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The Dynamic Effects Of Agricultural Subsidies In The United States, Harry De Gorter, Eric O'N. Fisher
The Dynamic Effects Of Agricultural Subsidies In The United States, Harry De Gorter, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
This article analyzes the dynamic effects of the farm subsidies in the United States. The subsidies a farmer receives are based upon historical plantings, also called base acreage. It is sometimes optimal for a farmer temporarily not to participate in a program in order to increase future subsidies. The farmer's optimal policy is the solution to a deterministic dynamic program. Farmers with low base acreage opt out of these programs, whereas those with high base acreage participate in them. The article examines aggregate data involving corn, cotton, rice, and wheat during 1987. It shows that these programs increase the output …
Review Of Constitutional Environments And Economic Growth By Gerald W. Scully, Michael L. Marlow
Review Of Constitutional Environments And Economic Growth By Gerald W. Scully, Michael L. Marlow
Economics
No Abstract
Mass Media Messages, Myths And Martyrs: Analyzing "American Responds To Aids" Public Service Announcements, 1987-1992, Douglas J. Swanson
Mass Media Messages, Myths And Martyrs: Analyzing "American Responds To Aids" Public Service Announcements, 1987-1992, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Focusing on the federal government's efforts to educate the public to the dangers of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a study examined "America Responds to AIDS" public service announcements (PSA's) through a traditional rhetorical analysis (PSA characters, plot, pace, tone, and message design). Forty-four English-language television and radio PSA's produced under the "America Responds to AIDS" campaign were examined. Results indicated that the PSA's: (1) support cultural stereotypes of male carriers and female victims; (2) used inexplicit terminology; (3) employed fear appeals; (4) blocked access to helpful information with …
Early Supplementary Feeding And Cognition: Effects Over Two Decades, Ernesto Pollitt, Kathleen S. Gorman, Patrice L. Engle, Reynaldo Martorell, Juan Rivera
Early Supplementary Feeding And Cognition: Effects Over Two Decades, Ernesto Pollitt, Kathleen S. Gorman, Patrice L. Engle, Reynaldo Martorell, Juan Rivera
Psychology and Child Development
The study reported in this Monograph of the effects of early supplementary feeding on cognition included two data collection periods: a longitudinal investigation spanning the years 1969-1977 and a cross-sectional follow- up carried out in 1988-1989. The study was conducted in four rural villages in Guatemala and compared the differential effects of exposure in child- hood (0-7 years) to an Atole supplement (11.5 g of protein; 163 kcal) or a Fresco supplement (59 kcal) on performance on a battery of psychoeducational and information-processing tests in adolescence and young adulthood (11-24 years). In this report, particular attention is given to a …
"Repellent And Shameful": The Portrayal Of Aids In "America Responds To Aids" Broadcast Public Service Anouncements, 1987-1992, Douglas J. Swanson
"Repellent And Shameful": The Portrayal Of Aids In "America Responds To Aids" Broadcast Public Service Anouncements, 1987-1992, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
To address a need for increased discussion of the dangers of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and an increased educative effort to prevent people from acquiring HIV infection, a study investigated one element of an AIDS campaign of the past: the "America Responds to AIDS" television and radio public service announcements (PSAs). Taking into account the political climate in which the PSAs were produced, 22 English-language television PSAs and 22 English-language radio PSAs were examined using traditional rhetorical analysis (characterizations, verbiage, tone, etc.) and a textualist approach (establishment of enabled and disabled powers, individuals, and phenomena as identified through the …
Toward A Policy For Managing The Use Of Computer Mediated Communication In The Workplace, Douglas J. Swanson
