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Export-driven development of soil and water resources : barrier to sustainable development and inducement to desertification
(1995)
About 3500 million hectares of land--an area the size of North and South America combined--are affected by desertification or land converting to desert under the impact of man's activities. This figure excludes expansion ...
A desktop particle detector using the gas microstrip chamber
(1995)
The physics and operation of the gas microstrip chamber (GMC) is investigated. A recent addition to the family of gaseous ionization detectors the GMC is capable of resolving the x,y position of a charged particle or x-ray ...
Reservoir permeability distributions from multi-well test sequences in heterogeneous reservoirs
(1995)
Reservoir characterization activities such as well testing have become quite important to petroleum engineers because we can estimate distributions of reservoir properties such as permeability and porosity directly from ...
Molecular mechanism of TCDD as an antiestrogen in an estrogen-induced gene
(1995)
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) elicits a diverse spectrum of toxic responses that appear to be mediated through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). TCDD also exhibits antiestrogenic activity in both the female ...
An investigation of the role of patterns in developing algebraic thinking
(1995)
This study was designed to investigate the role of patterns in the development of algebraic thinking, specifically in the acquisition of the concept of "variable." Comparisons were made between a control classroom in which ...
The effects of United States intervention in Latin America : a comparative analysis of political instability, 1958-1988
(1995)
In contrast to conventional wisdom, United States intervention in Latin America from 1958-1988 often exacerbates political instability. A quantitative analysis shows that United States intervention in the form of total ...
An exploratory study of characteristics affecting expressed continuing professional education needs among landscape architects
(1995)
The purpose of this exploratory study was twofold: (1) to
A contingency based on examination of the effects of integrating manufacturing and marketing decisions
(1995)
Within industry, attention is being focused on effectively managing functional integration as a source for competitive advantage. Research suggests that the level of integration between different functions is positively ...