TRENDS IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION

The authors present a very detailed and all-inclusive report on the shifting frontiers of food distribution, focusing on the challenges facing the food store operator and the wholesale food distributor during the decade of the Seventies.Agribusiness,

COST COMPARISONS OF GROCERY DEPARTMENTS IN CONVENTIONAL SUPERMARKETS AND SUPER STORES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING

Agribusiness,

Hands Across The Atlantic?

The war in Iraq created a division between the United States and some members of the European Union.  The war also split the EU, with France and Germany leading the anti-war camp and Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain supporting Washington.  With organized warfare over, the United States has shifted its attention from the military campaign to the installation of a legitimate and stable government in Iraq.  However, the administration of post-war Iraq has caused the division between the US and Europe to widen. The multilateralists, France and Germany, are demanding a central role for the UN in rebuilding Iraq.  France, in particular, believes that the task should be left to the UN alone.  They suggest this would help legitimize what they consider to be an illegal war.  On the other hand, the US, which accepted a great burden with the pre-emptive attack on Iraq, wants the UN to have a “vital” but limited role in post-war Iraq.  The US believes that the UN needs serious repair before any responsibilities can be handed to it.This study examines the economic, political, and security implications of the division between these old allies.  The relationship between the US and EU is based on years of cooperation.  Both sides know that they must mend fences sooner rather than later.  We contend that pragmatism will triumph over geo-politics

The Credit Crunch: The Roller Coaster Ride Continues

Borrowers face tight credit markets after years of easy credit.  This study examines the events that led to the credit crunch and its impact on global economies

At A Crossroad: The U.S. Economy

The U.S. economy stands at a crossroad.  Which path will it take – the one that leads to sustainable growth, recession or inflation?  This paper will examine market imbalances which may indicate the future economic direction

he Global Impact Of Chinas Currency Policy: U.S. And Beyond

Since the yuan is pegged to the dollar, the U.S. and Chinese economies have become inter-connected in a myriad of ways. This study examines the global implications of this relationship

Sub-Prime Mortgages And The Big Bang

Delinquencies and failures of sub-prime mortgages provide evidence that the housing bubble has burst.  This study traces the creation of the housing bubble and examines the impact of the sub-prime debacle on world financial markets

THE U.S. DAIRY INDUSTRY

Agribusiness,

Surveys of New Mexico Alfalfa Producers and Dairy Hay Users: Will Growth of the State's Dairy Industry be Limited by Alfalfa Availability?

Production Economics,

Verification of analytic energy moments for the one-dimensional energy dependent neutron diffusion equation with MCNP5 and Attila-7.1.0

pre-printThe energy dependent neutron diffusion equation (EDNDE) is converted into a moment equation which is solved analytically for the 1-D problem of a bare sphere of pure 235U. The normalized moments 0-5 generated analytically are compared to normalized energy moments, from Monte Carlo N Particle 5 version 1.40 (MCNP5) and Attila-7.1.0-beta version (Attila). The analytic normalized neutron energy moments, fall between the results from MCNP5 (lower bound) and Attila (upper bound) and are accurate compared to MCNP5 neutron energy moments when error in this Monte Carlo simulation are considered. The error range is from 0% to 14%. The Attila moments are less accurate when compared to MCNP5 than the analytical moments derived in this work. The method of moments is shown to be a fast reliable method, compared to either Monte Carlo methods (MCNP5) or 30 multi-energy group methods (Attila)