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IDENTIFICATION OF EROSIONAL HOTSPOTS AND SHORELINE POSITION UTILIZING AN ALONGSHORE SHORELINE MONITORING SYSTEM: GALVESTON ISLAND’S WEST END
(2006-07-11)
A continuous synoptic alongshore method of beach surveying was developed to identify shoreline position, erosional hotspots, and to examine the morphological variation of the Gulf beaches of Galveston Island’s west end. ...
Effects of Sialyltransferase Mutation on Drosophila melanogaster Viability, Fertility, and Longevity
(2006-07-11)
Sialyltransferase and other glycosylation enzymes are emerging as important players in crucial regulatory post-translational modifications. These enzymes transfer sugars to glycoproteins and glycolipids, and may aid in ...
ROTATIONAL AND VIBRATIONAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR FLOW FROM AN UNDEREXPANDED JET NOZZLE
(2008-08-19)
The objective of this work is the construction of a fully functioning Raman line imaging spectrometer; and the measurement of pressure, temperature, and chemical concentration in supersonic flows issuing from a jet nozzle. ...
A Study of Atmospheric Deposition of Air Toxics to the Waters of Puget Sound
(2009-06-09)
Air pollutants can be deposited in many forms such as rain, snow, and gases. Urban centers are major sources of combustion-derived particulate matter, black carbon, and volatile organic carbon to the atmosphere. Expansion ...
The Pursuit of U.S. Women’s Reproductive Rights: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
(2006-08-16)
Control over reproduction is obviously not the only component in the fight for women’s equality. However, control over one’s body is essential to control over one’s destiny. This control is essential for a person desiring ...
The influence of parenting style and ethnicity on academic self-efficacy and academic performance
(2006-08-16)
Baumrind (1971) developed one of the two major traditions of Parental Acceptance/ Rejection Theory, in which she categorizes parenting styles into authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive categories. Research indicates ...
Unity in Religion
(2007-07-14)
Christianity, Islam, and Taoism are examined with specific reference to each tradition’s conception of unity, both with God and with other humans. Conceptions of unity are used as a heuristic device in order to examine the ...
Modeling Blue and Green Water Availability in Africa
(Water Resources Research, 2008)
THE ROLE OF FERRIC IRON UPTAKE REGULATOR (FUR) PROTEIN ON IRON REGULATION IN COXIELLA BURNETII
(2006-08-16)
Coxiella burnetii is a gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterium. It is the etiologic agent of Q fever in a variety of species including livestock, humans and arthropods. The bacterium infects the monocytes of its ...
THE EFFECT OF INCREASING TRANSPORTATION COST ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.
(2009-06-09)
This study showed that certain influences in the global environment may have an impact
on FDI’s regional or country choice of investment. The following research questions
were explored. Are changes in FDI location choices ...