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Procedures for quantitative sensitivity and performance validation studies of a deterministic fire safety model
(1987)
The increasing number of users of fire models demands their validation by a third party team to investigate the reliability of the models with respect to concerns of potential users. Due to insufficient documentation of ...
Fenprostalene-induced luteal regression in the beef cow : histological and ultrastructural characterization
(1987)
Brahman-cross cows (day 11 or 12 of the estrous cycle) were used to study the effects of prostaglandin-induced luteolysis on the corpus luteum (CL). Four cows (0 h controls) were injected (sc) with saline while 16 cows ...
An investigation of high-occupancy vehicle lane cost effectiveness
(1987)
This dissertation documents the process used to derive guidelines for estimation of HOV lane project benefit/cost ratios. An extensive radial freeway computer simulation model database was combined with an economic analysis ...
Use of active immunization against somatostatin in the manipulation of the ruminant endocrine system
(1987)
Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of active immunization against somatostatin (SS) on, 1) the lactational performance of ruminants, 2) growth hormone (GH) secretion and metabolism and 3) the ...
Modifying children's attitudes and knowledge about snakes through interpretation
(1987)
A field experiment was designed to test the effectiveness of an interpretive program on fifth through eighth-grade school camping students. The study was conducted in Fall, 1986 (September through November) at the Pocono ...
A simulation methodology for large scale reliability systems
(1987)
In recent years, the assessment of the reliability and availability of complex systems has played an increasingly important role in the analysis, design, and operation of these systems. A very important element in the ...
Technology needs assessment model for follow-up studies in engineering technology
(1987)
The purpose of this study was to develop a procedural model for conducting follow-up survey research which could meet the Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology guidelines and assess the technology needs of engineering ...
Structure and expression of a Complex operon : pyrLBIX of Escherichia coli
(1987)
Aspartate transcarbamoylase from Escherichia coli has been the subject of extensive analyses to determine the kinetic and physico-chemical characteristics of this hetero-multimeric enzyme which is known to be regulated by ...
The extension of self-culture, Margaret Fuller and Emily Dickinson
(1987)
To the Transcendentalists, "self-culture" was based on the data that each individual had the potential for perfection. Ralph Waldo Emerson's early commitment to Kantian idealism caused him to assert reality as largely ...
Observed and estimated (ERHYM-II model) water budgets for South Texas rangelands
(1987)
A three-part study was conducted at the La Copita Research Area, 20 km southwest of Alice, in the eastern Rio Grande Plain of Texas. The research tested the hypothesis that honey mesquite-dominated shrub clusters have ...