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    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-04-28)
      As states have begun to ease pandemic-related restrictions, we enter a new economic period that has the potential for rapid economic growth, but also a period of rising inflation. In this edition of PERCspectives on Policy, ...
    • Meer, Jonathan; Miller, David; Wulfsberg, Elisa (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-03-01)
      The authors examine the impact of the Great Recession on charitable giving. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the authors estimate a variety of specifications and find sharp declines in overall don-ative behavior ...
    • Stawski, Jordan Steven
      Greatest Hits is a graphic novel about a group of 20-somethings sharing a room in the city trying to get by, while simultaneously attempting to create a following for their band. When given an opportunity to expand their ...
    • Morrison, Derek 1990- (2012-04-23)
      This paper describes the research done to determine the hydraulic gradient and direction of groundwater flow in two aquifers at the Armand Bayou wetland. One aquifer is an unconfined aquifer at a depth of approximately 15 ...
    • Birks, Shellie Prentiss (1997)
      This study examined how African American students' attitudes and beliefs change as they align with ingroups and differentiate from outgroups upon entering a predominantly Anglo environment. Eighty-five African-American ...
    • Felder, Matthew D. (1995)
      To increase the density of memory cells in DRAM, it is desired to reduce the area of the dielectric. However, the capacitance has to meet a certain specification to store an adequate, reliable charge. A reduction in the ...
    • Shiflett, J. Mason (1998)
      This study was a preliminary investigation in which porcine derived Salmonella typhimurium was selected for resistance to the equivalent of 200 and 400 grams of chlortetracycline per ton of swine feed. These resistant ...
    • Sullivan, Patricia J. (1984)
      Ten commercial fungicides were applied to cuttings of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat 'Bright Golden Anne' to determine their effect on adventitious root formation. Thiram, Captan, Botran, and Banrot inhibited root elongation ...
    • Goodson, Kyla J. (1995)
      Consumer demands are forcing all segments of the meat industry to decrease fat and increase leanness in products. "The National Survey of Lamb Carcass Cutability Traits" (Tatum et al., 1989) reported that a large proportion ...
    • Nagle, Osric
      This paper summarizes hardware and software changes made to the latest version of the Survivor Buddy, specifically regarding the addition of motor burnout prevention systems and the implementation of behavior tracking and ...
    • Kilpatrick, Sarah
      This goal of this thesis is to present a correlation between the didactic war trials of two men following the demise of Nazi Germany, and the ability of society to meet a prescribed list of learning outcomes for the trials. ...
    • Bornman, Katherine Christophers
      Laws protecting the right to carry a concealed handgun on college campuses have been passed in eleven states to date, March 25, 2017, and additional states are considering similar legislation. A primary intent of these ...
    • Broussard, Alex 1991- (2012-04-26)
      Drosophila melanogaster larvae have historically been targeted as favorable models for the study of chemosensation and chemosensory learning due to the relative simplicity of their neuroanatomy. Sugars are traditionally ...
    • Steinhauser, Scott
      With the rise of reinforcement learning, a number of physics engines and frameworks have been used to simulate virtual environments. Additionally, various benchmarks have been popularized in order to assess the ability of ...
    • Wilcox, Stephanie A (2018-04-24)
      Traditional techniques used to determine neuron activity in cognitive function, such as penetrating or surface-mounted electrodes, severely limit the comprehensive study of the brain. Such methods confound thermal effects, ...
    • Ananthanarayan, Aashish
      Neural Networks play an important role in real-time object detection. Several types of networks are being developed in order to perform such detections at a faster pace. One such neural network that can prove useful is the ...
    • Baker, William; Campbell, Caitlin E (2013-10-04)
      The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) uses silicon and germanium detectors in the search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMP), a candidate for dark matter. Although these detectors are heavily protected with ...
    • Rhodes, Rebecca E (2012-07-11)
      This study examined the influence of handedness and reading/writing direction on the facing and sequencing of drawn objects and/or scenes and on orientation preference in viewing figures and photographing objects. Right- ...
    • Carpenter, Cynthia L. (1984)
      The initial goal of this research was to develop design specifications for one section of Arlington's generalized work order system, the City Service System. However, during November of 1983 the city planners decided to ...
    • Riyaj Ahamed, Shafeeq I (2015-10-06)
      Haptic devices are devices that emulate the sense of touch through a force feedback mechanism that enables users to physically interact with virtual objects. This supplementary element of interaction allows users to ...