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Influence of dam weight on her productivity
(1972)
A useful criterion for evaluating the productivity of a cow is the total weight her calves attain. This measure of productivity is a function of weight, lifetime fertility and the gain potential of the calves. Weights ...
An operational approach to automated tanker scheduling by computer
(1972)
That tanker scheduling problem considered in this paper is that of the Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) in the worldwide distribution of bulk petroleum products. Every six months ...
Nonsignificant and significant variation in literary translation: comparison and analysis of selected English translations of Julio Cortazar
(1972)
The purpose of this study is to examine some of the problems of translating contemporary Spanish-language fiction into English. This inquiry has analyzed practices of various translators of the fiction of the Argentine ...
Motivation and mobility among Seventh-day Adventist secondary teachers : A survey employing the Herzberg two-factor theory
(1972)
The purpose of this study was to determine the motivations for work and the reasons for moving of the teachers in Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in the United States. The Herzberg approach was used since it offered ...
Generalized utility and cardinality price theoretic models of costs of trade
(1972)
The subject of this thesis deals with the treatment of price theoretic problems in models concerned with the effect of time on behavior. The focus of Chapter III is an application of Occam's razor: development of a general ...
A dynamic investment, production, and financial model for a competitive firm
(1972)
In this dissertation, a discrete time control model for production, investment, and finance is formulated for a perfectly competitive firm in a certainty world. The usual production function is not used, instead, a linear ...
Investigation of high temperature gaseous species by Knudsen cell mass spectrometry and matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy
(1972)
The equilibria involving gaseous species over the condensed Ho-Ag system (series I), the condensed Ho-Al-Au system (series II), the condensed Ce-Pd-C system (series III), and the condensed TiP-Rh-C system (series IV) have ...
A study of the factors which motivate university students participating in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps in a military school environment
(1972)
During the past half century, researchers have been diligently studying the subject of human motivation. In particular, many studies have been conducted in the industrial environment to determine the factors which motivate ...
Nucleic acid analogs synthesis and properties of poly(1-vinyluracil)
(1972)
In order to synthesize the desired monomer, 1-vinyluracil, a new convenient N-vinylation reaction was first developed as follows. [see PDF for diagram] It was found that using some of the following techniques and combinations ...
Cost control of systems and computing activities utilizing the conventional accounting model
(1972)
Research was conducted to determine the extent to which the conventional accounting model was utilized in controlling the activities in corporate systems and computing divisions. The research techniques included an extensive ...