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Modeling ecological impacts and role of urbanization on invasion success of brown widows (Latrodectus geometricus) in North America
(2021-12-17)The Anthropocene is characterized by human influence on the environment, including aiding movement of non-native species to new regions. The impacts of invasive species on native communities are complex, especially for ... -
Modeling futurity: examining epistemological assumptions and political context in urbanization modeling
(2022)Computer simulation models projecting urban expansion are useful for academics, planners, and stakeholders interested in land use patterns and their future implications. Although urban simulation models are being expanded ... -
Modeling Microemulsion Phase Behavior With Consideration of Phase Partitioning of Co-Solvent
(2017-05-12)Co-solvents are widely used to improve chemical flooding formulations design, but partitioning of co-solvent within phases has great impacts on microemulsion phase behavior. Microemulsion phase behavior plays a key role ... -
Modeling Multicomponent Gas Flow in Liquids Rich Shales
(2016-05)Production data acquired from liquids-rich shale reservoirs show a few very interesting trends: 1. A relatively constant gas-oil ratio (GOR) or condensate-gas ratio (CGR) although flowing bottomhole pressures may be below ... -
Modeling of non-equilibrium effects in particulate flow through porous media
(2018)The complex dynamics of fluid and particles flowing through pore space demands some relaxation time for particles to catch up with fluid velocity which manifest themselves as non-equilibrium (NE) effect. Previous studies ... -
Modeling Oscillatory Flow in a Cone-and-Plate Device Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
(2019-05-11)Calcific aortic heart valve disease has been investigated in literature over the past three decades. Researches have been trying to understand the mechanism by which the calcification occurs on the aortic valve leaflets. ... -
Modeling the distribution of native and invasive species of bumble bees (Hymenoptera: apidae) in Chile, using citizen science data
(2021)There are around 260 species of bumble bees (Bombus) globally, many of them providing important pollination services. In fact, some species are bred and sold commercially to assure the successful pollination of crops. ... -
Modeling the Effects of Disinformation Spread on Multi-Commodity Networks
(2022-05)Disinformation has become a more common weapon amidst growing social media platforms and users, targeting consumer behavior to affect physical infrastructure. Understanding how disinformation could attack a multi-commodity ... -
Modelling, Additive Manufacturing, and Testing of Knitted Materials
(2024-05-10)Knitting is a centuries-old textile fabrication technique utilizing a method of “interlooping,” where loops are pulled through each other until the final product is created. Certain patterns curl in on themselves, which ... -
“The modern frontier”: Oklahoma settler memory in the mid-twentieth century
(2023-05-12)In 2020, the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau launched the “Modern Frontier” campaign to attract tourists, residents, and businesses to Oklahoma City. Surveying the history of what became the state of Oklahoma ... -
Modi’in and America: On the Power of Folklore & Place. The Saga of Garin Harmerkaz
(2022-12-16)Modiin is the site of both an ancient Jewish community and the modern nation’s ‘city of the future.’ This dichotomy is at the heart of a public battle between preservationists trying to raise awareness of the area’s rich ... -
A Modular Approach To The Development Of A Product Platform For Mechanical Seal Characterization
(2020-07)Sealing technology is critical for all industries – especially in the oil and gas industry. This technology can be broadly defined as the ability to prevent unwanted material from freely flowing into a reservoir. This is ... -
MODULATING LATTICE OXYGEN ACTIVITY OF CA2FE2-XMXO5 BROWNMILLERITE FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY HYDROGEN FROM BIOMASS RESOURCES
(2024-05-11)Chemical looping (CL) technology offers a promising avenue for producing high-purity hydrogen with inherent CO2 separation. A critical challenge lies in identifying oxygen carriers with high performance and sustained ... -
Modulation of Rainfall by the South American Altiplano Lakes
(2005)Rainfall over the South American altiplano is modulated via mesoscale circulations induced by diverse land-surface contrasts present over the region. Nocturnal convective storms observed over Lake Titicaca represent 55% ... -
Moisture effects on dynamic elastic properties of shale from deep formations
(2018-12-14)Geomechanics testing is an important component of reservoir geomechanics studies for improving drilling, and stimulation operations. Usually the cores for geomechanical tests are exposed to non-native fluid and air prior ... -
A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Hydrogen Bond Networks in Water-Glycerol Mixtures
(2019-05-11)Molecular Dynamics simulations are performed over a wide range of water-glycerol concentrations to observe the intermolecular hydrogen bond (H-bond) populations at each concentration. The measured values from simulations ... -
A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF SPATIAL FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN MIXED-WET SHALE NANOPORES
(2020-12)Mixed wet pores are abundant in shales, yet there is little to no information on the behavior of fluids confined within pores characterized by one hydrophilic and one hydrophobic surface. This mixed wettability can impact ... -
Molecular Evolution of a Na, K-ATPase in Weakly Electric Fish
(2016-12)African mormyrids and South American gymnotiforms are two independently evolved lineages of weakly electric fish that produce electric organ discharges (EODs) as sensory and communication signals. EOD frequency varies ... -
Monitoring Norman, Oklahoma for temporal variation in SARS-CoV-2 using wastewater during University of Oklahoma football games
(2022-05)Coronavirus Disease 2019, more commonly referred to as COVID-19, is the disease caused by the virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is difficult to then get an accurate measure of cases ... -
The Moral Mosaic: Characteristics Predict Likelihood of Personal Ethical Decisions and Prosocial Behavior
(2019-05-10)This research provides a multidimensional approach to predicting unethical or prosocial behavior by identifying the underlying factor structure of 35 well-established scales linked to moral behavior. A novel measure of ...