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A Cultural Geography Of The Embera And Wounan (Choco) Indians Of Darien, Panama, With Emphasis On Recent Village Formation And Economic Diversification., Peter Harry Herlihy Jan 1986

A Cultural Geography Of The Embera And Wounan (Choco) Indians Of Darien, Panama, With Emphasis On Recent Village Formation And Economic Diversification., Peter Harry Herlihy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Choco Indians of Darien Province, eastern Panama, are one of the least accessible and unacculturated aboriginal groups in Central America. Divided into Embera and Wounan speakers, they number just over 11,000, or about one-fourth of the Choco who live throughout the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Panama. This study, a traditional cultural geography, documents Choco life in Panama, with emphasis on the process of recent village formation. One village, Lajas Blancas, served as an example for a detailed documentation of agricultural systems and settlement forms. Data were also collected from 42 other communities during August 1981, and from August …

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Mechanisms Of The Atmospheric Corrosion Of Weathering Steel., Mehmet Baha Kuban Jan 1986

Mechanisms Of The Atmospheric Corrosion Of Weathering Steel., Mehmet Baha Kuban

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The atmospheric corrosion mechanisms of weathering steel have been investigated through the use of both field and laboratory techniques. Laboratory techniques included time-transformation studies of the oxide-hydroxides (gamma)-FeOOH and (beta)-FeOOH under controlled temperature conditions in air and in vaccum, as well as electrochemical testing for the characterization of the dissolution and film formation kinetics. Potentiostatic tests with set potentials in the immediate vicinity of the open circuit potential of the weathering steel were found to simulate very well the conditions of atmospheric exposure. 0.1% NaCl solutions as well as other concentrations were generally used for comparison purposes. The specific adsorption …

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Populations, Selection Mechanisms, And Performance: A Study Of Banks In The State Of Louisiana., Merle John Peper Jan 1986

Populations, Selection Mechanisms, And Performance: A Study Of Banks In The State Of Louisiana., Merle John Peper

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Many theoretical paradigms have been created in an effort to successfully measure organizational performance. One of the more recent approaches, known as the "population perspective," focuses on populations of organizations as its unit of analysis, and attempts to explain the relationships among organizations, populations, and environments. These relationships are explored by (a) grouping organizations into homogeneous clusters or populations, and (b) assessing alternative selection mechanisms or predictors of organizational prosperity. The studying of populations help define the organizational forms allowing survival within an environment, while increasing the generalizability of the study's findings. Studying selection mechanisms within their populations allows the …

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The Formation And Geographic Relocation Of January Diurnal Precipitation Patterns In Louisiana And Southeastern Texas (Rainfall, Meteorology, Cyclogenesis, Synoptic Climatology)., Gregory Edward Faiers Jan 1986

The Formation And Geographic Relocation Of January Diurnal Precipitation Patterns In Louisiana And Southeastern Texas (Rainfall, Meteorology, Cyclogenesis, Synoptic Climatology)., Gregory Edward Faiers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The diurnal patterns of hourly precipitation events in Louisiana and southeastern Texas in January have varied over space and time. Distinct spatial patterns were observed so that southern Texas had morning maximums throughout the study period while a southwest to northeast band of morning precipitation shifted south and east from eastern Texas in the 1950's into central Louisiana in the 1960's and 1970's. Southeastern Louisiana maintained an afternoon pattern throughout the period. The morning precipitation in southern Texas is the result of the diurnal variation in cyclogenesis, especially off the Texas-Gulf coast. A southwest to northeast band of mid-morning precipitation …

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Cadastral Surveying In Colonial South Carolina: A Historical Geography., Linda Marie Pett-Conklin Jan 1986

Cadastral Surveying In Colonial South Carolina: A Historical Geography., Linda Marie Pett-Conklin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Colonial South Carolina's cadastral pattern evolved as the product of a variety of factors. Foremost was the ability of settlers to choose the sites of their landholdings. This authority was limited, however, by official policies that prevented settlers from determining the size, shape, and quality of land in their grants. Expressed rules for surveying riparian and inland tracts in rectangular shapes resulted in a more regular pattern of landownership than is generally assumed in a metes and bounds survey. Within the guidelines of these and other policies, colonist nonetheless were permitted to occupy land in non-contiguous tracts resulting in a …

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Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Dec 1985

Faculty Senate Resolution 85-03, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Faculty Senate Resolution on the thirty-nine hour general education component, adopted on December 5, 1985.

