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Geographic perspectives on contemporary/smooth jazz
(2014-12)
This dissertation examines the geography pertaining to the radio format and subgenre of contemporary / smooth jazz from three different perspectives. First, the geography of audience consumption is investigated by studying ...
Development of Non-interfering Wound-on-tension Measurement Method
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
The key element to understand the structure of a wound roll is the pressure inside it. This pressure cannot be too small or too large. If it is too small it may not withhold its structure. If it is too large it may damage ...
Hydrologic Responses to Climate, Water Use, Land Surface Transformation, and Surface Water Impoundment in an Irrigation Intensive Watershed
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)
Climatic variability and land surface change have a wide range of often difficult to parse out effects on streamflow. We analyzed long-term records of climate, land use and land cover, and re-constructed the water budget ...
Carmilla's Contagious Disease: Regulating Nineteenth-century Sexuality
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" (1871) has acquired increasing critical review, first for ramifications of the sexualized relationship between its two female protagonists and more recently for its contribution to Irish ...
Development of optimized path planning and autonomous control for return-to-point vehicle of high altitude ballooning
(2014-07)
In 2004, The Atmospheric and Space Threshold Research Oklahoma (ASTRO) program was launched to provide access to the near space environment for both educational and research purposes. Mainly, this ASTRO vehicle consisted ...
What are business models and how do they work? A case study of community banking
(2014-12)
This study provides a definition of the construct of business model, including its component parts from a practitioner's point of view. It describes how a business model works, including the interaction of its component ...
Community Composition and Resource Partitioning of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Western Oklahoma Grassland Ecosysytems: A Critical Forage Taxon of the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus)
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
Complementary sampling techniques were used to quantify the interspecific communities of ants in the Oklahoma panhandle. Six transects were established in the Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (BRWMA), that spanned ...
Electoral forensics: Testing the "free and fair" claim
(2014-05)
Democratic elections are the international norm for government legitimacy. Currently, election observers are the primary examiners of claims of democracy. Unfortunately, cost and access restrict their effectiveness. Electoral ...
Interpreting and Clarifying Quine's Indeterminacy Thesis
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)
Since the publication of Word & Object in 1960, Quine's indeterminacy thesis has been a subject of great debate. This debate has generated many confusions and misinterpretations of what Quine was actually arguing. In this ...
Evaluation of the Smarter Lunchroom Project: Broadening the Use of Behavioral Economics in Oklahoma Middle Schools
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Childhood obesity is a major problem for American youth. Evidence suggests consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to a healthy weight. The school environment and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are fundamental ...