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An analysis of community power structure and socioeconomic characteristics of leaders in Owerri, Nigeria
(1993)
Although the study of community power structure or community decision-making has been relatively intense in the United States since the early 1950s, the study in Nigerian communities is scanty, if there are any at all. The ...
The market effects of auditor resignations
(1993)
This study investigates the information content of the announcement of an auditor resignation. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that the Form 8-K which reports a change in auditors also indicate if the ...
Robust stability amd performance analysis of constrained model predictive control
(1993)
Dynamic Matrix Control (DMC) is the advanced control strategy preferred by industry in the presence of process input/output constraints. The presence of such constraints causes the closed-loop DMC system to behave nonlinearly ...
Sequence estimation and synchronization from nonsynchronized samples
(1993)
The problem of sequence estimation and synchronization from nonsynchronized samples is studied both for the Gaussian and Poisson channels. For the Poisson channel, a receiver that performs jointly sequence estimation and ...
The relationship between the expressed need for affiliation and motivations for travel
(1993)
The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework and measures to identify the influence of the need for affiliation in shifts of motivations for travel. Based on a review of the literature a conceptual model ...
Inheritance of somatic embryogenesis in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
(1993)
Somatic embryogenesis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) had been achieved as early as 1983, but only in certain cotton genotypes, especially 'Coker 312' and its sister lines. Somatic embryogenesis is important because it is ...
An investigation of the influence of gender and relative position of strength on power strategy use
(1993)
Previous studies have suggested that gender plays a significant role in determining the type of power strategies individuals use. It has been suggested, however, that the issue of gender in such studies may be confounded ...
Sir Redvers Buller in the Post Cardwellian Army : a study of the rise and fall of a military reputation
(1993)
In 1899, General Sir Redvers Buller went to South Africa to command the British forces in a war against the Dutch-speaking republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. While never having held independent command ...
Estimation of variance components and diagnostic analysis in unbalanced mixed linear models
(1993)
This dissertation presents a new estimation procedure for the variance components in the unbalanced mixed linear model. Without the non-negativity constraint, restricted maximum likelihood (REML) estimates are computed ...
Stability and change in coping patterns in adolescence and young adulthood
(1993)
Using panel data for 3,805 participants followed between early adolescence and young adulthood, patterns of coping patterns and changes in these patterns are described. At both life stages more socially approved mechanisms ...