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Chemical and biological methods for the analysis and remediation of environmental contaminants frequently identified at Superfund sites
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Substantial environmental contamination has occurred from coal tar creosote and pentachlorophenol (C5P) in wood preserving solutions. The present studies focused on the characterization and remediation of these contaminants. ...
Sharing of figurative language themes in expert therapy: occurrence and effect on client experiencing and therapeutic bond
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The purpose of this study was to examine the use and effect of figurative language discourse in examples of expert therapy. More specifically, one of the main reasons for conducting this study was to describe figurative ...
Escaping the frozen lake: individual and social idealism manifest as forms of religion and religiosity
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The role, basis for, and function of idealism in religion and religiosity are examined as both an individual and social phenomenon. Religion is divided into two manifestations of idealism that are described as conventional ...
Diagnostic relapse in Borderline Personality Disorder: risk and protective factors
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the more common personality disorder diagnoses observed in psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. Previous studies have found that individuals with BPD may be expected to ...
Temporal genetic structure of feral honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a coastal prairie habitat of southern Texas: impact of Africanization
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The goal of this study was to examine the impact of Africanization on the genetic structure of the Welder Wildlife Refuge feral honey bee population by scoring mtDNA and microsatellite polymorphisms. Adult honey bee workers, ...
GPS receiver self survey and attitude determination using pseudolite signals
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
This dissertation explores both the estimation of various parameters from a multiple antenna GPS receiver, which is used as an attitude sensor, and attitude determination using GPS-like Pseudolite signals. To use a multiple ...
The effect of task structure, practice schedule, and model type on the learning of relative and absolute timing by physical and observational practice
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Three experiments compared learning of relative and absolute timing of a sequential key-pressing task by physical and observational practice. Experiment 1 compared a task with a complex internal structure (goal proportions ...
Topics in ordinal logistic regression and its applications
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Sample size calculation methods for ordinal logistic regression are proposed to test statistical hypotheses. The author was motivated to do this work by the need for statistical analysis of the red imported fire ants ...
Dissection of defense responses of skl, an ethylene insensitive mutant of Medicago truncatula
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
The interactions between Medicago truncatula and Phytophthora medicaginis were examined using skl, a mutant blocked in ethylene perception, and a range of wild accessions of this plant species. P. medicaginis infection ...
Essays on the workings and uses of futures markets
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
This dissertation investigates various issues of interest regarding the workings and uses of commodity futures markets. Chapter II evaluates the relative performances of various estimators of bid-ask spreads in futures ...