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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point, 2009. / Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Master of Science in Natural Resources (Wildlife), College of Natural Resources. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wyoming, 2007. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 5, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-120).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University.

M.Tech. / Sorghum beer industry faces many challenges due to the nature of the product. As the product has a short life, it has to reach the market and the consumer quickly. It's a low profit, high volume-driven product. Therefore, high sales and prompt distribution systems need to be in place.

The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) began observations in 2014 July. It pursues three core programs: the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2), Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA), and the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS). As well as its core program, eBOSS contains two major subprograms: the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey (TDSS) and the SPectroscopic IDentification of ERosita Sources (SPIDERS). This paper describes the first data release from SDSS-IV, Data Release 13 (DR13). DR13 makes publicly available the first 1390 spatially resolved integral field unit observations of nearby galaxies from MaNGA. It includes new observations from eBOSS, completing the Sloan Extended QUasar, Emission-line galaxy, Luminous red galaxy Survey (SEQUELS), which also targeted variability-selected objects and X-ray-selected objects. DR13 includes new reductions of the SDSS-III BOSS data, improving the spectrophotometric calibration and redshift classification, and new reductions of the SDSS-III APOGEE-1 data, improving stellar parameters for dwarf stars and cooler stars. DR13 provides more robust and precise photometric calibrations. Value-added target catalogs relevant for eBOSS, TDSS, and SPIDERS and an updated red-clump catalog for APOGEE are also available. This paper describes the location and format of the data and provides references to important technical papers. The SDSS web site, http://www.sdss.org, provides links to the data, tutorials, examples of data access, and extensive documentation of the reduction and analysis procedures. DR13 is the first of a scheduled set that will contain new data and analyses from the planned similar to 6 yr operations of SDSS-IV.

The compensation process is a complex network of sub-processes directed toward compensating people for services performed, and motivating them to obtain desired levels of performance. Among the intermediate components of this process are wage and salary payments, the awarding of other cost items such as insurance, vacations, sick leave, etc. (fringe benefits), and the provision of essentially non-cost rewards such as recognition, privileges and symbols of status. However, the broad subject of compensation in terms of cost to the organisation may be examined in two sections, namely, wage and salary administration, and fringe benefit administration. The compensation survey forms an integral part of both administration processes, and thus becomes a necessary and essential device in the determination of the final compensation package to the employee.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the factors affecting the size and location of urban and rural nucleations in an irrigated agricultural area. The locale selected for study is an area in Central Saskatchewan which will become Irrigable upon completion of the South Saskatchewan River Project - a multi-purpose project designed to provide irrigation for half a million acres of land, a source of hydro electric power, and a 150-mile long reservoir with an important recreation potential. The approach is based on Christaller's theory of central places. This theoretical model assumes an "ideal" landscape, where the terrain is flat, there are no barriers to movement, land has equal fertility and population is distributed uniformly. The theory explains the settlement pattern as a hierarchy of central places, classified by functions, and arranged spatially in a regular pattern of interlocking hexagons. The applicability of the theory is examined in two agricultural areas -Southwest Wisconsin (based on a study by John E. Brush) and Saskatchewan (based on a study by the Royal Commission on Agriculture and Rural Life). These studies conclude that the central place theory provides a useful framework of analysis against which to measure deviations and to explain the reasons for the differences from the theoretical model. Experience in planning for nucleated settlements in irrigated areas is not extensive. As a means of pointing up some of the problems of Saskatchewan development by comparison and by contrast, consideration is given to selected experience in regional planning In the Netherlands Polders and in Israel. Studies related to development of the Columbia River Basin in the State of Washington are also considered. The experience elsewhere shows, particularly, the essential relationship of settlement planning to a clearly formulated policy of comprehensive development, the necessity for planning location and size of urban and rural nucleations in relation to the employment base for the region, and the importance of development sequence to effective implementation of a plan. With this theoretical and actual experience in planning for nucleated settlements elsewhere as a background, the present settlement pattern in the South Saskatchewan River Project area is then analyzed, using a functional classification of central places as the starting point, considering the size and shape of service areas, and the factors which distort the pattern from the theoretical model of Christaller. The effects of soil condition, hydrographic factors and transportation are discussed and illustrated by maps. Use of the service center analysis for planning purposes is then considered. It is apparent that the theory provides a system of hierarchical classification that is valuable for analytical purposes to provide an understanding of service center relationships, and that the delineation of trading areas is a further useful tool. The changes which may be brought about by the South Saskatchewan River Project can then be projected, not by a forced attempt at formal adherence to a theory, but by reasoned consideration of the impact of a more intensive agricultural use and recreational potential on particular parts of the region. The method is one of expanding and adjusting service center areas, based on such, factors as the population to be served, road distances between service centers, and comparative drawing power of larger centers. This permits proposals to be made for general location of service centers of different levels in the hierarchy, reclassification of some existing centers, and desirable sequence of development. The value of the study lies in the practical application of the theoretical concept - its use in planning the nucleated settlement pattern of the future. Such planning is advantageous to the region, in permitting more efficient development, with a minimum number of central places of appropriate rank to serve the population. It is also advantageous to the central places in clarifying the opportunities and limitations of their respective roles. Each center is then in a position to develop its functions with the conscious goal of full achievement of appropriate service center status. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate

