Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2015-06-02)Sediment delivery to Texas and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico during the Early Paleogene represents an initial cycle of tectonic-influenced deposition that corresponds with the timing of late Laramide uplift. Sediments ...
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(2018-11-29)The consumption of dairy alternative beverages in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years. Conventional milk seems to be losing its market share to dairy alternative beverages, such as almond and soy milk, ...
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(2016-04-29)U.S. has consistently been the net importer of fresh fruit over decades. Studies suggest that the demand for fresh fruit will continue to increase because of the globalization of markets and U.S. policies. However, the ...
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(2019-11-13)United States (U.S.) farmers are working to increase agricultural yield production to meet commodity demands, while considering the environmental impacts of their management practices. To reduce agricultural environmental ...
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(2017-12-09)This dissertation examines the relationship between social vulnerability and plant level emissions. It utilizes a mixed methods approach that includes: 1) the historical context of the food manufacturing industry, environmental ...
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(2014-08-13)This study explores the influence of US metropolitan spatial structure evolution on regional employment growth rate. The first part of this study investigates the evolution of US metropolitan spatial structures from 2000 ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)This study examined the U.S. newspaper coverage of immigration in 2004. Previous studies have focused on the ideological implication of news coverage, showing that the news frames conveyed elites?? racism toward immigrants. ...
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(2014-09-02)Online comments have provided a forum for readers to interact with one another on the websites of newspapers, magazines, and other publications. Readers have come to expect comments, but many people, including some ...
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(2009-05-15)Catch rates of target and non-target species from commercial shrimp and reef fish fisheries operating in the U.S. southeastern region and associated fishing practices are provided in relation to an environmentally sound ...
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(2018-12-07)In December of 2016 the “Phase III Beach Nourishment: Seawall East” project started laying down approximately 920,000 m^3 of sand dredged from the Big Reef area on the East end of Galveston Island, TX across 6.2 km of ...
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(2014-12-11)The 3.42 Ga Buck Reef Chert (Kromberg Formation, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa) contains a geobiological record of microbial mats confined to the photic zone of anoxic Archean oceans. In order to better understand ...
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(2016-05-05)Compared to conventional synthetic polymers, protein-based materials have unique advantages, such as useful mechanical properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability. Protein-based materials have the potential to be ...
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(2016-02-26)Current demands on campus principals require them to be instructional leaders who understand the complex nature of teaching and learning and communicate clear expectations for the academic success of all students. The ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Petroleum exploration and production in recent years have moved into increasingly deeper water off the continental shelf. Some of these facilities are anchored in water depths in excess of 1000 meters. Exploration and ...
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(2010-10-12)The design of reinforced concrete structures for extreme events requires accurate predictions of the ultimate rotational capacity of critical sections, which is dictated by the failure mechanisms of shear, hoop fracture, ...
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(2022-04-25)Caisson foundation is a promising alternative and a primary anchoring candidate for offshore floating wind turbine. Although suction caisson is a common foundation solution that has been used in the oil and gas industry, ...
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(2013-05-29)Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a rapidly emerging class of smart materials that can be stored in a deformed temporary shape, and can actively return to their original shape upon application of an external stimulus such ...
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(2011-02-22)Low power wireless communications is the most demanding request among all wireless users. A battery life that can survive for years without being replaced, makes it realistic to implement many applications where the battery ...
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(2009-05-15)Given a certain transmission frequency, Shannon spatial sampling limit de¯nes an upper bound for the antenna element spacing. Beyond this bound, the exceeded ambiguity avoids correct estimation of the signal parameters ...