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Uses of the slime mold lifecycle as a model for numerical optimization
(2010-07)
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Factors affecting student persistence at public research universities in Oklahoma
(2016-07)
Prior studies have demonstrated that most college dropouts happen at the transition to the third semester of college. Using a state dataset that includes student data for the 2013-2014 time span in the state of Oklahoma, ...
Perceptions and preferences of students from small rural high schools in pursuing bachelor's degrees
(2011-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this descriptive case study was to describe the perceptions and preferences of students from small rural high schools in pursuing bachelor's degrees in a university setting. The ...
Two essays in financial markets development and economic growth: An empirical investigation
(2012-07)
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Relationship of Self-compassion with Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness in American Indian/alaska Native People
(Oklahoma State University, 2016-05-01)
In this study, the relationships of self-compassion (i.e., self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification) with suicide risk factors of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted ...
Pavement hydroplaning risk evaluation with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and 1mm 3D texture data
(2015-07)
During wet weather automobiles traveling on pavements may experience hydroplaning that would cause out-of-control accidents. Annually 14% of all accidents with fatalities occur on wet pavements. However, not many studies ...
Bacterial communities associated with natural and anthropogenic petroleum impacted anaerobic environments
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The aim of this dissertation was to determine the diversity, abundance, distribution, and morphology of candidate division SR1 from various habitats (including a natural gas impacted fresh water ...
President in the gray flannel suit: Dwight D. Eisenhower and postwar American manhood
(2016-05)
In recent years presidential historians and men studies specialists have combined their fields of study to examine how conceptions of male identity have informed, shaped, and altered the American presidency. Dwight Eisenhower ...
Surface effects and gold-nanostructure surface coating of whispering-gallery microresonators
(2010-05)
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Production of alcohols via syngas fermentation using Alkalibaculum bacchi monoculture and a mixed culture
(2013-12)
Gasification-syngas fermentation is a hybrid conversion technology. In this process, feedstocks such as biomass or municipal solid waste are gasified to syngas (CO, H2 and CO2), which is then converted into biofuels and ...