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Economic Efficiency of Occupational Health and Safety Investments at Agricultural Cooperatives
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Industries related to agricultural cooperatives record some of the highest injury rates in the U.S. Therefore, agricultural cooperatives are highly motivated to invest in occupational health and safety (OHS). This thesis ...
Rail Car Trip Transit Time and the Effects on Grain Trading Company Profits
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This examines the logistic process of a grain trading company, and how logistics affect profits. Trip transit time is the amount of times a shuttle train moves back and forth from an elevator and a destination. In the years ...
Evaluating the Role of Trade Openness and Trade Openness Risk on Agricultural Production Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Countries
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The impacts of trade openness and trade openness risk on the technical efficiency of agricultural production were examined using an extended stochastic frontier analysis econometric model. This model simultaneously estimates ...
Food Away from Home Consumption in Urban China: Household Composition and Dining Location Effects
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
China has experienced dramatic changes in food industry in the last three decades, with demographics changed substantially as well. Households are becoming smaller and are expected to age soon. Overweight and obesity have ...
Robust Capital Asset Pricing Model Estimation through Cross-Validation
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Limitations of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) continue to present inconsistent empirical results despite its rm mathematical foundations provided in recent studies. In this thesis, we examine how estimation errors of ...
Switching Options: The Value of Flexibility Provided by Geographical Diversification
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The thesis develops a Monte Carlo simulation model with real options to value agricultural-commodity-trading firms' physical assets in relation to their existing networks of physical assets. The option value measured is ...
Developing a Model to Value Germplasm Using Real Options
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
With many varieties of germplasm being developed, it is imperative to the industry that firms decide on a valuation method. This need to include looking at traits of the germplasm, the risk and uncertainty of expected ...
Survival Analysis of Foreclosures by Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Losing a home affects not only the homeowner but the community at large. This thesis examines both housing and neighborhood characteristics to determine which characteristics have an impact on the speed of the sale of a ...
Adolescent Food Consumption in Urban China: Factors Influencing BMI and School Meals
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
China’s food consumption patterns are changing as the population becomes wealthier and more urban. As the country ages, today’s adolescents will be tomorrow’s consumers. Few studies have focused on this important ...
Lipoic Acid Supplementation in the Ovariectomized Ewe
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Inadequate concentrations of progesterone during gestation can result in impaired embryonic growth and losses. These losses may be attributed to an overactive mechanism of progesterone catabolism or improper luteal function, ...