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Oil Retention and Its Effects on Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer in Microchannel Evaporators of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
(2015-12-01)
In Air-conditioning and Refrigeration systems, a small portion of the compressor oil circulates with the refrigerant through the cycle components. The oil circulating with the refrigerant flow retains in heat exchangers ...
From One Movement to Another: Histoire(s) Du Cinma and Poetic Revealing
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
This thesis attempts to consider how historiography can be understood and visualized in its plurality through the various aesthetic and stylistic features of cinema. Working against more traditional notions of historiography ...
Uses of the slime mold lifecycle as a model for numerical optimization
(2010-07)
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Factors affecting student persistence at public research universities in Oklahoma
(2016-07)
Prior studies have demonstrated that most college dropouts happen at the transition to the third semester of college. Using a state dataset that includes student data for the 2013-2014 time span in the state of Oklahoma, ...
Perceptions and preferences of students from small rural high schools in pursuing bachelor's degrees
(2011-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this descriptive case study was to describe the perceptions and preferences of students from small rural high schools in pursuing bachelor's degrees in a university setting. The ...
Two essays in financial markets development and economic growth: An empirical investigation
(2012-07)
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Relationship of Self-compassion with Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness in American Indian/alaska Native People
(Oklahoma State University, 2016-05-01)
In this study, the relationships of self-compassion (i.e., self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification) with suicide risk factors of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted ...
Pavement hydroplaning risk evaluation with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and 1mm 3D texture data
(2015-07)
During wet weather automobiles traveling on pavements may experience hydroplaning that would cause out-of-control accidents. Annually 14% of all accidents with fatalities occur on wet pavements. However, not many studies ...
Centralized Grain Storage in Ghana: a Feasibility Analysis
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
The focus of this analysis is to determine the feasibility of developing a centralized grain storage facility in the Ejura-Sekyedumase district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana,West Africa. This district is known for its ...
Bacterial communities associated with natural and anthropogenic petroleum impacted anaerobic environments
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The aim of this dissertation was to determine the diversity, abundance, distribution, and morphology of candidate division SR1 from various habitats (including a natural gas impacted fresh water ...