Optimization of reservoir operation is involves various competing objectives for a scarce resource (water). To find the optimal operation of reservoirs, it is essential to consider multiple objectives simultaneously. There are various sources of uncertainty associated with the reservoir operation problem that should be considered as well.
The overarching goal...
A sewer geyser is a series of ejecting air-water mixture eruptions through vertical shafts of drainage systems. In field observed geyser incidents, manhole covers were blown into the air and they were followed by ejecting air-water mixture eruptions that lasted for several seconds at a time. Trapped air in sewer...
The purpose of the present study has been the specification
and measurement of the characteristics of the intraseasonal demand
for fresh Bartlett pears. In particular, the study has focused
attention on a particular producing area, the Rogue River Valley
of Oregon.
The intraseasonal analysis for fresh Bartlett pears was
performed...
This research was designed to test the applicability of commonly
accepted market structure theory to firm behavior within
agricultural processing industries. The research was primarily
concerned with testing the influence of relative firm size on discretionary
management decisions. Statements from economic theory
concerning structural influences on behavior comprised the hypotheses....
An economic analysis and optimization of forest biomass processing and transportation at the operational level is presented. Renewable sources of energy have captured the interest of public and private institutions to develop cost-effective supply chains to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The production of energy from forest harvest residues constitutes...
NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase, an important enzyme in the
cytochrome P-450-dependent microsomal monooxygenase system, was
purified from insecticide-resistant (R) and -susceptible (S) house
flies (Musca domestica, L.) and from the black blow fly (Phormia
regina, Weigen). Proteolytic degradation to a P-450 - inactive form
of the reductase was reduced during the...
The carboxylesterases of three species of diptera, the flesh
fly (Sarcophaga bullata, Park.), the black blow fly (Phormia regina,
Meig.), and the house fly (Musca domestica, L.) were compared in relation
to hydrolytic activity against three substrates, response to
inhibition and induction, isozyme composition, and age-dependent
variation in activity. Similar...