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1985

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Distortion In Information Transfer, Paul Solomon Dec 1985

Distortion In Information Transfer, Paul Solomon

Paul Solomon

Considers the ways in which the design of information systems and services may distort the information that they develop, process, store, retrieve, and/or disseminate. The paper explores the information transfer transaction and the sources of distortion resulting from such transactions.

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A Congenital Meningocoele In Prehistoric Australia, Steve Webb, Alan Thorne Nov 1985

A Congenital Meningocoele In Prehistoric Australia, Steve Webb, Alan Thorne

Steve Webb

This report concerns a congenital meningocoele in a young adult Aboriginal female from north-western New South Wales, Australia. The fact that this individual reached adulthood throws new light on the attitude of these nomadic people towards such conditions. Evidence of this kind may prompt also a re-evaluation by prehistorians and anthropologists of the popularly held belief that all such malformations were automatically eliminated by infanticide. The discovery of this form of pathology helps provide new information not only on past cultural attitudes towards disease, but its frequency and geographical incidence, and adds to our knowledge concerning the range of pathological …

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Rethinking Classical Theory: The Sociological Vision Of Pierre Bourdieu, Rogers Brubaker Oct 1985

Rethinking Classical Theory: The Sociological Vision Of Pierre Bourdieu, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

No abstract provided.

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Meet The Dexter Candidates, Kimberly J. Sawtelle Oct 1985

Meet The Dexter Candidates, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Brief profiles introducing 1985 candidates for elected public office in the town of Dexter, Maine. The field included candidates for the SAD 46 School Board, Town Council, Utility Districts, and Hospital Board.

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Long-Run Effects Of The Accelerated Cost Recovery System, Don Fullerton, Yolanda K. Henderson Jul 1985

Long-Run Effects Of The Accelerated Cost Recovery System, Don Fullerton, Yolanda K. Henderson

Don Fullerton

No abstract provided.

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Social Facilitation Of Young Children's Dynamic Balance Performance.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis May 1985

Social Facilitation Of Young Children's Dynamic Balance Performance.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis

Dr. Mary J. MacCracken

Dynamic balance performance of young children (ages 4, 6, and 8) was assessed in
three social situations: alone (only with tester present); coaction (one other child performing
at the same time); and spectators (five other observer children present). Within each age
and gender, children (N = 120) were classified as of higher or lower comparative skill.
Each balance task performed (walking forward and backward on a line, a narrow beam
or a wide beam) was classified as representing easier or more difficult tasks for each
child individually. Findings (p < .05) indicated that the facilitation effects of social
situations strengthened …

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"Parties, Presidents, And Policy In American Politics," At Graduate Center, City University Of New York, David R. Mayhew May 1985

"Parties, Presidents, And Policy In American Politics," At Graduate Center, City University Of New York, David R. Mayhew

David Mayhew

No abstract provided.

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Psychological Violence Against Women, Christine Yalda Apr 1985

Psychological Violence Against Women, Christine Yalda

Christine A. Yalda

No abstract provided.

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When Do Market Games Have Transferable Utility?, Ted Bergstrom, Hal Varian Mar 1985

When Do Market Games Have Transferable Utility?, Ted Bergstrom, Hal Varian

Ted C Bergstrom

A question with a nice clean answer. When do market games have transferable utility? Subject to some regularity conditions, the answer is if and only if indirect utility can be represented in the Gorman polar form.

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Nucleus Raphe Magnus And Vagal Inhibition Of Spinoreticular Tract Neuron Responses To Noxious Somatic And Visceral Inputs., Clinton Chapman Jan 1985

Nucleus Raphe Magnus And Vagal Inhibition Of Spinoreticular Tract Neuron Responses To Noxious Somatic And Visceral Inputs., Clinton Chapman

Clinton D Chapman

No abstract provided.

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Functionalism And The Balance Of Interests In The Law Of The Sea: Cuba's Role, Alberto R. Coll Jan 1985

Functionalism And The Balance Of Interests In The Law Of The Sea: Cuba's Role, Alberto R. Coll

Alberto Coll

No abstract provided.

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Report: A Vision All Can Share, William Thorn Dec 1984

Report: A Vision All Can Share, William Thorn

William Thorn

No abstract provided.

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Soviet Emigre Artists: Life And Work In The United States And The Ussr, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Igor Golomshtok, Janet Kennedy Dec 1984

Soviet Emigre Artists: Life And Work In The United States And The Ussr, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Igor Golomshtok, Janet Kennedy

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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The Relationship Of Corporate Policy Decisions And Financial Leverage: An Empirical Analysis, Thomas Berry, John Houston Dec 1984

The Relationship Of Corporate Policy Decisions And Financial Leverage: An Empirical Analysis, Thomas Berry, John Houston

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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Evolution At A Crossroads: The New Biology And The New Philosophy Of Science, David Depew, Bruce Weber Dec 1984

Evolution At A Crossroads: The New Biology And The New Philosophy Of Science, David Depew, Bruce Weber

David J Depew

No abstract provided.

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American Domestic Priorities: An Economic Appraisal, Daniel Rubinfeld, John Quigley Dec 1984

American Domestic Priorities: An Economic Appraisal, Daniel Rubinfeld, John Quigley

Daniel L. Rubinfeld

No abstract provided.

