This study links together two very complicated, but very important subjects: media bias and metaphor. More specifically, this study investigates whether or not examining a media outlet's use of metaphor is an effective methodology for investigating media bias. Using cluster analysis, I identified the source metaphors most commonly used on...
Achieving and maintaining sustainability in irrigated agriculture production in the era of rapidly increasing stress on our natural resources require, among other essential actions, optimum control and management of the applied water. Thus, a significant upgrade of the currently available soil water monitoring technologies is needed. The primary goal of...
This paper describes the results of a project conducted to determine
the magnitude of and the parameters affecting the magnitude of the
cable tensions generated during lateral yarding operations in a cable
thinning. Specific emphasis was placed on measuring mainline tensions
as a function of turn weight, turn length, mainline...