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Effects of steroids, bluetongue virus, and Brucella Abortus on ova fertilization and embryo mortality in superovulated cows
(1984)
The present study tested 3 different hypotheses: (1) high levels of progesterone (P(,4)) at artificial insemination (A.I.) impair ova fertilization and early embryo survival in superovulated cows; (2) bovine embryos infected ...
Alternative funds flow measure as predictors of failure
(1984)
One approach to evaluating the usefulness of financial information is to measure the ability to predict the outcome of future events. This study will evaluate the merits of alternative methods of reporting funds flows in ...
Bacteriologic, ecologic, serologic, and immunogenetic studies of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis-induced caseous lymphadenitis in small ruminants
(1984)
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis-induced caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) is an economically important chronic disease of small ruminants characterized by abscessation of either or both lymph nodes or visceral organs. The ...
Studies on the pathogenesis of equine laminitis
(1984)
Six groups of experiments were completed on horses fed a carbohydrate diet to induce laminitis. Aspects of digital vascularity, and the hemostatic and endocrine systems were evaluated. The hypothesis that endotoxemia is ...
Advocacy advertising : a study of the effects of intensity of the message and specification of the adversarial source on attitude, recall, and requests for additional information
(1984)
The research investigated the impact of different types of advocacy advertisements on attitudes, recall and behavior. Advertisements varied along two dimensions: strength of the message and specification of the adversary. ...
Edaphic studies on the population biology of the lesser cornstalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller)
(1984)
The objective of this study was to elucidate edaphic factors that contribute to population outbreaks of the lesser cornstalk borer (LCB). Outbreaks of the LCB are favored in years of high temperature and low rainfall, and ...
An investigation into the causes of non-martingale behavior in commodity futures prices
(1984)
The weak form of the efficient markets hypothesis has been tested extensively in financial asset markets. The results of these tests indicate that the hypothesis that stock prices fully reflect available information generally ...
Public housing policy in Peninsular Malaysia
(1984)
This dissertation develops a national perspective of public housing policy in Peninsular Malaysia. Although there have been numerous useful studies on specific housing topics, these studies have not addressed many macro-level ...
Two methods of confronting responsibility in death anxiety with nursing student personnel
(1984)
This study investigated whether or not the assumption of responsibility for one's health through knowledge of the Simonton methodology would reduce death anxiety to a greater degree than would the acceptance of death through ...
Divergent mass selection for time to anthesis in a maize (Zea mays L.) population
(1984)
The objective of this study was to determine the correlated and direct responses to divergent mass selection for days-to-anthesis (DTA) in a Mexican land-variety belonging to the race Chalqueno. Ten cycles of selection and ...