About 40 to 50 percent of the power required for the operations of a typical offshore oil and gas platform is used for gas compression. Miranda and Brick (2004) described a comprehensive procedure that could be applied to ...

This paper describes a comprehensive life cycle cost (LCC) analysis procedure, regarding turbomachinery systems for offshore oil and gas production platforms. The LCC analysis includes the development of a cost breakdown ...

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This study examines the effects of hope and mindfulness on the relationship between life experiences and resilience, as well as the direct relationships among these constructs. Participants were 537 undergraduates who were ...

Life cycles and selected aspects of the ecology of Procambarus acutus (Girad) and P. hinei (Ortmann) were studied in southeastern Texas, principally in Brazoria County, from July 1970 through September 1972. Methods included ...

Infestations of Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) were found on staminate Hampea nutricia Fryxell (Malvaceae) trees throughout central Tabasco, Mexico. Pistillate fruiting forms were sometimes punctured ...

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Seasonal occurrence, abundance and susceptibility to cooling-water operations were determined for 89 species of fish occurring in intake and discharge canals of the P. H. Robinson Generating Station on Galveston Bay, Texas ...

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Thirty-five species of Aplysia are currently recognized. Four species live in the Lower Laguna Madre of Texas. Two of the species, A. brasiliana Rang 1828 and A. cervina Dall and Simpson 1901, had been observed mating ...