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Athletic Directors‟ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of HBCU Division I-AA Athletic Programs
(2011-08-08)
Few studies were reported in the literature of researchers investigating variables affecting the operation or effectiveness of athletics at HBCUs. This study was designed to identify variables that athletic directors ...
VAST: A Human-Centered, Domain-Independent Video Analysis Support Tool
(2011-08-08)
Providing computer-aided support for human analysis of videos has been a battle
of extremes. Powerful solutions exist, but they tend to be domain-specific and complex.
The user-friendly, simple systems provide little ...
Preventive Measures to Control Clostridial Outbreaks of Gangrenous Dermatitis in Commercial Broiler Operations
(2011-08-08)
Gangrenous dermatitis (GD) has become a major health problem among broiler
flocks in the United States, resulting in high mortality, carcass condemnations, and
trimmed parts. There are large economic losses due to GD. ...
Design of a Plasma Abatement System for Perfluoronated Compounds
(2011-08-08)
The plasma abatement system co-developed by Rf Environmental, Inc. and Texas A & M University has been effective at destroying the global warming gases CF4 and C4F8. The destruction of greenhouse gases, specifically ...
The Effects of Automatic Emotion Regulation on the Desirability Bias
(2011-08-08)
The goal of the present investigation was to explore the effects of automatic emotion regulation on the desirability bias. The desirability bias is the tendency to believe that one will experience desirable outcomes and ...
PROBABILISTIC PREDICTION USING EMBEDDED RANDOM PROJECTIONS OF HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA
(2011-08-08)
The explosive growth of digital data collection and processing demands a new
approach to the historical engineering methods of data correlation and model creation. A
new prediction methodology based on high dimensional ...
Study on the Procedural Generation of Visualization from Musical Input using Generative Art Techniques
(2011-08-08)
The purpose of this study was to create a new method for visualizing music. Although many music visualizations already exist, this research was focused on creating high-quality, high-complexity animations that cannot be ...
Endogenous Betaretroviruses in the Ovine Uterus and Conceptus
(2011-10-21)
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) comprise a significant portion of the genome of
all mammals and have been implicated in placental development in multiple species.
The ovine genome contains approximately 27 copies of ...
Professional Services Provided By Texas Education Service Centers To Promote Improvement In Texas Public Schools-A Descriptive Study
(2011-10-21)
This descriptive study of the twenty regional Education Service Centers in Texas
is an exploratory analysis of programs and services that promote school improvement.
Data collected from each service center website enabled ...
Exploring Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for Emergency Management: Toward a Wiki GIS Framework
(2011-10-21)
The past three years have witnessed unprecedented growth of user-generated
volunteered geographic information (VGI) on the Web. Although scholars, decision
makers, and citizens have recognized the potential value of VGI ...