The University of Oklahoma: Recent submissions
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The Perceptions of Latina Pre-Engineering Students in Rural Oklahoma CareerTech
(2024-05-10)This qualitative study, Perceptions of Latina Pre-Engineering Students in Rural Oklahoma CareerTech, examined the Latina perspectives of STEM education, educational decisions, oppressive systems, and alternate pathways. ... -
Experiences of Social Isolation in Rural Communities: A Multidisciplinary Approach
(2024-05-10)Rural communities often struggle due to a lack of funding, resources, and support, which can put residents at risk for adverse experiences. Merely living within a rural area is considered an influential contributing risk ... -
Dust Formation and Destruction in Core Collapse Supernovae Explosions
(2024)Dust is a crucial component of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) and an important driver in many astrophysical processes. Dust formed from evolved stars increases the metallicity of the ISM, enriching it with heavier elements. ... -
Artificial Intelligence Aversion in Public Policy
(2024-05-11)This dissertation advances our understanding of how individuals relate to the utilization of artificial intelligence within the public policy domain. This is done through theoretical development about the aversion individuals ... -
Spatiotemporal gap-filling of NASA Deep Blue aerosol optical depth over CONUS using the UNet 3+ architecture
(2024-05-10)Due to sensor and algorithmic constraints, satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals are spatially incomplete over clouds, deserts, and other bright surfaces. These gaps in satellite AOD datasets represent a significant ... -
Validation and field testing of an all-digital pressure sensor for permanent, distributed downhole measurements
(2024-05-15)The importance of downhole pressure sensing has risen significantly in oil and gas operations. Improvements in downhole sensing technology are expected to positively impact drilling, stimulation, production forecasting, ... -
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Exploring Entrepreneurial Mindset and Characteristics: Their Influence on Readiness, Success, and Educational Implications
(2024-04-02)Entrepreneurship has historically taken the inadequate and misleading misnomer of starting a business. The concept is far more significant and encompasses much more than the act and its process. Typically, the critical ... -
Fraud detection framework using privacy preserving record linkage in telecom
(2024-05-10)Fraud is a persistent and increasing problem in the telecom industry. Telcos work in isolation to prevent fraud. Sharing information is critical for detecting and preventing fraud. The primary constraint on sharing information ... -
What happens when a net operating loss carryforward is exhausted?
(2024-05-10)I study how firm behavior changes after the firm exhausts its NOLC. Prior literature has provided evidence that NOLCs affect firm behavior. Firms that exhaust their NOLC are losing a tax shield and experience a significant ... -
Riparian Nitrate and Phosphate Removal Under Future Climate Scenarios
(2024-05-11)Riparian buffer zones are specially managed zones that lie between agricultural fields and rivers, lakes, or wetlands. They are crucial for protecting water quality, human health, and ecosystem function. Critical ecosystem ... -
Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis of Chagas disease models
(2024-05-10)Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected tropical disease which is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Approximately 6 to 7 million people in the world are infected with T. cruzi. The symptoms at the acute phase are mild ... -
Essays in corporate governance and institutional investing
(2024-05-10)This dissertation comprises of three essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) compares the skills of female directors hired as a result of California gender quota and female directors hired as a result of the diversity initiative ... -
An analysis of the intra-district variances in PTA revenue among elementary schools
(2024-05-10)The purpose of this quantitative resource equity study was to use an equity audit to examine the relationship between intra-district school per-pupil instructional expenditure coupled with per-pupil Parent-Teacher Association ... -
Essays in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
(2024-05-10)This dissertation comprises two essays that investigate the realms of venture capital (VC) and entrepreneurship. In the first essay (Chapter 1), an exploration unfolds to determine whether climate risk serves as a crucial ... -
How Early Childhood Hope Lessons Impact Students and Teachers
(2024-05-10)While focusing on instruction and academics, today’s classroom teachers must also meet the individual needs of students who come to the learning environment socially and emotionally unprepared. Positive psychology Hope ... -
Survey of wind ensemble repertoire with double bass
(2024-05-10)The study of the use of the double bass in wind ensemble literature is limited. The double bass itself is a unique color instrument in wind bands, sometimes doubling with either the low brass section or low woodwind ... -
A History of the Tulsa County Medical Society
(1945)"Beginning in the March, 1944, issue of The Bulletin, official publication of the Tulsa County Medical Society, there appeared the first of a series of seventeen feature articles devoted to the progress of the Society since ... -
Synthetic chondroinductive biomaterial for hyaline cartilage regeneration
(2024-05-10)Avascularity, low cell count, and low proliferative potential constitute the triad that defines the limited self-regenerative potential of articular cartilage. Consequently, the repair of articular cartilage defects presents ... -
Minutes of a Regular Meeting, The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, September 13, 2023
(The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, 2023-09-13)