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Evaluation of oocyte competency in bovine and canine species via non-invasive assessment of oocyte quality
(2009-05-15)
Traditional methods of oocyte selection for in vitro studies have proven inefficient with respect to achieving a level of predictability for competency. In this study, a novel method of oocyte selection was implemented ...
Development of a Pre-Screening Methodology to Aid in Determining Potential Energy Savings in Commercial Building
(2009-05-15)
This thesis presents a methodology developed to aid in the determination of
potential sources and the potential scale of energy savings in commercial buildings. As
a pre-screening tool, the methodology is designed to ...
Flow assurance and multiphase pumping
(2009-05-15)
A robust understanding and planning of production enhancement and flow assurance is required as petroleum E&P activities are targeting deepwaters and long distances. Different flow assurance issues and their solutions are ...
Damage assessment and sampling of the rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in rice, Oryza sativa L., in Texas
(2009-06-02)
Field and greenhouse experiments were conducted from 2003 to 2006 at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Beaumont and commercial rice fields throughout the Texas Rice Belt with the ...
The role of stress in recovery of function after spinal cord injury
(2009-05-15)
Research has shown that exposure to just 6 minutes of uncontrollable shock 24
hours following contusion injury impairs locomotor recovery and leads to greater tissue
loss at the injury epicenter. Uncontrollable shock is ...
A prediction of meander migration based on large-scale flume tests in clay
(2009-05-15)
Meander migration is a complex and dynamic process of the lateral movement of
a river due to erosion on one bank and deposition on the opposite bank. As a result, the
channel migrates in a lateral direction, which might ...
A comparison of automated land cover/use classification methods for a Texas bottomland hardwood system using lidar, spot-5, and ancillary data
(2009-05-15)
Bottomland hardwood forests are highly productive ecosystems which perform
many important ecological services. Unfortunately, many bottomland hardwood forests
have been degraded or lost. Accurate land cover mapping is ...
The experiences of select university presidential partners with traditional role expectations
(2009-05-15)
This study focused on 24 female and male respondents. The literature on presidential partners was lacking. The literature available was over 20 years out of date, had been conducted by university presidential partners on ...
Remote sensing studies and morphotectonic investigations in an arid rift setting, Baja California, Mexico
(2009-05-15)
The Gulf of California and its surrounding land areas provide a classic example
of recently rifted continental lithosphere. The recent tectonic history of eastern Baja
California has been dominated by oblique rifting that ...