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Ethnicity, Religion, Natural Resources, and Security: The Cypriot Offshore Drilling Crisis
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
On September 18, 2011, the Republic of Cyprus announced it had begun the process of extracting offshore hydrocarbons. The announcement sparked a crisis. Great Britain, Greece, Russia and Israel voiced their support for the ...
Terahertz Transmission Enhancement in Finite-size Arrays of Subwavelength Holes Modified with Dielectric Peg Layer
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
This thesis investigates terahertz transmission through finite-size arrays of subwavelength holes perforated in a thin aluminum film modified with a periodic layer of dielectric pegs resting on the hole openings. Samples ...
Oklahoma State University Freshman-level Students' Trust in Sources for Information About Agriculture
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
The population of this study was composed of all freshman-level students in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) (N = 500) and sought to determine the perceived ...
Structural Assessment of a Novel Carpet Composite Material
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
Noise pollution caused by vehicles has always been a concern to the communities in the vicinity of highways and busy roadways. The carpet composite material was recently developed and proposed to be utilized as sound-walls ...
Gamma Spectrometry and Geochemical Investigation of the Mississippian (Chesterian) Fayetteville Shale and Imo Shale, Arkoma Basin, Arkansas
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
The primary goal of this study was to integrate gamma-ray spectrometry, geochemistry and lithofacies distributions to interpret sediment source and depositional settings of the Fayetteville Shale and The Imo Shale in ...
Anthropometric measurements as predictors of the degree of carrying angle in college baseball players
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to determine if anthropometric differences (height, weight, bi-acromial distance, hip width, shoulder external rotation) could be predictors of the degree of carrying ...
Elizabeth I and Irish Rule: Causations for Continued Settlement on England's First Colony: 1558 - 1603
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
An examination of the motivations and justifications of the English to remain in Ireland under the reign of Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603. While historians have written extensively on Anglo-Irish relations in the early ...
Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Biochar-based and Metal Oxide-based Catalysts for Removal of Model Tar (Toluene), Nh3, and H2s from Simulated Producer Gas
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
Gasification is a thermochemical conversion process in which carbonaceous feedstock is gasified in a controlled atmosphere to generate producer gas. The producer gas is used for production of heat, power, fuels and chemicals. ...
Assessing plant-soil feedbacks following biological invasion
(2012-12)
Alteration in ecosystem processes following biological invasion is likely to occur if the invasive plant species exhibit different physical and physiological traits than those of the native species. The alteration of soil ...
Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of cholesterol and mono-/polyunsaturated fatty acids
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The ultimate goal of this research project was to complete the development of a simple, direct alternative method for the simultaneous quantitative determination of cholesterol and polyunsaturated ...