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Relationship of education, age, sex, and citizenship to the aspirations of citrus harvesters
(1977)
The purpose of this study were to determine whether the aspirations of citrus harvesters are related to their educational level, age, sex or citizenship. Aspirations of citrus harvesters were divided into three main items: ...
Revenue forecasting models for small municipalities in Texas
(1979)
The major objective of this dissertation was to investigate if existing revenue forecasting models could be modified to provide useful predictive models for revenues of small Texas municipalities. Specifically, an attempt ...
Mechanisms of downhill creep in expansive soils
(1979)
A detailed survey of two tracts of houses on sloping terrain underlain by expansible clay-rich soils indicates that expansive soils are especially susceptible to downhill creep. This poses an additional threat on top of ...
The role of the superintendent in Texas as perceived by the superintendent and his school board president
(1976)
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the superintendent in Texas as perceived by the super-intendent and his school board president. By synthesizing the data from three previous studies and utilizing ...
Measurements of pavement condition and performance for Texas highways using sampling techniques
(1979)
Cost-effective, objective performance information obtained on a highway network better enables highway maintenance managers to make informed decisions. Three methods which can be used to obtain such objective information ...
The effects of daytime headlight operation and light colored clothing on motorists' perception of motorcycles
(1978)
This study was designed to ascertain if daytime motorcycle headlight operation and light colored wearing apparel of the motorcyclist had a significant effect upon the motorists' awareness of the motorcycle and motorcyclist. ...
The effect of environment on seed development in sorghum : (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)
(1978)
Small Seed Syndrome (SSS) is a problem that plagues the sorghum breeder, producer, transporter, and processor. Small seed cause a reduction in yield, prices and feed efficiency due to decreases in weight, density, protein ...
The mosses of Big Bend National Park: a phytogeographic study
(1975)
The phytogeographical affinities exhibited by the intra-and interfloristic relationships of the mosses of Big Bend National Park are reported. A checklist of elements making up the moss flora of the 708,281 acre Big Bend ...
The compilation of diagrammatic transects and their application to preliminary environmental assessment of water resources development in Texas
(1976)
Water resources development in Texas is primarily of two types, channelization and surface impoundments. Effects of these types of projects are discussed in terms of environmental effects in Texas. With this background, ...
The citizen factories : the Americanization of Mexican students in Texas public schools, 1920-1945
(1976)
This study examined and recorded the Americanization movement as it affected the education of Mexican students (Mexican-American and immigrant Mexican) in Texas public schools in the period 1920-1945. Previous research in ...