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Quantifying the Effects of Shared Resource Contention on Performance in Virtualiazed Systems
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
This study explores the use of hardware performance counters to capture correlation between shared resource usage and performance of the system, in a virtualized computer system.This thesis found hardware events that can ...
Cooperative control, learning and sensing in mobile sensor networks
(2011-12)
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Determining Coal's Place in the Appalachian Regional Commission and Its Impact on Poverty and Migration in Appalachian Kentucky
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)
The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of coal in the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) discourse and to analyze the influence of coal on poverty and migration in Appalachian Kentucky. This is accomplished ...
Graduation Rates of First Year Students in Different on Campus Housing Styles
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to identify differences in graduation rate depending on what type of on-campus housing style first year students live in; Traditional Halls, Suite Style Housing and Apartments. The study starts ...
Studies of a Human Isolate of Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in Cultured Tick Cells, Ticks, and Sheep.
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
The proteome of the Ixodes scapularis-derived cell line, ISE6, was characterized after infection with the tick-borne pathogen, Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Proteomics were used to identify proteins differentially expressed ...
Experimental colonization and persistence of Francisella tularensis in Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma americanum
(2011-07)
Francisella tularensis causes tick-transmitted tularemia epizootics in rodent and rabbit hosts and incidental infections in humans. The objective of this study was to develop a F. tularensis tick colonization model for ...
Re-Examination of Parent-Child Adjustment in Juvenile Rheumatic Diseases Using Depression-Specific Indices of Parent Distress
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
Objective: To re-analyze archival data in an attempt to replicate previous findings using exclusively DSM-IV Major Depression criteria items as a measure of parent distress. Furthermore, to replicate the moderating role ...
Exploring the nonfiction literacy experiences of young children
(2011-05)
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Iron Deficiency Negatively Affects Bone Quality and Microarchitecture in Weanling Male Sprague Dawley Rats
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of severe iron restriction on bone microarchitecture and begin to characterize the mechanism by which this occurs. Weanling Sprague Dawley rats were assigned to one ...
Utilization of the socio-ecological model to evaluate older Oklahomans' ability to grocery shop, prepare food and eat
(2011-07)
Findings and Conclusions: The objective of this study was to evaluate factors affecting older adult's ability to grocery shop, cook and eat within multiple socio-ecological model levels of influence. Questions were developed ...