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The Interaction Of Conceptual Tempo And Modeling On Motor Performance (Learning Style)., Shirley Devard Brown Jan 1985

The Interaction Of Conceptual Tempo And Modeling On Motor Performance (Learning Style)., Shirley Devard Brown

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This experiment was designed to examine the effects of conceptual tempo and modeling on performance of a serial motor task. There were 48 subjects, 10- and 11-years old males and females, classified as impulsive or reflective. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three modeling groups or a control group. The modeling strategies included: silent-model, verbal-model and verbal-model with self-instruction. The task was a motor skill obstacle course in which both speed and errors were scored. Data were analyzed by a 2 x 4 (Cognitive Style x Model Type) MANOVA with the number of trials to criterion, the average number …

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Changes In Hutterite House Types: The Material Expression Of The Contradiction Between "Being-On-The-Colony" And "Being-In-The-World" (Communitarian, Utopias, Marxism, Interactionism)., John Ian Francis Melland Jan 1985

Changes In Hutterite House Types: The Material Expression Of The Contradiction Between "Being-On-The-Colony" And "Being-In-The-World" (Communitarian, Utopias, Marxism, Interactionism)., John Ian Francis Melland

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In Hutterite society, tradition has dictated "what ought to be." This view of reality emphasizes simple living and avoidance of the world and is reflected in ascetic colony housing. However, as more areas of Hutterite life change in response to attempts to increase economic production, it is difficult to maintain avoidance as an ideal. As the gap between "idea and reality" increases, tradition is undermined, and on many colonies, normative validity claims are no longer unquestionable. Consequently, colony leaders are now confronted with demands for participation and collective consumption, especially for modern and more-private housing. This study explains how Hutterite …

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Lsu General Catalog 1985-1986, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1985

Lsu General Catalog 1985-1986, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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Louisiana State University Press 1935-1985: A Tradition Of Excellence, Lsu Press Jan 1985

Louisiana State University Press 1935-1985: A Tradition Of Excellence, Lsu Press

LSU Press Published Books

No abstract provided.

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An Analysis Of Teachers Perceptions Of Current Geographic Education Programs In Libyan General Secondary Schools., El-Sghayer Abdulgader Bahammi Jan 1984

An Analysis Of Teachers Perceptions Of Current Geographic Education Programs In Libyan General Secondary Schools., El-Sghayer Abdulgader Bahammi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to: (1) determine secondary teachers' perceptions of the current status of geographic education programs in the Libyan general secondary schools; (2) illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the programs by comparing the results of this research instrument with developed criteria that represent a well-designed secondary geographic program; (3) suggest general guidelines for future improvement. The study is limited to the Libyan day-time general secondary schools which are directed by the Libyan Secretariat of Education. It was conducted in summer 1983. Criteria for evaluating geographic education programs at the Libyan general secondary schools were developed after a …

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Manipur In Transition: Differentials Of Development In A Polyethnic Area Of India., Kiran Banga Chhokar Jan 1984

Manipur In Transition: Differentials Of Development In A Polyethnic Area Of India., Kiran Banga Chhokar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present study seeks to investigate the processes of socio-economic change that have affected the major ethnic groups in Manipur, mainly the subsistence level tribals and the Meitei peasantry; the strategies adopted by these groups, and individuals within the groups, to cope with the changed environment; and the spatial expression of these processes of change in varying patterns of development. Manipur, a polyethnic state in northeastern India, is currently the scene of hostilities among the different ethnic groups. The study tests the hypothesis that the underlying cause of these conflicts is the difference in the levels of development of the …

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Agricultural Change Among The Alto Mayo Aguaruna, Eastern Peru: The Effects On Culture And Environment., Martha Adrienne Teresa Works Jan 1984

