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(2011-02-22)Local communities, individuals, visitors, and special interest groups are often called upon to participate in the decision making processes of the National Park Service (NPS). Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) engaged ...
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(2018-11-16)A nuclear bomb detonated above the earth’s surface can cause a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP). HEMPs create an electric field at the earth’s surface, which induces unwanted slowly varying dc currents, called ...
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(2013-02-13)Grain size distribution is the reflection of the feedback between sediment transport system and morphologic change of beach systems. In this respect, early models suggest that grain size can be used to determine the transport ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)In times of heightened environmental consciousness, conservation education programming has proven useful for providing information and promoting natural resource conservation and stewardship. In a study of the 2005 Texas ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2010)
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(2009-05-15)This study focuses on developing and evaluating efficient and effective parameter calibration and uncertainty methods for hydrologic modeling. Five single objective optimization algorithms and six multi-objective optimization ...
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(2016-10-27)Aflatoxins are the secondary toxic metabolites produced by fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. They are the most studied mycotoxins because of their carcinogenicity. Corn is the major biofuel crop used ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1988)A standardized method for modeling energy consumption in mixed clusters of residential and commercial buildings is described. The basic approach is to delineate energy consumption along three dimensions: time, day-length, ...
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(2020-04-13)Trend data have been the main source for utility plant evaluation and optimization. However, the current practice of trend data processing has not been well addressed in previous research as an important part of the workflow. ...
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(2023-05-05)Conserving bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in their native range is challenged by pneumonia epizootics. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae and Pasteurellaceae family bacteria are strongly implicated in these epizootics. Domestic ...
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(2017-12-11)Energy generation via natural gas is viewed as one of the most promising environmentally friendly solutions for ever-increasing energy demand. Of the several alternatives available, natural gas-powered fuel cells are ...
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(2020-07-21)The U.S. has a history of providing a safety net to producers of agricultural commodities. Commodity safety net programs have evolved overtime and attempted to stay current with the nature and conditions of farms and ...
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(2015-10-05)This dissertation examines how access to care is changing in today’s military and how these changes impact various populations. Three topics are examined, which cover pre-existing personality disorder discharges, mental ...
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(2021-12-06)Automated vehicle (AV) safety needs to be evaluated for successful development and deployment. However, the AV safety evaluation literature is scarce, and AV safety has not been validated yet. This study (1) synthesizes ...
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(2017-05-09)Around the 1960s, barley was grown on nearly 170,372 hectares (ha) throughout Texas. Today, it is planted on less than 12,000 ha and is mainly used as a feed and forage source for livestock. In recent years, interest in ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)New generation planning concepts must be developed which recognize an expanded list of "stakeholders", (e.g. IPP's, ·cogenerators, industrial hosts, utility shareholders and rate payers), and additional technical issues ...
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Evaluating biological control of fire ants using phorid flies: effects on competitive interactions (Texas A&M University, 2002)Our first objective was to assess the host specificity of the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, in the laboratory against two ant species native to the United States, Solenopsis geminata (F.) þ S. ...
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(MDPI - Sensors, 2022-09-09)The study sought to: (1) evaluate agriculturalists’ characteristics as adopters of IoT smart agriculture technologies, (2) evaluate traits fostering innovation adoption, (3) evaluate the cycle of IoT smart agriculture ...