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Functional Biogeography as Evidence of Gene Transfer in Hypersaline Microbial Communities
(PLos One, 2010-09-23)
BackgroundHorizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a major role in speciation and evolution of bacteria and archaea by controlling gene distribution within an environment. However, information that links HGT to a natural ...
Univariate Bootstrap Sampling Procedures Using Prior Information
(2010)
Analyses that test nonzero correlations and incorporate prior information can help accumulate knowledge and advance research at a faster pace than typical analyses that disregard previous studies and continue to test ...
OKLAHOMA AND THE ERA : ROUSING A RED STATE, 1972-1982
(2010)
From 1972 through 1982, the national battle over the Equal Rights Amendment fomented dissension and unrest. Far from the early and easy passage many Americans envisioned for the amendment, the ERA brought to the nation a ...
A Moral Evaluation of Terrorism
(2010)
The purpose of my dissertation is to provide a moral evaluation of terrorism from a rights-based perspective. I define terrorism as the use or credible threat of systematically random attacks on the vital interests of ...
An Analysis of John Adams' Grand Pianola Music
(2010)
Grand Pianola Music, composed in 1982 by John Adams, was written for pairs of winds, extended percussion, three female vocalists, and two pianos. Due to critic and audience disapproval, by way of booing after its 1983 ...
Recognition of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury among Clinicians and Potential Effects on the Psychotherapeutic Process
(2010)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant and prominent disability that affects millions of people every year, ranging widely in severity based on the existence or absence of certain symptoms. More specifically, ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DECAY IN ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING: A META-ANALYSIS
(2010)
The current meta-analysis summarized existing organizationally-relevant training research on knowledge and skill decay. Results based on 111 independent effects retrieved from 35 manuscripts suggested an overall moderate ...
MODEL SELECTION USING AN INFORMATION THEORY APPROACH
(2010)
In this thesis we use the information theoretic approach in selecting the best
A Needs Analysis of Recidivating Female Offenders in Oklahoma
(2010)
Prisoner reentry and recidivism are important issues in society today, as approximately 700,000 prisoners are being released each year. However, most of the criminological research tends to focus on male offender reentry ...
EVOLUTION OF CHARGE AND LIGHTNING THROUGHOUT AN OBSERVED AND SIMULATED SUPERCELL STORM
(2010)
A high-precipitation tornadic supercell storm was observed by multiple platforms on 29 May 2004 during the Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Experiment (TELEX). Observational systems included the Oklahoma Lightning ...