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Influences on plant species distributions and soil organic carbon in playa catchments of the High Plains
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Depressional wetlands are threatened globally by conversion to agriculture, altering wetland processes and degrading societal services. We elucidated effects of land management and conservation ...
Determination of lycopene isomers in model food systems and their effectiveness as antioxidants
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: We compared methods of extraction and processing that could be used to develop potential value-added products from watermelon culls and determined the effect of these extraction and processing ...
Precision planting of maize (Zea mays L.)
(2012-12)
Precision seed placement and the resulting leaf orientation have the potential to influence some of the parameters that controls productivity. The objectives of this work were to evaluate the impact of seed placement and ...
Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: I utilized population genetic analyses to examine the colonization history and contemporary dispersal patterns of invasive Rattus in the U.S., as well as identifying any evolutionary impacts of ...
Impact of cultural individualism and collectivism on protean and boundaryless career attitudes and job satisfaction
(2012-07)
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Indigenizing leadership concepts through perspectives of Native American college students
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This study used a qualitative approach incorporating the use of focus groups and one-on-one interviews. Participants were chosen using purposive sampling through identification by Native American ...
Korean student's online learning preferences and issues: Cultural sensitivity for Western course designers
(2012-05)
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Comparing place attachment and environmental ethics of visitors and state park employees in Oklahoma
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This research examines the relationship between place attachment and environmental ethics of state parks visitors and employees in Oklahoma. Furthermore, this research also examines differences ...
Generalizing the theorem of Nakagawa on binary cubic forms to number fields
(2012-07)
The goal of this thesis is to study possible generalizations of a theorem of Nakagawa, first stated as a conjecture by Ohno, that gives a relationship between cubic fields of positive and negative discriminant. This theorem ...
Three studies on Mexican agriculture
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation is composed of three studies aimed to analyze several aspects of the agricultural sector in Mexico including efficiency, agricultural Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the ...