Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2012-07-16)Power consumption is an important constraint in achieving efficient execution on High Performance Computing Multicore Systems. As the number of cores available on a chip continues to increase, the importance of power ...
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(2018-11-27)When Germany forced China to surrender part of the province of Shantung and the village of Tsingtau in 1897, it secured the long-standing wishes of a German China lobby that had articulated visions of empire that would ...
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(2009-06-02)Gravel aggregates had been used extensively in the Houston District of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for continuously reinforced concrete pavements construction for many years. However, some of these pavements ...
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(2015-11-24)The large-scale streaming data collected from the increasing deployed phasor measurement unit (PMU) devices poses significant difficulties for real-time data-driven analytics in power systems. This dissertation presents a ...
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(2009-05-15)The purpose of this study is to identify the processes and factors contributing to employment in the sport industry. In order to completely address the sport industry as a whole, sport management has been pragmatically ...
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(2011-10-21)Submarine channels are important conduits for sediment in deep marine environments, and understanding their formation is critical to modeling basin fill processes. Most models describing channel evolution focus on turbidity ...
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(2022-07-26)Texas has approximately 200 designated early college high schools (ECHS). The present study aimed to acquire feedback from ECHS graduates to identify how students could be prepared more effectively for postsecondary education ...
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(2020-07-01)Longitudinal studies that employ repeated measures by following particular individuals over periods of time allow researchers to assess the development/changes in the characteristics of the target populations at both the ...
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(2009-06-02)Loss of wetland habitats across the nation is staggering and continues, especially in urbanizing areas. Thus, wetland restoration has become a priority. However, questions remain regarding system function and biotic ...
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(2020-06-01)IGF-1 has been implicated in breast cancer due to its mitogenic and anti-apoptotic effects. Previous studies with the BK5.IGF-1 transgenic (Tg) mouse model reveal that IGF-1 does not act as a classical, post-carcinogen ...
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(2021-07-15)Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-cutaneous cancer among women in the United States. Inheritable genetic factors, such as BRCA gene mutations, account for only 5-10% of the risk for developing breast cancer. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The exponential growth of the Hispanic student population and the controversial educational issue surrounding the assessment of English language learners are the two fundamental topics of this study. Due to the uncertainty ...
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(2010-07-14)Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, are commonly taken by the recreational and commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and larvae are frequently reported in the region, indicating the Gulf's potential role as ...
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(2017-04-19)Summer ichthyoplankton surveys were conducted in surface waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2007 to 2010 to characterize distribution and abundance of tuna larvae. The assemblage of tuna larvae was comprised of ...
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(2012-07-16)The resurgence of Texas' snook (Family Centropomidae) recreational fishery is coupled with an uncertainty as to what species occur in State waters, a limited understanding of life history, and habitat needs of its constituents. ...
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(2013-12-10)The overall objective of this study was to investigate various measures of cattle size. Records from three separate studies (herds) at Texas A&M University were used to evaluate relationships of birth and weaning measures ...
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Early Migratory Behavior of Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) Pups from Bering Island, Russia (2012-07-16)I examined the population trends of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) using an age-specific metapopulation model that allowed migration between rookeries. Mortality and birth rates were modified to simulate future ...
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(2014-11-19)As the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean is intrinsically linked to the major changes in current and past climate via several mechanisms, in particular, through the carbon cycle’s influence on atmospheric CO2 ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography (using a 5 MHZ linear probe) presented the maximum sensitivity and negative predictive values at day 26 and day 29 after estrus in heifers and cows, respectively. Palpation ...
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(2009-05-15)Concrete curing has long been realized to be important to produce durable concrete. Curing compound is widely used to cure concrete in the field. The current curing membrane evaluation method ASTM C 156, however, is incapable ...