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Selected examples of the Crusader style icons in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
(2022-12-16)Before Constantinople fell in 1453, Byzantine-style iconography had been experiencing massive shifts in not only production, but also in manufacturing quantity and personal use. Two such pieces reminiscent of this shift ... -
Selection and Validation of Biosensors for a Novel Healthcare Environment
(2016-05)Flotation tanks provide a unique environment for reducing the deleterious effects of stress on the human mind and body. As a result, biosensors capable of collecting objective physiological data during float sessions are ... -
Selections from The Milwaukee Tavern
(2021-05-14)Set in Oklahoma beginning in late 1969, Elaine Russell is a young, Black closeted lesbian woman recently hired on as a reporter for a Tulsa area broadcast news station, and Wendy Webster is a young white woman who has been ... -
SELECTIVE CONVERSION OF UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO OLEFINS OR DIOLEFINS
(2018-05-12)Biomass is composed of pentosans and hexosans that can be converted to γ-valerolactone (GVL) via an acid-catalyzed dehydration and metal-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions.16,17 Through acid catalysis, GVL can undergo ... -
SELF-EVALUATION OF SKILLS AND OVERCONFIDENCE VULNERABILITY: ARE MOST PEOPLE BLIND TO THEIR OWN DECISION MAKING BIASES?
(2018-05-11)Skilled decision making is an acquired skill that often leads to better life outcomes (e.g. wealth, health, and happiness) (Cokely et al., 2012; 2018). There is a growing body of literature centered on Bias Blind Spot which ... -
A self-study in middle school social studies engagement
(2023-05-13)We live in a time of great challenge and great opportunity. Neoliberal socioeconomic paradigms have become a global norm. Economic and military competition are driving forces on the world stage. Postmodern thinking has ... -
SEM INVESTIGATION OF THE FRACTURE NETWORK (STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME) INDUCED BY HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
(2018)Tight formations often have an ultra-low permeability that prohibits fluid migration from the reservoir. To counter this issue, large fracture networks are created to connect pore space and increase permeability. The ... -
A Semi-Continuous System for Monitoring Microbially Influenced Corrosion
(2018)Microbially Influenced Corrosion (MIC), also known as biocorrosion, has significant impacts on the environment and economy. Typical systems to study biocorrosion are either dynamic (once-through flow) or static (serum ... -
Semiotic Analysis of Idolic Communication at the Core of the Oklahoma City Memorial Museum
(2022-12-16)Traumatic events leave generational scars in communities around the world. In Oklahoma City, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995 left deep scars. The community then banded together to ... -
Sensemaking and leader creative performance: The effect of understanding stakeholders' mental models
(2020-12)Organizational leaders are often presented with novel, complex, and ill-defined problems that call for creative problem-solving. Furthermore, the socially embedded nature of leadership problems requires that leaders develop ... -
Sequence stratigraphic framework of the Caney Shale, Arkoma Basin southeastern Oklahoma
(2011)Many petroleum companies have turned their attention to the exploration and development of shale as unconventional resource plays. The focus of this study was the Caney Shale, which occurs in the Oklahoma part of the Arkoma ... -
SEQUENCE-STRATIGRAPHIC AND FACIES CONTROLS ON RESERVOIR QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EARLY TO MIDDLE MIOCENE FLUVIAL AND TIDE-DOMINATED DELTAIC DEPOSITS, FORMATION 2, GULF OF THAILAND
(2018)The Early to Middle Miocene Formation 2 is the main contributor to hydrocarbon production in the Gulf of Thailand. Formation 2 consists of nine key lithofacies deposits in fluvial and tide-dominated deltaic environments. ... -
Settler Colonialism on the Southern Plains: Squatters and the Construction of a Settler State in Indian Territory
(2018)Settler colonialism, a process by which settlers take control of and transform both the land and people who live in a region into the settlers’ image, was a defining force in Oklahoma’s formation and remains pervasive in ... -
Settler Intrusion and Indian Survival in California's Round Valley, 1849-1860
(2016)Scholars currently focusing on white-Indian relations in California are involved in a polarized debate regarding genocide in the state. While this scholarship has undoubtedly brought forth new research and viewpoints on ... -
Settling in at the Cross Bar Ranch: Antelope Creek Settlement Patterns and Distributions in the Texas Panhandle
(2022)Previous research conducted by Dr. Christopher Lintz into the settlement patterning of Antelope Creek groups in the southern Great Plains found that those settlements could be typified according to their site function, and ... -
SEVERE HAIL DETECTION USING REMOTE SENSING OBSERVATIONS AND AN EVALUATION OF THE ABOVE ANVIL CIRRUS PLUME FOR SEVERE WEATHER DETECTION
(2018-12-14)This thesis undergoes a comprehensive comparative analysis to address two main objectives: a) Thoroughly assess available radar, satellite, and lightning based products’ ability to identify hail events and size, and b) ... -
SEX DIFFERENCES IN CEREBROVASCULAR RESPONSE TO SUBMAXIMAL AND MAXIMAL EXERCISE
(2020-07-30)Dysfunctional cerebrovascular control is closely linked to the increased incidence of cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. dementia and Alzheimer’s). Epidemiological evidence identifies sex-specific differences ... -
Sex differences in muscle force signal complexity and variability during maximal and submaximal exercise
(2023-05-12)Sex differences have been a topic of interest in exercise physiology as of late, especially the possibility of a sex-dependent fatigue mechanism. Signal complexity has the potential to provide a better picture of fatigue ... -
SEX TRAFFICKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US & INTERNATIONAL POLICY
(2020)There are an estimated 24.9 million people being trafficked around the world (Human Trafficking, 2020). This project explores discourse and framing around trafficked individuals, particularly those trafficked for sex work, ... -
Sex Work, Race, and Bias: Exploring Police Violence and Misconduct Against Transgender People in the United States
(2023-05-12)Transgender people face widespread abuse and violence from the criminal justice system in the United States, and sociological research has paid more attention to this issue in recent years. Still, there is little research ...