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Steady State Permeability Measurements in Shales
(2018)
Characterizing matrix permeability in shale formations is vital to determining the long term productivity of a reservoir as well as determining the optimal completion design. Permeability of shales lies in the nanodarcy ...
Domesticity, Utopia, and Biopolitics: A Critical Study of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Moving the Mountain
(2018-05-11)
With the rise of first-wave feminism in United States, often characterized by the movement to secure women the right to vote and enact a voice in the public sphere, the early twentieth century indicated a clear ideological ...
Understanding Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Influences for Smoking in Multiunit Housing
(2018-08)
This study explored some underlying reasons to why some smokers choose to smoke indoors as well as some of the factors that contributed to this decision. In addition, this study looked at what smokers know about environmental ...
Investigation of Tethered System for Creating Artificial Gravity
(2018)
Interplanetary journeys are long; taking anywhere between 6 months to a few years. Studies performed with astronauts in the various space missions have provided insights on adverse effects of microgravity on the human body. ...
The Effects of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Trained Females Following Repeated Sprint Activity
(2018-08)
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of a sprinting protocol to consistently generate exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) using an active female population, and to observe how jumping metrics and ...
“SCIENCE IS MAGIC THAT WORKS”: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE EARLY WORK OF KURT VONNEGUT, 1952-1963
(2018-05-11)
Kurt Vonnegut’s writing helped to push the boundaries of our conventional understanding of twentieth-century American literature through his inclusion of science fiction themes in many of his works and his poignant discussions ...
FUTURE OF FAILURE? STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF A SHORTENED SCHEDULE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
(2018-05-12)
This study examines the effects of changing from a five-day to a four-day school week on academic achievement for public schools in Oklahoma, a state which ranks high on poverty and near the bottom on educational quality ...
Considering the exceptions: How should leaders think about experience?
(2018-12-14)
Prior research suggests that leaders produce their best and most impactful solutions to organizational problems when they use relatively simple mental models. A critical question which remains, however, is how do leaders ...
Correcting, Improving, and Verifying Automated Guidance in a New Warning Paradigm
(2018-05-11)
The prototype Probabilistic Hazards Information (PHI) system allows forecasters to experimentally issue dynamically evolving severe weather warning and advisory products in a testbed environment, providing hypothetical end ...
Fabrication and Characterization of Porous CNF/PDMS Nanocomposite for Sensing Application
(2018-08-02)
Electrically conductive polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer-based materials are growing as one of the critical needs for the emerging field of wearable electronics due to its high elastic limits and good biocompatibility. ...