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Human skeletal remains of the ancient Maya in the caves of Dos Pilas, Guatemala
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
This study focuses on the assessment of the depositional activity that occurred in six caves of the Petexbatun region of the Peten, Guatemala through a quantitative analysis of the human skeletal material recovered from ...
Analysis of site structure and post-depositional disturbance at two Early Holocene components, Richard Beene site (41BX831), Bexar County, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
Two deeply buried, well-stratified, and well-dated components dating to the Early Holocene period were excavated at the Richard Beene site (41BX831) in Bexar County, Texas. This thesis utilizes both qualitative (interpretation ...
The impact of an environmental education program on third graders' knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The purpose of this study was to measure whether an after-school environmental education program based on modified Project Wild materials, positively impacted third graders environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavioral ...
Public Support for Military Interventions across Levels of Political Information and Phases of Intervention
(2010-07-14)
Scholars widely acknowledge that democratic political leaders seek public
support for their policy endeavors, particularly when conducting costly policies as in the
case of military interventions. A deeper understanding ...
Self-organizing criticality among Chinese cities
(2010-07-14)
This dissertation employs the theory of self-organizing criticality (SOC) into the study of
Chinese cities. SOC was proposed at the end of the 1980s to explain system complexity
by combining both self-organizing and critical ...
Dynamic and Robust Capacitated Facility Location in Time Varying Demand Environments
(2010-07-14)
This dissertation studies models for locating facilities in time varying demand
environments. We describe the characteristics of the time varying demand that motivate
the analysis of our location models in terms of total ...
Challenging the Devadasi System from a Framework of Intersectionality
(2014-12-17)
The practice of marrying girls to deities or priests existed historically in many cultures across South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. In India alone, this system is known by different names like Devadasi, Mathamma, ...
Copula Based Hierarchical Bayesian Models
(2010-10-12)
The main objective of our study is to employ copula methodology to develop Bayesian
hierarchical models to study the dependencies exhibited by temporal, spatial and
spatio-temporal processes. We develop hierarchical models ...
Improving Teaching and Learning for English Language Learners
(2010-07-14)
While there has been tremendous growth in the numbers of Hispanics and
English language learners (ELLs) in our public schools, there has been a lack of
educational opportunities offered to these students resulting in low ...
The Influence of Racial Socialization, Racial Ideology, and Racial Saliency on Black Adolescents’ Free-Time Activities
(2010-10-12)
Race has been considered to serve as a barrier to leisure for most Blacks. Such
claims have been based on a few studies many of which are theoretically faulty. This
dissertation research attempts to address the current ...