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Frictional Properties of Fault Gouge in HIgh Velocity/Long Distance Shear Experiments
(2016-05-14)The present objective is the characterization of the dynamic friction and seismic stability of fault gouge in high-velocity/long-distance shear experiments. The study has two parts based on the gouge source: A) Reservoir ... -
From Home Missions to Social Activism: A Comparative Study of Southern Methodist and Southern Baptist Women during the Progressive Era
(2018-08-02)Evangelical women in the United States have historically engaged in social activism through home missions. Southern Methodist and Southern Baptist women represent two contrasting groups that organized during the Progressive ... -
From it to you: An autoethnographic journey with Chinese users of German in Germany
(2016-08)There are currently several hundred thousand Chinese students studying abroad, yet knowledge about their experiences is mostly limited to anecdote and caricature. This autoethnography provides a more authentic account based ... -
FROM PHENOMENOLOGY OF LANGUAGE TO A THEORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL PRAXIS: PERCEPTION, IDEOLOGY, AND MEANING IN MULTIMODAL LINGUISTIC DISCOURSE
(2016-05)Linguistics has prioritized the auditory mode of transmission in language at the expense of written forms and their relevance to the social construction of meaning and identity. Due to the privilege of spoken language as ... -
From Red Dirt to Red State: Oklahoma and the Equal Rights Amendment, 1972-1982
(2016-05-14)This thesis details the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) debate in Oklahoma from 1972 to 1982. It is a multifaceted story of how both local and national factors, race, religion, family ties, gender norms, politics, and feminism ... -
From the Graveyard Shift to the Benzene Plume: Visualizing Embodied Work Experience at the Former B.F. Goodrich Tire Factory in Miami, Oklahoma
(2023-05-12)From the time of its construction in 1944, to its eventual closure on February 28, 1986, the B.F. Goodrich Tire Factory in Miami, Oklahoma has played an important role in the community. During its 40-year lifetime, it was ... -
FROM “BOTTOMLESS BASKET” TO “BEAUTIFUL BANGLADESH”: TOURISM ADVERTISING AS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOOL
(2017-05)This study measures the attitude toward Bangladesh, its people and its government among a group of international respondents from 40 different countries before and after watching a television commercial. This commercial, ... -
FULL ANISOTROPIC MODEL FOR SIMULATING THE INFRARED REFLECTION ABSORPTION SPECTRA (IRRAS) OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS (SAMS) FROM ALL-ATOM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS
(2020-05-29)It is important to understand the internal molecular structure of molecular monolayers because that determines the physical and chemical properties of their surface. Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful method to measure ... -
Functional Analysis of Duplicated NF-YB Genes in Photoperiod-Dependent Flowering
(2018-05)The heterotrimeric transcription factor NUCLEAR FACTOR Y (NF-Y) regulates photoperiod-dependent flowering and is composed of NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC subunits. In higher plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, whole genome ... -
Functional Impairment, Marital Quality, and Their Effects on Marital Dissolution
(2016-05-13)Numerous studies show evidence that personal health affects marital relationships, and therefore, marital dissolution. However, little work examines the effects of functional impairment on marital dissolution. Moreover, ... -
FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MESOSTRUCTURED SILICA CATALYSTS TO IMPROVE STABILITY AND DECREASE LEACHING DURING C-C BOND FORMING REACTIONS IN THE LIQUID PHASE
(2017-08-01)The ordered mesoporous silica materials such as MCM-41 and SBA-15 have raised special attention because of its chemical and thermal stability. Several studies have been reported the ubiquitous modification method of the ... -
Further Exploration of Heat of Immersion as a Method To Quantify Wettability For Particulates: Effect of Temperature
(2023-05-12)A previous paper by our group concluded that to distinguish between the wettability of different particles, heat of immersion is the best method as opposed to the Washburn or sessile drop method. In this paper, heats of ... -
Future Impact on the Low-Level Jet and its Effects on Wind Energy Generation in Oklahoma
(2019-05-11)Future increases of wind energy density for the United States’ South-Central Plains region have been projected by several previous research examples. The Central Plains’ low-level jet has been projected to become faster ... -
FUTURE OF FAILURE? STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF A SHORTENED SCHEDULE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
(2018-05-12)This study examines the effects of changing from a five-day to a four-day school week on academic achievement for public schools in Oklahoma, a state which ranks high on poverty and near the bottom on educational quality ... -
A fuzzy logic algorithm for classifying bird and insect radar echoes at S-band
(2018-08-02)A fuzzy logic algorithm for the separation of bird echoes from insect echoes using Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) and considering range effects has been developed. The radar used in this study is the S-band (10 cm wavelength) ... -
GAIT ANALYSIS OF PEOPLE WITH TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION
(2017-05-12)Causes of transtibial (below knee) amputation vary from traumatic events such as accidents to vascular and circulatory disorders. Following amputation, the individual is fitted with a prosthetic device in order to regain ... -
Galling of Stainless Steels in Low Static Contact and High Cycle Applications
(2016)This study was done to examine the mechanisms involved in the galling of stainless steel surfaces which are subjected to low static contact loads while undergoing a high number of sliding cycles. Presented is a theoretical ... -
Game Theory Application of Resilience Community Road-Bridge Transportation System
(2017-12-15)This thesis considers the problem of game theory application in resilience-based road-bridge transportation network. Bridges in a community may be owned and maintained by separated entities. These owners may have different ... -
Gender Identity and Diversity in Oklahoma Sex Health Curriculum: Non-Binary Student Voices
(2022-05)This research studies Oklahoma-educated, non-binary university students as sources of information about gender identity and diversity messaging in Oklahoma public schools and its impacts. It is the assumption of this ...