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Drywall Tradesmen’s Career Awareness in Texas
(2015-08-04)
Given an evident labor shortage in the United States and Texas’ construction industry, companies are seeking sustainable mechanisms to attract and retain the labor force. Understanding workers’ career awareness can assist ...
Examining the Economic Implications and Considerations for Continued Involvement in the Conservation Reserve Program in Texas
(2012-10-19)
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has become increasingly important in Texas due to the high level of program participation, particularly in the high plains of Texas. There is also a seemingly large amount of CRP ...
Investigation of Variations and Impacts of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation in Texas (1950-2009)
(2013-07-30)
This dissertation examines the causes of variations in tropical cyclone precipitation (TCP) and the relationship between TCP and river discharge in Texas. The dissertation has three major objectives: 1) investigate the ...
The Last Educations: Genre, Place, and the American University
(2012-10-19)
The Last Educations: Genre, Place, and the American University consists of three
interlocking novellas dealing with themes of change and dislocation in contemporary
Texas, focused on the institution of the modern university, ...
Próspero: A Study of Success from the Mexican Middle Class in San Antonio, Texas
(2012-10-19)
Immigration is a topic that has experienced an evolution of social importance across centuries. While the United States has welcomed individuals seeking lives of promise and opportunity, its neighboring border with Mexico ...
Evaluation of the Landowner Incentive Program in Texas: 1997-2007
(2012-02-14)
The Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) was developed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1997 in response to controversy and conflict between wildlife conservation agencies and landowners. The incentive was meant ...
A Phenomenological Exploration of Novice Texas English/Language Arts Teachers' Experiences with Media Literacy
(2012-10-19)
This mixed method study employs a phenomenological methodology to explore the experiences of novice secondary Texas English/Language Arts (E/LA) teachers' who
integrated media literacy curriculum within their content area ...
Associations of watershed and instream environmental factors with aquatic macrofauna in tributaries of the Pedernales River, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)
Intermittent headwater streams serve important functions in semi-arid rangelands, both for humans and wildlife. However, few studies have assessed species-environment relationships for fish and benthic macroinvertebrate ...
Runoff characteristics and the influence of land cover in drylands of western Texas
(2009-06-02)
In dryland regions, where water is a limited resource, land use/land cover
has undergone and continues to undergo significant change mainly due to
human activities. The nature of runoff from dryland regions and the influence ...
Reintroduction as a Population Restoration Technique and Micro-habitat Assessment of Translocated Northern Bobwhites
(2020-10-28)
As decades have passed there has been a noticeable decline in the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter bobwhite) population. Only a handful of studies have been made in the assessment of the survival of ...