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Leadership in language immersion schools: Case studies of four elementary principals
(2014-12)
Since 1971, foreign language immersion schools have existed in the United States, generating a robust body of literature to explicate the benefits and challenges of children learning the school curriculum through the medium ...
Effects of Caffeine on Strength and Power While on a Low Carbohydrate Diet
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
Abstract: Low carbohydrate diets, in athletes and the general population alike, can lead to hindered performance during physical activity as compared to those who eat 50-70% of daily caloric intake as carbohydrates. This ...
Technology in higher education mathematics: A mixed methods study
(2014-05)
The integration of technology has become a high priority at various levels of education, including higher education. This study focused on discovering and describing the technology being used in higher education mathematics ...
Thermal-mechanical Behavior of a Multiple-loop Geothermal Heat Exchanger Pile
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
Geothermal heat exchanger pile (GHX-pile) is an innovative technique of utilizing heat energy stored in the Earth. However, the technique lacks standard design guidelines considering the behavior of the pile with thermal ...
Integration of Photovoltaic Cells into Composite Wing Skins
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
The integration of thin film solar cells into composite wing skins is explored by first testing and evaluating the integration of single solar cells into small composite samples with no encapsulating material, fiberglass ...
Learning strategy preferences, verbal-visual cognitive styles, and multimedia preferences for continuing engineering education instructional design
(2014-07)
A literature search revealed very little information on how to teach working engineers, which became the motivation for this research. Effective training is important for many reasons such as preventing accidents, maximizing ...
Wireless Communication System for Pervasive Health-information Monitoring
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
As many areas of the medical field are becoming more and more interested in telemedicine and outpatient care, we focused on the monitoring of health as it that could benefit greatly from body sensor network (BSN) technology. ...
Effects of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Retail Color Stability in Fresh Beef
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of different modified atmosphere packaging and different packaging styles on retail shelf life and microbial growth. Phase 1 evaluated different gas composition in modified atmosphere ...
Variations in online survey designs
(2014-05)
The purpose of the current study was to extend the literature on the use of survey design elements in the construction of online surveys. More specifically, this study aimed to assess the effects of online survey design ...
Two-way interactions between bioenergy cropping systems and water resources
(2014-12)
Understanding the two-way interactions between bioenergy cropping systems and water resources is imperative for the successful deployment of these crops in the US Southern Great Plains (SGP); however, such information is ...