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    • Paleomagnetic Investigation of Leyte and Biliran Island, Central Philippines 
      Ohnstad, Tiffany A. (1986)
      Six sample sites were chosen from over 20 sites located on Biliran and Leyte islands in the central Philippines to determine whether or not rotations associated with either a collision between the Palawan continental terrane ...
    • Panacea or Placebo? A Comparison of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention and an Active Control Intervention on Neurogenic Inflammatory Response 
      Rutherford, Madilynn DeLane
      Mindfulness-based interventions have been effective at reducing symptoms of chronic inflammatory disorders, a phenomenon proposed to be mediated by altered immune system function and inflammatory response. However, the ...
    • Pancreatic Cancer and the Oral Microbiome 
      Atkens, Joyce; Olvera, Vianec
      Pancreatic Cancer (PC) is among the most difficult cancers to detect in its earliest stages when treatment is most effective. Factors that may contribute to PC include periodontal disease, smoking, chronic diabetes, obesity, ...
    • The Pandemic and Texas State Tax Revenue 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-01-22)
      Government budgets have undergone drastic changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this issue, authors Dennis W. Jansen and Andrew J. Rettenmaier share the state of Texas’ tax collections compared to previous years. ...
    • The Pandemic Federal Reserve: The First Two Years 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-06-07)
      Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, developed world governments engaged in unprecedented spending. Federal Reserve securities holdings were an astounding 36.5% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product after two pandemic years. ...
    • The Pandemic Misery Index 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-03-18)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it both human and economic loss. The Pandemic Misery Index, or PMI, is a simple metric that measures the effectiveness of pandemic-related public policies by combining the unemployment ...
    • Pandemic Misery Index: States and Texas MSAs 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-09-25)
      How does Texas’ response to the coronavirus pandemic compare to that of other states? In this issue of PERCspectives on Policy, Dennis W. Jansen, Carlos I. Navarro, and Andrew J. Rettenmaier discuss which states, and ...
    • Paracanthogalea egyptensis n. gen., n. sp.(Digenea:Lepocreadiidae) from the grunter Terapon jarbua (Perciformes:Terapontidae) from the Red Sea 
      Gray, Elizabeth Anne (Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
      Paracanthogalea egyptensis n. gen., n. sp. is described from the fish Therapon jarbua (Forsskel, 1775) collected from November 10 to December 10, 1993 from the fishermen at Hurghada City, Egypt. The new species, Paracanthogalea ...
    • The Paradigmatic American Occupation of Germany In Comparative Perspective 
      Greeson, Matthew Lee (2014-09-24)
      The purpose of this study is to determine why the occupation of Germany after the Second World War was so successful and why we view it as the quid essential example of an occupation. It will examine the three major factors ...
    • Paradise Of Disaster: The Magical Landscapes Of Under The Volcano And Cien Años De Soledad 
      McGuire, Holly (1986)
      Gabriel García Márquez has said that Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano is the book he has read the most. Its "magic" intrigues him. García Márquez, of course, has written Cien años de soledad, a masterpiece of magic realism. ...
    • Paradox In Genesis 
      Murray, Heather Monic (1995)
      Throughout the centuries, there has proven to be a lack of scholarly interest in the study of strictly literary devices found in the Bible. Generally, analyses of the Bible are centered on source criticism, biblical theology, ...
    • The paradox of success: the roll of capital markets in determining British policy toward the European common currency, 1979-1996 
      Walker, Caton Montgomery (Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
      That Britain, one of Europe's largest economies, has opted not to adopt the European common currency (Euro) has puzzled students of the European Union for some time. As recent referenda demonstrate, Britons remain ...
    • Parallel Assembly of Collagen Fibrils on Mica Surface and Steps 
      Leow, Wee W (2012-07-11)
      Collagen is the most abundant protein in human body and the major component of the extracellular matrix. It self-assembles into fibrillar structures that exhibit characteristic 67-nm bands called the D-period. Despite ...
    • Parallelization for geophysical waveform analysis 
      Kurth, Derek Edward (Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
      The use of parallel processors can be a very effective method for improving the running time of large or complex calculations. The Standard Template Adaptive Parallel Library (STAPL) is being developed by Dr. Lawrence ...
    • A Parametric Study of Blood Flow in the Microvessels 
      Mosley, Jane S. (1976)
      Since blood is the transport medium for the materials to be exchanged, the understanding of the flow of blood is essential to the understanding of the materials exchange. The nature of the blood flow varies considerably ...
    • Parent-Child Disagreement in Pediatric Medical Decision-Making 
      Ryan, Ava (2020-04-29)
      Respect for patient autonomy is a fundamental principle of biomedical ethics. However, it holds relatively little weight in pediatric medicine, in which parents act as proxy decision-makers for their children. Challenges ...
    • Parental Differences in Infant-Directed Emotional Communication 
      Goodman, Lynnel 1990- (2012-04-30)
      Past research on parent- infant communication has failed to examine how parents communicate emotions differently and the relationships that infant sex and infant attachment may have with parental communication. The present ...
    • Parental Education Sets the Expectation 
      Aleman Soto, Carlos D
      First-generation students are worse than their non-first generation peers in their ability to recognize and respond to faculty members’ expectations (Collier & Morgan, 2008). Further, first-generation students have a lower ...
    • Participatory Interactive Campaign Developed to Raise Awareness About Poverty in Our Community 
      Michalsky, Courtney L; Sykora, Stephanie A; Toler, Lauren A
      Our goal with this research is to use our creative talents to spark change in the way society views and reacts to those living in poverty within our community. A recent study done by the Bush School of Government and Public ...
    • Particle Detector for Low Energy Heavy Ions 
      Rao, Karthik (2020-04-20)
      The purpose of this research is to build, calibrate and test a parallel-plate avalanche counter (PPAC) detector, which can be used to detect low energy heavy ion particles. This detector will enable Texas A&M to conduct ...