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The relationship between maternal employment and adolescent nutritional status and risks to cardiovascular health
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Data from a 1997 study on the dietary intake and presence of coronary heart disease risk factors among adolescents aged 14-18 years were used in the analyses for this thesis. Previously, blood samples were obtained from ...
Experimental study to determine basic performance characteristics of recycled glass as beach nourishment material
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Since significant amounts of recycled glass may be used as a substitute of materials for beach nourishment in urban beaches, laboratory experiments were proposed to understand the performance characteristics of glass versus ...
A defense of theistic activism
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
There is a tension between traditional theism and contemporary Platonism. Traditional theism maintains that God is the creator of all things distinct from Him; whereas contemporary Platonism contends that there are ...
Domingo Ramon's 1716 expedition into Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
The 1716 Domingo Ramn̤ expedition resulted in the temporary occupation of East Texas from 1716 to 1719 with six missions and a presidio. This expedition represented Spain's commitment to the permanent occupation of the ...
Experimental studies of steam-propane injection for the Duri intermediate crude oil
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Laboratory experimental studies were carried out to better understand production mechanisms involved in steam-propane injection and to investigate effects of expected field pressure and temperature conditions on steam-propane ...
Reducing lipid oxidation in irradiated ground beef patties by natural antioxidants
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Fresh ground beef patties with (1) no antioxidant, (2) 0.02% butylated hydroxyanisole/ butylated hydroxy toluene (BHA/BHT), (3) 3% dried plum puree, or (4) 0.25% rosemary extract were partially aerobic packed, irradiated ...
Regional tectonics, differential subsidence, and sediment dispersal patterns: implications for sediment flux to the southern South China Sea and regional filling of sedimentary Basins during Pliocene to the Recent time
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
The Nam Con Son, Malay, and West Natuna basins, located offshore of SE Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia, initially formed during Eocene(?)-Oligocene rifting, and underwent inversion during Miocene time. Following cessation ...
Conceptual framework of e-service quality to predict return intentions of online travel agency's user
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
The emergence of the Internet and e-commerce has opened the door to a new type of interface between business owners and consumers. Accommodating the resulting changes has led to substantive modifications in the business ...
Experimental study of the effects of wakes on separation in low pressure turbine flow
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
The present study, which is the first of a series of investigations dealing with specific issues of low pressure turbine (LPT) boundary layer aerodynamics, is aimed at providing a detailed unsteady boundary flow ...
Practical image based lighting
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
In this thesis, we present a user-friendly and practical method for seamless integration of computer-generated images (CG) with real photographs and video. In general such seamless integration is extremely hard and requires ...