Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2019-04-23)We introduce Grounded Visual Analytics, a new method that integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to help investigators discover patterns about human activity. Investigators who develop or study systems ...
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(2009-05-15)Senate Bill 1 and HB 1763 have greatly changed Texas water planning. With SB1 the planning process became a bottom-up approach that allowed 16 regional water planning groups (RWPGs) to create a plan that would be combined ...
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(2022-12-09)Aquifers are the primary water source for many cities. As urban groundwater demand increases the water quality in the aquifers underlying the city and surrounding areas are nevertheless vulnerable to geogenic pollutants. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)As an intern with URS Corporation, I participated in several remediation and wastewater treatment projects during the year 2004. A groundwater remediation project was selected to present in this record of study for my ...
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(2018-11-12)A hyporheic zone is the region underneath or near the streambed that has interaction with groundwater and surface water. It serves many functions including exchange of water, nutrients and organic matter. Hydraulic parameters ...
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(2012-02-14)Digital birds are used in computer graphics to replace live animals both for the safety of the animal and to allow for more control over performance. The current treatment of avian wings in computer graphics is often ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)History mechanisms available in hypertext systems allow users access to past interactions with the system and help users incorporate those interactions into the current context. The history information can be useful to ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation is devoted to groups generated by bounded automata and geometric objects related to these groups (limit spaces, Schreier graphs, etc.). It is shown that groups generated by bounded automata are contracting. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Current shared file systems (NFS and SAMBA) are based on the local area network model. To these file systems, performance is the major issue. However, as the Internet grows, so does the distance between users and the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The immediate effects of teasing on children and adolescents are well documented, but in recent years, the long-term effects of teasing on adults have gained research attention. Recollections of teasing during youth ...
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(2014-05-05)Increasing interest and awareness of urban agriculture’s contribution to food access, healthy eating, and community interaction have influenced activists and city officials to re-evaluate this activity’s role in sustainable ...
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(2016-01-20)Youth in today’s society have a multitude of opportunities at their disposal that encourage instant gratification. Technology is paramount almost everywhere and allows information transfer and communication at the touch ...
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(2009-05-15)Older adults represent a growing part of the population of the United States. Due to decreased physical activity, dietary changes, and alterations in metabolic rate this population is susceptible to an increased rate of ...
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(2012-07-16)Adults associate their childhood with playing outdoors, often in natural settings. This type of free play is valuable to child development. Children tend to use outdoor play areas in physically active ways, and time spent ...
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(2010-07-14)The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attitudes of parents toward outdoor environments and their children spending time outdoors, and how these attitudes related to their children's ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)In order to determine the effects that Maillard Reaction Products (MRP) have on Salmonella Typhimurium, growth rates and virulence expression, in the presence of Maillard reaction products, were observed, using the ...
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(2012-07-16)Bacteria are the major cause of surface water contamination in the United States. US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) uses the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process to regulate the E. coli loads from fecal sources ...
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(2023-05-02)A lack of detailed understanding of the growth mechanisms underlying the synthesis of CsPbX₃ (X=Cl, Br, or I) nanocrystals (NCs) has hindered sophisticated morphological and chemical control. Moreover, the fast kinetics ...
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(2016-05-31)This dissertation is devoted to the study of the growth of algebras and formal languages. It consists of three parts. The first part is devoted to the growth of finitely presented quadratic algebras. The study of these ...
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(2013-08-05)With additional research on species characteristics and continued work towards cost effective production methods, algae are viewed as a possible alternative biofuel crop to current feedstocks such as corn. Current open ...