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Volume 4, Number 4 (April 1980), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 4, Number 3 (March 1980), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 4, Number 2 (February 1980), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Closed Systems Also Show Equifinality, Martin Zwick

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this note is to address a possible source of confusion in the description, which appears often in the systems literature, of "closed" systems, which seems to derive from the early work of von Bertalanffy (1940, 1950, 1968). Specifically, it is commonly stated (e.g., Rapoport, 1968*; Katz and Kahn, 1974; Kast and Rosenzweig, 1976; Kramer and de Smit, 1977) that "open" systems exhibit the property of equifinality, wherein a particular final state of the system may be reached via different routes from different initial states, in contrast to "closed" systems, where different initial states always result in correspondingly …

The Ferc's Purpa Cogeneration Rules: Economics, Rate Design, And Policy Aspects, Charles David Laderoute

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

Nearly two years have passed since the United States Congress enacted and the President signed into law the so-called National Energy Act which was actually comprised of five separate acts:

(1) Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)
(2) Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act (FUA)
(3) Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA)
(4) Energy Tax Act (ETA)
(5) National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA)

Title II of PURPA addresses, inter alia, the issue of cogeneration: a technology that in recent years has received increasing attention as a method of utilizing our energy sources more efficiently. The first four of the above …

The Economics And Adaptation Of Microwave Heating & Cooling, Tom Day

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

From cooking potatoes to medical surgery, the microwave is causing an interesting and beneficial transition in our daily lives. High technology is producing an avalanche of microwave appliances and equipment which offer favorable results in energy conservation with impressive safety parameters at competitive costs. This paper examines the basis for the comparative economic benefit from microwave applications and sights several commercial and industrial avenues of conservation metit.

Volume 4, Number 1 (January 1980), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Ua66/8/3 Annual Report, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report of activities of the WKU department of Geography & Geology.

University Of Texas At Tyler Catalog, 1980-1981, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Social Organization And Water Control Among The Borana Of Southern Ethiopia, Johan. Helland

Institute for Development Anthropology Papers

The long-term success of pastoral production systems depends on the adjustment of the human and livestock populations, which are potentially expanding, to the range resource, which is finite. Among the Borana of southern Ethiopia, this adjustment has been achieved through a complex socio-political system controlling human reproduction and the maintenance and use of dry-season wells. A complex system of generation classes, known as Gada, helps limit population expansion, and access to water during the dry season is controlled by well councils whose membership and function are based on a flexible, but well defined, system of traditional rules.

Glacial Deposits, Vol. 8, 1979-1980, Department Of Geography-Geology

Glacial Deposits

Newsletter of the Department of Geography-Geology

Nova University Nova College For Career-Focused Adults Part-Time Degree Programs Undergraduate Evening And Saturday Courses [No Date], Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 12 (December 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 11 (November 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 10 (October 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Ua66/16/2 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Mathematics & Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Ogden Computer Laboratory to promote services, courses, hardware, software and student activities.

Volume 3, Number 9 (September 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 8 (August 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Culture Shock And Adaptation Among Student Missionaries To Japan, Sheryl J. Craig

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to delineate certain parameters of the experience of student missionaries to Japan. This study was a longitudinal, descriptive study which identified background characteristics, aspects of the adaptation process, and stages and intensity of culture shock.

A group of twenty-seven student missionaries were followed from their arrival in Japan, which occurred over a three-month summer period, through the following May, just prior to their expected departure. Data were gathered using interviews, questionnaires, a semantic differential (to measure attitudes), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

The time when subjects were most at risk for high anxiety, poorer …

Volume 3, Number 7 (July 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Efficient Employment Of Cohorts Of Labor In The U.S. Economy: An Illustration Of A Method, A. E. Boardman, Steven M. Miller, A. P. Schinnar

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper presents a model for the analysis of efficient labor force participation in the U.S. economy. Ridge regression estimates of the elasticities of cohorts of labor, classified by sex and occupation, are used in conjunction with wage data to illustrate the derivation of efficient allocation of labor cohorts in five economic sectors. These efficient constructs are compared with actual census data for 1960 and 1970. The results, while tentative, show a trend toward more efficient utilization of labor and greater participation by women in the work force.

"The Urban Enigma: America's Urban Alternatives", Christopher L. Salter

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

Presented with Brown, Harrison Scott, "Energy Resources."

"Energy Resources", Harrison Scott Brown

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

With: Salter, C. L. The urban enigma.

Volume 3, Number 6 (June 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Ua66/8/2 Climatological Summary: Barren River Area Development District, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson, Robert Ashby, J. M. Phipps

WKU Administration Documents

This document summarizes and analyzes the climate of the Barren River Area Development District, discusses seasonal variance and trends, and provides examples of the application of climatological data to climate related or induced problems. By using this document, planners can identify climate related problems, assess the probability of occurrence, develop recommended courses of action, and assist local governments in their planning efforts.

Volume 3, Number 5 (May 1979), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Ua66/8/2 Severe Storms In Kentucky 1959-1977, Wku Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Ashby

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report Number 18 Severe Storms in Kentucky, 1959-1977.

Ua66/8/2 Growing Season In Kentucky 1948-1977, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report number 21 Growing Season in Kentucky

Ua66/8/2 Heating Degree Days In Kentucky 1951-1977, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report no. 20 Heating Degree Days in Kentucky, 1951-1977.

Ua66/16/2 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Mathematics & Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created to promote the Ogden College Computer Laboratory. This issue is a review of some projects, courses, hardware and software available from the computer lab.