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Heterogeneity of clastic provenance to the Anadarko Basin and implications for paleogeography
(2018)
Thin section petrography and U/Pb detrital zircon geochronology were used to reconstruct Middle-Late Pennsylvanian drainage pathways into the Anadarko Basin, and evaluating the relative proportion of sediment originating ...
Developing an Algorithm to Identify Secondary Incidents
(2018)
Highways are the most frequently used means of transportation in today’s world and the leading source of travel mishaps. Crashes or incidents on highways—both primary and secondary—constrain highway capacity, threaten ...
The Influence of Storytelling on the Identity of Children of Adolescent Parents
(2018-12)
Grounded in Communicated Narrative Sensemaking, this dissertation examines the influence stigma and storytelling have on those born to adolescent parents. Analyses based on a survey completed by 141 individuals found those ...
LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF PRESIDENTIAL AND COMMITTEE ACTIONS AT EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
(2018-12-15)
In American Higher Education, retention and graduation rates have grown in their prominence as institutional quality indicators. Yet, when measures are interrogated for parity across racial groups, inequity in outcomes is ...
Soil Trace Metals Concentrations in A Mining Impacted Agricultural Watershed: Comparison of Analytical Methods, Geospatial Distribution, and Evaluation of Risk
(2018-05-11)
This study investigated four aspects surrounding lead, zinc, and cadmium soil trace metals concentrations within a mining impacted watershed: (1) a comparison of three soil trace metal quantification methods relating ...
GENETIC AND GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF BAHD ACYLTRANSFERASES THAT DECORATE CELL WALL COMPONENTS WITH PHENOLIC ESTERS AND ALTER PLANT BIOMASS RECALCITRANCE
(2018)
Next generation biofuels make use of the energy stored in plant cell walls, so called lignocellulosic biomass. However, the natural resistance of plant cell walls against deconstruction, i.e., “cell wall recalcitrance”, ...
Oral Memoirs of Clinton M. Thompson
(2018-05-11)
An oral history interview with Clinton Marty Thompson, former director of both the Tulsa Medical College Library and Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Application of a New Yield Strength Acquisition Method to the Calculation of Collapse Pressure
(2018)
The accuracy of a casing collapse prediction is critical to a successful casing design program. This is especially true today as the likelihood of HPHT reservoirs and difficult conditions downhole has become increasingly ...
Study on System Strength of the Power Grid with Penetration of Renewables
(2018-05-11)
The global demand for renewable energy presents the trend of accelerating growth in recent years due to depletion of fossil fuels and potential environmental problems. Integration of geographic dispersed renewable energy ...
THE STUDIES OF CONFINED FLUID PHASE BEHAVIOR IN SHALE RESOURCES
(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 ...