Nitrogen (N) limits productivity in many coniferous forests of the western US, but the influence of postfire structure on N cycling rates in early successional stands is not well understood. We asked if the heterogeneity created by downed wood and regenerating pine saplings affected N mineralization and microbial community composition in 15-yr old lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) ...

Financial deregulation can help rationalize the negative correlation between house prices and current account balance observed in the United States and in several other countries that have experienced the highest degree of turmoil during the recent financial crisis. Lower collateral requirements facilitate access to external funding and increase the demand for consumption and housing. As a cons...

Static leakage currents are the prime contributor to energy consumption for large on-chip secondary/tertiary caches. This energy cost can be reduced by dynamically disabling unneeded portions of the cache. To provide overall energy savings, however, the leakage-energy reduction must exceed the extra energy incurred due to additional off-chip accesses and increased runtime. We derive a practical...

Death statutes in the United States list elements of loss for which a defendent must make compensatory payment. The element that economists as expert witnesses are called upon to calculate is net income, roughly deÞned as the decedent’s income minus personal expenses. The existence of joint or shared consumption goods complicates the deÞnition and calculation of net income. Net income can be in...

the existing studies of threshing process of combine harvesters adopt the assumption of constant mass, which is contradictory to the phenomenon of separation of grains and short stalks in actual threshing process. therefore, the characteristics of threshing and separation are not accurately described. aiming at this problem, this study established the tangential-longitudinal threshing and separ...

Purpose: Based on its various uses, it produces a high level of consumption soybeans, but this is not balanced with sufficient domestic production. The increasing population Indonesia, further increases the soybean consumption. prospects for development are very good considering that demand continues to increase as increases. growth in over past 34 years quite high, line and soybean-based food ...

Purpose Limited research has examined the segment of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs). This study aims to explore how this self-presents with regard luxury on Instagram. Design/methodology/approach We use a qualitative approach content-analyze 815 publicly available photos The analytical involves multiple stages and yields three key themes. Findings Through Instagram images, UHNWIs eng...