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Validation of Portable Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence (PHXRF) on Stabilized Subgrade Projects for Construction Quality Control and Geotechnical Forensic Investigations
(2016-05-13)Problematic subgrade soils are often strengthened through pozzolanic reactions and/or cementing using various types of chemical stabilizers, such as lime, cement kiln dust, and fly ash. The amount of stabilizer needed for ... -
Vapor-Phase Adsorptive Separation of Bio-Oil Components Using Activated Carbon
(2018-12)Biofuels processes involve the upgrading of components produced by fractionation of cell wall biopolymers. However, the fractionation is not selective to high-value components, and separation is necessary. The use of ... -
VariantFlow: Interactive Storyline Visualization Using Force Directed Layout
(2016-08-12)The study of literature is changing dramatically by incorporating new opportu- nities that digital technology presents. Data visualization overturns the dynamic for literary analysis by revealing and displaying connections ... -
Variation in time averaging and taphonomic character of shell beds in Lake Tanganyika, Africa: Paleoenvironmental and stratigraphic implications of shell beds in rift lakes
(2018-05-11)Large regions of the littoral lake bottom along structural platforms in Lake Tanganyika, Africa, are carpeted with shell beds of late Holocene age. The viviparous gastropod Neothauma tanganyicense (Neothauma) is the lead ... -
A Ventilation Analysis of Bruce Goff's Bavinger House
(2019-05-10)Bruce Goff’s Bavinger house was deemed a peculiar marvel during its early years after construction. Originally completed in 1955, the architectural style was considered far outside the box, unorthodox and unconventional. ... -
Verification of 10-Meter Wind Forecasts from NSSL-WRF in Predicting Severe Wind-Producing MCSs
(2016-12-16)Predicting convective winds associated with mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) remains a major challenge for operational severe weather forecasters. To assess the performance of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model ... -
Verification of the Tornado and Lightning Plumes and Evaluation of a New Kernel for the Tornado and Lightning Plumes
(2020-07-30)Though tornado forecasts have been of interest much longer, the National Weather Service (NWS) has been issuing tornado alerts and warnings for more than 50 years. On 1 October 2007, the NWS began issuing storm-based ... -
A Verilog Implementation of Weighted Sum Multiobjective Optimization for use in Cognitive Radar
(2021-12-17)As wireless technologies continue to become more ubiquitous in a variety of different applications, the electromagnetic spectrum will become increasingly saturated. Billions of wireless devices that utilize the spectrum ... -
Vertebrate fossil associations and taphonomy in the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Cimarron County, Oklahoma
(2007)The purpose of this project is to evaluate fossil distribution within three dinosaur quarries in the Morrison Formation, excavated in the 1940s, in the panhandle of Oklahoma. The sedimentology and stratigraphy of the ... -
A Veteran Social Studies Teacher's Journey To Meet The Needs Of Her Students
(2023-05)This autoethnography discusses the ways in which I, a veteran and ambitious social studies teacher, can evolve as a teacher and learner to meet all the needs of her students. The literature shows that being a social ... -
Video Outpainting using Conditional Generative Adverarial Networks
(2021)Recent advancements in machine learning and neural networks have pushed the boundaries of what computers can achieve. Generative adversarial networks are a specific type of neural network that have proved wildly successful ... -
Views From the Saddle: Empathy and Romanticization in Oral Narrative and Multispecies Communication
(2024-05-10)In the summer of 2023, I traveled to Wyoming to conduct fieldwork while working on a dude ranch as a wrangler. The research I conducted had two particular focuses: the learned narratives that wranglers shared with guests ... -
Virtual Measurement of Valve Performance and its Application in Energy Efficiency Improvements
(2018-12)For heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning engineers, the measurement of system performance is a vital step in ensuring that the system in use is functioning at its optimal functionality. The measurement of water flow ... -
VIRTUAL REALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON TRAVEL JOURNALISM AUDIENCES: A STUDY OF PRESENCE, CREDIBILITY, AND DESTINATION IMAGE THAT CAN INFLUENCE VR USER ATTITUDES ABOUT A TRAVEL DESTINATION
(2018-12-14)Virtual reality technology is becoming more common in journalism storytelling as the technology develops. However, the technology can require highly technical skills to operate, compose, and produce a product, which is not ... -
Viscosity of Shale Gas
(2017)Unconventional energy resources, including coal beds, tight gas sands, and shales, have become an ever-increasing factor in the North American gas supply. In these formations, the basic transport properties of the fluids ... -
Visibility Estimation from Camera Images Using Deep Learning
(2023-08-04)Atmospheric visibility is an important and complex meteorological variable that directly affects safe and reliable transportation. Specifically, declining visibility can pose an increased risk to automotive, aviation, and ... -
Visions from Revelation
(2020-05-08)Visions from Revelation is a sketch of Revelation 4 portrayed through piano and fixed media. The pianism makes tribute to several composers. Eleven Echoes of Autumn by George Crumb influenced the inside-of-the-piano ... -
Visual and Musical Disability Narratives in How to Train Your Dragon
(2024-05-11)In recent decades, the field of disabilities studies has shifted from solely a medical outlook to a more rounded approach of how disability is constructed culturally and socially. With this change, disability scholars aim ... -
Visual Sovereignty and Indigenous Film Festivals: A Case Study on The Native Crossroads Film Festival
(2019-05-10)This thesis is an ethnographic documentation of the Native Crossroads Film Festival, an annual multi-day cultural event in Norman, Oklahoma that features a selection of indigenous films. I argue throughout this thesis that ... -
Visualizing Data in Traditional Text Layouts with Application to Classical Latin
(2017)Scholarship in linguistics, library science, journalism, and classics has long de- pended upon reading and analyzing text in traditional printed formats. Increasingly, manual and automatic text processing techniques are ...