canadian national health insurance: lessons for the united states,

the effectiveness and financing of canadian national health insurance (nhi) is analyzed to assist in determining the appropriateness of this system as a model for the u.s. discussion relates to organization and background of nhi, access to medical care, nhi effects on socioeconomic and geographical distribution of care, empirical testing ..

evaluation and development of satellite inferences of convective storm intensity using combined case study analysis and thunderstorm model simulations

major research accomplishments which were achieved during the first year of the grant are summarized. the research concentrated in the following areas: (1) an examination of observational requirements for predicting convective storm development and intensity as suggested by recent numerical experiments; (2) interpretation of recent 3d num..

international forum on appropriate industrial technology held at new delhi/anand, india on november 20-30, 1978. appropriate technology in the textile industry of sri lanka

a background of the textile industry in sri lanka is presented aspects of the need for a textile industry are explained and choice of appropriate technologies in the textile industry are cited

western gas sands project. status report, 1 august-31 august, 1979

this status report summarizes progress of government-sponsored projects directed toward increasing gas production from the low-permeability gas sands of the western united states. work on fracture conductivity, rock-fluid interaction, and log evaluation and interpretation techniques continued at bartlesville. work commenced on completing,..

interregional impacts of a pesticide ban under alternate farm programs: a linear programming analysis,

pestdown, a linear programming model of u.s. agriculture, was employed to determine the cost minimizing geographical distribution of agricultural production activities under four different farm policy-pesticide use scenarios. the model was used to estimate the normative impacts of a ban on the use of toxaphene on cotton in the absence and..

l'essai au tetrazolium pour determiner la vitalite des semences (the tetrazolium test for seed viability)

seeds can be treated with tetrazolium to determine if they are viable. a brief review of physical, chemical, color, and enzymatic tests for viability are reviewed, and the chemical mechanism of the tetrazolium reaction described. the structure and function of seeds and sprouts of graminaceae and dicotyledons is explained, and the basic me..

alternatives for reducing insecticides on cotton and corn: economic and environmental impact - supplement 2: procedures used in setting up the agricultural production model,

the procedures used in setting up the agricultural production model used in a study of alternatives for reducing insecticides on cotton and corn are described. the major analytical tool used is a spatial equilibrium model of u.s. agriculture. this is a linear programming model that minimizes the cost of producing and transporting corn, so..

marketing u. s. cotton to domestic and foreign outlets in 1977/78: practices and costs,

detailed estimates of the major costs of marketing u.s. cotton during the 1977/78 season are provided. the weighted average cost to assemble and distribute american cotton to all outlets was $42.86 per bale. costs were also developed for moving cotton from each of the four production regions and from selected marketing trading areas withi..

reviews of the environmental effects of pollutants. xiii. endrin

a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of the health and environmental effects of endrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1,4-endo,endo-5, 8-dimethanonapthalene) is presented. more than 600 references are cited. endrin is used chiefly as an insecticide, particularly for the control of lepidopterous larva..

world trade in major u.s. crops: a market-share analysis,

an examination of trade over the last two decades in the leading u.s. export commodities (soybeans, coarse grains, wheat, cotton, and rice) shows export and import policies, transportation costs, natural resources, weather, and economic conditions to be the principal factors affecting u.s. and competitors' market shares. future competitiv..