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Automatic Leak Detection in Carbon Sequestration Projects
(2020-05-15)The international commitments for carbon capture will require a rapid increase in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The key to any successful carbon sequestration project lies in the long term storage and ... -
Automatic picking and classification of acoustic emission event arrivals
(2010)Accurate automatic classification and picking of arrival times of events from acoustic emission (AE) signals is of considerable importance for rapid identification and location of seismic events. Due to the large number ... -
AUTOMATION AND INVESTIGATION OF INTELLIGENT DRILLING AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
(2019-05-10)On January 9, 1845, Robet Beart in Great Britain was granted a patent on the first of a new style of rig, the rotary rig with continuous circulation [21]. Since then, not many advancements have been made in drilling ... -
Automation of Advanced Scanners for RF Metrology
(2020-05-08)The characterization of the constitutive properties of materials is an important step in the development of modern RF devices, especially at mm-wave frequencies or in systems that incorporate materials whose performance ... -
Avoiding Fatalism in Public Education: Transforming the Institution from Within
(2016)This study sought to determine what could be learned from established career teachers (sometimes referred to as “survivor teachers”) about how they are able to function and experience satisfaction within a formal educational ... -
BAD APPLES DON’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE: THE ROOTS OF TORTURE IN U.S. IDEOLOGY
(2016-05-13)This paper seeks to explain the extraordinary persistence of torture as an element of U.S. foreign policy. The strong international consensus against the use of torture and the apparent commitment of the U.S. to the rule ... -
Balancing Excellence and Equity: South Korean Education Issues and Policy
(2019-05-10)South Korea is often renowned in the comparative education field for its students’ high scores on international assessments, regarded as a success story and a role model. Despite this, the Korean education system has ... -
The Ballets Russes in Spain: The Historical Fusion of Flamenco and Classical Ballet
(2019)The objective of this project was to discover the connection between Flamenco Dance and Classical Ballet and if it created a third dance form. What did Flamenco Dance contribute to the Ballets Russes on their Spanish detour ... -
Barriers and Challenges to the Adoption of Collaborative Project Delivery Methods: A Multiple-Case Study Analysis
(2023-05-13)The last 30 years have seen considerable advantages afforded to those who chose to adopt more collaborative project delivery methods (IPD, Progressive Design Build) in the Construction Industry; however, despite these ... -
BASELINE CONCENTRATIONS OF CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN IN THE LAKE THUNDERBIRD WATERSHED, PLANNING FOR INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE IN OKLAHOMA
(2018-05)The City of Norman, OK is planning an indirect potable reuse (IPR) project to augment their water supply. The IPR project involves transferring treated effluent from the Norman Water Reclamation Facility (NWRF) to Dave ... -
Baseline Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Bartlesville Water Supply, Evaluating the Caney River Environmental Buffer for Indirect Potable Reuse Project
(2019)The City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma is planning to increase their water supply through Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR), by transferring wastewater to a location about five to seven miles upstream from their water supply intake ... -
THE BATTLE FOR BELIEVABILITY: SEXUAL TRAUMA, TESTIMONY, AND VICTIMHOOD IN ANNA BURNS’ MILKMAN AND RUTH OZEKI’S A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING
(2024-05-10)The widespread under-reporting of rape and sexual assault is largely attributed to the victim-blaming attitudes and routine disbelief of women in our culture. Believability–or what makes someone believable–lies at the ... -
Beam Shear in Mild Reinforced Ultra-high-performance Concrete
(2022-08)Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is being utilized in bridge construction primarily for deck overlays and end-of-girder and beam repairs of deteriorated traditional concrete elements. UHPC has been used selectively ... -
"Beat your habit, not your kid": a public relations case study of a child abuse prevention campaign directed toward substance abusers
(1995)This is a case study of a public relations campaign which addresses a social problem through the parameters of a public relations method. The campaign titled, "Beat your habit, not your kid" addresses the connection between ... -
THE BEHAVIOR OF EMULSION IN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS
(2016-08)The gas lift system and ESP are used to enhance oil production from a well. The basic principle of gas lift technique is reducing the gravity component of the pressure by injecting gas, thus increasing the oil production ... -
BEHAVIORAL AND CHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF A CONDITIONAL SIGNAL IN THE GREEN SWORDTAIL (XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII)
(2016-05)Color polymorphisms are a common occurrence across most taxa. These differing forms of visual signals can act as a determinant for status and relative attractiveness for the choosy sex in a given species. While this ... -
Benchmarking of Academic Departments using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
(2019-08-01)Departmental rankings are a primary factor in assessing the organizational performance and quality. Peer Assessment Scores are one of few metrics by which academic departmental performances are quantified. There are different ... -
Beta Diversity of Stream Fish Communities: Partitioning Variation Between Abiotic and Spatial Factors
(2016)Variation in species composition of assemblages within a region is known as beta diversity. Beta diversity contributes to regional diversity (gamma), and understanding the factors that maintain it and explain variation of ...