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The simulation of dedicated demand computer systems
(1979) Wright, Robert Norman; King, Willis K.; El-Asfouri, Souhail; Tavora, Carlos J.
System performance analysis is an area of interest affecting most everyone associated with computer systems. However, it is an area which is often neglected by many analysts responsible for system development and maintenance. Simulation is one of the most powerful and flexible tools available for system performance evaluation, which has seen limited use in the applications environment. Today a very important product class which is marketed by many small and large system houses and OEM firms are dedicated demand interactive systems. Simulation of these type systems would be a powerful development tool for these companies, and in addition provide them with a marketing and customer support bonus. This thesis will present a structured approach to dedicated demand system simulation that will be flexible enough to 'grow' with a target system both in hardware and software configuration.
Maturation of penaeid shrimp : dietary fatty acids
(1979) Missler, Stephen Randall; Middleditch, Brian S.; Bartel, Allen H.; Baust, John G.; Eichberg, Joseph; Lawrence, Addison Lee; Oro, John F.
The objective of this study was to obtain for the first time ovarian maturation and spawning of penaeid shrimp in captivity. This objective was achieved. [...]
Design and implementation of a pseudo language processor
(1979) Sun, Yu-Ping William; Ramanathan, Jayashree; Huang, J. C.; El-Asfouri, Souhail; Shen, Liang-Chi
The two objectives in software development are:-cost reduction, and -the production of reliable software. Structured, top-down design is the major technique currently- used to achieve these objectives. Pseudo Language (PL) is presented in this thesis as a means for encouraging good design practices and functional programming. A Pseudo Language Processor (PLP) which analyses the PL program structurally is also described in this thesis. PLP is a software tool which enforces good design practices and prints out useful messages for validating programs written in Pseudo Language.
Biological activity and biochemical mechanisms of action studies of [upsilon]-ox and thymox in cultured L1210 cells
(1979) Lewis, Marian L.; Kimball, Aubrey P.; Bartel, Allen H.; Oro, John F.; Bear, John L.
Thymox and Vox induced time and concentration dependent cytotoxic and cytostatic effects in LI210 cells. Affected cells were irreversibly blocked in the G2 phase of the cell cycle. Minimum effective exposure time of cells to Vox and thymox was 30 minutes and 2 hours respectively. In synchronized cells, both compounds were cytotoxic in all cell cycle phases, but exhibited greatest effect in late Gl-early S and in G2. Biochemical mechanisms of action included inhibition of ONA more than RNA synthesis. Activity of DNA and RNA polymerases in crude cellular extracts were reduced. Protein synthesis was inhibited, but some protein and RNA synthesis appeared to continue in G2 blocked cells. Microtubule protein levels, detected by the colchicine binding assay, were greatly reduced. Preliminary evidence suggests that Vox and thymox inhibited the synthesis of microtubule protein. This may account in part for the arrest of cells in the G2 phase of the cell cycle.
Voter motivation among Minnesota Scandinavians, 1888-1894 : the durability of party image
(1981) Odegaard, Linda; Morgan, George T.; Judd, Larry R.; Younger, Richard D.; Hart, John M.
Economic dislocation in Norway and Sweden and prosperity in America caused a vast flood of emigrants to leave Scandinavia during the 1880's and settle in the agricultural Midwest, especially Minnesota, The hard times that came upon the United States in the late 1880’s dashed the dreams of Minnesota Scandinavians and caused many to forsake their traditional Republicanism and vote for the Farmers1 Alliance and People's Party in protest against the lack of empathy for the plight of the farmer and laborer perceived within the GOP. These Norwegians and Swedes withdrew from any connection with the Democracy because they saw it as an organization which condoned immorality, alcoholism, popery, slavery, and sloth. The economic situation of the Scandinavian-American farmer was the deciding factor in his voting behavior. In western Minnesota, poverty and loss of property reached epidemic proportions because wheat farmers in that area had concentrated solely on grain production, thus allowing for no other source of income. Mortgages and debts accrued during good times could not be paid in the lean years. Farmers in western counties heartily embraced the agrarian parties. Swedes and Norwegians in prosperous counties, however, mainly east central and southeastern Minnesota, paid little heed to the cries of discontentment voiced by Alliancemen and Populists. Diversification in these counties and better prices for their commodities — milk and vegetables — kept farmers there afloat during the 1890’s. Neither third party found much support from Scandinavians in prosperous counties. While economic circumstances determined the vote of Minnesota Scandinavians, ethnocultural differences between Swedes and Norwegians also played a factor in the decision. Norwegian emigrants were accustomed to political activity whereas Swedish farmers tended to accept their lot in life and adapt to a diminished role in the political process. This propensity to change among Norwegians and reluctance to change among Swedes continued after the emigrants left their homelands and influenced their political decisions in Minnesota. Ethnocultural experiences and values preordained the response of Swedes and Norwegians to the agrarian movement, but economic circumstances ripened the situation and proved the determining factor in Scandinavian immigrant voting decisions in Minnesota during this period.