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Environmental discourse in Oklahoma: Examining rhetorical strategies in three case studies
(2021-05)
Despite the acceleration of climate change, figuring out ways to productively talk about it remains difficult in some places. So where do we begin? As rhetoricians, we believe that studying discourse provides insight. ...
Identification, evaluation, and causal factor determination of maintenance errors common to major U.S. certificated air carriers
(2021-05)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was the identification of common errors, causal factors and corrective actions related to maintenance errors affecting aircraft with more than 70 seats and operated by major U.S. air ...
Virtual body in immersive virtual reality and its influence on creativity
(2021-07)
The relationship between the design process, its multiple stages, and how different design mediums affect this process continues to be a topic for research and exploration. The selection of different design tools is done ...
Exploration of Lewis acidity and fluorophilicity of germanium compounds and their applications in C-F bond activation
(2021-07)
The elusive branched fluoro-oligogermane (Ph3Ge)3GeF which is the only crystallographically characterized Ge-F containing compound with unsupported Ge- Ge bonds, was successfully synthesized and its chemical/electrochemical ...
Frontline retail employees -- extinct or evolving: A look at the relationship between, servant leadership, employee engagement, organizational change recipients' belief and employee intent to quit
(2021-12)
Rapid change in the retail industry will remain constant as we navigate the new normal after the pandemic and innovation is implemented. The frontline retail worker is typically the least engaged and costly to replace. The ...
Zeros of random trigonometric polynomials with dependent coefficients
(2021-05)
It is well known that the expected number of real zeros of a random cosine polynomial (of degree $ n $)\begin{equation*} V_n(x) = \sum_ {j=0} ^{n} a_j \cos (j x) , \quad x \in (0,2\pi) , \end{equation*} where the coefficients ...
Exploring the optical properties of mie resonator nanoparticles for catalytic and photocatalytic applications
(2021-12)
Heterogeneous metal nano catalysts have recently emerged as attractive catalysts for variety of couplings (e.g., C-C, C-N, C-S, C-O, etc.). However, the characterization of catalytic pathway remains challenging. By exploiting ...
"Rattle their doorknob and they collapse": Propaganda strategies of the Church of Scientology
(2021-05)
This project investigates two of the most prominent propaganda "arms" of the Church of Scientology (COS): Freedom Magazine and Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND). Both of these COS-run organizations ...
Impact of augmented reality on preservice educational leaders' self-efficacy
(2021-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which augmented reality (AR) learning materials helped to make case studies with richer media so that preservice educational leaders could prepare for increasing ...
Catalytic N-arylation of triazoles and C-H activation leading to aromatic heterocycles
(2021-05)
5-Membered N-heterocycles have become valuable structural motives in organometallic chemistry, organic synthesis, and medicinal chemistry. Such compounds can act as ligands for organometallic complexes and catalysts, as ...