Browsing OSU Theses by Title
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Uncertainty and Constraint Handling in Evolutionary Algorithms
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)This paper proposes two evolutionary algorithms. Firstly, a dynamic evolutionary algorithm is proposed that uses variable relocation vectors to adapt the current population to the new environment. The relocation vectors ... -
Uncertainty management in connectionist expert system
(Oklahoma State University, 1992-05-01)A connectionist expert system is an expert system whose knowledge base is generated from training examples using an artificial neural network learning technique. Gallant [13] developed a model for a connectionist expert ... -
Unchanged Shadow-based Secret Sharing Scheme
(Oklahoma State University, 1995-12-01)The purpose of this study was to propose a different construction for a secret sharing scheme that maintains recycleable pieces of information, which are called shadows, about a secret information item. In this study, the ... -
Unconditional Surrender Policy Toward Japan
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Underground press: Its influence on American sociopolitical movements of the 1960s and 1970s
(2021-07)This thesis examines the underground press in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Through close analysis of the more popular underground newspapers from this time period and from different geographical ... -
Understanding and utilizing administrative versus union priorities to improve the organization
(2019-12)Many public emergency service organizations contain an organized and united workforce, commonly known as a union. The purpose of this research is to discover or reveal the extent in which positive or negative working ... -
Understanding Anthropocentric/Biocentric Orientations Toward Natural Parks: A Survey of Student at Oklahoma State University
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)The purpose of this study was to understand the anthropocentric and biocentric orientations of Oklahoma State University students toward natural parks. This study was conducted to determine whether sex and ethnicity could ... -
Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Equity: An Investigation of Restaurant Brand Attributes and Customer Traits
(2016-07-01)There has been raising awareness of social responsibility from stakeholders, especially from customers, in the restaurant industry. The extant research still needs a better understanding of multi-level corporate social ... -
Understanding Health and Nutrition Perspectives of Native American Women Eligible to Receive Commodity Foods Using Social Marketing Principles
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-05-01)Native Americans experience a disproportionate rate of many chronic diseases as compared to the general United States population. Inadequate formative assessment and lack of attention to cultural relevancy in program ... -
Understanding How Agricultural Communications Students Identify Cultural Dimensions after a Short-term Study Abroad Program
(2017-05-01)Global competency is a growing quality for many students going into the work force. Study abroad is one way students increase their global competency. In the communications field, global competency is important for students ... -
Understanding How Audiences Interpret Science News Frames
(2016-07-01)This thesis is an investigation into audience perception of the use of science frames versus non-science frames in news journalism covering science content. The effect of a science frame versus a non-science frame is ... -
Understanding of Place Value by Elementary School Children Taught with the Kumon Method
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Understanding Oklahoma Agricultural Teachers Use of and Attitudes Toward Using the Internet in the Classroom
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Understanding the Effect of Seal Size in Non-GMO Food Advertisements and Measuring Consumer Attitudes Toward GMOs
(2018-05-01)Today, genetically modified organisms have an increased presence in the American food supply. GMOs are a topic of controversy, so it is important to know how consumers feel about them. Attitudes toward GMOs have been studied ... -
Understanding the Effect of Spatial Colors on Guests� Perception of the Hotel Room Using Virtual Visualization Techniques
(2016-05-01)Color is one of the key visual dimensions of the environment. The investigation of the effects of color schemes in public places showed that color has an impact on behavior and emotions. The emotional effect of color is ... -
Understanding the effects of biophilic design in healthcare environments through the use of virtual reality
(2022-05)Biophilic Design encourages the use of natural systems and processes within the design of a built environment. The biophilic hypothesis stems from the belief that humans have an innate connection with the natural world and ... -
Understanding the effects of fungal spillover on tropical forest seedling communities
(2023-05)Deforestation rates of tropical forests have led to a massive increase in forest edge habitats globally. One of the foremost fragmentation types of concern is agriculture, which can introduce new pathogenic fungi into ... -
Understanding the genetic basis of shattering in pearl millet
(2022-05)Over the last years, genes involved in several traits targeted during domestication have been studied in crops. Because shattering is an important domestication and agronomic trait, it has been intensively studied in crops ... -
Unequal Compressive Imaging
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)Recently, novel compressive sensing (CS) techniques have been employed to concurrently perform compression and image sampling. Since an image has sparse representation in some proper transform basis, such as discrete cosine ...