Browsing OU - Theses by Title
Now showing items 2085-2104 of 2188
-
Understanding the biology of the Wichita Mountains pillsnail, Euchemotrema wichitorum, and related species in western Oklahoma
(2020-12)The Wichita Mountains pillsnail, Euchemotrema wichitorum, was originally described in 1972 from surveys in two counties in southwest Oklahoma. Virtually all that was known about this species was in this one pubication. The ... -
Understanding the Features and Mechanisms of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet in CMIP5 Models
(2016-12)The Great Plains low-level jet (GPLLJ) is an important driver of precipitation and severe weather outbreaks over the U.S. Great Plains during the spring and summer. Therefore, it is extremely important that features of the ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF SINGLE HELICAL PILES IN DRY SANDS USING A LARGE-SCALE SHAKE TABLE TEST
(2017-05)Helical piles are deep foundations composed by a steel shaft and single or multiple helical plates welded at their tip or throughout their lead section, respectively, which allows them to be screwed into the ground during ... -
Understanding the Spatial Ecology and Space Utilization of Copperhead Snakes in Tennessee
(2024-05-10)The exploration of animal movement data has greatly advanced animal habitat studies with broad applications in conservation planning, land management practices that improve habitat quality and connectivity, and resolving ... -
The University of Oklahoma and the Hidden Curriculum of Its Early Years
(2019-05-11)A key part of the founding myth of the University of Oklahoma is the imagery of its first president, David Ross Boyd, combing the untamed territory in a buggy for potential students, promising that “no one will find he is ... -
AN UNJUST LEGALITY: THE SETTLER COLONIZATION OF HAWAI’I, TOLD THROUGH THE BLOUNT REPORT OF 1893
(2018)The Blount Report of 1893 is a comprehensive exposé of the American-led overthrow of Hawai’i’s Queen Lili’uokalani and subsequent seizure of the Hawaiian government. Ordered by President Grover Cleveland and composed by ... -
Unsupervised seismic facies using Gaussian mixture models
(2017-08)ABSTRACT As the use of seismic attributes becomes more widespread, multivariate seismic analysis has become more commonplace for seismic facies analysis. Unsupervised machine learning techniques provide methods of ... -
Urban green space distribution in Oklahoma City: A spatial analysis of bio-physical and socio-economic characteristics
(2022)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC) is a fast-growing city undergoing urbanization. Rapid urbanization can lead to neighborhood construction where impervious surfaces are prioritized over urban green space (UGS). Urban green ... -
URBAN MOBILITY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION: THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF RIO DE JANEIRO
(2016-05)In this paper, I evaluate urban mobility in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, giving special consideration to the public transport system, in order to answer the question of whether or not Rio’s mobility system ... -
THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
(2020-05)There is ample evidence that social media is an effective tool during time of crises, as noted by events such as the Boston Marathon bombing or the Las Vegas mass shooting when police used their social media to communicate ... -
Use Capacitance-Resistance Model to Characterize Water Flooding in A Tight Oil Reservoir
(2017-12-15)Gaither Draw Unit is a heterogeneous and tight formation with an average permeability of 0.1 mD. After more than 1.7 MMSTB water has been injected, there was no clear signal indicating the injected water from any producer. ... -
The Use of Electronic Cigarettes for Weight Control Among College Women: A Quantitative Analysis
(2021-12-17)Introduction. Existing evidence indicates some young adult cigarette smokers are motivated to smoke for weight control. Findings regarding young adult use of e-cigarettes for weight control is limited. As e-cigarettes are ... -
USE OF INTELLIGENT PUMPING SYSTEM TO DEVELOP RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
(2018-05-11)With the advancement in drilling and production technologies, deeper and more challenging formations are drilled every day. A pivotal part of sustaining this advancement is to permanently monitor the reservoir. While PDG ... -
Use of low-resolution burned area products and implications for fire risk assessment within the wildland-urban interface
(2019)The impacts of wildfires are socially, economically and ecologically vast and these impacts are often thought to be intensified within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) where structures intermingle with wildland vegetation. ... -
The Use of Recycled Material Backfills to Mitigate the Effects of Expansive Soils on Subterranean Structures
(2016)The extreme annual weather patterns of the Midwest United States have created a demand for basements as emergency shelters in both residential and commercial structures. However, with the majority of the Midwest experiencing ... -
Use of social media for sourcing and verification: Journalistic practices in Pakistan
(2023-12-15)The adoption of social media by journalists is in transitional phase, but the dependency on it for sourcing can have significant implications for the profession. With more reliance on social media for sourcing, journalists ... -
USE OF THE HLD EQUATION TO DETERMINE SURFACTANT ADSORPTION AT SOLID SURFACES
(2016-07-08)The objective of this work is to develop and refine a mathematical model based on the fundamentals of the hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation equation in order to describe and predict surfactant adsorption onto reservoir rocks ... -
A User-Friendly Wrapper for DSIDES (Decision Support in the Design of Engineering Systems)
(2023-11-15)When dealing with complex systems, we need to consider that these systems have behaviors that are hard to predict or control, and uncertainties are always present since computational models are abstracts of reality. It is ... -
Using 3D Seismic Attributes to Investigate Mud Losses in a Fluvial-Deltaic Sand: An Example From the Oliver Sandstone
(2017)Drilling operations in an actively developed basin in Wyoming can experience large quantities of mud losses in a shallow zone along the intermediate (vertical) section of the wellbore. These losses can negatively impact ...