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The Value of Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Insurance to Texas Ranchers
(2011-08-08)
In the beginning of the 2007 crop year, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
(FCIC) launched the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Pilot Program (PRF-RI)
for six states. This insurance is an index and not individual ...
Radiation Response of Strained Silicon-Germanium Superlattices
(2011-08-08)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of strain in the accumulation
of crystalline defects created by ion irradiation. Previous studies state that strained
Si1xGex is more easily amorphized by ion irradiation ...
Reverse Auction Bidding: A statistical review of the first case study
(2011-08-08)
It was in 2004 that the first case study was done by on the ongoing Reverse Auction Bidding at Texas A&M University. This long-term study has developed from a single case study, completed by van Vleet, to a series of case ...
Assigning a Value to Dried Distillers' Grains as a Protein Supplement in Cattle Consuming Low-Quality Forage
(2011-08-08)
Cattle consuming low-quality forage may have decreased forage organic matter intake as a result of decreased nitrogen (N) intake. To date, a value has not been assigned to dried distillers' grains as a protein supplement ...
Study of Genomic Copy Number Variation in Equine Health and Disease
(2014-07-30)
This is a study of copy number variations (CNVs) in the horse genome to gain knowledge about the role of CNVs in equine biology, and their contribution to complex diseases and disorders.
We constructed a 400K whole-genome ...
You are Hereby Called: An Ethnographic Study of Mormon Missionaries
(2014-07-08)
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide an initial examination into Mormon missionaries from an anthropological, and ethnographic, perspective. Through the use of autoethnography, I provide an emic understanding ...
Delegation in Tourism Decision Making: Toward an Understanding of the Role of Social Surrogate
(2014-07-30)
Tourism is often a group-based activity, but tourism decision-making research has primarily focused on individual decision making and who makes decisions in families. However, there are numerous situations in which individuals ...
Multi-Scale Conservation in an Altered Landscape: The Case of the Endangered Arroyo Toad in Southern California
(2014-07-18)
Habitat loss and degradation are recognized as significant drivers of biodiversity loss in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. These issues are often associated with anthropogenic land cover changes, which can have ...
Seed Priming as a Breeding Tool for Perennial Warm-Season Grasses: Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Pennisetum and Doubling the Chromosomes in Sorghum
(2015-08-12)
Warm-season perennial grasses are leading candidates for lignocellulosic biofuel feedstocks because of their relatively high photosynthetic rates, water use efficiency, and nutrient use efficiency. Interspecific F1 hybrids ...
Endocrine Disruptors and the Regulation of Voluntary Physical Activity in Mice
(2015-05-12)
Physical inactivity is the underlying cause of a large variety of chronic health conditions, is the second leading actual cause of death in the United States, and is a major contributor to obesity and diabetes. In spite ...