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Modelling Oil Retention, Pressure Drop, and Heat Transfer of Refrigerant-oil Mixtures in a Microchannel Condenser
(2016-12-01)
Microchannel heat exchangers have improved heat transfer capabilities as well as reduced charge when compared to conventional fin and tube heat exchangers. These characteristics led to their increasing application in ...
Assessment of Olfactory Concealment Related to Habitat Selection by Terrestrial Animals
(2016-12-01)
Animals use habitat selection to mitigate adverse effects environmental factors may have on their fitness. For many prey species, predation by olfactory-sensing predators is an environmental factor that has devastating ...
Effects of Dietary Cocoa Powder on Inflammation Markers and Catalase Activity in Participants with Type 2 Diabetes Following a Fast Food Style Meal Challenge
(2016-05-01)
Dietary polyphenols, such as those in cocoa, have been shown to counteract chronic inflammation in animal models as well as in clinical studies. However, limited data exist on the role of dietary cocoa on postprandial ...
Examining Tobacco Point of Sale Advertising Around Tulsa Public Schools High Schools
(2016-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between tobacco point of sale advertising in convenience stores within a ½ mile radius of public high schools and the socioeconomic status of the student population ...
Investigation of Natural and Anthropomorphic Sources of Atmospheric Infrasound
(2016-12-01)
Numerous geophysical and anthropogenic events emit infrasonic frequencies (<20 Hz), including volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes. These sounds, which cannot be heard by the human ear, can be detected from ...
Pattern recognition studies of complex spectroscopic data sets
(2016-12)
Profiling of complex samples using spectroscopic techniques continues to be an active area of research with a large and burgeoning literature. The overall goal of profile analysis is to correlate a characteristic fingerprint ...
Amphibian Blood Parasites and Their Potential Vectors in the Great Plains of the United States
(2016-07-01)
Between May 2014 and August 2015, 200 larval, newly metamorphosed and adult amphibians from 5 families and 9 species were examined for blood protozoa, leeches and leech hematomas from five locations in north central Oklahoma. ...
Evaluation of hydrogeologic data in USGS areas of potentially induced seismicity
(2016-12)
The Central and Eastern United States have experienced an increase in seismic activity within the last forty years with a corresponding concern from the public regarding the associated seismic hazard. In 2015, the United ...
Data Cleaning on Graph Databases Using NEO4J: Spelling Correction Using Ontology and Visualization
(2016-12-01)
Data cleaning, also called data cleansing is the process of detecting, correcting, or removing errors and inconsistencies from data in order to improve data quality. Data is classified into two types, namely, structured ...