General. – The Characaeae is the only extant family of an ancient and unique group of nonvascular aquatic plants which are classified as a separate division, the Charophyta (Groves and Bullock-Webster, 1920; Zaneveld, 1940; Imahori, 1954; Bold,...
Coal-fired power plants--Environmental aspects--United States; Mercury wastes--Environmental aspects--United States
This dissertation tests whether or not mercury emissions from electric power plants are not a significant contributor to mercury measurements in rainfall and argues that the current United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
"School gardens are not intended to create gardeners or farmers but to afford the growing boy or girl an opportunity for many aided developments." In the school garden the children are taught by one who can inspire them with a love not...
Brief Overview of the Problem: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a government funded agency, provides both legislative and judicial powers for emissions monitoring in the United States. The agency crafts laws based on self-made regulations...
Business logistics; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Industrial efficiency
In today's competitive business environment, companies face enormous pressure and must continuously search for ways to design new products, manufacture and distribute them in an efficient and effective fashion. After years of focusing on reduction...
Soon after the atomic theory was established, it was found that the plant uses as sources of food not only the air and water, but also different constituents of the soil, dissolved in the soil moisture—the mineral nutrients. Ashes of different...
This thesis is a study of my current body of work, both formally and conceptually. It begins with an Introduction, explaining the origin of the term hybrid and the distinct advantages as well as disadvantages hybridization has on a species. It also...
Premenopausal women have fewer and less severe strokes when compared to postmenopausal females and aged matched males. The most obvious factor that could account for the observed difference is the physiological activity of Estrogen. Numerous...
Gas manufacture and works; Carbon dioxide mitigation; Natural gas
The separation of carbon dioxide from natural gas is of great interest from the environmental and energy perspective, respectively. From the environmental point of view, capturing CO2 effectively from power plants can have a positive impact on...
Five white canvases with pupae, steel shelves with potted flowers, bowls of sugar-water solution, table, radiators, humidifiers, and live butterflies; "There was a lyrical quality to Hirst's use of butterflies' lifecycles, both in the 1991...
Surface active agents; Rendering industry--Waste disposal; Air filters
Meat is a major component of the diet of an American. However, humans do not consume one-third to one-half of each animal raised for their needs. The leftover materials are subjected to processing in the meat rendering industry. The rendering...
A man stands in a tobacco field in Kentucky with only his chest, shoulders, and head visible. He is wearing a dark hat and shirt and a lighter colored jacket. The tobacco field is quite large and farm buildings are in the distance. Title: (20092)...
Wind power has the potential to provide access to electricity to areas lacking the resources to create industrial power plants, as well as supplement residential energy supplies. The low resource investment and ease of installation make it ideal...
Front windows of Henry Fuch's Florist in Louisville, Kentucky. Two windows are visible with flowers and other plants on display. Additional plants are displayed on the sidewalk in front of the store and around columns to the right of the store. A...
From Gizeh, Egypt, Dynasty IV. "The seated statue of Khafre is one of a series of similar statues carved for the pharaoh's valley temple near the Great Sphinx. The stone is diorite, an exceptionally hard dark stone brought some 400 miles down...
Women and a couple of children stand around tables labeled "Garden Information" at the Kentucky State Fair. The exhibit shows cut flowers, birdhouses, potted plants, and photographs. A sign at the side of the booth reads, "He who...
The interior of the Rasmussen farm greenhouses shows a long glass-paneled structure. Several tables run the length of the building and have young plants growing. Poles and piping, probably the greenhouse's watering system, rise up from the tables...
Industrial relations--United States; Industries--Social aspects--United States
The original intention of this dissertation was to have been a brief treatment of some phases of our modern industrial problem. Later, however, it was decided to offer suggestions for solutions to these various problems. This I have attempted to do...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Helmets; Plants
André Jeunet, wearing his helmet and other army attire, stands near tall plants at the edge of a wooded area in Brébant, Haute-Marne, France during World War I.
