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"From one church to another": religion and ritual in the fiction of Ernest Hemingway
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This thesis traces the representation of religion and the development and subsequent decline of ritual as a replacement for religion in the lives of Hemingway's fictional characters. The author's own experiences with ...
"A fit soule": Italian influences upon Milton's Eve
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Seventeenth-century England proved to be a dynamic atmosphere for John Milton's development as a poet. The Scientific Revolution, the rise of the middle class and the increasing conflict between country and crown culminated ...
The effects of perinatal cadmium exposure on behavioral sensitization to morphine
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This study examined the effects of developmental cadmium exposure on morphine-induced locomotor activity. Adult female rats were exposed to 0 ppm, 25 ppm and 50 ppm cadmium via an adulterated food source for 30 days prior ...
The development of a model of Alpha helix formation for transmembrane peptides
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Researchers have studied the folding and binding properties of peptides in water for many years, but only recently has anyone attempted to explore those same tendencies in an environment similar to that of a transmembrane ...
Optimal Motion Planning with constraints for mobile robot navigation
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Motion planning is the process of planning a sequence of motions to move an object from one configuration to another. Recently, randomized techniques known as PRMs have shown great potential for solving motion planning ...
Norepinephrine mediates the effects of restraint stress on Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) is an important model of multiple sclerosis (MS) (Lipton, 1975). Theiler's virus induces a biphasic disease that, in the chronic phase, causes a remitting relapsing demyelination ...
A Study of the Development and Potential for Ballet Costume Design Beginning in the Twentieth Century
(2011-08-08)
Beginning with the twentieth century, ballet costume design experienced a major shift. The tutu and rigid formwork of classical ballet made way for vanguard experimentation. From world of art to symbolism then futurism, ...
Mixed Hydrologic Recovery of a Degraded Mesquite Rangeland
(2011-08-08)
Land degradation and anthropogenic change is widespread on rangelands in Texas. Over the last 150 years, noticeable change has occurred as a direct result of agricultural practices and human activity. As novel ecosystems ...
Detection of Explosives Using a Micro-cantilever Array Nano-Calorimeter System
(2011-08-08)
Over the past few decades, the likeliness of an attack from explosives has increased dramatically. Hence, the need to find a reliable device with the ability to detect
explosives has increased even more. Sensing schemes ...
CEO compensation: a question of ethics
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The outrageous corporate accounting and fraud scandals in the past years have all but demolished investors' faith in our accounting framework. One big area of concern is executive compensation. In 1992, Congress enacted ...