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Corn plant location, spacing and stalk diameter measurement using optical sensing technologies
(2014-05)
Plant within-row spacing and stalk diameters at mid-growth stages have been demonstrated to be important variables in the by-plant yield prediction model for corn. This information would help advising the in-season ...
Oxidative behavior and thermal stability of C60 colloidal suspensions in water and C60/gamma-cyclodextrin polymer networks
(2014-12)
Since its discovery in 1985, buckminsterfullerene (C60) has been extensively studied due to its unique properties and it's now being produced in multi-ton quantities. The ability to form stable aqueous C60 colloids (known ...
Application of feed additive technologies to enhance health and performance of forage-fed cattle
(2014-07)
A total of 260 cows and 7 cannulated steers were used in four studies to the effects of Bio-Mos, monensin, and slow release urea on cow and calf performance, passive immunity, and in situ digestibility. All experiments ...
Inconvenient youth: A critical exploration of marginalized adolescents' perceptions of traditional high school
(2014-07)
This qualitative study was designed to explore the dropout phenomenon through marginalized adolescents' retrospective perceptions and experiences of care and belonging, power and privilege within the traditional high school ...
Exploration of mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching philosophies: A case study
(2014-08)
This multi-case study is an exploration of mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching philosophies. It focused on the cases of four purposefully selected beginning mathematics graduate teaching assistants (MGTAs) ...
Teacher perceptions of collective faculty trust in charter schools and traditional public schools
(2014-05)
Research dedicated to understanding the effects of charter schools on student outcomes has yielded mixed results. Some findings indicate increased levels of student achievement in charter schools as compared with traditional ...
AFLP genetic variation, inbreds development, and QTL localization for plant height in lowland switchgrass
(2014-12)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has gained wider attention due to its recognition as a model herbaceous crop species for bioenergy production. The objectives of this research were to analyze genetic variation among and ...
Analysis of trickle-bed reactor for ethanol production from syngas using Clostridium ragsdalei
(2014-05)
The conversion of syngas components (CO, CO2 and H2) to liquid fuels such as ethanol involves complex biochemical reactions catalyzed by a group of acetogens such as Clostridium ljungdahlii, Clostridium carboxidivorans and ...
Factors that influence and impact property ownership in Oklahoma historic districts
(2014-05)
In Oklahoma, a young state where the built environment is not as old as in many regions of the country, there is not the long tradition of respecting historic resources often seen in areas with properties dating from the ...
Effects of curricular modifications on math fact fluency rates
(2014-05)
The current investigation compared the instructional efficiency of an explicit timing intervention between three conditions that varied on the curricular dimension of problem set size. The first goal was to determine if ...