Browsing by Subject "urban"
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A Herpetology Survey of Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: A Nature Sanctuary West of Downtown Houston (2018-04-30)Urban herpetology “deals with the interaction of amphibians and reptiles and humans with each other and their environment in urban or urbanizing settings” (Mitchell et al. 2008). Miller (2006) urges that human experience ...
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(2013-01-18)Africanized honey bees (AHB) are a hybrid between African and European honey bees (EHB). Compared to the EHB, AHB exhibit more intense, defensive behaviors but nevertheless provide the same important ecosystem service--p ...
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(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 ...
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(2018-05-09)Urban lotic surface waters have been extensively studied due to reported increases in their alkalization and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). However, urban lentic surface waters, which are subject to the same United States ...
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(2013-04-24)Habitat fragmentation and isolation can result in decreased occupancy and reproductive success within songbirds, particularly for species inhabiting urban environments where suitable habitat may be limited. The golden-cheeked ...
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(1991)People in developing countries have nutritional deficiencies for many reasons. These reasons may be and often are complex and difficult to label. Still, they can be put into perspective by studies that compare various ...
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(2011-02-22)Carters Creek in Brazos County, Texas, like many surface water reaches in the Texas Gulf Coast region, has been identified for bacteria and nutrient impairment on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) 303(d) ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation examines relationships between cities, and more specifically the largest Texas cities, and the global economy. Data on headquarters location and corporation sales over a 20-year period (1984-2004) supported ...
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(2018-11-29)The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine and interpret the lived experiences and parenting practices of four African American grandmothers raising grandchildren in one urban school district. A disproportionate ...
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(1991)In this study, the marketing techniques of general hospitals in Texas are compared to see if any similarities or differences exist between private for-profit, private not-far-profit, and public (not-for-profit) hospitals. ...
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(2023-01-25)In the 1990s, Rarámuri families migrated to Ciudad Juárez from the Sierra Tarahumara due to the degradation of the ecosystem, drug trafficking, and government corruption that affected the community. To understand the impact ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Texas A&M University (TAMU) supports a substantial breeding population of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) with one of the highest nest densities in Texas. There has been a long history of mourning dove research on the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions of novice and veteran teachers regarding the role of the principal in retaining teachers in the profession. Also, the research investigated whether and to what extent ...
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(2022-12-14)Influenza viruses infect the nose, throat, and lungs, causing flu, a contagious respiratory illness resulting in mild to severe illness and possibly death. The annual flu vaccine is the most effective prevention method to ...
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(2014-07-29)Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) were introduced to the United States (US) where they established naturalized populations. They often build their bulky twig nests on electric utility structures, causing economic damage. ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1992)
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(2022-07-26)The current three-article dissertation examined culturally responsive classroom management (CRCM) on a variety of levels. In an effort to understand how teachers are prepared and then how they implement CRCM, I examined ...
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(2022-11-16)This explanatory sequential mixed methods study was designed to explore and understand the factors associated with student achievement scores at high performing elementary schools serving a high percentage of children of ...