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Personality as a Moderating Variable Between Loss of Relationship and Subjective Well-Being in College Students
(2010-10-12)
This study examined the role of personality variables in the relationship between subjective well-being and loss of relationships through death or parental divorce. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of ...
Drilling Through Gas Hydrates Formations: Managing Wellbore Stability Risks
(2010-10-12)
As hydrocarbon exploration and development moves into deeper water and
onshore arctic environments, it becomes increasingly important to quantify the drilling
hazards posed by gas hydrates.
To address these concerns, a 1D ...
Transport Properties of Nanocomposites
(2010-07-14)
Transport Properties of Nanocomposites were studied in this work. A Monte
Carlo technique was used to model the percolation behavior of fibers in a
nanocomposite. Once the percolation threshold was found, the effect of ...
Gothic Authors/Ghost Writers: The Advent of Unauthorized Authorship in Nineteenth-Century American Gothic Literature
(2010-01-16)
This dissertation proposes ?ghost writer? as a new critical term for the ?author?
in accordance with what Roland Barthes calls the ?death of the author.? For this purpose,
the dissertation conjoins current gothic criticism, ...
The Relationship of Work Engagement, Work-life Balance, and Occupational Commitment on the Decisions of Agricultural Educators to Remain in the Teaching Profession.
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe agriculture teachers on factors related to career retention and to explore the relationships between agriculture teachers? work engagement, work-life balance, occupational ...
Essays on the Effect of Climate Change over Agriculture and Forestry
(2010-07-14)
In this dissertation, I study the effects of climate change on agricultural total
factor productivity and crop yields and their variability. In addition, an examination was
conducted on the value of select climate change ...
A Methodology to Determine both the Technically Recoverable Resource and the Economically Recoverable Resource in an Unconventional Gas Play
(2010-10-12)
During the past decade, the worldwide demand for energy has continued to
increase at a rapid rate. Natural gas has emerged as a primary source of US energy. The
technically recoverable natural gas resources in the United ...
Anger Suppression and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Women in the United States
(2010-01-14)
This study was designed to remedy the current lack of information on the causes of depression among Chinese women in the United States. It is based on an integrated understanding of depression, anger, female gender ...
Accounting for Adsorbed gas and its effect on production bahavior of Shale Gas Reservoirs
(2010-10-12)
Shale gas reservoirs have become a major source of energy in recent years.
Developments in hydraulic fracturing technology have made these reservoirs more
accessible and productive. Apart from other dissimilarities from ...
Development of Real-Time Fuel Management Capability at the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center
(2010-07-14)
For the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center reactor a fuel depletion code was created to develop real-time fuel management capability. This code package links MCNP8 and ORIGEN26 and is interfaced through a Visual ...