A sinking fund payment must be made each year to
retire a bond issue. Instead of paying cash, the corporation
will typically surrender bonds that it has purchased
on the open market. The sinking fund problem is to
determine an optimal strategy in the form of a stopping
rule to...
There are a variety of different approaches are used in the conservation of oak woodlands and savanna. The Oak Habitat Metric is one of several ecological measures that have been developed to help managers determine where to invest limited resources and how to calculate the ecological impact and improvement associated...
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rare wildlife species, rare plants, and/or the boundaries of designated conservation priority areas
Wildlife trafficking, specifically snake trafficking, has been an issue that affects endangered snake species and newly discovered snake species mainly due to inadequate habitat and invasive species. For example, burmese pythons in Florida are a nonnative snake that compete with the native snakes as a result of accidental release into...
The selection process for map projections is a mystery to many mapmakers and GIS users. Map projections ought to be selected based on the map’s geographic extent and the required distortion properties, with the goal of minimizing the distortion of the mapped area. Despite some available selection guidelines, the selection...
Develop and publish literature to provide up-to-date information on specific topics zDevelop grape grower and County Extension Agent training sessions and short courses zResearch phyiloxera biology in Oregon
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