Browsing OU - Theses by Title
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Few in Number
(2018-05-11)My first work that implements voice and live sound processing, Few in Number uses the numbers found in the book titled “Numbers” in the Old Testament. The numbers in the first chapter of the book define the sectional ... -
Field characterization and analog modeling of natural fractures in the Woodford Shale, southeast Oklahoma
(2011)Understanding the mechanisms under which shales deform is fundamental to improving exploration success in unconventional resource plays. Several outcrops of the Woodford Shale have been chosen to characterize fracture ... -
Finding key characteristics of promising compounds for anticancer drug discovery
(2017-12)Multidrug resistance is the simultaneous resistance to two or more chemically unrelated therapeutics, including some therapeutics the cell has never been exposed to. It is one of the biggest obstacles to effective cancer ... -
Finding the Chahta in the Choctaw: A Case Study on the Relationship Between Chahta People and Western Education
(2017-05-12)This thesis looks at the experiences of Chahta students at Choctaw Academy and Spencer Academy in the late eighteenth century, into the nineteenth century. Through the documentation available in the Western History ... -
Finite element modeling of residual mechanical hearing function after cochlear implant surgery
(2023-05-12)Cochlear implant (CI) surgery is one of the most utilized treatments for severe hearing loss. Though CI surgery is proven to improve patients’ quality of life, results are variable as damage to very delicate inner ear ... -
Fire Side Chats to TikTok Influencer Tags: The Evolution of White House Computer-Mediated Communication to Youngsters
(2023-05-12)This study aimed to analyze how young people understood emerging changes in White House communication, specifically that which utilized the collaboration of social media influencers. Convenience sampling was used to recruit ... -
Five pillars for creating readers in high school students and the English teachers’ role
(2020-05-08)This study explores English teachers’ beliefs about their role as educators particularly when it comes to creating personal reading lives in their students. In addition, this research will explore how those teachers who ... -
Flames as a Unique Pyrolyzing Source for the Formation of Hydrophobic Carbon Films on Solid Substrates
(2022)In this work the rapid single-step flame synthesis of hydrophobic carbon layers (C-layers) on the surface of stainless-steel (SS) substrates is explored. A co-flow flame is used to generate a hydrophobic monolayer on the ... -
Flannery O’Connor's “Displaced Person”: Americans’ Ambivalence Towards Refugees Post-WWII
(2019-05)This thesis examines how Flannery O’Connor’s novella, “The Displaced Person,” is a response to the problem of statelessness in the aftermath of World War II. During the postwar period, statelessness became a major issue. ... -
A Flexible Schema-Aware Mapping of XML Data into Relational Models
(2016-08)In the last several years, substantial contributions have been made in the development of techniques to transform and store eXtensible Markup Language (XML) data into relational database models. Although there exists rich ... -
Flow Dependent Evaluation and Training of Random Forest based Probabilistic Forecasts of Severe Weather Hazards
(2023-12-15)There has been an increasing interest over the past ten years in the use of Machine Learning (ML) algorithms such as Random Forests (RF) in the context of severe weather prediction. RF-based methods have even been shown ... -
Flow of Power-Law Fluid in a Partially Blocked Eccentric Annulus
(2016-12-16)Directional drilling has been increased recently due to its multiple benefits when compared to conventional drilling. Among several advantages, the increase in the production of oil and gas through the use of multiple ... -
FLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE BURRO CANYON FORMATION USING UAV-BASED PHOTOGRAMMETRY - IMPLICATIONS FOR RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE, ESCALANTE CANYON, SOUTHWESTERN PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO
(2018)The Cretaceous Burro Canyon Formation in the southern Piceance Basin, Colorado represents low-sinuosity to sinuous braided fluvial deposits that consist of amalgamated channel complexes, amalgamated and isolated fluvial-bar ... -
FLUVIAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE BURRO CANYON FORMATION USING UAV-BASED PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND OUTCROP-BASED MODELING: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE, RATTLESNAKE CANYON, SOUTHWESTERN PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO
(2018)The stratigraphic variability of fluvial architectural elements and their internal lithological and petrophysical heterogeneity influence static connectivity and fluid flow. To explore the impact of fluvial architecture ... -
FOAM LIFT EFFICIENCY FOR GAS WELL DELIQUIFICATION IN PRESENCE OF CONDENDATES
(2019-12-13)Over the life of Natural Gas wells, as the formation pressure declines, they face the issue of liquid loading. Liquid loading or inability of gas to carry the accumulated liquids along the wellbore shortens the life of gas ... -
Focal Vibration for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
(2022-05-13)Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the state of Oklahoma and the United States. Although there are several approaches to stroke rehabilitation, most stroke survivors live with ... -
FORAGERS AND COLLECTORS IN THE ARCHAIC AND WOODLAND PERIODS: LITHIC EVIDENCE FROM LAKE HUDSON, MAYES COUNTY
(2019)The archaeological record in northeastern Oklahoma has been infrequently plumbed for evidence regarding the timing and pace of the hunter-gatherer change from mostly “Forager” strategies to mostly “Collector” behavior. The ... -
The forced adoption of technology: a qualitative study on television journalists’ adaptation during the Coronavirus pandemic through the lens of technological determinism
(2022-05-13)This study focuses on local news leaders and journalists who faced unique circumstances in 2020 due to lockdowns and various restrictions because of Covid-19. This historic period provided a unique opportunity to see how ... -
Forced immigrants and placemaking: how the interior design of refugee homes impacts their smooth integration in host community
(2023-05-13)This study investigated whether placemaking techniques were present in the interior design of homes occupied by refugees who moved to Oklahoma City after evacuating from Afghanistan in August of 2021, after the democratic ... -
Forecasting landslide events in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas using empirical methods and statistical machine learning methods
(2022-12)Understanding the trend of landslide occurrence in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas is crucial to the human and social development of the region. Studies suggest rainfall is one of the major landslide triggering ...