The purpose of the research was to investigate the decision process at the executive or school superintendent level in education. The total sample size was 150 superintendents randomly selected from a list supplied by the State Department of...
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...
I estimated habitat breadths, characterized by type of range site, plant community, ground cover, and vegetation type, for six species of small mammals at Fort Riley Military Reservation, northeastern Kansas, in 1990, 1991, and 1992. A mean habitat...
Effects of sodium chloride on red shiners (Cyprinella lutrensis) and sand shiners (Notropis ludibundus) in central Kansas streams were investigated in September and October of 1998. Individuals were collected from four streams; one collection each...
The discovery of microorganisms inhabiting extreme environments such as deep ocean vents, hot springs, and salt marshes has led to the development of a new science termed astrobiology, the study of the origin of life in the universe. These...
Although self-injury seems to be a current hot topic in the media, little research has been conducted on the possible addictive nature of self-injurious behaviors. Faye (1995) found that self-injury has a number of characteristics that have also...
This study investigated revised applications of therapeutic music in childbirth, specifically examining its effects upon stress and pain. After examining literature on childbirth stress and pain, the applications of therapeutic music in...
There has been a marked deterioration in James Baldwin’s technical competence in his first three novels. Go Tell It on the Mountain, though a relatively simple first novel with autobiographical elements, is more competently executed, by all...
The purpose of this study was to delineate communities cartographically within a 176 acre prairie in Trego County, Kansas. The communities were then characterized as to vegetational structure, underlying soils, and topographic position. An attempt...
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