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MAMMALIAN COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO TIME SINCE BURNING ON A MANAGED ROLLING PLAINS LANDSCAPE
(2021-02-12)Fire is a natural disturbance in the Rolling Plains ecosystem. When applied properly, fire removes unwanted litter, decreases woody plant densities, and increases herbaceous plant production. Plant abundance, density, and ... -
Reconstruction of the Soul
(2021-02-12)My work transforms negative emotions, thoughts, and experiences into positive results through the act of painting and weaving. This process of overcoming the internal battle of negative emotions through painting and weaving ... -
Detecting Bubbles in the USD-JPY Exchange Rate by Sequential Monte Carlo Methods
(2021-02-12)This paper uses recently developed Bayesian techniques in the analysis of stochastic bubbles in the USD-JPY exchange rate. After the fundamental value of the price series is removed, the exchange rate is subject to two ... -
THE PREVALENCE OF COXIELLA BURNETII IN BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE COTYLEDONS
(2021-02-12)To assess the potential public health risk of the zoonosis Coxiella burnetii in cattle (coxiellosis in cattle and Q fever in humans) we assessed the overall prevalence in beef and dairy cattle. We extracted DNA and performed ... -
A Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Mathematics Standards Reform in Texas
(2021-02-12)The Texas Education Agency adopted a revised set of mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in April 2012 in order to be more aligned with the Common Core State Standards. These standards were fully implemented ... -
Induction of Early Cyclicity Using Estradiol Cypionate and Sulpiride on Seasonally Anestrous Mares
(2021-02-12)This study was designed to evaluate strategies to induce early ovulation in anestrous mares. Thirty-two seasonally anovulatory mares were randomly placed into 4 treatment groups based on their reproductive status. Anestrous ... -
The Long-Term Effects of Fire Seasonality on a Rolling Plains Small Vertebrate and Vegetation Community
(2021-02-12)Fire is a natural process in grasslands, which makes prescribed burning an extremely important management tool that is widely used to replicate that natural process that is often missing from modern grasslands. However, ... -
MORPHOLOGICAL SIGNATURES OF HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN THE ENDEMIC ENDANGERED PECOS GAMBUSIA (GAMBUSIA NOBILIS) AND INVASIVE GAMBUSIA SPP. AT BITTER LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW MEXICO
(2021-02-12)Fishes of the southwestern United States are among the most imperiled fishes in the world. Of the risks that these fishes face, extinction through hybridization is potent and is often facilitated by human activities. For ... -
GRAZING PATTERNS, DIET QUALITY, AND PERFORMANCE OF COW- CALF PAIRS GRAZING SHORT GRASS PRAIRIE USING CONTINUOUS OR HIGH STOCKING DENSITY GRAZING STRATEGIES
(2021-02-12)Two experiments were performed at the WTAMU Nance Ranch (Canyon, TX) to compare different grazing strategies. The first measured differences in intensity of defoliation among species when cattle were allotted the same mean ... -
DEVELOPING A SEQUENCE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM: A DELPHI STUDY
(2021-02-12)This study asked questions pertaining to three separate areas involving middle school agriculture programs. The first purpose of this study was to determine a curriculum sequence to administer to middle school agriculture ... -
Community, the WWII Homefront, and POW Art: The St. Mary's Project in Umbarger, Texas
(2021-02-12)St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Umbarger, Texas, has become a local historic mecca and landmark in the state. In 1945, Italian prisoners of war, who were housed at the WWII prisoner camp in nearby Hereford, decorated the ... -
The Stability Profiles of Novel Peptide Modified Liposomes Designed to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer
(2020-10-05)Metastatic breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Therefore, improved chemotherapeutics are desperately needed. One promising potential drug construct involves the use of drug delivery vesicles. ... -
EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND COLOR SPOTS
(2020-10-05)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effect of color on the emotions of those who view the artwork created for this research; this is attempted through a systematic application of color combinations combined with ... -
A Colorful Dystopia: An Analysis of the Color Scheme in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
This thesis project focused on the color scheme featured in the first three seasons of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The series is based upon Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and was adapted into a Hulu original series in 2017. ... -
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM INCORPORATED AND SURFACE-APPLIED DAIRY MANURE AFTER SIMULATED IRRIGATION EVENTS
(2020-10-05)The more than 300,000 dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle generate a considerable amount of manure. This manure is a valuable fertilizer, but growing concerns with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has prompted research into ... -
Daily Rituals
(2020-10-05)This thesis takes seriously the banal moments of daily routines of home and career, which for me includes a commute between two rural towns in West Texas—Muleshoe, where I live, and Canyon, where I am a graduate student—but ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF DUVERNAY’S “WHEN THEY SEE US” THROUGH THE LENS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY
(2020-10-05)The film series, When They See Us, has been the most popular four part mini-series on Netflix since its release in 2019. It was produced and directed by Ava DuVernay and it touches upon true events that happened in 1989 ... -
Essays on Producer Profitability, Strategies, and Attitudes for Water Conservation in the Texas High Plains
(2020-10-05)Water is a vital resource for agricultural crop production in the Texas Panhandle and greater Texas High Plains Area. This semi-arid region relies almost solely on the Ogallala Aquifer as the primary source of water. Three ... -
Reformations to Developmental Mathematics Education: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Programmatic Changes
(2020-10-05)A mixed methods study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a newly implemented developmental mathematics education program at an institution of higher education. Under the old program (Program 1), at the most, ... -
THE CONTENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FLETA IN THE CONTEXT OF ROYAL JUSTICE: A TEXTUAL HISTORY OF LATE THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH COMMON LAW
Medieval historians and legal scholars who study early English common law generally cite the late-thirteenth century legal treatise known as Fleta as a corollary to Bracton and/or a text that, as M.T. Clanchy has suggested, ...
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