Glacial polish, grooves, and striations discovered at an elevation of 1370 meters in the headwaters of Boone Fork on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, indicate the former, existence of alpine glaciation at a latitude of 36 degrees 07'N. The Boone Fork glacier was located 890 kilometers south of the previously recognized southern limit of alpine glaciation in the Appalachian Mountains, and 3...

This paper introduces three methodological advances to study the optimal design of static and dynamic markets. First, we apply a mechanism design approach to characterize all incentive-compatible market equilibria. Second, we conduct a normative analysis, i.e. we evaluate alternative competition and innovation policies from a welfare perspective. Third, we introduce a reliable way to measure co...

Muons are the most numerous charged particles at sea level. The muon flux at ground-level has been measured many times in the past 50 years [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. When muon decay is negligible (Eμ > 100/ cos θGeV, where θ is the polar angle of the incoming muon), and the curvature of the Earth can be neglected (θ < 70◦), the differential flux across a horizontal surface can be well described by the G...

Front cover photos by Kathy Galvin and Randy Boone, back cover art by Randy Boone, portrait on this page by Jim DeMartini. a See Appendix A for full titles and institutional associations of project personnel Dedication This report is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jim Ellis (October 1938 to March 2002), the architect of the POLEYC project. Jim's vision of people, livestock, and wildlife existin...

Innovation is the major instigator in competitive industry. The competition for innovation is traditionally analyzed within the framework of deterministic and stochastic models (Reinganum, 1989). Boone (2001), Fethke and Birch (1982) have respectively analyzed the standard models of competitive strategies in a duopoly and oligopoly industry. By focusing our analysis on deterministic models that...

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012;93:1340--95. 5. Webb JG, Altwegg L, Boone RH, et al. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Impact on clinical and valve related outcomes. Circulation. 2009;119:3009--16. 6. Rodés-Cabau J, Dumont E, DeLaRochellière R, et al. Feasibility and initial results of percutaneous aortic valve implantation including selection of the ...