Introduction and review

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A. A. Husseiny, Technical Iowa State Manaqer, Science

Ph.D.,

M. Inst.

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Chairman University,

Ames, Iowa

Decision Analvsis & Advanced Systems Applications,

Inc.,

Ames, Iowa