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Sources of drug information and drug use behavior among adolescent students in Region VI, Texas
(1989)
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine sources of drug information as well as the scope of the drug use problem among adolescent students in Texas Education Agency (TEA) Region VI. Furthermore, the intent was ...
Factors regulating the ingress and establishment of a woody plant (Prosopis glandulosa) in perennial grasslands
(1987)
A series of experiments were conducted to quantify the extent to which dissemination and establishment of mesquite is enhanced by activities of domestic livestock. In the Rio Grande Plains of south Texas, dispersal of ...
Influence of natural particle diets on egg laying and hatching success of Acartia tonsa in East Lagoon, Galveston, Texas
(1982)
Factors affecting egg production and hatching success of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana were determined by measuring environmental variables and daily egg production of field collected females in the laboratory. During ...
Assessing the relationship between hispanic power structure and funding of bilingual education
(1982)
The dual purpose of this study was to ascertain if indeed school districts are fulfilling the intention of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, i.e. compensatory education for limited English-speaking students for whom ...
Integrated management of wintering blackbirds and their economic impact at South Texas feedlots
(1983)
Temporal and spatial use patterns of 2 South Texas feedlots by wintering blackbirds were examined. Economic impact associated with daily foraging was estimated. Effectiveness of 6 selected bird-damage control techniques ...
Variable amortization and financial control under uncertainty : application to Texas rice farms
(1980)
This study was designed primarily to determine the effects of farm financial control process, including variable amortization, as a means of responding to financial risk by the rice farmers in the Texas Coast Prairie area. ...
An administrative history of the Texas Forest Service, 1915-1975
(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 ...
Thermodyanamic behavior with cost predictions of residential desiccant cooling systems
(1986)
A computer model is developed to simulate the thermodynamic behavior of residential, desiccant space conditioning systems. Finite difference methods are used to model a rotating desiccant wheel and the results used to ...
Changes in the potential for wind energy generation due to terrain modification of the boundary-layer flow
(1980)
In situ measurements and a wind tunnel experiment are used to define the degree of wind speedup in the boundary-layer flow over the top of a small mesa. Measurements of the speedup of the wind relative to that observed ...
The cost to and impact on institutions of higher education in Texas when implementing and administering federally mandated social regulations
(1980)
The primary purpose of this research was to determine the cost and impact to institutions of higher education in Texas when implementing and administering federally mandated social regulations. Preceding the development ...