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Dynamics and Stability of Buoyancy-Induced Flows
(2019-05-10)
The present dissertation tackles two different problems in fluid mechanics. In the first problem, we study the stability of free or natural convection of a compressible fluid over a heated plate underlying a semi-infinite ...
More than a feeling: An examination of mixed emotional expressions on leader evaluations and follower performance
(2019-05)
Leader emotional expressions are a central component of effective leadership and have received substantial attention in the leadership literature due to the interpersonal effects of emotion. This laboratory study (N = 266) ...
SPIRALING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ AND PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ANXIETY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
(2019-05)
The current study explores students’ and parents’ perceptions of the growing phenomenon of
adolescent anxiety, its triggers, and its manifestations, specifically anxiety related the English
language arts classroom, ...
Methods for block functionalization of carbon nanotubes and applications
(2019-05-10)
This work has shown a method to produce block functionalized carbon nanotubes, BF-CNTs, with polymer covalently grafted to the sidewall with a selectivity along the length of the nanotube. This selectivity is reversible ...
Various Topics in Type Ia Supernovae
(2019-05-11)
This work takes two approaches to increasing our understanding of type Ia supernovae. The first part uses observations to study their spectral evolution and diversity. The second part uses modeling to investigate a potential ...
DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT TOP-DOWN PROTEOMICS
(2019)
Emerging technologies for liquid chromatography (LC) separations and mass spectrometry (MS) have dramatically improved the throughput of top-down proteomics, which has allowed the identification of thousands of intact ...
THE VALUE OF A JOURNALISM DEGREE: AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT NEWSPAPER EDITORS CONSIDER WHEN HIRING JOURNALISM SCHOOL GRADUATES AND WHAT JOURNALISM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CONSIDER WHEN EDUCATING THESE GRADUATES
(2019-05-10)
Journalism schools have seen their enrollment numbers ebb and flow for decades though never more so than in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. After the Internet became a serious mode of news delivery, the face of ...
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION
(2019-05)
The standard of excellence in teacher preparation is accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Millions of dollars, untold hours of human effort, and countless pages of reports go ...
CONVIVENCIA: RASGOS LITERARIOS Y CULTURALES
(2019-05)
This dissertation studies the influence of the cultural exchange and the representation of
the “other” among Christians, Muslims, and Jews in important texts from the Hispanic Middle
Ages. Among the works examined are: ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF ARBUCKLE-BASEMENT SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES IMAGE OF IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS AND SEISMIC RESOLUTION, PAYNE COUNTY, NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
(2019)
During the past eight years, north-central Oklahoma has experienced a significant increase in seismicity. Although the disposal of large volumes of wastewater into the Arbuckle Group-basement system has been statistically ...