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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)In this dissertation, we study various aspects of W algebras and W strings, which are generalisations of the bosonic string theory with higher-spin world-sheet symmetries. We present a simple procedure for constructing the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 1998)In this thesis, a performance evaluation of two third generation (3G) wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) systems will be presented. The two systems considered are a single carrier direct sequence (DS) and a ...
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(2016-12-14)This thesis investigates the political aesthetic project of W.E.B. Du Bois by examining seminal essays in his oeuvre and with a dedicated focus on his last work of fiction, The Black Flame. In his political aesthetics, Du ...
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(2012-11-28)Barycentric coordinates are functions on a polygon, one for each vertex, whose values are coefficients that provide an expression of a point of the polygon as a convex combination of the vertices. Wachspress barycentric ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2002)The increasing popularity of web-based applications has led to several critical services being provided over the Internet. This has made it imperative to monitor the network traffic so as to prevent malicious attackers ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Binary tree architectures are a good candidate for WSI because of the regular use of cells and local communication requirements. Unfortunately, a single critical failure can render an entire structure useless unless suitable ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)Wafer-Scale Integration (WSI) technology offers the potential for improving speed and reliability of a large integrated circuit system. An architecture is presented for a boundary value integrated circuit engine which lends ...
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(2009-05-15)The thesis compares education attainment levels and the returns of education investments of three native-born ethnic groups, Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic whites, and African Americans. Using two ordinary least square ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The objective of this dissertation is to identify both individual and contextual characteristics that may affect the wage earnings of Chinese in the U.S. labor market. The major individual characteristics include education, ...
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(2020-11-24)This dissertation examines how Third Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) headquarters fought the war in Vietnam’s I Corps from 1965 to 1971. Previous studies have largely overlooked the role of the senior Marine command in ...
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(2020-04-14)Black male teachers comprise less than two percent of the teachers of color in education nationwide and even fewer than that teach in special education. There exists a paucity of research literature on the “invisible tax” ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)This research investigated the decision process surrounding the self-regulated learning of new uses of existing technology. With firms investing up to 50% of their capital budgets on information technology (in excess of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 1999)The concept of the Wake II model for the determination of the hydrodynamic forces on marine pipelines is extended to include the wave plus current case. There are two main differences between the Wake II and the traditional ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, )The subject of this study is the effects of the curved wake on the airloads of a helicopter blade in hovering flight. In most investigations of unsteady airloads, two-dimensional strip theory is used and the wake is assumed ...
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(Texas A&M University, 1993)This thesis, a collection of original short fiction with a critical introduction to the stories, represents the best of my fiction written while enrolled in the Master of Arts program in the Department of English. The ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2000)Walden's Paths enables K-12 teachers to incorporate Web-based information in their curriculum. However, most information on the Web requires some tailoring or contextualization in order to adapt it for curricular purposes. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2002)This thesis describes the motivation for online testing, compares the effectiveness of online tests versus conventional tests and outlines the features of online-testing mechanisms. It details the features and implementation ...
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(2019-06-13)Organizational reputation has been shown to influence important organizational outcomes. As a result, a large body of literature has devoted significant attention to organizational reputation. Findings have shown organizational ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)This research synthesized the work done to date on models of ethical decision-making behavior. It empirically examined the relative importance of many of the previously untested factors in these earlier models. It also ...
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(2010-07-14)Human resource professionals have extensive involvement in workplace bullying situations and workplace bullying research is not reflective of their experience. This study sought to better understand how HR professionals ...