The author's claim of original work or contribution to knowledge is based on the followings (1) Part I of the thesis presents an analysis of technical and organizational factors determining the coat and production functions of the air transport undertakings.…

Subdural haematoma was one of the first neurological lesions to be treated by man. Prehistoric man performed trepanation. Later, Hippocrates and Galen described cases with recovery after evacuation of clot which were probably subdural haematomas. As the science of medicine…

Animal population ecology has become a rapidly expanding natural science over the past decade. This trend is the result of many interacting factors, not least among them being; the maturation of ecology from a more or less descriptive and a…

In many mathematical investigations such as determination of degree of a field extension, determination of the Galois group etc. the knowledge of ineducibility of a polynomial f(x),or if reducible the nature of the irreducible factors of f(x)are desired. We wish…

Among German Romanticists Ludwig Tieck was undoubtedly the poet who was the most familiar with Spanish literature. Though some aspects of Tieck's relationship with Spanish literature have been studied in the past, there has hitherto been no objective survey of…

The aim of this research was to enhance existing knowledge about the runaway child in order that guidelines for future preventive work be considered.The study was conducted at the Children's Service Centre, Montreal, and covered the period from June ,30,…

A method has been developed for identifying linear processes having one input and one output in the presence of noise, with the assumption that some a priori knowledge of the process dynamics is available. The method fits an integral equation…

During the past few years, the function of the thymus gland has been greatly clarified. It is now known to play an important role in the development of immunological competence. However, less is known about that role, if any, the…

A knowledge of the role played by the papillary muscles in the activity of the heart and especially in the closure and function of the mitral valve has become important to the surgeon involved in surgery of the cardiac valves.…

It has long been known that natural or synthetic oxytocin, whether it be endogenous or exogenous, causes a change in the motility pattern of the female genital tract and the let-down of milk in laboratory and farm animals. The important…