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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 ... -
More Than a Key: An Analysis of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8, Op. 65
(2016-05-13)This thesis offers an analysis of the fifth movement Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8, Op. 65. Although the work has been discussed in relation to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, no thorough analysis of the work ... -
Multi-Material Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing of Flexible Polymetric Materials
(2024-05-10)Direct ink writing (DIW) is a 3D printing technique, capable of printing many different polymers that cannot be 3D printed using other methods. Previous DIW attempts at the University of Oklahoma using a modified Ender 3 ... -
Multi-objective optimization of building mitigation strategies to address multiple hazards
(2021-05-14)This study develops a decision support framework for community resilience planning in the context of multiple hazards. The ability to prepare for and adjust to changing circumstances, as well as to withstand and recover ... -
Multi-Objective Query Optimization for Mobile-Cloud Database Environments Based on a Weighted Sum Model
(2016-12)In mobile-cloud database environments, users request services executed on a cloud through mobile devices. Requested data might be partially cached on the mobile device itself or must be processed on the cloud which leads ... -
Multi-Radar Analysis of the 20 May 2013 Moore, Oklahoma Supercell through Tornadogenesis and Intensification
(2019-12-13)On 20 May 2013, a violent, long-track EF-5 tornado impacted Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas, occurring within a network of radars operating in close proximity to the supercell. This network of radars consisted of ... -
A Multi-Resolution Ensemble Hybrid 4DEnVar with Variable Ensemble Sizes to Improve Global and Tropical Cyclone Track Numerical Prediction
(2022-05)One challenge associated with ensemble-based data assimilation (DA) is the quantitative estimation of the background error covariances. In the current global operational DA system, a reduced resolution background ensemble ... -
Multi-scale mechanical testing for engineering education in virtual reality environment
(2022)The year 2020 changed the state of the world with the introduction of the COVID pandemic. With various restrictions placed to protect the health and safety of humanity, life was greatly altered for everyone. As a student ... -
Multi-scale object-based probabilistic forecast evaluation of WRF-based CAM ensemble configurations
(2020)Recent developments in numerical weather prediction have included increased usage of ensemble forecasts in contrast to single, deterministic forecasts. In particular, convection-allowing model (CAM) ensembles have been ... -
Multi-Sourcing Resilient Supplier Selection Under Operational Disruptions
(2017-08-01)Recognizing the inevitability of large scale disruptions, managers in supply chains have shifted their focus in decision making from prevention and protection to resilience. Resilience is the ability of a supply chain to ... -
Multi-temporal land surface temperature and vegetation greenness in urban green spaces of Puebla, Mexico
(2020-12-18)Urban heat islands (UHI) are a global problem that is likely to increase in the future as our global urban population increases. Multiple studies conclude that urban green spaces and urban waterbodies can reduce UHI impacts, ... -
Multiclass Bone Segmentation of PET/CT Scans for Automatic SUV Extraction
(2021-12-17)In this thesis I present an automated framework for segmentation of bone structures from dual modality PET/CT scans and further extraction of SUV measurements. The first stage of this framework consists of a variant of ...