Epidermal patterns of the widest portion of the leaf blade of seven grass tribes were studied. These included 22 genera and 30 species which were collected in northwest Kansas during 1963. Epidermal patterns were studied mainly by the peel...
The present study conducted a group-magnetic survey at Rose Dome in Woodson County, Kansas, to delineate the boundary of the physiographic feature, attempt to recognize separate intrusive mafic sills in the subsurface, and to locate a possible...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A GIS database was constructed for Morton County, extreme southwestern Kansas, on the Fort Hays State University Geographic Information System (GIS) with data layers representing roads, public land-survey system, railroad, pipelines, soil types,...
The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was to observe the foaming characteristics of some electrolytic solutions and to investigate some of the physical properties of the solutions, particularly noting any relations or trends indicated by...
Jurassic units within the Utah transition zone in the South Desert region of Capitol Reef National Park were examined to determine styles of tectonic deformation. Using field evidence along with descriptive, kinematic, and dynamic analyses, as well...
Small mammals were trapped on four habitats; cropland, roadside ditch, pasture, and remnant grassland. The small mammal community of each of these habitats were compared on the basis of richness, evenness, diversity, and similarity. The cropland...
Previous studies of Ulmus pumila Linnaeus and Ulmus rubra Muhlenberg and their hybrid Ulmus x notha Wilhelm and G. Ware were restricted mainly to investigations of Dutch elm disease resistance/breeding for the cultivar trade. Recent studies have...
Vegetational composition and the origin of surface water were studied during 2007 and 2008 at two small (<3 ha) wetlands in Ellis County in west central Kansas. Methods used to analyze plant community composition included line transects, point...
A study was made to determine the average monthly and seasonally yields of seven native grasses as they grew in pure stands in an ungrazed mixed prairie near Hays, Kansas. The study was conducted for two growing seasons (1952-1953) on the upland,...
The purpose of this investigation was to collect information on basal cover, percentage composition, yield of grasses and common forbs found on five undisturbed prairies, as well as a detailed description of the limy upland soils. Sites selected...
The artist’s early work was executed rapidly with heavily defined charcoal lines. At the time, subject matter, usually figurative, was placed in situations which stressed the overall composition and design elements of the painting. The artist...
Structural contour and isopachous maps, generated with the Jupiter Computer Mapping system, stratigraphic cross-sections, and well-log data provide the basis from which possible oil and gas exploration can be conducted in the Hugoton Embayment of...
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...
The purpose of this study was to arrive at a unity between glazing and surface patterns on ceramic form. Surface decoration in many instances is dependent on glaze or texture alone but often they are not interrelated. It was the artist's intent to...
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....
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of metallic oxides and the process of wax resist in ceramic decoration; and the relationship of space and mass in sculpture.
/ The clay used for the ceramic problems was a stoneware body, except...
In western Kansas, swift foxes inhabit short and mid-grass prairie as well as cultivated and fallow cropland. I examined the differences in denning ecology of swift foxes inhabiting cropland and those in rangeland. I compared den characteristics,...
A thin unit (no more than 10 cm [4 in] thick) consisting of a conglomerate overlying a sandstone was discovered in shales of the Late Cretaceous Kiowa Formation (Albian) in a shale pit in McPherson County, Kansas. The two parts of this unit,...
In April of 1996, a visual inspection of a suspect brine spill site led to an electrical conductivity survey in order to detect and delineate a chloride plume in the S 1/2 Section 1, T14S, R15W in west-central Russell County, 45 miles east of...
The purpose of this thesis has been to explore and control resist methods in relationship to personal fantasy images using oil ink and oil paint. All the drawings included have been executed on rice paper which was found to be most satisfactory for...
The purpose of my thesis has been to communicate some of my thoughts, ideas, and emotions through drawing. The technical motivation stemmed from the fact that since Degas, I feel that pastels have been overlooked as a profound means of...
