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BEHAVIOR VARIABLES OF FEEDLOT CATTLE AS AN EARLY INDICATOR OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE
(2016-01-14)Advancement in technology used to monitor activity in cattle could improve the ability to diagnosis bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in the feedlot as current methods are based on subjective visual assessment of clinical ... -
BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF CHRONIC RISPERIDONE TREATMENT ON JUVENILE MALE RATS
(2018-02-08)Despite substantial increases in the use of antipsychotics, there is a lack of literature regarding the long-term effects of early treatment. Some studies have indicated that early administration results in differential ... -
Behold The Beast: Victorian Anxieties and Monstrous Forms
(2019-05-15)This paper seeks to analyze two examples of Victorian Gothic, the 1885 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the 1897 novel Dracula as texts dealing with anxieties of degeneration, medicine, and addiction ... -
Benchmarking for the Future
(2015-07-10)This paper examines the benchmarking system currently in place for education in the United States of America and suggests innovative ways to synthesize data mining and statistical methods currently used by marketers and ... -
Better Beef at the Supermarket: Should Animal Welfare Standards Be Marketed to the Consumer?
(2019-09-02)Discoveries and standards concerning animal welfare have proven successful for beef producers from European countries. However, the United States has not yet had an animal welfare program marketed to the consumer. There ... -
Better Beef at the Supermarket: Should Animal Welfare Standards Be Marketed to the Consumer?
(2019-09-02)Discoveries and standards concerning animal welfare have proven successful for beef producers from European countries. However, the United States has not yet had an animal welfare program marketed to the consumer. There ... -
BIOMETRIC GROWTH AND BEHAVIOR OF CALF-FED HOLSTEIN STEERS FED IN CONFINEMENT
(2015-12-04)The objective of this research was to determine the impact of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) on movement behavior of calf-fed Holstein steers fed in confinement as well as understand the optimal slaughter end point for a ... -
A Campaign to Improve Seasonal Flu Immunization Compliance in a University Nursing Health and Wellness Clinic
(WTAMU Cornette Library, 2020-03-05)Abstract Seasonal influenza can result in enormous physical and economic burdens. Healthy People 2020 reports that substantially fewer than the recommended 70% in most age groups actually receive the immunization (Bekkat-Berkani ... -
CAPTION THIS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF LOCAL NEWS CLOSED CAPTIONING
(2016-09-13)Because of the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations have been made to allow for better access to buildings, services, and information. Raised bumps on a sidewalk at an intersection allow for blind pedestrians ... -
CASE STUDY: IMPACT OF HYPODERMA LINEATUM UPON LIVE GROWTH, CARCASS ATTRIBUTES, AND HIDE VALUE OF FED BEEF CATTLE
(2017-02-20)A case study was done at the West Texas A&M University Research Feedlot, Canyon, from 14 November 2014 to 5 August 2015. While processing crossbred bulls (n=32) upon arrival (d0), some animals in the load of cattle were ... -
CATTLE GRAZING AND PROFITABILITY IN A DRYLAND WHEAT SORGHUM-FALLOW ROTATION WITH AN EL NINO - LA NINA DECISION VARIABLE
(2020-02-28)The gradual decline of the Ogallala Aquifer has partially led to an overall decrease in the number of irrigated acres within the Texas High Plains. With the decline of sub surface water resources, producers are looking ... -
Characterizing Monotone Games
(WTAMU Cornette Library, 2020-03-05)Solution concepts in games of strategic heterogeneity (GSH), which include games of strategic complements (GSC) as a special case, have been shown to possess very useful properties, such as the existence of highest and ... -
Chitin Metabolism by Vibrio furnissii: Quantification of nagE Expression
(2017-06-08)The phosphoenolpyruvate: sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) was first discovered in the 1960s by Kundig et al. The PTS is unique to bacteria, and is a rich area of study offering an abundance of potential research topics ... -
CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION IN ANTEBELLUM TEXAS: EXCHANGING ONE TYRANNY FOR ANOTHER
(2016-09-13)The American Civil War constitutes a watershed event in the history of the United States on many levels. While there has never been any doubt that religious belief and religious spokesmen played a pivotal role in that ... -
COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION, SELF EFFICACY, AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGE’S CERTIFICATIONS RELATED TO HORSE JUDGING
(2018-12-13)THE EFFECTS OF A JUDGING TRAINING EXPERIENCE ON COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND SELF-EFFICACY The purpose of this study was to measure the effects that a horse judging training experience has on an individual’s communication ... -
COMMUNICATIVE ACTS IN COACH-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVISION II COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S GOLF
(2017-06-08)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the perceptions female Division II golf players have of their coaches’ reactions to their bad golf shots during practice and tournament rounds. Data gathering for this qualitative ... -
Comparison of Educational Administrator’s Leadership Style and Previous Teaching Content Area
(2016-09-13)The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence an educational administrators’ leadership style. The study was conducted on educational administrators employed in the upper 26 counties of the Texas ... -
Composition in Music Education
(2017-09-21)The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of current college programs on contemporary composition. This project highlights the influence education has on composition, specific to the profession of a composer. The ... -
Constitutionally Defining Marriage in a Non-Presidential Election Year : A Study of the Vote in Two States
(2006-05)In 2004, voters in thirteen states approved amendments to their state constitutions defining marriage as involving one man and one woman. The process of states adding marriage definition amendments to their constitutions ... -
COPOLYMERIZATION OF CO2 AND EPOXIDES CATALYZED BY A SCHIFF-BASE CHROMIUM(III) COMPLEX
(2019-01-28)Global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have reached a record high in the last century and this is suspected to be a major contributor to climate change due to its effects as a greenhouse gas. Notwithstanding the ...