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Photovoltaic Arc-Fault Detection
(2013-12-02)
Electric arcs cause fires. The ability to detect an electric arc successfully, reliably, and quickly enables mitigation of arc-induced fires before they start. Within photovoltaic systems, in particular, the detection of ...
Beer powered bicycle: narrative ethnography and print representations of punk/hardcore culture
(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 ...
The politics of mind reading: cartography and brain science in the discourse of medicine
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Medicine, like all other contemporary discourses, has a history. As such, medical discourse has been shaped by a wide range of ideologies in the long course of its development, and is open to criticism and analysis. In ...
The language data repository: machine readable storage for spoken language data
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The Language Data Repository project is working to develop a software architecture capable of storing the transcripts and recordings of spoken language data and capable of hosting software tools to aid in the analysis of ...
The interplay between spatially separated ferromagnetic and superconducting thin films
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Ferromagnetic thin films have been grown via physical vapor deposition utilizing the technique of flash evaporation and characterized by measuring magnetization as a function of magnetic field. An Al thin film was evaporated ...
The mechanism of chloroplast division in higher plants
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The majority of plant cells contain plastids that are self-replicating, double membrane organelles with their own unique genetic component. The current investigation concerns the developmental events that strictly determine ...
The neurobiological mechanisms underlying the sensitization of pain and learning
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Why animals learn and how they do so has long been a topic of inquiry and research. Recently, King, Joynes, Meagher and Grau (1996) showed that exposure to a mild aversive event (a brief shock) can enhance both learning ...
Characterization of variant forms of organophosphorus hydrolase
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) is an enzyme capable of degrading toxic organophosphorus chemicals including the chemical warfare agents, sarin and VX, as well as many insecticides. This project seeks to understand how ...
A cost benefit analysis of employee assistance programs and health promotion programs
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
For many years business has been searching for ways to make companies more profitable. Some programs that many businesses have implemented in order to increase profits are Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and Health ...
Corporate social responsibility and its impact on the corporate decision-making process for university undergraduate research fellows
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This study seeks to answer the question, "How does corporate social responsibility (CSR) influence corporate decision making?" It does so in two steps. The first step is the building of a theoretical framework in order ...