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A proposed model for counseling adolescent children of divorced parents
(1978)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to develop a structured group counseling model for the secondary school counselor to use in helping adolescent children of divorced parents; and (2) determine whether this group ...
Automobile service requirements 1982-1992 : implications for automotive educators
(1982)
The premise for this study was based on the use of advanced technological innovations in automobile design and the implications these innovations have for the job of the automobile mechanic. For purposes of this study the ...
Performance measures for capital investment in the Texas Airport System
(1982)
This dissertation represents an initial effort to develop, evaluate, and apply performance measures for assessing alternative state airport systems. Performance measures indicate the precise operational meaning of each ...
Depositional environment of the Sam Miguel lignite deposit in Atascosa and McMullen Counties, Texas
(1985)
Previous investigators interpreted the San Miguel lignite to be the result of swamps and/or marshes that existed on the landward side of a lagoon. The partings were "fire-splay" deposits that originated from coastal streams ...
Analysis of upland and streamside vegetation in the upper Big Thicket
(1982)
Vegetation of the Blue Hills area of northern Newton County, Texas, was sampled in 51 forest stands representing the range of vegetation types of this region of the "upper" Big Thicket. Two managed and 16 natural forest ...
Genesis of soils and carbonate enriched horizons in a climo-sequence developed over cretaceous limestone in Central and West Texas
(1983)
The Edwards Plateau covers 10 million ha in Central and West Texas (nearly 14% of the state) and is an important agricultural rangeland. A strong climo-gradient extends across the area with annual precipitation decreasing ...
Texas petroleum production and the windfall profit tax
(1985)
This dissertation considers the impact of the federal windfall profit tax (WPT) on aggregate Texas petroleum production. First, an engineering-based economic model is developed that incorporates both the geophysical aspects ...
The Brazos basin : deep basement structure and sedimentary fill, central east Texas
(1993)
Detailed mapping of central eastern Texas using deep well log and seismic data indicate that the region is underlain by a thickened sedimentary section, referred to here as the Brazos basin. Recognition of this basin ...
Risk management by livestock producers : a ranch simulation in the Texas Rolling Plains
(1987)
Uncertain forage production created by variation in climatic conditions and encroachment of undesirable brush species provide much of the business risk facing range livestock producers. This study focused on the evaluation ...
A decision support methodology for the rehabilitation and replacement of highway bridges
(1991)
The current rate of deterioration of highway bridges in the United States has created the need for a comprehensive bridge management system (BMS). This need has also been recognized in Texas, necessitating the development ...