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Petrographic and Petrophysical Characterization of the Woodford Shale Northern Shelf, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma
(2015-07-01)
This investigation of the Woodford Shale was prompted by observed variations in depositional and diagenetic content across the northern shelf of the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma. Three cores, two from north-central Oklahoma ...
Effects of ion irradiation on the mechanical properties and structural evolution of sol-gel derived hybrid silicate thin films
(2015-07)
A study of the effects of ion irradiation on the surface mechanical properties and structural evolution of sol-gel derived hybrid silicate thin films has been conducted. Green films were synthesized through a sol-gel process ...
Minimum Image Size for Phase Error Correction Using Phase Gradient Autofocus on Synthetic Aperture Radar Images
(2015-05-01)
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is used for imaging large patches of earth�s surface; however, these images suffer from phase errors induced by demodulation errors. These demodulation error are caused by uncompensated ...
Hormonal Regulation of Microrna-221 and Its Effect on Bovine Ovarian Theca Cell Function
(2015-05-01)
Development of ovarian follicles in cattle is controlled by systemic and locally produced hormones acting at the molecular level controlling numerous gene transcripts which spatial-temporal expression leads to one follicle ...
Essays on asset liquidity, cash holdings, and the cost of corporate debt
(2015-12)
This dissertation examines the relationship between the ability of a firm to sell its real assets (asset liquidity) and its cash holdings behavior as well as its cost of debt. In essay 1, I show that for financially ...
Investigate the Effect of Quality of Work-life on Construction Craft Workers� Job Satisfaction
(2015-12-01)
a shortage in skilled construction workers is the greatest challenge the U.S. construction industry facing in this era. This shortage would create a substantial risk to the competitiveness of the U.S. construction industry. ...
Case Study on Veracity in Twitter Data Using Oil Company Related Tweets
(2015-07-01)
Twitter is a powerful real-time micro-blogging service and it is a platform where users provide and obtain information, called tweets, at a rapid pace. Because of the volume, velocity, and unstructured nature of tweets, ...