Agricultural Change Among The Alto Mayo Aguaruna, Eastern Peru: The Effects On Culture And Environment., Martha Adrienne Teresa Works

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Aguaruna Indians of the Alto Mayo Valley of tropical eastern Peru are experiencing economic change as Spanish speaking colo- nists from the temperate highlands immigrate and begin intensive rice cultivation. The Aguaruna, subsisting until recently on hunting, gathering, and horticulture, are now being exposed to dramatically different ideas about land, agriculture, and technology. Economic change, as expressed by modification of agricultural patterns, reflects an area of close interaction between man and the environment. With the acceptance of rice cultivation among some Aguaruna in the Alto Mayo Valley a marked departure from traditional agricultural patterns has begun to emerge. Increased …

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A History Of Louisiana, 1939-1945. (Volumes I And Ii)., Jerry Purvis Sanson Jan 1984

A History Of Louisiana, 1939-1945. (Volumes I And Ii)., Jerry Purvis Sanson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is a study of Louisiana's political, social, and economic development during World War II. Louisiana in 1939 was a rural, agricultural, poorly-educated, racially segregated, one-party, southern state. By 1945, however, many aspects of life in Louisiana had changed. Louisiana's political development during the war years was marked by the temporary displacement of the Longite faction of the Democratic party by the reform faction of the party. Even though reformers Sam Jones and James H. Davis captured control of the executive branch of the state government, Longites remained strong in the legislature and in minor state offices. The Longite …

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Geologic Evolution Of Eastern Terraba Trough, Southwestern Costa Rica (Tectonics, Forearc Basin)., Peter B. Yuan Jan 1984

Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Geologic Evolution Of Eastern Terraba Trough, Southwestern Costa Rica (Tectonics, Forearc Basin)., Peter B. Yuan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Sedimentary rocks of eastern Terraba Trough, southwestern Costa Rica, were deposited in a fore-arc basin developed at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary. The basin developed in Middle to Late Eocene when the Farallon Plate began its subduction beneath the Caribbean Plate. Shallow-water carbonates of the Brito Formation were deposited on shoals of basement blocks. These were surrounded by deeper-marine areas in which volcaniclastics and carbonate debris accumulated. The Brito Formation consists of algal-foraminiferal packstone to grainstone, rudstone, and rare wackestone formed in force-slope, carbonate buildup, and open platform environments in a warm, tropical sea. The environmental conditions remained unchanged during the …

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Lsu General Catalog 1984-1985, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1984

Lsu General Catalog 1984-1985, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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The Ethno-Archaeology Of The Houma Indians, Bryan L. Guevin Dec 1983

The Ethno-Archaeology Of The Houma Indians, Bryan L. Guevin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this research is comprised of two objectives. The first attempts to ethno-historically reconstruct the early historic culture of the Houma Indians of Louisiana based upon seventeenth and eighteenth century archival and documentary sources with attention being paid to such ethnographic aspects as Houma subsistence, social organization, and ceremonialism. The second objective, by way of utilizing additional historical documentation such as early cartographic evidence, predicts and locates historic Houma village sites. An archaeological examination and discussion of these sites is presented in terms of an attempt to diagnostically identify broad ethnic markers within the historic Houma material culture.

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A History Of The Louisiana State University School Of Music (1955-1979). (Volumes I And Ii)., Brenda Gale Williams Jan 1983

A History Of The Louisiana State University School Of Music (1955-1979). (Volumes I And Ii)., Brenda Gale Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This report provides an organized and accurate chronology of the history of the LSU School of Music from 1955 to 1979, encompassing the tenure of Dr. Everett L. Timm, as administrator of the School of Music. Areas examined included faculty, curricula, enrollment, degrees awarded, facilities, budget, expenditures, performing groups, performances, and special events. The historical method of research was employed using a two-fold procedure: (1) interviews with present and former students, faculty, and deans; and (2) examinations of University and School of Music records and publications, and reports from local, state, and national publications. An investigation of assembled data indicated …

