Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 79, Issue 3 (May, 1979)

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pp. 98-98
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Summary of Investigations in Late Paleozoic Geology of Ohio
Sturgeon, Myron T. pp. 99-113
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Potassium Relationships of Three Ohio Soils
Munn, David A.; McLean, E. O. pp. 114-119
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Areal Variation in the 1976 Presidential Vote: A Case Study of Akron
Dutt, Ashok K.; Kendrick, Frank J.; Nash, Thomas pp. 120-125
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Mycobacterium Bovis (Strain BCG) Effects on the Growth and Metastasis of a Transplantable Hamster Lung Adenocarcinoma
Bakaletz, Alan P.; Zwilling, Bruce S. pp. 126-130
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Brief Note A Simple Device for Measuring Microtopography in Ecological Studies
Fovargue, Ann M.; Perino, Janice V. pp. 130-132
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Brief Note New Locality Records of Crayfishes from the Middle Hudson River System
Smith, Douglas G. pp. 133-135
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Canine Filariasis in Southwestern Ohio
Appleton, G. L.; Arlian, L. G.; Boise, P. C. pp. 136-138
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Weights of Suburban Raccoons in Southwestern Ohio
Hoffmann, Cliff O. pp. 139-142
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The Constitution of the Ohio Academy of Science
pp. 143-143
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    Weights of Suburban Raccoons in Southwestern Ohio
    (1979-05) Hoffmann, Cliff O.
    Racoons (Procyon lotor) were collected during a 2 year study in the suburban village of Glendale, Ohio. Weight records (250) were kept on 150 individuals. Nonjuvenile males averaged 4.7 kg and females 4.1 kg. Ten juveniles averaged 3.4 kg in November. Mean summer-fall weight increase was 121% for 12 juveniles and 36% for 19-non-juveniles. Mean winter weight loss for 15 racoons was 16%. Malefemale differences noted in the pattern of seasonal weight fluctuation were attributed to the events of the annual reproductive cycle. Records for 18 males and 5 females showed that heavier individuals reached sexual maturity at an earlier age. A comparison of data from this study with similar data from other areas of the eastern U.S. suggests a positive correlation of average weight with latitude and a negative correlation with population density.
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    Canine Filariasis in Southwestern Ohio
    (1979-05) Appleton, G. L.; Arlian, L. G.; Boise, P. C.
    Prevalence of canine filariasis was determined in 2101 dogs surveyed between February 1976 and February 1977 in southwestern Ohio. Prevalence of D. immitis was 1.9% while no D. reconditum were found. Dogs from veterinary clinics had a prevalence of 1.2% (n=1679), while a 4.5% (n = 422) prevalence was reported from animal shelter dogs. A significantly higher prevalence was reported in male dogs, dogs with short hair, and those that were kept out-of-doors most of the time. The incidence of infection in those dogs who had been reported out-of-Ohio within the year prior to checking was 3.5% as compared to 3.2% in dogs that had not been out of Ohio. Thus, D. immitis infection is endemic in the area.
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    Brief Note A Simple Device for Measuring Microtopography in Ecological Studies
    (1979-05) Fovargue, Ann M.; Perino, Janice V.
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    Mycobacterium Bovis (Strain BCG) Effects on the Growth and Metastasis of a Transplantable Hamster Lung Adenocarcinoma
    (1979-05) Bakaletz, Alan P.; Zwilling, Bruce S.
    The effect of Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) on the growth of an adenocarcinoma of the lung induced in a Syrian hamster was evaluated. It inhibited intradermal growth of the tumor when the tumor cells were mixed with high doses of BCG prior to intradermal injection. The development of lung metastasis after excision of the primary intradermal tumor was inhibited by BCG at doses 100 times lower than those used to inhibit the growth of intradermal tumors. The results suggest that effective immunotherapy may depend on the number of viable BCG cells, the route of administration, and the anatomic location of the tumor.
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    Areal Variation in the 1976 Presidential Vote: A Case Study of Akron
    (1979-05) Dutt, Ashok K.; Kendrick, Frank J.; Nash, Thomas
    A comprehensive, city-wide analysis, based on electoral precincts, was done for the City of Akron concerning the Presidential election of 1976. By superimposing a voting pattern map showing precinct votes, on a census data map showing socioeconomic data by census tracts, certain observations were made concerning the Presidential election in Akron. Black voters and lower income groups overwhelmingly supported Carter, higher income groups and college educated voters tended notably to support Ford, and middle income groups supplied the swing votes. The election of 1976 could be called both a maintaining and a deviating type of election in which the majority party, the Democrats, elected a President largely because numerous lifelong Democrats were bolstered by overwhelming percentages of black voters who voted for their party. There are also indications of white voter deviation, particularly among middle and upper income groups.
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    Potassium Relationships of Three Ohio Soils
    (1979-05) Munn, David A.; McLean, E. O.
    Three Ohio soils, Hoytville clay, Brookston silty clay loam, and Wooster silt loam located at various branches of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, were studied. Bulk samples from each horizon were tested for exchangeable basic cations, pH, sulfuric acid extractable potassium (K+), and particle-size distribution. The surface horizons of each soil were characterized by measurement of cation exchange capacity, quantity-intensity adsorption isotherms for K+ and x-ray diffraction of the clay (<2 /J.) fraction. The Hoytville soil was highest in exchangeable and sulfuric acid extractable K+; Wooster was lowest; and Brookston was intermediate but closer to Wooster than to Hoytville. Hoytville and Brookston had high quantityintensity labile buffer capacities for K+, the values being 2-23^> times greater than that for Wooster. Hoytville clay was predominantly illitic while the Brookston and Wooster clays were of a more mixed mineralogical nature. The potassium content and crystallinity of the illite in the Hoytville clay is lower than those of the Brookston and Wooster clays.
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    Summary of Investigations in Late Paleozoic Geology of Ohio
    (1979-05) Sturgeon, Myron T.
    This report summarizes the development of our understanding of the stratigraphy, paleontology and economic geology of the Carboniferous and Permian Systems of Ohio, and can conveniently be divided into four time units: prior to 1869, 1869-1900, 1900-1949 and 1949 to the present. The first period was a time during which animals and Indians sought essential mineral substances and early explorers reported on geologic features and resources. Notes and reports were published on newly established mineral industries during and after settlement. This period also included publication of two annual reports describing the accomplishments of the short-lived First Ohio Geological Survey in the mid-1830's and publication of notes by individuals on general geology, fossils and mineral resources of the State between 1840 and the Civil War. Systematic investigation and reporting on Ohio's geology really began with the establishment of the Second Ohio Geological Survey in 1869 and has continued under three subsequent surveys. The distinguished staff of the Second Survey prepared and published reports on stratigraphy, fossils and mineral resources and the first geologic map including accompanying structure and stratigraphic sections. The Third Survey increased the emphasis on economic geology in its publications, and the Fourth and present Surveys have continued this attention in their appropriate reports and maps. In 1949 the Survey became a division in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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