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Modification of a high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer with the addition of drag-reducing polymer solution
(2020-05)
Polymer drag reduction (PDR) is an active flow control technique that has drawn significant scientific examination and industrial interest for over 70 years (e.g. fluid transport in oil pipelines, surface ships, safer ...
Rigor and reproducibility of cancer medicine evidence
(2021-05)
The burden of cancer in the United States and abroad is comprised of significant morbidity, mortality, and psychological or financial harms. There remains a concern that the influence of published research is not maximized ...
Beliefs: A case study on formation, change, and influence
(2022-05)
This study explored the mathematical beliefs of two second-grade teachers. This exploration included 1) the nature of mathematics beliefs and orientation towards teaching and learning held by the teachers, 2) how their ...
Social norms of alcohol use among American Indian college students
(2022-07)
American Indian (AI) peoples are at higher risk for alcohol use disorder and related health consequences compared to the general population. Descriptive and injunctive norms have been found to be a significant risk factor ...
Network interdiction approaches for diminishing misinformation spread in social networks
(2022-12)
Network interdiction has many applications in many domains, including telecommunications, epidemic control, and social network analysis. In this dissertation, we use network interdiction to devise strategies for the problem ...
Grassroots family leadership: A qualitative case study of equity and engagement
(2020-05)
This qualitative case study explores a grassroots family leadership initiative in a high poverty, Midwestern, urban school setting. Using community cultural wealth as a theoretical lens, this study considers how shared ...
Exploring why parents choose to enroll their children in a Classical Christian education school: A qualitative study
(2021-05)
The purpose of this naturalistic inquiry study was to explore parents' rationales for enrolling their children in a Classical Christian education (CCE) school accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools ...
Three essays on labor and development economics
(2022-07)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter analyzes whether the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as cooking fuel affects the time spent in cooking and employment activities for Indian rural women. The ...
Impacts of culverts and dams on aquatic macroinvertebrates in Oklahoma wadable streams
(2022-12)
Anthropogenic activities alter flowing water in many ways resulting in streams being among the most modified ecosystems worldwide. Humans cause the greatest effects to aquatic ecosystems by creating artificial structures ...
Mass spectrometric characterization of extensin cross-linkages in arabidopsis tissue culture cell walls
(2020-05)
In this work we characterize and identify tyrosine-tyrosine cross-linkages occurring in the Arabidopsis extensin scaffold. Cross-linked extensin peptides were solubilized out of Arabidopsis tissue culture cell walls using ...