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USING NUTRITIONAL LABELING WITH PREORDERING METHODS TO INFLUENCE STUDENT ENTREE SELECTION
(2016-01-14)Children learn about foods and eating habits at an early age (Birch and Fisher, 1998). The school cafeteria is an ideal place to provide healthy food options, as 70 percent of kindergarten through 12th grade children eat ... -
USING NUTRITIONAL LABELING WITH PREORDERING METHODS TO INFLUENCE STUDENT ENTREE SELECTION
(2016-01-14)Children learn about foods and eating habits at an early age (Birch and Fisher, 1998). The school cafeteria is an ideal place to provide healthy food options, as 70 percent of kindergarten through 12th grade children eat ... -
Master's Thesis
(2016-01-14)Theatre is an art form with a rich history of myth and ritual. This study takes a look at that history, as well as the current state of this art with regard to this history. A survey and in-person interviews were conducted ... -
To Kill A Mockingjay: An Ideological Criticism of The Hunger Games
(2016-01-14)In 2008, Suzanne Collins released The Hunger Games, the first novel of a trilogy that would become popular to international reading and cinematic audiences. The novel presented a reluctant heroine, Katniss Everdeen, who ... -
Pseudo-Siblings: Friendship and Only-Children
(2016-01-14)This study explores the ways in which the friendships of only-children are similar to and differ from sibling relationships. Sixteen interview participants were asked to describe their friendships and their sibling ... -
THE APPLICABILITY OF NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY TO PREDICT DRY MATTER INTAKE AND IN-VIVO NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER DIGESTIBILITY IN MATURE GELDINGS CONSUMING AN ALL-FORAGE DIET
(2016-01-14)An experiment was conducted to investigate the applicability of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIR) to predict DMI and in-vivo NDF digestibility in horses. Nine mature, sedentary stock-type geldings, ranging from ... -
ARSENIC SPECIATION IN BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) AND SEDIMENT FROM A LOUISIANA FRESHWATER MARSH OILFIELD
(2016-01-15)Arsenic is ubiquitous in the environment occurring from both natural and anthropogenic sources. The major route of exposure to arsenic is via ingestion of tainted water and food—primarily rice and seafood. This is especially ... -
Public Opinion and Confederate Memorials in Amarillo
(2016-03)A white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent in August 2017. The rally directed attention to the presence of Confederate monuments in numerous American cities, including Amarillo, Texas. In an ... -
A COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT METHODS OF IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AT WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
(2016-06-20)The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine which of the current recruiting methods employed by the Department of Agricultural Sciences at West Texas A&M University are most effective in attracting in-state and ... -
A GENETIC COMPARISON OF PITUITARY PARS INTERMEDIA DYSFUNCTION POSITIVE & NEGATIVE EQUINES AT DBH, TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOLS.
(2016-06-20)Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is the most common endocrine disorder of horses and ponies, and is a progressive neurodegenerative disease resulting from a loss of dopaminergic periventricular neurons that ... -
MEASUREMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM BEEF CATTLE USING THE GREENFEED SYSTEM
(2016-06-20)Production of air pollutants by beef cattle operations has incurred increased scrutiny in recent years. Two experiments quantified gaseous emissions of beef cattle in a feedlot and while grazing wheat pasture. In experiment ... -
WATER USE AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY ON THE SOUTHERN OGALLALA AQUIFER
(2016-06-20)The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the largest freshwater aquifers in the world underlying eight contiguous states in the Great Plains Region of the United States. Recharge of the aquifer is reliant on precipitation, which ... -
Effect of Planting Geometries and Fertilizer Placement on Nutrient Uptake by Grain Sorghum
(2016-06-20)Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important dryland crop in the Texas Panhandle. Productivity of grain sorghum depends on climatic conditions, plant available soil water, and soil fertility. Previous research ... -
THE EFFECT OF NURSE-LED EDUCATION REGARDING DAILY LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION AND PATIENT EDUCATION ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC ATOPIC DERMATITIS
(2016-06-20)Aim: This study was conducted using action research methodology to try and find out what would happen if evidence-based, nurse-led education regarding Atopic Dermatitis was implemented. The research question was: (1) can ... -
NARRATIVES TO LIVE BY: STORIES OF A CANCER SURVIVOR AND HER CARE-TAKERS
(2016-06-20)ABSTRACT Storytelling is an essential part of life. Much of what humankind has known has been through storytelling. This performance thesis focuses on the narratives of a cancer survivor and her caretakers. In-depth ... -
Optimization, Design and Construction of an Experimental Biogas System in a Small Dairy in Colombia
(2016-06-20)With the global population reaching approximately 9.7 billion by 2050, questions on how life’s necessities - food, energy, water, and infrastructure - will be supplied are becoming more relevant. These necessities generate ... -
THE PRICE OF MAGIC: A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF ABC’S ONCE UPON A TIME
(2016-06-20)ABSTRACT The television series, Once Upon A Time, has challenged the traditional fairytale genre with fractured storylines, new character plots and the idea that characters are no longer just heroes and villains, but rather ... -
Economic evaluation of silage crops under reduced irrigation in the Texas High Plains
(2016-06-20)Agriculture production remains a major mainstay of the Texas High Plains economy. However, the primary groundwater source (Ogallala Aquifer) that supports the intensive nature of irrigated agriculture and livestock operations ... -
TREATMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF FIBEROUS BY-PRODUCTS FOR FINISHING BEEF CATTLE
(2016-06-20)Cereal grain production and the wet and dry milling industries have yielded a plentiful supply of fibrous by-products for use in livestock production. These by-products can be treated both chemically and physically to alter ... -
MICROCLIMATE AND TRANSPIRATION EFFICIENCY IN DRYLAND CROPS IN RELATION TO PLANTING GEOMETRY, GROWTH STAGE, AND CULTIVAR
(2016-06-20)Cultivar selection, planting geometry, and plant population are the key factors determining grain sorghum yields in water deficit areas. When soil resources such as water are non-limiting, uniform cropping will provide the ...