Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
Now showing items 747-766 of 1261
-
(1985)Texas has recently reentered the grape industry. A problem that confronts prospective vintners in Texas is that our soils have nutrition problems, especially the micronutrients. These deficiencies have led to reduced crop ...
-
(1979)The rapid growth in size and complexity of modern power distribution systems has created a corresponding need for advancements in the field of system protection. A device incorporating the inherent intelligence of ...
-
(1980)Microseisms that were generated in the Gulf of Mexico were recorded using a seismometer in Hockley, Texas. They were induced by atmospheric disturbances over the Gulf. Their frequency was found using a window length of ...
-
(1982)A rational function is defined as the ratio of two polynomials. The Pade approximant (PM,N) is a special kind of rational function. Basically, the Pade approximant of the power series expansion of a function f(z), (z ∈ φ) ...
-
(1991)The question of how defense spending affects economic growth has been important to both economist and political scientists for many years. The numerous works that have been written on the subject, however, have failed to ...
-
(1995)While recent gender criticism has undertaken the effort to uncover important women's work, a large number of women writers remain unread or even misunderstood. This has certainly been the case with the poet Mina Loy, who ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Born in England in 1882, in the course of her lifetime Virginia Woolf witnessed the end of the Victorian Age and the rise of the Modem Period. She observed firsthand the horrors of World War I and the birth and expansion ...
-
(2006-08-16)Although many use misogynistic, materialistic, and violent lyrics in attempt to belie the notion that hip hop contains any manifestations of romantic love, I contend that not only is romantic love present in hip hop, but ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The relationship between Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce (Myrmecolacidae) males (host: Solenopsis invicta) and females (host: Hapithus agitator) is examined. Further, the relationships between several unidentified myrmecolacid ...
-
(1991)The purpose of this study was to test the phylogenetic hypothesis proposed by Mayden et al. (1991) using restriction fragments of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). MtDNA provides another method by which a phylogenetic hypothesis ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2001)To determine the genetic and specific affinity of deer mice (Peromyscus) inhabiting Triangle Island, British Colombia, Canada, a 1,439 base-pair (bp) fragment of the mitochondrial genome (containing the ND3, ND4L, and a ...
-
(1997)Business people today need an effective mobile computing system. This means that modern network systems must be comprised of both wired and wireless links Current transmission control protocols (TCP) implementations have ...
-
(1979)This paper describes the results of the initial phase of a program being conducted to develop systems and procedures to maximize ballast and lifting gas usage on board an atmospheric research balloon. Computer programs, ...
-
Modeling foreign economic policy in strategic setting: the automotive industry of the U.S. and Japan (Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The purpose of my study is to examine how the United States and Japan interact in a strategic setting on foreign economic issues. Since relations between the two countries have been developing for several decades now, I ...
-
(1994)The combustion of CH4 in air is examined through the use of computational fluid dynamics modeling. The standard laminar and turbulent case conservation equations are revised or in some instances replaced with non-differential ...
-
(1985)The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) predicts soil erosion by water. It has factors that take into account the climatic, the physical, and the topographical characteristics of an area. Among these factors are the crop ...
-
(2010-07-14)Magnetic nozzles must convert thermal or gyro energy of the plasma to thrust while also inducing plasma detachment in order to be effective. Plasma detachment and methods to induce plasma detachment are examined. In ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)In reaction to the academic revivalism of the nineteenth century, early modern architects sought a radical departure in form that would reflect a new spirit. Flowing, open spaces and bold, abstract forms, their use of ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)A critical issue in the design of new 'Green' recoverable reusable catalyst is the separation strategies used for catalyst recovery. Using materials and solvents that are miscible at elevated temperature but phase separate ...
-
(1995)The aerospace industry among others requires high strength, light weight materials that can withstand high temperatures. Carbon-carbon composite materials fit these requirements, but they are susceptible to oxidation damage ...