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    • Multiphase Flow Loop for the Near Horizontal Heat Transfer Parameters Measure-ment: Design, Construction and Commissioning 

      Carestiato, Gabriel (2016-08-23)
      The multiphase flow loop for heat transfer experiment was designed, con-structed and commissioned by performing the preliminary test with two-phase air/water flow. The flow loop was designed so that it can be used for ...

    • Female sonorities: Theoretical inquiries on the feminine voice and the musical experience; a study of three women. 

      Pola, Marusia; 0000-0002-7044-4446 (2016-08-10)
      Patriarchal ideologies and attitudes have obscured, concealed, and devalued women’s music over centuries. However important or vital their engagement, women’s role in music has been submitted to a historical process of ...

    • Temporal change of blowing dust in Lubbock, Texas 1947-2013 

      Venner, Prudence Anne; 0000-0001-6499-4671 (2016-08-10)
      The 1995 installations of Automated Surface Observing Systems by the National Weather Service create new sources of data that can be used to determine the correlation between wind, drought, and dust in Lubbock, Texas. ...

    • The use of bmr-6 sorghum as forage source in beef cattle growing and feedlot systems on growth performance and nutrient utilization 

      Campanili, Pedro Ricardo Ballavenuto; 0000-0003-1534-0270 (2016-08-17)
      The effects of silage type (corn vs. sorghum) in beef cattle finishing diets and backgrounding system on growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility, ruminal kinetics, and feeding behavior were ...

    • The use of alternative feeding strategies to improve feedlot beef cattle growth performance and nutrient utilization 

      Ovinge, Lauren A; 0000-0001-9150-2441 (2016-08-11)
      The use of alternative feeding strategies such as yeast as a feed additive and cotton burrs as a roughage source to improve feedlot beef cattle growth performance and nutrient utilization were evaluated in two experiments. ...

    • Platanthera chapmanii: culture, population augmentation, and mycorrhizal associations 

      Poff, Kirsten Elizabeth; 0000-0002-1212-4321 (2016-08-11)
      Much is unknown concerning the molecular and reproductive ecology of temperate terrestrial orchid species. The rare species Platanthera chapmanii was used in this study because of its wide geographic range, relatively quick ...

    • ENVIRONMENTAL AVAILABILITY AND POTENTIAL INFLUENCES OF HEAVY METALS ON SNOWY PLOVERS IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS OF TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND OKLAHOMA 

      Ashbaugh, Hannah M; 0000-0003-3319-7113 (2016-08-25)
      Interior snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus) populations are declining due to deteriorating habitat quality, poor juvenile survival, and declining nest success. Snowy plovers are philopatric to saline lake and alkali flat ...

    • Three essays on mutual fund performance 

      Gibson, Philip (2012-05-14)
      This dissertation adds to that body of knowledge by exploring areas that have not been examined. It consists of three articles, each exploring a different topic related to mutual funds. The first article looks at the ...

    • Light transport simulation in reflective displays 

      Feng, Zhanpeng (2012-05-08)
      In the last several years, reflective displays have gained substantial popularity in mobile devices such as e-readers, because of their significant advantages in power consumption and sunlight readability. A typical ...

    • Reputation Management: Evaluating Journals for Publication and Impact 

      Hoover, Sheila C.; 0000-0003-1555-1094 (ABSEL: Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, 2014-03)
      Reputation management is the practice of strategically placing academic journal articles in such a way as to get them noticed, read and cited. The purpose of reputation management is to raise the academic profile of ...

    • Burning Man Values Examined: Gratitude as a Cultural Driven and Value-Based Organizational Mainstay 

      Hoover, J. D.; Giambatista, Robert C.; Hoover, Sheila C.; 0000-0003-1555-1094 (Valpariso University, 2017-12)
      The topic specifically addressed in this paper is the manner in which the cultural organization Burning Man has taken the general concept of gratitude, and crafted the expression of gratitude into an elevated organizational ...

    • Design and Development of a Systemic Mock Circulation Loop with a Novel Beating Left Ventricular Simulator 

      Baturalp, Turgut Batuhan (2016-08-19)
      Mock Circulation Loops (MCLs) are used as a mechanical representation of the human cardiovascular system for in vitro testing of most cardiovascular devices. Thus, MCLs are essential to most of the cardiac device designs ...

    • Influence of Smoke on Germination of Southern High Plains Species 

      Jimison, Yvonne (2018-05-09)
      Abstract Although smoke has been known to influence germination of species from many Mediterranean-climate ecosystems, little is known about how species in the Southern High Plains region of Texas respond to smoke. I ...

    • Righting the Wrongs: Mistakes Made in the Virtual Classroom 

      Reynolds, Leslie; Curl, Sheila R.; Smith, Alexius; Mai, Brent; 0000-0003-1555-1094 (ASEE: American Society for Engineering Education, 2000-06)
      When teaching an electrical engineering technology course in the virtual classroom, instructional challenges are magnified in both course development and course delivery. Among these challenges are learning course ...

    • Survey Federal Taxation 

      Beck, E. Link (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Examines the case decisions on federal taxation from the 5th circuit’s recent term. The Court’s decisions played an ample role in the continuing evolution and development of tax law. This article focuses on the decisions ...

    • Survey Environmental Law 

      Hanna, Richard L. (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Discusses the Fifth Circuit Court Appeals decisions dealing with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970. The provisions under question concerns how/if ...

    • Survey VI 

      Melinsky, Adair (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Looks at the developments in Civil Rights law that were present in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals this term. The survey discusses topics such as mental health, school discipline, and employment discrimination. While ...

    • Survey Civil Procedure 

      Garner, Daniel Charles (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Looks at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions that have made an impact on developments in civil procedure law. Includes topics like; Jurisdiction, class actions, appeal to the Courts of Appeals, preliminary injunction ...

    • Survey Bankruptcy 

      Dawson, William B. (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Discusses how a depressed economy rears a necessity for the fair administration of the bankruptcy laws. The author believes that the Fifth Circuit during the compendium period are illustrative of the judiciary’s application ...

    • Survey Antitrust 

      Beck, E. Link (Texas Tech Law Review, 1975)
      Examines the court’s attitude towards private action through discussion of various decisions as well as looking at other developments in antitrust law. In particular examines the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal ...