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Two essays in financial markets development and economic growth: An empirical investigation
(2012-07)
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Centralized Grain Storage in Ghana: a Feasibility Analysis
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
The focus of this analysis is to determine the feasibility of developing a centralized grain storage facility in the Ejura-Sekyedumase district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana,West Africa. This district is known for its ...
Bacterial communities associated with natural and anthropogenic petroleum impacted anaerobic environments
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The aim of this dissertation was to determine the diversity, abundance, distribution, and morphology of candidate division SR1 from various habitats (including a natural gas impacted fresh water ...
Polyolefin blend miscibility: Quantitative investigations of dynamic heterogeneity
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Using advanced solid-state NMR to study the microscopic interactions of amorphous polymer blends and the influences of each component to the dynamic heterogeneity of those miscible blends.
Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact and Acceptability of Choice Architecture Strategies on Middle School Age Students' Fruit and Vegetable Choices
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)
Childhood obesity is a nationwide problem with serious future implications and is partly due to inadequate consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV). Choice architecture (CA) strategies, a principle of behavioral economics, ...
Development of Low Cost Medium for Ethanol Production from Syngas by Clostridium Ragsdalei
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
Gasification-syngas fermentation is a hybrid conversion technology on the verge of commercialization. Lignocellulosic biomass is gasified to synthesis gas, or syngas (CO, H2 and CO2) that is converted using biocatalysts ...
Factors Hindering the Adoption of Value-added Management and Marketing Practices and Determining Value Differences for Steers and Heifers
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
This two-essay thesis aims to better identify non-adopting cow-calf producers in Oklahoma and to find the value of steer and heifer characteristics sold in an auction barn. Using the 2009 Beef Management and Marketing ...
High Resolution Stratigraphy of Lower Mississippian Strata at Branson North, Missouri
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)
The primary objectives of this study are to examine the Lower Mississippian rocks at Branson north, Taney County, Missouri, to (i) better understand the Lower Mississippian Subsystem and (ii) determine the sequence boundaries ...
Online community rituals
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this research is to investigate online community rituals and the role that ritual experiences play in building and sustaining online communities. Specifically I explore: (1) What ...
Development of microwave dielectric algorithms for sensing corn stalks
(2012-05)
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