We report the results of a survey of capital budgeting techniques used by United Kingdom
firms. Where possible, the evidence is combined with data collected over a 22 year period to …

For a solid foundation of important statistical methods, the concise, single-source text unites
linear regression with analysis of experiments and provides students with the practical …

Grazing strategies promote changes in sward structure that can affect patterns of herbage
accumulation and sward flexibility to management. This experiment evaluated sward structural …

The white smut fungus (Entyloma ageratinae) and the gall fly (Procecidochares alani) were
released in New Zealand in 1998 and 2001 respectively to suppress mist flower (Ageratina …

A field method has been developed for rapid in situ assessment of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen
(N) content using a portable spectroradiometer (ASD FieldSpecPro). The technique was …

Patch selection by grazing dairy cows in response to simultaneous variation in combinations
of sward structural characteristics was examined in three experiments in which four mature …

Forest harvest results in the removal of a large reservoir of terrestrial carbon with potential
significant effects on net CO 2 emissions, but concomitant effects on other atmospheric trace …

Bite depth was measured in four experiments in which grazing cows were offered, individually,
patches of perennial ryegrass swards, typically 0·9 m × 0·9 m, of contrasting structural …

Residual forest fragments in areas dominated by pastoral agriculture can have high value
for biodiversity conservation but are still subject to ongoing degradation as (i) processes …

Background Diabetic neuropathy (DN), a common complication of diabetes mellitus, results
from hyperglycemia, poor microcirculation and attendant nerve damage. Currently available …