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Effects of Oilseed Meals on the Germination, Growth, and Survival of Crop and Weed Species
(2012-02-14)
Oilseed crops are being widely evaluated for potential biodiesel production. Seed meal (SM) remaining after extracting oil may have use as a bioherbicide or organic fertilizer. Brassicaceae SM often contains glucosinolates ...
Integrated Multi-Well Reservoir and Decision Model to Determine Optimal Well Spacing in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
(2012-02-14)
Optimizing well spacing in unconventional gas reservoirs is difficult due to complex heterogeneity, large variability and uncertainty in reservoir properties, and lack of data that increase the production uncertainty. ...
Control and Management Strategy of Autonomous Vehicle Functions
(2012-02-14)
In this research, an autonomous vehicle function management methodology is
studied. In accordance with the traffic situation, the decision making level chooses the
optimal function that guarantees safety and minimizes fuel ...
Merit of Computer Game in Tacit Knowledge Acquisition and Retention for Safety Training in the Construction Industry
(2012-02-14)
Although many efforts have been exerted to increase safety on construction sites, it has never been easy to run a construction project with zero accidents. Previous research indicated that lessons learned from previous ...
Numerical Investigation of Thermal Hydraulic Behavior of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Compact Heat Exchangers
(2012-02-14)
The present work seeks to investigate the thermal hydraulic (heat transfer and fluid dynamics) behavior of supercritical (Sc) fluids at both the fundamental and applied levels. The thermal hydraulics of these fluids is not ...
Delay-aware Scheduling in Wireless Coding Networks: To Wait or Not to Wait
(2012-02-14)
Wireless technology has become an increasingly popular way to gain network access. Wireless networks are expected to provide efficient and reliable service and support a broad range of emerging applications, such as ...
Evaluation of the Procedure Used to Determine Nonlinear Soil Properties In Situ
(2012-02-14)
Soil properties (shear modulus and damping) are normally determined from laboratory tests. These tests provide both values of the shear modulus in the linear elastic range for very small levels of strain, and its variation ...
Laboratory Evaluation of Hot-Mix Asphalt Concrete Fatigue Cracking Resistance
(2012-02-14)
The recent changes in the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) hot mix asphalt (HMA) mix design procedures to ensure that the mixture types routinely used on Texas highways are not prone to rutting raised concerns ...
State Funding and the Equal Educational Opportunity of Language Minority Students: The Texas Public School Finance Mechanism and the Extent to Which English Language Learners Are Equitably Served
(2012-02-14)
This quantitative study examined state and local funding and district spending
patterns for English language learning (ELL) students in Texas. The purpose of this
study was to examine the vertical equity of the state ...
Molecular Basis of Heterosis in Maize: Genetic Correlation and 3-Dimensional Network Between Gene Expression and Grain Yield Trait Heterosis
(2012-02-14)
Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, refers to the superiority of F₁hybrid performance over the mean of its parents (mid-parent heterosis) theoretically, or the performance of better parents. It has been discovered in many species ...