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(Water; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)This study assessed the impact of climate change on water availability and variability in two subbasins in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. Downscaled future climate data from HadCM3 of A2 (medium-high) and B2 ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-10-01)For decades, colleges and universities have focused on increasing racial diversity on college campuses through targeted policy efforts. Authors Hoekstra, Carrell and West investigate whether diversity causes members of the ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-02-03)There is little question as to the lack of racial diversity at selective U.S. universities. However, there is considerable debate regarding the benets of various policy options to increase diversity. Proponents of ...
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(2021-05-03)The impacts of the novel coronavirus-2019, or SARS-CoV-2, have presented major implications to all industries across the United States. The agricultural field was not immune to these influences. Agricultural producers have ...
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(1998)Prior exposure to shock lowers vocalization thresholds to heat and facilitates the acquisition of conditioned fear when training is conducted in a different context. These observations have been taken as evidence that shock ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-03-07)Election fraud is considered pervasive throughout many countries, raising concerns it can facilitate corruption and inhibit economic growth by preventing voters from holding elected officials accountable. This paper examines ...
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(2009-06-09)The word change is a vast understatement in describing what is to occur in the world in the 21st century. The current statistics, based on purchasing power parity, place the U.S. as having the world’s largest economy. ...
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(1993)Previous research has shown that exposure to inescapable shock produces a hormonally mediated opioid hypoalgesia in rats. In addition, it has a long-term sensitization effect on the opioid system that increases reactivity ...
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(Environmental Systems Research; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)Land use/cover and climate changes have a great influence on the hydrological processes in the watershed. The impacts of land use/cover and climate change are set to increase in the future due to the increased clearance ...
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(2012-07-11)Ghrelin (GHR) is a 28-amino acid peptide that is secreted in the peripheral and central nervous systems and correlates with hunger. GHR is the only gut hormone known to stimulate food intake. Psychostimulant drugs, such ...
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(2013-02-04)Hybridization can produce novel phenotypic variation which may allow hybrid populations to evolve in novel directions relative to parentals. Hybridization can produce intermediate as well as extreme phenotypes with respect ...
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(2014-09-18)The impact of hyperinsulinemia on adipose tissue inflammation has been studied for decades in order to try and obtain a better understanding of the underlying effects of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. Despite ...
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(2011-05-06)The purpose of this research project was to determine the overall effects of ibuprofen on bone formation in response to simulated resistance training in adult female rats. Ibuprofen is a common and generally safe non-steroidal ...
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(1983)This study involves a threefold approach to the real demand for loan funds at Federal Land Banks and Production Credit Associations: (1) determination of a conceptual model, (2) estimation of the corresponding statistical ...
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While microplastics in the ocean have been heavily studied, their impact on soils have not. Current research suggests microplastics are just as prevalent in freshwater and land as in the ocean and should be considered a ...
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(2014-06-18)ABSTRACT Impact of Organic Mulch on Vineyard Soil Moisture Retention. (May 2015) Bryan Sales Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University Research Advisor: Dr. Justin Scheiner Department of Horticultural ...
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(2014-09-04)Adipose tissue plays a major role in energy storage and Adipokine secretion to maintain systemic balance. However, adipocytes that experience hypertrophy or hyperplasia have negative effects on the processes of obesity-associated ...
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(2019-04-26)Cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) bone defects are most commonly treated with autografts despite their many limitations. Namely, the rigid autografts are difficult to shape and fit into complex defect geometries, resulting in ...
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(Journal of Environmental Quality; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2021)The hydrology of mountainous watersheds in the western United States is significantly influenced by snow year-round. It is widely known that topography affects precipitation; however, the knowledge of how watershed rainfall ...
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(2017-04-27)Chronic high blood pressure, or hypertension, is identified as a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. The primary cause of most hypertension is increased peripheral vascular resistance that ...