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No time for reason: Deliberation, status, and democracy in the modern society.
(2005)Economic use of time (efficiency) and democracy are common features in many modern western societies. However, a strong egalitarian democracy requires equal participation in the social construction of meaning, reason and ... -
Nocturnal Boundary Layer and Low-level Jet Characteristics under Different Turbulent Regimes
(2015-05-08)The intensity, extent, and continuity of turbulence in the nocturnal stable boundary layer (SBL) is governed by many interacting processes and features. Generally, SBLs can be grouped into two broad categories: weakly ... -
Nomadismo, poética de la desolación e intertextualidad en
(2013)This dissertation examines the role of nomadism, poetics of desolation and intertextuality present in seven of Álvaro Mutis's novels included in the book Empresas y tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero. In this process I ... -
Non-commutative local rings and quotient rings /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1967) -
NON-CONTACT SENSOR FOR THE REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF STIFFNESS OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS DURING COMPACTION
(2011)The development of a non-contact sensor capable of determining the quality of asphalt pavements during their construction is addressed in this dissertation. Adequate compaction of asphalt pavement during its construction ... -
Non-Fickian Three-Dimensional Moisture Absorption in Polymeric Composites: Development and Validation of Hindered Diffusion Model
(2012)The importance of environmental damage consideration in the design of polymeric composite structures is discussed, with emphasis on the relationship between absorbed moisture content and material property degradation. A ... -
Non-GAAP Disclosure and Classification Shifting
(2021-05-14)I investigate two discretionary reporting strategies used by managers to highlight core performance – non-GAAP disclosure and classification shifting. Non-GAAP disclosures represent managers’ voluntary disclosure of GAAP ... -
A non-linear adaptive filter and its application to a controlled stochastic chemical process /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1973) -
Non-linear adaptive filtering and control with application to chemical reactor systems /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1971) -
Non-local thermodynamic equilibrium spectrum synthesis of type Ia supernovae.
(1997)This thesis is broken down into 4 major sections, each highlighting a different way with which to use spectrum synthesis to analyze SNe Ia. Chapters 2 and 3 look at normal SNe Ia and their potential use as distance indicators ... -
Non-LTE effects in supernova envelopes.
(1980)The Sobolev method has been applied to the solution of the satistical rate equations for multi-level representations of singly ionized silicon and neutral hydrogen for various models of supernova envelopes. The physical ... -
Non-LTI Antenna Design and Modeling Techniques
(2022-05-13)Nearly all contemporary antenna systems are Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) devices, and allow for assumptions of frequency independence and reciprocity, but are governed by strict bounds on their performance. Recently, nonlinear ... -
Non-market adaptations to climate change and recreational policy evaluation: three essays in environmental and applied microeconomics
(2021-05-14)The first chapter examines the role of non-market behavioral adaptation to climate change in the United States for the case of outdoor leisure with a novel estimation procedure that accounts for both short-run weather and ... -
Non-Newtonian flow through porous media /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1966) -
NON-NEWTONIAN POWER-LAW FLUID FLOW IN ECCENTRIC ANNULI: CFD SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
(2009)Numerous publications have addressed the problems inherent to calculating wellbore hydraulics in eccentric annulus. The challenge of theoretical and numerical studies of fluid flow in an eccentric annulus is mainly due to ... -
NON-NEWTONIAN POWER-LAW FLUID FLOW IN ECCENTRIC ANNULI: CFD SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
(2009)Numerous publications have addressed the problems inherent to calculating wellbore hydraulics in eccentric annulus. The challenge of theoretical and numerical studies of fluid flow in an eccentric annulus is mainly due to ... -
Non-oxidative conversion of methane in a DC plasma reactor.
(2004)The interest in natural gas utilization has increased tremendously over the last decade. Natural gas is being looked at as an energy source, as well as a basis for the production of many chemicals. New technologies are ... -
Non-Traditional and Emerging Ensemble Pedagogy: Instrumental Music Teacher Educators’ Practices and Beliefs
(2022-08-04)Music teacher educators of the 21st century are tasked with preparing preservice music teachers to meet the diverse needs of public school students (Kaschub & Smith, 2014; Williams, 2015). As the demographic make-up of ... -
Non-uniformity sampled recursive digital filters /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1975) -
Nonautotrophic fixation of CO2 by suspension cultures of Paul's Scarlet rose grown in minimal organic medium /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1973)