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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)This paper contains the results of my research on the conscientious objectors of World War II in Great Britain. After a brief overview of the events of the 1920's and 1930's which led to the formation of pacifist sentiments ...
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(2014-12-10)Neural development is initiated by several signaling molecules including BMP-4, noggin, and chordin. These molecules induce the formation of neural plate, which later folds to become the spinal cord and part of the primitive ...
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Conservation Agriculture Saves Irrigation Water in the Dry Monsoon Phase in the Ethiopian Highlands (Water; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)Water resources in sub-Saharan Africa are more overstressed than in many other regions of the world. Experiments on commercial farms have shown that conservation agriculture (CA) can save water and improve the soil. ...
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(Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2020)The traditional agriculture production system in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) caused significant soil erosion and degradation of soil quality. In addition, dependability of rainfall for irrigation needs limits the crop production. ...
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(Water; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2022)Agriculture in Africa is adversely affected by the loss of soil fertility. Conservation agriculture (CA) was introduced to curb the loss of soil fertility and water shortages and improve crop productivity. However, information ...
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The nectar-feeding Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis or L. nivalis) population has been experiencing a steep decline over the past ten years. Conservation of this species is vital for the mutualistic relationship ...
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(2011-08-08)The question of the executive’s authority over foreign affairs has been debated constantly over the life of the Constitution. Rather than try to discern the answer to this question from only the well-known Framers, this ...
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(2014-09-30)In this work we present a behavioral modeling framework that accounts for a battery constraint. This framework allows for a user to model robot teams of varying configuration performing com- mon robotic tasks such as ...
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(1991)Women lack freedom. They lack the freedom to be their individual selves, since society and tradition dictate their obligation and obedience first to their parents, and then to their husbands. Women have no long-standing ...
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(2017-04-24)High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multi-principal element alloys at near-equiatomic concentrations that can have superior properties such as high irradiation resistance, high fatigue resistance, and high temperature usage, ...
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(Agricultural Water Management; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2021)Livestock is an integral part of the agricultural system in sub-Saharan Africa, serving as a food source, income, fertilizer, and power for farming and transportation. However, the productivity of the livestock system has ...
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(Agricultural Water Management; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2021)Livestock is an integral part of the agricultural system in sub-Saharan Africa, serving as a food source, income, fertilizer, and power for farming and transportation. However, the productivity of the livestock system has ...
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This study was based on the interaction between two theories, one of which describes how individuals conceptualize their goals (Construal Level Theory) and the other addresses the understanding of the self (Self-knowledge). ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)In this paper, I describe a method and apparatus for carrying out a systematic spectroscopic mapping I([lambda], z, [Phi]) of the night sky, as proposed by Stefano Rosoni. Once completed, this method should prove to be ...
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(1995)Retroviral vectors are being used as vehicles for transporting foreign genes into mammalian cells for the purpose of human gene therapy to treat viral disease like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In efforts to develop ...
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Medical imaging technology and methods constitute an entire field of research, industry, and academia in biomedical engineering. The development of technology has awarded us the ability to see how the body works without ...
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(1986)Synthetic seismograms are seismic traces calculated from well log data. They provide a link between actual seismic records and borehole logs. Complete sonic and density logs are needed for the generation of synthetics. ...
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Throughout human history, society has regarded certain physical characteristics and traits as “beautiful.” Individuals have gone to extreme measures to live up to these standards, and cosmetic surgery is today’s solution ...
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(2008-08-30)Russia’s women have had a difficult time finding a voice in literature until as recently as the 1980s. With this new voice, many women writers have countered the widespread gender assumptions inherent in patriarchal Russian ...
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(1986)Contemporary authors of science fiction began creating vivid examples of artificial intelligence as long ago as 1921. Their imaginative depictions can be broken into three basic categories. First are those stories in which ...