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Coastal Modification And Land Transformation In The San Juan Bay Area: Puerto Rico., Jose Seguinot-Barbosa Jan 1983

Coastal Modification And Land Transformation In The San Juan Bay Area: Puerto Rico., Jose Seguinot-Barbosa

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation presents the geographical transformation registered in the San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico, and its surroundings. Emphasis has been given to the human impact, originated by various cultural groups, on the landscape. Stratigraphical and sedimentological analysis, as well as geological documentation have been used to reconstruct the geological history of the Bay, which is characterized by a series of volcanic rock formations followed by another series of sedimentary depositions. Subsequently, sea level changes and tectonic movements have altered these depositions, giving rise to an estuarine system. The geographical history of each cultural period has been reported with the help …

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The Justices Of The Peace Of Surrey In National And County Politics, 1483-1570. (Volumes I And Ii)., William Baxter Robison Iii Jan 1983

The Justices Of The Peace Of Surrey In National And County Politics, 1483-1570. (Volumes I And Ii)., William Baxter Robison Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Surrey provides an excellent case study of the role of justices of the peace in national and county politics in England during the years 1473-1570. Ample documentation exists in the central government records and a rich local collection, the Loseley MSS., and the availability of similar studies for the bordering counties of Hampshire, Kent, and Sussex allows fruitful comparisons. Moreover, though the shire was pulled in many directions by overlapping political and ecclesiastical jurisdictions (e.g., shrievalty, lieutenancy, diocese) and by various regional affinities, there was in Surrey a distinct political county community, the integrity of which all of the Tudors …

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Deltaic Sedimentation In Eastern Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana., Ivor Llewellyn Van Heerden Jan 1983

Deltaic Sedimentation In Eastern Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana., Ivor Llewellyn Van Heerden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A new Mississippi delta--now in the subaerial growth phase--is building in Atchafalaya Bay, south-central Louisiana, as the result of a natural upstream di-version. Early studies of this event documented gross accretion in Atchafalaya Bay. The present study focuses on subaerial delta lobe responses, stratigraphic development, and sedimentation processes that are incorporated into a model for delta growth. A sedimentological research program undertaken in the eastern half of the Atchafalaya delta has shown that two distinct stages of subaerial delta response are recognizable. The first (younger) re-sponse consists of channel extension, bifurcation, and development of sinuous overbank channels. A latter, more …

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Factors Associated With Research And Extension Work In Livestock Production In The Ivory Coast., Nathalie Zongo N'Guessan Jan 1983

Factors Associated With Research And Extension Work In Livestock Production In The Ivory Coast., Nathalie Zongo N'Guessan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The overall objective of this study was to gather basic information about livestock programs in the Ivory Coast, and to determine factors that may be impeding the successful accomplishment of these programs. One hundred and two livestock producers were interviewed--72 who were members of SODEPRA and 32 who were not. The data from the field study were coded onto computer sheets and transferred to punched cards and percentages and Chi-Square Values were calculated. The major dependent variable, membership in SODEPRA, was related to the independent variables in the study. Chi-Square values were used to determine if there was a significant …

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Roland Q. Leavell: A Biography (Mississippi)., Mary D. Leavell Bowman Jan 1983

Roland Q. Leavell: A Biography (Mississippi)., Mary D. Leavell Bowman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Roland Quinche Leavell was born on December 21, 1891, as the eighth of nine boys to conservative, religious parents in Oxford, Mississippi. Raised in Oxford, he followed his mother's wishes and entered the ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention. As a pastor, he not only served well in a number of churches, but became renowned throughout the Convention for his success in evangelism. Because of this success, he won appointment to two of the most prestigious offices in the Convention: Director of Evangelism and president of the Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans. This dissertation is not, however, simply a …

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Lsu General Catalog 1983-1984, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1983

Lsu General Catalog 1983-1984, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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Climate At The Northeast Research Station, St. Joseph, Louisiana, 1931-80, Richard Conger Thompson Jan 1983

Climate At The Northeast Research Station, St. Joseph, Louisiana, 1931-80, Richard Conger Thompson

