The objective of this study was to quantify the amounts of
logging residues that are added to mountain stream channels as a
result of timber falling - logging procedures, and to evaluate
these procedures with respect to both ecologic and economic
considerations. Three falling - logging treatments were observed:
Conventional...
The major thrust of this research was to design, test, and
perfect an accurate and effective assessment technique, which would
result in becoming an assessment model. For the purpose of developing
this assessment model, the employment need for full-time
instructors of occupational subjects in the community colleges within
the state...
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...
A regime-switching model for market integration study is extended to incorporate dynamic trade flow information and risk perceptions based on an expected utility framework. An application of the extended model to the US-China soybean markets analysis shows that: One, the positive arbitrage rent uncounted-for in the extended model has been...
The purpose of this research was to determine potential job
functions in the food systems industry for implementation with
robots. The research objectives included (1) to isolate job functions
in food systems that should be implemented with robots,
(2) to identify job functions that robot manufacturers believe
robots are technologically...
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A better understanding of grass seed crop and soil fertility is necessary to
improve fertilizer practices and preserving water quality in Willamette Valley,
Oregon, where 55% of land-use is in grass seed production that directly impacts
adjacent waterways containing native protected fish species. I determined tillage
effects on soil N...
This thesis explores the electrified female subject in two novels, Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie (1900) and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905). As cultural touchstones, two literary works that prominently feature electricity -- Henry James' story "In the Cage" and Henry Adams' biography The Education of Henry Adams --...