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Exploring the factors associated with preconception health behaviors among women of childbearing age: a naturalistic inquiry
(2009-05-15)
Poor maternal health is one of the major risk factors related to adverse birth
outcomes. Women entering pregnancy with poor health status are at higher risk of these
outcomes. Prenatal care has been established as the ...
Sorghum Ma5 and Ma6 maturity genes
(2009-05-15)
The Ma5 and Ma6 maturity loci in sorghum contain genes interacting epistatically to block flowering until an appropriate daylength is met. Because sorghum is a crop of tropical origin, its critical daylength is close to ...
From research to practice: the effect of multi-component vocabulary instruction on fourth grade students' social studies vocabulary and comprehension performance
(2009-05-15)
This study was designed to demonstrate the effect of implementation of multicomponent
vocabulary strategy instruction in fourth grade social studies. The
components used included explicit instruction, student study teams, ...
The copper artifact assemblage from an Ottoman period shipwreck in the Red Sea
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This thesis is a study of a group of copper alloy artifacts excavated from an 18th-century shipwreck in the Red Sea. The shipwreck is located near Sadana Island off the Egyptian coast and is hence referred to as the Sadana ...
Characterization of the electron beam cure process of an epoxy-initiator system
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
For over forty years high energy electrons have been used to change polymer structure and properties. In this thesis we study the potential use of a high energy electron beam (e-beam) to replace the thermal curing method ...
Nova Virgem : the story of a nineteenth-century Brazilian slave smuggler
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
With the close of the legal transatlantic slave trade in 1807 agricultural markets of the New World were reluctant to relinquish their dependence on free labor from Africa. British insistence on the opposite eventually ...
The Athlit Ram: Classical and Hellenistic bronze casting technology
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
In 1980 a warship ram of bronze was discovered at Athlit Bay, south of Haifa, Israel. The subsequent study of the ram added significantly to the knowledge concerning Classical and Hellenistic large-scale bronzes. The ...
Design and history matching of a waterflood/miscible CO₂ flood model of a mature field: the Wellman Unit, West Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The Wellman Unit is located in Terry County, West Texas. It is a Wolfcamp massive limestone reef. The reservoir is considered geologically unique due to the double cone-shape structure with a maximum closure of 825 feet ...
FPGA based image processing with R-fuctions and the curvelet transform
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
In the past few years, image processing has begun to make its way into many new areas, both academic and commercial. One of the most popular areas is in computer generated animation. This includes films, video games, ...
Nest site selection and partitioning among sympatric white-winged, mourning, and Inca doves in Mason, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Local natural communities can be negatively impacted by native species' range expansion into previously uninhabited areas. Recently, white-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) have expanded their geographical range into areas ...