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Essays on the Effect of Climate Change over Agriculture and Forestry
(2010-07-14)
In this dissertation, I study the effects of climate change on agricultural total
factor productivity and crop yields and their variability. In addition, an examination was
conducted on the value of select climate change ...
A Methodology to Determine both the Technically Recoverable Resource and the Economically Recoverable Resource in an Unconventional Gas Play
(2010-10-12)
During the past decade, the worldwide demand for energy has continued to
increase at a rapid rate. Natural gas has emerged as a primary source of US energy. The
technically recoverable natural gas resources in the United ...
Anger Suppression and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Women in the United States
(2010-01-14)
This study was designed to remedy the current lack of information on the causes of depression among Chinese women in the United States. It is based on an integrated understanding of depression, anger, female gender ...
Accounting for Adsorbed gas and its effect on production bahavior of Shale Gas Reservoirs
(2010-10-12)
Shale gas reservoirs have become a major source of energy in recent years.
Developments in hydraulic fracturing technology have made these reservoirs more
accessible and productive. Apart from other dissimilarities from ...
Development of Real-Time Fuel Management Capability at the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center
(2010-07-14)
For the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center reactor a fuel depletion code was created to develop real-time fuel management capability. This code package links MCNP8 and ORIGEN26 and is interfaced through a Visual ...
Simulation of the Extinction Efficiency, the Absorption Efficiency and the Asymmetry Factor of Ice Crystals and Relevant Applications to the Study of Cirrus Cloud Radiative Properties
(2010-10-12)
The single-scattering properties of six non-spherical ice crystals, droxtals, plates, solid columns, hollow columns, aggregates and 6-branch bullet rosettes are simulated. The anomalous diffraction theory (ADT) is applied ...
A Closer Look at Salt, Faults, and Gas in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico with 2-D Multichannel Seismic Data
(2010-07-14)
The sedimentary wedge of the northern Gulf of Mexico is extensively deformed and faulted by salt tectonics. Industry 2-D multichannel seismic data covering a large area (33,800 km2) of the lower Texas continental slope [96 ...
Team Identity and Performance-based Compensation Effects on Performance
(2010-01-16)
This study investigates whether team members work harder and perform better when they are compensated based on both team and individual performance than when compensated based on team or individual performance alone and ...
The Impact of a Metacognitive Reflection Component in a Problem-Based Learning Unit
(2010-01-16)
This mixed methods dissertation explores the impact of metacognitive support
(reflective journal entries and a think-aloud exercise) in a PBL (problem-based learning)
unit. While students are developing a solution for a ...
An Evaluation of Early Reading First on Emergent Literacy Skills: Preschool through Middle of First Grade
(2010-10-12)
Early Reading First is a federal initiative that seeks to buffer against the detrimental effects of poverty on children‟s academic outcomes by incorporating all of the elements supported by scientifically-based reading ...