When the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia in 1917, party leaders under-stood well that a thorough social transformation lay between them and the full realization of long-term revolutionary objectives. The seizure of political authority and even a proposed redistribution of economic goods and services would not themselves create citizens...
A symposium presented before a joint meeting of the
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
and the Western Society of Naturalists at Stanford University
on June 29, 1939, and published as a special issue
of the Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin through the cooperation
of the Fish Commission of the State of...
Parkway trees, trees within a designated landscape and often owned by the city, can be an asset to any municipality but also have the potential to be a liability if improperly managed. The many benefits of parkway trees include increasing property and retail value, providing natural shade and windbreaks that...
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Prospect Forestry and
Grounds Division, 2010). Given its diverse parkway tree population, admirable
The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of
agriculture in Indonesia in supplying food to the country's economy.
Analysis of the general inter-relationship between the agricultural
and non-agricultural sectors of a developing, densely-populated economy,
and the sectorial interdependence viewed in relation to the
supply and demand...
The objective of this research was to develop a one-third scale model of full-size
(prototype) metal-plate-connected (MPC) wood truss joints using similitude theory. The
prototype metal connector plates in MPC joints were modeled using thin galvanized sheet
metal and short staples. Truss grade wood material was ripped to one-third scale...
Geographical geomorphology is a young science with a long,
complex history closely paralleling the growth and development of
geology. From an enthusiastic beginning under the tutelage of
William Morris Davis, geographical geomorphology rapidly lost its
influence and stature in geography. Today there is a sense of
purpose and direction that...