Prior to 1880, the Arkansas River in western Kansas averaged 400m in width, and supported almost no riparian forest. The flow regime and the consequent geomorphology of the river were hypothesized to be the most important forces that restricted the...
Japanese brome (Bromus japonicas) is common, cool-season, introduced annual on native rangelands in western Kansas. It is usually abundant in valleys, gully basins, and on flat locations; but rare on microridges and tops of the shallow limy range...
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...
Epidermal patterns of the widest portion of the leaf blade of selected members of the Andropogoneae were studied. These included 23 genera 2nd 71 species, some of which were duplicates, making a total of 63 entries. The specimens were collected by...
A two-year project was initiated in 1984 to determine the distribution of Erioneuron pilosum (Buckl.) Nash (Gramineae) in Ellis County and other parts of Kansas; to describe habitat characteristics associated with the distribution of this grass;...
Many aquatic organisms in North America and the rest of the world are at risk of extinction due to habitat destruction and alteration. While it is important to understand and limit the negative impacts of habitat alterations on aquatic species, we...
Grazed and ungrazed limy upland range sites of the Mixed Prairie in west-central Kansas were studied from August, 1973 to August, 1974, to estimate litter and cellulose decomposition rates above and below ground. The rate of decomposition of litter...
A letter to Judge Elliot of Del Norte from Mr. Colman in which he writes about working with a vein in the mine near where Thomas Bowen had tried and failed to do so about 15 years prior.
"The phenotype of two Andropogon gerardii subspecies, big bluestem and sand bluestem, varies broadly throughout the Great Plains of North America, giving rise to ecotypes within the species. This study sought to discriminate between genetic and...
To define the extent of the Big Creek alluvial aquifer in the Hays area (Ellis County, Kansas) hydrogeologic maps and cross-sections were constructed. The maps are based on data from 354 wells and include a surficial geologic map; a contour map of...
The Hillsdale Reservoir in northwest Miami County, Kansas is used as a source of water, for recreation, and for flood control. An intensive study to determine the effects that geology and culture in the watershed have on water quality in the...
A detailed surficial geologic map of Ellis County, Kansas was produced as a pilot study in the Kansas Geological Survey's (KGS) effort to remap the entire state. This study determined the efficiency, reliability, and financial suitability of...
The Blonquist Rockshelter, Summit County Utah (NE ¼, Sec. 23, T2N, R6E), is a west-facing bedrock alcove formed in the Eocene Wasatch Formation. The shelter is located on the northern flank of the Uinta Mountains, approximately 80 km northeast of...
The Dinosaur Quarry Quadrangle lies in the southwest corner of Dinosaur National Monument, 1 1/2 miles north of Jensen, Uintah County, Utah. The rock units that crop out in the quadrangle range in age from Pennsylvanian to Quaternary. The Paleozoic...
The Ranegras Plain basin is a northwest trending alluvial basin located in western Arizona. Groundwater within the basin occurs in Tertiary deposits and Quaternary alluvium. The Tertiary deposits are composed primarily of clay, probably of...
The Codell Sandstone Member of the Carlile Shale is located in the northwest quarter of Kansas. As a source of groundwater, it is most frequently utilized in Ellis, Trego, Rooks, Graham, Gove and Logan counties. The aquifer is characterized by two...
In preparing for a trip to Mexico in 1983 and writing a paper about Pre-Columbian art, I discovered an art that was mysterious, spiritual, yet possessed an honesty I admired. The Pre-Columbian approach to art can best be felt in these lines from an...
I tested four abiotic environmental factors (soil surface temperature, light, soil moisture, and soil particle size) on the habitat selection of antlion larvae (Myrmeleon immaculatus DeGeer: Myrmeleontidae). 101 larvae were maintained and tested...
A six-months microclimatic investigation (November, 1957 to April, 1958) of the various climatic factors (temperature, light intensity, wind velocity, and humidity) was conducted at seven different stations. The area selected for this study was a...
