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Automation of a Wireless Cotton Module Tracking System for Cotton Fiber Quality Mapping
(2010-10-12)
The ability to map the profit made across a cotton field would enable producers to see in
detail where money is being made or lost on their farms. This ability, which requires sitespecific
knowledge of yield, fiber quality, ...
Strategic Surveillance System Design for Ports and Waterways
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this dissertation is to synthesize a methodology to prescribe a
strategic design of a surveillance system to provide the required level of surveillance for
ports and waterways. The method of approach to this ...
Radar-Derived Forecasts of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over Houston, Texas
(2011-02-22)
Ten years (1997 - 2006) of summer (June, July, August) daytime (14 - 00 Z)
Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler data for Houston, TX were examined to
determine the best radar-derived lightning forecasting predictors. ...
Promoting Rural Development from a Territorial Perspective: The Case of The Yeguare Region, Honduras
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of the implementation
of a territorial model of development in the Yeguare Region of Honduras. The research
questions look to determine the impact of the territorial ...
INTERSPECIFIC AND INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION OF COMMON SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) IN FIELD CORN (ZEA MAYS L.)
(2010-07-14)
Common sunflower is a competitive annual native dicot found in disturbed areas, on roadsides, dry prairies, and in row crops. Common sunflower is a competitive weed, but little data exist on interference, economic impacts, ...
NANOFLUIDIC SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION (SMD) FOR PROTEIN DETECTION AND INTERACTION DYNAMICS STUDY
(2010-07-14)
The objective of this work is to develop a micro/nanofluidic-based single molecule detection (SMD) scheme, which would allow us to inspect individual protein or protein complex study protein-protein interactions and their ...
Structural Changes in United States Cotton Supply
(2010-10-12)
Agricultural supply represents the quantity supplied for a given price of a commodity. The supply function is an algebraic representation that shows, in this case, how much yield and acreage output changes from variations ...
Using Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Bathymetric Surveys for Hydrodynamic Model Input
(2010-07-14)
The first part of this thesis deals with studying the effect of the specified bathymetric resolution and ideal bathymetric form parameters on the output from the wave and hydrodynamic modules of Delft-3D. This thesis then ...
Amphibian and Reptile Trade in Texas: Current Status and Trends
(2010-10-12)
The non-game wildlife trade poses a risk to our natural landscape, natural
heritage, economy, and security. Specifically, the trade in non-game reptiles and
amphibians exploits native populations, and is likely not sustainable ...
The Conservation of Seventeenth Century Archaeological Glass
(2010-10-12)
The primary goal of the conservator is to stabilize and conserve artifacts with the best possible treatment available. Ideally, these treatments are noninvasive and reversible, and maintain the integrity of the object as ...