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Lurkers and Posters on Collegiate Sports Message Boards: a Uses and Gratifications Study
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
This study used Clavio's (2009) Collegiate Sports Message Board (CSMB) scale to measure attitudes about the popular social media Websites among a sample of collegiate sports message board users. A factor analysis revealed ...
"One's-self I Sing": the Theme of Individualism as a Part of the American Experience in the Works of Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and Jack Kerouac
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
Three men--Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and Jack Kerouac--are credited with changing the existing style of American literature. Yet in different ways, each explored and developed the theme of individuality as a part of ...
Responding to an Attack in Sensor Networks
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
Responding to an attacker who has infiltrated a network has received little attention. In this thesis we propose an appropriate response model to a wormhole attack in sensor networks. The response to the attack will maximize ...
Critical needs assessment for a Master of Science in Aviation Security: A qualitative inquiry of aviation security professionals
(2012-12)
The world was changed by a significant event in aviation on a beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The first sustained flight of an aircraft under power was realized. The world looked on as another ...
Quanah Parker and Comanche Culture: Divided Loyalties
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
The study incorporates primary and secondary research dealing with Comanche culture before and after entering the reservation. Quanah Parker is the focus of the thesis and it tells his story, while trying to understand ...
Investigating a new model of time-related academic behavior: Procrastination and timely engagement by motivational orientation
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of time-related academic behavior (i.e., procrastination and timely engagement) in the academic context. Specifically, this study aimed to build ...
Roles of Manduca sexta serpin-8 and hemolymph proteinase-1 in the prophenoloxidase activation system
(2012-12)
Melanization (prophenoloxidase activation) is a major innate immune response in insects, which produces highly toxic and reactive compounds around the wounding or infection. It involves an extracellular serine proteinase ...
Effects of Intraguild Predation of Lysiphlebus Testaceipes by Chrysoperla Rufilabris Larvae
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major commodity grown in the Southern Great Plains. The most common and destructive pest in winter wheat is the greenbug (Schizaphis graminum Rondani). Fortunately, the greenbug has ...
Validation and application of the Purdie assay in the analyses of the major polyunsaturated fatty acids
(2012-07)
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Beyond statistics: African American male persistence in community college
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this qualitative case study that consists of six African American male participants is to examine, describe, and analyze African American male persistence factors at a community ...