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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 ... -
Forecasting Natural Gas Prices in the United States Using Artificial Neural Networks
(2016-05-13)Prediction of the natural gas price is imperative to producers, suppliers, traders, market makers, and bankers involved in the natural gas exploration, production transportation, and trading. Additionally, consumers are ... -
Forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Peru using ARIMA, LSTM, GRU, CNN, and a hybrid approach
(2023-12-15)The COVID-19 outbreak spread swiftly and infected many individuals resulting in overwhelmed and overfilled hospitals causing an immense loss of life globally. Identifying the number of infected individuals preemptively ... -
Forecasting Ultimate Recovery Using Probablistic Model for Flow-Regime Changes
(2016-08-19)Determination of the yet to be produced oil and gas prescribes the assets of a company. This is important internally in regard to budgeting and externally in regard to the valuation of the company. The yet to be produced ... -
Formal Delineation via Modes of Limited Transposition in Ida Gotkovsky's Sonata for Solo Clarinet
(2017)French composer Ida Gotkovsky, Professor of Music Theory at the Paris Conservatory, studied composition with both Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. Her Sonata for Solo Clarinet, commissioned by the International ... -
Formative and reflexive parameter bias under instances of continuous partial measurement noninvariance before and after item purification using the multiple indicator multiple causes model
(2022-08-04)The multiple indicator multiple causes (MIMIC) model has been proposed as a powerful technique for the identification of partial measurement noninvariance (pMnI). Typically MI has been explored by comparing response patterns ... -
FORWARD SEISMIC MODEL OF PERMIAN GUADALUPIAN SHELF-TO-BASIN SEDIMENTATION THROUGH NOVEL INTEGRATION OF LIDAR AND SCHMIDT HAMMER, MCKITTRICK CANYON, WEST TEXAS
(2018-05-11)As a result of the challenges occurring with the subsurface seismic interpretation of images of the complicated depositional systems of the Guadalupian of the Permian Basin, forward seismic model is built to guide the ... -
Fourth Down's Critical Role in a Winning Strategy for American Football Games
(2021-05-14)Data analytics is booming, and this boom has started to creep into sports – originating in baseball and moving its way across other popular sports leagues. American Football is one of the last sports to embrace the analytics ... -
Fracture characterization and analysis along the Blaine Escarpment of northwestern Oklahoma
(2021-05-14)Detailed fracture mapping and analysis along the Blaine Escarpment of northern Oklahoma demonstrates that zones of deformation previously assigned to solution collapse and desiccation failure appears to play a role but may ...