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"Rattle their doorknob and they collapse": Propaganda strategies of the Church of Scientology
(2021-05)
This project investigates two of the most prominent propaganda "arms" of the Church of Scientology (COS): Freedom Magazine and Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND). Both of these COS-run organizations ...
Characterization of fentanyl headspace using solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(2021-12)
With an increased potency and widespread abuse in recent years, the unknowing exposure to fentanyl has become a growing public safety concern. Even though it has been one of the most frequently encountered opioids since ...
Safety-aware model-based reinforcement learning using barrier transformation
(2021-05)
The ability to learn and execute optimal control policies safely is critical to the realization of complex autonomy, especially where task restarts are not available and/or when the systems are safety-critical. Safety ...
Extremely meaningful lived events linking to survivorship
(2020-07)
The purpose of this study was to examine extremely meaningful lived events recalled by centenarians. Data for this study originated from N = 111 centenarians (n = 43 men; n = 68 women) who participated in Oklahoma 100-year ...
Proportioning manufactured sand in flowable concrete
(2020-12)
Manufactured sand has started to be used in concrete due to its availability and low cost. However, it has different shape properties, gradations, and mineralogy in comparison to the natural sand, and these differences can ...
Zeolitic imidazole framework ZIF-8 membranes for enhanced propylene/propane separation
(2022-05)
The separation of propylene/propane is essential in the refineries and most importantly, propylene is used as raw material to produce polymers and other intermediate chemicals. The separation of propylene/propane is ...
Effect of school climate on teacher burnout, perceived health and wellbeing
(2020-12)
The health and wellbeing of teachers is not only good for teachers, it is also critical for students wellbeing and academic outcomes. Using the Social Ecological Model to drive this study and considering the school climate ...
Investigating the relationship between cardiac function and insulin sensitivity in horses
(2021-12)
Metabolic syndrome in humans is commonly associated with cardiovascular dysfunction, including atrial fibrillation and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Although many differences exist between human and equine metabolic ...
Impact of augmented reality on preservice educational leaders' self-efficacy
(2021-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which augmented reality (AR) learning materials helped to make case studies with richer media so that preservice educational leaders could prepare for increasing ...
Impact of vibrations on mobile infrasound sensing and the development of a custom sensor package
(2023-05)
Acoustic frequencies below 20 Hz, referred to as "infrasound", are emitted by various phenomena. Events such as volcanoes, tornadoes, earthquakes, industrial processes, detonations, and bolides, can be analyzed via the ...