Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1984)A steady state transonic airfoil analysis code has been modified to include the presence of a vortex near the airfoil. The objective was to provide quasi-steady analysis of blade/vortex interaction for studying or predicting ...
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(1982)In May of ‘82 I plan to receive a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design. There are several directions which I may take from that point onward as to the choice of a career. One available option which appeals very much ...
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(1982)The last decade has witnessed a 665% increase in licenses sold to fur trappers in Texas. In 1976-77, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department initiated a program of sending questionnaires to a randomly selected sample of ...
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(1982)Numerous gardening publications report that the companion planting of various herbs among vegetable crops repels insects from the garden, thereby reducing insect damage considerably. An experiment was conducted to test the ...
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(1976)This study was an attempt to reproduce the field variations observed during a particular polar magnetic substorm by a simple model current system. A line current model consisting of flow down field lines, along auroral ...
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(1990)A test run of a new 4π neutron detector has been performed, studying the collisions of 30 Mev/u ¹⁴N with ¹⁰⁹Ag and ⁶⁰Ni. Average neutron multiplicities of the two reactions were determined after correction for background ...
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(1990)The purpose of this paper is to report on tests of properties of selected fiber materials and scintillation oils for their use in a liquid scintillating fiber calorimeter at the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC). The ...
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(1995)Throughout history, mankind has always depended on the "scapegoat". In surveying the mythology of the past, Sir James George Frazer identifies and traces numerous instances of the paradigm. Moreover, Western thought and ...
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(1986)One of the problems associated with the quantitative analysis of respiratory sound data has been interference due to the presence of heart sounds. In the past, heart sounds have typically been filtered using cutoff frequencies ...
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(1979)This study investigated teacher opinions of the Direct Instruction Systems for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (Distar Reading only) when used in elementary special education classrooms. A survey was sent to 116 special ...
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(1979)A study of the effects of methanol and water on the friability of lignite was made in an effort to quantify the extent of the effects and compare the utility of the two liquids. The friability of the lignite will be an ...
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(1980)A study was made to determine the effect of an electrolyte, namely sodium chloride(NaCl), on the apparent viscosity of coal suspensions in water. This required a fundamental study of the behavior of the second electro-viscous ...
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(1987)The tetraploid cultivated cotton Gossypium hirsutum (2n=4x=52) normally will not form viable F₁ hybrids with G. davidsonii or any tetraploid homozygous for Le₂ᵈᵃᵛ. Many or most G. hirsutum plants are homozygous for alleles ...
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(1980)It is evident that the lease versus purchase (sell) problem is both complex and multi-faceted. Thus, the purpose of the study was to analyze one basic aspect of the problem -- the lease models being used by lessors in ...
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(1985)Automated data capture technology has existed since the early 1960's. The banking and supermarket industries have enjoyed success with magnetic ink character recognition and barcode. Department and specialty store chains ...
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(1978)This research paper takes the national issue concerning standardized testing programs and relates it to Texas. The research paper began as a result of the Brown Report and "A Position Paper on Accountability/ Renewal". The ...
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(1996)This paper specifies a heuristic framework fashioned from the principles of the Second Law of Thermodynamics intended to extend and broaden our explanation of the structural dynamics of change and transformation within the ...
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(1993)World War II hit the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas like a tidal wave: It rushed in, had a tremendous effect, and left. The major changes a wave brings are erosion and deposition. In the case of Texas A.& M., ...
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(2007-08-29)Based on museum-held and field-collected specimens new data are presented regarding the distribution, adult phenology and first-instar larva of the uncommon green lacewing Abachrysa eureka. It was found that this species ...
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(2007-08-03)This paper examines the influence of colonial policy and intercultural relations on the development of Acadian settlement in Louisiana between 1765 and 1785, spanning a portion of both French and Spanish colonial periods. ...