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The Effects of Risk Attitude on Competitive Sucess in the Construction Industry
(2010-10-12)
This dissertation investigates the latent but critical effects of risk attitude on
competitive success in construction applying an evolutionary approach. The approach
considers contractors as individual entities competing ...
Fixed Bed Countercurrent Low Temperature Gasification of Dairy Biomass and Coal-Dairy Biomass Blends Using Air-Steam as Oxidizer
(2010-10-12)
Concentrated animal feeding operations such as cattle feedlots and dairies
produce a large amount of manure, cattle biomass (CB), which may lead to land, water,
and air pollution if waste handling systems and storage and ...
Essays on the Predictability and Volatility of Asset Returns
(2010-10-12)
This dissertation collects two papers regarding the econometric and economic theory
and testing of the predictability of asset returns. It is widely accepted that stock
returns are not only predictable but highly so. This ...
Experimental and Numerical Study of Polymer Scratch Behavior
(2010-10-12)
As part of a larger effort to understand the fundamental knowledge of polymer scratch behavior, this dissertation is focused on both experimental study and numerical analysis of scratch deformation of a broad range of ...
A Study of Strategies for Oil and Gas Auctions
(2010-10-12)
Oil and gas auctions help transact billions of dollars in property sales in the US
each year. Value is lost by participants with ineffective strategies. Federal lease
auctions have been investigated from public data, but ...
Mitigating Flood Loss through Local Comprehensive Planning in Florida
(2010-10-12)
Planning researchers believe that property losses from natural hazards, such as floods can be reduced if governments address this issue and adopt appropriate policies in their plans. However, little empirical research has ...
EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN U.S. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CORN GRAIN, CORN STOVER, AND SWITCHGRASS ON WORLD AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND TRADE
(2010-07-14)
The renewable energy industry continues to expand at a rapid pace. New
advances in cellulosic ethanol technologies have the potential to reduce our dependency
on foreign oil. The evolution of these new biofuel markets could ...
The Function and Genetic Interactions of Zebrafish atoh1 and sox2: Genes Involved in Hair Cell Development and Regeneration
(2010-10-12)
The sensory cells of the inner ear, hair cells, provide vertebrates with the ability
to detect auditory stimuli and balance. In mammals, cochlear hair cells, those
responsible for hearing, do not regenerate. Zebrafish ...
Linking Sulfur Metabolism to the Cell Division Machinery in Yeast
(2010-07-14)
The longstanding view has been that metabolism allows for cell division to take
place, but that metabolic processes do not actively promote cell division. I have recently
challenged this notion by identifying a unique ...
Surface Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts Using Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Combined with Electrochemistry
(2010-07-14)
Fundamental studies of heterogeneous catalysis were performed and presented in this dissertation to gain a better understanding of heterogeneous catalytic reactions at a molecular level. Surface science techniques were ...