Browsing by Subject "spatial analysis"
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(2013-01-18)Africanized honey bees (AHB) are a hybrid between African and European honey bees (EHB). Compared to the EHB, AHB exhibit more intense, defensive behaviors but nevertheless provide the same important ecosystem service--p ...
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(2016-08-04)Vacant land in inner cities and outside of urban areas have become a critical issue in every country across the globe. In the United States, the ratio of vacant land in inner city areas has increased, and it brings many ...
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(2023-05-03)Disaster vulnerability is influenced by existing socioeconomic inequalities, the compounding effects of other disasters, risk perception, and community resources to mitigate and resist disaster impacts. Understanding the ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation investigated locational risks to ecosystem health associated with proximity to industrial complexes. The study was performed at the behest of ranchers and citizens living and working down-prevailing wind ...
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(2016-06-01)Urban development can cause increased nutrient loads in nearby streams and rivers. Understanding how the pattern of urban development affects the level of nutrients, specifically phosphorus, within the Galveston Bay Estuary ...
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(2016-04-08)This dissertation evaluated how spatial patterns of pervious land cover moderate flood impacts in urban areas during an extreme rainfall event. First, it presented criteria to characterize hydrologic functions of natural ...
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(2022-07-22)As one of the most dangerous natural disasters, flash floods account for 52% of economic losses and over 70% of fatalities and injuries caused by flood-related disasters. There is an urgent need to evaluate community-based ...
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(2012-02-14)In this study, the performances of the optical sensors and instruments carried on both ground-based and airborne platforms were evaluated for monitoring crop growing status, detecting the vegetation response to aerial ...
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Temporal and spatial analysis of marine species distributions within the Gulf of Mexico is important in recognizing trends as to how their population dynamics change. Recognizing these trends can help fisheries and bay ...
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(2012-07-16)Problem: This study identifies some issues in the definitions of US megaregions which have strongly emphasized functional relationships without considering morphological characteristics. An extensive review of the literature ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Multiphoton laser scanning microscopy (MPLSM) is an advanced fluorescence imaging technology which can produce a less noisy microscope image and minimize the damage in living tissue. The MPLSM image in this research is the ...