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(2015-09-28)There is much research being done in the field of swarming robotics and more specifically swarming unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. The most common platform used is the quadcopter because of its versatility. The problem ...
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Distributed algorithms are important for managing systems with multiple networked components, where each component operates independently but coordinates to achieve a common goal. Previous theoretical research has produced ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)My research looks at how the institution of the home shaped the British colonial project. Colonialism is rooted in the conflict of national identity. Colonial subjects in the presence of a politically threatening "Other" ...
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(2010-07-14)Cuisine is an important aspect of the French culture that has been developing for centuries. It is internationally known and considered by some to be the best in the world. However, as a result of globalization, the ...
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(1997)Infectious bacteria are all around us at all times. They are on every surface and are microscopic. These microorganisms are the cause of disease among elementary school children. This research analyzes the impact that ...
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(2013-02-27)Obesity and the metabolic diseases associated with it, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are areas of major concern in the USA. Obesity is associated with low grade inflammation in adipose tissue; therefore, ...
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(2008-08-19)Baeyer-Villiger (BV) oxidations are used to convert ketones and aldehydes to esters and phenols. These ester and phenols are useful building blocks in designing more complex organic materials in pharmaceutical chemistry. ...
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(1983)A mechanism has been designed to separate individual onion transplant cells from a continous polyethylene bandoleer belt using a series of 19 gauge, nichrome resistance wires mounted on an eight inch aluminum disc. The ...
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(1985)A questionnaire was mailed to the marketing officers of 1,000 randomly selected U.S. banks. The purpose was to determine bank marketing responses to deregulation and other changes in the competitive environment of the ...
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Barium Concentrations as a Proxy for Equatorial Pacific Productivity during the Past 140,000 Years (2016-07-15)The accumulation of biogenic sediments in the deep ocean may yield important information about past ocean productivity and its relationship to climate change. Sediments, sampled at approximately millennial resolution, every ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Protein folding is one of the major thrusts of biochemical research today. It is the study of how proteins fold into their tertiary structure based solely on their sequence of amino acids. It was once believed that no ...
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(2013-09-27)Previously unattainable shale gas deposits have become accessible since the late 1990s using a technique called hydraulic fracturing — the injection of chemicals, water, and sand into subsurface shale to free extractable ...
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(2011-05-02)The fundamental purpose of my research stems from the recognition of the fact that modern architectural design and architectural history have been segregated in our current educational system, and my goal is to develop a ...
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Astatine, the least abundant naturally occurring element on earth, has attracted interest due to its unique fundamental chemistry and its potential use as an agent in targeted alpha therapy for cancer treatment. Further ...
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(2006-07-11)Phage, although but a fraction of the size of bacteria, can, by lysogenic conversion, transform a harmless bacterium into a ruthless pathogen (3). This paper will discuss two new lysogenic dsDNA tailed phages of Burkholderia. ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-01-26)This presentation, “State of the Local Economy at the Beginning of 2023,� covers topics from PERC’s Economic Indicators report, including the Business-Cycle Index, nonfarm employment, unemployment, inflation-adjusted ...
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(2014-01-27)Prior work has shown that the neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), fosters adaptive plasticity within the spinal cord. To be clinically useful, BDNF must be applied over extended periods of time (days ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)A "zine" is not considered an abbreviated form of magazine. Instead it is a separate category of publication based around the non-profit and non-professional nature of its authors and producers. Zines regularly address ...
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The Basque Country, a region along the Spanish-Franco border, has a long history of independence and autonomy. In the modern era, from 1959 until 2011, the domestic terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) waged a ...