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Characteristics and barriers impacting the diffusion of e-extension among Texas Cooperative Extension County Extension agents
(2009-05-15)
The overall purpose of this study was to understand the influence of selected
factors on the adoption of eXtension by Texas Cooperative Extension County Extension
agents. Specifically, the study looked at how the relationships ...
Tribochemical properties of metastable states of transition metals
(2009-05-15)
Mechanical forces can be used to trigger chemical reactions through activating
bonds and to direct the course of such reactions in organic materials, particularly in
polymers. In inorganic materials, the small molecules ...
Trade-concentration and its impact on commerce and traders of a Mexican city
(2009-05-15)
This dissertation evaluates the changes in food retailing patterns in the face of openmarket
trends in a medium sized city (Citlalicalli) in central Mexico. This evaluation is
carried out using the model of retail ...
Antimicrobial activities of saponin-rich guar meal extract
(2009-05-15)
Three saponin-rich extracts (20, 60, 100% methanol), four 100% methanol subfractions
and seven independently acquired fractions (A-G) from guar meal, Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba L. (syn. C. psoraloides), were evaluated for ...
Toward an understanding of the impact of discretion upon the hr-performance link
(2009-05-15)
The field of strategic human resource management attempts to investigate the role and contribution that human resources may provide to organizations. Although various theoretical perspectives have been applied to the field ...
Application of computational fluid dynamics to aerosol sampling and concentration
(2009-05-15)
An understanding of gas-liquid two-phase interactions, aerosol particle
deposition, and heat transfer is needed. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is
becoming a powerful tool to predict aerosol behavior for related design ...
Effects of aerosols on deep convective cumulus clouds
(2009-05-15)
This work investigates the effects of anthropogenic aerosols on deep convective clouds and the associated radiative forcing in the Houston area. The Goddard Cumulus Ensemble model (GCE) coupled with a spectral-bin microphysics ...
Experimental and numerical studies of aerosol penetration through screens
(2009-05-15)
This research reports the results of experimental and numerical studies performed to characterize aerosol deposition on four different types of commercially available screens (electroformed-wire, woven-wire, welded-wire, ...
Grain refinement and texture development of cast bi90sb10 alloy via severe plastic deformation
(2009-05-15)
The purpose of this work was to study learn about grain refinement mechanisms and
texture development in cast n-type Bi90Sb10 alloy caused by severe plastic deformation.
The practical objective is to produce a fine grained ...
Issues in autonomous mobile sensor networks
(2009-05-15)
Autonomous mobile sensor networks consist of a number of autonomous mobile
robots equipped with various sensors and tasked with a common mission. This thesis
considers the topology control of such an ad hoc mobile sensor ...