The non-ideal aqueous electrolyte simulator (NAELS) is composed of
three major parts: a Newton-Raphson non-linear optimization program written
by Weare, et al (1987); an activity coefficient subroutine for non-ideal
electrolyte systems based on Pitzer's model; and an extensive, user expandable
database. It is robust, stable, and requires neither thermodynamic data...
Benton County, Oregon has been experiencing relatively high growth and
development during the last five years. This new growth has put a strain on urban and
rural development in the county. To cope with this growth, comprehensive plans,
zoning, and many other planning issues must be assessed and revised according...
A method for the assessment of volatile compounds in dairy products
was developed using solvent desorption dynamic headspace sampling. The
method was first applied to assay for diacetyl and acetoin in buttermilk.
Major buttermilk volatiles recovered included diacetyl, acetic acid, and
acetoin. Normalized detector responses were linear over the range...
In recent years, the forest products industry has been
forced to cope with a supply of raw material that is
declining in both quality and quantity. In addition, log
prices are escalating rapidly. Because log costs may
represent as much as 90 percent of the overall production
costs of lumber...
It’s little wonder that people are confused by tree names. Foresters
and lay people often name a tree based on its physical appearance, the
wood products industry may call the tree by another name based on the
characteristics of the wood, and botanists name a tree based on its
anatomical...
Many woods are impossible to tell apart without using a microscope. Sometimes, a great deal of knowledge and expensive laboratory equipment is needed to identify a wood species. On the other hand, you don’t have to be an expert or have specialized equipment to identify many species. In fact, an...
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A key problem faced by managers is how to allocate scarce resources
among activities or projects. Linear programming, or LP, is a method of
allocating resources in an optimal way. It is one of the most widely used operations research (OR) tools. It has been used successfully as a decision...
The goal for Part 2 is to build management understanding and
confidence in SPC as a profit-making tool. It is unreasonable to expect
managers to commit to and support SPC training and implementation
if they do not understand what SPC is and how and why it works. This
publication discusses...