Washington Scene

Agricultural and Food Policy,

CHARACTERIZING UNCERTAIN OUTCOMES WITH THE RESTRICTED HT TRANSFORMATION

Restrictions on the hyperbolic trigonometric (HT) transformation are imposed to guarantee that a probability density function is obtained from the maximum likelihood estimation. Performance of the restricted HT transformation using data generated from normal, beta, gamma, logistic, log-normal, Pareto, Weibull, order statistic, and bimodal populations is investigated via sampling experiments. Results suggest that the restricted HT transformaltion is sufficiently flexible to compete with the actual population distributions in most cases. Application of the restricted HT transformation is illustrated by characterizing uncertain net income per acre for community-supported agriculture farms in the northeastern United States.farm management, hyperbolic trigonometric transformation, uncertainty, Farm Management, C2, Q1,

Community Clinical Pastoral Training -- A Success for Ecumenism in Shreveport

A review of the seven years\u27 activity of the Shreveport Medical Society\u27s committee of Medicine & Religion which lead to the formation of the Clinical Pastoral Training Program, is presented by the co-chairmen of the committee

CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND EVALUATIONS OF A PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCT

Consumer/Household Economics,

Android Powered Smart Mirror Device

In this project, I designed and built a consumer-level Smart Mirror. This amazing device is powered by Android. Additionally, it uses touch screen input, allows for multiple customizable user profiles, has wifi, Bluetooth, a microphone, and much more. The user interface was built from the ground up specifically for the Smart Mirror, so it is one of a kind. With the smart home inevitably in our future, this Smart Mirror takes a huge step in how we interact with technology. Similar to smart watches and other wearables, this device is meant for the casual at a glance notification means of use and something I call Eyes Up Interaction. Click here to see the kick-starter video for the mirror

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COTTON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Crop Production/Industries,

THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Marketing,

Mechanisms of polymer degradation using an oxygen plasma generator

An RF oxygen plasma generator was used to produce polymer degradation which appears to be similar to that which has been observed in low Earth orbit. Mechanisms of this type of degradation were studied by collecting the reaction products in a cryogenic trap and identifying the molecular species using infrared, mass spectral, and X-ray diffraction techniques. No structurally dependent species were found from Kapton, Teflon, or Saran polymers. However, very reactive free radical entities are produced during the polymer degradation, as well as carbon dioxide and water. Reactions of the free radicals with the glass reaction vessel, with copper metal in the cold trap, and with a triphenyl phosphate scavenger in the cold trap, demonstrated the reactivity of the primary products