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Mothers' Values in Their Grocery Purchasing Decisions: A Q Method Study
(2019-05-01)
Food labels serve as a form of communication between producers and consumers (Olynk, 2012) and show the values or characteristics associated with the product (Barham, 2002). As consumers become more interested in where ...
Influence of time dependent properties and temperature effects on the performance of composite bridge girders
(2019-12)
This dissertation seeks to understand the mechanical properties of concrete, and its interaction with steel bridge girders with the purposes of deepening our understanding of the behavior of steel girder bridges made ...
Relationship between variables of adolescent Instagram use and their perceptions of learning climate
(2019-12)
Social media provides adolescents with a viable means of connecting with their peers in ways that were not previously available to them. Social media use is related to feelings of connectedness with family, friends, and ...
Economics of the Greenseeder Hand Planter, Discrete Choice Modeling, and On-Farm Field Experimentation
(2019-08)
Corn yields in developing countries are lower than in developed countries partly due to planting methods that involve hand dropping of multiple seeds per hill. Researchers from Oklahoma State University (OSU) recently ...
Therapeutic investigation and modeling of resveratrol and siRNA targeted combination delivery to leukemia cells
(2019-07)
Nearly 10 million deaths are caused by cancer around the globe every year. Blood cancer is responsible for roughly 86,000 deaths in the United States. Patients' lifespan is improving as new technologies and controlled drug ...
Science-Practice Gap: Does Innovative Academic Knowledge Diffuse?
(2019-07)
It has been noted that few practitioners read academic research (Rynes, Colbert, & Brown, 2002). It has also been noted that the gap has grown so wide that science and practice are now specialized autonomous systems operating ...
Development of a direct monitoring approach of CO/H₂ in bioreactors for syngas to biofuels conversion
(2019-05)
Syngas fermentation is a novel technology to produce biofuels from syngas using acetogens. Precise monitoring of dissolved CO/H₂ concentrations helps to maintain the proper activities of the acetogens and is of great ...
College Experience of Undocumented Latino Students
(2019-05-01)
Undocumented Latino students who enroll in and attend colleges and universities face a multitude of barriers and often must navigate complex situations and structures that make them more vulnerable of not completing their ...
Development of a Research-Based, User-Friendly, Rapid Scouting Procedure for the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari), in Grain Sorghum
(2019-05-01)
Sugarcane aphid (SCA), Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner, is a significant economic pest in grain sorghum in the Southeastern US and Southern Great Plains. A collaborative project led by Oklahoma State University was tasked ...
Mechanisms underlying vascular and respiratory complications associated with diabetes
(2019-07)
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome has risen to epidemic proportions in both humans and veterinary species. Diabetes is characterized by a lack of insulin production (type 1) or action (type 2), with subsequent alterations ...