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Understanding Participation in Wildlife Conservation Programs on Private Lands
(2010-01-14)
One major lesson derived from the implementation of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) over the past 30 years is that direct regulation is not the only nor the optimal
way to protect endangered species on working lands because ...
On Orbits of Operators on Hilbert Space
(2010-10-12)
In this dissertation we treat some problems about possible density of orbits for
non-hypercyclic operators and we enlarge the class of known non-orbit-transitive operators.
One of the questions related to hypercyclic ...
Framework for Selecting Leading Performance Tools for Achieving Leed 3.0 Credits
(2010-10-12)
When working on United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED projects, architects, designers, and engineers involved in a sustainable design project often require ...
Scanning Probe Alloying Nanolithography (SPAN)
(2010-07-14)
In recent years, nanowires have become increasingly important due to their unique properties and applications. Thus, processes in the fabrication to nanostructures has come a focal point in research. In this research, a ...
Structure-Property Relationships in Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Systems: Influence of Noncovalent Stabilization Techniques
(2010-01-20)
A variety of experiments were carried out to study the dispersion and
microstructure of carbon nanotubes in aqueous suspensions and polymer composites
with the goal to improve the electrical conductivity of the composites ...
Performance, Development, and Analysis of Tactile vs. Visual Receptive Fields in Texture Tasks
(2010-10-12)
Texture segmentation is an effortless process in scene analysis, yet its neural
mechanisms are not sufficiently understood. A common assumption in most current
approaches is that texture segmentation is a vision problem. ...
Low-energy Passive Solar Residence in Austin, Texas
(2010-10-12)
From the various studies, it can be concluded that the excessive summer heating and the humidity are one of the major problems of the hot, humid climatic region. The literature review for this study shows that natural ...
Anti-viral RNAi and its suppression in plants.
(2010-01-16)
As a defense against viral infection, plants are thought to use RNA-induced
silencing complexes (RISCs) to target and cleave viral RNA. To counteract this, some
viruses have evolved proteins to inhibit RISC-mediated activity, ...
The Role of Climatic and Environmental Variability on West Nile Virus in Harris County, Texas, 2006-2007
(2010-07-14)
Between the years 2006-2007, Harris County, located at the heart of the
Houston metropolitan area, experienced a nearly 90% decline in the number of female
mosquitoes which tested positive for the West Nile virus. Different ...
Universal Product Design: Transforming User Activity Into Product Function
(2010-07-14)
Many people have disabilities and would like to have all of the amenities typical
of daily life. Universal product design is important in designing for the disabled and
creating user-friendly products for all people. The ...