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AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF WELL ABANDONMENT DECISION
(2016-05-13)The Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oil and Gas conservation division reports that as of 2012, there have been roughly 500,000 wells drilled in Oklahoma since 1978. 350,000 of those have been plugged and abandoned. The ... -
EXPLORING BEAMFORMING TECHNIQUES FOR mmWAVE SCANNING ANTENNAS
(2024-05-10)Radar and communication systems greatly benefit from having a highly directive antenna, with a narrow beamwidth. Previous studies have been performed on multiple techniques to obtain a reduced beamwidth, and the aim of ... -
Exploring collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and the creation of a non-hierarchical collaborative process in dance, music, and painting
(2022-05-13)This thesis explores collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and an autoethnographic case study of a non-hierarchical collaboration that began in ... -
Exploring CopterSonde Use for National Weather Service Operations
(2023-05-12)The CopterSonde is a state of the art sampling platform that can be used to advance the field of meteorology in operational forecasting and data collection. One capability of the CopterSonde is that it can collect ... -
Exploring Future Hydrologic Extremes of the Red River Basin
(2017-08)Hydrologic extremes of drought and flooding stress water resources and damage communities in the Red River Basin, located in the south-central U.S. For example, the summer of 2011 was the third driest summer in Oklahoma ... -
EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND AEROBIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS USING THE INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIOR MODEL
(2017-05-12)Chronic diseases have become a serious problem for the people in the United States causing decreased quality of life, premature death, and rising health care costs (Bauer, et al. 2014). A primary way to lessen the risk of ... -
Exploring hemolysis due to paravalvular leakage in artificial heart valves
(2020-12-18)Artificial heart valves require a surgical suture to keep them in place. These sutures can become infected or degrade over time, which can give rise to the phenomenon of paravalvular leakage. The defect compromising flow ... -
Exploring immunosuppresion with 3D in vitro T-cell attachment and exosome co-culture in dynamic bioreactor flow
(2020-12-18)Cancer is a prevalent disease that impacts many lives all over the world, projected to pass more than 27 million deaths in 2030. Among many cancer therapies and treatment solutions are immunotherapies, which can include ... -
Exploring Middle School Students’ Goal Orientation In Two Contexts: Math And Music
(2021-05-16)While decades of study have supported the trichotomous goal orientation model presented by Elliot and Harackiewicz (1996), minimal work has been conducted on understanding whether the model is effective across different ... -
Exploring Professional Learning Through The Eyes Of Oklahoma Social Studies Teachers
(2019-12-13)Professional development encompasses school-based professional learning, school district based professional learning and then outside of school-based professional learning. Through the use of case study, I explore what ... -
Exploring the Costs and Benefits of Collaboration
(2021)When people are asked to recall an event on multiple occasions (e.g., comparing the details reported in an initial eyewitness interview to what an eyewitness later reports at trial), it is likely that discrepancies in ... -
Exploring the Creative Process of Choreographing Opera Prior to and Amidst the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Opportunities, Challenges, and Complexities
(2021-05-14)This thesis explores opportunities, challenges, and complexities of choreographing opera by examining the creative process of choreographing two full-length opera productions at the University of Oklahoma, Rimsky-Korsakov’s ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Popularity and Self-Perceived Likeability In Adolescence
(2019-05-10)The current study looked at the relationship between peer-rated popularity and self-perceptions of popularity in adolescence. Using hierarchical analysis, we looked at a longitudinal sample of middle schoolers aged 12 to ... -
Exploring the spatiotemporal relationships among population, land use, and water use in the United States portion of the Rio Grande River Basin
(2022-05)Water use in the United States is uncertain as our climate warms and our population continues to grow. As such, it is imperative that we understand the drivers of water use in order to better plan for this future. The Rio ... -
Exploring the toxic triangle: the effects of leadership, team mental models, and core self evaluations on follower sensemaking and ethical decision making
(2023)Leadership is an omnipresent aspect of daily life, particularly in organizational settings. While research has extensively examined constructive leadership and its effects on follower and organizational performance, there ... -
Exploring Tornado Debris Signature Hypotheses Using Radar Simulations and Large-Eddy Simulations
(2021)Tornadoes can loft various types and sizes of debris, sometimes resulting in a polarimetric radar signature called the TDS (Tornado Debris Signature). The presence of a TDS in the radar data can help confirm the occurrence ... -
EXPORTING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR TO “OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH”: THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL AND COLD WAR MEXICO, 1961–1965
(2019)This project is about the California Civil War Centennial Commission’s (CWCC) articulation of California’s contemporary state identity through the lens of Civil War commemoration in the early 1960s. In its task to commemorate ... -
External quality factor of antennas and their use in filtenna design
(2022-05-13)Filtering antennas, or filtennas, have become a growing topic of interest in the pursuit of the minimization of the RF front end. Combining the filter and antenna, which are integral to RF front ends, allow for a decrease ... -
Fables in Natural History: An Examination of the Allegorical in the Development of Natural History Texts
(2024-05-10)The Latin bestiary is known not only for its striking illustrations but also for the extensive religious commentary which accompanies the description of nearly every animal. While there is debate over whether the bestiary ... -
Fabrication and Characterization of Porous CNF/PDMS Nanocomposite for Sensing Application
(2018-08-02)Electrically conductive polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer-based materials are growing as one of the critical needs for the emerging field of wearable electronics due to its high elastic limits and good biocompatibility. ...