Still vacant after all these years – Evaluating the efficiency of property-led urban regeneration

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The design and construction of a low cost visual display unit

After discussing the techniques employed in alpha-numeric V.D.U.s, and the style of storage used in map displays, the thesis goes on to describe & screen addressing system. This addressing system allows the display of detailed and varied designs on a raster-scan display, without recourse to the large stores required to implement the map technique. The addressing technique is used in a simple V.D.U, which, in order to minimise costs, uses a domestic television monitor as an output device. The display refresh store is made up of M.O.S. shift registers, and the store contents are organised under micro processor control. Though the unit described is primarily designed for the display of circuit diagrams it is easily adapted to the display of a wide range of graphic formats

A Study of \u3cem\u3eTrillium cuneatum\u3c/em\u3e and \u3cem\u3eT. luteum\u3c/em\u3e

A systematic study was made of two taxa of the genus Trillium subgenus Phyllantherum. Morphological, biochemical, ecological, and distributional data were analyzed in order to reevaluate past taxonomic treatments of Trillium cuneatum and T. luteum. Morphological studies revealed the similarities of the two taxa. It was noted that T. cuneatum exhibited great plasticity with respect to morphology, whereas T. luteum showed more homogenous features. This same relationship was noted with the flavonoids of the two taxa with T. cuneatum showing more variability than T. luteum. The chemistry of the two taxa was unique in that quercetin and kaempferol compounds identified portrayed significant glycoside diversity. A survey of past literature dealing with similar phenolic compounds resulted in an elucidation of the color variation seen within allopatric populations of T. cuneatum and led to a belief that T. luteum originally evolved from T. cuneatum as a homozygous recessive form which was favored due to more efficient sexual reproduction accompanying apomictic reproduction. Scanning electron micrographs revealed different types of pollen grains which appeared to have taxonomic significance. The abaxial surfaces of the bracts apparently were identical. Photomicrographs were useful also in revealing spiders as possible pollinating agents within the genus. Predator--prey relationships and cryptic coloring are discussed as possible factors affecting reproductive success of the plants. Recent taxonomic treatments were reviewed and possible taxonomic considerations were considered. Based on the results of this study and past work of other botanists, it was concluded that the two taxa should be recognized as distinct species in keeping with traditional treatments. It is believed that the two taxa represent a good case of directional selection resulting in divergent evolution. Whether this divergence will result in more speciation in the future or whether the two taxa will merge into a single unit via introgressive hybridization, is a stimulating academic consideration

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Determinants of merger and acquisition activity in the food industry are analyzed using logit regression analysis. Factors affecting the food processing, food retailing and food service sectors are considered. Results indicate merger and acquisition activity in all three sectors are significantly influenced by antitrust activity, profitability and real gross domestic product.Industrial Organization,

Paper Session II-C - Considerations of a Lunar Habitat Design

Returning to the Moon ., , for industrialization! Habitats are the cost-effective way to house people on the Moon for more than a couple of days. NASA, universities, and aerospace companies have designed lunar habitats to house astronauts for their lunar tour of duty. Designs range from campsites to permanent cities for human, development of the Moon, but the purpose is all the same: to provide shelter and a livable environment to enable the astronauts and mission equipment to fulfill the mission objectives. The habitat design is influenced by the launch vehicle payload envelope, lunar environment, mission operations, degree of commonality/optimization, and necessary radiation protection. The mission requirements generally demand that the habitat provide support for extravehicular activity (EVA), thermal control, environmental control, life support, power, and communications and data handling (C&DH) to meet the industrialization objective. This paper discusses the above elements of the habitat design with respect to past study results performed by NASA, university, and aerospace companies

Southwest Iowa Entrepreneurial Center: An achievable product-to-market business model for niche ag producers

The project takes the first steps to determine if a home-meal replacement enterprise would be a successful venture for small-scale producers in southwest Iowa

Economic impact of the Florida cultured hard clam industry

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Environmental Control and Life Support System

Viewgraphs on the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the space station are presented. The ECLSS is divided into six subsystems: temperature and humidity control (THC), atmosphere control and supply (ACS), atmosphere revitalization (AR), fire detection and suppression (FDS), water recovery management (WRM), and waste management (WM). Topics covered include: ECLSS subsystem functions; ECLSS distributed system; ECLSS functional distribution; CO2 removal; CO2 reduction; oxygen generation; urine processor; and potable water recovery