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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Houston, Texas"”.
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A study of the seasonal distribution of Anopheles in Houston, Texas
… included the southern part of the city of Houston and immediate vicinity outside the city limits, and also a rice farming district 15 miles to the west of the city.
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Epidemiology and clinical investigation of West Nile Virus encephalitis in Houston, Texas
In 2002, West Nile virus (WNV) appeared in Houston. Retrospective medical chart reviews were completed for 172 WNV cases hospitalized in the Houston area between 2002 and 2004; 113 had encephalitis (including 17 fatal cases), 47 had meningitis, and 12 were uncomplicated fever cases. Risk factors …
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El uso de pronombres personales en la oralidad mexicoamericana de Houston, Texas
… interviews of 36 Mexican-Americans from Houston, Texas (16 of 2nd generation and 20 of 3rd generation), and 20 Mexicans (control group) from Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Mexico-USA border city), and Los Reyes de Salgado, Michoacán (non-border city). Pronouns were codified based on …
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Investigating volatile organic compound composition in Houston, Texas amidst an atmospheric regime shift.
… sources leading to sustained air pollution. Houston, Texas, a hub for national petrochemical processing, offers a unique region to study VCPs. Supporting the Houston-based Dept. of Energy-led Tracking Aerosol Convection ExpeRiment (TRACER) project, VOCs were collected on aerial and …
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The effect of tax increment financing development on housing affordability in Houston, Texas
… Financing (TIF), which is called TIRZ in Texas, has become a popular, if controversial, economic development tool used by local jurisdictions across the country. TIF has been used for a variety of purposes and its efficacy has not been widely studied. The few studies on TIF’s effectiveness …
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Investigating volatile organic compound composition in Houston, Texas amidst an atmospheric regime shift.
… sources leading to sustained air pollution. Houston, Texas, a hub for national petrochemical processing, offers a unique region to study VCPs. Supporting the Houston-based Dept. of Energy-led Tracking Aerosol Convection ExpeRiment (TRACER) project, VOCs were collected on aerial and …
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Land use control in Houston, Texas : a legal analysis of market approach techniques.
Thesis. 1977. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Validating the Quality of Crowdsourced Data for Flood Modeling of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas
… Hurricane Harvey, a 1000-year flood event, hit Texas in 2017 and resulted in significant property damage, bodily injury, and casualty. As one of the most impacted areas, Houston is chosen to be the study area of this study. For future flood risk prediction and mitigation, it is important to find …
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Development and Implementation of a Health Literacy Program in a Community Primary Care Clinic in Houston, Texas
Literacy is the way in which our society is able to express ideas and have them understood by others. Without literacy, and particularly health literacy, individuals cannot become full participants in managing their own health and wellness. In the United States, 37% of the population has basic or …
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Delineating the Trace and Kinematics of the Long Point Fault in Houston, Texas using LiDAR Data and Continuous GPS Data
The Houston metropolitan area, and more broadly the Gulf Coast in general, has numerous normal faults that have caused damage to anthropogenic structures on or near the Earth's surface. These faults offset soft sediments, and as a result very little seismic energy is accumulated to produce …
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A Diverse and Comprehensive Air Quality Modeling Analysis of Houston, Texas: How Will Changing Emissions, Industries, and Legislation Impact the Air and Human Health?
… quality models to assess drivers of pollution in Houston, Texas, where air quality poses a significant risk to human health. This research focuses on how factors like emissions from the energy sector, Houston Ship Channel (HSC) activity, and evolving legislation impact the formation of ozone (O3) …
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The development of a question set to evaluate the effectiveness of buildings
… architecture: The analysis of two buildings in Houston, Texas, and the development of a fundamental architectural theory. The application of the question set to buildings in Houston, Texas, was tested by students in the School of Architecture, Rice University, and other interested friends.
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Hope For Tomorrow: Black-Native Relationalities In The Murals Of John T. Biggers
… pedagogy was practiced throughout his career in Houston, Texas as an arts educator and professional artist. Three murals—House of the Turtle (1990-1992), Tree House (1990-1992), and Salt Marsh (1996-1997)—were among Biggers’s last commissioned projects. These works have been overlooked in …
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Integrated data-driven techniques for environmental pollution monitoring
… by applying it to study the ozone problem in Houston, Texas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana regions. Hierarchical clustering is used to visualize air flow patterns at two time scales relevant for ozone buildup. First, clustering is performed at the hourly time scale to identify surface flow …
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An analysis of factors contributing to the decline of Protestant churches in a metropolitan center
… of protestant churches in metropolitan centers. Houston, Texas, was named as the metropolitan center. The research concern is that there is a lack of current and recent knowledge of factors leading to the decline of Protestant churches in metropolitan centers. The purpose of this study was to …
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Chopped and Screwed: The Impact of DJ Screw
… the sound of nineties rap music rooted from Houston, Texas and explores how those elements are incorporated in the present rap scene. Ultimately, this article suggests that the impact of DJ Screw has diverged to influence modern artists and created a style of music producing that would be …
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