 1961, through July 12, 1961, at Cheyenne Bottoms, a 12,900 acre marsh in Barton County, Kansas . The object was to determine the relative numbers, status of nesting species and migration peaks and periods of...
A number of studies contend that environmental contingencies are important components of behavioral modification programs. The prevalent problem of obesity is currently treated more successfully with behavioral methods than other methods....
Eleven stratigraphic sections of the previously unassigned post-Foundation (Pennsylvanian), pre-Morrison (Upper Jurassic) strata along the eastern flank of the Wet Mountains, Colorado, have undergone a detailed sedimentological and stratigraphic...
Four hundred twenty-seven specimens of vascular plants were collected at seven aquatic sites in 1998 and 1999 in an effort to further elucidate the aquatic flora in Ellis County, Kansas. Of 52 aquatic species collected Alismi triviale Pursh .,...
Geographic variation among populations of Onychomys leucogaster in western North America was investigated using morphometric, karyotypic , and fossil data. Populations previously considered to represent O. l. utahensis, as well as those from the...
Systematic relationships among six chromosomal races of Geomys bursarius on the Central Great Plains were assessed using morphometric and electrophoretic methods. Gross cranial morphology was inadequate as a discriminator among most races and...
A survey of some of the literature relevant to behavioral observation in the experimental analysis of behavior is presented. There is a general lack of agreement whether experimenter effects (observer bias, observer expectancies, etc.) generally...
The psychological state of non-comprehension followed by comprehension has been viewed as the "aha" experience (Auble, Franks & Soraci, 1979). The study explored the "aha” experience of comprehension and its relation to memory. Fifty-six college...
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the degree to which students could identify statements of biological principles and statements of biological fact; (2) to determine any relationships which might exist between the ability of students...
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...
The purpose of the problem was threefold. Firstly, the study was to determine the kind and relative abundance of the species of amphibians and reptiles in Ellis County. Secondly, a knowledge of the localities for the various species was...
The State of Kansas has granted waivers to several special education cooperatives to use alternative methods for determining eligibility fro special education. Instead of determining exceptionalities such as a learning disability using an...
Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Theory of cognitive style and the Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory (KAI) have been applied to organizational settings, but they have not previously been utilized in clinical psychology. The KAI and...
The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between the locus of control personality variable and successful alteration skin temperature through biofeedback training. Four groups of six subjects each were determined on the basis...
Coureton, Marie ; Lucy Coureton, Jessie Shank, Emma Shank, Myrtle Ridenour, Earl Tanner, Gilbert Budge, Bertrand Brown, Leslie Brown, Clara Emrie and Fred Emrie
Boys; Girls; Costumes; Horses; Mules; Holidays; Stafford County (Kan.);
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