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Seismic Data Conditioning for Quantitative Interpretation of Unconventional Reservoirs
(2015-08-14)
Shale resource plays are fairly new to the petroleum industry, but they have reinvigorated oil and gas production in North America. Brittleness and TOC are the two most important parameters for shale resource characterization. ...
CHARACTERIZING UNCERTAINTY OF A HYDROLOGIC MODELING SYSTEM FOR OPERATIONAL FLOOD FORECASTING OVER THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES
(2015)
The purpose of this work was to study the macro scale patterns of simulated streamflow errors in order to characterize uncertainty in a hydrologic modeling system and establish the basis for a probabilistic forecasting ...
Do the ends justify the means: A role identity examination of pro-social rule breaking
(2015-08-14)
Pro-social rule breaking, the volitional violation of explicit organizational rules in an attempt to increase organizational efficiency or to provide a greater service to a stakeholder such as a customer or coworker, has ...
Learning Action-State Representation Forests for Implicitly Relational Worlds
(2015-05-08)
Real world tasks, in homes or other unstructured environments, require interacting with objects (including people) and understanding the variety of physical relationships between them. For example, choosing where to place ...
SELECTION OF METAL COMPLEX CATALYSTS BY TEMPLATING WITH TRANSITION STATE ANALOGS
(2015)
Abstract
Catalysts speed up reactions by providing an alternative, lower energy pathway for the reaction. However, the traditional method of catalyst discovery is time consuming and wastes chemicals. It is important to ...
Science Writing Instruction Efficacy Beliefs of Secondary and Post-Secondary Science Instructors
(2015-05-08)
Discipline-specific writing standards at the secondary level and writing intensive course requirements at the post-secondary level require science teacher and science instructors to teach science writing skills. However, ...
Physical and Chemical Weathering of Alluvial Systems of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
(2015-08-14)
Chemical weathering of sediments derived from wet-based glaciation is typically correlated to water discharge rates, wherein glacially produced fines are susceptible to chemical alteration due to abraded mineral textures ...
DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
(2015-05-08)
African American students experience school failure in many different ways and a disproportional number are placed into special education. Disproportionality in special education is an issue that needs to be investigated ...
EEG OSCILLATORY ACTIVITIES FROM HUMAN MOTOR BRAIN
(2015-12)
Motor skills are essential in people’s daily life in exploring and interacting with
the ambient environment. Impairments to motor functions affect the acquisition of
motor skills, which not only reduce the quality of ...
EMPIRICAL ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND FISCAL POLICY INTERACTION IN U.S. STATES
(2015-08-14)
Economic development incentives (EDI) have been widely used by state and local governments over the past three decades. They are viewed as an important tool to attract business investment, create jobs and ultimately stimulate ...