Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2009-05-15)Variations in characteristics of tropical deep convection are examined for an association with the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO). Eight years (1998-2005) of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) ...
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(2009-05-15)Quality-of-service (QoS) guarantees will play a critically important role in future mobile wireless networks. In this dissertation, we study a set of QoS-driven resource allocation problems for mobile wireless communications ...
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(2016-07-20)Support Vector Machines (SVMs) is a popular method to solve standard machine learning tasks like classification, regression or clustering. There are many algorithms to solve the linear SVM classification problem. However, ...
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(2021-12-09)Understanding genetic architectures of yield and yield components of dryland and irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is pivotal to developing modern high-yielding germplasm and cultivars, while maintaining end-use quality ...
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(2020-06-09)Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeders strive to develop high-yielding varieties with outstanding end-use quality attributes and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Wheat end-use quality, particularly bread making, ...
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(2016-04-26)Cotton is the world’s leading natural textile fiber and oilseed crop, with a global economic impact of over $600 billion. However, few QTLs have been identified and linked with yield traits. In this study, a large number ...
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(2009-05-15)As compared with other cereal grains, Sorghum bicolor shows very low levels ofprotein digestibility when exposed to proteolytic enzymes. Protein digestibility furtherdecreases when sorghum is cooked. It is speculated that ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Sorghum downy mildew (SDM) of maize is caused by the oomycete Peronosclerospora sorghi (Weston and Uppal) C. G. Shaw. The disease can cause devastating yield losses in maize (Zea mays L.). Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) ...
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(2017-12-08)Mechanical characterization is an important and now frequently used tool for phenotyping plants for crop improvement, e.g. lodging resistance. Mechanics of materials and structures in response to various external stimuli ...
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(2019-03-04)Three studies were conducted on peaches Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. The first was to identify QTLs and SNP haplotypes linked to the predictive SNP marker(s) for six traits. The second was to assess peaches for postharvest ...
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(2012-10-19)Recent initiatives for biofuel production have increased research and development of sweet sorghum. Currently, the initial major limitation to integrating sweet sorghum into existing production systems is the lack of sweet ...
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(2017-05-10)In this dissertation, I present a modeling framework that provides modeling of 2D smooth meshes in arbitrary topology without any need for subdivision. In the framework, each edge of a quad face is represented by a smooth ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The premise of this research is the concept, development, and application of an approximate relation for the material balance of abnormally-pressured gas reservoirs. The approximation is formulated directly from the ...
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(2019-02-08)Aquariums adorning the homes of hobbyists are ecosystems, specifically oriented to add a visual component to the living space. This hobby and trade utilizes animals that humans do not connect with on a regular basis. Home ...
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(2019-03-14)The purpose of this study was to determine the physical characteristics and facial types that orthodontists perceive as difficult to treat, and to investigate how their perceptions’ relate to the duration of treatment among ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation explored the prevalence of and predictors of secondary sexual abstinence (following sexual initiation) in a sample of Texas college students. A qualitative phase of research (N=20) was conducted through ...
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(2012-11-16)This dissertation set out to identify effective qualitative and quantitative management tools used by financial officers (CFOs) in carrying out their management functions of planning, decision making, organizing, staffing, ...
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(2009-05-15)This study investigates socio-cultural factors that impact the lives of highly creative writers, specifically, novelists in a specific socio-cultural context, Turkey. Research objectives included the investigation of the ...
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(2015-12-07)In this thesis four different computer programming languages, C++, Python, Processing, and Pixar's RenderMan©, were used to realize four different rendering programs. The goal was to identify the main challenges in ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Asynchronous education activities have grown rapidly through popular distance education delivery techniques. This rapid growth has precluded science, technology, and engineering. Practice oriented disciplines have considered ...