The main purpose of this study was to delineate ecosystem forest types within the forest associations of the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone. This aim was realised through the study of the ecotope of 116 sample plots in fifteen different associations. The study involved examination of topographic position and macroscopic soil properties in all sample plots. Twenty-four soil profiles were analysed for chemical properties. The forest associations were divided into two or more forest types or kept as a single forest type. This was done by the author and coworker, L. Orloci, primarily on the basis of ecoptopic information. Results of the study of edaphic factors in relation to plant associations indicate that the moisture regime, soil depth, organic matter/nitrogen ratio and potassium concentration of the soils are the most important factors edaphically differentiating the forest associations. Soil succession studies included in this work suggest that the climate, the kind of vegetation and water economy of the soil determine the course of soil development. Soil succession may initiate on six essentially different kinds of substrata, in the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone. Soil forming processes contributing to development of soils are podzolization, gleyzation, melanization and peat formation in the study area. / Science, Faculty of / Botany, Department of / Graduate

Although the primary role of the computer has been in processing and analysis of survey data, it has increasingly been used in data collection. Computer surveys are not exempt from a common problem: some refuse to participate. Many researchers and practitioners indicate the refusal problem is less for computer surveys, perhaps due to the novelty of the method. What has not been investigated is the refusal problem when on-line surveys are no longer novel. This research study examines the use of one form of computer-assisted data collection, the electronic or on-line survey, as an organizational research tool. The study utilized historical response data and administered an on-line survey to individuals known to be cooperative or uncooperative in other on-line surveys. It investigated nonresponse bias and response effects of typical responders, periodic participants, and typical refusers within a sample of corporate employees in a computer-interactive interviewing environment utilizing on-line surveys. The items measured included: participation, respondent characteristics, response speed, interview length, perceived versus actual interview length, quantity of data, item nonresponse, item response bias, consistency of response, extremity of response, and early and late response. It also evaluated factors reported as important when deciding to participate, preferred data collection method, and preferred time of display. Past participation, attitudes toward on-line organizational surveys, response burden, and response error were assessed. The overall completion rate of 55.7% was achieved in this study. All effort was made to encourage cooperation of all groups, including an invitation to participate, token, on-line pre-notification, 800 number support, two on-line reminders, support of temporary exit, and a paper follow-up survey. A significant difference in the participation of the three groups was found. Only three demographic variables were found to be significant. No significant differences were found in speed of response, interview length, quantity, item nonresponse, item response bias, consistency, and extremity. Significant differences were found in the perceived and actual times to complete the survey.