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Quantifying Nanoparticle Attachment to Produce Surfaces
(2024-05-10)
In recent years, nanoparticles have emerged as an intriguing tool in the field of agriculture, showing capabilities to increase performance and efficiency in several areas throughout the process of crop production. For ...
"Fit for a Picture:" Aestheticizing Southwestern Utah and the Creation of Zion National Park
(2024-05-11)
The exploration of the monumental landscapes of the trans-Mississippi West in the decades following the Civil War produced a vast archive of imagery detailing the strange new landforms that would not only elucidate the ...
THE HEDGE FUND NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP ERA: FACTORS THAT MAKE THE INDUSTRY VULNERABLE, AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN DEMOCRACY
(2024-05-11)
This dissertation sheds light on the relationship between ownership and media management, particularly focusing on the impacts of hedge fund ownership in journalism. While the effects of hedge fund ownership have been ...
First Generation Hispanic/Latine Students in Higher Education
(2024-05-11)
This qualitative research project used an ethnographic research methodology to analyze the qualitative questionnaire presented to participants who identify as first generation Hispanic/Latine students in the state of ...
LONELINESS AS IT STANDS IN RELATION TO THE HUMAN CONDITION: DAVID FOSTER WALLACE’S GRAPPLING WITH LONELINESS, DEPRESSION, AND A DESIRE TO LESSEN THE PAIN OF EACH
(2024-05-10)
David Foster Wallace’s unique writing style hinges on difficulty. His approach to storytelling challenges the reader’s expectations, forcing them to actively engage with the characters and scenes rather than passively ...
DEVELOPING AN ALGORITHM INTEGRATING VOICE AND IMAGING ANALYSIS TO RECOGNIZE FACIAL FEATURES AND DEFICIENCIES AFTER ORAL SURGERY
(2024-05-10)
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), oral cancer is one of several major types of head and neck cancer (HNCs) and affects approximately 54,000 individuals in the United States each year. Recognized risk ...
Effects of Hydrology, Vegetation, and Aeration on Emerging Contaminant Removal from Secondarily Treated Wastewater Effluent in Treatment Wetland Mesocosms
(2024-05-10)
Indirect potable reuse is an expanding practice which returns portions of treated wastewater to municipal supplies. However, traditional wastewater treatment is not designed to remove the wide variety of “emerging contaminants” ...
Impacts of Extractive Activities on Drinking Water and Population Health
(2024-05-10)
Extractive activities such as coal mining and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are common throughout the United States. Much research has found that extractive activities have negative impacts on both ecosystem health and ...
Design of Precast Post-tensioned Slabs using Lightweight Concrete for Residential Foundations
(2024-05-10)
The use of precast concrete in construction is highly favored due to its many benefits, including improved quality control, reduced construction time, increased durability, and sustainability. In Oklahoma, post-tensioned ...
A PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOFIRE HISTORY FROM THE EARLY PLEISTOCENE OF UNAWEEP CANYON, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO
(2024-05)
Lacustrine systems capture high-resolution records of continental climate, including information on paleotemperatures, hydroclimate, and paleofire activity. An increasing number of studies have reported paleoclimate and ...