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A Diagnosis of the Explosive Development of Two Extratropical Cyclones
(American Meteorological Society, 1992-08)
This paper examines the 24-h explosive development periods of two extratropical cyclones, the first occurring over the Gulf Stream off the coast of New England from 18 to 19 January 1979 and the second occurring over the ...
Proposed Physiologic Functions of Boron in Plants Pertinent to Animal and Human Metabolism
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1994-11)
Boron has been recognized since 1923 as an essential micronutrient element for higher plants. Over the years, many roles for boron in plants have been proposed, including functions in sugar transport, cell wall synthesis ...
Chemistry and toxicology of quinoxaline, organotin, organofluorine, and formamidine acaricides
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1976-04)
Several of the newer synthetic organic or "second generation" acaricides are widely used for control of phytophagous mites and ticks. Quinoxaline, organotin, organofluorine, and formamidine compounds are among the newer ...
Climatological features of blocking anticyclones: a study of Northern Hemisphere CCM1 model blocking events in present-day and double CO2 concentration atmospheres
(Springer-Verlag, 1997)
Using output made with the National Center
for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate Model Version 1 (CCM1), the characteristics of blocking events over the Northern Hemisphere in a ten-year present
day control ...
Climatological Features of blocking anticyclones in the Northern Hemisphere
(Munksgaard, 1994)
Blocking anticyclones have long been of interest to the atmospheric science community because of their profound effect on local and regional climates. Previous climatologies of blocking anticyclones have been performed ...
Partnerships between public and private : the experience of the Cooperative Research Center for Plant Science in Australia
(AgBioForum, 1999)
We discuss an innovative scheme, the Cooperative Research Centers Program, established by the Australian government in 1991, which has a major objective of delivering research output of direct benefit to Australian industries. ...
A Diagnosis of Two Blocking Events That Occurred Simultaneously in the Midlatitude Northern Hemisphere
(American Meteorological Society, 1997-08)
Using the Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres Goddard Earth Observing System-1 analyses, the horizontal distribution of atmospheric forcing processes involved in the growth, maintenance, and decay of two Northern
Hemisphere ...
Planetary and synoptic-scale interactions during the life cycle of a mid-latitude blocking anticyclone over the North Atlantic
(Munksgaard, 1995-10)
The formation of a blocking anticyclone over the North Atlantic has been examined over its entire life-cycle using the Zwack-Okossi (Z-O) equation as the diagnostic tool. This blocking anticyclone occurred in late October ...
A Diagnosis of the development of a Winter Anticyclone over North America
(American Meteorological Society, 1995-08)
This paper examines the 48-h life cycle of a winter anticyclone occurring over North America from 18 to 20 January 1979 using Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres FGGE level IIIb (SOP 1) global analyses on a 4° latitude by ...
Agricultural Biotechnology - Master of the Universe?
(AgBioForum, 1998)
Technological innovation is creating a catalyst for new dimensions of growth and a corporate restructuring around the value creation potential of agriculture. This paper provides an overview of the recent commercialization ...
Intellectual Property Rights and Concentration in Agricultural Biotechnology
(AgBioForum, 1998)
The relationships between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and structural change are examined in this paper. Intellectual property rights are a complex, multifaceted area and one in which corporate strategies are poorly ...
Public and Private Collaboration on Plant Biotechnology in China
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Public private collaboration in plant biotechnology is unusual in China because the private sector plays a very small role in the Chinese agricultural input industry. There are few public private collaborations and also ...
Capital Market Values of Agricultural Biotechnology Firms : How High and Why?
(AgBioForum, 1998)
Market values of agricultural seed and biotechnology firms have increased in recent years due to expected future growth increases from a proliferation of new genetic technologies. In this paper, a market valuation index ...
Biotechnology and the Restructuring of the Agricultural Supply Chain
(AgBioForum, 1998)
A barrage of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the seed industry, executed by a few large biotechnology and agrochemical companies at sensational prices, has attracted much attention over the last three years. These M&As ...
Biotechnology and the AgChem Industry
(AgBioForum, 1998)
Consumer driven developments in biotechnology will create new food systems with customized food products. It is argued that a large percentage of agricultural products will be produced under strict contractual guidelines, ...
Structural Change in the Biotech Seed and Chemical Industrial Complex
(AgBioForum, 1998)
In this paper, the restructuring of the seed and chemical industries is discussed. Impacts on the herbicide and insecticide markets are detailed, along with the contractual relationships between biotechnology seed suppliers ...
Agricultural Biotechnology : Why Do Europeans Have Trouble Accepting It?
(AgBioForum, 1998)
Agricultural experts expect "massive changes in agribusiness" when biotechnological methods and products finally penetrate the market place, as Professor Burke reminded us recently in London(Consumer acceptance, 1998). He ...
Trends in Consumer Attitudes about Agricultural Biotechnology
(AgBioForum, 1998)
The benefits of agricultural biotechnology have been promised for almost two decades. That promise is becoming reality. A growing number of American farmers are raising crops developed through biotechnology that are protected ...
Fearing Fear : Communication about Agricultural Biotechnology
(AgBioForum, 1998)
This article, based on a presentation at the National Agricultural Council's meeting (Chess, 1998), nudges the agbiotech field to look at its communication practices by examining (1) the assumption that education will ...
The Emotional Response to Risks : Inevitable but Not Unmanageable
(AgBioForum, 1998)
As the government makes decisions about consumer products, fear and intimidation from several possible sources may distort the accurate assessment of risks, benefits and possible alternatives. This can lead to decisions ...