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Locust skin: a thesis in creative nonfiction
(2009-05-15)
This creative thesis includes a critical introduction that discusses a brief history
and definition of the creative nonfiction genre, the ethical dilemmas faced by the writer
when telling a true story, and contextualizes ...
Fortification of baked and fried tortilla chips with mechanically expelled soy flour
(2009-05-15)
The effects of the fortification of tortilla chips with mechanically expelled soy flour
as well as baking and frying processes on the properties of tortilla chips were
evaluated. Sensory characteristics, texture, thickness, ...
Delay-sensitive communication over wireless multihop channels
(2009-05-15)
Wireless systems of today face the dual challenge of both supporting large traffic flows
and providing reliable quality of service to different delay-sensitive applications. For
such applications, it is essential to derive ...
Dynamics of marine pelagic bacterial communities on the Texas-Louisiana shelf
(2009-05-15)
Microbial community interactions within many ecosystems are still relatively
unknown. Investigating links between environmental dynamics and shifting pelagic
bacterial community structures on the Texas-Louisiana shelf, ...
Spatio-temporal distribution of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) relative to prescribed burns on rangeland in South Texas
(2009-05-15)
Overgrazing and fire suppression has left much rangeland in poor condition for
various wildlife species. Prescribed fire is one range improvement practice used to
restore degraded wildlife habitat. I determined the effect ...
Domestic Titus
(2009-05-15)
Critical examinations of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus almost always
occlude questions of the domestic. Yet, a major portion of the play’s action takes place
in a house and the methods of the characters’ revenge ...
The relationship between the level of antibiotic use and resistance among enteric bacteria in a multi-site integrated human and swine population
(2009-05-15)
The objective of this longitudinal study was to study the relationship between changes in prevalence of resistant enteric bacteria associated with mean monthly doses (MMD) of various antibiotics used in each of two host ...
Anvil effect in spherical indentation testing on sheet metal
(2009-06-02)
A spherical indentation test is considered to be invalid if there is presence of a visible
mark on the side of the sheet metal facing the anvil and exactly below the indentation.
With the available standard loads of the ...
Efficient blind symbol rate estimation and data symbol detection algorithms for linearly modulated signals
(2009-05-15)
Blind estimation of unknown channel parameters and data symbol detection
represent major open problems in non-cooperative communication systems such as
automatic modulation classification (AMC). This thesis focuses on ...
Development of an infrared absorption spectroscope based on linear variable filters
(2009-05-15)
The objective of this thesis is to develop a low-cost infrared absorption spectroscope
based on linear variable filter (LVF) technology for the automated detection of gases and
vapors, and the semi-automated detection of ...