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Avatar skin(s): An autoethnographic journey to my place of education
(2016-07)
This autoethnography presents the avatar as a liberating learning platform for those who live on the edges of hegemonic and heteronormative society. I call this platform "avatar as place of education." I illustrate how my ...
Wound-on-tension of winders with nip rollers
(2016-12)
Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing is widely used to create products from traditional web materials such as plastic webs, metal foils, to the recent printed and flexible electronics. Winding or rewinding is a critical component ...
Dynamics of understory shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) and hardwood after thinning shortleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States
(2016-07)
The shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) population is consistently declining in southeastern United States. Shortleaf pine forests are thinned frequently to improve the growth and development of residual stands. But, the ...
Decomposition algorithms for detecting low-diameter clusters in graphs
(2016-05)
Detecting low-diameter clusters in graphs is an effective graph-based data mining technique, which has been used to find cohesive subgraphs in a variety of graph models of data. Low pairwise distances within a cluster can ...
Effects of general aviation rental aircraft checkout procedures on flight activity of renter pilots
(2016-05)
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of any effects rental aircraft checkout procedures have on the renter pilot's flight activity. The scope of this study was certificated private and commercial ...
Classifying discoveries: Implementing a generalized multiple testing protocol for exploratory data analysis
(2016-07)
In large-scale exploratory data analysis one objective is to discover interesting attributes that are worthy of further study. Standard statistical analysis employs a multiple testing procedure which aims to discover as ...
Eukaryotic plant pathogen detection through high throughput DNA/RNA sequencing data analysis
(2016-12)
Plant pathogen detection is crucial for developing appropriate management techniques. A variety of tools are available for rapid plant pathogen detection. Most tools rely on unique features of the pathogen to detect its ...
Role of pre-existing Precambrian structures and thermal anomaly in rift initiation and evolution - The Albertine and Rhino Grabens in Uganda
(2016-05)
We integrated Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Models, airborne magnetic, radiometric, three-dimensional Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry and Satellite gravity data to investigate the role of Precambrian ...
Exploring the views of American, international, and Mexican students of the Anglo Saxon model of the research university: A Q methodology study
(2016-05)
The purpose of this Q methodological study was to explore the views of three groups of graduate students concerning the Anglo Saxon model of the research university. A review of relevant literature revealed that current ...
Response of mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) to fertilization and reduced water availability in southeastern Oklahoma
(2016-05)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most commercially important tree species in the southeastern United States and driver of timber productivity for the region. The positive of loblolly pine to forest management applications ...