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Emigration of penaeid shrimp from the once-through cooling lake of Cedar Bayou Steam Electric Generating Station, Baytown, Texas
(1983)
Migration and distribution of two decapod shrimp, Penaeus setiferus and P. aztecus, in the cooling-water system of a power plant on the Texas coast were investigated, with emphasis on the seaward emigration from the cooling ...
Variations in largemouth bass abundance and standing crop in floodwater retarding structures in central Texas
(1983)
Fish communities in 11 Soil Conservation Service floodwater retarding structures were studied to determine factors associated with variations in largemouth bass abundance and standing crop over a 15-month period. Petersen ...
Effects of evaporative salt water cooling towers on salt spray and salt deposition on surrounding soils
(1978)
Five salt water cooling towers recently constructed near Galveston Bay, Texas have been shown to contribute to salt deposition in the surrounding area. Levels as high as 1200 kg salt/ha/yr were encountered within 100 m of ...
The economics of information in agricultural commodity markets
(1982)
This research analyzed information contained in weekly sorghum, corn and feeder cattle prices at Texas producer/first handler markets and Kansas City terminal markets and determined weak form efficiency of these markets. ...
A follow-up study of Southeast Asia alumni from selected higher education institutions in Texas
(1982)
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions which selected international alumni from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan have regarding the adequacy of their graduate education experience at three ...
The impact of the raised drinking age in Texas on alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities
(1985)
In late August of 1981, Texas raised the legal drinking age from 18 to 19. This change in the drinking age followed similar actions by many other states. This study evaluated the impact of the raised drinking age in Texas ...
Impact of new crops, row damming, and land clearing on groundwater utilization, net revenue, and land use in the Texas Winter Garden
(1983)
The chief sources of groundwater for the Texas Winter Garden are the Carrizo (Dimmit, Zavala, Frio, and LaSalle Counties) and Edwards (Uvalde County) Aquifers. The major user of groundwater in the region is irrigation. ...
Goals of community education as perceived among selected groups in seventy-eight Texas school districts
(1978)
The research which this study describes determines the status of goals of community education in Texas. The study proceeds by analyzing the extent of disagreement of goal perception as stated in seventeen hypotheses and ...
Studies on the nutritional ecology and ecological energetics of oysters from Galveston Bay
(1982)
This study examines the relationship between what is available for the oyster to eat, its condition or state, and physical factors of its environment. Available food was evaluated by a series of measurements on the particulate ...
Cow-calf production and marketing decisions in East Texas : application of risk constrained linear programming and statistical decision theory
(1977)
Beef cattle production is the most important agricultural enterprise in Texas. Much of the state's land resources are devoted to the production of forage for raising calves and feed grains for fattening them. Yet, as in ...