Browsing OU - Theses by Title
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The Development of a Combined Approach for the Real-Time, Non-Destructive Monitoring of In Vitro Bone Tissue Engineered Constructs Utilizing Physio-Metabolic Markers
(2016-08)Annually, over $2.5 billion is spent on more than 500,000 bone grafts in the US alone, with more than 2 million being implanted worldwide. The limited supply of autografts and complications associated with traditional ... -
Development of a plunger lift model for gas wells
(1996)The use of plunger lift has proven to enhance the performance of gas wells with liquid production and extend the life of gas reservoirs. These wells often suffer from liquid loading problems which severely reduce gas ... -
The Development of a Smart and Low Power Consumption Variable Speed Limit Sign for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
(2024-05-10)Variable Speed Limit Signs (VSLSs) play a crucial role in traffic management. Various studies have demonstrated that they can significantly reduce accidents and improve traffic flow, particularly on congested highways, ... -
Development of a State-Wide Velocity Profile in Oklahoma Using Ambient Noise Seismic Tomography
(2018)Earthquakes have been a growing concern in the state of Oklahoma in the last several years and as a result, prediction of the ground motion, understanding of subsurface geological structure, and the estimation of accurate ... -
Development of a Verified Non-Linear Winkler Model for the Seismic Analysis of Piles in Improved Ground
(2019-12-13)Several ground improvement techniques that are proven to be effective and economical solutions to increase the lateral stiffness and strength of weak soils around piles often result in unwarranted conservative volumes of ... -
Development of an Empirical Propeller Thrust Model Using Experimental Measurements and Computational Fluid Dynamics
(2020-05)Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing an ever-increasing role in naval operations. In order for these UAVs to safely operate autonomously in a wide range of conditions, robust control systems must be ... -
Development of an expert system for selection of drilling fluids and solids control equipment
(1998)Proper drilling fluids and a good solids control program, hold the keys to a successful drilling operation. In most of the cases the spudding of a well can be done using native water or very lightly treated bentonite muds. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF CHOLESTEATOMA MODEL, SURGICAL TREATMENT, AND CRITERIA FOR DISEASE SEVERITY
(2018-05)Chapter 1: Cholesteatoma is a middle ear disease characterized by a cystic lesion that grows from the tympanic membrane. There are several theories as to the cause of the disease, though the most prominent cause is ... -
Development of Deep Learning Methodologies for Modeling Navigational Features in Continuous Spaces
(2021-12)This thesis proposes generalized methodologies to model navigational features of continuous spaces using deep learning architectural approaches. Navigational features impact how an entity can effectively travel within a ... -
Development of Envelope Evaluation Benchmarks Using EnergyPlus and Data-Driven Thermal Model
(2022-12)Residential buildings account for a large portion of the consumption of the global energy and total energy by end use. To mitigate the rising trend of energy consumption, residential buildings show a huge potential by ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS FOR RESERVOIR GEOMORPHOLOGY AND UNSUPERVISED SEISMIC FACIES CLASSIFICATION IN THE TARANAKI BASIN, NEW ZEALAND.
(2018)During the past two decades, the number of volumetric seismic attributes have increased to the point in which interpreters are overwhelmed and cannot analyze all the information available. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) ... -
Development of Nanoparticle Membrane Enhanced Nanocomposites with Sensing Function
(2016-12-16)Damage and load sensing is rapidly advancing as driven by vast applications in aerospace and mechanical structures. However, most previous research focused on the improvement of material properties for sensing applications. ... -
Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Mix Designs
(2017-12)Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) is defined by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as having a compressive strength of 21.7 ksi (kilo-pounds per square inch), a post-cracking tensile strength 0.72 ksi, and high ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS: FLUID CHARACTERIZATION, STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME DETERMINATION, AND PRODUCTION FORECASTING IN THE STACK
(2018-05)The Mississippian-age Meramec Series is one of the primary producing intervals of the Sooner Trend in the Anadarko Basin of Canadian and Kingfisher (STACK) counties, Oklahoma and is currently among the most sought-after ... -
A DFT STUDY OF THE CATALYTIC HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF ANISOLE ON A RHODIUM CATALYST
(2018-05)Heterogeneous catalysis is an integral part of chemical industry. Additionally, the surge in biomass research has necessitated a need for newer and effective catalysts to upgrade biomass and its constituents: - lignin, ... -
DFT-Derived Location and Hydroxide Coordination of Lanthanum Ions in Zeolite Y Structures
(2021-08-05)Fluid Catalytic Cracking is a process of great interest in oil refining. This process is governed by the stability and activity of acid sites held within zeolite frameworks. Rare earth exchanged, specifically lanthanum ... -
A Diagenetic and Paleomagnetic Study of the Woodford Shale, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
(2017)Two Woodford Shale cores from the Anadarko Basin (Core A, Core C) and one oriented Woodford Shale core from the Ardmore Basin near the Ouachita thrust zone (Core B) were sampled in order to identify diagenetic events, ... -
A Diagenetic Study of the Wolfcamp Shale in the Midland Basin, West Texas
(2016-05-14)The lower Permian Wolfcamp Shale is a major unconventional resource play in the Permian Basin. Near the eastern margin of the Midland Basin the Wolfcamp Shale is comprised of calcareous and siliceous mudstones interbedded ... -
DIAMOND AND PARYLENE COMPOSITE BONDING: A POWERFUL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC THIN FILM DEVICE FABRICATION
(2016-05-13)A new and powerful method for electronic device fabrication is presented. A diamond and parylene composite thin film layer bonding process is described. Two sizes of diamond particles, nominally 0~0.5µm and 0~2µm were used ... -
Diego Rivera as a Jewish Root-Seeker: Art, Identity Politics, and the "Downtrodden Masses"
(2022-05-14)The Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was Jewish in his imagination only. During the 1930s, the artist invented a noble Sephardi lineage dating back to the seventeenth-century philosopher, Uriel Acosta (1585-1640). ...