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"I Know . . . Through My Eyes and Ears": Charles Dickens's Artistic Vision in Bleak House
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Despite using two different narrative voices to construct the story in Bleak House, Charles Dickens nevertheless ensures unity within the novel by creating a self-contained narrative painting. The various linguistic and ...
Development and Validation of a Slinky Ground Heat Exchanger Model
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Ground source heat pump systems are an energy efficient heating and cooling technology for residential and commercial buildings. The main barrier to adoption is the higher investment cost compared to conventional systems. ...
Improving Performance in Hadoop Mapreduce
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)
Hadoop MapReduce is a parallel, distributed programming model for processing large data sets or so-called Big data, on a cluster. The basic idea of MapReduce is to split the large input data set into many small pieces and ...
On the conjunction of network security requirements and clustering: A new framework for reliable and energy-efficient communication
(2014-07)
Several perspectives of network security and energy efficiency were investigated and a scheme is proposed for each. A new approach is introduced to enhance communication security among nodes based on the threshold secret ...
"What about Your Friends?" Social Support Moderates Perceived Burdensomeness and Suicidal Ideation Relationship
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)
Suicide is a nationwide concern in the young adult population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). An identified risk factor for suicide for young adults is the perception that one is a burden on others ...
Treatment Outcomes of Myofascial Decompression on Hamstring Pathology
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
This study examined the effectiveness of two different hamstring soft tissue treatments; myofascial decompression (MFD) and a moist heat pack with self-myofascial release using a foam roller (SMR). Myofascial decompression, ...
Assessment of Fermented Products on Flavor Profile of White Bread and Salt Substitutes on Viscoelastic Properties of Gluten and on Fermentation Properties of Wheat Flour
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)
Reduction of sodium chloride in daily intake has been received a lot of attention as increased consumption of NaCl is associated to cardiovascular diseases. NaCl plays an important role not only in improving the flavor of ...
Poverty as a curriculum topic in Christian schools
(2014-05)
The purpose of Christian education is to incorporate Biblical values in the curriculum, and one essential message in the Bible is to reach out and liberate the poor. Through interviews, writing protocols, a focus group ...
Standard Ruggedness Study on Moisture Induced Sensitivity Tester
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Moisture damage is one of the major issues causing premature failure of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavements. However, there are no reliable test methods to determine moisture sensitivity in the laboratory. Moisture Induced ...
Spent Fluid Cracking Catalyst (Fcc) - a Potential Adsorbent for Organics in Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)
Steady increase in the natural gas production in U.S.A. is mainly due to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technologies. Three to five million gallons of water are used for fracking a well. Approximately, ...