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Gerontechnology for Fall Prevention, Detection, and Monitoring: Examining the Diffusion of Technology Among Older Adults for Aging-in-Place
(2018-12-01)
Gerontechnology has been studied and developed to support older adults' desire of aging-in-place, providing independence, autonomy, quality of life, and also by reducing costs with health services. Over recent years a ...
Apolipophorin gene silencing by RNAi inhibits lipid transport to the ovaries during vitellogenesis in Aedes aegypti
(2018-07)
Aedes aegypti is an anautogenous species and serves as vector for several viruses that cause infection to hundreds of millions of people around the world, causing enormous economic burden. Lipids are essential for Aedes ...
Identification of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for Aircraft Electronics Technicians
(2018-12-01)
Advances in electronics technology have transformed the cockpits of large and small modern aircraft. This transformation has created new challenges for the aviation electronics industry and the technicians that support and ...
Effect of Row Spacing, Plant Density, Nitrogen Rate, and Planting Method on Maize (zea Mays L) Grain Yield
(2018-12-01)
Narrow row spacing often results in increased plant density and reduced variability. This study was conducted to determine how narrow row spacing and increased plant density influence corn yield, harvest count, cob weight, ...
Low-Income Older Adults' Use of Food Pantries As a Way to Cope with Food Insecurity
(2018-05-01)
The prevalence of food insecurity in the nation has become increasingly prominent, especially among older adults. In particular, Oklahoma has been found to be one of the hungriest states in the nation with 1 out of 5.9 ...
Examining predictors of student motivation to enroll in a study abroad course from a relative costs perspective
(2018-07)
Education abroad is a collection of international learning experiences designed for students to increase their global competence and intercultural communication skills. Short-term study abroad courses, or experiences, are ...
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Timing on Winter Wheat
(2018-07-01)
Trials were conducted over eight site-years during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 growing seasons in no-till dryland conditions in Oklahoma. A pre-plant treatment of 100 kg ha-1 of N was broadcast applied as ammonium nitrate (AN). ...
Teacher inquiry in higher education
(2018-05)
A pervasive neoliberal doctrine is rapidly changing the landscape of higher education in the United States. Applying free-market ideology to the university sphere has created an environment in which faculty are expected ...