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From Production to Education: An Analysis of Pipeline Requirements and Practices
(2013-01-15)
Animation, visual effects, and video game studios have to manage complex and highly iterative productions. The processes, tools, and data flow that carry a production from initial idea to finished state is called a ’pipeline.’ ...
Residential Housing Markets Before and After Land Use Changes
(2015-05-13)
This study expands the existing literature on impact of environmental amenities and disamenities on the value of single family housing by temporally and spatially examining changes in the effect of nature and industry. The ...
International Migration and Extreme-Right Terrorism
(2015-05-04)
Is right-wing terrorism a response to rising immigration levels? I argue that influxes of immigrants into host states create a motive for violence to members of the extreme-right because it embodies an inherent threat to ...
Interactive Roles of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and RF-Amide Related Peptide 3 in Adenohypophyseal Physiology and Reporduction in the Mare
(2013-01-28)
The seasonal termination of ovarian cycles in mares initiated near the time of the autumnal equinox is a significant managerial issue for horse breeders world-wide. Studies presented herein had two over-arching aims. In ...
Analysis of Bone Augmentation With Corticotomy-Facilitated Dental Expansion: A Histologic & Micro-CT Study
(2015-05-08)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of bone grafting when performed in association with corticotomies. A randomized split-mouth design was utilized in seven adult male beagle dogs. Corticotomies were ...
Energy Efficiency and Performance in Multiprocessors Systems on Chip
(2015-05-08)
As process technology shrinks, the transistor count on CPUs has increased. The breakdown of Dennard scaling has led to diminishing returns in terms of performance per power. A trend which promises to impact future CPU ...
Human-Inspired Motion Primitives and Transitions for Bipedal Robotic Locomotion in Diverse Terrain
(2015-04-27)
This thesis presents a control design approach, which uses human data in the development of bipedal robotic control techniques for multiple locomotion behaviors. Insight into the fundamental behaviors of human locomotion ...
Bond Strength Measurements from a TAMU Balanced Bond Wrench in Comparison to Brick Prism ASTM E518 Beam Test
(2015-04-30)
The brick to mortar bond strength affects the performance of the joints in brick masonry when subjected to various loading conditions. The flexural bond strength of masonry units can be measured using a bond wrench or a ...
Investigation of the Affects of Bentonite in Cement-Bentonite Grouts used for Monitor Well Completion
(2015-04-27)
Bentonite is one of the most common additives to cement to form grouts for completion of monitor wells. Recent studies have indicated that these grouts may not be the most appropriate method for completing monitor wells, ...
Anticancer activity of peach and plum extracts against human breast cancer in vitro and in vivo
(2009-05-15)
Commercial varieties of peaches and plums contain a mixture of phenolics that may possess anticancer activity. Our objectives were to evaluate extracts from a commercial variety of yellow fleshed peach "Rich Lady" (RL) and ...