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Essays on horizontal merger simulation: the curse of dimensionality, retail price discrimination, and supply channel stage-games
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
In the words of Joel I. Klein, former Assistant Attorney General of the United
States, âÂÂ[a]ntitrust enforcement in the merger area has never been as time-consuming,
complex, or as central to the functioning of our ...
Physiochemical characteristics of controlled low strength materials influencing the electrochemical performance and service life of metallic materials
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Controlled Low Strength Materials (CLSM) are cementitious self-compacting
materials, comprised of low cement content, supplementary cementing materials, fine
aggregates, and water. CLSM is typically used as an alternative ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of doing mathematics warm-up problems with an agricultural context on improving mathematics performance
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate one instructional activity that could be
used by agricultural science teachers to improve math performance of students, grades 7-
12. The treatment group (11 schools, 218 students) ...
A hybrid system for fault detection and sensor fusion based on fuzzy clustering and artificial immune systems
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
In this study, an efficient new hybrid approach for multiple sensors data fusion and
fault detection is presented, addressing the problem with possible multiple faults, which
is based on conventional fuzzy soft clustering ...
Biface reduction and blade manufacture at the Gault site (41bl323): a Clovis occupation in Bell County, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
This dissertation is a technological study that deals with those techniques
employed by the Gault Clovis people in the manufacture of both bifaces and blades.
The materials studied were recovered during the 2000 and 2001 ...
Identification of novel implantation-related genes in the ovine uterus
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
The peri-implantation period in mammals is critical with respect to survival of
the conceptus and establishment of pregnancy. During this period of pregnancy,
reciprocal communication between ovary, conceptus, and endometrium ...
The healing effects of art in pediatric healthcare: art preferences of healthy children and hospitalized children
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Art is assumed to possess therapeutic benefits of healing for children, as part of patient-focused design in healthcare. Research on adult patients suggests that by infusing art into the healthcare setting, the design may ...
Evaluating the cognitive process of students participating in a service-learning experience while enrolled in a collegiate social problems class
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This study evaluated the cognitive process of students participating in a 20-hour
service-learning experience while enrolled in a collegiate Social Problems course. This
study examined student attitudes about social problems ...
Will our final years be golden? Mortality by Alzheimer's disease in the United States
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Alzheimer'ÃÂÃÂs disease (AD) is the fifth leading cause of death among the elderly.
This study uses National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Multiple Cause of Death
data for the United States for the years 1998 to ...
Utilization and evaluation of an indoxacarb-based granular bait (Advion) developed for the control of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This research evaluated the new red imported fire ant (RIFA) bait Advionâ¢.
Advion⢠contains the active ingredient indoxacarb which, following ingestion, must be
metabolized into an N-decarbomethoxyllated metabolite ...