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Involvement of the endogenous opioid peptides in suckling-induced inhibition of LH release
(1991)
Two studies were conducted to further understand the involvement of the endogenous opioid peptides (EOPs) in suckling-induced inhibition of LH release. Experiment A in the first study was designed to evaluate the effect ...
Dialectron : a prototypical dialectic engine for the support of strategic planning and strategic decision making
(1991)
The use of dialectic in strategic management has been extensively debated. It was first proposed by Mason (1968), who soon after (Mason, 1969) argued its superiority over devil's advocacy and expert advice. Cosier first ...
Effect of high mainstream turbulence on leading edge heat transfer and film cooling
(1991)
This dissertation details an experimental investigation of the influence of high mainstream turbulence on leading edge film cooling heat transfer. High mainstream turbulence was produced by a bar grid (Tu = 3.3-5.1%), a ...
An integrated farm machinery selection and management system for personal computers
(1991)
An integrated expert system for farm machinery management, titled Farm-machinery Analysis, Research and Management (FARM), was developed at the Agricultural Engineering Department of Texas A&M University for use on personal ...
Mechanisms of action of the synthetic hypertrehalosemic hormone in the fat body of the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis
(1991)
The hypertrehalosemic hormone (HTH) is a decapeptide that is stored and released from corpora cardiaca (CC) of the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. HTH has at least three distinct physiological actions on the fat body. One ...
Autonomous star sensing and pattern recognition for spacecraft attitude determination
(1991)
Autonomous star sensing and pattern recognition for attitude determination provides many technological challenges to modern spacecraft optical sensor design. This is mostly due to the relatively high accuracy requirements ...
The role of the substrate in ion formation produced by fast heavy ion induced desorption
(1991)
The desorption-ionization of organic and inorganic ions ejected from polymer and metal-coated polymer surfaces with salt overlayers was studied using [252]Cf plasma desorption mass spectrometry. The matrix, when bombarded ...
Machine vision inspection of fresh market carrots
(1991)
A machine vision system was developed to inspect fresh-market carrots. Software and hardware components were designed and developed into a working inspection system, INSPECT. The main objectives of this study were to ...
Radiocarbon dating of prehistoric rock paintings
(1991)
Prehistoric rock paintings occur worldwide, but until recently, they could not be dated directly. We have developed a new method utilizing a low-pressure, low-temperature oxygen plasma, that allows direct [^14]C dates to ...
A geostatistical assessment of infiltration for furrow irrigation management
(1991)
Infiltration in irrigated furrows is a complex hydraulic phenomenon that varies in both space and time. The effects of spatially variable infiltration on advance and infiltration of water along a furrow must be well ...