• Manufacturing Silk/Epoxy Composite Laminates: Challenges and Opportunities 

  Hamidi, Youssef K.; Yalcinkaya, M. Akif; Guloglu, Gorkem E.; Pishvar, Maya; Amirkhosravi, Mehrad; Altan, M. Cengiz (2018-05-21)

  Application of natural fibers in polymer composites has been gaining popularity in several industries pursuing environmentally friendly products. Among the natural fibers with proven potential applications, silk fibers ...

• Prediction of Moisture Saturation Levels for Vinylester Composite Laminates: A Data-Driven Approach for Predicting the Behavior of Composite Materials 

  Hamidi, Youssef K.; Berrado, Abdelaziz; Altan, M. Cengiz (2018-05-21)

  This paper introduces a comprehensive, data-driven method to predict the properties of composite materials, such as thermo-mechanical properties, moisture saturation level, durability, or other such important behavior. ...

• CHARACTERIZING THE BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE CAST WITH TYPE K SHRINKAGE COMPENSATING CEMENT WHEN PLACED UNDER MECHANICAL RESTRAINT 

  Roswurm, Stephen (2018-05-12)

  The purpose of this research was to determine whether shrinkage-compensating concrete (SCC) made with Type K cement is capable of offsetting the effects of early age drying shrinkage, specifically when the concrete is acted ...

• INFLUENCE OF RETARDERS ON SHRINKAGE AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IN RAPID SET CONCRETE 

  Roswurm, Jacob (2018-05-12)

  The purpose of this project is to study the influence and behavior of citric acid on calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) concrete and compare with industry standard retarders. A review of the available literature on calcium ...

• Fabrication of improved composite laminates by using a sliding magnetic tool during wet layup/vacuum bagging 

  Sussmann, Marli (2018-05-11)

  A magnetic lift that utilizes magnetic polarization to create “on” and “off” conditions is used to easily and safely apply consolidation pressure on E-glass/epoxy laminates fabricated using the wet layup/vacuum bagging ...

• GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LOWER PENNSYLVANIAN MORROW SHALE IN THE ANADARKO BASIN OF OKLAHOMA 

  SUMER GORENEKLI, YAGMUR (2018-05-11)

  The Morrow Formation is one of the most widespread units of Early Pennsylvanian time in the Anadarko Basin. While the Morrow Sandstone has been one of the most productive oil and gas reservoirs since the 1950s, the Morrow ...

• THE STUDIES OF CONFINED FLUID PHASE BEHAVIOR IN SHALE RESOURCES 

  Ma, Yixin (2018-05-11)

  Fluid phase behavior in porous media is governed by not only fluid-fluid interactions but also fluid-wall interactions. In shale formations, a large amount of hydrocarbon fluid is stored within the organic matters where ...

• Optimization of a High-Energy X-Ray Inline Phase Sensitive Imaging System for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer 

  Ghani, Muhammad (2018-05-11)

  Breast cancer screening modalities have received constant research attention that are mainly focused on their abilities to detect cancer at an early stage while reducing the risks of harmful radiation dose delivered to the ...

• The Role of the Principal in Professional Learning Communities 

  Vinson, Stacey (2018-05-11)

  To meet the demands of increased student achievement, schools are implementing professional learning communities as a means of driving school improvement efforts. For the professional learning community structure to be ...

• Investigation into Oilfield Waste Water Disposal Through Eutectic Freeze Crystallization 

  Milligan, Dallas (2018-05-11)

  The principal question for this thesis is as follows: “How can freeze crystallization be utilized to treat flowback and produced water from oilfield operations?” Current waste water disposal methods in the oil industry ...

• Characterization of Chemically Modified Human Amniotic Membranes for Tissue Engineering Applications 

  Arrizabalaga, Julien H. (2018-05)

  The human amniotic membrane (hAM) is a collagen-based extracellular matrix derived from the human placenta. It is a readily-available, inexpensive, and naturally biocompatible material. Despite its attractive biological ...

• Timeline of trauma: A case study of newsroom management and support during and after the Oklahoma City bombing 

  Hill, Desiree (2018-05)

  Multiple studies over the past three decades have recognized the emotional consequences of trauma exposure for journalists. The work of journalism requires that reporters, photographers, and other media professionals ...

• BIOFUELS (HYDROGEN AND ETHANOL) PRODUCTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM BY CELLULOSE BIOCONVERSION 

  Liu, Wenbin (2018-05)

  In view of the realization that fossil fuels reserves are limited, the dramatically increasing consumption of fossil fuels raised concerns for the energy security in the recent decades. Alternative energy generating options ...

• Forecast Sensitivity to Observations using Data Denial and Ensemble-based Methods over the Dallas-Fort Worth Testbed 

  Gasperoni, Nicholas (2018-05)

  The ‘Nationwide Network of Networks’ (NNoN) concept was introduced by the National Research Council to address the growing need for a national mesoscale observing system. Part of this growing need is the continued advancement ...

• White Pathology: The African American Critique of Black Pathology Discourse at the Turn of the Century 

  Davis, Matthew (2018-05)

  This project examines the ways African American authors from the turn of the twentieth century challenged racist violence and white supremacy and sought to create nuanced political responses and strategies. I focus on how ...

• FROM COOPERATION TO COMPETITION: HOW MICROBES AND INVERTEBRATES INTERACT IN A TROPICAL FOREST 

  Lucas, Jane (2018-05)

  Microbes and invertebrates are “the little things that run the world” (Wilson 1987, Moreau 2017), but the intricacies of how these organisms impact our environment remains underexplored. Here I investigate how microbes and ...

• On Klingen Eisenstein series with levels 

  Shukla, Alok (2018-05)

  We give a representation theoretic approach to the Klingen lift generalizing the classical construction of Klingen Eisenstein series to arbitrary level for both paramodular and Siegel congruence subgroups. Moreover, ...

• The Role of Hope and Psychological Need Support in the Prediction of Academic Achievement and Psychological Well-Being of NCAA Division I Student-Athletes 

  Scislo, Brian (2018-05)

  Hope is a psychological strength that promotes adaptive psychological and performance outcomes. In addition, an environment which supports an individual’s psychological need to feel autonomous, competent, and connected ...

• INTERIM ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND COGNITIVE MEASURES OF DEEPER LEARNING: AN EVALUATION OF THE USA TESTPREP® PROGRAM 

  Smith, Leedy K. (2018-05)

  Recent federal and state policy has placed increasing focus on college and career readiness. As a result, many states and local districts respond by implementing interim assessment systems to help them facilitate instruction ...

• Evaluating Virtual Reality Use in Academic Library-Supported Course Integrations: Methodology and Initial Findings 

  Lischer-Katz, Zack; Cook, Matt (2018-02-06)

  This poster presents the methodology and initial findings of a mixed-methods research project currently underway at the University of Oklahoma Libraries, which evaluates how immersive virtual reality (VR) technology impacts ...

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