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Iconicity In Syntax: Proceedings Of A Symposium On Iconicity In Syntax, Stanford, June 24-26, 1983, John Haiman Dec 1984

Iconicity In Syntax: Proceedings Of A Symposium On Iconicity In Syntax, Stanford, June 24-26, 1983, John Haiman

John Haiman

No abstract provided.

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Public Opinion And Political Change In Poland, 1980-1982, David Mason Dec 1984

Public Opinion And Political Change In Poland, 1980-1982, David Mason

David S. Mason

This book deals with the importance of public opinion in Poland at the time of the rise of Solidarity and the workers' movement, when opinion polling and freedom of political debate were at their height. Dr Mason's analysis is based on the most open and revealing opinion polls ever to issue from a communist country, polls conducted by the government, the universities and Solidarity itself on fundamental political issues - the nature of the socialist state, the role of the party, popular confidence in Solidarity, the church and the regime. The lack of information about public attitudes is perhaps the …

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Uncertainty And Policy Agressiveness, Douglas Steigerwald, Roger Craine Dec 1984

Uncertainty And Policy Agressiveness, Douglas Steigerwald, Roger Craine

Douglas G. Steigerwald

How should a decision maker proceed with uncertain knowledge of the decision outcome? We use the unknown coefficient control problem to shed light on the issue.

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International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1984

International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

No abstract provided.

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The Impact Of Federal Tax Changes Of The Cost Of Debt For State And Local Governments, Thomas Berry, Edward Farragher Dec 1984

The Impact Of Federal Tax Changes Of The Cost Of Debt For State And Local Governments, Thomas Berry, Edward Farragher

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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Learning, Preemption, And The Degree Of Rivalry, C Spatt, F Sterbenz Dec 1984

Learning, Preemption, And The Degree Of Rivalry, C Spatt, F Sterbenz

Fred P Sterbenz

We examine a model in which all firms receive common signals as to the uncertain profitability of an investment whose actual payoffs are split only among those who develop the project earliest. The benefit from preempting rivals yields an equilibrium reduction in the amount of learning and earlier development as the number of rivals increases. The set of equilibria shrinks as the number of rivals gets large, and in the limit only the competitive outcome occurs.

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The City And The Syndicate: Organizing Crime In Philadelphia, Gary Potter, Philip Jenkins Dec 1984

The City And The Syndicate: Organizing Crime In Philadelphia, Gary Potter, Philip Jenkins

Gary W. Potter

No abstract provided.

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Fnma Mortgage Commitments As Put Options: An Empirical Examination, Thomas Berry, Adam Gehr Dec 1984

Fnma Mortgage Commitments As Put Options: An Empirical Examination, Thomas Berry, Adam Gehr

Thomas D Berry

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) auctions commitments to purchase mortgages. An examination of the terms of the commitment contract shows that these commitments are actually put options on mortgages. The contract is unusual, however, in that the price of the commitment is a fixed percentage of the value of the mortgages. In the auction, the dealers effectively bid the exercise price at which they would be willing to pay the fixed commitment price. In this paper, we study the economics of the FNMA auction. We use a two-state approximation to the American put pricing model for interest-dependent securities to …

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The District Of Columbia Fire Fighters' Project: A Case Study In Occupational Folklife, Robert Mccarl Dec 1984

The District Of Columbia Fire Fighters' Project: A Case Study In Occupational Folklife, Robert Mccarl

Robert S. McCarl

No abstract provided.

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State Variation In The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program, Thomas Berry, Julie Lane Dec 1984

State Variation In The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program, Thomas Berry, Julie Lane

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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Investigations Of The Potential Effects Of Underwater Noise From Petroleum Industry Activities On Feeding Humpback Whale Behavior, Charles Malme, Paul Miles, Peter Tyack, Christopher Clark, James Bird Dec 1984

Investigations Of The Potential Effects Of Underwater Noise From Petroleum Industry Activities On Feeding Humpback Whale Behavior, Charles Malme, Paul Miles, Peter Tyack, Christopher Clark, James Bird

James E Bird

This report presents the results of an investigation of the potential effects of underwater noise from petroleum industry activities on the behavior of feeding humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). The objective of the study was to determine the nature and degree of any observed behavioral response to controlled sound exposure levels from industrial noise sources. The noise sources used were a single 100 cu. in. air gun and playback of sounds from selected petroleum industry activities. The playback sounds were obtained from tape recordings of drillship, drilling platform, production platform, semi-submersible drilling rig, and helicopter overflight noise. The work was performed …

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The Psychosocial Adjustment And Functioning Of Obese Children And Their Families, Heather Banis Dec 1984

The Psychosocial Adjustment And Functioning Of Obese Children And Their Families, Heather Banis

Heather Banis

No abstract provided.

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Assessing Political Risk In Less Developed Countries, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1984

Assessing Political Risk In Less Developed Countries, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Corporate investment in less developed countries can be a lucrative source of resources and earnings. But how does one minimize the risks—particularly the political risks? The current trend in risk‐assessment methodology is to use “hard data” rather than subjective analysis. But this can be a drawback because the quantitative methodologies used are often determined by the data available. Presented here is a framework for political risk assessment that does more than simply look at the numbers.

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Afterword, Marilyn Rueschemeyer Dec 1984

Afterword, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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