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Correlation of Fully Softened Shear Strength of Clay Soil with Index Properties - Phase I
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)
Shallow slope failure is one of the huge problems in the geotechnical engineering projects. These failures can cost millions of dollars every year. These failures can occur on embankments and cut slopes that lead to expensive ...
Evaluation of Hypochlorous Acid (Electrolyzed Water), Lactic Acid, and Peroxyacetic Acid as Sanitizers for Fresh Vegetables
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)
Our objectives were to determine the effectiveness of hypochlorous acid (i.e., electrolyzed water), lactic acid, peroxyacetic acid, and sodium thiocyanate against indigenous bacteria on a standardized surface treatment ...
Factors affecting student persistence at a selected community college in the Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: the purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect college freshman persistence. Persistence was examined for a selected community college in the Stann Creek District at two points in ...
Evaluating the Surrogator to Increase Ring-Necked Pheasant Abundance and Enhance Hunting
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
I studied the pre- and post-release survival and habitat use of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) chicks released from a device called a Surrogator� from late spring to fall of 2009 and 2010. To accomplish this I ...
Effects of Chitosan-Gelatin Hydrogels on Fibro-Chondrogenesis
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
The objective of this study was to investigate a hydrogel system that is easy to utilize in the clinical settings to produce cartilage and an autologous cell source for chondrocytes such as easily available human foreskin ...
Novel strategy for halophilicity in the photoautotrophic proteobacterium Halorhodospira halophila
(2011-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Approximately 97% of all water on earth is present in saline oceans, saline lakes, inland seas, and saline groundwater. Additionally salt deposits occupy one quarter of the land on earth. Thus, ...
Adults who Co-Reside and the Young Adulthood Factors that Lead Them There
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between adolescent precocious life events and adults who co-reside at home. Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a ...
Evaluation of Twenty Bermudagrass Cultivars for Their Drought Resistance
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)
Twenty cultivars were evaluated for visual quality, leaf firing resistance and percent live green cover during exposure to soil moisture deficit as well as during a recovery period. The experiment was replicated three ...
Value of Country of Origin Labeling Information for Beef and Pork in the United States
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)
Mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for fresh meats, fish, nuts and perishable food products in the United States was implemented by the USDA on March 16th, 2009. US trading partners such as Canada and Mexico have ...
Detection of Forster Cycle in Single Molecules of Green Fluorescent Protein
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria earned a Nobel Prize in 2008 for being an exceptionally exploitable biological marker in the living systems. The dominant absorption band at 395 nm of ...