An analytical model is developed to address the question of how different disturbance
regimes affect the mean and variance of landscape carbon storage in forest ecosystems. Total landscape carbon is divided into five pools based on the processes from which they are derived and based on their temporal dynamics. Formulae...
This project discusses the topic of personal names and the cultures of different
peoples and their particularities, specifically in Vietnam and Denmark. The first part of
this paper gives a brief history of naming traditions (mostly relating to Western European
traditions). The second part of the paper compares two families...
This multiple case study explores issues of equity in science education through an examination of how teachers' reasoning patterns compare with students' reasoning patterns during inquiry-based lessons. It also examines the ways in which teachers utilize students' cultural and linguistic resources, or funds of knowledge, during inquiry-based lessons and the...
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine scientific arguments constructed by secondary science teachers during instruction. The analysis focused on how arguments constructed by teachers differed based on the mode of inquiry underlying the topic. Specifically, how did the structure and content of arguments differ between experimentally and...
This study provides the model that first synthesizes strategic group
theory with the New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) approach in
the international trade analysis, and uses the annual group data (1953-1988) from the U.S. brewing industry with two strategic groups (national
producers and regional producers) in the presence of growing...
Experimental measurements on the longitudinal dispersion of flowing water in coiled tubes were made using NaCi as tracer and conductivity measurement techniques. The 171 runs were made in coiled and straight 1/8", 1/4" and 1/2" I.D. polyethylene tubes from 25 to 300 ft. in length with coiling ratio, r/R[subscript c]...
Oregon strawberries are known for their high quality, intense flavor, sweetness, and rich red color. With optimal weather conditions, including rainy and mild seasons, Oregon has one of the best strawberry farming environments. Amongst the factors for a suitable strawberry farming environment, soil significantly influences strawberry growth and quality. The...
The Production Switching Heuristic (PSH) developed by
Mellichamp and Love (1978) has been suggested as a more
realistic, practical and intuitively appealing approach to
aggregate production planning (APP). In this research, PSH
has been modified to present a more sophisticated open grid
search procedure for solving the APP problem. The...