Cyanosis is a category of condemnation for poultry, as defined by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada. A retrospective study to examine the seasonal patterns and trends for turkey cyanosis condemnation was conducted for the years 1987 to 1995 with the use of condemnation records made available by a single abattoir in Ontario. Condemnation for cyanosis had a significant seasonal pattern, with major ...

Over the last decade we have witnessed the maturity of both best practices (as manifested in the patterns movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_pattern_(computer_ science)) and worst practices (as manifested in the anti-patterns movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern.) As we evolve through software engineering (moving from functional to objects to components to services) prac...

Thematic analysis is best manifested by contrasting collocations1 such as “shipping pacemakers” vs. “shipping departments”. While in the first pair, the pacemakers are being shipped, in the second one, the departments are probably engaged in some shipping activity, but are not being shipped. Text pre-processors, intended to inject corpus-based intuition into the parsing process, must adequately...

287 Numerous organizations are involved in distributing goods and materials. When shipping alternatives exist, the selection of the appropriate shipping alternative (mode) for each shipment may result in significant cost savings. This paper describes a highly flexible dispatching system that selects the shipping mode to be used for each shipment while minimizing the overall shipping costs. Mult...

To explore the concept of connectivity and trade relativity (CTR), this paper presents a research model to illustrate: (1) the impact of shipping connectivity on two types of trade flows, and (2) the mediating effect of intra-regional trade (“intra-trade”) on the relationship between shipping connectivity and extra-regional trade (“extra-trade”). Understanding the relationships among shipping c...

This paper deals with the application of System dynamics and Chaos theory in shipping using the example of freight rate forming. The development of new technologies, changes in structure and conditions, information accessibility, etc. are only some of the factors that intensify changes in freight rate forming in shipping. Therefore, shipping environment is becoming increasingly complex and dyna...

Heavy metals are of wide concern due to their high toxicity, bioaccumulation and non-degradability. In this study, eight heavy (Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb) in the surface sediments Ningyuan River were studied investigate distribution pattern, pollution status potential sources, it was concluded that concentration is highly consistent with population pattern space there a certain degree risk...

Five shipments of feeder calves (965 head hauled in 11 drop-center trailers) were shipped 1,600 km by tractor trailer from Algood, Tennessee, to Bushland, Texas, during the fall seasons of 1976, 1977 and 1978. Shrink, incidence of shipping fever and subsequent feedlot performance of these feeder calves were analyzed. There were significant differences in shrink and subsequent feedlot performanc...

While the creation of a virtual store eliminates many of the costs incurred by the traditional bricks and mortar retailer, the spatial separation between customers and the retailer’s distribution facility may result in significant distribution costs. In these circumstances, the determination of shipping and handling fee schedules becomes a key element of the marketing mix. This is a non-trivial...

Kant famously claims that autonomy is the ground of dignity. If he is correct about the grounding relationship, then doubts about our autonomy entail doubts about our dignity. Here, I attempt to show that Kant is sensitive to this problem, and invokes the ‘fact of reason’ (Faktum der Vernunft) as the key piece of evidence for our autonomy, and therefore our dignity. But as is well known, Kant’s...