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Organizational control and culture : a test of property rights theory
(1993)
This dissertation examined organizational control from a property rights perspective. The primary objective was to develop a framework which aligns technology, skills and organizational control, and test this framework. A ...
Genetic simulation of beef cattle production for growth and milk production
(1993)
The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Production model was expanded to include basic concepts of quantitative genetics. The traits simulated were birth weight, yearling weight, mature weight and milk production. In the original model ...
Polynomial near-rings, distributor and J2 ideals of generalized centralizer near-rings
(1993)
This work has three main parts. In the first section we define and develop some structure theory for a new near-ring which, for special oases, coincides with well-known polynomial ring theory results. In particular, we ...
Fiber-optic frequency shifter
(1993)
A new type of fiber-optic frequency shifter was studied theoretically and experimentally. It consists of a birefringent optical fiber embedded in an aluminum acoustic waveguide. Light with a wavelength of 1.3 μm enters ...
Physiological responses of Zea mays (L.) roots to NaCl stress
(1993)
The effects of two sodium chloride (NaCI) stress protocols, salt acclimation (sa) and salt shock (ss), on growth, water relations, and the contribution of inorganic and organic solutes to osmotic adjustment were studied ...
Politicians, the press and power : Lord Beaverbrook's introduction to British politics, 1910-1918
(1993)
Lord Beaverbrook's political career followed an unorthodox path. Within months of emigrating from Canada to Britain, he became an M.P. and a consort of the Tory elite. His character and methods suited behind-the-scenes ...
The academic, creative, and social performance of six at-risk adolescents who participated in an alternative school program
(1993)
Recently there has been an increased focus on educating students who are in danger of failing in school or in life, and who, therefore, are "at-risk." The literature addresses defining the at-risk problem, the consequences ...
Development of criteria for response to oil and petroleum product spills on soils
(1993)
The major hydrocarbon constituents that often contaminate groundwater resources from oil and petroleum product spills are benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX). Benzene is the most toxic and most mobile ...
Sedimentary processes and facies of a desert fluvial system in southern Death Valley, California
(1993)
Death Valley basin typifies a pull-apart strike-slip basin in an arid continental setting. The southern section of Death Valley basin is bordered by coalescing alluvial fans and is drained along its axis by the terminal ...
Effects of "What's the Beef/Here's the Beef", an educational program to address animal activist concerns about animal agriculture, on knowledge and attitudes of Texas Agricultural Extension agents-agriculture
(1993)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the What's the Beef/Here's the Beef educational program. This program utilizes the "contrasting viewpoints " method of addressing controversial issues. This ...