LSU Agricultural Experiment Station Reports

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Sedimentology And Tectonic Implications Of The Middle To Upper Miocene Curre Formation, Southwestern Costa Rica, Barbara Lowery Dec 1982

Sedimentology And Tectonic Implications Of The Middle To Upper Miocene Curre Formation, Southwestern Costa Rica, Barbara Lowery

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Middle to upper Miocene volcaniclastic strata of the Curre Formation of southwestern Costa Rica form the upper part of an uplifted forearc basin sequence deposited between the Middle America Magmatic Arc and the Middle America Trench. The rocks consist of first-cycle, quartz-poor lithic sandstone, conglomerate, breccia, and mudstone. Detrital modes of 50 sandstone samples from seven stratigraphic sections suggest that the sediment was derived from an undissected magmatic arc. Microprobe analyses of plagioclase and augite from 3^ samples indicate calc-alkaline magma parentage for the volcanic rocks. The most likely source for the Curre sandstones was the Middle America Magmatic Arc, …

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Use Of Landsat Multispectral Scanner Digital Data For Mapping Suspended Solids And Salinity In The Atchafalaya Bay And Adjacent Waters, Louisiana., Robert Hilton Hughes Jan 1982

Use Of Landsat Multispectral Scanner Digital Data For Mapping Suspended Solids And Salinity In The Atchafalaya Bay And Adjacent Waters, Louisiana., Robert Hilton Hughes

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objective of this study was to use Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) digital data in combination with concurrently collected in situ data for the assessment and mapping of water quality parameters within Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana and adjoining estuarine waters. The water quality parameters investigated were suspended solids and salinity. The approach required the collection of water quality samples by helicopter at 33 preselected sample sites within two hours of the overpass of the Landsat spacecraft. Statistical regression models were developed between the Landsat MSS data and each of the water quality parameter measurements. The regression models were extended to the …

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From Boom To Bust: Post Gold Rush Patterns Of Adjustment In A California Mining Region. (Volumes I And Ii)., Lary Michael Dilsaver Jan 1982

From Boom To Bust: Post Gold Rush Patterns Of Adjustment In A California Mining Region. (Volumes I And Ii)., Lary Michael Dilsaver

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Mining in Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, and Amador counties in California began with the discovery of gold at Coloma in 1848. Thousands of people flocked to the region, built towns, roads, and an economy dependent on placer gold mining. Declining placer resources, coupled with strikes outside California, signalled the end of the boom period in the region. A long adjustment in the man-land system culminated with the end of mining as a significant economic function during World War I. Three major processes operated to alter the region from one with a mono-functional economy, a mobile population, and spatial homogeneity to …

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The Yongnam-Ro: An Historical Geography Of A Korean Royal Road. (Volumes I And Ii)., Young-Joon Choe Jan 1982

The Yongnam-Ro: An Historical Geography Of A Korean Royal Road. (Volumes I And Ii)., Young-Joon Choe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Yongnam-ro, the main communication artery between Seoul and Pusan, was the shortest and the most important route running through the central part of southern Korea. This road evolved as a military campaign route in ancient times and finally as an administrative communication artery in the Yi Dynasty. Although spanning some rugged areas in its course, the Yongnam-ro had some advantages: first, it avoided the troublesome communication system connected by river crossings because its path followed longitudinal valleys of the Han and Naktong rivers; second, it connected the waterways of the Han and Naktong; third, it formed the pivot belt …

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An Investigation Of National Control Of Multinationals In Nigeria., Sylvanus Sunny Ogburia Jan 1982

An Investigation Of National Control Of Multinationals In Nigeria., Sylvanus Sunny Ogburia

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

For many years, the multinational corporations (MNCs) have been looked upon as agents of development, especially in terms of resource transferred from developed countries (DCs) to less developed countries (LDCs). However, a group of protectionists have maintained that the presence of an MNC in LDCs is a "cause" of the problem instead of a "blessing" to these nations. They have asserted that MNCs exercise a total dominance over a peripheral nation and can or have dwarfed economic growth. The only way to avoid this "doom" is to introduce some regulatory schemes which will help to control the behavior and the …

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