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A LOW-FREQUENCY ASYMPTOTIC FORMULATION TO ESTIMATE HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPERTIES FROM PRESSURE DATA
(2016-12-16)
The key drivers of success in unconventional oil and gas recovery, specifically in shale plays, is the rapid growth in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal well technology. With these completion methods, wells contact ...
Modeling and Measuring Resilience: Applications in Supplier Selection and Critical Infrastructure
(2016-08)
Nowadays, infrastructure systems such as transportation, telecommunications, water supply, and electrical grids, are considerably facing the exposure of disruptive events such as natural disasters, manmade accidents, ...
Impact of environmental (pH) change in a model aquatic herbivore: from genes to populations
(2016-05)
Organisms are subjected to a variety of environmental stressors in which they must respond in order to survive and reproduce. While some individuals are able to adjust to these stressors and live to produce offspring and ...
USING INVEST TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN CONSERVING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE CITY OF CORVALLIS, OREGON
(2016-08-19)
The world is undergoing a sustained wave of urbanization and through changing landuse and land cover, urbanization has been posing threats to “eco-environments” at various scales (Wang et al 2002). Urban growth management ...
Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of the Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: The Advanced Stages of Weathering
(2016-12)
The major biogeochemical forces influencing the environmental fate of spilled oil have been intensively investigated for many decades. The sinking and burying of spilled residual oil to form large mats that subsequently ...
2016 Simons Patricia DissertatonTAKING A CLOSER LOOK: A CASE STUDY OF ONE PRINCIPAL WHO DEVELOPED TEACHER LEADERS WHO BECAME EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OTHER SETTINGS
(2016-05-13)
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The purpose of this investigation is to explore through a historical case study the ways in which one principal mentored and built capacity with a school-based cohort of teachers who became school leaders themselves ...
Connecting with Self, God, and Others: The Relationship Between Mindful Awareness, Prayer, and Empathy Development
(2016-05-13)
The current research examines the relationship between mindfulness, prayer, and empathic understanding. Empathy has been shown to be a critical component of positive human interaction and interpersonal relationships. Amongst ...
When Movie Magic Conjures Historical Amnesia: The Over-Personalization and Simplification of the Origins of Nazi Anti-Semitism in Film Undergraduate
(2016-04-01)
This paper minces no words in addressing the problems presented in documentary coverage of Hitler. Popular documentaries misplace the emphasis of Hitler’s role in anti-Semitism and lend bias in the facts they present. ...
Environmental influences on idea selection, refinement, and creativity
(2016-12)
Creative ideas rarely translate into successful innovations. This study investigated three factors hypothesized to influence idea selection, refinement, and creativity—the source of ideas as well as the goals and climate ...
Unintended consequences : the impact of sanctions on the Iranian pharmaceutical industry Undergraduate
(2016)
The United States first imposed sanctions on Iran after a breakdown in diplomatic relations following the end of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. Many have debated whether these sanctions have had an actual effect on the ...