Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1995)The simplest description of propagators is this: propagators are tools for solving differential equations. Solutions to the differential equations we will be discussing are functions. If one knows a solution at a particular ...
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(2010-07-14)Recent political trends in Latin America have led to the election of a number of leftist presidents throughout the region. Some, such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Ecuador's Rafael Correa, profess goals centered to varying ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Two dominant themes exist in the fiction written by Latina authors: a focus on adolescence and a conflicting representation of femininity. With few exceptions, the works of literature relate significantly to adolescence. ...
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(1993)Problems exist when a game contains multiple Nash equilibria. A number of selection principles have been suggested to deal with these problems. Vincent Crawford's dynamic theory is one recent proposal on how to do this for ...
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(1979)The impact of set on problem-solving and summaries of the major theories of learning set are reviewed. One model, hypothesis theory, and relevant studies in the area are presented. The function of memory in the model is ...
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(1984)The purpose of this Senior Honors Thesis is to research the relationship between morality and the law. The breadth of this study makes it an impossible task to research in one paper, therefore, this paper will be an-overview ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)In March 1998, the United States government granted a patent for a new technology that allowed for the production of seeds that would grow for only one generation. The intent of the patent was to protect intellectual ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Pulsating colors flash, beat throbs deeper, deeper down, lift me up into this ecstasy: the world of rave. Rave culture is a strikingly significant, subversive subculture of recent and current times. Unique to the ...
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(1980)An experimental procedure for rapidly obtaining cell populations of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides which exhibit reproducible patterns of division and genomic synchrony has been developed. Specifically, the procedure capitalizes ...
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(1985)Adobe is the world's oldest and most commonly used building material. This is no coincidence. Adobe is universally available, inexpensive, durable and aesthetically pleasing. Modern material science should not overlook ...
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(1978)The pulmonary artery wedge pressure, obtained with a balloon catheter wedged in a branch of the pulmonary artery, is used in the clinical cardiovascular setting as an estimate of left atrial pressure (LAP). The theory ...
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(2001)For years, communications scholars have classified communication into two types, oral and literate. Oral communication is, of course, basic to humans. We are bom with the ability to speak and need no formal training in ...
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(1995)The purpose of this research project is to explore several possible solutions for the load balancing problem of multi-trunk ATM networks. In this paper, we will examine three different methods to balance the load of a ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The folding of proteins into three-dimensional, biologically active conformations demands much study because protein misfolding causes many genetic diseases and because protein folding is an integral step in translating ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Spinal neurons of surgically transected rats can support a simple form of instrumental learning. Rats learn to maintain leg flexion as a response to shock. The present experiments localized the region of the spinal cord ...
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(1977)The energy shortage has caused increased interest in alternate energy sources such as solar energy. Solar energy is most efficiently used in the form of hot water which can be used for space heating. The problem of using ...
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(1997)A Texas poet whose work exalts the region in which he lives, William Barney (b. 1916), like most poets of the state, has received only modest readership and critical notice over the course of his career. The substance and ...
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(2010-07-14)The twentieth century has been called the bloodiest century in human history. In two world wars and various other conflicts spanning across decades, man was more combative than ever before. Yet despite this century of ...
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(1977)A recent development of the NASA Airfoil Research Program is a family of new high lift, low drag airfoils for application on general aviation aircraft. This study analyzes one of these airfoils, the 13% thick GA(W)-2, as ...
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(1997)The purpose of this research was to determine what effects composition, temperature, rubber content, and aging time have on the low temperature properties of various asphalts. These properties, failure stress, failure ...