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Searches for a high-mass Higgs-like diboson resonance in the H-->WW-->lvqq decay channel using pp collisions at both sqrt(s) = 8 and 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
(2016-08-16)This work presents two searches for a high-mass Higgs boson in the H-->WW-->lvqq decay channel using the ATLAS detector to analyze the high-energy proton-proton collisions provided by the Large Hadron Collider at two ... -
Searches For Heavy Resonances In The $R \rightarrow WW \rightarrow \ell\nu\ell\nu$ Decay Channel Using $pp$ Collisions At $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV With The ATLAS Detector At The LHC
(2020-08)This thesis presents a search for a heavy Higgs-like resonance decaying in the $R \rightarrow WW^{*} \rightarrow \ell\nu\ell\nu$ channel using the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The search uses proton-proton ... -
Searching for new physics through gravitational waves
(2021-12-01)I would first like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to my dissertation advisor, Professor Kuver Sinha, whose advice and expertise has led me on a successful path to completing my studies. Thank you for being ... -
Searching images by color in multimedia database systems.
(2003)This dissertation presents several tasks that have been completed in order to achieve the above goal. First, this dissertation presents algorithms for processing color-based queries based on the colors contained within an ... -
Seasonal dynamics of the intestinal helminth fauna in three species of ducks /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1965) -
A Seasonal to Subseasonal Examination of Synoptic and Local Drivers of Flash Drought
(2024-05-10)Flash drought is the rapid intensification of drought like conditions. Initiated by meteorological processes that quickly desiccate soil they can be devastating to agriculture and local ecosystems. Flash droughts are driven ... -
"Seasoning Mercy with Justice": Considering Gender, Risk and Recidivism in the Punishment and Supervision of Female White Collar Offenders
(2014-12)This study examined the impact of risk factors and existing federal sentencing policies and practices on the likelihood of recidivism for female white collar offenders. The research combined and expanded prior literature ... -
Secondary instrumental music teachers' evaluation of essential knowledge and skills for successful teaching.
(2007)A pilot study of instrumental music teachers in Texas (N = 60) was completed, and revisions to the questionnaire and variables used in the main study were made. The final portion of the study asked band and orchestra ... -
Secondary piano instruction in the colleges and universities of the Republic of China with recommendations for incorporating American group piano instructional methods into the curricula /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1985)The proposed curriculum incorporates functional skills with standard repertoire and technical exercises. It includes objectives for four semesters of study stated in four areas: keyboard theory and technique, reading, solo ... -
Secondary principal's attitudes toward and analysis of students rights in Oklahoma high schools /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1974) -
The sectional and seniority basis of the standing committee chairmanships of the United States House of Representatives, 1889-1954 /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1956) -
Secular variation of the intensity of the geomagnetic field during the past 3,000 years in North, Central, and South America /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1975) -
SEEING IS BELIEVING: A VISUAL SOURCE CREDIBILITY PERSPECTIVE OF CROWDFUNDING PERFORMANCE
(2019)Crowdfunding campaigns increasingly utilize visual media in their funding appeals to potential backers. Prior research shows that inclusion of visual media positively relates to successful funding outcomes, yet what specific ... -
Seeing the invisible: A test of rational expectations in the valuation of human capital.
(2002)This paper investigates the relation in the U.K., U.S., Germany, and Japan between employee compensation and intangible firm value. Tests are conducted of the persistence of changes in wages relative to the average levels ... -
Seeking the one great remedy: Francis George Shaw and nineteenth-century reform.
(1999)Francis George Shaw, son of a wealthy Whig merchant who helped build the commercial infrastructure of New England, retired from commerce at a young age. This action inaugurated a lifetime devoted to scholarship and reform ... -
Seismic Analysis of Single and Grouped Helical Piles in Dense Sand with Soil-Structure Interaction
(2020)The successful performance of helical piles under many loading conditions, specifically earthquake motions, make them very popular. Nevertheless, only a few, limited, realistic and quantitative studies on their seismic ... -
SEISMIC AND QUASI-STATIC LATERAL LOAD BEHAVIOR OF PILE GROUPS IN IMPROVED SOFT CLAY: CENTRIFUGE AND NUMERICAL MODELING
(2015-12-18)In the design of pile foundations subjected to lateral loading, one of the objectives is to restrict the lateral displacements. Improving the soil surrounding the pile foundation is an innovative and cost-efficient solution ...