Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2012-10-19)The interactions of heavy quarks within the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) are interpreted utilizing an elastic, thermodynamic, 2-body T-matrix in order to calculate drag coefficients of heavy-quark systems derived from a ...
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(2022-04-19)Lyme disease (LD), one of the most common tick-borne diseases in the Northern Hemisphere, is caused by Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). The lack of vaccine, increases in LD cases, and wide distribution ...
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(2022-04-19)From 1970 to 2019, approximately 71% of all terrorist attacks were classified as either a bombing or an armed assault. This pattern suggests that other tactical choices are made with less frequency and may need specific ...
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(2009-05-15)A family of C2-symmetric catalysts was designed and synthesized with the intent to polymerize propylene. The catalyst was designed to be C2-symmetric for the specific goal that the catalyst would have two identical sites ...
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(2013-08-15)With increased diversity and globalization, there is increased emphasis on awareness of cultural influences on functioning and in fostering cultural competence. This is particularly important in the context of intervention ...
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(2013-07-22)Presented in this thesis is the development of a new method to achieve plateau burning profiles in composite solid propellants. Propellants were formulated using ammonium perchlorate (AP) as the oxidizer and hydroxyl ...
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(2010-01-14)Research illuminating which therapist techniques are used in care-as-usual couple therapy, and under what circumstances, can contribute to a fuller understanding of how therapy works. The overall goal of the present study ...
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(2018-06-13)A pressing financial and environmental challenge is the impact of friction and wear on energy usage, economic costs, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Globally nearly ¼ of the world’s total energy is consumed at moving ...
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(2010-07-14)Composite propellants are composed of a solid oxidizer that is mixed into a hydrocarbon binder that when polymerized results in a solid mass capable of selfsustained combustion after ignition. Plateau propellants exhibit ...
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(2013-05-21)Numerous alternative energy sources are being researched for sustainable energy applications, but their overall benefit is still too costly for them to be considered viable. Commonly produced temperature gradients created ...
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(2012-02-14)There has always been a desire to apply technology to human endeavors to increase a person's capabilities and reduce the numbers or skill level required of the people involved, or replace the people altogether. Three ...
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(2017-04-20)Sorghum is an important cereal crop worldwide though it is particularly important in semi-arid regions. It is grown for many uses including food, feed, forage, sugar, and bioenergy. In its native Africa, sorghum is 3-4 ...
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(2014-04-24)This study explored the multidimensional racial identity of African American undergraduate students at a predominantly white institution (PWI). Racial identity has progressed from models of stage development to a premise ...
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Takin’ It To The Streets: An Examination Of Street Harassment’s Impact On Women’s Workplace Outcomes (2020-04-13)This thesis focuses on a critical yet understudied aspect of many working women’s lives within organizational research —street harassment—and how such experiences affect work outcomes for women. To address this overlooked ...
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TAKS scores of general education students in secondary co-teach classes in a Texas school district (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)Inclusion of students at all levels is a challenge. The acceptance of this challenge, however, has been mandated by the No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Co-teaching ...
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(2023-05-01)Bacterial blight of cotton (BBC) is a destructive foliar disease caused by the pathogen Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum (Xcm). The primary virulence strategy of Xanthomonas spp. involves the use of transcription ...
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(2012-10-19)Consumers’ purchase decisions typically involve two brands: the manufacturer brand (the “what brand to buy” decision) and the retailer brand (the “where to buy” decision). While extant research suggests that consumers’ ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Astrophytum asterias (star cactus) and Lophophora williamsii (peyote) are sympatric species in the Tamaulipecan thornscrub of South Texas and adjacent Mexico. Peyote has been excavated from two archaeological sites: Shumla ...
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(2019-07-17)Seeking to understand what catalyzes and sustains fertility reduction, this research explores the reproductive tradeoffs and opportunity costs experienced by individuals in three unique environmental and cultural contexts. ...
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(2014-07-30)Typical business groups are widely diversified into unrelated industries. Scholars have explained this as a consequence of institutional weaknesses and predicted that business groups would lose their effectiveness and ...