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Exploring Latino Parent Attitudes Toward Science, Involvement in Science, and Perceptions of Value and Comfort of Family Science Events
(2018-11-27)Diversity within teams and organizations guards against groupthink and overconfidence and improves their ability to problem solve and make predictions. Even though efforts have been made to increase diversity within the ... -
Don't Touch My Crown: Texturism as an Extension of Colorism in the Natural Hair Community
(2018-11-27)No abstract prepared. -
Experimental Setup and Electrical Characterization of Electronic Material and Devices
(2018-11-27)Due to our increasing energy demands, access to affordable clean energy resource will be of great importance for a society and economy in the near future. Two separate developments are required to secure stable energy ... -
Parasocial Relationships: Examining Viewers' Connections with Characters in Television Series
(2018-11-16)The purpose of this study was to compare participants’ parasocial relationships (PSRs) with characters in scripted television series and celebrities in reality television series and examine the role of gender in PSRs. It ... -
Failed Security: Realism, Interventionism, and the Path to Insecurity
(2018-11-21)No abstract prepared. -
Improving Access to Medical Care for Patients in Need of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Using Systems Engineering and Optimization Models
(2018-11-27)Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a set of tools and strategies used to support or replace speech or writing for individuals with communication impairments. Several barriers currently exist preventing the ... -
Responses of Aquatic Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities to a Large Flow Pulse in the Guadalupe, San Antonio and Brazos River Basins, Texas
(2018-11-20)Riverine benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) communities are regulated, in part, by the dynamic character of the river’s flow regime. Purpose of this study was to assess the influence of a flow regime component (i.e., large ... -
An Intercrop Trial of Okra-Melon-Lima Bean
(2018-11-20)Small-hold farmers practice various styles of intercropping around the world; their management of biodiversity has been linked to higher ecological resilience and productivity in comparison with monoculture systems. ... -
We Carve The River By Propelling: An Intergenerational Narrative On The Influence Of Texas Bilingual Policy On The Lives And Practices Of Three Mexican-American Educators
(2018-11-26)Throughout history, the disenfranchised and oppressed have rarely had a voice or their perspective validated. By utilizing the narrative as a means to make the findings more culturally relevant, it allowed the research to ... -
Principals living restorative practices: A journey of Hope, Passion, and Justice
(2018-11-26)Restorative practices are more than school processes; they are lived experiences. This auto-ethnographic research chronicles the journey of three principals during their first year of implementing restorative practices on ... -
Unveiling the Garden: Unpacking the Public and Personal Roles of Iranian Women in Pahlavi Era Literature, 1921-1979.
(2018-11-27)No abstract prepared. -
Automated Tool Path Planning for Industrial Robot in Material Handling in Warehouse Automation
(2018-11-26)The warehouses today continue to rely on human workers because of the failure to implement the autonomous order picking system to meet the demands in terms of speed, safety and accuracy. In this research study, we aim to ... -
Population structure and gene flow in the Louisiana Iris species complex
(2018-11-29)Identifying the distribution of genetic variation and gene flow is important for understanding how evolutionary dynamics have shaped the genetic structuring of populations undergoing divergence. Natural selection and genetic ... -
Capacity model with sustainability scope to predict the semiconductor manufacturing's energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions
(2018-11-21)<p>Semiconductor industries are not only technology-intensive, but also highly energy-intensive. A wafer fab consumes about 300-400 kWh/day. To supply this amount of electricity, the amount of carbon dioxide released is ... -
Mercury Concentrations in Fish from the Guadalupe River, Texas: Relationships with Body Length and Trophic Position
(2018-11-27)Mercury (Hg) is known to bioaccumulate over time in freshwater fish and biomagnify up freshwater food webs, so top predatory fish have the highest Hg body burden. Within Texas, Hg studies in freshwater fish have primarily ... -
IOT Based Network Management Portal for Augmented Reality Applications
(2018-11-26)Internet of Things (IoT) along with the evolution of Wireless sensor networks and Augmented Reality technologies has opened many avenues in multiple real-world scenarios that need extensive human interaction. The potent ... -
Designing multi-period production and flow shop manufacturing systems with island microgrid operation
(2018-11-27)Manufacturing industries consume one third of the global electricity. Over 70 percent of the electric power is generated by burning fossil fuels, resulting in climate change and depletion of natural resources. This research ... -
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Diachronic trends in Linear Enamel Hypoplasia at the Maya sites of Colha, La Milpa, and Dos Hombres
(2018-11-21)No abstract prepared. -
A Survey of Ant-Associated Fungal Diversity in Canopy Bromeliads from the Ecuadorian Amazon
(2018-11-20)No abstract prepared.
