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Economic aspects of high school biology
(1959-05)Scope of Study: A purpose of present day biology is to help the student apply biological concepts to practical situations. The student is concerned with scientific knowledge about bacteria, insects, birds, trees and other ... -
Edible wild spermatophytes of Calloway County, Kentucky
(1965-08)Scope of Report: This report is a compilation of the edible wild spermatophytes of Calloway County, Kentucky. Sources were the Murray State College Herbarium, literature records and field observations. This list was assembled ... -
Effect of insecticides on bird populations
(1963-08)Scope and Method of Study: This report has been undertaken as a comprehensive survey of scientific literature since 1945 that has dealt with the effects of insecticides on bird populations. Particular attention was given ... -
Effect of sexual differences on executive compliance with regulation in the banking industry
(1981-12)Scope and Method of Study: The study extends work by Downey and Greer (1981) on compliance with social legislation. The research utilizes a model based on the theories of Kurt Lewin (1951) to investigate sexual differences ... -
Effect of social responsibility information, source of information, and type of media on consumer perceptions of product recalls
(1981-07)A three-variable full factorial experimental design was performed to study consumer's perceptions of a company after they had learned the company had made a product recall. The three variables studied were the effects of ... -
Effect of time on revisions to earnings per share forecasts by financial analysts
(1992-05)Scope and Method of Study: This study develops a model that tests the decision making theory that as the time for actual corporate earnings approaches, financial analysts will make more downward adjustments to their earnings ... -
Effective discipline in industrial arts
(1955-07)Scope of Study: The first part of this report is devoted to history and philosophy of industrial arts. The report starts with early philosophies and history. It tells of the movements which developed into the present ... -
Effectiveness of high school laboratories and suggestions for improvement
(1962-05)Scope of Study: The basis for this study was the understanding principles of education. These principles were stated and modified into specific objectives for science laboratory work in education. The current methods of ... -
Effects of product recall and the defense's closing argument on damages awarded by simulated juries
(1981-05)Scope and Method of Study: This study shows the effects of product recall versus no recall and the defense's closing argument versus no closing argument on actual, punitive and total damages awarded by individual juror's ... -
Effects of rabbits and rodents on natural vegetation in the United States
(1963-08)Scope and Method of Study: A search of available literature was made to discover the effects on natural vegetation of as many species of rabbits and rodents as possible. Each genus is treated separately (with the exception ... -
Effects of radiation on the human body: An introductory unit for high school biology
(1959-08)Scope of Study: This report covers a few of the basic effects of radiation which the author feels are appropriate for an introductory unit in high school biology. This includes the effects on body cells individually, genetic ... -
Efficiency and effectiveness of a decision support system: A test
(1985-05)Scope and Method of Study: There have been many claims of increased decision quality resulting from the use of decision support systems. The objective of this study was to test the general hypothesis that a decision support ... -
Egg production practices in Latimer County
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Electro-osmotic effects on soils
(1962-05)Scope and Method of Study: From a review and correlation of pertinent literature on electro-osmosis, a qualitative examination is presented in this report, of the theory and application of electro-osmosis as utilized in ... -
Embryonic development of the circulatory and respiratory systems of teleost fishes
(1963-05)Scope and Method of Study: A survey of the literature was conducted to determine the embryonic development of the circulatory and respiratory system of teleost fishes; including a description of pelagic and demersal eggs, ... -
Empirical study of the marketability of coal in today's environment
(1985-12)Purpose of Study: Having prior experience as a Rail Operations Analyst and currently performing the duties of a Distribution Analyst, it is out of both interest and concern that this study evolved. It is my hope to utilize ...