Browsing OSU Theses by Subject "oklahoma"
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Analysis of Water Clarity, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Ammonia, Total Phosphorus, and Chlorophyll a of Oologah Lake, Oklahoma, After Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Invasion
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)Oologah Lake, in Oklahoma, is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project; flows are controlled by dam releases for navigation and flood control purposes. Zebra mussels were discovered in Oologah Lake in June of 2003. Monthly ... -
Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Oklahoma Grapes
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)Many debilitating chronic conditions are linked to chronic inflammation. Recent studies have indicated that a relationship exists between phenolic compounds found in grapes and the reduction of chronic inflammation. The ... -
Assessing Eastern Redcedar Encroachment and Environmental Factors in Oklahoma by Remote Sensing and Gis
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)The study area in this project covers 16 contiguous counties, most of which are located in central and western Oklahoma. The maps and the shapefiles of eastern redcedar are from remote sensing imagery. I use ArcGIS and ... -
Assessing Important Biological Functions Provided by the Wetlands Reserve Program in Oklahoma, USA
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is a conservation program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to reverse the loss of wetlands in the United States by protecting, restoring, and enhancing wetlands. ... -
Assessing the Food and Nutrition Desires and Needs of Food Pantry Guests Aged 50 Years and Older
(2019-05)Food insecurity can affect one's overall health physically, socially, and mentally. Our Daily Bread Food and Resource Center guest, 50 years of age and older were surveyed to assess food security, nutrition status, health, ... -
Assessing the Impact of Potential Bridge Collapse on Road Network Vulnerability: a Case Study in Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)is study applied three different measures, which are unweighted increased travel time, increased travel time weighted by traffic flow, and decreased accessibility of cities, to assess the importance of unsafe highway bridges ... -
Assessment of economic impact and visitor satisfaction: A case study from Canton Lake, Oklahoma
(2019-12)Lake resources provide a variety of socioeconomic benefits ranging from market based goods (e.g., water supply and irrigation) to non-market based ecosystem services (e.g., recreation, wildlife habitat). However, ecosystem ... -
Barriers to Volunteering with the Oklahoma 4-H Program: A Delphi Study
(2019-05-01)The Cooperative Extension Service and 4-H program have depended on volunteers since 1914 (Van Horn et al., 1998). The success of the 4-H program depends on the investment and involvement of adult volunteers, this group ... -
Benefits of the Oklahoma Operation: Military Kids Program -- a Delphi Study
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)Since the twin towers came crashing down on September 11th, there has been an essential need for military youth support programs. Operation: Military Kids (OMK) is one such support program that strives to provide additional ... -
Biostratigraphically constrained ages of Mississippian mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sequences, STACK play, Anadarko basin, Oklahoma
(2020-05)The ages of Mississippian stratigraphic intervals within the STACK play of the Anadarko basin remain poorly understood due to the lack of biostratigraphic constraints. Godwin (2018) refined outcrop stratigraphy of Meramecian ... -
Burning question: How much drought causes increased flammability in eastern redcedar?
(2020-12)Encroachment of eastern redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, due to fire suppression, is one of the greatest contributors to the degradation of North American grasslands. Mature trees are unlikely to burn during wet periods. ... -
Characteristics of Two Self-sustaining Populations of Paddlefish in Northeast Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2013-12-01)Oklahoma has several self–sustaining populations of paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) that support sport fisheries, including Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees (Grand Lake) and Keystone Lake. The Oklahoma Department of ... -
Comparing Soil and Hydrological Conditions of Wetlands Reserve Program Restorations and Natural Wetlands Along the Deep Fork River, Oklahoma (Usa)
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) wetland restorations were compared to natural wetlands using hydrological and soil features to determine if WRP wetlands were similar to natural wetlands along the Deep Fork River in central ... -
Comparison of zooplankton communities in Oklahoma: Implications for paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) management and restoration
(2021-05)American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) are large riverine planktivores whose populations have declined significantly over the last century. These declines are largely due to overharvest from commercial fishing and habitat ... -
Constraints on Development of Anoxia Through Geochemical Facies Mapping of Devonian Black Shales in the Midcontinent
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)The Woodford Shale of the US southern Midcontinent is an Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian black shale sequence that includes the Frasnian-Famennian boundary. Black shales are commonly enriched in transition metals. While ... -
Design Guidance on Low Impact Development Practices for Stormwater Management and Control in Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)Since the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations were first implemented in Oklahoma in 1990 stormwater management has evolved in many ways. One of these evolutions has came by the way of the EPA ... -
Development of Acceptable Emotion-based Nutrition Messages for Oklahoma Mothers of Elementary School-age Children
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)Despite efforts to address the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity by dedicated researchers and educators in the field of nutrition, rates in Oklahoma have climbed to 15%. Existing literature indicates that ... -
Differences in Anthropometric Parameters of 4-6 Year Old Children Seen in a Northeastern Oklahoma Pediatric Clinic
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)This study evaluated anthropometric differences in distribution of 4-6 year old children seen in a northeastern Oklahoman clinic for four weight categories by insurance type, or biennial exam year categories. and body mass ... -
Disaster Mitigation Programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma: An Examination of Organizational Survival
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-07-01)This study uses qualitative analysis to examine how Tulsa Project Impact, a formalized emergent citizen group, survived a major external environmental change. Tulsa Project Impact was formed from FEMA Project Impact, a ... -
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Dead Woody Material in Upland Xeric Oak Forests of Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)The Cross Timbers of Oklahoma is a xeric oak forest adapted to frequent, low intensity fire. These forests may include tracts of old-growth stands that have been altered due to changes in fire regimes following European ...