The presented method applies to data storage devices having applications in information storage, data security, intelligent media, and other secure storage applications. Traditional data storage devices can be altered or erased simply with a magnetic field. The presented method …
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This dissertation describes and analyzes the efficiency of the Ethiopian grain marketing system both before and after market liberalization in 1990. Drawing upon primary and secondary data collected in the field during 1993-1995, Chapter 1 assesses how efficiently spatial trade …
A closed-form model for the second-law-based thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of thermal-energy-storage systems is derived and discussed. The analytical procedure is generalized since it is applicable to all types of thermal-energy-storage systems that do not have chemic…
This Project identified the relationships between storage conditions, dry matter losses (DMLs) caused by Fusarium species in cereal grains and mycotoxin contamination and assessed novel control strategies for post-harvest grain management including chemical control and ozone. F.…
The purpose of this study was to use a series of adult educational programs conducted in a developing country as a case study of adult extension education. The specific objectives were to describe an adult education program in sustainable agriculture in a selected country in Afr…
This dissertation addresses the problem of the development of cities in Upper Mesopotamia in the third millennium B.C.E. I investigate these cities through their settlement patterns and urban plans. I argue that these cities were not planned or organic, but exhibited degrees of …
Forensic alcohol analysis occurs daily in the business of forensic laboratory; however, blood samples may be subjected to many factors that can affect the ethanol concentration. This study evaluates the changes in ethanol determinations in blood “drive under the influence” (DUI)…
Wooden casks served as essential tools for economic development for thousands of years by storing and transporting various commodities. Though they no longer play as significant of a role for commerce in the modern era, their utility is still remembered because of their long-las…