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Impact of Load Modeling on Power System Voltage Stability
(2017-12-01)
Under normal operating conditions, the power system is operated such that acceptable steady voltages are maintained throughout the system buses. However, during disturbances, system voltage deviates from the rated values. ...
Investigation of the drag reduction behavior of polyacrylamide/polysaccharide binary polymer solutions
(2017-05)
In this study, rheological behavior and drag reduction (DR) efficiency of various polymer solutions were investigated. The studied polymer solutions included anionic polyacrylamide (HPAM), xanthan gum (XG), guar gum (GG) ...
Predictors of Resilience in Families of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Following Deinstitutionalization
(2017-05-01)
The current study utilized the family resilience model (Henry, Morris, & Harrist, 2015) to examine the relationship between empowerment, family member age, family relative number of years institutionalized, and resilience ...
Isolation and Proteomic Characterization of Escherichia Coli Persisters
(2017-12-01)
Bacteria are known to adapt in various unfavorable situations. The term ‘persister’ has emerged to signify their ability to survive under physiologically adverse environments. Persisters can even tolerate multiple lethal ...
Smart Locks: Exploring Security Breaches and Access Extensions
(2017-07-01)
The Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly become one of the most popular devices acrossbusinesses and technology. Referred to as the next industrial revolution, it hastransformed the way devices interact with each other, ...
Use of Late-Season Herbicides on Winter Canola (Brassica napus) and Its Impacts on Yield and Seed Quality
(2017-12-01)
Canola (Brassica napus L.) was adopted in the Southern Great Plains as a means to increase the productivity and decrease weed pressure in traditional monoculture wheat. While canola has been effective at achieving this ...
Real Time Aircraft Position Estimation Utilizing Apache Storm
(2017-05-01)
Each year, the amount of data that is produced in the digital universe is continuously increasing, so much so that some sources claim that the amount of data is doubled every two years. This type of data can be characterized ...
Environmental impacts of One Pot methamphetamine clandestine laboratories - Characterization and detection of trace materials
(2017-05)
The One Pot methamphetamine production method has become the primary method of choice in clandestine drug laboratories across the United States, due to its simplicity and the availability of required materials. While the ...
Lithostratigraphy and conodont biostratigraphy of the Upper Boone Group and Mayes Group in the southwestern Ozarks of Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas
(2017-05)
Upper Boone Group (Meramecian) and Mayes Group (latest Meramecian-Chesterian) strata exposed across the southwestern Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northwestern Arkansas ...
Collective case study of non-arts teachers perceptions' of a voluntary arts integration professional development program
(2017-07)
Standards-based accountability has impacted pedagogical practices in schools by requiring teachers to cover content through direct instruction rather than focusing on the diverse learning needs of students. Arts integration ...