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An evaluation of a culturally sensitive educational program for low economic level Hispanics, Hidalgo County, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
The purpose of this evaluation research was to assess the effectiveness of a pilot project designed to address the problems facing the Hispanic community. The Una Vida Mejor (UVM) pilot project developed by the Texas ...
Evaluation of alternative methodologies for the detection of Salmonella enteritidis in table eggs
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
The following studies describe the use of enzymatic digestion and chemical reduction of albumen pools to allow for concentration of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) by centrifugation and detection of SE by culture and the ...
Impact damping applied to MDOF structures
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
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Factors affecting the color of corn tortillas and tortilla chips
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
The effects of phenols, amino acids, reducing sugars, pH and bleaching agents on color of tortillas and tortilla chips were investigated. Baked tortillas were equilibrated for 0, 5, 15, 30, 60 min and 24 hr prior to frying ...
Damage evolution of a SiC/Ti-15-3 metal matrix composite with different heat treatments
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
The purpose of this thesis was to study the effects of heat treatments on the deformation mechanisms of a SiCi MMC. The damage evolution for a four ply unidirectional SiC sigma fiber/Ti 15-3 MMC was studied for a uniaxial ...
Simulation of bristle tip lift-off in a brush seal
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
A computational procedure to simulate the bristle tip lift-off mechanism in a brush seal is established. This involves both macroscopic and microscopic modeling of the brush seal. A porous media model is used in the ...
Driver comprehension of railroad-highway grade crossings
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
Over the past twenty years, over $2 billion has been allocated for the improvement of railroad-highway grade crossings. Many passive crossings have been upgraded with active protection which has decreased the number of ...
A novel ultra-fast parallel algorithm for image compression using semi-orthogonal spline boundary wavelets
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
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Terebinth resin in antiquity: possible uses in the Late Bronze Age Aegean region
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
The remains of an estimated one metric ton of terebinth resin, the yellowish, semi-fluid, aromatic resin of a Pistacia tree, were recently discovered on the Late Bronze Age shipwreck site at Uluburun, Turkey. The resin was ...
An evaluation of the respiratory hazards found in silk screen printing, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Beto I unit
(Texas A&M University, 1995)
This thesis documents the steps taken to determine if the inmates working in the silk screen printing facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Tennessee Colony, Beto Unit I, are receiving occupational exposures ...