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Public punishment versus private judgment: Anti-gallows sentiment and criminal reform in antebellum literature 1772-1855
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Drawing upon historical, sociological, and cultural studies, this dissertation addresses how the literary work of antebellum American writers contributed to anti-capital punishment sentiment and ...
Battling the Status Quo: the Discourse of the British Union of Fascists, 1932-1940
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
This study is an analysis of the language used in the British Union of Fascists Press's publication during Britain's inter-war period. Through description of the language used in these newspapers in support of British ...
Architectural Approach for the Integration of Wireless Sensor Networks with Cloud Computing for a Secure Healthcare System
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
The general scope of our work is to propose an architecture to integrate the healthcare cloud with wireless sensor network (WSN) technology through smart phones. This will enable monitoring patient health wirelessly with ...
Development and validation of a real-time PCR assay for bioforensic detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and evaluating the impacts of stressors on the effectiveness of multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) in microbial forensics investigations
(2012-12)
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Early Childhood Teachers' Self-efficacy Toward Teaching Science: Outcomes of Professional Development
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
The teaching of science in the early childhood classrooms has slowly been decreasing. As the years have passed, the subject of science has been put on the backburner while mathematics and language arts have taken center ...
Predicting Ion Exchange Bead Rise during Backwash Flow
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)
Separation of cationic and anionic resin is an important step in mixed bed ion exchange operation. Prior to regeneration good separation of the two resins reduces cross contamination. Inefficient separation of the resins ...
Evaluation of Cell Penetrating Peptide/Adenovirus Particles for Transduction of Car-negative Cells
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
Adenovirus (Ad) is a promising gene therapy vector and is used currently in more than 23% of clinical gene therapy trials. The viral vector, however, has drawbacks such as immunogenicity, promiscuous tropism, and the ...
In Season Prediction of Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Protein in Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.)
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
The algorithm currently used at Oklahoma State University for mid-season fertilizer nitrogen (N) recommendations utilizes an assumed nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of 0.5. The recommended N rate is calculated by subtracting ...
Study of the Reliability Enhancement of Wind Turbines Employing Direct-drive Technology
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
In traditional wind turbines employing gearboxes, the blades spin a shaft that is connected through a gearbox to the generator. The multiple wheels and bearings in a gearbox are subjected to severe stresses because of wind ...
Mobilization of Lipid Stores in Manduca Sexta: Role of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
Triglycerides (TG) stored in lipid droplets (LDs) are the main energy reserve in all animals. The mechanism by which animals mobilize TG is complex and not fully understood. Several proteins surrounding the LDs have been ...