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Predicting the Unit Appraisal Value of the Unimproved and Private Land in the City of Houston by LEED Sustainable Site Credits
(2011-02-22)
The primary objectives of this research are to identify the relation between
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria regarding sustainable
site credits and the appraised value of land parcels in the ...
Prediction of Unit Value of Un-Improved Parcels of Harris County, Texas Using LEED Sustainable Sites Criteria of Public Transportation Access
(2011-02-22)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is one of the environmental assessment tools available to gauge buildings. This rating system is a voluntary system which does not include financial aspects in the ...
Characterizing Damage Evolution and Yield in Sandstone Under Triaxial Loading as a Function of Various Effective Pressure
(2011-02-22)
Granular porous material is idealized as an elastic-plastic material, where macroscopic failure occurs at a critical stress by localized dilatant shear at low effective pressure and compactional cataclastic flow at high ...
Domestic Audiences, Policy Feedback, and Sequential Decisions During Military Interventions
(2011-02-22)
The literature on escalation situations and audience costs suggests that
democratic executives tend to increase commitment to a foreign policy in response to
negative feedback. However, real-world cases from international ...
The Legal-Military Dilemma in the Response to International Terrorism
(2010-07-14)
Historically, the US appears to have responded inconsistently to similar acts of
terrorism in two different ways, using either a law enforcement or military response.
These legal and military responses can be either ...
Using Mathematics Curriculum Based Measurement as an Indicator of Student Performance on State Standards
(2010-07-14)
Math skills are essential to daily life, impacting a person?s ability to function at
home, work, and in the community. Although reading has been the focus in recent years,
many students struggle in math. The inability to ...
Cationic Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Hydrovinylation
(2010-01-14)
Stereoselective carbon?carbon bond formation is one of the most important types
of bond construction in organic chemistry. A mild and acid free catalyst system for the
hydrovinylation reaction utilizing a cationic, ruthenium ...
Irradiation Stability of Carbon Nanotubes
(2010-01-14)
Ion irradiation of carbon nanotubes is a tool that can be used to achieve modification of the structure. Irradiation stability of carbon nanotubes was studied by ion and electron bombardment of the samples. Different ion ...
Cue reactivity to appetitive and aversive cues among female smokers and non-smokers
(2011-02-22)
This study examined the motivational state associated with smoking craving
specifically among women and the effect of deprivation and smoking status on the
relationship between responses to appetitive cues. Utilizing both ...
Age, Growth, and Population Dynamics of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Along Coastal Texas
(2010-10-12)
Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are apex predators and
indicators of localized ecosystem health. Accurate characterization of population
demography is crucial to parameter predictions. However, descriptions ...