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Virtual Measurement of Valve Performance and its Application in Energy Efficiency Improvements
(2018-12)For heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning engineers, the measurement of system performance is a vital step in ensuring that the system in use is functioning at its optimal functionality. The measurement of water flow ... -
VIRTUAL REALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON TRAVEL JOURNALISM AUDIENCES: A STUDY OF PRESENCE, CREDIBILITY, AND DESTINATION IMAGE THAT CAN INFLUENCE VR USER ATTITUDES ABOUT A TRAVEL DESTINATION
(2018-12-14)Virtual reality technology is becoming more common in journalism storytelling as the technology develops. However, the technology can require highly technical skills to operate, compose, and produce a product, which is not ... -
Viscosity of Shale Gas
(2017)Unconventional energy resources, including coal beds, tight gas sands, and shales, have become an ever-increasing factor in the North American gas supply. In these formations, the basic transport properties of the fluids ... -
Visibility Estimation from Camera Images Using Deep Learning
(2023-08-04)Atmospheric visibility is an important and complex meteorological variable that directly affects safe and reliable transportation. Specifically, declining visibility can pose an increased risk to automotive, aviation, and ... -
Visions from Revelation
(2020-05-08)Visions from Revelation is a sketch of Revelation 4 portrayed through piano and fixed media. The pianism makes tribute to several composers. Eleven Echoes of Autumn by George Crumb influenced the inside-of-the-piano ... -
Visual and Musical Disability Narratives in How to Train Your Dragon
(2024-05-11)In recent decades, the field of disabilities studies has shifted from solely a medical outlook to a more rounded approach of how disability is constructed culturally and socially. With this change, disability scholars aim ... -
Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film Festivals: A Case Study on The Native Crossroads Film Festival
(2019-05-10)This thesis is an ethnographic documentation of the Native Crossroads Film Festival, an annual multi-day cultural event in Norman, Oklahoma that features a selection of indigenous films. I argue throughout this thesis that ... -
Visualizing Data in Traditional Text Layouts with Application to Classical Latin
(2017)Scholarship in linguistics, library science, journalism, and classics has long de- pended upon reading and analyzing text in traditional printed formats. Increasingly, manual and automatic text processing techniques are ... -
The Voice of A Girl Becoming: A Solipsist's Collection of Creative Nonfiction
(2021-05-14)The Voice of A Girl Becoming: A Solipsist’s Collection of Creative Nonfiction is a collection of eleven creative nonfiction stories and essays. Written to show how the material I have engaged with as a graduate student ... -
Voices of a female white/non-white Brazilian Educator
(2019-12-06)In this thesis, the author employs testimonio to present her voices as a female Brazilian educator who has always been considered white in her home country, and who comes to study at a university in the United States of ... -
Volunteer Motivation and Retention in a Nonprofit Organization
(2019-05-03)This study examines the functional motivation to volunteerism behavior and hierar-chical leisure to constraint of individuals volunteering in a public service education non-profit organization. The study of motivation is ... -
Was that Rudeness or Racism? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Attribution to Racism on Experiences of Incivility
(2022-08)Incivility is a typical way that subtle discrimination manifests in academic contexts and may be a key contributor to racial and ethnic disparities in student wellbeing and achievement. Research testing ethnic identity as ... -
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Water Enhancement of Hydrocarbon Cracking Reactions on ZSM-5
(2019-07)Catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons is an extremely important process for the production of fuels and commodity chemicals from petroleum feedstocks. The effects of water on these reactions has been studied before at high ... -
The Water that Sustains Us: Indigenous Resistances to Defend the Environment in Oklahoma
(2019-05-10)My research focuses on Indigenous people’s resistance movements to safeguard and sustain their natural environments. I would affirm that Indigenous-led resistance movements and actions to preserve the environment protect ... -
Water use conflicts in the Lower Pecos, Permian Basin: A spatio-temporal analysis of unconventional oil and gas development and agriculture under drought conditions
(2023-12-15)Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) production is increasing rapidly within the U.S., especially the practice of hydraulic fracturing (HF). HF requires large quantities of water, which raises concerns about water scarcity, ... -
WATER USE TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN: CASE STUDIES IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
(2017-05)The Rio Grande River Basin spanning over Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico presents a big challenge in terms of efficient water management. Water is allocated by a wide range of relatively autonomous water authorities ... -
WAYS OF KNOWING: JEWELRY OF THE NAVAJO, ZUNI, AND HOPI
(2020-05)This research examines the introduction of Southwestern Native American jewelry as an art form in the Navajo, Zuni and Hopi cultures in conjunction with developing sociographic variables, supporting cultural survivance ... -
We Need A New Idea: The Need For Student Autonomy Because There Is No One Right Way
(2016-05-13)In this thesis, I will argue that it is important to encourage empowered adaptability through developing autonomy in school. I believe that emphasizing the importance of unique individual experiences through life and ...