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A global optimization framework for stochastic integrated refinery planning with nonlinear unit models under demand and price uncertainties
(2020-09-11)
The refining industry is facing increased volatility in the global market such as lower economic margins. In this situation, refinery production planning becomes a substantial tool to utilize all potentials to extend the ...
Theodor Kirchner's Miniatures, Op. 62: A Pedagogical Analysis
(2020-05)
This study provides a pedagogical and performance analysis of the Miniatures, Op. 62 of Theodor Kirchner. Kirchner was a 19th century composer, pianist, organist, and conductor who was incredibly prolific and yet remains ...
CARBON-BASED COMPLEX STRUCTURE AND MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2020)
Growing concerns about the environment and energy crisis prompt a search for effective carbon-based materials due to their low cost, renewability, sustainability, easy accessibility and excellent properties. We study the ...
Influence of Facing on the Construction and Structural Performance of GRS Bridge Abutments
(2020-05-08)
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) technology has been developed significantly over the last decade through extensive support and promotion by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It is ...
Museum biomolecules: examining human pathogens and assessing differential collection preservation with dental calculus from the National Museum of Natural History
(2020-05-08)
Museum anthropology collections continue to provide insight into human experiences and disease in the past, especially in the era of biomolecular research. Molecular investigations of museum collections have increased ...
Three essays on citizenship crafting
(2020-07-30)
This dissertation contains three essays that develop and test a new construct, citizenship crafting. Citizenship crafting describes employee-initiated behaviors and cognitions that seek to enhance/continue or diminish/eliminate ...
CASIMIR EFFECT: QUANTUM FLUCTUATIONS AND THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS
(2020-05-08)
Any phenomenon caused by the nontrivial vacuum state of quantum fields in the presence of boundaries, nontrivial topology, varying background potentials, spacetime curvature, ect, could be referred to as a Casimir effect. ...
A descriptive analysis of contest administration, contestant participation, and adjudication within the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association jazz ensemble competition from 2014–2019: a mixed methods case study
(2020-12)
The purpose of this study was to provide a thorough descriptive analysis of the operational management and organizational infrastructure utilized to administer and adjudicate the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities ...
Unbridling Barriers to Communication: Saddling Mand Training & EAAT Therapy Together
(2020-05-08)
This study reviews the current research on applied behavior analysis (ABA) and equine-assisted activity and therapy (EAAT) for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on verbal communication behavior. Research on ...
Multiscale, multiphysics modeling of subsurface engineering applications
(2020-12)
Fluid flow, particle transport, and chemical reactions in porous media play a vital role in various disciplines, including hydrology, medicine, and engineering. In particular, in the petroleum industry, subsurface engineering ...