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Symphony No. 1 for Band
(2018-05)The impetus for this piece was twofold; to serve as a pedagogical tool for the student wind ensemble, as well as expanding the repertoire of large-scale band pieces. Each movement has a programmatic relationship to a town ... -
Symphony no. 1 in One Movement
(2019-05-10)Symphony No. 1 In On Movement, a composition for symphony orchestra, is a symphony not in form, but in its overall arch and dramatic affect. The piece is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, ... -
Symphony No. 4 "Immortal"
(2016-05)My fourth symphony, Immortal, was conceived as I viewed the busts of Roman Emperors on display at the University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Museum of Art. All of the figures are representative of people who are remembered ... -
Synergistic interactions of xanthan and guar gum polymers
(2015)Polymers such as xanthan and guar gum are widely used in the oilfield and food industry as viscosifiers. In hydraulic fracturing operation, guar gum polymer solution is used as fracturing fluid to create fracture in a ... -
Synoptic and Local Influences on a Summertime, Long-Lived, Mixed-Phase Cloud Event Over Summit, Greenland
(2016-08-12)Long-lived, Arctic mixed-phase clouds play a crucial role in modulating the surface energy balance over the Greenland Ice Sheet. However, due to temporally and spatially inconsistent observations, little is known about the ... -
Synoptic and Mesoscale Analysis of the 2015 Southern Great Plains Flash Pluvial
(2019-08)During May and June of 2015, the Southern Great Plains (SGP) of the United States experienced numerous heavy rainfall and flooding events. The immense amount of rainfall (in excess of 80 cm) over a short period had tremendous ... -
Synoptic Characteristics and Precursors to Subseasonal to Seasonal Extreme Precipitation Events Across the United States
(2019-08)In the United States and throughout the world, extreme precipitation events are a major cause of loss in life, property, and economic progress. Although the science of hydrometeorology has made significant improvements to ... -
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR UPSCALING OF THE EOR RESULTS FROM LAB-SCALE TO WELL-SCALE IN LIQUID-RICH SHALE PLAYS
(2020)Breakthrough technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have led to game-changing results in the oil and gas industry. With the increase in energy demand and the overall growth in oil production in ... -
A Systematic approach to determine the optimal production rate to inhibit asphaltene deposition
(2016-08)This thesis utilizes a systematic mathematical model, scaling analysis, to quantify the effect of production rate on asphaltene deposition, using a set of uniquely described mathematical equations modeled for the deposition ... -
A SYSTEMATIC UPSCALING APPROACH TO PREDICT PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF TIGHT SHALE FORMATIONS
(2017-05-12)This thesis presents a novel method to predict fluid flow in tight shale formations. Conventional Darcy models have proven valuable when working with conventional reservoirs, but cannot reliably relate microscopic dispersion ... -
Systematics and Biostratigraphy of Dunderbergia and Related Trilobites from Cambrian (Mid-Steptoean) Strata of Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Newfoundland
(2022-05-13)The Great Basin of Nevada and Utah has been a classic region for Cambrian geology and paleontology for some 150 years. Studies in the late 19th century were prompted by the discovery of commercial ore deposits and led to ... -
Systems approach to the remote operation of a hydraulic fracturing missile
(2023-12-15)Hydraulic fracturing missiles are a critical piece of equipment in the hydraulic fracturing process. If there is a failure, people have to enter a high-risk area to shut off pressurized lines. Entering the high-pressure ... -
Taiwan First: The Role of National Identity in Protectionist Trade Policies
(2018-05-11)Taiwan’s modern history of rapid economic growth has given the country the reputation as the “Taiwan Miracle”. The country’s emphasis on economic growth has become a core tenet of the nation’s policies and attitudes, both ... -
A Tale of Two Mesovortices: Analysis of a Simulated Severe MCS Observed By PECAN on 5-6 July 2015
(2017-07)Understanding and forecasting nocturnal thunderstorms and their hazards remain elusive goals. To this end, an expansive array of fixed and mobile observing systems were deployed in the summer of 2015 for the Plains Elevated ... -
A Tale of Two Pandemics and the Shortcomings of International Law: Examining gender-based violence in Bolivia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by scrutinizing international laws’ limitations in mitigating human rights abuses during periods of crisis
(2021-05)International law was established as a part of the international relations sphere to prevent mass atrocity from ever occurring again in the way that it had throughout World War I and World War II. With the passage of time, ... -
A Tale of Two Sites: a Lithic Analysis Examining Possible Nūche Emergence on the Uncompahgre Plateau, Colorado
(2017)To explain the historic distribution of Numic (Uto-Aztecan) speakers across the American West, researchers hypothesized a largescale movement of people occurring between A.D. 900 and 1300. This migration, otherwise known ... -
The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology for engaging diverse global conversations
(2017)The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology for engaging diverse global conversations This study explores persistent gaps in knowledge concerning the relevance, presence and benefit of Indigenous research ... -
Tap and Jazz Dance in Higher Education: Uncovering the Significance of Tap and Jazz Dance Training in University Dance Studies
(2019-05-11)The values system in the United States is based in Western intellectual tradition, which has caused an imbalance in the availability to study certain forms of dance at the collegiate level. Ballet and modern dance are ... -
Teachers as Writers: A descriptive case study of my observations of English teachers in the middle school classroom
(2020)ABSTRACT For decades, numerous reports show a deficit in the American students’ ability to write well. Many sound recommendations, such as teachers acting as writers, have been made to improve the performance of students ... -
Teachers' Perspectives of Supporting Children with Trauma
(2019-05-10)Childhood trauma is impacting children and teachers across the nation. According to attachment theory, when children do not form secure attachments with parents, they will seek out attachments from other adults. Teachers ...