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Determining Implicit Option Premiums for Government Farm Program Payments
(2017-07-01)
In order to satisfy trade agreement obligations, U.S. farm policy has been increasingly moving away from market-distorting direct subsidies to decoupled payments. Decoupling payments from production of specific commodities ...
Acoustic Characterization of a Multi-Rotor SUAS as a First Step Towards Detection and Identification via Acoustic Signature
(2017-07-01)
In this study, the noise produced by a multi-rotor aircraft is recorded and characterized with the main goal to understand the signature for the use of detection and identification. The need for this technology spawns from ...
Effects of Land Use and Associated Management Practices on Cycnia Collaris, a Dispersal Limited Habitat Specialist
(2017-05-01)
Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) plants provide habitat for several insect species, including the unexpected cycnia (Cycnia collaris), a milkweed dependent moth that has limited dispersal abilities, and of which, there have been ...
First-generation undergraduate library users: Experiences and perceptions of the library as place
(2017-05)
Research focused on first-generation college students has developed considerably in recent years, yet an area that remains relatively unexplored is students' perceptions of the academic library as place. Exploring such ...
Irritability, Social Support, and Depression
(2017-12-01)
Abstract: Research examining social support in depressed individuals has demonstrated that they are likely to have lower levels of social support (Lakey & Cronin, 2008). Furthermore, interpersonal models of depression posit ...
Influence of teacher certification pathway and knowledge of algebra for teaching on mathematical beliefs of algebra I teachers
(2017-07)
This quantitative survey-based study explores Oklahoma Algebra I teachers' beliefs about algebra and their Knowledge of Algebra for Teaching (KAT). The study included 144 teachers currently teaching Algebra I during the ...
Planning Redirection for Dynamic Passive Haptics Using Model Predictive Control
(2017-12-01)
Navigating an immersive, virtual environment (VE) is one of the key challenges when a head-mounted display is used. The most natural way of navigating a virtual environment would be walking. But walking in a large virtual ...
Structure and dynamics studies of membrane and non-membrane proteins using NMR and MD simulations
(2017-12)
The protein structural knowledge is essential in defining molecular recognition rules that power the understanding of basic biological phenomenon. The structures of most proteins are determinable due to advancement in ...
V is what democracy looks like: Image politics and the Guy Fawkes mask
(2017-07)
How do political demonstrators use the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta to persuade viewers to engage in actions of dissent in both online and corporeal environments? In seeking an answer, I identify important connections ...
Reducing Blacks' turnover intent: The effect of Blacks' perspective-taking in White-dominated workspaces
(2017-12)
Facilitating the development of healthy workplace relationships in diverse settings and retaining talented minority professionals are important organizational objectives. Extant research on perspective-taking validates its ...