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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 ... -
A Multidimensional Analysis of an Anomalous, High-Impact, Early-Season Ice Storm in Oklahoma
(2022-08)Between 26 to 28 October 2020, an anomalous, high-impact, and early-season ice storm affected much of Oklahoma. This was the first time the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Offices in both Norman and Tulsa had issued ... -
Multimodal Neuroergonomic Approaches to Human Behavior and Cognitive Workload in Complex High-Risk Semantically Rich Environments: A Case Study of Local & En-Route Air Traffic Controllers
(2020-05-08)Fast-paced technology advancements have enabled us to create ecologically valid simulations of high risk, complex, and semantically rich environments in which human interaction and decision-making are the keys to increase ... -
MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKING AND STRONG POINT ANALYSIS FOR STORM TRACKING WITH WEATHER RADAR
(2020-05-08)Storm tracking using radar observations of weather is a valuable tool both for the study of weather conditions and for the issuance of advance warning when such conditions are severe. Centroid-based storm tracking algorithms ... -
MULTISCALE SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSES OF SEISMICITY AND WASTEWATER INJECTION IN OKLAHOMA
(2017-05)The increase in seismicity in Oklahoma since 2009 has been primarily attributed to wastewater disposal, however, the extent and nature of the relationship is not clear. On the state level, there is no statistically significant ... -
Multistage Triaxial Test on Conventional and Unconventional Rocks
(2017-05-12)The triaxial test is a technique commonly used to determine the failure stress of rocks in compression. Typically, a series of triaxial tests are needed to establish a failure envelope. Unfortunately, the practical constraint ... -
“MY CHOICE?”: AN ANALYSIS OF A CONTROVERSIAL WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT VIDEO FROM INDIA
(2017-05-12)In March 2015, Vogue India released the video “My Choice,” as part of a series of videos for the magazine’s women’s empowerment initiative. However, “My Choice” sparked outrage in India and abroad for controversial content ... -
"MY HUSBAND? A WOMAN, A WOMAN, A WOMAN": CROSS-DRESSING AS SOCIOECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
(2018-05-11)During the evolutionary period that is the eighteenth century, constructing and differentiating between genders was contentious, as was establishing tenants of masculinity and femininity. Because of the era’s interlocking ... -
The Myths and Institutional Structures that Maintain Settler Colonialism in the United States
(2016-08)Abstract This paper examines the phenomena of settler colonialism. Building on the existing literature that has examined settler society through various independent lenses, this paper examines the linkages between them. ... -
Naming and Resisting the (Dis)Empowerment of Public School Teachers
(2020)The purpose of this paper is to examine the presence of non-democratic practices within public education. More specifically, discussion is provided on some of the negative consequences and effects non-democratic practices ... -
Nanoindentation studies on shales
(2013)Shale resources promise a new era for energy independence of United States. The promise is intrinsically tied to our ability to economically hydraulic fracture the shale. These extremely tight formations are impossible to ...