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Experiments Concerning the Mold Materials Used in the Production of the Copper Ingots from the Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavated at Uluburun, Turkey
(2010-01-14)
Underwater excavations of a Late Bronze Age shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey
recovered a combined 475 oxhide and plano-convex discoid copper ingots. While the
hoard of ingots excavated at Uluburun brings the total number of ...
License Buyback Programs in Commercial Fisheries: An Application to the Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
(2010-01-16)
This dissertation provides a thorough analysis of the costs associated with, and
efficacy of, sequential license buyback auctions. I use data from the Texas Shrimp
License Buyback Program - a sequential license buyback ...
Effects of composite flours on quality and nutritional profile of flour tortillas
(2010-01-16)
Obesity, glucose intolerance or insulin resistance and elevated blood
pressure are now prevalent in the U.S. Increased intake of dietary fiber, omega-
3 fatty acids, and antioxidants may help prevent or manage these ...
A New Era for the Big 8? Evidence on the Association Between Earnings Quality and Audit Firm Type
(2010-07-14)
I examine the association between earnings quality and audit firm type using a three-tiered audit firm classification scheme which allows for an explicit examination of the quality of Second-Tier audited earnings. My tests ...
Implementation of B-splines in a Conventional Finite Element Framework
(2010-01-16)
The use of B-spline interpolation functions in the finite element method (FEM)
is not a new subject. B-splines have been utilized in finite elements for many reasons. One reason is the higher continuity of derivatives and ...
The Identification and Quantification of Leaf Mesophyll Oil Bodies During the Development of Native or Adapted Plant Species
(2010-08-04)
Oil bodies have recently been identified in mesophyll cells of several species of
angiosperms. These oil bodies are predicted to store triacylglycerides similar to storage
oil bodies found in seeds of several plant species. ...
The Relationship between Land Use and Temperature Change in Dallas County, Texas
(2010-10-12)
This study examines the relationship between land use and temperature change in Dallas County, TX. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between temperature and land use and to identify the primary ...
Perceptions of Leadership and Student Performance in Science From Campus Leaders in Selected High Schools
(2010-07-14)
This naturalistic study focused on the perceptions of leadership and student performance in science from campus leaders in three purposefully selected secondary campuses of ninth through twelfth grades. Each school had ...
Dynamics of water use and responses to herbivory in the invasive reed, Arundo donax (L.)
(2010-07-14)
The first objective of this study was to investigate the role of an invasive grass
species, Arundo donax (L.), on the hydrologic cycle. At a site on the Rio Grande in
South Texas, we measured the gas exchange of carbon ...
Creating a Systems Engineering Approach for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(2010-07-14)
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) establishes the basic principles for the design, selection, installation, operation, maintenance, and removal of traffic control devices (TCDs). The MUTCD indicates ...