841 research outputs found
The rocks of Kansas : with descriptions of new permian fossils
No full textby G.C. Swallow and F. Haw
Air Pollution and Mortality for 60 US Cities in 1960
No full textData includes measurements on mortality rate and explanatory variables(air-pollution, socio-economic and meteorological) for 60 US cities in 1960. This data was originally published in McDonald, G.C. and Schwing,R.C. (1973) 'Instabilities of regression estimates relating air pollution to mortality', Technometrics, vol.15, 463-482. It was redistributed through Carnegie Mellon University's StatLib (lib.stat.cmu.edu
Descriptions of new fossils, from the coal measures of Missouri and Kansas
No full textby B.F. Shumard and G.C. SwallowExt. from Trans. Aca. Sci., St. Louis, Vol. I., No.
Saint Louis, the future great city of the world.
No full text"Mineral resources of Missouri, by Prof. G.C. Swallow," p. [252-]265.Includes advertising matter.Mode of access: Internet
Annual report of the Geological Survey of Missouri.
No full textFirst and second reports issued as 1 vol. with title: The first and second annual reports of the Geological Survey of Missouri, by G. C. Swallow.Mode of access: Internet.Vol. for 1855 by G.C. Swallow
Collective action and the intensification of cattle-feeding techniques: a village case study in Kenya's coast province
No full textThe adoption of intensified cattle-feeding techniques by smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa has been slower than anticipated. This study seeks to better define and understand the role of local collective action in conditioning the strategies that smallholders choose to intensify their cattle-feeding techniques. Collective action was analyzed as a determinant of the transaction costs of accessing feed for these techniques. An in-depth case-study method was used in a single peri-urban village that was at a low-but-increasing level of intensification of land use. The research found that cattle-keepers were intensifying their cattle-feeding techniques, but in a much more marginal, step-wise fashion than anticipated. The process of intensification involved changes in transaction costs, which were born differently by smallholders depending on their sources of wealth and personal networks. Whereas pervious studies have found wealth to be a key factor conditioning the adoptability of new techniques, this study shows that personal networks can be used in some cases as a substitute for wealth.
Credit Card Security
No full textAuthor: Anup G.C.
Year: 2013
Subject of thesis: Credit Card Security
Number of pages: 36+2
Credit Card is a widely used electronic chip for easy transactions. The main purpose of the report was to show the security measures of transaction by credit cards. The purpose was to give information about credit cards and how they were introduced. The thesis reportcontained the types of card theft with examples and sited the various protocols used for online transactions. The aim of the thesis project was to conclude whether the card security provided by the banks is safe enough.
The thesis report contained information about many online resources as well as liable books. Many news articles were also considered while writing the report for the card theft records.
The thesis report described both the positive and negative aspects of the protocols used for card securities. Result showed that misuse and complicated processes of protocols has led the identity theft to transactions. To conclude, although many security measures are implemented for the secure transactions, credit card fraud activities are happening in a weekly basis
Electromagnetisch en vermoeiingsonderzoek aan gesloten ophaalkabels in mijnschachten
No full textMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin
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