A theory of straight line triangulations of points in the plane is developed. A basic transformation is presented, and it is shown that any triangulation may be transformed into any other triangulation which has the same boundary by a finite sequence of the basic transformations. The proof of the transformation...
Recently the independent multinomial selections model (IMS) with the
multinomial logit link has been suggested as an analysis tool for radio-telemetry
habitat selection data. This model assumes independence between animals,
independence between sightings within an animal, and identical multinomial habitat
selection probabilities for all animals.
We propose two generalizations to...
Aerial photography provides a method of analyzing dispersion
of wastes that are discharged into the ocean. This method is more
comprehensive than conventional boat sampling in dispersion studies.
The photographic technique permits waste concentrations to be
measured throughout the plume in one instant; thereby allowing the
diffusion analysis to be...
John Wesley Powell worked actively for public land system
reform while a director of geographical and geological surveys in
the West from 1869 to 1894. Although this has won him acclaim as a
conservationist, the basis of Powell's linkage of reform with
scientific work is poorly understood.
A study of...
This thesis is concerned with the problem of developing a
method to categorize probability models by their outlier properties.
There have been two such categorization methods proposed in the
literature. Neyman and Scott (1971) classify an entire family of
distributions into the outlier properties outlier-prone completely
(OPC) and outlier resistant....
Twenty seven modern (top 1-2cm) sediment samples from multicores retrieved from throughout coastal SE Alaska were analyzed for their organic matter content and the source composition. Total organic carbon (TOC) as well as biogenic silica (bioSi), and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) content were analyzed to evaluate the organic matter content and...
The most important purposes of this study were to: (1) determine
the extent of cooperation and coordination that currently exists in
selected community colleges which have community school programs
in their college districts, and (2) clarify the multi-roles of community
schools and of community education in community colleges. Other
purposes...
One of the most important productive characteristics of hogs is reproductive efficiency. Reproductive efficiency is best measured by litter size at weaning. Litter size at birth and weight of the pigs at birth are among the most important factors affecting litter size at weaning. It has been demonstrated that less...
A regional analysis of the street tree problem has been undertaken in order to evolve a system of tree classification
which would be useful to city planners, arborists, and landscape architects who have the responsibility of selecting trees to fulfill their design requirements for the city street. Three lines of...