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Feasibility of delaying pecan budbreak and examining insects associated with stored pecans in Oklahoma and Texas
(2008-07)
Scope and Method of Study: A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of delaying pecan budbreak in spring using applications of Surround WP particle film and whitewash. Thirty trees (cultivar Pawnee) at Perkins ...
Merger Abnormal Returns and Payment Methods of Hospitality Firms
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-05-01)
By-Plant Nitrogen Response as a Function of Delayed Emergence in Corn (Zea mays L.)
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)
Determining the correct nitrogen (N) rate for plants of uneven emergence should prove to be beneficial for increasing nitrogen use efficiency and crop yields. Delayed plants were planted 4, 7, and 10 days after initial ...
Multiobjective particle swarm optimization: Integration of dynamic population and multiple-swarm concepts and constraint handling
(2008-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Over the years, most multiobjective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithms are developed to effectively and efficiently solve unconstrained multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs). ...
Capillary Electrophoresis of Lipids Derived from Some Natural Products
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to develop capillary electrophoresis methods for the analysis of some lipids, namely free fatty acids and phospholipids in food produces such as peanut seeds and watermelon, respectively. In ...
Human detection, tracking and segmentation from low-level to high-level vision
(2008-12)
The goal of this research is to detect, segment and track a human body as well as estimate its limb configuration from cluttered background. These are fundamental research issues that have attracted intensive attention in ...
School Readiness: Parent-child Activities, Teachers' Perceptions, And Students' Skills
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between parent report of parent-child activities, teachers' perceptions of students' skills and abilities, and teachers' report of skills, abilities, and experiences ...
Teachers' and Parents' Expectations of the Social Behavior of Preschool Children with Disabilities
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-07-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which teachers and parents of preschool children with disabilities view children's competence in self-control, cooperation, and assertion skills, to identify which ...
Selection Responses in Grain Yield and Related Traits as Induced by Dual-purpose and Grain-only Management Systems
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)
Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is widely used in the southern Great Plains as a winter forage resource to supplement income from a wheat monocrop system. Depending on production and prevailing market conditions, some ...
Automation of a Human DNA Quantification Technique Using a Biomek 2000 Robotic Platform
(Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)
Increases in entry criteria for CODIS entry coupled with advances in forensic DNA typing have caused a nationwide backlog of samples for processing. The purpose of this study was to automate a novel quantitation assay ...