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GPS disciplined RFSoC synchronization, timing, and performance characterization in bistatic radar systems
(2023-12-15)Distributed radar geometries offer multiple advantages over monostatic pulse-Doppler radar, but synchronizing frequency and timing for transmitting and receiving nodes in a distributed system is required to more accurately ... -
Graph Attention and Persistence for Traveling Salesman Problem
(2023-05-12)Combinatorial optimization problems have long been a computationally-challenging family of problems with high importance within science. Although algorithms to solve such problems exist, these classical/exact algorithms ... -
Graph Isomorphisms and Homeomorphisms for Part and Assembly Matching: Distributed System and Provenance with Blockchain Technology
(2020-05)In recent times, the democratization of manufacturing through various developments in the industry, such as 3-D printing and crowdsourcing, has led to increasing levels of innovation and a greater ability for smaller ... -
Grassroots Ethnonationalism: Serbian Ethnonationalism and Heritage (Re)production Through Folklore and Ethnomusicology
(2022-05-13)This essay explores the relationships between ethnic nationalism and folklore and ethnomusicology through a particular case of Serbia. My research is informed by personal experiences and interviews as well as participant ... -
A Gravity and Magnetic Study of the Structure Evolution of Sichuan Basin
(2016)The Sichuan Basin and its adjacent area have attracted increasing research attention during the past decade. Although damaging earthquakes occurred in 2008, the natural gas potential in this region is also remarkable. ... -
“A great mass of incompetent men”: Contested medical frontiers in Oklahoma, 1880-1940
(2022-05-13)This thesis observes the movement of White aspiring physicians to Indian and Oklahoma Territories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the racial and professional interactions that ensued. Like other Whites, ... -
Green Aspirations: Complex Issues Surrounding Marijuana Legalization in Tribal Contexts and the Discussions that Follow
(2020-07)Marijuana legalization is becoming increasingly common throughout the United States. Several individual states are legalizing cannabis in one form or another. This situation is leaving American Indian tribes and tribal ... -
The Green Loop: Connecting People and Place
(2016-12-16)What makes a great city? People. We must design our cities so that people can thrive. We must design a city that people want to live in. Oklahoma City is not the city it was 20 years ago. The built environment is changing ... -
Gridded Hail Nowcasting using UNets, Lightning Observations, and the Warn-on-Forecast System
(2023-08-04)Hailstorms cause around 1 billion dollars in damage across the United States each year. At least a portion of this cost is associated with the inability to protect personal assets from damage in the short window of time ... -
Habitat Use and Trajectories of Beef Cattle in South Central Oklahoma
(2023-05-12)Rangelands continue to hold a prominent role in ecological systems and cultural history. Management of rangelands comprises the science and art of sustainably maintaining intensive production from the grasslands and scrubs. ... -
Hailstone Trajectory and Surface Hailfall Analysis in the 29-30 May 2012 Kingfisher, OK Supercell
(2022-05)During the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3), a wealth of data was collected on a hail-producing tornadic supercell near Kingfisher, OK on 29-30 May 2012. Three mobile radars collected radial velocity, ... -
"Half Savage and Hardy, and Free": The Failure of Feminine Identity in Wuthering Heights
(2022)Over the last half-century, much of the scholarly discourse concerning Wuthering Heights has considered Catherine Earnshaw’s struggle for belonging in the social order, using a transgressive mode of gender criticism to ... -
HAND GESTURES FOR DRONE CONTROL USING DEEP LEARNING
(2018-12)Commercial drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are rapidly becoming more prevalent and are used in many different applications, such as surveillance for sporting events, transportation for emergency ... -
Harnessing social media use in journalism: Management and journalists’ perceptions of social media, professionalism and managers’ roles
(2021-12-17)Social media have changed the landscape of journalism by providing both opportunities and risks (Lee, 2015; Lee, 2016). While news organizations want journalists to incorporate social media into their work (Adornato & ... -
Healing a fractured spirit: indigenous use of the sweat lodge for the healing of depression
(2020-05-08)In this ethnographic study, I use my personal life experiences to explain the use and healing properties of the Native American sweat lodge. I look into sources of mental trauma common in Native communities such as historical ... -
Healthcare providers’ motivations and challenges when communicating about sexual health with individuals with intellectual disabilities
(2023-05-12)Patients with intellectual disabilities face additional challenges due to fears of health literacy (i.e., the ability to seek, understand, and utilize health information) and communicative competence. The taboo nature of ...