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Erosion Control and Removal of Suspended Soil Particles in Ponds: Evaluation of Geofabric Liners and Chemical Coagulants
(2012-07-17)
In an experiment conducted at the E. W. Shell Fisheries Center, Auburn, Alabama, three ponds each were lined with a permeable geotextile with 0.090-mm opening sizes, a permeable geotextile with 0.355-mm opening sizes, or ...
Error Analysis of Carrier Phase Positioning Using Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna Arrays
(2017-04-16)
This thesis analyzes and provides algorithms that protect against various carrier phase positioning errors caused by anti-jamming algorithms commonly used to position in a jamming environment. These position errors include ...
Escalation Revisited: Investigating the Influence of Personality and Organizational Support on Escalation of Commitment
(2014-05-07)
Escalation of commitment research has been narrow in its scope of influencing factors. A goal of this study was to remedy this gap by including factors at the individual, organizational, and decision context level that ...
Esnifando mentiras: La critica social en Historias del Kronen y Mensaka de José Ángel Mañas
(2008-05-15)
Esta tesis pretende mostrar por qué se consideran las novelas Historias del Kronen y Mensaka una crítica social y la fidelidad del mensaje de Mañas en el paso de estas novelas al cine. Caben destacar estas dos novelas como ...
Essays in Agricultural and Food Policy: Impact of Crop Insurance on Fertilizer Use, Willingness to Pay a Premium on Beef, and Estimating the Demand for Carbonated Sweetened Beverage
(2023-12-04)
In recent years, empirical economic research has witnessed significant advancements. Simple linear regressions have evolved into different applied econometrics toolkits, which cover methods such as difference-in-difference ...
Essays in Alternative Solution Selection Using Search Technologies
(2008-05-15)
With the growth of data storage reaching exponential rates, search technologies are critical components of today’s information systems. Understanding how individuals use these search technologies and what individual factors ...
Essays in Applied International Economics
(2006-05-15)
This dissertation is organized into two essays in international economics and finance. The first is an analysis of the US-Morocco free trade agreement and its impact on Morocco. The study uses a computable general ...
Essays in Health Economics
(2023-07-28)
This essay explores the connection between education policy and high school students' health. Additionally, it examines the disparities in access to healthcare and the resulting differences in health outcomes. In Chapter ...
Essays in international trade and energy economics
(2017-07-27)
This Dissertation consists of three empirical essays in international trade and energy economics.
Chapter 1 examines whether the food market of Turkey is cointegrated with the world food market. Using an error correction ...
Essays in International Trade: Cotton, Seafood, and Meat
(2018-11-26)
The dissertation consists of three essays as three chapters and it focuses on agricultural trade. Each essay studies a separate agricultural product and applies a different research method.
Chapter 1 applies a Muth-type ...
Essays of Forestry Investments in the US and Stumpage Market in the US South
(2007-05-15)
In 2005, nearly $30 billion of American forest land in the hands of institutional investors may suggest that timberland is a good portfolio diversifier. However, this statement may be overstated because forestry investments ...
Essays on Applied Econometrics
(2017-07-26)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay analyzes the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food products sector in Turkey. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model which is ...
Essays on Applied Econometrics: Agriculture and Development
(2014-06-18)
This dissertation explores three topics on agriculture and development using different applied econometric techniques. In the first chapter, Non-linear regression models were used to estimate the effect of own and other ...
Essays on Applied International Economics and Finance
(2011-04-06)
Studies in international economics and finance have become increasingly important in understanding the ways economies are integrated. This dissertation comprises three essays on this topic. The first essay investigates ...
Essays on Applied Resource Economics Using Bioeconomic Optimization Models
(2011-11-30)
With rising demographic growth, there is increasing interest in analytical studies that
assess alternative policies to provide an optimal allocation of scarce natural resources while
ensuring environmental sustainability. ...
Essays on Banking and Housing
(2021-04-15)
In 1865, the first minority bank in the United States was established. Over time, banks owned or controlled by minorities have grown in number. Yet, one hundred and fifty years later, they still account for only 2.8 percent ...
Essays on Economic Growth, Population Growth, and Patent Policy
(2018-06-15)
Economic growth is defined as an increase in the production of goods and services over a specific period of time and is calculated as the percentage change of real gross domestic product (GDP) from one year to another. ...
Essays on Economic Policy and Consumer Sentiment
(2019-07-10)
To boost aggregate demand and create new jobs for the U.S. economy, the U.S. government enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) during the recent Great Recession, one of the largest fiscal stimulus programs ...
Essays on Exploring the Value of Business Analytics in Health Care
(2016-05-04)
Although researchers and practitioners across various disciplines, including computer science, healthcare informatics, and clinical medicine have advocated that business analytics have tremendous benefits for healthcare ...
Essays on Farmer Consumption Choices, Beginning Farmers Credit Constraints and Exit
(2016-12-19)
The dissertation is divided into three chapters, the first concerning the choice of food
safety in Ghana, the second on Beginning farmer credit constraints, and the last on beginning
farmer survival.
Chapter 1 uses ...