Browsing by Subject "Texas"
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15% Above-Code Energy Efficiency Measures for Commercial Buildings in Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 2007-08)In the pages that follow, 15% above-code measures for new commercial buildings are presented for the 41 non-attainment and affected counties in Texas, separated by climate area. Each page contains a description of the ... -
15% Above-Code Energy Efficiency Measures for Residential Buildings in Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2007-08)In the pages that follow, 15% above-code measures for new residential buildings are presented for the 41 non-attainment and affected counties in Texas, separated by climate area. Each page contains a description of the ... -
The 1920s Texas Ku Klux Klan Revisited: White Supremacy and Structural Power in a Rural County
(2018-04-25)The second Ku Klux Klan made its first public appearance in Texas at a United Confederate Veterans parade in October 1920, then quickly expanded across the state. Founder William J. Simmons created this organization as an ... -
Ability to recognize suicidal tendencies in adolescents by high school counselors
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)The rise in adolescent suicide in the last 20 years has been alarming and of major concern to all working with this population. The recognition of suicidal signs in adolescents by high school counselors could provide a ... -
Abrupt Climate Change in the Southern Great Plains during the Last Glacial Interval
(2017-04-27)Understanding how the climate of the North American Great Plains may change in the future is of tremendous socioeconomic importance, yet the regional response to previous abrupt global climate events, such as the ... -
The abundance and distribution of fishes in the cooling-water canal system of an electric generating station : with emphasis on the effect of cooling towers
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)Trawl collections were taken from June 1974 to September 1975 to determine the abundance and distribution of fishes in the canal system of the Houston Lighting & Power P.H. Robinson Generating Station with emphasis on ... -
Adaptive planning for Texas cattle producers facing uncertain prices
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)Cattle producers typically react to cyclical prices by increasing the size of the breeding herd as price increases and decreasing it as price decreases. Current decisions to cull and/or replace cows are based on such data ... -
The administration of vocational education as a function of school superintendents in Texas
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The purpose of this study was to determine which tasks in the administration of vocational education are considered most important by superintendents involved in their performance. This information could be used as a data ... -
An administrative history of the Texas Forest Service, 1915-1975
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)The Texas Forest Service (TFS), known as the Department of Forestry until 1926, was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1915 and has compiled an impressive record of fire protection and resource management that ... -
Adult alienation in selected community education and non-community education elementary school attendance areas
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze perceived adult alienation in selected elementary school attendance areas. In order to achieve this purpose, five preliminary questions were posed: 1. Is there less ... -
Aerial biomass production and environment of a grassland ecosystem: a model
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)Simulation of changes in production within an Andropoqon-Paspalum dominated grassland ecosystem of east-central Texas was based on 36 months of environmental and 20 months of biomass data. Simulation models utilizing ... -
Aerial photograph use in developing and testing a geographic data base for pecan (Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.)
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)A geographically referenced data base of the native pecan in portions of Texas was compiled from color infrared aerial photographs at a scale of 1/10,000. The Universal Transverse Mercator grid system was employed to ... -
The African Cattle egret in Texas and its relation to the Little blue heron, Snowy egret, and Louisiana heron
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)This study includes: 1) arrival, range expansion, seasonal distribution, and migration; 2) nesting habitats; 3) food habits; 4) reproduction; 5) population dynamics; 6) pesticide residues; 7) species interrelations; and ... -
An algorithm for large-scale nonliner knapsack : problems and extensions
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)In this dissertation, an algorithm was developed to solve large scale discrete nonlinear knapsack problems (NKP) with multiple resource constraints. The algorithm is essentially a dynamic programming technique in a sense ... -
The Allende-Piedras Negras Transboundary Aquifer: An Initial Modeling Assessment
(2018-11-16)The Allende-Piedras Negras (APN) aquifer is located between the state of Texas (USA) and the state of Coahuila (Mexico). The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo crosses the aquifer acting as a natural and political divide between both ... -
Alonso de León's 1690 expedition diary into Texas: an edition and study of the Spanish texts with semi-paleographic transcriptions
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The 1690 expedition led by Alonso de León into present day Texas proved to be a pivotal journey that had lasting effects on the development of Spain's land north of the Rio Grande. This expedition established the first ... -
Alternative Larval Diets and Generational Time for Gulf of Mexico Blenny Species
(2015-07-16)The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of nematodes (Panagrellus redivivus and Turbatrix aceti), Artemia, and rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) as diet options for larval Scartella cristata to see how ... -
An alternative to disengagement theory : its value in explaining the Texas winter visitor phenomenon
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)This exploratory study had the following objectives (1) to assess the utility of Hochschild's alternative (neo) theory for explaining the aging process among a sub-population of aging adults specifically, winter visitors ... -
The American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a bioindicator of trace organic contamination
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)This study was designed to examine the uptake and depuration of trace organic contaminants, e.g. poly nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including planar congeners, and butyltin species, ... -
American Progressive Education, Texas Schools, and Home Economics, 1910-1957
(2011-08-08)This thesis explores the Americanization efforts of educational leaders in Texas during the Progressive Era to demonstrate that reformers did not use vocational education, and specifically home economics, primarily to ...