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Managerial Ability and Real Earnings Management
(2013)
In this study, I examine the relation between managerial ability and real earnings management (REM). I find that firms engaging in production REM have significantly worse subsequent firm performance than do other firms. ...
Passive Actuation of a Planetary Rover to Assist Sandy Slope Traverse
(2016)
This thesis introduces the design of a novel locomotive methodology. The problem being addressed is the traverse of unmanned locomotion over sandy inclined traverses. This is a special terramechanical issue regarding terrain ...
THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING MODEL ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN AIR FORCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
(2010)
In an effort to standardize training delivery and to individualize staff development based on observation and reflective practice, the Air Force implemented the Developmental Training Model (DTM) in its Child Development ...
ENERGY DISSIPATION IN TWELVE-FOOT BROKEN-BACK CULVERTS USING LABORATORY MODELS (FHWA-OK-13-07)
(2013-9)
This report represents Phase IV of broken-back culverts with a drop of 12 feet. The first phase of this research was performed with a drop of 24 feet, the second phase of this research was carried with for a drop of 6 feet, ...
Capitalizing resolving power of density gradient ultracentrifugation by freezing and precisely slicing centrifuged solution : enabling identification of complex proteins from mitochondria by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(2016)
Density gradient centrifugation is widely utilized for various high purity sample preparations, and density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGU) is often used for more resolution-demanding purification of organelles and ...
UNDERSTANDING CHINESE COUPLES: AN EXPLORATION OF HOUSEWORK TIME, LEISURE AND SLEEP GAPS, AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation examines the allocation of housework time, the leisure and the sleep gaps, and the mental health among married couples in China. Using one of the very first panel data about Chinese families, this ...
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Directed Learning Among Successful Minority Entrepreneurs
(2013)
This transcendental, phenomenological study explored the Self-directed learning (SDL) of 10 successful minority entrepreneurs. Two SDL theories serve as lenses for the study, Spear and Mocker's (1984) Organizing Circumstance ...
Solid Acid Catalyzed Polysaccharide Hydrolysis
(2012)
In addition to the rising costs of gasoline and the depletion of fossil fuels, air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels has increased the need to develop alternative renewable fuels. One possible alternative is the ...
Record of Disposition by Administration of Faculty Senate Actions, 2015-2016
(The University of Oklahoma Faculty Senate, 2016)
MICRO-STRUCTURE OF GAS SHALES AND ITS EFFECTS ON GAS STORAGE AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
(2011)
This dissertation includes discussions on three fundamental topics that are relevant to gas shale reservoir characterization and engineering. First, pore structure of organic-rich gas shale samples are investigated at the ...