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A systems evaluation of high speed rail for the Texas Triangle
(1985)
This dissertation describes and compares simulations of operation of different high speed rail technologies on alternative rights-of-way in the Texas Triangle which connect Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. ...
Relating park visitor experience to level and degree of environmental concern within a social-psychological framework
(1983)
Recreation research has contributed much descriptive information about the visitors to natural resource-based outdoor recreation areas. What is not clear is whether their expressed attitudinal concern for these outdoor ...
Economic analysis of selected marketing strategies for cotton in the Texas Southern High Plains : a whole-farm simulation approach
(1983)
The marketing of agricultural commodities is a significant determinant in overall farm profitability and/or solvency. No past research has attempted to analyze the relative merits of different marketing strategies for ...
Quality of work life among Chinese-American white-collar workers in Houston, Texas
(1983)
This study aims to examine the quality of working life of Chinese American professionals in American work organizations. It applies the grounded theory approach to collect and analyze the data. Data were collected through ...
Attitudes of registered nurses in Texas relative to collective negotiation
(1983)
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of registered nurses in Texas relative to collective negotiations, and the personal and employment characteristics related to those attitudes. Procedure. ...
Population growth of Monellia caryella, Monelliopsis pecanis, and Melanocallis caryaefoliae and factors affecting seasonal abundance of Monellia caryella at College Station, Texas
(1984)
Field studies were conducted at College Station, Texas in 1982 and 1983 to examine population dynamics of 3 species of pecan aphids. The results indicate that pecan, Carya illinoensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch supports higher ...
Biology and distribution of staphylinid beetles associated with bovine feces in south central Texas
(1985)
The staphylinid fauna of a south central Texas pasture was identified. Species composition were compared in two habitats; open and wooded pasture. Over 27,000 specimens of Staphylinidae were captured during a field study ...
Reducing fiscal and administrative burdens on Texas school districts involved in special education due process proceedings
(1984)
The purpose of this study was to produce a list of strategies used by Texas school districts to reduce the fiscal and administrative burdens associated with special education due process proceedings. Most of the unnecessary ...
Quantifying forest stands using Landsat : an initial exploration
(1986)
Forest stand parameters were shown to be estimable, using data acquired by the Landsat satellite, at a statistically significant level of accuracy. When volume was regressed against spectral signature, the vegetation index ...
Genesis of soils and carbonate enriched horizons associated with soft limestones in Central Texas
(1986)
Soils associated with soft Cretaceous limestones occupy more than 3 million hectares in Central Texas and are important to the state's agricultural rangelands. Most of these soils occupy moderately to strongly sloping ...