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Using Microbial Indicators to Assess Soil Ecosystem Restoration
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and sustainable integrity. The objective of this study was to determine the progress of ecosystem recovery in soils under a federal conservation ...
Performance enhancement of micromachined thin-film piezoelectric-on-silicon lateral-extensional resonators through substrate and tether modifications
(2013-12)
Electromechanical resonators have formed the basis of telecommunication circuits for decades through the use of quartz crystal oscillators. Recently, MEMS resonators-based oscillators have become a possible replacement in ...
Plasmon-damping Chemical Sensor for Hydrogen Fuel Monitoring
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
Hydrogen (H 2 ) is a clean, sustainable, and highly energy efficient fuel source which will meet the increasing energy demand. Fuel cells can utilize H 2 and convert it into electric energy with high efficiency. However, ...
Web accessibility for students with disabilities who use assistive technology: A moving target for postsecondary institutions
(2005-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to determine what colleges and universities are doing to help students with disabilities who use assistive technology access asynchronous web-based courses. Participants ...
Application of Least Squares Support Vector Regression with Regrouping Particle Swarm Optimzation
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)
Least Squares Support Vector Regression (LSSVR) is a powerful machine learning tool. The performance of LSSVR is not only directly linked to the proper selection of its hyper-parameters, but also to the proper feature ...
Ultra low power amplification and digitization system for neural signal recording applications
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The scope is to develop a tunable low power fully integrated band pass filter and a low power second order sigma-delta ADC modulator for implantable neural signal amplification and digitization ...
Environmental degradation and disrupted social fabric in the Tar Creek Basin
(2008-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This longitudinal qualitative research project examined residents' conflicting interpretations of environmental harm and health impacts in the Tar Creek Superfund site. Data collection spanned ...
Field Evaluation of Transgenic Peanut Lines for Resistance to Sclerotinia Blight and Yield
(Oklahoma State University, 2004-12-01)
Sclerotinia blight is one of the major yield reducing diseases to peanut production in Oklahoma. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of Sclerotinia blight resistance of two transgenic peanut lines. The trial was ...
Two essays on the substitutability of cash holdings and lines of credit
(2016-07)
Essay 1: using a novel database of lines of credit from 42 countries, I study the choice between cash holdings and lines of credit in the liquidity management of the firm and examine the determinants of this choice in the ...