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Stocker Cattle Performance and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Old World Bluestem Grazing Programs
(2016-05-01)
In grazing systems only 5-30% of ingested nitrogen (N) is retained in BW gain of growing beef cattle. A two-year study was conducted to evaluate N fertilizer and DDGS as sources of N and N use efficiency for growing beef ...
Interrelationship of pre-kindergarten writing and an early childhood play environment
(2016-07)
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the interrelationship of students' writing and developmentally appropriate play environments in a public prekindergarten class in Oklahoma. As standards impose literacy ...
Enhanced recurrent network training
(2016-05)
In this dissertation, we introduce new, more efficient, methods for training recurrent neural networks (RNNs). These methods are based on a new understanding of the error surfaces of RNNs that has been developed in recent ...
Development of a Microgravity Uas Test Bed
(2016-07-01)
The ultimate goal is to develop a vehicle that can produce a microgravity environment for space system research within a small to medium sized UAV. This weight class of vehicle provides a platform that is more available ...
Evaluation of Sweat as an Evidential Specimen in Drug-facilitated Sexual Assault
(2016-05-01)
Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) investigations can be hindered by delayed reporting or victim unwillingness to fully participate in a physical examination. In turn, biological evidence collected to prove incapacitation ...
Development and validation of a brief definitional measure of motives for alcohol use
(2016-07)
Heavy alcohol use continues to be a prominent national issue. This style of use has been associated with short-term memory issues, impaired social and emotional functioning, death and disability, and diagnosable impairment. ...
Improved stem cell retention and mechanical stability in a chitosan-gelatin hydrogel
(2016-07)
Due to the heart's poor regenerative ability, new treatments need to be developed in order to repair damaged cardiac tissue after cardiac arrest. A common approach is to deliver adult stem cells combined with injectable ...
Campaign Advertising Tone and Individual Voter Behavior in Judicial Elections
(2016-05-01)
The increased use of campaign advertising in judicial elections since Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002), has attracted a considerable amount criticism. Opponents of campaign advertising in judicial ...
Factors Related to the Distribution of Freshwater Mussels on Muddy and Clear Boggy Rivers
(2016-05-01)
Freshwater mussels play an important role in proper functioning river systems; however, worldwide, this group of freshwater taxa is one of the most imperiled. To implement effective conservation and management efforts, a ...
Two essays on the substitutability of cash holdings and lines of credit
(2016-07)
Essay 1: using a novel database of lines of credit from 42 countries, I study the choice between cash holdings and lines of credit in the liquidity management of the firm and examine the determinants of this choice in the ...