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Characterization of the Arabidopsis Sieve Element-Specific Early Nodulin Protein
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-07-01)
Sieve elements are the terminally differentiated conducting cells in the phloem tissue of higher plants. These highly modified cells have a well-developed endomembrane system that is important in regulating physiological ...
Sisters and the Undertaker's Son: A novel manuscript with a critical introduction
(2010-12)
"The Sisters and The Undertaker's Son" is a first-person narrative about a fifteen-year-old girl, Shine, from a small town in central Illinois. The time is Christmas, 1979. At the opening of the book, Shine's family goes ...
Women's experiences of educational leadership in public school systems: A feminist life history approach
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: There is a need for research that provides an opportunity for female leaders to tell their stories as they function as educational leaders. The purpose of this study was to understand the lived ...
Examining the effectiveness of a multi-sensory instructional reading program in one rural Midwestern school district
(2010-05)
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Self-evident lie: Southern slavery and the erosion of American freedom
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The thesis of this dissertation is that northerners feared slavery, in part, because the rationales for black slavery were inherently subjective and therefore posed a threat to the liberty of all ...
Effects of feeding Lactobacillus reuteri X-18 on blood chemistry and immune parameters in beagle (Canis familiaris) puppies
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The main objective of the present study was to see the effects of feeding L. reuteri on various immune parameters in two-month old beagle puppies. Twenty beagle puppies were assigned to one of ...
Fire, Browsing, and Deer Density in the Mixed-Grass Prairie
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)
White-tailed deer are keystone herbivores that have been shown to reduce reproductive success, abundance, diversity, distribution, and survival of plants in the tallgrass prairie. I assessed concerns that deer browsing ...
Design of synthetic scaffolds for tissue regeneration applications
(2010-12)
Scope and Method of Study: This study evaluated a novel process of PCL matrix formation, while independently regulating the mechanical, degradation, and biological properties. Its properties were compared with properties ...
Prediction of Concentration Profiles of a Particle - Laden Slurry Flow in Horizontal and Vertical Pipes
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)
The effect of particle diameter and initial solids concentration on the concentration profiles of a Xylene - 2 amino, 4, 6 dimethyl pyrimidine (ADP) slurry flowing in horizontal pipe, vertical pipe, and vertical pipe with ...