The modeling approach used by most organizations to do strategic wood supply analysis usually pays little attention to the location issues that are important to the supply chain. This paper raises questions about the conventional approach and suggests that the strategic linear programming models should contain much more spatial and market information. We point out that there is much more flexib...

tain two distinct age classes in a forest. This system is generally initiated using a deferment harvest, sometimes referred to as a shelterwood or clearcut with reserves (Figure 1). The deferment harvest retains a limited basal area of canopy trees while allowing the majority of the area to regenerate. The harvest initially creates a stand that contains scattered or small groups of older trees,...

in this paper, we propose a new approach for ranking all fuzzynumbers based on revising the ranking method proposed by ezzati et al. cite{ezzati}.to this end, we present and investigate some properties of the proposed approach indetails. finally, to illustrate the advantage of the proposed method, it is applied to several groups of fuzzy numbers and the results are compared with other related a...

in this study, the essential oil content in the aerial parts of cleome heratensis which is growing in the east of iran was investigated. the aerial parts of the plant were collected from the late august to october 2014, for a total of four harvests (s1-s4). essential oils were isolated by hydro-distillation. the oils were analyzed by gc-fid and 30 constituents, representing 84.93-92.9 % of the ...

In this study, mononuclear cells (MNCs) from granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-mobilized blood stem cell (BSC) harvests from 104 healthy donors were analyzed for their immunological functions and compared with MNCs from 28 steady-state nonmobilized donors. The relationships between donor characteristics (age, gender, weight, and HLA type) and immune functions of the harvests were al...

drought stress is the main limiting factor in the arid and semi-arid region of the world. this research was conducted to evaluate drought tolerance in different accessions of sainfoin for yield, morphological and agronomic traits in 2010. twenty one accessions (landraces and varieties) were evaluated in two environments including drought stress and non-stress conditions for four harvests accord...

Previous studies have found that atmospheric brown clouds partially offset the warming effects of greenhouse gases. This finding suggests a tradeoff between the impacts of reducing emissions of aerosols and greenhouse gases. Results from a statistical model of historical rice harvests in India, coupled with regional climate scenarios from a parallel climate model, indicate that joint reductions...

The analysis, "Graft Purging in Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Promise Not Quite Fulfilled," by Drs. Joseph Alvarnas and Stephen Forman, is very timely. The authors" conclusion is succinctly presented in their title. For about a decade late in the 20th century, the merits-or in some cases, the absolute necessity-of purging autologous bone marrow harvests prior to transplantation were...