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Intraspecific Gene Flow and Vector Competence among Periplaneta americana Cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattidae) in Central Texas
(2010-01-16)
One of the most overlooked areas in forensic entomology is urban, which applies
to insects and their arthropod relatives that have interactions with humans, their
associated structures, and companion animals. American ...
Hypergeometric functions over finite fields and their relations to algebraic curves.
(2010-07-14)
Classical hypergeometric functions and their relations to counting points on
curves over finite fields have been investigated by mathematicians since the beginnings of 1900. In the mid 1980s, John Greene developed the ...
A PERSPECTIVE ON THE NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTI-MODE DRY-FRICTION WHIP AND WHIRL
(2010-01-16)
The present work investigates the nature of dry-friction whip and whirl through
experimental and numerical methods. Efforts of the author, Dyck, Pavalek, and
coworkers enabled the design and construction of a test rig that ...
The Political-Economic and Demographic Causes of Metropolitan Income Inequality and Its Components
(2010-07-14)
This research project examines variations in inequality in individual earned incomes across U.S. metropolitan areas. The main analysis includes thirteen explanatory variables from three major perspectives - the political ...
Expanded Use of Bicyclic Guanidinate Ligands in Dimetal Paddlewheel Compounds
(2010-01-16)
This dissertation concerns the use of bicyclic guanidinate ligands to prepare new
dimetal paddlewheel compounds. Specifically, Ru_2^6+, Re_2^6+, Re_2^7+, and Os_2^7+ compounds will be examined to observe any changes brought ...
Processing and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Epoxy Resin Based Multi-scale Multi-functional Composites
(2011-02-22)
This research is focused on investigating the effect of carbon nanotubes on
macroscale composite laminate properties, such as, interlaminar shear strength, interlaminar fracture toughness and electrical conductivity along ...
Efficacy of DVD Technology in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Self- Management Education of Rural Patients
(2010-01-14)
Despite the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation programs which assist patients
in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the high costs and lack of
availability of such programs pose considerable barriers ...
Feasibility Study of a Portable Coupled 3He Detector with LaBr3 Gamma Scintillator for Field Identification and Quantification of Nuclear Material
(2010-07-14)
In recent years, there have been several research endeavors to increase the ability to
identify and quantify special nuclear material in field measurements. These have
included both gamma spectroscopy and neutron coincidence ...
Modeling and Analysis of Reservoir Response to Stimulation by Water Injection
(2011-02-22)
The distributions of pore pressure and stresses around a fracture are of interest in conventional hydraulic fracturing operations, fracturing during water-flooding of petroleum reservoirs, shale gas, and injection/extraction ...
STRATIRGAPHY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE VERNOR MAMMOTH SITE, CLUTE, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
(2010-01-16)
Remains of a mammoth, other Pleistocene fauna, and a wooden bowl were
recovered from the Vernor site located in Clute, Brazoria County on the Texas Gulf
Coast. Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and geochronology were used to ...