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Effects of evaporative salt water cooling towers on salt spray and salt deposition on surrounding soils
(1978)
Five salt water cooling towers recently constructed near Galveston Bay, Texas have been shown to contribute to salt deposition in the surrounding area. Levels as high as 1200 kg salt/ha/yr were encountered within 100 m of ...
Goals of community education as perceived among selected groups in seventy-eight Texas school districts
(1978)
The research which this study describes determines the status of goals of community education in Texas. The study proceeds by analyzing the extent of disagreement of goal perception as stated in seventeen hypotheses and ...
An economic analysis of the rural land market in Texas
(1978)
The rural land market in Texas has been typified for the last 30 years with general increases in values. These increases have been erratic which has resulted in uncertainty for lending institutions, agriculturalists, ...
Empirical essays in the residential demand for electricity
(1978)
This dissertation consists of a series of studies, both experimental and non-experimental, using data on electricity demand with the individual households as the unit of observation. These studies address several questions ...
Avian diversity in various age pine forests in East Texas
(1978)
Objectives of this study were to quantify avian density and diversity as related to changes in vegetation structure of southern pine stands over a rotation interval (ca 35 years) and to determine the value of forest ...
Field and laboratory studies of selected marine algae of south Texas
(1978)
Field studies of the seaweeds of South Texas reveal thirty-seven new area records and many state range extensions. Selected genera were isolated into culture and studied along with field collections to insure correct ...
An investigation of knowledge levels of selected junior high school students in regard to the field of energy cognizance
(1978)
The principal objective of this study was to determine the extent to which selected junior high school students in the Amarillo, Texas, public school system possess knowledge in the field of energy. A questionnaire was ...
Adult alienation in selected community education and non-community education elementary school attendance areas
(1978)
The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze perceived adult alienation in selected elementary school attendance areas. In order to achieve this purpose, five preliminary questions were posed: 1. Is there less ...
Effectiveness of sex information dissemination by selected Planned Parenthood Clinics
(1978)
The problem of this study was to compare the effectiveness of four selected strategies of sex information dissemination at selected Planned Parenthood clinics. In addition, change of the subjects' general sexual attitudes ...
An investigation into the use of zero-base budgeting in a public system of higher education
(1978)
An analysis of zero-base budgeting as applied to Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, in the fiscal years 1976 and 1977. The study explains how zero-base budgeting is used in a Texas system of higher education. ...