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Comparative Cost Analysis of Alternative Animal Tracing Strategies Directed Toward Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks in the Texas High Plains
(2010-07-14)
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the industry impact of a
hypothetical Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the Texas High Plains using
alternative animal tracing levels. To accomplish this objective, ...
Rural Drag: Settler Colonialism and the Queer Rhetorics of Rurality
(2013-07-16)
In the United States, rural culture is frequently thought of as traditional and “authentically” American. This belief stems from settler colonial histories in which Native lands are stolen and “settled” by white colonial ...
Lau vs. Nichols 40 Years Later - Where Are We Now? A Study of Philosophical, Political, Cultural and Societal Issues Impacting Bilingual Education in the Early 21st Century
(2011-02-22)
Bilingual education in the United States has been at the forefront of educational politics and debates since its inception. Arguments over language of instruction and program goals overshadow the deeper philosophical, ...
Floristics and Biogeography of the Bryophyte Flora in the Big Thicket National Preserve, Southeast Texas
(2015-05-29)
The Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas, U.S.A has been the subject of numerous vascular plant surveys. However, there has not been a comprehensive survey of non-vascular plants (bryophytes) since its founding ...
A Beggar’s Ride: Tales From Within the Herd
(2012-02-14)
This story suite is a work of autobiographical fiction, a coming of age tale which uses a young girl’s relationship to horses—along with various people and places connected to the horse world—as its narrative theme. The ...
Effects of Nutrient Additions on Three Coastal Salt Marsh Plants Found in Sunset Cove, Texas
(2012-02-14)
Eutrophication, particularly due to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) input, has been massively altered by anthropogenic activities. Thus it is important to understand the impact on salt marsh plants; however studies on salt ...
State Funding and the Equal Educational Opportunity of Language Minority Students: The Texas Public School Finance Mechanism and the Extent to Which English Language Learners Are Equitably Served
(2012-02-14)
This quantitative study examined state and local funding and district spending
patterns for English language learning (ELL) students in Texas. The purpose of this
study was to examine the vertical equity of the state ...
Original Texas Land Survey as a Source for Pre-European Settlement Vegetation Mapping
(2012-02-14)
Past events and present environmental conditions may alter vegetation cover and composition over decadal timescales by exerting persistent effects on modern vegetation patterns and consequently influencing species distribution ...
Detection of Forest Mortality from the 2011 Texas Drought and Examination of Environmental Drivers
(2016-05-02)
Climate change projections have predicted more frequent and severe droughts that may lead to major loss of trees and subsequent range shifts. Drought-induced tree mortality leaves both dead & live trees intermixed that ...
Stratigraphy and Paleodepositional Interpretation of the Lower Nacatoch Formation (Maastrichtian), Robertson County, Texas
(2014-02-03)
The lower Nacatoch Formation of the Maastrichtian Navarro Group is considered to be a secondary target for energy companies exploring oil and gas reservoirs. Previous investigators of the northern and western sections of ...