Reliable controller designs have been developed in this thesis for a number of finite-horizon
and infinite-horizon problems with possibly non-zero initial conditions. These
reliable controllers assure that system stability and system performance will be
maintained despite certain system faults. The performance measure used in this thesis is
an "H[subscript ∞]-like...
This paper presents a model of the determination of excise tax rates by studying the
substantial variation in the state excise taxes in the U.S. brewing industry. Two
approaches are used. First, assuming that the government is only interested in the public
interest, a socially optimal tax rate is derived....
The continuum theory provides a framework in which the growth
of a plant root as a dynamic process involving interactions among
transport of water and solute, cell division, and the subsequent cell
elongation can be described. A plant root is modeled as a one-dimensional,
multi-phase, mathematical continuum. The network of...
By using immobilized trypsin, I have been able to
prepare well-defined, stable trypsinized nucleosomes. The
difficulties of lacking of control in the extent of
trypsinization, which were encountered in previous studies
with the use of free trypsin, have been eliminated. The
nucleosomes and oligonucleosomes prepared by immobilized
trypsin are suitable...
The lack of information regarding the inheritance of the duration and rate of
grain filling, and the possible relationship between grain fill and grain protein
content in wheat prompted this study.
Early maturing Chinese cultivars, 'AI Feng 2' and 'CB 83-52', and late
maturing cultivars adapted to Oregon, 'Stephens' and...
This study uses an anthropological perspective
to discuss the cultural differences between Chinese
and Americans in business contexts. Through an
analysis of case studies related by businesspersons
involved in Sino-US trade, and by an analysis of
literature on the subject, it describes how cultural
differences contribute to the problems and...
Gender relations as well as the social situation of Manchu women have long been ignored in studies of the cultural evolution of the Manchu. By setting the discussion of Manchu women in the context of cultural adaptation, this study reintroduces gender and women's problems into the research on the Manchu...