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The significance of organic carbon and sediment surface area to the benthic biogeochemistry of the slope and deep water environments of the northern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The bioavailability of metabolizable organic matter within marine sediments is one of the more important driving mechanisms controlling benthic pelagic communities. Interactions between organic material and mineral surfaces ...
A moment in the pragmatic political style: the rhetoric of Louis D. Brandeis
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
This thesis examines the rhetoric of Louis D. Brandeis in light of pragmatism-specifically, the philosophical pragmatism of William James and John Dewey. While a number of scholars claim that pragmatism has nothing to offer ...
A shader based approach to painterly rendering
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a texture-based painterly shader that would render computer generated objects or scenes with strokes that are visually similar to paint media like watercolor, oil paint or dry media ...
Low voltage vertical recording preamplifier for hard disk drives
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Higher data rate hard disk drives(HDD) and improved read channel electronics are demanding preamplifier performance be extended well beyond 1 Gb/s. Historically, preamplifier power requirements were of low ...
Permeability characterization of shear zones in the Hickory sandstone member, Riley Formation, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
Reservoir compartments, typical targets for new infill locations, are commonly created by faults that may reduce or enhanced permeabilities. Faults often contain narrow zones of intense shear comprised of geometrically ...
Adaptive control of real-time media applications in best-effort networks
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Quality of Service (QoS) in real-time media applications can be defined as the
ability to guarantee the delivery of packets from source to destination over best-effort
networks within some constraints. These constraints ...
Two phase mixing comparison, oil contamination comparison and manufacturing accuracy effect on calibration of slotted orifice meters
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
In previous studies the slotted orifice plate has demonstrated superior performance characteristics to those of the standard orifice plate. In this study, these comparisons are investigated further. The response characteristics ...
Severe plastic deformation of difficult-to-work alloys
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The present work aims to reveal the microstructural evolution and post-processing mechanical behavior of difficult-to-work alloys upon severe plastic deformation. Severe plastic deformation is applied using equal channel ...
Diurnal variations in methane emission from rice plants
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
A greenhouse study was conducted to investigate the mechanisms causing diurnal variations in methane emission from rice plants (Oryza sativa L.). Methane emission was measured using a closed chamber system on individual ...
Development of SCAR marker linked to a root-knot nematode resistant gene in peanut
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Root-knot disease caused by Meloidogyne spp. is the most important nematode disease of peanut. Even though many management strategies have been applied to control this disease on peanut, resistance is the most recommendable. ...