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Pork cycle. A schematic diagram of the pork cycle. In economics, the term pork cycle, hog cycle, or cattle cycle [1] describes the phenomenon of cyclical fluctuations of supply and prices in livestock markets. It was first observed in 1925 in pig markets in the US by Mordecai Ezekiel and in Europe in 1927 by the German scholar Arthur Hanau [ de].
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is the ratio of inputs to outputs; it is the inverse of "feed efficiency" which is the ratio of outputs to inputs. [ 2] FCR is widely used in hog and poultry production, while FE is used more commonly with cattle. [ 2] Being a ratio the FCR is dimensionless, that is, it is not affected by the units of measurement ...
Cobweb model. The cobweb model or cobweb theory is an economic model that explains why prices may be subjected to periodic fluctuations in certain types of markets. It describes cyclical supply and demand in a market where the amount produced must be chosen before prices are observed.
The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK), formerly XM1156, is a U.S. Army -designed precision guidance system to turn existing 155 mm artillery shells into smart weapons. [ 2] The prime contractor was Alliant Techsystems – later merging with Orbital Sciences Corporation to form Orbital ATK, in turn being taken over by Northrop Grumman and ...
Kitti's hog-nosed bat is small at about 29 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) in length and 2 g (0.071 oz) in mass, [2] [3] hence the common name of "bumblebee bat". It is the smallest species of bat and may be the world's smallest mammal, depending on how size is defined.
Finland's 2-6-0 locomotives were the Classes Sk1, Sk2, Sk3, Sk4, Sk5 and Sk6. Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Sk1swere built from 1885 by Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works. They carried numbers 117 to 131, 134 to 149, 152 to 172 and 183 to 190. These locomotives were nicknamed Little Brown.
Compared with other ways to store electricity, FES systems have long lifetimes (lasting decades with little or no maintenance; [2] full-cycle lifetimes quoted for flywheels range from in excess of 10 5, up to 10 7, cycles of use), [5] high specific energy (100–130 W·h/kg, or 360–500 kJ/kg), [5] [6] and large maximum power output.
Standard Hungarian Railways 2-6-2 of 324 class, introduced in 1909. The most numerous steam locomotive type used in Hungary was the MÁV class 324 [ hu] 2-6-2, built from 1909 onwards, which were still at work in the last days of steam. The Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) also ran three important classes of 2-6-2 tank engines.