Dystocia, or difficult labor, is one of the primary indications for cesarean sections and complications with cervical softening contribute significantly to the number suffering with dystocia. The cervix must change shape, size, and histological...
Recently renewed development of sinkholes and earth fissures in four southwest Kansas counties has promoted interest about the rapidness at which they form, the potential impact on landowners, and the effects on present and future groundwater use....
The deposition of Middle and Late Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) strata in southeastern Colorado occurred in an epeiric sea that occupied the western interior of the American continent. During that time, large portions of all continents were flooded...
This investigation was an attempt to determine the effects of a change of habitat factors on the responses of big bluestem which dominates favorable site in the mixed prairie association. Responses of big b1uestem on five habitats were determined...
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. 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. 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
The Dakota aquifer in the Hays area, Ellis County, Kansas is a major source of water for many users. The aquifer is composed of lower Cretaceous rocks overlain by Graneros shale and underlain by the Kiowa formation. This study develops a digital...
The purpose of this study was to determine the soil vegetation relationships on a chalk flat range site in Gove County Kansas. The research area used in this study was located in the north half of section 33, township 14 south, range 31 west...
The objective of this study was to spatially analyze the attributes of three
subwatersheds, Hydrological Unit Code 12 (HUC 12), of the Middle Smoky Hill River
Watershed in west-central Kansas and relate the variances of the attributes to...
Seventeen surveyed wells were monitored over a 14-month period along Vine Street, Hays, Ellis county, Kansas. Water levels were obtained monthly and increased to bimonthly during the warm months, and the results were compared to precipitation...
The Codell Sandstone (middle to late Turonian) Member of the Carlile Shale was deposited in a shallow marine environment in the Western Interior Cretaceous Basin during the third order (9-10 Ma) Greenhorn regressive phase. The Codell unit is...
It is the purpose of this study to determine what species of plants emerge from samples of surface soil taken from various habitats after several years of favorable growing conditions.
Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in the agriculture industry has contributed to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which subsequently have been detected in air, soil, and surface and ground water by other researchers. From these...
Fossilized anthoecia, nutlets, and achenes were collected from four localities of late Miocene age in northwestern Ellis County, Kansas. Taxa recovered include: Boraginaceae: Biorbia fossilia (Berry) Cockerell, Cryptantha coronoformia (Elias)...
The Beckerdite local biota, Clark County, Kansas, is the first Miocene fossil locality to be described from southwestern Kansas. This study was undertaken to get an overview of this site, because of the lack of Miocene paleontological data from...
Salt Cedar (Tamarix gallica L.) is a phreatophyte which creates a mamor water conservation problem in the Southwest. This study, which is a portion of a study conducted by Fort Hays Kansas State College for the Bureau of Reclamation, was designed...
This work concerns studies of two possible methods of separating rhodium from iridium. The first method was to complex the rhodium(III) and iridium(IV) with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and remove the anionic rhodium(III) -EDTA complex by its...
J.R.R. Tolkien's work is often classified as fitting into the genre of mythopoeia, or invented mythology. Written at a time when those alive could yet remember hints of an agrarian society despite being forcibly thrust forward, through two world...
We have adopted the pseudopotential and its construction procedures developed by Hamann to obtain the pseudopotentials of the noble gases as the first step in a series of efforts to enhance the power of gaseous lasers. The advantages of using...
The purpose of this thesis has been to explore different techniques and materials which can be used to create an illusive vision. For the most part, I tried to stay within the same frame work as other conventional artists. Although my canvases seem...
Slate Creek Wetland is a natural saline wetland covering about 480 ha in southeastern Sumner County, Kansas. Physiographically, it lies on the border between the Great Bend lowlands and the Wellington lowlands which are subdivisions of the Arkansas...
Electrical resistivity and vertical electrical sounding (VES) profiling surveys show trends of brine pollution following surface drainage patterns, as well as capillary movement of fluids, accumulation of salts, and sources of pollution. The VES...
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