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Development of a Method Using BIM Technology to Determine the Utility Bill and Total Cost of Ownership of a Single-family Home
(2010-07-14)
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technology has been around for several years and has proven to be very helpful in aiding engineers, architects, and contractors with their projects. BIM is a set of computer programs ...
Development of Superconducting Materials for Use in Magnet Applications: Nb3Sn Flux Pinning and Bi-2212 Magnetic Texturing
(2010-07-14)
The objective of this study was to develop techniques to be used in the manufacture of
superconducting round wires for use in magnet applications. Nb3Sn and Bi-2212 are
superconducting materials currently being developed ...
Observing Healthcare Interior Environments and the Effect on Patient Behavior
(2010-07-14)
Healthcare facilities are recognizable as organized, clean, and functional environments
that enable health practices to be carried out easily. However, most healthcare facilities
do not take into account how design may ...
Detection and removal of functional redundancy in multi-level logic circuits
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Whenever digital designs are created, they may contain many logic redundancies. Minimization tools are then used to remove these redundancies. The minimized circuit should be smaller, faster, and cheaper while still ...
Clock synchronization for mobile ad hoc networks
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
As mobile networking advances, there is a need for services such as clock synchronization that improve performance and support the development of higher-level applications. This can be achieved by adapting existing algorithms ...
Mitochondrial DNA phylogenetic analysis of Myrmecolacidae (Insecta: Strepsiptera) va
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The relationship between Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce (Myrmecolacidae) males (host: Solenopsis invicta) and females (host: Hapithus agitator) is examined. Further, the relationships between several unidentified myrmecolacid ...
Light and sound underground: a study of rave culture
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Pulsating colors flash, beat throbs deeper, deeper down, lift me up into this ecstasy: the world of rave. Rave culture is a strikingly significant, subversive subculture of recent and current times. Unique to the ...
I act therefore I am: identity and performance in Shakespeare's Hamlet
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The command to "Know thyself," ascribed to Greek wisdom, and further propounded by Socrates' proclamation "the unexamined life is not worth living" suggests that the prerequisite for life extends beyond mere existence to ...
Blanche No More: Voice, Letter, Agency
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Blanche No More: Voice, Letter, Agency seeks to locate, examine and trace the role of the author in culture. The subject of Authorship is one that is seemingly endless, therefore, Blanch No More: Voice, Letter, Agency ...
Blackout!: mediated public deliberation and desegregation in Houston
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Mediated public deliberation involves professional communicators communicating with the public to ensure that the public's policy preferences are informed, enlightened, and authentic. In a basic sense, good information can ...