Browsing OU - Theses by Title
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Identifying Patterns in Course-Taking that Predict Student Leaving: A Comparison of Different Predictive Algorithms
(2018-07)Higher education institutions continue to face the problem of student attrition, which in turn impacts graduation rates overall. This has numerous drawbacks not only at the university or student levels but has far-reaching ... -
Identifying Socialized Landscapes in the Bridger Mountains, Montana
(2017-05)Archaeologists, working in the Rocky Mountains and throughout the world, have long recognized that people, regardless of time and space, invest social meanings into the landscape around them. Based on de Certeau’s (1984) ... -
Identifying the Chemical Impact and the Mechanism of an Accretion Outburst on a Class 0 Protostar
(2019)Past and present observations of luminosity bursts in various young protostars provide increasing evidence that episodic accretion is a common phenomenon in protostellar evolution. Studying these outbursting systems can ... -
Identifying Wheelchair User Needs in Higher Education Environments Related to the ADA Accessible Design Standards Implemented in Higher Education Environments
(2019)The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is one of the most influential civil rights acts that prohibits the discrimination of persons with disabilities. Throughout history persons with disabilities have experienced ... -
Ideological Literature: The Ideological Biases of Commonly Taught Works and Their Implications Vis-a-Vis the School System
(2016-12)Michael Schiro posits the existence of four “curricular ideologies,” conflicting viewpoints about education’s purpose. This thesis attempts to link those ideologies – scholar academic, social efficiency, learner centered, ... -
Ideology of the Islamic State: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Media
(2018-05-11)This study addresses a lacuna in scholarship on the ideology of the Islamic State resulting from the greater focus on al-Qaeda in scholarship on Salafist jihadism. Through a qualitative analysis of the entire runs of the ... -
IEEE 802.11ac Performance Analysis and Measurement Tools
(2018-08)Wireless local area networks have witnessed a large growth over the course of the last decade which has led to increased data traffic and demand for higher speeds. One of the IEEE 802.11 standards family that was developed ... -
Illicit Masculinity: Examining Gender Differences in Adolescent Drug Use
(2022-05-13)While previous literature has examined how attitudes towards patriarchal and traditional gender norms influence alcohol and marijuana consumption, little research explores how these norms influence illicit drug use, ... -
Imaging Defects in Antimonide Structure and Identifying the Causes
(2019-12-14)This thesis is divided into three studies, all using microscopy techniques. All the structures were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. In the first study, we compared two InSb quantum well devices with the same structure. ... -
Imbalanced Learning with Parametric Linear Programming Support Vector Machine For Weather Data Application
(2019-05-10)Learning from imbalanced data sets is one of the aspects of predictive modeling and machine learning that has taken a lot of attention in the last decade. Multiple research projects have been carried out to adjust the ... -
IMPACT OF ACUTE INCREASES IN RETROGRADE SHEAR RATE ON MICROVASCULAR FUNCTION
(2017-05-12)Background: Research had well examined the influence of different levels of retrograde shear stress on macrovascular endothelial function. Data showed a negative impact on flow-mediated dilation (FMD), leading to macrovascular ... -
Impact of Assimilating Ground-Based and Airborne Radar Observations for the Analysis and Prediction of the Eyewall Replacement Cycle of Hurricane Matthew (2016) Using HWRF Hybrid 3DEnVar System
(2021-08-05)Eyewall replacement cycles (ERC) are common dynamical processes in mature tropical cyclones (TCs) that can result in quick changes to the storm’s intensity and wind field size. As the resolution of TC models increases, ... -
Impact of data assimilation and model physics on the predictability of the 2012 Great Arctic Cyclone
(2022-08-04)Impact of data assimilation and model physics on the predictability of the 2012 Great Arctic Cyclone A case study of the Great Arctic Cyclone 2012 (AC12) is used to understand the role of initial condition errors and model ... -
The Impact of Hydrogen Blending on Emissions and Performance of a Natural Aspirated Engine
(2023-05-12)There has been a significant focus on developing alternative fuels and energy sources in order to mitigate the adverse effects of fossil fuel combustion on the environment. Among promising options, hydrogen stands out owing ... -
The Impact of Interview Modality and Timing Effects on Memory Reports
(2021-12-03)Following a witnessed event, eyewitnesses are typically asked to give their report of the event. However, depending on the crime, witnesses may be interviewed differently. Previous research suggests that the way in which ... -
The Impact of Lighting on Gender Consumers' Shopping Behavior in Fashion Retail Stores
(2021-12)This study examines the effect of lighting on consumer buying behavior in apparel retail stores, examining the relationship between the effective use of lighting in retail stores, the effect of lighting on product display, ... -
Impact of Microphysics Parameterization Schemes on the Assimilation of GOES-16 All-Sky Infrared Radiances for a Bow Echo Analysis and Prediction
(2023-08-04)Assimilating infrared brightness temperature (BT) from the water vapor sensitive channels of the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has been shown by past studies to improve the analysis and prediction of severe weather ... -
THE IMPACT OF NUMBERS OF PHOTONS AND COHERENT STATES ON MEASUREMENT ERROR IN Y-00 USING ML-POVM
(2016-12-08)In this thesis, a lower bound between non-orthogonal coherent states and mean photon number in quantum noise randomized stream cipher (Y-00) for a given measurement error probability is proposed and compared against other ... -
The Impact of Nurse Plants and Microclimate on Spatial and Temporal Trends of Juniperus virginiana L. Seedlings in an Oklahoma Grassland
(2020-06-12)Juniperus virginiana L. (eastern red cedar) is a species of interest throughout North America as a result of its rapid encroachment into historic grasslands, but the effects of nurse trees on J. virginiana seedling recruitment ... -
Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of the Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: The Advanced Stages of Weathering
(2016-12)The major biogeochemical forces influencing the environmental fate of spilled oil have been intensively investigated for many decades. The sinking and burying of spilled residual oil to form large mats that subsequently ...