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A New Approach to Mitigate the Impact of Distributed Generation on the Overcurrent Protection Scheme of Radial Distribution Feeders
(2010-01-14)
Increased Distributed Generation (DG) presence on radial distribution feeders is
becoming a common trend. The existing Overcurrent Protection (OCP) scheme on such feeders
consists mainly of overcurrent protection devices ...
A Comparison of the Demographic Characteristics, Movtiations for Fishing, and Consumptive Orientation of Texas Urban and Rural Anglers
(2010-01-16)
Sales of Texas fishing licenses have declined since 1988. Several authors have suggested that this decline is related to changes in the demographic characteristics of the Texas population, including increasing urbanization. ...
Tailoring couple therapy techniques to client needs
(2010-01-14)
Research illuminating which therapist techniques are used in care-as-usual
couple therapy, and under what circumstances, can contribute to a fuller understanding
of how therapy works. The overall goal of the present study ...
Hispanic Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Learning Communities: A Case Study of First-Year University Students
(2010-01-15)
This study focused on the perceptions students have about the effectiveness of learning communities, a focus of the First-Year Success initiative at Texas A
Feed and Farm Supply Store Managers' Perceptions of Employee Training as a Contributor to Competitive Advantage
(2010-01-15)
The purpose of this study was to assess the perception held by managers of feed
and farm supply stores in Texas regarding the contribution of employee training to the
competitiveness of the firm, determine if managers of ...
Emergency Response: Creativity and Training
(2010-01-14)
Every time emergency responders respond to an incident, they enter an
ambiguous situation that is an ill-defined problem space. As the responders engage with
the incident, they discover, piece by piece, the unique interlocking ...
Bringing Identity Theory into Leisure
(2010-01-14)
Despite a substantial volume of research on identity in the social and behavioral sciences, identity theory has existed on the margins of the leisure literature and contributed to the understanding of leisure behavior only ...
In Situ Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopic and Kinetic Investigations of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
(2010-01-14)
A molecular-level understanding of a heterogeneous catalytic reaction is the key
goal of heterogeneous catalysis. A surface science approach enables the realization of
this goal. However, the working conditions (ultrahigh ...
Precision absolute frequency laser spectroscopy of argon II in parallel and antiparallel geometry using a frequency comb for calibration
(2010-01-14)
A collinear fast ion beam laser apparatus was constructed and tested. It will be used
on-line to the SLOW RI radioactive beam facility in RIKEN (Japan) and as in the
present experiment for precision absolute frequency ...
Characterization and Mapping of the Gene Conferring Resistance to Rift Valley Fever Virus Hepatic Disease in WF.LEW Rats
(2010-01-14)
Rift Valley Fever Virus is a plebovirus that causes epidemics and epizootics in sub-Saharan African countries but has expanded to Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. The laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus) is susceptible to ...