Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2021-08-19)Metabolic-Mood Syndrome (MMS) is used to describe the comorbidity between multifactorial diet-related diseases (e.g., metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease) and mood disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder, anxiety). ...
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(2013-06-26)This study investigates whether auditors respond to earnings management pressure created by analyst forecasts. Analyst forecasts create an important earnings target for management, and professional standards direct auditors ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)This dissertation includes the three major parts of the study: volume change, and lateral earth pressure due to suction change in expansive clay soils, and design of civil infrastructure drilled pier, retaining wall and ...
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(2017-08-16)Traditional hydrologic modeling has compartmentalized the water cycle into distinct components (e.g. Traditional hydrologic modeling has compartmentalized the water cycle into distinct components (e.g. rainfall-runoff, ...
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(2016-05-26)To play is to learn. A lack of empirical research within game-based learning literature, however, has hindered educational stakeholders to make informed decisions about game-based learning for 21st century STEM education. ...
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(2012-12-03)Age-model derived sediment mass accumulation rates (MARs) are consistently higher than 230Th-normalized MARs in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean during the past 25 ka. The offset, being highest in the Panama Basin, suggests ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the overall effectiveness of eating disorder prevention programs and to investigate potential moderating variables that may influence the magnitude of intervention ...
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(2015-07-28)Bromate (BrO3-) is a disinfection by-product that primarily results from ozonation of bromide-containing waters. Many studies have been launched to suppress BrO3- formation and to decontaminate BrO3- after its formation. ...
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(2012-11-13)eBird, a citizen-science program developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon, allows users to enter bird sightings from around the world in order to develop a large scale data set for research. This ...
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(2017-01-11)A qualitative analysis of the lived experiences of four African American female professors at four-year universities is presented in this study. The purpose of the study was to explore and interpret the career transitions ...
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(2016-04-29)Marginalized students face disparities that impact their ability to successfully navigate higher education. Educational institutions that provide spaces for these students to express and explore their experiences can create ...
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(2021-04-08)The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of agents causing diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Having a rigorous understanding of the ecological, biological and social factors that modulate vector-host ...
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(2016-10-14)This dissertation focused on elucidating factors affecting Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the southern US, using triatomine, canine, and wildlife samples. Collection of triatomine vectors from 2012-2015 included ...
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(2013-04-30)Ecogeographic patterns of modern human craniofacial diversity suggest external nasal structures reflect climatic adaptations for respiratory and thermoregulatory functions. Regarding internal structures, the maxillary sinus ...
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(2020-01-30)Soil water availability influences the physiological, structural, and functional properties of plants. The physical properties of the soil play an important role in determining water availability, and shapes both the root ...
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(2012-10-19)This study focused on an invasive riparian reed grass, Arundo donax L., a clonal plant of the family Poaceae that is widely distributed in North America. Water availability, including water taken up from the roots locally ...
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(2010-10-12)The Woodlands, Texas, is a 27,000-acre new town created with Ian McHarg's ecohydrological planning approach. The Woodlands is the best example of ecologically based new town planning in the United States during the 1970s. ...
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(2020-04-24)The overarching goal of this study is to improve our understanding of ecohydrological process in tropical dry forests. Tropical dry forests provide ideal natural settings for ecohydrology research because of their distinct ...
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(2019-04-29)Ecological Analysis of Bisexual Identity and Health Access: An Interpretive Critical Inquiry (May 2019) This interpretive critical inquiry was aimed at coming to understand the experiences of self-identified bisexuals, and ...
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(2012-12-03)Pneumonia is the main killer of under-five children worldwide. The developing nations suffer the most. But within such countries, the spatial and temporal distribution of pneumonia cases is not uniform; yet little is known ...