Ecological effects and environmental fate of solid rocket exhaust

Specific target processes were classified as to the chemical, chemical-physical, and biological reactions and toxic effects of solid rocket emissions within selected ecosystems at Kennedy Space Center. Exposure of Citris seedlings, English peas, and bush beans to SRM exhaust under laboratory conditions demonstrated reduced growth rates, but at very high concentrations. Field studies of natural plant populations in three diverse ecosystems failed to reveal any structural damage at the concentration levels tested. Background information on elemental composition of selected woody plants from two terrestrial ecosystems is reported. LD sub 50 for a native mouse (peromysous gossypinus) exposed to SRM exhaust was determined to be 50 ppm/g body weight. Results strongly indicate that other components of the SRM exhaust act synergically to enhance the toxic effects of HCl gas when inhaled. A brief summary is given regarding the work on SRM exhaust and its possible impact on hatchability of incubating bird eggs

The Government Contractor Defense

Litigation involving defective products has increasingly become a pre-trial battle to overcome a series of technical defenses that have become a stock part of the manufacturer\u27s defense. Defendants invariably raise the government contractor defense where the defective product resulted from some governmental involvement in the manufacturing process, no matter how peripheral or superfluous was the government\u27s involvement in that process. The defense by its nature only applies to design defect cases. A defect in the manufacturing process is not protected by the defense

A Semantic Analysis of Over- and Underachievers

An investigation was conducted to determine the relationship between contrasting levels of reading achievement and three psychodynamic factors, identification with parents, relationship with peers, and the value of reading and good grades. Selection of the Ss was made by statistical methods utilizing data obtained from school records. The device for testing the hypotheses was a form of the semantic differential administered to the Ss in their homes. The findings indicate no relationship between levels of reading achievement and parental identification, relationship with peers, or reading and good grades except in one instance in which overachieving males valued reading significantly different than underachieving males. Further research regarding identification, its nature, its measurement, and its relation to reading achievement is recommended

The effectiveness of Nazi propaganda during World War II

This thesis examines Nazi propaganda’s overall effectiveness during Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s through the end of World War II in 1945. Historians have had mixed opinions of the overall potency of the propaganda. The questions in consideration are why Nazi propaganda received so much support from the Nazi leadership if it didn’t work and whether or not it was a primary reason Germany continued to resist until the end of the war. Using the diaries of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister, soldiers’ letters from the front lines, the propaganda itself, and a variety of secondary sources, this work investigated these questions and found that propaganda was indeed influential throughout the duration of the Third Reich. Three primary elements were effective: indoctrination, anti-Soviet propaganda, and the intense media deification of Hitler that came to be known as the Hitler Myth

Insurance Bad Faith and Punitive Damages After Sloan v. State Farm

The New Mexico Court of Appeals had concluded that there was a real distinction between the bad faith sufficient to prove a simple breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing for an award of compensatory damages and the bad faith sufficient to sustain an award of punitive damages. Recently the New Mexico Supreme Court clarified when an instruction on punitive damages must be given in an insurance bad faith case. The court\u27s analysis is noteworthy for the effort to clarify the standards for both first and third patty bad faith. Finally, the court rewrote UJI Civil 13-1718 to comport with its decision

The Effects of Sex and Hormonal Implant on Carcass Characteristics and Palatability

Consumer demand for beef has undergone a number of dramatic changes during recent years. Consumers are expressing a preference for reasonably priced beef cuts with a high proportion of lean in relation to fat. Increasing demand for ground beef and steaks has prompted the meat industry to look at the use of a variety of production methods. The hotel, retail and industrial trades utilize large amounts of ground beef and restructured steaks. Future production may be geared toward making ground beef from chuck, foreshank, brisket, short plate, flank and round, with the desire to sell the rib meat and short loin as steaks in order to lower the break-even price of the ground beef. Consumers will ultimately determine the type of beef produced in the future. Increasing interests in uncastrated males is related to the declining demand for animal fat, the increased emphasis on more efficient red meat production and the needs of a changing world population. Although beef from bullocks is not being marketed on a large scale in the United States today present trends indicate that “choice” bullock beef may be economically feasible in the future. Carcasses and wholesale cuts which meet the quality standards desired are of greatest value. The value of wholesale cuts as predictors of total beef carcass merit is essential in developing a more desirable consumer product. Comparative relationships between wholesale cuts and total beef carcass composition provide a means of examining different management practices. This study was undertaken to provide evidence on the comparative carcass characteristics of animals from similar genetic and production environments by the use of rib sections obtained from the carcasses. Some effects of castration and hormonal injections on the quality and palatability of fir steaks were observed

Alien Registration- Stout, J C. (Portland, Cumberland County)

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Improving Our Ability to Estimate Vital Rates of Endangered Fishes on the San Juan River Using Novel Applications of PIT-Tag Technology

Estimating demographic parameters, such as survival and abundance, with accuracy and precision is vital for detecting trends in populations and assessing the effectiveness of management actions. In most cases, a lack of capture data make estimating parameters very challenging. The use of new technologies to increase the amount of remotely collected data is increasing, but brings new limitations and analytical issues to be resolved. One of those new technologies is the use of a mobile floating PIT-tag antenna to detect PIT-tagged fish. The issue that arises with this technology is determination of the status of detected tags (i.e., live fish or ghost tag; a tag left in the environment when a fish dies or sheds its tag). The objective of this study was develop a method to determine the status of tags detected with a mobile floating antenna. I determined the movement dynamics of known ghost PIT-tags and contrasted them with known live fish. I used a random forest analysis to develop a classification model for the two different states. I found ghost tags exhibited movement that is to be expected based on sediment transport analysis and that the distance and direction moved, and response to changes in flow were the most important variables for correctly determining tag status. This study provides a useful framework for developing models for other systems, even though the relative importance of specific predictor variables will most likely vary with location and species of interest