Toward A Policy For Managing The Use Of Computer Mediated Communication In The Workplace, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
Noting that there has been tremendous growth in the number of businesses and not-for-profit organizations which have become equipped with computers and have empowered workers to communicate with them, this paper sheds light on policy issues related to managing the use of computer mediated communication (CMC). The paper first summarizes CMC's impact on the organizational, social, and technical environment. The paper looks at issues of CMC content and access, to illustrate the diversity of opinion about the assembly and legal ownership of CMC messages in the workplace. The paper then examines varying opinions about access to, and editorial control over, …
Ultrafiltration In The Ontario Dairy Industry, Wayne H. Howard, Remy Lambert
Ultrafiltration In The Ontario Dairy Industry, Wayne H. Howard, Remy Lambert
Agribusiness
The economics of introducing ultrafiltration (UF) into the Ontario dairy industry is analyzed. First, a partial budget is developed to determine feasibility of UF on the farm. The budget indicates that the great majority of Ontario dairy farms are not large enough to capture the economies of size inherent in the new technology. Second, a location-allocation model is used to determine the feasibility, number and location of UF collection centers in Ontario. The model indicates that the UF centers would capture the economies of size and the centers would benefit the dairy industry as a whole. However, processors of soft …
Walking Along Deer Trails: A Contribution To Salinan Ethnogeography Based On The Field Notes Of John Peabody Harrington, Betty Rivers, Terry L. Jones
Walking Along Deer Trails: A Contribution To Salinan Ethnogeography Based On The Field Notes Of John Peabody Harrington, Betty Rivers, Terry L. Jones
Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Soziale Ungleichheit Und Gesellschaftliche Integration. Ein Vergleich Von Usa, Japan Und Deutschland, Brigitte Hamm, Dieter Hotlmann, Harold R. Kerbo, Hermann Strasser
Soziale Ungleichheit Und Gesellschaftliche Integration. Ein Vergleich Von Usa, Japan Und Deutschland, Brigitte Hamm, Dieter Hotlmann, Harold R. Kerbo, Hermann Strasser
Social Sciences
Ausgehend von der Frage nach der Ftihrungsrolle in einer neuen Weltordnung werden Dimensionen sozialer Ungleichheit in den drei ftihrenden Industrienationen -Bundesrepublik, Japan und Vereinigte Staaten -beleuchtet. Damit einher geht die Vorstellung, daβ in diesem Wettstreit auch das soziale Potential der drei Lander von Belang ist. Japan hat einige Vorteile, vor allem was die Homogenitat der Gesellschaft betrifft. Eine Schwache des japanischen Systems liegt im relativ niedrigeren allgemeinen Lebensstandard. Neben geringeren Einkommenskontrasten treten in der (allen) Bundesrepublik vor allem sozialstaatliche Errungenschaften hervor. In den Vereinigten Staaten ist die soziale Ungleichheit in den Nachkriegsjahrzehnten kontinuierlich angestiegen. Verschiedene Indikatoren weisen auf Desintegrationstendenzen hin.
Multiple Bids As A Consequence Of Target Management Resistance: A Count Data Approach, Sanjiv Jaggia, Satish Thosar
Multiple Bids As A Consequence Of Target Management Resistance: A Count Data Approach, Sanjiv Jaggia, Satish Thosar
Economics
In this article, we focus on the question of target management resistance and the incidence of subsequent bids. A Poisson count data model is used where the dependent variable represents the number of bids (count) received and the independent variables comprise target management actions and firm specific characteristics. Of the target management actions considered, legal defense and the entry of a white knight are associated with additional bids. With respect to firm specific characteristics, we find that a high initial bid premium deters subsequent bids. Firm size is also significant and has an interesting relationship with the number of bids …
Irrigation Methods For Drainage Reduction Subsurface Drip Vs. Furrow Irrigation, J.. D. Oster, R. B. Smith, C. Phene, A. Fulton, S. W. Styles, T. Fernandes
Irrigation Methods For Drainage Reduction Subsurface Drip Vs. Furrow Irrigation, J.. D. Oster, R. B. Smith, C. Phene, A. Fulton, S. W. Styles, T. Fernandes
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
No abstract provided.